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A Blog About Decorating, Shopping and Deals!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-27355266901994412212012-01-10T20:52:00.000-07:002012-01-10T20:52:39.787-07:00Wanna Win?<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">DailyScoup's Blazing Hot Giveaway - WIN a Kindle Fire!!! </h3><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ready Set GO!!! And make sure you say <b><span style="color: red;">Anne from theloydcollection </span></b> sent you!! </span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-41593399574903668222012-01-07T22:48:00.000-07:002012-01-07T22:48:25.758-07:00Free Razors!<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoImRBwcGOQf8kiDTAvuCcN14EdlOyafTZNBzg5oQtDW4TUrxWpAPZUKElm419BlnIAdkrutnhaY3vA6yR-ilMms0aKOG91a7yEfy2ltLl3TQTx_WVwZWgzg4LaQZdIn79QW-3XIOhlXVo/s1600/Schick+Hydro+Silk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoImRBwcGOQf8kiDTAvuCcN14EdlOyafTZNBzg5oQtDW4TUrxWpAPZUKElm419BlnIAdkrutnhaY3vA6yR-ilMms0aKOG91a7yEfy2ltLl3TQTx_WVwZWgzg4LaQZdIn79QW-3XIOhlXVo/s320/Schick+Hydro+Silk.png" width="320" /></a></div>I've been chosen to be a Schick Hydro Silk Influencer and have the opportunity to share 5 razors for free with my readers! Hurry and grab one today! I can't wait to try this new razor!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Georgia, Trebuchet, Courier, Times, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">These candles are a diamond in the "soy" because not only to they burn clean, have delicious "flavors" and look amazing, but they also have a prize at the bottom! And not just any prize like what you find in the bottom of the cereal box but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">a ring worth $10, $100, $1000, or $5000 inside every candle! What's not to love about these candles!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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If not, then Diamond Candles Company would like to invite you to Review and Giveaway their Precious soy candles. Why "precious" you'll ask? Well, each candle harbors a ring valued anywhere from $10-$100-$500-$5000 each. It's anticipation that really gets you going! What kind of a ring am I going to unveil from the glittery pouch hidden inside the soy wax?<br />
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<b style="color: blue;">The Criteria for Your Participation Are Simple. </b></span></span></div><ul><li>This event is Free to you. Open to US only.</li>
<li>If you are to review and giveaway a product sponsored by Diamond Candles Company, you'll need to include in your giveaway the sponsor's Facebook and Twitter mentions, and a couple of keywords within your review.</li>
<li>If you are to participate in this campaign, Blog about this event on your blog, linking it to my post here.</li>
<li>Then, fill out this <a href="http://celebratewomantoday.blogspot.com/2011/12/diamond-candles-campaign-announcement_03.html" style="color: #d4145a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Form with information about your blog</a>.</li>
<li>Once you're approved by the Diamond Candles Company, I'll ask you to confirm your mailing address for mailing products to you for review and giveaway on your blog (FYI: Diamond Candles does all mailing to the winners for giveaway.)</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In January, I started eating less and eating healthier, re-sanded the kids' table (yes, I know...still not done!) and I am saving more and more money at the store with coupons, rebates and good deals! I really have gotten more frugal than I already was...Yes, it is possible!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">February has only just begun and what better time then start to become more involved with blogging. I have plans to learn more about updating my blog and I have already added some different posting options. Changes will definitely be slow but they are promised to happen! Any tips and suggestions are much appreciated!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">By this month, I also plan to have the legs of the kids' table sanded. It actually has been "cold" for Arizona and outside time is limited so I think this is a realistic goal. March will be the month to get moving onto paint and whatever happens, happens and I am not sanding that take AGAIN!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to catch a little football, attend a memorial/funeral & head off to the casino! And yes, I have 9 coupons for free plan at the casino...hopefully we can use more than one because I have no intentions of gambling my own money! There weren't any restrictions on the coupons but I am knocking on wood! Cross your fingers that I win big!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-84074684798622511332010-07-14T21:47:00.000-07:002010-07-14T21:47:56.141-07:00I Heart Target<div style="text-align: center;">Target and I have had a great relationship since I was about ten. It was the first year that I was able to do my own Christmas shopping and it was all taken care of thanks to Target. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our relationship grew with time and I was reintroduced to Target clearance shopping in high school by my dear friend, Heather, whose sister worked there. Before I moved out on my own, I would shop there once a week to buy items on clearance for my first place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My boyfriend, now husband, has the same love of Target and we used to go on "dates" to Target before marriage and the babies in the carriage...