This weekend would be an easy No-Spend weekend.

But we decided to be SPENDY!

I am not sure what it is, maybe I am just knee deep in work.

But we have been living the dreaded "2-income" lifestyle without the second income. Which is 10 times worse. LOL. But it hasn't really gotten to me.

Last Saturday I took the kids out of town and worked Sunday instead. I had to rush home though because dh had a volunteer shift at 5:00. Ugh.

This weekend I was pretty much going to work all weekend. But dh just informed me he is volunteering 1pm - 10pm Sunday. Seriously?

We had made plans for a date Sunday. Movies; drop off the kids. Was looking forward to it.

It would be easy to not see each other all weekend and not to spend any money. Work is so crazy it seems to make little difference that his schedule is crazy too. I have been too busy working to notice much I guess. We usually avoid this kind of schedule like the plague. I'd rather be broke than never see my spouse. But I guess I am resigned to it this time of year.

BUT anyway, since it's been so crazy, I really looked forward to our date and to just turn off my brain and spend time with dh. BM has a tee ball game today and so I will probably leave work early for that.

I told dh I was planning to work tomorrow anyway but felt a little caught up. I suggested we drop off the kids after tee ball and go to the movies. We can decide what to do for dinner after. Maybe just come home; maybe splurge on a meal out without having to buy food out of the house for "eat like adults" kids.

Then I can go to work a few hours Sunday morning, but the whole weekend sounds about 10 times more appealing. I don't mind working every day if there is balance. I like my job; I just don't want to work 16 hours every weekend. So working Sunday buys me lots of time with my family Saturday. Tee ball game and a date. Phew. I'll be home Sunday before noon. The kids and I will have a nice afternoon/evening together Sunday.

So we decided to spend!

Dh has a dinner next week but the kids are out of school. We did not have to pay for preschool this week. So we get another date without spending more money than we usually would. Woohoo.

Easter will be fun and "free" for the most part. I expect we will spend the last 2 weeks of April recovering. Being homebodies. Though we have discussed going out to dinner after the 15th to celebrate.

That is how our April is shaping up. & that is how we decided having a No-Spend weekend had more of a "personal" price than we really cared for. Sometimes, spending money is good. I would never work so hard if I was never going to enjoy any of my money.