Big plans

I have now been unemployed for four weeks. In that time, I have not had much of a social life and I've been living on bread and peanut butter. I think I'm on the verge of landing a good job with a salary. I will continue to believe so until they officially turn me down. So with the idea of a guaranteed paycheck twice a month, I've been making a list of all the things I NEED to buy:

*Car repairs...boring but necessary (especially since my ex was my free mechanic...we don't speak anymore...bad for my checking account)
*Grown up work clothes...I plan to go on one or two large sprees with my first big girl paychecks. Mostly at cheaper places like Old Navy, Target, Gap, Kohl's with a few nicer pieces from Banana Republic and maybe J. Crew thrown in. Then I will invest in one or two nicer, higher quality pieces every month. But for now I need lots of new stuff. (Completely and utterly justifiable, as I have been a nanny/college student since moving to Austin. No need for more than jeans and hoodies most days)
*Books! I have a shopping cart on Amazon full of thrillers, mysteries, cookbooks, nonfiction and more waiting to be purchased.
*Decent cookware and knives. I'm not talking Calphalon and Le Creuset here, but I've been using the same $40 pots and pans set my mom bought for me when I moved into my first apartment. It gets (most of) the job done, but I'm a foodie that loves to cook. I need some better shiz.
*Home decor. Trying to move out of the "I'm a young adult with a full time class schedule and I don't need to decorate my apartment" look. I live in a great 87 year old duplex with hardwood floors and cute details. I need to accent that. Rugs, curtains, bedframe, artwork, etc.

Now that I look at my list, I still don't think I will have money for a social life or food.