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The revolution of SuperTarget has been the icing on the cake in our relationship. It's better than the blue store because you get that great target clearance and groceries for a one stop shop. With SuperTarget came Super Coupons for double the savings!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight just renewed my love for Tarjay!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">ADDITIONALLY, we bought three camping chairs and a twelve pack of soda for a grand total of......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">$18 (and some change)!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-85910162788610138902010-07-13T20:49:00.000-07:002010-07-13T20:49:38.222-07:00Random Finds<div style="text-align: center;">So I mentioned that I was trying to get back into savings and so far the savings have been pretty good thanks to my favorite deals sites: TotallyTarget.com & SlickDeals.Net! Check them out because they break down the deals and make the savings simple. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If your saving those points from Pampers, here is a code (thanks totally target!) for 200 points: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">TWITTERPARTYWTP</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I have come to the conclusion that diapers and pullups are still in the picture for a little while longer, which means, I need to keep searching for deals and other ways to minimize the cost.</div><div style="text-align: center;">$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$</div><div style="text-align: center;">1) Internet Coupons: There are a whole slew of coupons out there to print online right now. Here are some that I recently stumbled upon (i.e. coupons.com, target.com, smartsource.com, etc.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2) Combining Coups: I love being able to match up a Target coupon with a manufacturer's coupon plus a sale. I can end up getting diapers at reasonable pricing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3) Gift Card Deals, Extra Care Backs, Register Rewards: Target has been offering gift cards more recently and the best time to buy is generally when they do the buy jumbo three packs, get a $5.00 gift card. Extra Care Bucks at CVS and Register Rewards are essentially the same concept. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4) Compliments and Complaints: If you have a problem or a praise, the main brands tend to send coupons and in my experience those coupons are worth the few keystrokes it takes in exchange for my two cents.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5) Points: Both Pampers and Huggies offer rewards for logging their codes from the packages. Pampers has been doing their points progoram for awhile so the pickings are a little better and they change from time to time so bank those points if you don't see anything of interest. Huggies offers free diapers so that is definitely a plus.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And for those who are participating in the Pampers Rewards or want to set up an account, here are some codes I recently found while surfing the web. Pass them along because every point counts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">GTGLEARNMORE089</div><div style="text-align: center;">GTGSUMMERFUN5PT</div><div style="text-align: center;">25GTGSUMMER2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">15GTGSUMMERFUN</div><div style="text-align: center;">4thFacebook2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">FACEBOOKJUL2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">GTGGETREADYSOON</div><div style="text-align: center;">GTGFIVEMONTHS10</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-32441723703563161042010-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:002010-07-10T08:00:41.679-07:00Recovery Time<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">March through June is a fairly busy time @ in our lives because there is a steady flow of birthday parties during this time frame. Life begins on the weekends and with only two days available and the occasional holiday, little time is left for projects.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">But that does not mean they have been entirely neglected. My sidekick and I have been putting in some sweet sweat time out in the Arizona heat in an effort to get the table done. Yes, it should be done by now but there has been sanding, painting, repainting and sanding (repeat three times more). The reason is....I am not happy with the outcome. Let's just say that trial and error is in full force. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: 13px;">Also on the forefront has been the "crap" room, which has seen great improvements but it is still full of crap. Hence, the continued use of it's name. However, the floor is visible and there is an unorganized order surfacing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Additionally, I have been trying to get back into the coups. I use them but I've been going through the burnout and I am working to reignite the fire! I'm totally into <a href="http://www.totallytarget.com/">Totally Target</a> and vow to get some totally great deals!