6:30 p.m. — Our local library has a bookstore attached to it that is a treasure trove of used books and all of the money goes to the library. I drive over, spend 45 minutes browsing and end up getting four books for only $13! I rarely buy books (see love of libraries) but this is a no-brainer.
where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar.
Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money? Did your parent/guardian educate you about finances? 8:30 a.m. — We haven’t done a big grocery shop in quite some time because we’ve been traveling so much, so I throw together a hodge-podge of yogurt , frozen berries, peanut butter, chia seeds and raw oats . Grab my coffee and head up to my office, which is in a little loft in our apartment. It’s helpful for me to have a separate space to work and not have my desk in my bedroom .
8 p.m. — S. has dinner all cooked and ready. He never really learned how to cook so has been learning the basics. We’ll often pick a more complicated recipe from one of our cookbooks on a weekend night and he’s a great sous chef with all the chopping and prep. He’s made some ground turkey, rice and spinach that I slather with soy sauce.8:45 p.m. — Rinse off quickly and then settle in to watch some Olympics primetime. I’m very invested in the USA men’s Clark Kent pommel horse arc.
6:30 p.m. — S. and I decide to go to our favorite Indian restaurant that’s walking distance from us. We live in an area full of chain restaurants so this locally owned place is a godsend to us. We always eat too much and waddle out and it’s SO GOOD. We get two curries, naan and some beers. S. pays. 3 p.m. — I’m hitting a wall. I take a little break to make some chai and popcorn with olive oil, nutritional yeast and salt. I feel like I haven’t been able to shake the blarg feeling I woke up with today. I love what I do but my research area is also really depressing, and that certainly doesn’t help shake off a bad mood.
9 a.m. — That was a pointless meeting. The person didn’t have what she needed in order to go over some data with me but didn’t want to cancel? People are funny. I go back to my Pomodoro and alternate between data analysis and manuscript writing on a few projects until lunchtime.12 p.m. — I do think leftovers are one of my favorite parts of the day. These shrimp scampi leftovers truly hit the spot.
9:45 p.m. — Reading and bedtime. We have an early wake-up tomorrow to get S. to the airport for his flight.5 a.m. — Driving someone to LAX is the ultimate sign of your love. I’m sleepy but S. woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep so he’s in worse shape than I am. This’ll be fun. 5 p.m. — I have a couple more things to finish up for work that are mainly responding to emails and other admin-y things so I pour myself some ouzo and head out to our balcony to finish up.to the sounds of kids playing on their bikes. Once I finish I head inside to throw together a salad and falafel for dinner.for the first time so I throw that on while I start a puzzle. S. calls after a few episodes to fill me in on some bachelor party drama.
12:45 p.m. — I realize while laying out my clothes that I threw away my trusty wedding heels after they disintegrated at the last wedding we went to. Welp. Time to go to Target.
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