*Whew!* Almost didn't make it!

...my deadline that is. I almost let a week slip by before posting again. But I made it! (barely) I am actually winding down for the night, at 11:22pm. This is very rare for me. Around this time, I usually get some crazy project idea in my head, and feel like I must finish it before I go to bed. Like cleaning my room, finishing my sister's long overdue painting, making 8,000 pieces of jewelry, collaging who-knows-what, you get the picture. I'm a night owl, so I usually feel wide awake about this time, long after others have called it a night. It's not rare that I go to bed at 3 in the morning. Call me crazy, but I've done it plenty of times. Sometimes getting a lot accomplished. & sometimes getting a lot of facebook stalking accomplished. haha I'm tired "early" tonight because I got up earlier than I normally do so that my Mom, sister & I could go to IHOP.

We normally don't go out to breakfast, so it was fun to do something different, & it forced me to wake up before noon (hey, stop judging me, I'm not in school right now, ok?! don't you remember your days of sleeping the day away??). I got some delicious chocolate pancakes, hash browns & fruit. You can never go wrong with hash browns! (P.S. I just thought about this...do Northerners eat hash browns? Or is it a Southern thing?)

While on the subject of eating, I've realized I need to make an actual budget or just get super strict with myself about spending. I was thinking about it the other day, & the majority of what I spend my $$$ on is food. & mostly fast food. I do love me some Chick-fil-A. I was actually just telling my Dad 2 days ago how I wish I had a Chick-fil-A vending machine. No lie. How amazing would that be?!? haha & an eternal fountain of their sweet tea!! My goodness. Just the thought sends me into cardiac arrest. I really really really wish they would get some kind of customer rewards program going or something. Because I spend a pretty penny there.

But anyways, back to the $$$ issue. (P.s. I'm skinny, but I do love food. & I get distracted sometimes, so bear with me) I haven't really spent much money in the last couple of months on things I usually spend money on such as clothes, little things I really don't need, etc. & now I've realized most of the money I actually have spent, goes to eating out. Not good. So now, I have to cut down on that, & be disciplined about it. We'll see how this goes. Maybe my new, growing fascination with trying to cook will help with this...

I'm going to try to make my own salad dressing. I'm thinking a vinaigrette or something like that. Any suggestions or recipes?

Au revoir! this was a long one!

**Quick Little Edit!!**

Whoa whoa whoa...back the freight train up!! Obviously someone forgot to tell me Project Runway started back up again! How did this slip my mind?? I love that show. With my whole heart. =D

Okay, just part of it.