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'MS Shell Dlg'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">So I am off to dealing (I mean with coups) and getting ready for a busy day! More is come soon!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-13548195188737769352010-05-13T21:45:00.000-07:002010-05-13T21:45:12.804-07:00Shades Away<div style="text-align: center;">I know I have been a little shady these days but what can I say. This was a big decision. I mean, this is a lamp shade we are talking about. In the sceme of things, it was a small decision but a decision no less.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And of course, there is that thing called life that gets in the way of all things exciting. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I did what I do best...evaluate and contemplate until I really just wanted to pick a shade and be done. I went with my gut instinct and went with the last of the three. So here three be:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lAHPoGp5VkdSbd8huw3GPJu3A2xtv0oY755yMfmD2KMFe9L84TzcAzpY3tQCPMj3QYvROBU-nDdFUwcZaNLz94AGcieBPdFFY-7J695ic0Re5lx0GVuSpUfqBD2KC9vcK1FO_IPQ9rMJ/s1600/P1090009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lAHPoGp5VkdSbd8huw3GPJu3A2xtv0oY755yMfmD2KMFe9L84TzcAzpY3tQCPMj3QYvROBU-nDdFUwcZaNLz94AGcieBPdFFY-7J695ic0Re5lx0GVuSpUfqBD2KC9vcK1FO_IPQ9rMJ/s320/P1090009.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah, I know...bad lighting for a post about lighting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgDdu2q_i1KP9VCb6G5pYRavSVCppcDd5zYfIaAoDeA486w8i_iMYC71eY7MsZkpF4Lel9DT-b7eL3xHnDCpLDq3OIxUfD8cGE-13T9GtWhE-UMvGmHIOqOoC8YC9mI3528MC0w2X_HWi/s1600/P1090010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgDdu2q_i1KP9VCb6G5pYRavSVCppcDd5zYfIaAoDeA486w8i_iMYC71eY7MsZkpF4Lel9DT-b7eL3xHnDCpLDq3OIxUfD8cGE-13T9GtWhE-UMvGmHIOqOoC8YC9mI3528MC0w2X_HWi/s320/P1090010.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, this is really about the shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SdOM0x1XD2PAkHHQ6vAgYw0M93qLbi0s6FbAuuF4NvIHGT1hQ4GlbNOHFMWoG-n8r5Jvg43-K5-45MbwEgx_cb9Rj07AIV8XLQX-j1x_YZ6sl61RqakG2rPUmQiLB5FgVUE0Qv_A5TVo/s1600/P1090011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SdOM0x1XD2PAkHHQ6vAgYw0M93qLbi0s6FbAuuF4NvIHGT1hQ4GlbNOHFMWoG-n8r5Jvg43-K5-45MbwEgx_cb9Rj07AIV8XLQX-j1x_YZ6sl61RqakG2rPUmQiLB5FgVUE0Qv_A5TVo/s320/P1090011.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And since it was #3 that was for me...how about another looksy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the price that #3 would be.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Drum roll please.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">$3...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well almost but is was closer to three than two and there was sales tax...so let's just round up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The best was saved for last and cheapest of the three!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah me and the craft room to be!</div><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-27625564477642775842010-03-28T21:43:00.000-07:002010-03-28T21:43:45.385-07:00Shady Deals<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>It all started out with "Telly", a telescopic lamp base, sitting on a lonely shelf in Target with a tag of $9 and some change. Original price $39.99 and a craft room lacking light. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>That's all that need be said. </strong></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGiiQHkweDWhbt9QcXBgD5drWZ0-0qoicb0bvHlKccoWteFo3CoIuOH5h_vkF-SyoAA5EJ1p25vXDsgQWUWTA-o3tQiGHHCvcXBqOy71wrRPmr9g_HQIAoaFY_eos5rI_8p18DBfN2bVr/s1600/P1080976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGiiQHkweDWhbt9QcXBgD5drWZ0-0qoicb0bvHlKccoWteFo3CoIuOH5h_vkF-SyoAA5EJ1p25vXDsgQWUWTA-o3tQiGHHCvcXBqOy71wrRPmr9g_HQIAoaFY_eos5rI_8p18DBfN2bVr/s320/P1080976.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Obviously this lamp needed a shade...but there was one catch, the shade needed to be a deal in itself. Otherwise, what's the point of a deal when it's companion is full price?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>So I searched for the perfect shade but ended up with three!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Each are about the same size and the same shape. Price tags are all under $5, which makes this decision a difficult one.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyyJNgu4oOoNgc_CZtQpnBr34TwEaepJ-vS0lBLbNvfoedkZCAY39JcB13NPHR5h8hRaobY5GI6miQTtsgA3f2LNLD0otMiUL1FryYtyHW6PB5ji2o8WS1Yqofs83bPTJ_yK7jgzNmsdr/s1600/P1080975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyyJNgu4oOoNgc_CZtQpnBr34TwEaepJ-vS0lBLbNvfoedkZCAY39JcB13NPHR5h8hRaobY5GI6miQTtsgA3f2LNLD0otMiUL1FryYtyHW6PB5ji2o8WS1Yqofs83bPTJ_yK7jgzNmsdr/s320/P1080975.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>This is the first shade that I bought and I was thrilled that there wasn't much of a search on my part. However, I planned on covering this one with some burlap fabric so there was more work in store.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynPtK3q9jWoV6ML9kXKFDZwT2wnZm8u_dUtAtaVN89mppVen-ea_QC81vPCg4c2JUIYpqRD33zpfpt_q6Er_BpD3DcnZvDA6yJsLgA8NZsmWAr_o0CVanSpMu7QiwoAel_aIoAprfzLSR/s1600/P1080977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynPtK3q9jWoV6ML9kXKFDZwT2wnZm8u_dUtAtaVN89mppVen-ea_QC81vPCg4c2JUIYpqRD33zpfpt_q6Er_BpD3DcnZvDA6yJsLgA8NZsmWAr_o0CVanSpMu7QiwoAel_aIoAprfzLSR/s320/P1080977.