Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...

So, I can report - 4 days - and I haven't spent a penny!

Let me tell you tonight when I got home I was dying to go out and eat something - anything! I am so sick of eating Jenny Craig 24/7 - but I did it. Jeff made the good point that we're going out for Happy Hour with the crew tomorrow night, Sydney Street Cafe on Saturday for our anniversary, Brunch on Sunday and then the new and old Wedding Cake.

It's amazing when I think of how often I stop off and just spend $5 here, $10 there. I set up my bank account to email me my daily balance every morning so I know how much I have.

I'm so thrilled to have tomorrow off. I've got a lot of running around, but I'm starting the day out right with a little bit of Yoga compliments of my Pilates instructor - if her yoga is anything like her pilates - it will be quite the work out.

My goal this weekend is to find new flexible sneakers so I can wear for Zumba - my New Balance trail shoes aren't the most flexible for all of my moving about. My goal is to head to the Mills, visit my mom - she came home from the hospital after surgery, the Galleria for the rest of Jeff's present, Shane Co for a good ring scrubbing and then Happy Hour with Melissa and Ryan and whoever else shows up. I need to find something sassy to wear out too - there's a cute top I've been eyeing - so we'll see. I should really wear something I have.

So that's it - I've spent no - money - I've changed my thoughts on happy hour - but if Jeff pays - I didn't spend any money....muahaha.

Challenge

So, after watching Oprah last week - I decided that I am going to do an experiment.

No spending money for 1 week. Yikes! Suze Orman had come on and talked about how you should try not to use a credit card (don't do that) not spend money for 1 day (easy enough) and not go out to eat (crap.) I don't necessarily agree with everything she says - but this one seems like a decent enough challenge.

So, I'm going to lump all 3 together. Now our 1 year wedding anniversary is on Sunday, and I have one last gift to get - but other than that - no eating out, no shopping and only $25 to go to the grocery store for the necessities - NO COUPONS.

AYE.

So as of tomorrow, I'm going to blog every day about not spending money. Hopefully, this will force me to do 2 things - go to the gym and eat Jenny Craig. No reason not to - right?

I stocked up today on drugs at Wal-Greens as I think I'm getting sick - my eye is all of a sudden watering after reading all the labels at the store.

So, I've got 4 days of work this week - 1 last gift to get (as it is excluded from the shopping challenge - I just haven't gotten downtown yet). No vending machines, no gas station stops (I filled up today too)

Ladies - unless you want to pay for Happy Hour this week - I can't go - sorry! Unless you' like to take advantage of my well stocked bar at the Casa De Cowan!

More to Come...