Coupons...awesome

My birthday is coming up, and I love it when stores know it. Yesterday I received a coupon for Tasca, a tapas restaurant. I also got a birthday coupon from DSW. I'm still waiting for my Origins coupon. I'm almost out of blush, but I'm holding out for the coupon.

Last night I went to sewing class again. I missed a week since I was in Chicago, so I spent that weekend finishing up the skirt (see "I Made This" post). When I got to class last night, I was surprised to see that only one other girl finished her project. The other two were still finishing up. So I guess I didn't miss much after all. The good thing is I finished, but the bad thing is that since Ronnie wasn't there to walk me through the rest of the instructions, I kinda improvised. Everyone was pretty impressed that I finished though. And I said, "I have Eli-mi-date and Blind Date to thank. They kept me up late to work on it." My new project is going to be to make a cardigan. That way, I get the experience to make a complete outfit. I didn't have fabric with me though (the fabric stores around here have nothing!), so I worked on my PJ pants. I worked on it a lot last night.

Today is Ash Wednesday. I'm going to church tonight for service. I was thinking about what I would give up for Lent. Last year I gave up shopping for clothes and accessories. Big mistake. As soon as it was Easter, I went nuts and ended up spending so much more than if I had just shopped all along. No, bad idea. The year before, I gave up chips. But then I went to Texas and had the chance to have real Tex-Mex queso and tortillas. So I modified "chips" to "potato chips." Yeah yeah, I'm a cheater. This year for Lent, I decided I wouldn't completely deny myself anything, but concentrate more on moderation. I really need to save money for school and possibly a pre-orientation trip. So I'll stay away from Downtown Crossing and use the time to go to the gym. Good idea? Great idea!