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The burlap would provide a contrast with the black base.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XEeUr3SuHu-sdP0lPuDxOZUlbsKb_vX3i1t9GmGwLy4Qv-CAR5HJL1C3NTjAgnbA6CnTMC4OCfz8oH374paoxqatUb6vudsy3JZDvR-SaX1SA1hFy7aou9bA478tUPpMb0sciYtGQLAU/s1600/P1080972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1XEeUr3SuHu-sdP0lPuDxOZUlbsKb_vX3i1t9GmGwLy4Qv-CAR5HJL1C3NTjAgnbA6CnTMC4OCfz8oH374paoxqatUb6vudsy3JZDvR-SaX1SA1hFy7aou9bA478tUPpMb0sciYtGQLAU/s320/P1080972.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Second Shade was an unexpected deal at an unexpected time. I was just breezing through the store to pick up my husband's prescription and on the way out, this caught my eye. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And the price was right.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboVubt86ukomOgK4RZ4VKfIJyGTVUmskz5GDXglI22PvkOqGXUjSBaKbn6uq1SlhIDRCkEZhOO8w-Ss480iyRuDHqz-BPKT1Eaq-1_PK5PZzt-3kOm2F5kZgMIoTkJDjGENgOC4xJgR1n/s1600/P1080973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboVubt86ukomOgK4RZ4VKfIJyGTVUmskz5GDXglI22PvkOqGXUjSBaKbn6uq1SlhIDRCkEZhOO8w-Ss480iyRuDHqz-BPKT1Eaq-1_PK5PZzt-3kOm2F5kZgMIoTkJDjGENgOC4xJgR1n/s320/P1080973.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Why three? Just one more decision, I know.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>But I need this one to glow!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>So, One, Two or Three? </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Which One is Right for Me?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Which of these lack</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>and are getting ready to go back?</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-15949479290113525052010-03-22T22:32:00.000-07:002010-03-22T22:32:07.645-07:00Born Again Burlap!<div style="text-align: center;">My Tulips died...</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I am a little dramatic...</div><div style="text-align: center;">They just wilted so I put them out to pasture....</div><div style="text-align: center;">In our garden so they may have a chance to live on!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I had nothing to look at inside. I took my $3.00 off flower coupon for Fry's and bought some new flowers for $.99 out-of-pocket. </div><div style="text-align: center;">With my black thumb, I my investment needed to me on the cheap side.</div><br />
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<div align="center">I used the cheap wrapping as a stencil and cut a hole in the burlap. </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYl9EsCqzqEzPlruxnyJ-gYNCuipcMB9KmFVJWwVxUTirOQ8epUdoXg4F-Ykl3-8wInB1_OLSvf7wUuO4YSbyb6KuaEVK-LwPhssRoYubPu7DKslMswN62HpUCATu-I0M8YEP0Xxjl_FlN/s1600-h/P1080967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYl9EsCqzqEzPlruxnyJ-gYNCuipcMB9KmFVJWwVxUTirOQ8epUdoXg4F-Ykl3-8wInB1_OLSvf7wUuO4YSbyb6KuaEVK-LwPhssRoYubPu7DKslMswN62HpUCATu-I0M8YEP0Xxjl_FlN/s320/P1080967.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And there you have it! $.99 of Happiness in my Kitchen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Cdwbh4Q7CRcuaDfVQFjgZOQ6VX8fFqjebZ3Tm9o03cDaYVBIqt8xfeALqufKayD-9eA_NPutMEmmYjAX49NNjM8zJgdCIzuDtcQ9SJoEJgQaujj_GU5a4ICKfCT1UHWhcZdiArt_-VUs/s1600-h/P1080968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Cdwbh4Q7CRcuaDfVQFjgZOQ6VX8fFqjebZ3Tm9o03cDaYVBIqt8xfeALqufKayD-9eA_NPutMEmmYjAX49NNjM8zJgdCIzuDtcQ9SJoEJgQaujj_GU5a4ICKfCT1UHWhcZdiArt_-VUs/s320/P1080968.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div align="center"> And you can't even tell there is a hole in the bottom. Easy for watering! </div><div align="center">Hopefully this one will make it a bit longer!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-37369259661189402642010-03-17T23:44:00.000-07:002010-03-17T23:44:39.982-07:00Chasing Chairs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Okay, so do you remember my chair budget of $40 for the playroom table?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I know, I am obviously not done with the table project since I have yet to post some pictures but I assure you that I have made progress!</strong></div><br />
<div align="center"><strong>Enough about how slow I am and back to chairs...I've already spent $2 on my yard sale <a href="http://theloydcollection.blogspot.com/2009/11/yard-sale-finds.html">find</a> so I only have $38 left. I've been stalking chairs daily on craigslist.org and breaking for yard sales but no deals have come my way.</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>After returning the "unfit" chair cover to Target, I perused the aisles...naturally. As usual I am scoping out the clearance and just keeping my eyes peeled for deals for those "necessities" on my mental "wish" list. </strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Low and behold, I stumbled upon this:</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdVeDJRDeWZsgxa3YZaNKHNxvcU53cGw_NgjhyphenhyphenBFbRtSsl6txErfzTcMW8UFehaR9DlTgIZ1WWjQglL3hM4JCEswrBBoXy44nW6Kukdr2h__hj0JeD94AoJewRxCLhyphenhyphenE931IOP00GZ0ed/s1600-h/P1080964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdVeDJRDeWZsgxa3YZaNKHNxvcU53cGw_NgjhyphenhyphenBFbRtSsl6txErfzTcMW8UFehaR9DlTgIZ1WWjQglL3hM4JCEswrBBoXy44nW6Kukdr2h__hj0JeD94AoJewRxCLhyphenhyphenE931IOP00GZ0ed/s320/P1080964.