I actually started packing yesterday. I'd been kinda toying with the idea for a couple of days now and yesterday I finally took out a stack of boxes (I'd saved them two years ago when we moved here) and started packing. So now, one of our book cases in the living room is mostly barren … kinda sad. Also v. cool: I was going through this book that I had gotten for my birthday quite a while back (at least a year, prolly two) from someone … I'd started to read it a couple of times, but I never really gotten into it … anyhoo, I tossed into my “don't pack until later in case I want to read” pile and went on. A few minutes later, I looked down and the book looked a bit weird. So I picked it up and discovered that three crisp 10s had slid out of the back and were peeking over the edges. EXCELLENT! I love finding money I'd forgotten about (like when you clean out your purse/bag collection!).
So now I've got $30 Mad Money and I refuse to spend it on packing supplies and/or toothpaste. It will be used properly … to buy some dinner for Matt and I (which doesn't sound very mad, but we don't go out to dinner much) or maybe we'll go see a movie … both sound good. And at the risk of sounding like a commercial ……
I recently switched from Pantene Pro-V shampoo/conditioner to Dove. I'd seen on TV (yes I'm an advertiser's dream) how it cuts down on hair breakage, which is a problem for me … and when I saw some on clearance at Target, I thought I'd try it out. So I did, and I have to say, it actually works. I like that.