No, I’m not sad, I just suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. This is precisely the reason I choose to live in a place that boasts 340 days a year of sunshine. Today is one of those rare 25 days of rain…sigh…..
I do things that are very out of character when it rains. This morning I cut my workout short, neglecting my 30 minutes of cardio after 1 hour of weights. Then I convinced Vinnie to stop at Sonic for a milkshake and french fries. There’s nothing like dipping greasy salty french fries in a black/white shake at the drive-in on a rainy day in the comfort of heated leather seats. Its fun to watch the waitresses rollerskating in the rain too.
When I lived back East, the rain was no big deal. It rained…at least once a week….life went on. You certainly wouldn’t cancel your plans because it was raining. Its a little different in Arizona. Rain is the headline of the daily news report, people avoid going out, and grocery stores are swamped with people stocking up on bread, milk, and juice. I’m not kidding. I was at the grocery store an hour ago, you’d think a hurricane was heading towards Phoenix.
There will be a ton of Subsistence Strippers in the clubs tonight. Their rent is due tomorrow. This is a little trick I learned a long time ago. If you are a Subsistence Stripper who finds herself always stressing about rent at the end of the month, I promise this works. I even gave it as a gift one year to my long lost stripper BFF Jenn. Get a cigar box, jewelry box, or even one of those silly fluffy boxes sold at Claire’s in the mall. This is your money box.
Then buy a box of envelopes. Each major bill gets an envelope. I consider major bills to be rent/mortgage, car payment, or anything you stress about each month. I’ll use the Rent Envelope as an example since this is usually the largest household bill. Divide your rent by 4. This is how much you have to put into the rent envelope each week. Now, it may require a lot of discipline, but DON’T take money out of the rent envelope to pay for anything else during the month. If you need money for something else, that means that you have to go to work. Do the same thing for every other major bill you may have. By cutting down on excess cash laying around, you may find that you are shopping less, working more, and on top of your bills!
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