Resistance is futile

Insulin pump supplies are usually procured in 3-month batches. That's about $1000 more to spend this calendar month. I'll get most of it back, eventually but not immediately.

I suppose it's time to start sorting my tax receipts, although I am still waiting for a few.

Danger, danger

The weekend weather was just frightful, and I could not bring myself to make the drive to SAQ depot in Gatineau. It's Sunday night, and I'm heading into the week with one bottle of unopened white wine. I don't know why I need it, I just blindly accept that I do. Risk of budget disruption in one form or another is running high.

To get through the week without incident, I promise myself:

• to not even so much as walk into a restaurant
• to find time for a candlelit bath before bed at least twice
• not to buy wine in a restaurant or order a single glass in a bar
• not to go to bed crabby because I have not had a glass of wine
• to be extraordinarily patient with my children and my coworkers
• to return the empty bottles in the garage before the week is up
• to reward myself with a Vintage bottle from the LCBO bin ends

I'm on vacation the following week. My mother, sister and niece are coming to visit us.

Because I'm worth it!

A trip to the hair salon or spa for touch-up highlights (to camouflage grey) runs at least $150 and takes three hours. I don't see that happening before spring. I lack the time.

A L'Oreal Colour Expert kit from the Superstore set me back $11.94 + HST. For the so-called Blowout price of it, discontinued Brioche seemed close enough to my natural shade. After several reads through the instructions, I worked up the nerve to try doing it myself.

It came out a little darker than it was before, the grey is completely gone, and I love it.

Note to self: I only used half of the two-part kit.

Getting ahead of myself

I've been working from home all week, but today I came into the office. I found my February 28 pay slip waiting at my desk for me. My year-to-date RRSP contribution is $5124.94, and it will probably serve to reduce my taxable income in 2010.

I'll try to worry less about the possibility of taxes owing when I file my 2010 tax return.

Worth the money

This post is on the subject of self-care, in particular, my feet! My discount foot file wore itself out after a few weeks of daily use. The vaseline and sock trick buys some time by softening (not reducing) skin but plateaus. A pedicure is not in budget for March either.

With all of that in mind, this past weekend I caved and spent the $15 on the Ped Egg at Zellers. It's well constructed, low maintenance, and I will be able to use it again. I traded it off against the $40 cost of my next pedicure, which will need to wait until April or May.

I did not know this product had its own infomercial before writing this post. I've noticed it appearing in the foot care section at most pharmacies and department stores that I frequent, and wondered what made it so popular. I ended buying the larger Ped Egg for men. It seems they can't keep up with demand for the smaller woman's version.

It happened again...

One or more of your investments has paid a cash dividend or interest, the details are below. If you are not enrolled in the Dividend Reinvestment Program, the amount shown below has been credited to your account.

Security: INTEL CORP (INTC)
Amount: $39.32

To reinvest your dividends automatically, log on to your account and go to the Online Service Center; choose Reinvest your Dividends from the Service Your Accounts menu.

Sounds like I should probably do just that. So I try.

You do not have any eligible accounts to submit this request.

Breaking the habit

I ran out of disk space on my 16 GB iPhone.

Update, March 2:
Rumour has it that AudioGalaxy can help solve this problem. I couldn't get it to install though. Sigh. Trying again.