Scenario: $10 in your pocket and you need to get dinner on the table

Casserole anyone? Okay, fine.

Spaghetti. It has meat, veggies and carbs.
(prices are approximate, and based on Albertsons.com. Even though there isn’t an Albertson’s in a thousand miles. And they kind of suck anyway. Especially the one in Fallbrook, California. No, I’m not bitter. Much.)

1 box store brand pasta $1.30

Frozen Ground Turkey-1lb $2.00 (note: I? can go to Aldi’s and get it NOT FROZEN(tastes better) for about the same price per pound. So look around.)

1 26oz can Hunt’s spaghetti sauce, any version $1.30

Ta-da! Dinner for $4.60

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This week, the ladies at GirlTalkThursday wanted to know what you would do if there were no consequences for your actions.
That’s a hard topic. Because it requires detaching myself so fully from reality!
A million things ran through my head, some of which I had to reject the idea of posting about. Because even admitting that I would hypothetically do something that I don’t do now, might come back to bite me in the ass. It’s *that* big of a no-no currently. (in some people’s eyes)
So if I could do something with no financial repercussions, I would quit worrying about work and bills, and scale school back to half-time. And I would focus on writing more often.
I would spend more time doing fun, not necessary things with the kids.
I would take more road trips, visit more places, and drag the kids along, too.

If I could do something with no physical repercussions, I would cook more of the food I love, and not necessarily the food that’s good for me.
I would take more risks, do more dangerous, yet fun-sounding, physical things.

If I could do something without worrying what everyone else thought,
I would do all of the above, and then some.

What about you? If you could do something with no worries about the consequences, what would it be?

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The mission this week is to let it all out. Get everything that’s driving you nuts off of your chest. And that’s why I debated participating this week.

On one hand, this should be a really easy post. Because, honestly? There are a ton of things that annoy me.
On the other hand, how many times a day can you think/say/type “This suuuucks” before you begin to annoy even yourself?

But, since I’m getting sick of the same post being up at the top, and since I apparently have a complete block going on, mentally speaking, here is my list of obnoxious things.*

1) The amount of homework I have to do is ridiculous. Between that and housework? Well, I think I figured out *why* I’ve had the same post up for nearly a week.

2) The Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Still annoying, still coming up with new reasons not to pay TheMan. Still inefficient, at best. At worst? Clearly a tool of the devil.

3) Germs. Look, I? Am busy. While both kids were down for the count last weekend** and needing lots of snuggles, care and tissues, among other things, I also had homework, housework, and tests that needed studying for. But I managed. Now, my throat is sore. And all I have to say is, Back. The Hell. Off.

4) There are not enough hours in a day. Self-explanatory.

5) Things keep breaking. If you’ll reference #2, right now is *really* not the best time for the Jeep to start acting odd, or the electronics to die, or the fridge to start whining. But has this stopped *any* of them? No.

6) It’s also really annoying to have to ask for help. It’s annoying to be dealing with the state/county “economic counselors” in order to be able to cover the kids’ medical bills. It’s annoying to have to ask my parents for a loan. It’s really freaking annoying that I felt the need to stick a little (hopefully not too jarringly out of place) donate button in the side bar. And it’s annoying that I felt like I had to erase, re-write, erase, re-write etc etc that last sentence, because, yes, it is something that’s driving me nuts, but still *I* put it there. And I don’t want anyone to think that I’m pointing it out to make them feel guilty.

So yes. Am done. Summary: Mostly annoyed by lack of cash, and lack of time.
So what are you annoyed by? Let me know in the comments, or click the button at the top to participate with your own post!
Love and such,
Jen Thepsychobabble

*The following items may contain a wee bit of hyperbole. Maybe
**Look for Weekend from Hell to appear in a different post.

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I’ve sat here pondering what I would medal in if there was a non-athletic division of the Olympics.
Have decided, clearly my event is not brainstorming.

Sarcasm? Perhaps.

Procrastination? Not lately. Too much at stake.

Best case of teh crazie? Nope, crazy as I may be, there are FAR more interesting nutcases out there.

Drama? Hmm, I might stand a shot, since I seem to have some sort of Drama! magnetic force surrounding me. I swear I don’t see it out, it just kind of follows me.
Financial Drama!, relationshipal Drama!, family Drama!, school Drama!….
But I’m not very good at creating the drama, nor do I always excel at handling the Drama! with grace and good humour. But, damn, I sure can attract it.

So Drama! is a possibility. What else?
Oh, snap. I know. If reading was an Olympic event, I’d totally go Gold. I once finished “Gone with the Wind” in 2.5 days. And none of that sneaky speed reading either. I devour every word.
Trashy romance novel? Give me an evening, I’ll be done by bedtime.
I’m the perfect person to lend your books too, because you know I’ll be done with it by the end of the week. There’s little to no chance I’ll forget to return it.

So there you go. If they ever host a Nerd Olympics, I’ll totally kick ass in the Reading division.

What would you medal in, if non-physical events were part of the Olympics? Leave your answer in the comments, or write your own post and join in!

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