Wednesday: A Big Hump To Get Over
Well, dear readers...it's come to this. After months of borrowing and budgeting and skimping and penny pinching, Dan and I are simply going to have to bite the bullet.
Effective immediately, we're cutting off our cable completely (we'll miss you, Maury!), cancelling our phone line and joining the Park Slope Food Co-op. Goodbye, FreshDirect - you've served us well.
We've already nullified our social life, so that won't have to change. And our internet and laundry expenses are covered in our rent. We've pared down our bills to rent, electric, cell phones, gym membership, animals, food, and of course those lovely monthly minimum credit card payments. Still, I may have to take a second job.
2005 is gonna be a long year.
The truth is, however - we can't complain. We live in an adorable apartment in a fucking fabulous area, we are blessed to be able afford the basics, and we have an awesome little family zoo. Frankly, it's a good thing we're getting rid of television. We have three bookcases full of entertainment that would otherwise just be taking up space. And the weather's starting to get gorgeous - nothing like Prospect Park in the spring.
So, there you have it. The luxuries without which we thought we'd not survive are no longer available to us. And that may in fact be a beautiful thing.
Everything happens for a reason.
In other news, I know I keep promising you visual stimulation via Dan's Rebel. I'm workin' on it.
It's the little things, right?
Well, dear readers...it's come to this. After months of borrowing and budgeting and skimping and penny pinching, Dan and I are simply going to have to bite the bullet.
Effective immediately, we're cutting off our cable completely (we'll miss you, Maury!), cancelling our phone line and joining the Park Slope Food Co-op. Goodbye, FreshDirect - you've served us well.
We've already nullified our social life, so that won't have to change. And our internet and laundry expenses are covered in our rent. We've pared down our bills to rent, electric, cell phones, gym membership, animals, food, and of course those lovely monthly minimum credit card payments. Still, I may have to take a second job.
2005 is gonna be a long year.
The truth is, however - we can't complain. We live in an adorable apartment in a fucking fabulous area, we are blessed to be able afford the basics, and we have an awesome little family zoo. Frankly, it's a good thing we're getting rid of television. We have three bookcases full of entertainment that would otherwise just be taking up space. And the weather's starting to get gorgeous - nothing like Prospect Park in the spring.
So, there you have it. The luxuries without which we thought we'd not survive are no longer available to us. And that may in fact be a beautiful thing.
Everything happens for a reason.
In other news, I know I keep promising you visual stimulation via Dan's Rebel. I'm workin' on it.
It's the little things, right?
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And I'm confused - do people in NYC not go to the grocery store?! Haha.