Give Me Back My Five Bucks

BF’s family is in town, so we haven’t had a chance to go grocery shopping yet this week. Which means I’ll have to buy my lunch today. I really wanted to get a pumpkin spiced latte on my way to work, but knew that I couldn’t justify getting a Starbucks coffee AND buy my lunch all in the same day. Boo! :( For the coming long weekend, we’re going hiking somewhere. Even though it’s pouring rain right now, it’s supposed to clear up for the weekend. BF wants to get up to some remote areas, but I don’t want to … Continue reading →

Cost: $40 + tax Time: approx. 2.5 hours Website description: Monkido tree courses are elevated obstacle courses set in a beautiful forest and securely suspended in the trees at 10 to 60 feet off the ground! Elements include a Tarzan Swing, zip lines, scramble nets and swinging logs. (picture is also from the website) This was my first time in about 10 years doing an obstacle course, so I was really excited/nervous. I’m a bit scared of heights, so I thought this would be a really good thing for me to do. (That’s also why I like climbing mountains so much!) … Continue reading →

Monday 23rd $14.21 farm market $14.64 butcher $16.59 bakery Tuesday 24th $10.32 ice cream (whoops!) Wednesday 25th No Spend Day! Thursday 26th $36.17 gas $16.29 groceries $11.51 nail polish stuff for friend’s wedding Friday 27th $13.75 ferry $18.37 dinner for BF and I $5.41 snacks for ferry Saturday 28th +$182.94 pay cheque from old PT job $48.07 groceries $52.80 hair cut $11.24 coffee & pastry for sister and I $12 bubble tea for cousin and I Sunday 29th +$50 sister owed me money $44.79 WildPlay ropes course $3.98 Starbucks $17.65 lunch $13.75 ferry $41.65 gas TOTAL: $170.25 Weekends home are … Continue reading →

Usually my mom gives me $200 in birthday money every year. And this year, I already know that I will spend the money on a new pair of hiking boots. As you know, I have an amazing $500+ pair that I bought last year, but those are specifically for mountaineering. For the rest of my hiking trips, I need something that’s a little less heavy duty. The boots I currently have I’ve been wearing for almost 3 years. I love them, but they need to be replaced. Plus, they were really meant for day hiking without a heavy pack – … Continue reading →

I just locked myself out of my PC Financial Mastercard account three times in a row, prompting 3 separate calls to Customer Service. Gotta love Fridays!