I started feeling better yesterday, though I did start to get congested again at bedtime. But I slept well enough -- woke up early, but basically made it through the night.
After work yesterday I went straight to the gym, but walked over to Marshall's (next door) beforehand. I needed to buy a lock so I could stash my bag in the locker room. I did find a nice luggage lock ($7), and I also found a baby shower gift for my niece. I got 12 Laura Ashley receiving blankets, a very soft crib blanket, and a Sandra Boynton book for $25. I feel a little guilty that I didn't even look at her gift registry -- what if she is specifying certain colors? These are all pink and gray. I guess I will look and return these items if they are all wrong. The thing is, these were all half-price on clearance. I can make my money go so much farther, and my gift so much nicer, if I don't have to be held accountable to a gift registry.
I did my workout and went home. Today I work till 12:30, then go to physical therapy, then the gym.
Tomorrow I'm going to watch the grandsons in the morning, and I won't go to work at all. I'm trusting that I will continue to feel better.
Variables spending is now 51%. Two weeks and a day till I get paid again, so I guess I'm not doing too bad.
Edit: I looked up her registry and it looks like she has a lot of pink and gray, as well as teal, and she doesn't seem to have a theme going. I'm sticking with what I bought.
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October 11th, 2016 at 12:10 pm
October 11th, 2016 at 08:59 pm 1476219584
I totally get it when you said you can make your money go so much farther. Gift registries should only be suggestions. I would say what you purchased is great, all useable and practical. Some of the wedding registries fry me anymore. They want the moon and the stars. Most of the people I was buying for were people I worked with and it wasn't like we were close. Plus, many of them had already lived together for years so it wasn't like they were just setting up housekeeping, yet they wanted big ticket items. Most of the stuff I set up housekeeping with was hand me downs from my mom and grandmother. I felt guilty signing up for anything too expensive because my friends and coworkers didn't have a lot of money. I didn't sign up for dishes, flatware or pots and pans. I had all of that and we weren't high society so I didn't need silver, crystal, or fancy china.
October 12th, 2016 at 12:07 am 1476230845
Has it all changed, are we directed to only buy items on a registry? I will look at the registry but only chose if I'm bereft of ideas or never met any principals. Your choices sound wonderful, what a happy coincidence.