Has it been 50 minutes yet?

How do the days fly by so quickly? It seems like it's always weeks between posting but it feels like yesterday. Looking back on this week, we didn't go out to dinner very much. Working a little bit longer hours with the new position and various staff related stress induced by unnecessary drama at work.

Seeing a personal trainer once a week is maybe influencing me to eat just slightly healthier and to hit the gym one extra time weekly. The trainer definitely pushes me 50% beyond the point where I would have quit if working out on my own. I don't feel nearly as goofy and wierd about people watching as I thought I would because it takes every bit of concentration to get through each set. No time to feel self conscious. 7 more weeks to go but I can already seeing myself signing up for another round of punishment.

Monday 1/16:
$0 colleague picked up lunch
$0 prepared dinner
$370 chiro payments from beginning of December because claims were rejected

Tuesday 1/17:
$14 lunch at Russell's Seafood Palace (Chinese food, two of us split three large dishes)
$0 leftovers for dinner

Wed 1/18:
$5 Vietnamese sandwiches for takeout (3 sandwiches and dessert)
$40 chiro eval (last visit since new insurance doesn't offer chiro coverage and treatment wasn't showing results)
$5 guy with the "ran out of money and needed gas to get somewhere" story
$29 dinner for 2 at Dosa Palace (saved $9 with Entertainment card)

Thurs 1/19:
$23 lunch for 2 at Greek place
$0 leftovers for dinner
$33 Entertainment book online (with free $25 dining gift certificate and 2 free movie tickets so basically FREE)

Friday 1/20:
$11 Persian buffet lunch at Orchid
$5 takeout dinner for 2 from Subway (saved $5 with Entertainment coupon)

Saturday 1/21:
$37 drycleaning
$15 haircut
$3 Goldmine frozen yogurt
$120 two shirts from Off 5th Avenue
$0 2 tickets for the movie Hostel but it got to gruesome so we left halfway through (one free ticket and one prepaid mail order ticket)
$16 food court dinner for 2

Sunday 1/22:
$55 intro 1 hour massage at Massage Envy
$72 supermarket (saved $19 in coupons)
$0 prepared lunch and dinner

Monday 1/23:
$0 brought lunch
$23 groceries and dinner from Trader Joe's

Tuesday 1/24:
$0 emergency drawer lunch
$0 leftovers for dinner

Wednesday 1/25:
$6 lunch at Mitsuwa
$0 prepared dinner

Thursday 1/26:
$6 lunch at Quiznos (saved $6 buy with 1 get 1 free coupon)
$0 prepared dinner

Out with the Old and in with the New

Damn, that was long time between posts! In the last few weeks: went to a network marketing (MLM) sales presentation, signed up for personal training, dumped the chiropractor after personal training immediately showed results to relieve back pain that 15 visits to chiropractor had not, had a great end of year sales quarter, planned a trip to Las Vegas and got a promotion at work (when I was least looking for one).

2006 New Year Resolutions:
start personal training once a week and additional gym twice a week
buy one more house
travel to Europe
take two real estate classes
be generous and giving

Thursday 12/22:
$37 stuff for potluck and gift exchange at work from Albertsons
$0 leftovers for dinner
$30 chiropractor copay for 3 visits

Friday:
$0 office potluck
$? dinner

Saturday 12/24:
$72 xmas presents at Target
$560 cash xmas gifts
$0 movies (two free tickets for referral)

Sunday 12/25:
$2 tollroad
$0 leftovers for dinner

Monday 12/26:
$60 after xmas decorations, cards, etc at Target
$65 more xmas stuff at Marshalls
$41 yet more at another Target
$65 dinner for 4 at Lone Star Steakhouse (saved $35 with 2 Entertainment cards)
$50 online subscription

Tuesday 12/27:
$41 gas
$3 takeout lunch at Viet sandwich shop
$0 prepared dinner
$20 chiropractor co-pay for 2 visits

Wednesday 12/28:
$10 lunch at Thai Specialty
$27 groceries and dinner at Trader Joe's

Thursday 12/29:
$10 3 Starbucks
$0 expensed lunch
$0 prepared dinner

Friday 12/30:
$28 treated colleague to lunch at The Clubhouse (saved $11 with Entertainment card)
$24 dinner for 2 at Coco's

Saturday 12/31:
$2 tollroad
$12 two matinee tickets
$90 dinner for 3 at Koji's
$65 online subscription

Sunday 1/1:
$30 dim sum for 2
$75 coffee and tea online
$63 supermarket (saved $36 in coupons)
$0 prepared dinner

Monday 1/2:
$26 supermarket
$0 prepared dinner

Tues 1/3
$55 chiro copay for two visits and 30 min massage
$8 picked up takeout lunch for 3 at Viet sandwich shop
$0 leftovers for dinner

Wed 1/4:
$38 gas
$0 colleague treated to lunch at Viet pho shop
$17 takeout dinner from KFC

Thurs 1/5:
$0 brought lunch
$105 monthly ortho copay
$600 eleven personal training sessions at 24 Hour Fitness
$23 SD memory card for digital camera (saved $6 with rebate)

Friday 1/6:
$4 lunch at Viet takeout shop
$0 leftovers for dinner

Saturday 1/7:
$3 Starbucks
$126 misc home stuff Marshalls
$40 artificial xmas tree at Expo Design Center (75% off)
$15 dinner for 2 at Chipotle

Sunday 1/8:
$46 supermarket (saved $14 in coupons)
$0 lunch at home
$120 designer potted artificial succelents
$0 leftovers for dinner

Monday 1/9:
$0 expensed lunch for 4 ($45 at Acapulco)
$37 dinner for 2 at Thai Specialty (saved $7 with Entertainment card)

Tues 1/10:
$0 expensed lunch for 2 ($35 at Mimi's)
$0 leftovers for dinner

Wed 1/11:
$0 emergency food drawer lunch
$37 dinner for 2 at Orange County Mining Company (save $14 with Entertainment card)

Thurs 1/12:
$7 lunch at Greek place
$0 leftovers for dinner

Friday 1/13:
$7 lunch at Pho
$0 frozen dinner

Saturday 1/14:
$300 two months' interest payment to brother
$200 two months' interest payment to mom
$24 lunch with mom at Viet restaurant
$30 groceries at Viet supermarket
$46 Marshall's
$32 Ross
$25 dinner for 2 at Fire Dance

Sunday 1/15:
$31 groceries at Trader Joe's
$0 prepared dinner