$5 Manolos!!!

Forgive the really crappy photo, but these ----------> are two pairs of Manolo Blahniks that I purchased at Goodwill for $5 each! The pair on the left is dark brown with a pointed toe and stiletto heel. The pair on the left is black with a box toe and a thicker heel.

I don't know what was going on at this Goodwill, but they had tons of really nice, high end shoes today. I'm pretty sure these were donated by the same person, even though they are two different sizes, b/c they both fit exactly the same way. How do I get this person to donate more $400 shoes??

What I Wore While Being Thankful That Rich People Donate to Goodwill:

• grey/blue dot shirt (Mossimo)
• grey faux wrap, shortened by me (Lane Bryant, thrifted Goodwill)
• black heels (Manolo Blahnik, thrifted Goodwill)
• mother of pearl earrings (Target)
• aqua oval necklace (via Ross)

What I Ate After Refusing to Go to the Store:

We just couldn't bring ourselves to go to the grocery store in the storm that was passing through Dallas, so we improvised with the few ingredients we still have in the house. Rand cooked up breakfast and I cooked the apples.

• 2 slices low-cal toast
• 2 slices real bacon
• 2 eggs (from Mom's chickens)
• 1 cooked apple with raisins and sliced almonds
• dessert - black bean brownies

Total for the Day: 1808 calories, 4 glasses of water, no exercise

Chipotle is HOT! Who knew?

Today was a little odd. Yesterday I was sent home from work early with the information that my project was finished but they would need us "in a few weeks." Uh huh. Sure. So I boxed up all my stuff and brought it home. On my way home I stopped off at a RedBox to get some free movies, since they are offering free movie codes on Wednesdays (and Mondays) this month. I was prepared for a nice day on the couch watching free movies (you've got to be frugal when you are unemployed).

Then at 9 am I received a text message to come into work at 10. Yay Money! Darn no movies. And I was seriously not prepared foodwise. (Luckily I had my outfit all planned out since I picked out everything for the week on Sunday.) Rand had a coupon for a free Which Wich sandwhich stuck on the fridge, so I grabbed that and the last of my box of Puffins as I ran out the door. Whew. I only worked for 4 hours, so I didn't have to worry that I didn't have any snacks at the office, thankfully.

What I Wore in a Rush to the Office:

• paisley skirt (Anne Klein)
• brown long sleeve, v-neck T (Old Navy)
• navy blue short sleeve blouse (Old Navy)
• brown boots (Cloudwalkers by Avenue)
• huge brown patent leather purse w/ gold hardware (Target)
• brown leather woven belt w/ bronze buckle (?? Lane Bryant??)
• amber art deco necklace (gift from Rand)
• lt. yellow earrings - yes, I see that a piece is missing. oops (??)

What I Ate While Not Watching Free Movies:

• breakfast (250): 1.5 c. Puffins, 12 oz can V8
• lunch (506): Tomato & Avocado Which Wich w/ provolone and veggies, 2 cuties
• snacks (235): 1 SoyJoy, 1 black bean brownie
• dinner (513): 2 oz chipotle chicken, 1 c. wild rice, 1.25 c. spinach/pearl onions/grape tomatoes, 1 glass white wine
• dessert (185): 5 trefoils, 1 mug diet hot cider, a good book

See that steam coming off the rice. mmmm. It was so hot and yummy. What you see here is actually 4 oz of chicken, which I originally had in my meal plan for the day. But I accidently put too much chipotle spice on the chicken when I was cooking it. And I just couldn't really eat it, so Rand got 1/2 of my chicken.

Total for the Day: 1689 calories, 7 glasses water