Curated By Shelley

Okay....so I did a bad job of keeping track when I was at home...but I only used cash, and I only had $350 when I left Pennsylvannia - and I came back with about $10....so you do the math. I'll be back to keeping track again now!

And people wonder why I don't want kids....well....its more because I'm afraid of kids like my little brother....but this contributes.... I'm very annoyed by my littlest sister at the present time. Those of you that know me well, know I've been concerned for sometime at how she would grow up. She's quite spoiled, and my dad and stepmom provide almost NO discipline (ie - failing science class - is told she's grounded - but still gets to watch tv, use the computer, use the xbox, and have friends over. Oh...and if she pulls her grades up to a C then she gets a cell phone of her very own). My sister has always acted quite differently around me than she does around her mom and dad - because at a VERY early age I taught her that I would not tolerate poor behavior. I'm talking...when the kid was like 2 and she smacked me while I was carrying her through a shopping mall - I set her down on the ground and told her if she would hit she had to walk. And thats...

I did get some non-Coach items for Christmas as well...but this is what I'm particularly excited about this Christmas! This first pic is my square legacy stripe scarf (it was a surprise gift!) along with the Legacy Striped Katy Travel Tote. Next is some of my accesories: Legacy Stripe Ipod Case, Legacy Stripe Hair Scarf, Star Loop Cell Phone Lanyard. You can see the Ipod case and Cell Lanyard again, along with two pairs of gloves I got, the ones on the left are the ones I actually asked for. The second pair came from my mom (funny enough I bought her the exact same ones!) and will get exchanged at the outlet for something else since I don't need two pairs of black leather gloves!. And all my new babies together!

$15 at JoAnn Fabrics on more finishing touches for Christmas presents and stuff for holiday cupcakes $25 on groceries $6.50 to see The Holiday - very cute

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My replacement purse came yesterday! Yeah!!!!!! It seems a little dirty so I'm taking some time to clean it...but very happy to have it back!

$20 for dinner at STir Crazy YUMMY! $50 on groceries

$28.95 on Visa gift card for christmas present $26.28 on more crafting supplies for Christmas presents $11.21 at Bath and Body for Christmas present $4.30 at Taco Bell for lunch

$14 on lunch at Red Robin $20 on assorted supplies at Jo Ann FAbrics to finish off Christmas presents

So my new Coach legacy leather shoulder bag in the dusty rose (see October 1 blog entry) is defective. I noticed earlier this week that the turnlock was missing....I knew coach would take care of it as soon as I could get into a store...and was more bummed that I couldn't use it for a while. Mom decided we needed to go to OakBrook after my long day in the car so I could walk around some - so we brought the purse into the Coach store there. Unfortunately they'd just sold out of it in that color earlier in the week. BUT...a nearby store had them...so they processed a return on my damaged bag and are having the replacement shipped to my mom's house for me. They say it will ship Monday and I should have it 2 days after that. YEAH! I was afraid they'd be sold out and it would have to get sent back for repairs and then it would be WEEKS before I got it back.....but instead i'll have a brand new bag in just a few days....... And some of you wonder why I spend s...

UG! What a long day...drove from Harrisburg to Naperville....exactly 700 miles from my garage to my mom's driveway. $6.01 at starbucks for venti cinnamon latte and diet coke $5 for breakfast at McD's $8.95 for the Ohio Turnpike $5 for lunch at McD's $4.15 for the Indiana Turnpike $.80 for the Illinois Tollway before I realized my EZ Pass works with Ipass $35 at Sephora for face wash $45 at Walgreens for contact solution, cleaner, a GIANT remote control (christmas present) and milk for mom's house I also had tolls on the PA turnpike and 2 more in Illinois..but not sure how much they were since I used the EZpass.

$4.97 for lunch at McD's

So....we started remodeling our office a few weeks back...and we're kinda stuck because our new cubes/furniture which was suppsoed to be delivered this week...is MIA. The furniture dropped off temporary desks...but look how funny it looks.....

Your Kissing Technique Is: Perfect Your kissing technique is amazing - and you know it. You have the confidence to make the first move. And you always seem to know what kissing style is going to work best. Sometimes you're passionate, sometimes you're a tease. And you're always amazing! Are You a Good Kisser?

