Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Raindrops

I am in the cafeteria at work again today, and its freezing. Doesn’t help that I was soaked by the wonderful Oregon rain this morning, and my jeans are still wet around the ankles.

The rain doesn’t really bother me a whole lot, after all I am from England, so I am sort of used to it, I just don’t like being cold. I should have brought my blanket in from home, and a heater, and perhaps a hot water bottle. As I already said, I am in the cafeteria, and am sitting right by the windows and doors, so just as I get warmed up a little bit, someone goes and opens a door, and I get a draught again. Not the good type of draught either, I’m telling you a beer would be great right now, even if it is only 9:50am… its noon somewhere right!

I have decided I’m going shopping tonight, I want some new shoes, I haven’t bought any new shoes yet this year, which is quite crazy, as normally I am buying a pair every month, not sure what’s been going on. Oh, now I think about it, I’ve been on a bit of a jewelry kick this year, that’s where my $’s have been going. I’m thinking of buying some flats, I don’t actually own any, I normally wear heels or trainers. I really want some green ones.

I started looking online just now for some green flats, and I have seen a bunch of green heels that I like… might have to do both, and why are all the ones I really like so expensive… I must have expensive taste…

Just got an email from my mum this morning, and looks like they are buying a new home… it looks really nice. Now I am even more excited about my trip over there this summer! I added a countdown at the bottom of my blog, that’s how excited I am.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Money

I am feeling rather jolly today. I was grumpy yesterday, not that anyone would be believe it but I really was. I've been having a bit of a grumpy week actually. Not really sure why, but it happens every now and again.

But today, is a good day, I received my $600 rebate this morning, which I actually believed I wasn't going to get, as I am not a permanent resident, but as I am "temporary" resident alien, I still qualified. Woo Hoo. I am not sure what I think of being an alien, I suppose it has to be better than being a "burger" which is what I wash in Holland, at least that's what it said on my ID over there.

So, now I can think again about what I want to spend the money on. We need a few uninteresting things for the new home, but I want to get something fun and exciting. Its been a while since I really went shopping... I don't even know what I want. Perhaps I am alreaady the girl (or in this case alien) who has everything. According to BBC America News, $600 doesn't really go very far. However, I can think of lots of things to buy that cost less than $600. To be honest though, been as the TV broke the other week, I'll put some if towards that, and the rest...

Perhaps I'll put it towards a weekend away, can you believe even though I am so close, I still haven't been to Seattle... there we go, its decided. Seattle it is :)