Successes, failures, and the unexpected

I suppose I did o.k. for the week.  It was my birthday and all...  I ended up going over budget by over $100 on groceries, but that included a gluten free stock up and I hadn't gone shopping last week.  I spent $15 at my b-day party and about $8.50 at McDonald's when I was running late for work.  I really need to stop running late for work!  It's expensive!

I was able to come up with a plan for more of my bills after receiving a couple extra that I had been waiting on.  They have been added to my budget and don't seem to be a problem.  In addition, my dad sent me 5 times as much birthday money.  Yay!  I was thinking of putting it in my Roomba fund but I may put it toward glasses because I need new ones.

Unfortunately I missed 8 hours of work this week.  Well, technically, I missed 20 at my full-time job and 8 at my part-time job.  My sick time will make up for my full-time paycheck, but I don't get anything for my part-time job.  One of my clients is in the hospital (meaning I don't have to work, but I also don't get paid) and I'm not sure when he'll be back home.  There's a possibility that I may have another day off.  So far, my next check will be about $80 short... hopefully not more.

So, the annoying thing about life right now...  autoimmune diseases....  as in like "Good morning!  Oh, hello Floor!  I didn't realize just how badly you needed vacuumed."  Autoimmune diseases are a pain on the budget.  You feel awful and in my case will sometimes introduce yourself to the floor but no one can tell how badly you are feeling and often doubt it.  My supervisor called me tonight to make sure I was home a few hours after I called in...  Like sure...  I just spent the last 28 hours in bed because I feel happy and bright and sunshiny today!  Altogether, chronic diseases can mess up a budget with trips to doctors, missed work, and worst case scenario -- an ER visit.  Thankfully in this case, it seems to be a couple days of weakness and headaches that should resolve themselves rather quickly.  It happens from time to time then goes away.

I intended to add photos and information about how I plan to go about tackling this budget but not feeling well put that on hold.  I need to get the photos taken and ready to go.  Hopefully I'll have them up on Tuesday.