I was under calories yesterday. It was for an emotional reason, too. I was very annoyed and just didn't feel like eating anything else. Today I am going to be short on calories, too. I'm okay with that, though. If I am hungry I will eat more. It is gym day, so I may have a pretty good case of the hungies after our workout. The salad is rarely enough on gym days.

I tried to go shopping last night for some smaller clothes. I spent 90 minutes at one store that I had a coupn for, finally found a bunch of clothes to buy, went to pay for all of it and then was told my coupon was only able to be applied to THREE items! I was appaled. It has never been like that before. So, I told the store manager I wasn't willing to pay their prices without the discount and walked out on over $200 in clothes.

I also needed a new pair of gym shoes. So, I went to JC Penney and Foot Locker. Can you believe that the only way you can get a decent price on a pair of shoes, is if you buy two pairs??? I have one pair of feet that requires one pair of shoes. So, I didn't buy any shoes, either. I am very disgusted with the retail industry at this point.

I got home in a foul mood and Price Charming came to greet me and was shocked that I didn't have any bags in my hand. He asked me if I wanted him to go get them out of the car and I told him that I didn't buy anything. He said, "You went shopping for two hours and didn't buy one single thing?" So I told him about what happened and he starts busting out laughing at me. "The depths of your cheapness continue to astound me," he laughs. So, I guess it does sound kinda funny.

I just refuse to plunk down that kind of cash for 7 pieces of clothing that I will not be able to wear in three months. None of my pants have belt loops and they really can't be tailored and still look good. Sooooo, I am not sure what I am going to do. Fook it! I'll just deal with it 'cause I am not going to waste my good money on over-priced clothing for three months of use.

With that said there was one shirt that I LOVED. It was $30, though. I think I may go buy that one shirt. I don't want to really spend that much on one shirt, but it looked great on me and it was in the pretty spring colors. So, we'll see about that. I'll have to think hard about that one. At least this shirt could be altered when I get smaller. I did take note of that, at least, when I was shopping. So, maybe I could get six months out of it?

Update: Hubby noticed I was still in a funk at lunch time. I think the houses, the clothes, the expenses we have coming up, and my job are kinda weighing on me today. I don't feel like we have enough money for everything coming up and I sold some of my stocks this morning. That made me sad. After selling my stocks, I don't feel like buying a $30 shirt is such a great idea. It seems wasteful.

I don't want to buy this huge house, either. I have made up my mind. We don't need all the space. I don't need to pay to heat/cool/maintain all this space, either. I want to find a 2500 sq ft (max) fixer-upper. Maybe something from the late 70's, early 80's. We don't need this brand new 3100 sq ft museum. And, I don't WANT it.

I am just sooo incredibly thankful that we were not able to buy this house when we found it. What a blessing in disguise. I remember how devastated I was when we couldn't get good financing because of changing careers. It seemed horrifying at the time. God does know what he is doing!!!

I have this image in my mind of an older, not well maintained, brown one-story house with over-grown landscaping and a galley kitchen with ancient appliances. That is the right house for us...now I just need to find it. We will be house-hunting in the winter, so we ought to find a good deal. Even though the inventory won't be as varied as it is in the spring. I've just got to work on Scott, now.

Thinking about moving out of this house seemed to perk me up a little.