Monday in Nashville, Morning

 Another glorious morning in Nashville after Sunday lamentations. I woke up toasty but had a coughing spell last night and felt strangely cold. 

I don't know how to work the dumb Nest thermometer no matter how much I tried. Sometimes I turn the dial and the heat goes up, sometimes nothing happens.

I dreamed about Dan; I asked him to meet me somewhere and he did. We spent the whole day together. And then my nemesis was like oh, he always comes out to this event when I ask him to. Womp, womp. What kind of dream was that.

I know these dreams aren't real and it's not a sign. I see Dan's name everywhere. I never realized it was such a common name. But I know now, it's not a sign. There are no signs, world! We see what we want to see! I know these feelings aren't real. They aren't a purpose or a passion or an objective. Because those things are all mad-made. There's no bigger message here.

This was the result of a lonely woman snooping and daydreaming. 

Wow, I can't believe my full week in Nashville is here. I got some yummy snacks and hemmed and hawed over a $10 fruit plate; then ended up getting $4 worth of cut pineapple. Overindulged on a bag of popcorn ...now feel too full. I prefer feeling a little hungry because then I can eat more things.

I finished off the ribs last night, and I have a large chicken breast I'm going to reheat today and stretch over  2 meals. Then my food box is going to come tomorrow sometime.

I paid $400 on the trip today. I still have about $1200 left plus whatever expenses are still to come. The only other thing I want to try is frose (because why not) and maybe some vegan ice cream. That shouldn't be more than 20 or 40 bucks. I should be able to scrounge up food for my remaining days here. 

It looks like my statement closed Feb 25th and all the large expenses were in that statement, so I will have to pay the balance off by Mar 20...womp, womp. 

I've enjoyed watching my Lifestyle Fund grow, so it'll suck to see it dwindle. I'm not sure when I'll pay the balance off yet. I only have 1 more paycheck before the 20th. I kind of want to wait until I'm back so I can see the final balance in full. And I kind of like just swiping the credit card while on vacation...feels a little more freeing and I can separate it from my regular expenses.

Yep...credit cards make me spend more! There's something about my regular allowance card where I mentally know there's only a certain balance until the card is declined. Which there are some social implications there...and I think just the stress of having to regroup makes that a harder line to tow.

But with the credit card and it's huge credit limit, that actual physical barrier isn't there and my Brain cannot be trusted to mentally stop me from staying in the limits. 

That got me to thinking. Since this travel hacking thing is a ways off yet, maybe the Chase card won't be my first card. That's an unknown. What is known is the 3 trips I want, rather am planning to take domestically out of my regional airport - which only flies Delta and American. And those cards get me a checked bag. So if anything, put the side goals to the side and focus on the knowns. 

I think my next credit card will be Delta or American. Probably American since I already have had their card and used them all last year for my flights to Seattle. 

And things change yet again.