The stars and planets has so aligned lately in such a way, that it has come to pass that I have no funds. this month. at all. You may remember me doing the same thing not long ago. Really gonna have to start taking notice.
Anyway, in the spirit of optimism, I have written a list. I shall refer to it in times of crisis.
I put it here in the hopes that if ever you shall find yourself in such a spot (and if so I hope that is because of splurge purchase of beautiful I-couldn't-live-without-it and not any repercussions of the damn GEC) you can use it too.
- Go to the library. Be careful to return books on time or you’ll get a fine and be stuffed. Bonus- they have the weekend papers here. If you get desperate, entertain yourself by leaving notes in books. Try to match the theme. Leave love notes in the poetry and romance fiction. Leave a secret code in the sci-fi. Leave your favourite recipe in a recipe book. Try leaving startling personal confessions related to the topic.
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- Blog. Read other peoples blogs. You can spend a long time doing this. See how many blog genres you can jump in the shortest amount. Example: start on one of your favourites, for example, this one (hehee). Click on one of my blog links, then click one of theirs. See if you can reach a fashion blog (easy), a design blog (pretty easy), a blog on the corporate world or for the love of country and western music (harder).
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- Write letters to friends. Use your cute stamps to decorate. If you have access to craft supplies, make elaborate friendship letters. Make a pen friend. Steal stamps from the office for this habit.
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Discover motivation for health and fitness. Go for walks, bike rides, commandeer a friends swimming pool. Lift rocks and dig up old yoga videos. Pretend your not eating much or drinking beer because you're 'cleansing'
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- Visit all the friends for dinner that you’ve meant to for ages. This is good company and dinner. Better if you have some wine in your wine rack to take along. And if they are good friends who don’t mind being mooched off a little bit.
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- Lie in the park. Fly a kite. Bring some of the library books. watch clouds. Do it like you mean it.
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- Rediscover your love of photography. Go for walks and explore. Take photos of everything. Try not to run out of batteries or you’ll be stuffed.
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- Rediscover two minute noodles. Try the Asian varieties that sell for about 40c a packet. There’s a reason students live on them.
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- Start looking around your home for things to sell. You don’t really need a tv. Or that skateboard. Or that many books… Try not to get addicted to ebay.
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- Find an interest in collecting natural things. Like dried leaves; use them as bookmarks for all the library books you have. Or heart shaped rocks, they make great paperweights and gifts. Or twigs, weave them into a basket to hold your self-pity.
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- Dress up and go to the pub. Talk to strangers. One of them will buy you a drink. This is a desperate move. Try to save it for desperate times. Go meet friends and hang around looking thirsty.
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- Jump on a train to a random place and back. Only recommended if you find money in the street to pay for the ticket. Especially if the fine for riding without a ticket is double your share of the rent.
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- Visit some free art galleries and museums. Wander around and make notes.
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- If you get lunch on the company account, suddenly express a keen interest in working on the weekends.
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- Sew like a mad woman and actually have a market stall. The proceeds can go to luxuries, like food.
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- Download movies from the internet and make some popcorn. Also watch youtube clips of all the shows you used to watch growing up, including cartoons, and all the bands you’ve ever loved. If you run out, try web stalking everyone you’ve ever known.
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- Have a girls night in. Have a bubble bath. Do face masks and hair doing and nail painting.
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- Clean the house. I mean really clean the house. Everything. If done right, this could take months. Bonus- you’ll get fit, have a clean house, and may find old stuff to sell, as well as all the coins behind the washing machine/in the couch/ in old bags and pockets.
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- Prune your trees, mulch, plant seeds. Bonus- if you’re gonna be poor for a while, home grown veges will be a welcome addition to your diet (you can add ‘em to the noodles).
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- write lists. lots of lists. like this one.
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