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I still haven’t settled on a Halloween costume yet, but I am very close to pulling the trigger on the one I found on BuyCostumes.com tonight. Right now they are offering 20% off all costumes, decor and party supplies when you use the coupon code bizzare. If you are a ShopRunner member, (I signed up … Read more
My son was born two weeks before Halloween. His projected due date was actually just a couple of days before the big holiday so I wasn’t certain that he would arrive in time to celebrate. We didn’t know the gender before he was born so I purchased a gender neutral costume from the thrift store. … Read more
Last week I asked my readers for suggestions on how to spend my first mother’s day. I was so happy and inspired by the comments that I thought I’d provide a summary here. I can’t thank my readers enough for all of their wonderful ideas! Without further ado here are a few of my reader’s … Read more
Our little one will be less than three months old by the time Christmas rolls around this year. However, despite his young age I have a feeling that our families will inundate him with bags full of goodies. While he certainly won’t be able to count the number of gifts he receives I don’t want … Read more
Our little one is set to arrive by the end of October. I realize it’s impossible to know in advance whether or not the baby will actually arrive on time, but I’d like to purchase a Halloween costume just in case he or she decides to make an appearance before October 31st. I’m having a … Read more
My goal this year is simple. I simply want to focus on making better decisions in my life. That includes decisions on what food to eat, how hard to work, how long to exercise each day, what type of exercise to do each day, which books to read, which meals to cook and how and … Read more
The final countdown to holiday festivities has begun. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Eve and a magical Christmas day!
The tree is lit, the gifts are wrapped and I’m all ready for the Christmas festivities to begin. The next day or two will be a whirlwind of time spent with family, opening gifts and eating tasty food. Every other year I hold Christmas Eve dinner at my house and I have to say I’m … Read more
How would you feel about a Christmas in which you purposefully didn’t give or receive any gifts? Would you be happy? Sad? Relieved? Would it not feel like Christmas if you didn’t have any brightly colored boxes to open and nothing under the tree? My mom proposed the idea a few days ago and I’m … Read more
The final tally of my Christmas gifts is just over $222 in credit cards and cash (including coins), plus an additional $105 in redeemed gift cards and certificates. I can’t list all of the gifts on account of any wandering eyes who might glance onto my blog, but my best deal by far was at … Read more