6 Boring Quirky Things About Me

I’ve been tagged by the wonderful No Nonsense Girl to do this meme. A little late, but worth the wait.

The rules:

a) Link to the person who tagged me.

b) Mention the rules.

c) Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about myself.

d) Tag 6 other bloggers by linking to them.

e) Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they’ve been tagged.

1. Since becoming pregnant, I’ve become obsessed with watching baby shows. And every time I see the delivery, I cry.

2. I eat hot dogs all by itself, no condiments or anything fancy.

3. I could live on peanut butter sandwiches and orange soda for the rest of my life.

4. I live for street faires, but everytime I go I end up going broke.

5. Even though I love my apartment, I still check craigslist for any possible better apartments. So far I haven’t found anything great in my price range.

6. My husband has convinced me I’ll like camping and now we’re making plans to go camping once the baby is born.

I’m tagging Vixen, Project Mommy,Wacky Mommy,Dooce, and anyone else who would like to play.

 

Not so ’stimulated’

I can’t believe I am such a terrible spender. I got my stimulus check today, a whopping $600(!) from the government. And just as quickly as I got it, it’s gone. I paid off some of my credit cards, and then spent the rest on maternity clothes, a pair of shoes, and groceries for the week. All I really wanted to do was pay off my credit cards, put a little into my savings (I got some marriage money and put half that away already), and then buy me and the hubby year passes to the Wild Animal Park, so we have a family outing to do when the baby is born. That would’ve been fun. And now it’s gone. Well, two thirds of it has gone bye-bye. The rest is going into a humble little nest egg. My only way of justifying it is by saying it’s stuff I needed because my regular clothes hurt and I have to eat. I wouldn’t have been able to get these without the extra money. Wow. The government’s plan worked and I fell into the trap so easily.

 

Finally recognized

The hubbs and I finally got a day off together where we didn’t have any appointments or obligations to fulfill. Normally, this means we wake up in the late afternoon, loaf around in our comfy queen sized bed for an hour or so, and then do something fun. Today we went to the DMV and Social Security Administration building to change my last name to his. Not too exciting really. Except now I am officially recognized by the government as part of his family and no longer part of mine, which, if you understood the dynamics of my dysfunctional family, you would say thank god! It’s really no fun spending 2 hours of your life just waiting in lines for a number to be called to be helped. But now I get a bit of a tax cut because I’m married, which means little bit more money in the paycheck. Which will then be spent on the upcoming baby, which means I’ll be just as poor as I am now. Which really means getting my name changed was just for me and really had no benefits. The moral of the story: only go to government agencies if it means you’ll get paid for it.