October 11

$66  Shoes (Moi)

$10 Parking

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Not entirely sure if my spending will count today.  I just happened to receive a targeted ad for shoes that looked cute.  It was in a brand that carries wide sizes.  A Kohl's ad?  My big/wide feet are very hard to shop for.  I was annoyed they didn't even carry wide sizes of this shoe but I looked around and they were cheaper on Zappos.  I guess I have my credit card saved on that account, so it was a couple of clicks to order.  (I usually like the extra pain point of having to go dig out my credit card when I make an online purchase).  Anyway, there's probably a 90% chance I will return them.  In general, I'd say that more dressy type shoes are always too narrow and tight.  Which is why I don't think I have any.  Certainly nothing comfortable.

These shoes were a little dressy.  I have two years to find shoes to wear to my son's wedding.  & yes, I better start looking now.  If the shoes are cute at all (in person) and fit, I would be very happy with the targeted ad.  If not, I will just return them.

Today was a chaotic day.  I started out feeling more optimistic but everything I touched was a mess.  It was a frustrating work day.  When I opened up the fridge to grab dinner, a small plastic to-go container of salad dressing fell out and splattered everywhere.  That was DL(19)'s fault and he cleaned most of it up.  I told him that pretty much summed up my day.  I did end up doing a load of laundry because my clothes were splattered with dressing. (It looked 10x worse than it was.  Thankfully it cleaned up quickly.  Though I am not confident we found all of it.)

MH went to a film festival.  I would have gone if it wasn't so chaotic this week.  I recall falling asleep at this festival multiple times in the past.  & that's when it is not an exhausting week.  He got 63 free miles at a downtown car charger (which is a few miles from our home).  I presume he had to pay for parking but I didn't see that show up on any credit cards.  

Okay, so I asked MH about that.  The 63 free miles was just what he had left to top off the car.  (No out of town trips in recent weeks; his commute is only 3 miles each way).  They were doing 'event parking' for a flat rate of $10 cash up front.  Which he thought was BS because there was no event at the big arena (he had checked because then they charge $20 and he would have parked on the street in that case).  So he was annoyed but at least he got some fuel for that $10.

The downtown free charging (city parking garages) was supposed to go away some months ago.  But the wheels of bureaucracy move slow.