Its not easy to own up to your own failures, but if this silly blog is going to mean anything, I have to be willing to talk about my screw-ups.

See, this month has been one of my worst for staying within a budget.

The only good news is I think I understand what happened.

I was in manic mode a lot this month, and as a result bought stuff to essentially self-medicate.

Now, normally, you'd associate self medication with being depressed, but my manic state doesn't just result in basically being high, it amps whatever I am feeling to the max and beyond.

And this month, because of Sharon's situation and some other stuff, I have been exceptionally stressed, so I bought stuff I thought would calm me down.

Its one more piece of the puzzle, one more thing I can try to learn from and get better at.

Anyway, I'm still accepting all hugs and good wishes.