Insane Random Ramblings

My birthday is coming up next week and I want to buy myself something but I have no idea what.  I went to ebillme to look for coupons to some of the sites that I shop at. I did see both Kmart and Sears among the stores that I’ve heard of. There was also Wireless Emporium and My Jewelry Box (which sounds like it could be my new favorite store).

The cool thing with ebillme is that a bunch of websites now use this service. I don’t have to use any credit cards or debit cards. I buy what I want and check out using ebillme. Then I get a bill by email which I pay from my online bank account and that’s it! Easy as can be. And if that’s not enough, they also have a rewards program where you can save 1% on future purchases. That money can really add up too.

Last year I used ebillme to buy a mp3 player from TigerDirect. I used the bill pay option at my bank to pay ebillme for the item. That’s it…not hard at all. The best part is I don’t have to use a credit card or give out my banking information. You simply set up ebillme as a payee at your bank and it’s done and over.

Now I have to get back to shopping because I think that jewelry store is calling my name.

I’m one of the few people that I know that actually loathes when my birthday comes up. Every year I get irritable and moody around that day. Then when people with me “Happy Birthday”, which they invariably do, I get even more irritated.

I never plan anything for that day either. I won’t go to the mall, atv riding or anything. I did want to go on vacation this year since this is kinda a “milestone” birthday. Unfortunately I waited too long to start planning everything and it got way too expensive for me to justify going. I may start saving this year for next year so I can go away for that week.

I would just rather be by myself during this time.

I need to lost weight. I’ve decided to start small and go on a 6 week plan. I have 2 main reasons for doing this. The first reason is that I’ll see a small victory. I can start a exercise regiment along with diet pills that work for my metabolic rate and see some weight come off. The second reason is that 7 weeks from now is my birthday.

I’m not going on vacation this year so I need something to cheer me up on my birthday. I don’t know why, but I’m usually sad on my birthday. Even when I’m surrounded by my family and friends I just dread that day. By going on this plan, I at least have something to focus on.

The best part is that I’ve made it a manageable goal. I’m only looking to lose 10-15 pounds which is not a lot but enough for me to see a difference. Maybe I’ll even tweak my budget and be able to squeeze a small vacation in there as well. Hey I can only hope, like I said, I need something to look forward to.

John thought I was going to buy him a gag gift for his birthday. I don’t know why though. I had been telling him that I had a good gift picked out for him since mid-December. I know he loves baseball so I knew that would make a great gift.

I guess he thought I would get him something stupid like a Chia Pet or something. He said depending on what I got him, he already had some gag gifts picked out for my birthday. He said something crazy like Depends, progesterone or something silly like that. Of course that’s a crack at my age since I’m older than he is. That’s cool I can take a joke.

I’m just glad he realized that I didn’t get him a gag gift. Maybe that means I’ll get something cool for my birthday. I have to wait until August to find out though.

I thought about it today while here at work. I’m going to let John decide which game to go to. I know he loves the Mets but there might be a game he may want to go to even more. We’ve been talking about going to Cleveland (because I want to see the Yankees). He might want to go to one of the games in Cleveland. We both like the giveaways during the games, especially bobblehead night. So I think that’s a better idea.

Hopefully he agrees.

Today is John’s birthday. I woke up a little after midnight and told him Happy Birthday. I was half sleep but I remember him saying to me that he wouldn’t officially turn 29 until 6:45pm. lolol, yeah ok.

I have his card here at work. I’ll give it to him later tonight. He’s going to a job fair after work so he won’t get home until probably 6 or 6:30pm. We’re going out to dinner, hopefully Olive Garden. I didn’t get him a present but it’s because they’re not on sale yet. His favorite baseball team is the Mets so I’m getting him tickets to the Saturday night game with fireworks. I guess I’ll put some kind of IOU in his card.

I don’t have to worry about him finding out what I’m giving him because he doesn’t read my blog.