Happy Wednesday!

Today my emergency fund took a somewhat large hit. I took my car in for an oil change and a brake inspection and 2 hours and $575 later, my oil is changed and my brakes are just fine. No, the oil change didn't cost that much, but I did get 3 new tires (I got 1 new tire back in June and it was still fine), a new air filter, a new belt, 2 new tag lights (the lights that illuminate your license plate), an oil change, and an alignment for my new (and old) tires. The guy said that my tires were wearing at an angle and that the outer part of my tire was wearing quicker than the inner part of my tire. He took me out to my car and showed me the tires and explained everything to me (I ::heart:: Midas). So, I went ahead and had them do all the work. He also said that one of the belts in my engine had quite a few cracks in it, but was not fraying yet. I went ahead and had them replace it, as I am of the thought that I would rather spend the money now and not get stranded on the side of the road. I am very happy with the work that Midas does. They gave me 2 new tag lights, but only charged me for 1 and also gave me a $30 discount.

Even with that, the total was still more than I was looking to spend today, but this is why I have my emergency fund. I will be able to pay off my CC bill without having to worry about where the money is coming from. I will have to work a little bit harder to get my fund back where I want it by the end of the year, but since I have a 28 hour work week at Hallmark next week and then a 14 hour week the next, I should be ok. All of the money I make from Hallmark goes straight into my savings (as I don't need it to live on). I have only been working about 9 hours a week this whole summer and with those two big weeks, it will help get my emergency fund back to where it is now.

Other than that things are going well around here. I cleaned my room and vacuumed my apartment. I have some laundry in the washer/dryer and have taken out the trash. On my walk to the trash bin (at the very front of the apartment complex... and I live at the very back), Bandit was pulling me like crazy and not listening to the "close" command. I was carrying a rather large box and a bag of trash with me and I think he was trying to get away from those because on the walk back he was super. He stayed by me and didn't try to eat anyone. This is a big deal, as he didn't have his backpack on and usually when he walks without his backpack he pulls me like crazy. Also, when I got back from Midas he only jumped on me once! Woo-hoo! I am enjoying the little victories, as right now, that is all we have.

Things are pretty calm around here and I am hoping to get to school to do some painting tomorrow! I hope to have some pictures of some finished shelves and my classroom coming together soon :) Keep your eyes peeled for those!

In the meantime, enjoy your slice of life and I will leave you with a picture of my little cutie under the covers on my bed :) (He was trying to sleep but I wanted a picture)