singletwinmom

I’m really trying to budget and plan…mostly out of neccesity now. I’m pretty much on a fixed income…so I am watching my money as closely as I ever have. That’s why it’s so irritating to me when some surprise charge shows up. Something COMPLETEY unexpected happens and BAM! all my budgetting and planning are for not!

I’m trying VERY hard to save for something by the end of this month. Not a self-imposed deadline, one set by someone else, but I thought it was completely within reason…I put my checks in the bank…haven’t had any Starbucks (my WEAKNESS) or Sonic (my guilty pleasure)…I’m really trying to meet this deadline. Checking my balances daily to make sure I’m on the right track and without any warning…there’s a charge, from the satellite company on “the” account I’m trying to bulk up. I honestly do not know if this is a monthly thing (I’m really JUST starting to budget) but I suspect it is. And, with this charge I am overdrawn. Now, there’s another $30 I can set a match to. I even called the bank and asked if there was any way I could avoid the NSF fee…only if I jump through a burning ring of fire, before 7am tomorrow morning and call the all powerful checking account keeper with a signed statement from my Congressman…So, I’m not even back at square one on my “saving” for this deadline…I’m -$30. Where is the justice?

After a good day and a good dinner…of course at my brother’s house with his family…I thought I would make something sweet to eat. Rice Krispie treats are always a good idea…consistantly yummy, easy to make and clean up after. How could I go wrong? Well…
There is obviously a difference between melting the marshmallows on the stove and melting them in the microwave. Something tastes different. They aren’t as…buttery sweet as they usually are. It’s just not the same. Did I build them up too much in my mind? Am I remembering them as better than they were? Or did I screw up by trying to cut corners and melt the marshmallows in the microwave? Is there some chemical reaction I skipped over by not melting them on the stove?
Let this be a lesson to all of us…some times you can cut corners and some times you just can’t!!