So, the results of my great April budgeting experiment are out :) If you'll take a look at appendix A I think it's pretty clear where I need to cut back. Washington State Ferries is my favorite place to spend my money? What?

Mint.com is amazing. They do the budgeting for you. With pie charts, and bar graphs connected to all 53 of your bank accounts. No need to bust out the receipts and sort them into piles. Although I collected my receipts in a pretty envelope this month anyway.

Better awareness of your spending = more responsible management of your money. Check that one off my list.

Free Pizza

:sigh: It's Friday. My second Monday of the week. Pay day. To be honest, it's been a pretty strange day. I slept in, took my time getting ready. Did a couple devotionals. Walked out the door at 10am. I LOVE mornings like this.

Just got back from a corporate luncheon in Poulsbo. I am BY FAR the youngest in the bunch. AND the newest on top of that. Julie introduced me, and then John Shea (senior management) said that the newbies have to sing a song. And I almost did. I froze up, for sure. Not mortifying, but close enough. I wish I didn't have such a fear of adults. :)

Thursday was wonderful. Spent the night at John's house. We watched Notorious. I liked it. The next morning we got Starbucks for breakfast. Double tall soy caramel latte may be my new favorite of the moment. I walked John to the bus stop, and he said "Val, if you lived here we could do this every morning." Tug at my heart strings, why dontchya.

I met up with Annetta and Sierra after that. My girls. 3 hours of open heart discussion. They challenge me. And I love that.

MMM tomorrow. Let's hope I remember my lines.