Adulting. What?!

Since moving to Nashville, I've had to start adulting. Bills on bills on bills. When paying off these bills, I feel very poor, very fast. I'm thinking I may have to rethink my grocery list and go back to ramen noodles. Yay college diet! In addition to the "normal" bills of life, the evil college loans have been calling my name, reminding me multiple times each week of the gloomy cloud that is about to take a permanent residence over my head for the next ten years. I just had to go to school for five years... Ah well. 

Meanwhile, amidst my adulting, I've been shopping clearance racks like nobody's business. I've managed to leave so many things back in PA, that I need "replacements." If it says "sale," you can confidently assume if it's something I need and inexpensive, I'll buy it. Like the new booties I bought the other night. I had time to "waste" before dinner and Nordstrom was having a sale. Mind you, I did actually need these - the ones on my feet that day actually started falling apart. It's like Nordstrom knew. That or I'm just weak when it comes to cute shoes. I also bought a new pair tonight online at JustFab.... $10 booties?! Yeah, I'll take those, too. 

I'll be the first to admit, budgeting is hard. And so not fun. Determining ahead of time - I'm not always the greatest at planning ahead - how much I have to set aside for bills, loans, groceries, gas and then realizing how much I don't have is almost tear-inducing. I mean, I'm a girl. I see cute things, and I want them. Naturally. But, in order to keep my car, and phone, and room....I have to be a smart spender. Or don't be a spender at all. No matter how much pain it causes. So tonight, I've drawn up a tentative/working, monthly budget plan. Current mood: blah. 

In happier news, I received a parcel from Matt today - his first ever. Granted he had to ask his dad how to send one, but it arrived in one piece, so job well done. ;) Anyway, I received a letter, candy and Messiah Football t-shirt. Ladies, you know how you love the cologne your dude uses? Well, I am definitely a fan of Matt's - so, he used some on this shirt for me. I can't tell you how excited I was. So I bury my face in it. And what do I smell? Cardboard. As I'm writing this I don't have words to explain the look on my face when I wasn't "smelling Matt." It was kind of depressing. To his credit, however, he sent really great candy. So I've decided to look past it. 

Ending my night with a late dinner of breakfast - eggs, toast and coffee - accompanied by Sleeping Beauty and snuggles with Max. Always missing everyone back home - but, I'm home in 46 days. WHAT?! Forty. Six. Days. I can't wait. So until then, keep on, keepin' on. 

Chow Mein, 

Ellie