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This and That

April 5th, 2013 at 01:52 am

So today I received my $25 AGC from SBs and put it into my gift card balance on Amazon. While I was there, I noticed that the sign up bonus for the Amazon credit card was $60! That is the most I've ever seen it at. So ... I succumbed and applied. I was approved (although I had to give my physical address - need to figure out how to let them know my mailing address - don't get mail at my house.)

Guess how long it took me to spend the $60 credit? Big Grin I'll have some cool new books for the kids on Monday. Smile

I had a dentist appointment on Tuesday and told them about my tooth pain from Baltimore (February trip.) The DA and dentist looked at it, and took an xray. It looks like I will be needing a root canal. Frown The only place to have that done is in ABQ, so I will be trying to get an appointment for the last week of May (after school is out.) Good thing I didn't spend my tax refund yet I guess (might mean my car doesn't get paid off by June, but it still will be paid off no later than December!!)

I also had a doctors appointment this week. I had her do the thyroid bloodwork, but also asked her to check my Vitamin D levels. She also added in checking magnesium levels (I think because of the leg tingles?) I got a call today asking me to come in for a follow up appointment - so she must have seen something in my bloodwork. I *think* the follow up appointment is included in the office visit fee from Monday - at least I hope it is!

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I received my payment from Second Spin for Person of Interest - $11.00. (They didn't reimburse shipping - I thought they did that??) Of course I promptly turned around and gave in to the temptation to purchase the first ten episodes of Warehouse 13 S4 on Amazon... (have 3 episodes left to watch now)

I have not gotten much accomplished at all over Spring Break. Not really all that surprised ... am good at making plans and having ideas of what all I want to accomplish, and then end up not getting ten percent of it done. I still have 3 days though, right? Smile

My cough is much, much better. Not gone completely, but so much better. I'm still using generic Vicks at night, and taking generic Allegra D. Between the two, it seems to be helping.

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I called Vangaurd today to check on the status of my rolling over the IRA from the bank CD. They processed the paperwork today, and it should be taken care of within a week to ten days. Yay! Now maybe that money will actually earn its keep. Smile

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I have done very poorly in March (and now April) at keeping track of my spending. I am thinking of doing a fresh start in YNAB (budgeting program.) I will have to say though, that this has been one of the longer consistent stints of tracking my finances - nearly 8 months. So, I guess I should pat myself on the back for that. Smile Maybe this next stint will last longer. One can always hope.

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After my doctors appt tomorrow, I plan on going into the school for a few hours. I *have* to do this because I *have* to finish putting together my information for certification in NM!!! Sometimes I am such a bad procrastinator ... I'm pretty sure I have everything I need to send in for it, and have had it for a couple of weeks!! Mailing anything though nowadays is just not something that sticks out in my mind as a to do ...

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A friend of mine was talking/emailing me about some of their experiences on a dating site. It made me wonder how long it had been since I'd put my profile on hold on that site ... checked into it, and it was 2007!! Um... a few years. I decided to unhold it and put together an updated profile. Not surprisingly, no interest yet. (I was honest about my weight - a question they ask for the profile - so ...) It probably doesn't help either that my life isn't all that terribly interesting (unless you get into family drama stuff, then maybe it's a little *too* interesting, as in run off screaming fast as possible interesting....)

So anyway ... instead of cleaning like I should be doing, I'm going to go finish watching the last 3 episodes of Warehouse 13. Maybe I'll get to cleaning after that.... Rolleyes

5 Responses to “This and That”

  1. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    I am glad you are feeling better! I hope the root canal fixes the tooth pain- and doesnt cost too much. And have fun with the dating site! I wish you lived closer so that I could be keeping an eye out for you! Hugs!

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Thanks Ray Smile

  3. Looking Forward Says:
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    My root canal wasn't bad at all - didn't feel anything during the procedure. It was very tender the next several days after, it felt fine as long as I didn't chew with it or bump it. My portion of the root canal was not much, but the crown afterward was.

    Instead of YNAB have you tried Quicken? I love how easy it is to categorize all items and the charts/graphs.

    Happy that you are getting relaxing time in on your vacation. Smile

  4. dmontngrey Says:
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    I've had SIX root canals. :/ 5 out of 6 I could have slept through - the anesthesia wore off in the 6th one. This is just me though. Anesthesia and I don't get along so well at the dentist. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    LF,

    This would be my second root canal. The first one wasn't *too* bad, although I had to be majorly novacained.

    I've tried Quicken before, and really didn't like it. I really love YNAB, my will to keep track of things just seems to peter out after a time period no matter what system I'm using ...

    Dmontngrey - ouch! that's a lot of root canals.

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