The move to Des Moines was a success! We have unpacked at least 75% of our stuff, and so far nothing has been damaged. I have less than two crazy days to finish unpacking and cleaning before my parents come to see me for a few days this weekend.
Yesterday I spent $86 on things I do not need. I’m not usually a big spender, so that is quite the feat for me. I wouldn’t feel as badly if I had splurged on a new purse or pair of shoes for work, but tea, a manicure set, and books to be used primarily for ornamental purposes? My problem is that I’m horrible at telling people no. Two of the three purchases were made in response to a sales pitch. I had to say yes to the nice sales woman, didn’t I? Even if saying yes to the girl in the booth selling Dead Sea lotion cost me $60. Why can’t I just say no to people? Is that really such a hard thing to do? I will never see any of these people again, they might not even get a commission for their work, and now I am $86 poorer because of it. Although I must say, the tea is phenomenal, the manicure set really is amazing, and those books will add to my lovely collection on display in the living room (although if I keep going at this rate I won’t have a living room to put them in). I told myself and my husband, who witnessed all of these purchases, that I am not allowed to buy anything for myself for “a long time.” It’s probably best to keep this time period vaguely defined, just in case I am faced with another sales pitch in the near future.
On a happier note, today I got my new Capresso coffee maker. It was our housewarming present to ourselves, and well-timed too considering our last coffeemaker died three days before we moved to Des Moines. The Capresso machine is easy to use and makes a great cup of coffee. It has a thermal carafe that keeps coffee warm for hours, a gold-tone permanent filter, and a water filtration system that I will probably only use until our first filter wears out. The best part of all of this is that I bought the coffee maker refurbished from the manufacturer, so it only cost a little more than half the price of a new one. Basically I bought a coffee maker, two ounces of tea, a Dead Sea manicure set, and twelve ornamental books for the price of one coffee maker. Not bad, VandeKrol…
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Andrew on 09.02.2009
lol. Fail. Haha.
Kevin on 09.02.2009
You say fail, but that is because you have not seen how shiny her nails are.
Andrew on 09.03.2009
That is a far statement. Well done, sir.