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June 6th, 2010

A Saturday Night in O-town

Stop #1: Anna Fine Thai Cuisine
Where: 91 Holland Avenue (Parkdale market area of Ottawa)
What: Super-yummy Thai food with great service. My Mom had the seafood Pad Thai and I had the Dinner for One, which came with soup and a selection of tasters including ginger fried veggies and red chicken curry (see how cool the dishes are! and even better? it was a lazy-susan style platter. Life doesn’t get better than this!)
Cost: $6 for a white wine, $22 for the Dinner for One
Conclusion: Highly recommended!

Stop #2: GCTC (Great Canadian Theatre Company)
Where: 300-1227 Wellington St. W. (Parkdale market area of Ottawa)
What: A play called Airport Security, by Gruppo Rubato, which is a small theatre company that creates and presents work by Ottawa artists. We found ourselves in an intimate studio with a basic, but innovative set. And we had so many good laughs! (If I can find the time, I promise to do a whole post just on this.)
Cost: $25 / $20 student price. (Disclosure: I received 2 complimentary no-strings-attached tickets)
Conclusion: Highly recommended!

Stop #3: Black Dog Cafe
Where: 5540 Main Street (Manotick suburb of Ottawa)
What: Appletini and Flirtini with a shared dessert of Triple Chocolate Fantasy
Cost: I have no idea (Disclosure: My Mom treated me to this!)
Conclusion: Highly recommended!

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August 1st, 2009

How fast can you blow through $1,000?

Tired of budget, budget, budgeting? Let’s have some fun!

Someone just handed you $1,000 in cold hard cash. It’s all yours, but you must follow the rules to keep it.

The rules:
1. You must spend it. No savings, RESP and responsible things like that.
2. It cannot be anything you actually “need.” It can only be spent on “wants.”
3. No big ticket items. No individual item can be more than $200.
4. No time to waver – you must develop your list in less than 15 minutes.

Here’s mine!

1. Very cool Star Wars lego set from the Classics collection = $80

2. Dinner at The Black Dog & Babysitter = $150.00

3. Dior Skin Nude (Foundation Makeup) = $70.00

4. Two luxe bras from Bra Chic = $200.00 (DaniGirl is entirely responsible for this entry! See her post here to understand why.)

5. Keen sandals for my daughter = $80.00

6. Matching Keen sandals for me = $95.00

7. Pedicure, Manicure & Facial at The Spa = $200.00

8. Full head highlights at Bossarts = $140.00

Wow, that’s it … I’ve already spent it all!!

Play along by listing your shopping spree in a comment or by including a link to your blog post in my comments. Just remember, no thinking too much — just spend it quick on “wants” that come top of mind.

Your turn!