I Swear I Saved

Over the past few months, I've been scrimping and saving for my fabulous fall road trip with Michelle. I even have a sign on my front door reminding me not to spend money. I've been throwing away the L.L. Bean catalog as it arrives and ignoring all those email offers, in the hope of saving money. I was getting excited watching my savings grow. Then real life hit. Of course, as soon as you put a little money away, something has to break. Right? I had a nice visit with the eye doctor where for the third year in a row, my prescription changed enough that I needed new lenses. Plus, I've been squinting without sunglasses, so I had to buy new ones and their lenses, so I walked away with a nice big bill. Next was the visit to the car dealership for routine maintenance. Wiper blade replacements and hailstorm damage to the windshield set back my savings account again. I'm wiping my brow now, thinking I'm safe, but finally have to admit that my point and shoot camera is no longer functional. And I love my photos, so that is a required item. I can live without cable, but not the camera. And of course, I forgot that all of our annual insurance renewals happen this time of year.

I shall remain calm and remind myself, I still have another 3.5 months to save again for my trip. Especially cause it will be an amazing adventure!