Financial hurdles

Despite training for triathlon, which really just means swimming regularly and owning a bike & running shoes, I am not so good at hurdles.  And when you combine hurdles with finances (aka math), it goes a little like this for me:

So when I got an email from my lawyer's assistant asking for another $2500 retainer to re-open my file, I promptly panicked.  Remember the front door window my kid smashed?  Also $2500.  And we've been planning a March Break trip to Florida to see my Dad and flights for THAT are about $2500.  Um, I'm starting to hit some pretty big numbers here and did I mention that *minor* renovation thing I have going on?  Holy fuckamaroo.  Obviously the trip is a 'want' so if something needs to go, that's it.  But goddamn, if that wasn't getting me through this frigid weather.  "Two more months until Florida, 7 more weeks until Florida, 6 more weeks until Florida".  Bah, there are worse things I know but such a bummer.  And of course my very non-logical brain is trying to make the math work somehow:  "So if we only eat rice and tuna for the next 6 weeks and I buy 2% milk and water it down by half to stretch it out ... "  The good news with that plan is that my other recent math logic wherein I just need to lose 2lbs a week to look good in a bikini might actually become sound reasoning.  The bad news is that it's not really a healthy or feasible plan.  And my daughter hates tuna.  Shit.

Did I mention nobody's called me for a job interview yet?  I could kinda use a job right now.  A job that offers excellent compensation and a decent vacation allowance, please!