Just wanted to put this out there: In case you happened to see me at the Harmon’s checkout counter yesterday – I wasn’t spending money!! Well, technically I guess I was spending money, but honestly it wasn’t mine! And I’m more of a “spirit of the law” type person anyway.
So there I was, puttering through day three of seven in my Don’t Spend a Dime Challenge. It started out a little shaky. The problem hit me like a blast of dragon breath from my own 8th grade English teacher. I have a strict personal guideline that I attempt to adhere to at school: No bad breath while teaching. That is why I keep a supply of mints and gum in my desk at all times. Well, turns out those darn mint tins look just the same when they’re empty as they do when they are full. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem. I could replenish the supply as quick as junior high school boys go through a can of Axe.
But not this time. There was no gum in the bottom of my purse, nothing but an empty cardboard packet on the console of my car, and not a stash anywhere to be found as I rifled through my desk drawers. Poor kids. Now I have become Mrs. Halitosis instead of Mrs. Hansen. (I hope they don’t print that in the yearbook.) Thank goodness this is a short week!
So, back to the Harmon’s checkout line. It wasn’t my fault and it wasn’t my money. But the kids in Student Government needed me to pick up some treats for the opposing team coming to play basketball at Wahlquist today. At first it had me in a panic. I didn’t think I could do it. But, after careful consideration and ratification I decided that putting a few dozen brownies on an in-store-charge that would later be paid by my school and not me would not count against me in this challenge.
So there you have it. I’m halfway through Day Four and still going strong. Just don’t stand too close to me after lunch.
Postcards from Mosquitoville 