Continued whining

Saving money does not seem to be one of the benefits of joining The Compact.

We had a wonderful weekend in Point Reyes.  Really, the weather was unbelievable, so much to do, and just to be in raw nature like that was so rejuvenating.

Plus, it was our "romantic get-away" weekend.  And it was.

But it would have cost less to stay home and go on a limitless shopping spree at Crazy Mary's the Apple store.

Not that we bought anything.  It's just that lodging and food and other miscellaneous necessities always exceed my planned per diem.

Well, we did stay some place nice....

And not shopping somewhere else is just as hard (or more so?) than not shopping at home. Like, I thought maybe the trip would ease some of my non-spending anxiety.  But no.

I purposefully did not go into a couple of stores that had fabulous things in the window.

And there was a little dilemma about what to get my mom for staying at the house and watching the kids (dogs and cats) while we were gone.  Thankfully, all she wanted was a seashell and I found one at Sculpture Beach.

Must note, though, that for Ron, the relief and contentment of not having to go into shops with scarves and coin purses and candles and silver jewelry -- all the things I love to leisurely poke around and debate about buying/not buying, which color/scent/size -- probably equals my utter glee of not having a tv for a weekend.

So in that way, we created more time for ourselves, more time to be together.  In a meaningful way. It was nice.

Our next "non-spending" spending is the Bruce Springsteen concert in San Jose.  We're staying the night there, too... but at the Super 8.