ALWAYS Bring a Spare.

I'm an idiot.

I went home to visit my parents and sister this weekend. I hadn't been in a while and we also needed to go dress shopping for my sister's wedding.

So I left Friday afternoon at four. Well, at least I tried to...

I had to stop and get gas first and when I did, I threw my keys in my purse, got out of my car, locked the door and shut it. But my purse was still in the car.
Locked out. Damn-it.

Of course this would happen to me. Especially because I had just been talking to someone not even a week ago about how I used to lock my keys in my car all the time, and about how it hadn't happened in about four years. I was asking for it. And to make matters worse, my only spare lives at my parents house.

It took two hours for a locksmith to finally get there and help me out, and on top of that, he wanted to charge me 100 dollars! I managed to talk him down to 70 because he felt bad about how long I had to wait. 70 is better than 100, but it still sucks because now I'm out 70 bucks for a stupid mistake. Sucks.

Needless to say, I brought my spare up from home while I was there this weekend, and it is now in the possession of my boyfriend. So if this ever happens again, I'll be prepared.

On a lighter note, dress shopping was lovely. Although, I will say, wedding dresses are super heavy and they're a bitch to help someone get into.
But the one she picked looks gorgeous on her, and I can't wait to see her get married in it :)

Motivation. Get it!

My one and only class that I am taking this semester, the class that brings me to graduation, is the best class ever.

I'm taking novel writing, which is great because I want to write novels, and I can use all the help I can get.

But its great because, I've only had three classes so far, and I'm already super motivated to get this first book down. My thoughts are so much clearer than they've ever been about any idea before, and I know way more about my book than I ever thought I'd know.

I had started working on it over the summer, but I got run down and tired because I didn't know where I was going. Now, I'm fairly certain I do, and I think it might actually turn out okay.

All I have to do now, is stop talking about it and start writing. And I'm totally motivated, so that's what I'm going to do. Wish me luck!

Having a Yard is Hard Work... Even if it's Really Small

I can't feel my legs...

This morning, my boyfriend decided to wake up at 7am for, Lord knows what reason, and because of this, I woke up too. After watching a little TV and eating breakfast, I decided that today seemed like a good day to garden.
off to Lowes.

I originally planned to buy a bunch of flowers and plant a beautiful garden so I would have something pretty to look at (when I finally get my porch furniture, heh).

This is what I bought:
A big bag of mulch, a bag of garden soil, romaine lettuce plants, squash plants, pumpkin plants, cantaloupe plants, carrot seeds, spinach seeds, watermelon seeds, sunflower seeds, tomato seeds, a shovel, and a hoe.
Sometimes plans change.

After Lowes, I immediately went to work.

Three hours later, I had planted two whole sides of my yard and felt like I was going to pass out. So I came inside and took a shower and I practically turned my tub black. Who knew gardening could be so messy! Anyway, as I'm showering, my arms start to feel really heavey and I can barely even wash myself.

Now I'm just laying around and wondering if I'll be able to make it to class tonight. For some reason my legs wont stop tingling. It's not like I had to do much work. I pretty much just squatted the whole time... maybe that's why my legs are tingly.

On top of this, I now have an awkward sunburn on my back from the shirt I was wearing. Sweet. At least I now have a yummy fruit vegetable garden :) can't wait for my veggies to bloom. Yay!
Cantaloupes: 

Squash, pumpkin and lettuce, all the way in the back:

Oh, and PS, I foud a bunch of clay in the soil in my yard, so I made a ceramic pot... It's pretty bad ass.

If I Had More Money, Honey

So yesterday was my first actual payday since I started working... Well at least the first one that didn't have to go directly towards paying for rent. I already spent half...

But I did put some in my savings and I do still have a little spending money left. It had just been so long since I had money, that I had to go on a spending spree! It all happened so fast, and then, the next thing I new, nearly half my money had been spent. I should try to be more careful.

I must say though. It feels great to have a full tank of gas and a house full of food for the first time in, I don't even know how long. Hurray! :)

Is it sad that I just got paid yesterday/today, and I already cant wait till next pay day? It's like I'm constantly looking forward to/ stressing about the next time I get paid. Money's just so easy to spend very quickly. I used to think that if I had a lot of money, that I wouldn't know how to spend it and that it'd probably last me a long time. Now I know that any amount of money that came my way would be spent instantly. There are just so many things to buy. Things I want, Things I need, Things other people want and need that I want to provide for them, homless people, charities, random food outings, binge drinking, and just so much more.

my plan for now is to put a little money into improving my apartment. I think I'll start with the garden :)

super stoked. Yay for home improvement!