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div align="center"> <strong>Poor picture, I know. Let me explain how <strike>inexperienced a photographer I am </strike>hard it is to take a picture of a price tag at night with bad lighting.</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>So for you blind folks that can't squint hard enough...it's <span style="font-size: x-large;">$10.06</span>!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdfOwHDBHH9PekfWmXg5z5zAVjuSZNKRZtoXnb6fQt0XyKZOGpQ6OiI-L_KqXHI6-2i-63IHUIe8aEzZUGtj2VfAILZLeEaIYphFOaZ8h50dGcfQ1bix9lwtQz4CJD-SbKlSLJQGvOyOn/s1600-h/P1080965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdfOwHDBHH9PekfWmXg5z5zAVjuSZNKRZtoXnb6fQt0XyKZOGpQ6OiI-L_KqXHI6-2i-63IHUIe8aEzZUGtj2VfAILZLeEaIYphFOaZ8h50dGcfQ1bix9lwtQz4CJD-SbKlSLJQGvOyOn/s320/P1080965.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And this is not just any old chair. It is a BRAND SPANKING NEW Kid Kraft Avalon Chair that retails for about $40. It's slightly less at Wallie World and the lowest deal I have found is at Kohls with a coupon and free shipping...but still too expensive for me.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong> Believe me, I have yet to find a slew of $10 chairs even at yard sales.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM22HfXT1nkuvQnxYBIKsamhv0DwqmubwE_ZNCwBTUUlyQMvXUfaQbwE1vtGvHohLQBxkJjhnA1Or5RyzE6tuREA2vTI2pSDU1liIJiXBFpEuu6ATZAxCb3zaf52WbcdV87PK5NYWjV6A/s1600-h/P1080959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeM22HfXT1nkuvQnxYBIKsamhv0DwqmubwE_ZNCwBTUUlyQMvXUfaQbwE1vtGvHohLQBxkJjhnA1Or5RyzE6tuREA2vTI2pSDU1liIJiXBFpEuu6ATZAxCb3zaf52WbcdV87PK5NYWjV6A/s320/P1080959.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The box was opened but heck, it just saved me the trouble of having to rip the dang thing open. And Kid Kraft is a good company as I have personally dealt with them before. If something is missing, they don't want you to take it back to the store, they will send you any piece free of chair. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Trust me, they sent me a whole new wooden mixer with no troubles because it had some green paint on it and I have OCD...They didn't even ask for the tainted piece back.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>As luck would have it, all the pieces were there and by the looks of the parts, no one bothered to try to put this baby together before. Everything was sealed and the poor person that ordered this online it delievered during the early part of February. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Yes, the shipping label was still on the box. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>For the sake of privacy, I will keep the name a secret even though I am surprised that my favorite store would leave a shipping label on the box...geeze...can we say lazy? Black it out or put a new label over it.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>But most importantly, to that person who ordered this chair online and changed their mind, all I have to say is THANK YOU!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>2 CHAIRS DOWN & 2 CHAIRS TO GO! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Let's have a knock on wood for good chair deals to come!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-32293268528297648862010-03-15T22:13:00.000-07:002010-03-15T22:13:43.640-07:00One Size Does Not Fit All!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>We all know how much I love Target! I have found some of the best clearance deals at Target stores, whether it be in Las Vegas or the stores in our "new" home in the Phoenix area. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>So, when I found a chair cover that appeared to be a fit for Annelise's rocker, I was intrigued. And it was on clearance marked down by 75%. Since the chair cover was originally $49.99, that made it about $12.50 plus tax, which sealed the deal. At that price, I thought it was worth the gamble...and with a return policy so great, how could I pass this one up?</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Annelise made it clear that she did not like the color green...I tried to convince her that the small amount of "green" in her room was actually sage and that it was very girly and Barbie like...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Should I be offended? </strong><strong>So, Annelise was going along with it...until she saw the chair cover...</strong> </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>She loved it despite the fact that this one size fits all cover, did not fit all. Needless to say, I convinced her that this chair cover was going back to the store and my dear husband confirmed the same. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>That's right, we are the parents and that's all that needs to be said. Okay so, it didn't go that way...I was just reliving my childhood...LOL. Rather, I instinctively manipulated the situation until Annelise realized that she thought it was too big and didn't fit right. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Quite frankly, no amount of ironing would save this cover's lack of appearance. So all in alll, I saved myself $12 <strike>on car insurance</strike>.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Who says that happy endings are only in fairy tales?</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Until next time!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-49387767606204705212010-03-09T23:04:00.001-07:002010-03-09T23:05:29.339-07:00Knocking on Wood<div align="center"><strong>If you don't already know by now, I knock wood. Seriously I do. I like cars with faux wood interior because I believe in the power of the wood. </strong><br />
