$173.91

It has been a ridiculous amount of time since I have written, but I have been keeping track of my spending on a note pad.  This, however, is the first time I wrote it all down and it looks like kind of a lot, or at least that I have made a significant dent in my allocated budget in just over a month!!

So here is what I have bought though, and I really do think I have kept it pretty minimal, only buying a couple things I didn't see as things I sort of needed.

Office supplies:
Pens $1.60
Desk stuff from the Dollar Store $4
Foam pad for upcycling my mom's jewelry box $1.49

(AWESOME) rocking chair from Craigslist $20
(AWESOME) footstool from thrift store $4.49
These I recovered, along with my sewing machine chair, to make them more homey, plus make a pillow.  I know, dorky.

Jewelry glue (to fix some broken earrings) $4.99
Ski gloves $14.99
Running socks $12.99
Other thrift store purchases - big shirt for fabric $0.50, rolling pin for massaging $1.50
Estate sale - $1 pillow cases (for fabric) and purse $2
Bike lights (bordering on necessity, but whatever) $38.02
Dress - Ross, for some fancy occasion (not a necessity!) $13.99

I also got a running jacket, but am going to say that was a need given that a friend driving by me at night in my old reflective gear told me that she couldn't see me AT ALL, so this one should help keep me safe.

So all in all, not too bad to make it through the Xmas holidays and sales.  I can see this is going to be hard - and I have serious doubts about making $173 make it for nine more months.  In all honesty, I can see that the fabric store is my downfall, and I just like buying stuff to be creative and make, or upcycle. Which I guess is good too, as at least I am cutting down on buying new expensive stuff.  We will see.