I had a stressful Thanksgiving day that I had to cancel my dinner.
2 days later, on Saturday, I forced myself to bake a turkey. It came out pretty good.
I had a miserable holiday season in 2013. Horrible… I didn’t tell you at that time.
I had a stressful Thanksgiving day that I had to cancel my dinner.
2 days later, on Saturday, I forced myself to bake a turkey. It came out pretty good.
I had a miserable holiday season in 2013. Horrible… I didn’t tell you at that time.
I went to Costco for a quick shopping on my lunchtime.
I don’t drink soda anymore; I quit soda. I drink sparkling mineral water instead. So, this must be better for me. But I just spent $75 on designer water (after $14 savings).
This is why some people hate Americans. People make a little extra money… and their heads get too big and spend money on luxury items. I need to wake up, stay humble, and save.
2014 will be all about saving money. You’ll see. I will save.
7th time Costco shopping this month. 3rd straight day of Costco shopping today.
I went to a Costco in a different city to pick up another scarf. This one was for my family member’s birthday.
At Costco, I met a chubby gentleman wearing a really nice Santa hat. I struck a conversation with him because I wanted to know where he bought his Santa hat.
It turned out he is a professional Santa. I had a nice talk with this gentleman. He said he booked solid for the season. He already made a few public appearances. He told me he gets butterflies in his stomach every time before he makes an appearance.
What do you know, even Santa shops at Costco.
I wanted a red scarf for many years. This may look feminine, but it’s a good accessory during the Christmas season. I am happy I found this. This 100% cashmere scarf was $29.99. A cashmere scarf for $30 is a very good price. It feels amazing, and it looks very expensive.
I bought some more Thanksgiving dinner items.
Maple syrup is back in my house.
I had a big shopping Thursday after work.
What you don’t see in the picture are 15lb turkey, eggs, shrimps, and beef jerky…
I bought more sparkling mineral water.
I went to Costco with a friend. My friend bought some books.
I normally don’t buy calendars, but I liked the artwork on this.
I don’t drink soda anymore. I now drink sparkling mineral water instead.
Update 2021 – I still have that calendar. The artwork is so beautiful, I cannot throw this away.
I bought an early Christmas gift for myself. This is the third guitar I bought this year.
It’s PRS SE Santana ($725). If this was a made-in USA model, it would be about $4000.00 (? not sure). They are for rich people. I’m happy with the imported version. Imported versions are not bad at all. I tuned the guitar the whole step down (D tune) to play Motley Crue songs. Motley Crue is the only 80s Rock band who tuned their guitar in D tune (on every song). Metallica recorded one song in D tune.
I play stuff from the ’70s & 80s (& some early 90s) – that’s when the guitar was glorious.
This is the cheapest guitar I own, and it will stay at my work.