$6.25 for breakfast at starbucks $54.95 for visa gift card for my admin who is looking in on Joey and Zella while I'm away for the holidays $16 on bowling and drinks

$6.05 for breakfast at Starbucks

$28.50 at UPS Store to ship Christmas presents and buy stamps $80 at Salon for Highlights and Cut - including a larger than normal $25 tip for the holidays $19.07 for Netflix

So....I've been to 4 days of various holiday parties now..... Friday and today were luncheon's that were work related. Saturday was my office Christmas party, and Sunday was the meetin.org Christmas party. To top that off...I spent the weekend with a KILLER headache...and had an emergency vet visit on Friday. Where to begin....Tuesday of last week I got home late..and noticed Joey's one eye wasn't open all the way....occasionally I see that...but usually a few minutes later its fine...so I didn't worry too much. Wed AM I noticed he still wasn't opening all the way...but had a long day away and by the time I was home to check on him it was too late to call the vet. Now....just the eye not opened may not seem like a big deal....but he's been sleeping a LOT more than normal lately...and he was snoring a lot LAST weekend when he was sleeping...so I was a bit worried. When I called the vet on Tuesday...they couldn't get me in until Friday....I wa...

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$27 at Target

$29 for Curves

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So I got asked this week to share some of my recent knitted projects....so here are some pictures. The first is a little purse I knitted and then felted for my little sister for Christmas. For those of you who don't know what I mean by felted.....have you ever accidentally shrunk a sweater in the wash? That's felting!!!!! You agitate your wool knitting in very hot water and the fibers grab onto each other and shrink up. This purse was twice the size before felting! The next picture is one of the felted poinsettia's I made. I actually have a few finishing things to do to these...but I made several and have some pins I want to put on the back so they can be pinned on to show holiday spirit. I'm giving away I think 5 of these for Christmas this year. Tey were actually made in 4 separate pieces and then felted and then attached together (you were supposed to sew but I got lazy and glued!). Hope you've enjoyed my knitting!!!

$51 on my student loan $126.56 to comcast

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$ 20 Dinner at Red Robin I also called comcast and dropped my HBO and 30 of my digital channels - will save me about $20 a month.

$49.95 for annual Myfico kit (gets you all three credit reports and credit score and some "coaching" on how to improve your credit scores) $18.50 on set of 15 naturopatch sleep aid patches (naturopath.com)

$73 at Ann Taylor Loft.com (but only because I had a $25 of $50 purchase coupon and the dress pants were on clearance). Also, I ended up with extra money IN my checking account yesterday! I decided to return a pair of shoes to Coach that I bought in NYC back in Sept and hadn't worn yet. Turns out I'd paid for them with my DEBIT card..not my credit card....so I added $236 back into my account yesterday! Yeah me!

So yesterday I hosted a Stitch n Bitch for my MeetIn group. There had been a request that a couple of people wanted to learn how to knit and I volunteered to teach....because I felt I could....and I'd been thinking it would be nice to have some girls in the area to start a Stitch and Bitch with. So yesterday I had just one student. And she'd actually learned a couple of things from her mom before...including continental knitting. Now, I'd tried continental knitting once before...and I did something wrong that made all my stitches backwards....and I'd not attempted it again since then. We had our class....my willing student let me show her how I did a purl stitch and she continued using continental method for her knit stitches. Before we finished I told her she was going to have to learn how to purl in continental and then she could teach me BOTH next time we got together. So today...i was inspired...and did some experimenting and figured it out for mysel...

$24 at Walmart on gift boxes, yarn for christmas gift projects, and pillow protectors (for felting knitted Christmas projects) $60 electric bill $110 to cingular for first month service and new acct activation fee

$17 on more knitting needles for Christmas present projects $103 at target on various cleaning supplies, personal items, a 27 foot lighted length of garland (for only $10!), and gift wrap. $16 on dinner and comedy show

69 Questions to Start the Winter. 1. Are you in a relationship? nope 2. If no, would you like to be? um...I wouldn't avoid it if I met the right person, but I'm okay without it 3. How often do you visit your MySpace profile? once or twice a week 4. What is your favourite candy bar? hershey bar 5. What are your favorite shoes? anything from coach! 6. Have you ever tripped going up steps? yeah...but I hurt myself a lot worse when I fell down them 7. Where did you go on vacation last summer? LA for Mandy's wedding 8. Would you bungee jump? no 9. Do you own a Fallout Boy CD? I don't buy CD's since itunes...but I do have some Fallout Boy songs downloaded 10. Do you like amusement parks? LOVE THEM 11. Do you ride rollercoasters? Hell yeah, and who'd have though the best coaster I've been on is right here in Hershey! 12. What is your current favorite CD? The soundtrack to wicked (the entire thing) takes up most of my top 25 most played songs on my ipod...so I'...

$963.xx for primary mortgage payment $64 for leather gloves at the coach outlet for mom for Christmas