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No Electricity! And a really cute dog picture :)

April 8th, 2009 at 03:29 am

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but lightbulbs in my apartment tend to have a very short lifespan. In fact, right now the only lights that work in my apartment are the one above my desk (actually installed within the desk,) the kitchen light and one light in the bathroom.

My dad thinks this is because the wiring in the apartments is old. Maybe he's right.

Today they turned off the electricity for the whole complex for a bit over 8 hours while several electric company trucks worked on the electric boxes. I had received notice about this a few days ago, and really had meant to make up a couple sandwiches that didn't need to be refrigerated to prepare - but um... procrastinated and didn't get it done.

So, when I got up today, I realized there really wasn't anything I could eat without opening the fridge or the freezer. And of course anything in the freezer wouldn't do me much good because the microwave wouldn't work.

So I twiddled my thumbs as long as I could stand it, then went off to do some errands. One of them was stopping at Taco Bell and getting some FOOD!

So, my procrastination and lack of preperation caused me to spend nearly $5 (for brunch and supper.)

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Continuing my series on Living Within Your Means, today's post is

Text is How Can I Live Within My Means? and Link is http://thesinglefrugalton.today.com/2009/04/07/how-can-i-live-within-my-means/
How Can I Live Within My Means?.

I didn't get a new post put up today on my storytime blog due to the lack of electricity at home, and then once at the gym, just wasn't feeling great.

However, I did get a large stack of books from the library yesterday which I'll be adding to my blog over the next week or so - plus have another good sized lot that's come in which I need to pick up. Most of which are well loved books, a few which I've not read before, but look interesting.

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I've shared a post from this particular blog before, and today saw another one that I had to share with you. Smile

Text is Tom Thumb Miniature Dog and Link is http://holy-cuteness.blogspot.com/2009/04/tom-thumb-miniature-dog.html
Tom Thumb Miniature Dog

Enjoy!

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Oh! Almost forgot. Today I used one of those transfer prescription coupons at Tom Thumb. My scrip cost $24 (sans insurance) and I got a $30 Tom Thumb gift card! Woo hoo! I tend to get my groceries at Wal-Mart, so I'm going to see if there's any market on Ebay for it. Big Grin

4 Responses to “No Electricity! And a really cute dog picture :)”

  1. SicilyYoder Says:
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    Hope the electric is back on. I wish I could have sent you some Big Franks and veggie baked bean casserole your way:>)

  2. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Oh yum! Big Franks and baked beans - one of the best comfort foods on a cold day (or any day for that matter!) I would have gladly accepted. Big Grin

  3. Blue Eyes Says:
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    Yeah...you made a profit with the GC!!

  4. north georgia gal Says:
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    That is awesome about the prescription! My lack of planning is usually what causes me to eat out.

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