Monday, January 31, 2011

January Spending Summary

To start off with, my current living situation is still at home and don't have to pay any rent or any other things, any 'groceries' are food and drink that is/can be bought from the supermarket. The other thing that might be odd and/or confusing is Biscuit is my pet guinea pig and that is the things that I buy for him, like fresh veges, pellets, cages etc,  and I think everything else is pretty self-explanatory.

This my first spending overview. Hoping to do more of these to keep track of my spendings and maybe even spend less... >_<

  1. Transport: Topped up fuel once a week. Although this week, went out too much and hence overused fuel and also because had to work far away. Really hoping I get reimbursed from Inland Revenue for my fuel for work.. Also, $1.50 worth of bus rides.
  2. Groceries: Seriously can't remember, but once, most recently, bought about $40 worth of gorceries for two meals and can't remember the rest... might have to keep receipts to remember..
  3. Entertainment: Movies, phone topup, magazine (Cosmo). Probably next time will split my magazine subscription into months...
  4. Miscellaneous: A rubbish bin [that I don't really need], vodem stick, and forgot two $5 purchases... =\
  5. Dining: dinner and dessert with friends before and after movie
  6. Dining BF
  7. Biscuit: Pellets, 3 vege trips and bought a new cage for him, will also be reimbursed from selling his old cage.
  8. Hair & Beauty: Bought Nivea sunscreen, which will last me till 2014 I believe and also 3 random hair accessories that I probably didn't need but wanted....
  9. Lunch/Dinner: Lunches and dinners purchased by myself. This month was 1 lunch and 2 dinners... maybe really one altogether.... but on seperate occasions in one night..
  10. Gifts: One gift for a birthday. Was a great price too! Went at the right time and also halved with a friend :)
In total, I spent $886 this month.... o_o definitely need to cut down... and most of this came from my savings with exception to one pay of $157...

First Post! And Another New Blog...! [IceCreamDream]

Had the sudden urge to bake tonight. Really felt like cookies but didn't have chocolate chips so couldn't make chocolate chip cookies:( Instead, went looking for cookie recipes and found Peanut Butter Cookies! First batch turned out ok, although a bit crumbly, and the third, fourth and fifth were pretty much the same if not a little bit firmer to roll into balls. Overall, I think I did a pretty awesome job. Random how I wanted to bake suddenly but oh well. Made about 40 small sized cookies and the little bits I had taste pretty good once they were set and hard! ^^
YUM! ^.^

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Challenges: 17 books in 2011

Books Read in 2011
  1. Sweet Little Lies - Lauren Conrad [January]
  2. Sloppy Firsts - Megan McCafferty [February]
  3. Pretty Little Liars (TV tie-in edition) - Sara Shepard [tba]
  4. Second Helpings - Megan McCafferty [tba]
  5. Charmed Thirds - Megan McCafferty [tba]
  6. Fourth Comings - Megan McCafferty [tba]
  7. Perfect Fifths - Megan McCafferty [tba]
  8. Sugar and Spice - Lauren Conrad [March/April]
  9. A Walk To Remember - Nicholas Sparks
  10. Something Borrowed - Emily Griffin
  11. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares
  12. Girls in Pants  - Ann Brashares
  13. Forever in Blue - Ann Brashares
  14. Sisterhood Everlasting  - Ann Brashares
  15. The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks

