Prescriptions, dry-cleaning, party room booking, clothes: went to discount outlets so paid $129 for what would be $452 at full price: two tops and two cardigans for me, a pair of slippers for His Nibs, and two pairs of earrings. Then we used our two free movie tickets to see "Wall-E."

After seeing "Wall-E" I feel a twinge of self-contempt for being so consumed by shopping, but the truth is I buy clothes for myself maybe twice a year. Also, we went to an appliance store to price out and get dimensions for kitchen appliances. It's very easy to let kitchen costs get out of control. I need to cut down on my expenses. The beautiful thing is that I'm 99.3% sure whom I want to design and contract the kitchen, now that I've gone through a referral list and have talked to one of the appliance sales staff. I'm going to wait until after my remodel class to sign stuff.