Current mood:

calm

Thank you Tim!
I owe Tim a big thanks for helping me figure out what to do with the cell phone situation. I've been thinking about it and researching it almost nonstop for the last two days. It's been pretty stressful. I don't like not knowing what to do in situations. Another thing that this cell phone deal affects is my banking account, which I am happy it does. I haven't been happy with Bank of America for a while now. Their charges are rediculous and I stress when my account goes under $500 because I'll get charged for not having the minimum balance. Do they really think people have the money for a charge if they can't keep the minimum balance? So it's time to go to Compass Bank. Plus, they wont charge me for checks and I'll get free ATMs anywhere...they reimburse you for the charges other banks have. Then I'm probably going to get the same phone plan Tim has. It'll be $50 a month, which means I've gotta work more to cover that and gas. Which also means that I'll be even tighter with my money spending. Which I'm good at doing. I don't have a problem telling myself I can't buy something. Wow I'm glad I already paid for my contacts last week that I need to pick up tomorrow. I am so easily stressed over money 'cause I don't have it. I talked to my dad tonight about the plan and he said okay. He said that if I need money they will help me out, but he wants me to be responsible with my money. I told him I don't just go out and buy things for fun, that I am frugal. I really do think it'd be good for me to have the responsibility of paying for my own phone, having my first bill. I am definately scared to do that, but it's about time, I'm 22. I've been pretty lucky not to have one bill yet to pay. I'll probably be changing banks within the next couple of weeks. Mom and Dad will be switching plans which means mine will be cut off within the next week or so...and then I am going to try to go as long as I can without a phone...I think it'd be a good experience for me as well as Dad thinks so too. And then when I start going nuts I can finally sign up to have a phone.

On another note, I've been drinking hot tea lately. I bought a variety pack of Lipton early on this semester when I wasn't feeling well, and then this weekend I bought my favorite tea...Yogi Throat Comfort at the organic food store with Debra. I really like that tea. I drink it mainly for the sweet after taste and it makes my throat feel better (what its named after). I also like it 'cause I don't have to add anything to make it taste better. I don't add anything to my lipton tea either, although I'm sure it'd taste much better if I did, but I don't have sugar, so I drink it "black" if you may with no sugar.I'm drinking Cinnamon Apple right now which smells wonderful and tastes good, but could use some sugar. But then again, that would be an expense that I am not willing to do, so I'll just stick with my non sweet tea. :)