Injury is Expensive

Well, I began my spending fast with a real bang. Or perhaps a "BAM" would be more accurate. Fell a few feet onto my neck and subsequent pills prescribed by the doctor have amounted to about $50. The office visit at urgent care was also $55.

The mini fruit tart that I got myself at Holiday Market as an "I'm sorry you're so bad at taking care of yourself" was $4.99 and the pre-made turkey dinner with mashed potatoes and green beans was $6.99.

Cute and sweet, just how I like them!

I feel a little bad about spending too much on dinner last night, but I didn't think I'd be able to stand around the kitchen long enough to cook, and I was right. I ended up laying down most of the evening, getting stiffer by the second and feeling very pitiful. My only consolation is that when I designed my plan to limit my spending, I left food as one of the only areas that I wouldn't cut.

Part of my goal for the new year was to eat good, healthy food. Unfortunately, it's a lot cheaper to buy nasty chemical laden food, which means that my new found economical living has to have an element of flexibility in order to remain healthy. I'll avoid shopping at Whole Foods and Holiday Market most of the time, and hit up Randazzo's instead for my produce, but I refuse to descend to mac and cheese level just to save some money.

If I can avoid injury, I'm hoping the cost of healthcare will be recouped by boosting my immune system and vitality with a whole foods plant based diet. We'll see how that goes.

Anyway, I thought I'd share my "This, Not That" list today. This is a loose guideline for what I'm supposed to be spending on and what I'm not.


This:
-Packed Lunch
-Dinner Parties at Home
-Read MY Books
-Garden/Farm Market/Randazzo's
-Self Trimming
-Strict School Trip to Costa Rica (no extras)
-Watch MY Movies
-Compliments & Phone Calls


Not That:
-Lunches Out
-Dinners Out
-Buy More Books
-Whole Foods/Holiday Market
-Expensive Haircuts
-Sloth Sanctuary
-Emagine Movies
-Gifts for Others



Already, this is harder than it should be. Yesterday I had a reading date with the boy in order to force myself to rest... but I didn't have a book. So I went and got one at Barnes and Noble. Silly me. At least I chose the cheapest paperback I could find that still interested me, and it is turning out to be quite good!

Next weekend I've got a wedding I'm involved in. I'll write in more detail about the financial obligations incorporated with that later. For now I'll go back to nursing my head injuries.