During the biggest heat wave of the century here in the Suburbs, my air-conditioner decided it can not survive one day longer. The furnace died right along with it. From sympathy pains? We must replace them both NOW. Air and Heat, not an option in Canada.
Of course while withstanding this cruel weather that our poor Canadian Children are not used to, sans air-conditioning, I go for Mother of the Year and allow my monsters children extra helping of freezies and popsicles. You know, to help cool them down. On one of those trips to the freezer, one of those delightful little girls left the deep freezer door wide open. EVERYTHING THAWED and the result is the worst kind of stinky summertime funky. Ug.
Toss the funk, and off to Costco we go to replace the lost freezer food. Costco is clearly a wise choice because I never over spend there. While there I decide I NEED 24 giant double chocolate chip muffins and a lifetime supply of toothpaste. Um impulse buy much?
Absorb the sticker shock of my Costco total by eating more then my share of those muffins. I am left with an an oh so pleasant “Why did I eat so much?” feeling. I felt so fat and gross I decided I had to buy some more Lulu Lemon pants to make my butt look good get me all motivated to workout!
On my way home from Lulu I couldn’t just walk buy those lonely shoes on the sale rack, not when they were crying out for me to take them home! A quick stop for a mani to help me cope with all the stress! Sigh.
Turns out if you take away a girls air-conditioning, she is going to need some retail therapy to get through it.
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Of course a girl needs retail therapy after all of that! I went to the mall today and what great sales I found! 🙂
a girl’s gotta do what she has to to survive!
I like how someone reminded you that there’s A/C at the mall — enabler!! 😉
Oh man, that is one expensive fix. I NEVER overspend at Costco either. 🙂
It stands to reason that those purchases were made. I see the logic in all of it.
Sounds like the perfect reason to give yourself a little retail therapy! I have to admit I probably would have done the same! So sorry your air conditioning,furnace AND food in the freezer all were lost!
Is costco anything like Sam’s Club???? I lose track of my wallet ( and my mind) in there…… your post made me wish I could describe a spending spree so eloquently, and so humorously….
and now I want muffins….
What? Your plan sounds perfectly reasonable to me!
Wow…you alone might just help the economic issues we are having!!
Gotta love the AC with temps like this!
And that is exactly why I canceled my membership. I would go in for diapers and only diapers and would come out with a cart full of things we really didn’t need. Those muffins are my weakness!
What a triple whammy! Is it still hot up there? I don’t get it. Canada is closer to the North Pole which makes you guys more cold, how come you are having the heatwave while in California, it’s cold? That’s weird. Hope you have the air-conditioner fixed soon.
I totally love your tongue-in-cheek view on the need for Costco shopping sprees!
Look—that kind of spending is a right and a duty when it’s hot and nasty. Spend away, my friend.
Shocking, I have no A/C but I know your heatwaves up there are longer then my 2-3wks long ones here. I’ve been taking cooler showers atnihgt, and not drying off and just laying 1 sheet over me. That’s it! hubbie’s been complaining that it’s too cold with the windows open and ceiling fans on? (the man is insane)
also another expense? letting your kids run the well dry watering themselves and not the plants.