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<strong>When my turn comes, I know knocking on wood and karma will come through with the big one...you know the lottery!</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>In desperate times, I knock on plastic, dry wall, or my faux wood desk from Ikea. I firmly believe that if the intent is there, it will work. But I do prefer the real thing...</strong><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong>Everytime I am near the Chandler Mall, I visit Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids and I grab every catolog in sight. I like the color cards and the swatches too. I don't always buy something but I sure love to look. </strong><br />
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<div></div><div align="center"><strong>After I get home from a bad (stressful) (crazy) (fill in the blank) day, I open one of the catologs...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJP2TuAFLeuD3mcuh_23_xU5kT9sQTD3lkcjb315K5L_yn0bPn4e2RWRc5nsU2SsPKryWwZpPcRZ3yQzCNBuACC60TrYdQ1bHB-07Y8LeW5PwDrH1Jdg8YfuYdMU7JOMoqy4GWUxhIC8u/s1600-h/P1080949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJP2TuAFLeuD3mcuh_23_xU5kT9sQTD3lkcjb315K5L_yn0bPn4e2RWRc5nsU2SsPKryWwZpPcRZ3yQzCNBuACC60TrYdQ1bHB-07Y8LeW5PwDrH1Jdg8YfuYdMU7JOMoqy4GWUxhIC8u/s320/P1080949.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>and my troubles melt away.</strong></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>For some you would think that trouble begins...I mean it is shopping afterall..</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>But this free inspiration makes me feel like I can do anything and my middle class life will not hold me back from enjoying that model home look.</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Every chance I get, I unload my Amex points for a gift card to this beloved store and I have gotten quite a few over the years. By bills have afforded me (and my kids) these splurges over the years:</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Outdoor Grommet Drapes</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>It's too dark to take an original picture so I refer to you to the site:</strong><br />
<strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/outdoor-grommet-drape/?pkey=x%7C4%7C1%7C%7C10%7CCurtains%7C%7C0&cm_src=SCH">Pottery Barn</a></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>I had $400 in gift cards...</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>(I originally was going to buy the kids a craft table but there's a story to go with that PB experience best left for another day.) and for eight panels, I still spent over $100 out of pocket.</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>Dollhouse $159 (plus tax)</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>No monies spent beyond the gift cards but I did spend some dough on the furniture and referred relatives to PB Kids for their own shopping enjoyment.</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>$55.00 Shopping Trip</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>No Gift Cards :( But Clearanced!!!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>$55 is actually practical given that sheets sets are Wallie World can run about $30. And I was able to get a sheet set, pillowcase, decorative throw pillow and sylish heavy duty finials. And it is for a special occasion and she needs a second set of sheets. I am wasting too much water on bedding loads and the water bill is out of control! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3iF3Feb5Tvv6grGZtTfCUORdk4y7P0JSsVlORJH_6a5LhXSIkGGEEqwtNNmcmx5apThCRftvWokPf2GH8A7d74fC4D3E8tXYy13HdKTnIiZRpr8sD6RB3gnfRyEsabxLuVdoGg6dwp-r/s1600-h/P1080952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3iF3Feb5Tvv6grGZtTfCUORdk4y7P0JSsVlORJH_6a5LhXSIkGGEEqwtNNmcmx5apThCRftvWokPf2GH8A7d74fC4D3E8tXYy13HdKTnIiZRpr8sD6RB3gnfRyEsabxLuVdoGg6dwp-r/s320/P1080952.JPG" vt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Depending on how long I can wait, it will be for her Birthday...or the Easter Bunny...But should I let that bunny take all the credit?</strong></div><br />
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<strong>There are more deals that I have made but it's too late to keep pondering those purchases over the years!</strong><br />
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<strong></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>So given my love of wood and PB, you must understand how excited I was when I heard about Anna's blog @ <a href="http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-have-arrived.html">Knock Off Wood</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/"><img alt="Knock Off Wood" src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj227/ewhites/knockoffwoodbutton.gif" /></a><br />
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<strong>It Ranked as One of My Top Favorite Blogs. Does that tell you what a good thing I found???</strong><br />