2011 To Watch & Read List

BOOKS TO READ
  • Sweet Little Lies - Lauren Conrad
  • Sugar & Spice - Lauren Conrad
  • Sloppy Firsts - Megan McCafferty
  • Second Helpings - Megan McCafferty
  • Charmed Third - Megan McCafferty
  • Fourth Comings - Megan McCafferty
  • Perfect Fifths - Megan McCafferty
  • Bumped - Megan McCafferty
  • The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
  • Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
  • Loving Natalee - Beth Holloway
  • Pretty Little Liars series 
    • Pretty Little Liars, Flawless, Perfect, Unbelievable, Wicked, Killer, Heartless, Wanted
MOVIES TO SEE
  • Never Let Me Go [2010]
  • Love Birds [2011]
  • Burlesque [2010]
  • Yogi Bear [2010]
  • Unstoppable [2010]
  • Morning Glory [2010]
  • The Green Hornett [2011]
  • Hop [April, 2011]
  • Gnomeo and Juliet [2011]
  • My Wedding and Other Secrets [2011]
  • 127 Hours [2011]
  • Friends With Benefits [July, 2011]
  • No Strings Attached [2011]
  • Sucker Punch [2011]
  • Fast Five (Fast & The Furious 5) [2011]
  • Arthur [2011]
  • Rio [2011]
  • Limitless [2011]
  • Rango [2011]
  • Your Highness [2011]
  • Source Code [2011]
  • Super 8 [2011]
  • Monte Carlo [2011]
  • Bridesmaids [2011]
  • Hoodwinked Too! [2011]
  • Green Lantern [2011]
  • Bad Teacher [2011]
  • Something Borrowed [2011]
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 [2011]
  • Like Crazy [2011]
  • Crazy Stupid Love [2011]
  • Glee 3D [2011]
  • Larry Crowne [2011] 
  • Horrible Bosses [2011]
  • Oranges and Sunshine [2010]
  • Love Story
  • The Smurfs [2011]
  • Mr Popper's Penguins [2011]
  • What's Your Number [2011]
DVDS WATCH LIST
  • Furry Vengeance
  • Sex and The City 2
  • The Search for Santa Paws
  • My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
  • I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
  • Leap Year
  • My Dad's Six Wives
  • Messages Deleted
  • Cemetery Junction
  • Wild Cherry
  • When In Rome
  • Taking Chances
  • I Love You Too
  • Other Man
  • The Rebound
  • Everybody's Fine
  • Cake Eaters
  • Natalee Holloway
  • Better Luck Tomorrow
  • Harry Potter series 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 7.5

Saturday, January 1, 2011

211 Movies In 2011

  1. Love & Other Drugs [2010] ~ 04.01.11*
  2. The Time Traveler's Wife [2009] ~ 09.01.11
  3. Remember Me [2010] ~ 10.01.11
  4. Tangled [2010] ~ 11.01.11*
  5. The Social Network [2010] ~ 13.01.11
  6. Open Season 3 [2010] ~ 16.01.11
  7. Casino Jack [2010] ~ 17.01.11
  8. Burlesque [2010] ~ 22.01.11*
  9. Devil [2010] ~ 26.01.11 
  10. Never Let Me Go [2010] ~ 28.01.11
  11. All About Steve [2009] ~ 30.01.11
  12. Youth in Revolt [2009] ~ 03.02.11
  13. Conviction [2010] ~ 06.02.11]
  14. Unstoppable [2010]  ~ 15.02.11
  15. Due Date [2010] ~ 17.02.11
  16. The Adjustment Bureau [2011] ~ 02.03.11*
  17. The Little Mermaid  [1989] ~ 03.03.11
  18. An Education [2009] ~ 06.03.11
  19. The Tooth Fairy [2010] ~ 06.03.11
  20. Bourne Identity [2002] ~ 08.03.11
  21. My Wedding and Other Secrets [2011] ~ 24.03.11
  22. Perfect Stranger [2007] ~ 27.03.11
  23. Just Go With It [2011] ~ 06.04.11 
  24. Morning Glory [2010] ~ 06.04.11
  25. How Do You Know? [2010] ~ 07.04.11
  26. Summer Wars [2009] ~ 15.04.11
  27. My Neighbours, The Yamadas [1999] ~ 17.04.11
  28. The Cat Returns [2002] ~ 20.04.11
  29. Whisper of the Heart [1995] ~ 20.04.11
  30. True Grit [2010] ~ 22.04.11
  31. Bridget Jones' Diary [2003] ~ 23.04.11
  32. Kiki's Delivery Service [1989] ~ 28.04.11
  33. Colorful [2002] ~ 28.04.11
  34. Ratatouille [2007] ~ 14.05.11
  35. Passengers [2008] ~ 16.05.11
  36. Source Code [2011] ~ 17.05.11
  37. Killers [2010] ~ 06.07.11
  38. Hot Fuzz [2007] ~ 09.07.11
  39. Bridesmaids [2011] ~
  40. Friends With Benefits [2011] ~ 
  41. No Strings Attached [2011] 
  42. Something Borrowed [2011] ~ 13.10.11
  43. What's Your Number? [2011] ~ 17.10.11
  44. Monte Carlo [2011] ~
  45. In Time [2011] ~ 05.11.11
  46. Boy A [2007] ~ 29.11.11
  47. New Year's Eve [2011] ~ 13.12.11
  48. Meet The Robinsons [2007] ~ 28.12.11