<strong>And I shared it with everyone that was important to me. </strong><br />
<strong>(If I didn't tell you yet, I was going to but the opportunity had not come yet!)</strong><br />
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<strong>So, when I heard the news from my bff, Heather, I was stunned. Yes, PB wants her to remove all of their pictures and mention of their name. I read it myself. Take a <a href="http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-have-arrived.html">look</a> if you don't believe me.</strong><br />
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<strong>And I spread the word...and am trying to keep it going! I was considering killing some trees and printing her entire website but my love of wood stopped me and fortunately, PB didn't demand that she take down her plans. And if they did try, I am sure I can fly to Alaska and beg Anna for a complete set...</strong><br />
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<strong>But because I am a poor paralegal without frequent flyer miles, I decided I would hit up a buddy for buddy pass to fly (hint, hint, my fellow wood knocking friend)...or just beg for my employer to open an Alaska office and demand that we have an in person disbursement conference held by yours truly.</strong><br />
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<strong>So the moral of my story is that I actually buy PB on rare occasions...I do drop some dollars or gift cards when I do...but I would not buy their marked up full priced furniture even if I won the lottery.</strong><br />
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<strong>Why, because it is too expensive for my inexpensive, middle class, frugal self no matter how much money I have or don't have. I really doubt that anyone that reads Anna's blog can afford, want to afford or would have bought the furniture from PB to begin with...</strong><br />
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<strong>And I would like to add, her blog actually reminded me to check out the clearance at PB so if anything PB got some free advertisement. I know that I won't be giving any of my business or word of mouth for them anymore. Come on...there may be a line drawn or not but it's just furniture.</strong><br />
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<strong>It is not as though PB came up with a unique design. I see old antiques and inspirations from other sources that makes me wonder whether their ideas were "borrowed" from a peon </strong><br />
<strong>(pee on...get it?) like you or me.</strong><br />
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<strong>If the real world taught me anything in life, it's the small people that count and hold the big ideas.</strong><br />
<strong>We just don't see much of the profit. I wonder if the person that signed the letter actually wrote it...</strong><br />
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<strong>So refrain from shopping at a store that targets the little folks and hold those credit card points for another store...</strong><br />
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<strong>Anne @ theloydcollection</strong><br />
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<strong>PS: The pictures posted on this post were taken by me of items I bought so not to infringe on some corporation's ego. When I have time, I will remove all the pictures I too have borrowed from their site so I don't provide anymore free advertising...because we all know how much time free I have and how much money I am making from blogging ;) </strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-64003956105350828392010-03-07T11:34:00.000-07:002010-03-07T11:34:32.269-07:00Playing with the Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I promptly received the giveaway gift in the mail on Monday from Heather @ Pixie Dust but the week had been ever so crazy that I had no time to really play with this!</strong></div><br />
<div align="center"><strong>The week was truly crazier than the norm. We went to Annelise's future kindergarten registration in our home district and added with a couple nights of grocery shopping, errands, etc. and it just throws our whole week for a loop!</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>But finally, here it is for all to see!</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>You know I am a sucker for boxes and barbies...I am already thinking of how I can repurpose these....We are very slowly working on transforming Annelise's room into a Barbie room so the card will be easy!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>With this, Heather also sent: </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Not ONE, </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I found it a nice play next to its predecesor....look at the Scentsy bar...looks like candy and smells good enough to eat...but since it's made out of wax, I refrained. (I wonder if wax has calories?) </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Thanks Heather!!!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-49542210635735496352010-03-04T22:13:00.000-07:002010-03-04T22:13:38.944-07:00Dressing up the Tulips!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I love tulips! </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>It's amazing how dirty bulbs transform into beautiful flowers!</strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What more is there to say? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I doubt they would even grow in our yard here in Arizona. If by chance they survived and sprouted into a beatiful flower, they would be sure to fry within a couple months time.</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>But that didn't stop me from getting these! After all, I can keep them inside our temperature controlled barn...a.k.a. our house.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Although they bring a smile to my face, I also noticed the grocery store wrapping every time I looked at them. Boring, green and does not coordinate well with the rest of the decor.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>So I did what any other OCDer (Obsessive & Organized Decorator) would do, I took the green wrapping off and I cut a piece of burlap that was a bit larger. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And there you have it! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKj-b7EVNJOtcQc5ISyaxv2rZJ175krgIV_Wx-MW533FjF2uRFHuzesYAlq2GZpK0nJqQGLwBXRRjlvbAgndYbm0euH-bGyfINRll5AfGtBq_nMQ70VXPSGFWl3Yxs6u7GCnP_drzMqda/s1600-h/P1080919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKj-b7EVNJOtcQc5ISyaxv2rZJ175krgIV_Wx-MW533FjF2uRFHuzesYAlq2GZpK0nJqQGLwBXRRjlvbAgndYbm0euH-bGyfINRll5AfGtBq_nMQ70VXPSGFWl3Yxs6u7GCnP_drzMqda/s320/P1080919.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>This takes only a couple minutes. If you take pictures, it takes about five minutes. If you have kids, make it ten minutes.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaWoKuTqnioAREKwqIj0jt5XjpQKfy5w8-MHjKjymWQi4POLwXkEfrZjlWwAeB1w6aJwzTYqxk9XlHfES5mg1qIrQtCSHMwrrXWLIirdY47xrRy1MHw0RhH1D2H4FNp6_NKLAzDHtW0xD/s1600-h/P1080921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaWoKuTqnioAREKwqIj0jt5XjpQKfy5w8-MHjKjymWQi4POLwXkEfrZjlWwAeB1w6aJwzTYqxk9XlHfES5mg1qIrQtCSHMwrrXWLIirdY47xrRy1MHw0RhH1D2H4FNp6_NKLAzDHtW0xD/s320/P1080921.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here's the Breakdown:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Potted Tulip (Safeway) $6.99</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Burlap (Scraps from Another Project) Free</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Target Twine (Been Using this Ball Awhile) Free</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyamllKqR758XTbeajM6m5weo6CBwk_4enxCYmehZ3aOxRLuHMD82Y4rc-pyv45bw99h4phenvYAQuLE5m5IlmSX6pa8eK9a5vWRafjOj1nDmGnP46f7i1Tf2Nig_yinzpmeAJiqKkwQ-T/s1600-h/P1080920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyamllKqR758XTbeajM6m5weo6CBwk_4enxCYmehZ3aOxRLuHMD82Y4rc-pyv45bw99h4phenvYAQuLE5m5IlmSX6pa8eK9a5vWRafjOj1nDmGnP46f7i1Tf2Nig_yinzpmeAJiqKkwQ-T/s320/P1080920.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Total = $6.99</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Total Tulip Dressup: Free</strong> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-13455543218235891742010-03-01T20:58:00.000-07:002010-03-01T20:58:34.388-07:00Bankers<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I'm not talking about Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America and the like...or the unlikeable as they have been known for in recent news. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I am talking about bankers chairs...a.k.a. the swivel chair:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGxiaqp0SPZCk7STj42sEK9ObCKSP0Lx_a5o-gLewxt38khQN5UmozLO2psbKHo4RvUhVn-eWuR1uMA6kfT4qZw4Keld_MgtmaQbV6WenmBnex_HzdVzdH-eCDiicEPEO6BroI0bz8Vh/s1600-h/PB+Swivel+Chair+III.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnGxiaqp0SPZCk7STj42sEK9ObCKSP0Lx_a5o-gLewxt38khQN5UmozLO2psbKHo4RvUhVn-eWuR1uMA6kfT4qZw4Keld_MgtmaQbV6WenmBnex_HzdVzdH-eCDiicEPEO6BroI0bz8Vh/s320/PB+Swivel+Chair+III.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This chair in itself would require a bailout because it goes for $399 at Pottery Barn!</strong><strong>And here's a more comfortable version:</strong><strong>For you bum that is...at $399, is fairly indigestible for your bank account!</strong> </div><br />
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PRmZvkkG6NhfYmp3qjQPOHBT8ZK9eYEcqvBgFdYCHvqQeMtXVL2r8e-SR4repXejWX21EQwvFMPTXVgCpwJShP0DsJOFM4CuVcl-uFsgTx7MXCL4jh6_1bY7j5IdFF27vZMkMWk4pAMT/s1600-h/PB+Wingate+Swivel+Chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PRmZvkkG6NhfYmp3qjQPOHBT8ZK9eYEcqvBgFdYCHvqQeMtXVL2r8e-SR4repXejWX21EQwvFMPTXVgCpwJShP0DsJOFM4CuVcl-uFsgTx7MXCL4jh6_1bY7j5IdFF27vZMkMWk4pAMT/s320/PB+Wingate+Swivel+Chair.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong><strong>Well I almost hand my hands on one of these from craiglist.org but it was sold out from under me like a bank heist. Well not quite but the seller was poor in terms of service.</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Despite my early email and requests to meet, she decided to sell it to the first person at her door!</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This was quite tragic because the price was right at $30!</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Nonetheless, I continue on with my search for an affordable crafty chair for my crap room, which is less crappy these days...</strong><strong>but not enough to show its space...besides I do need to save a little face. </strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Saddened by this loss, I shopped...</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXgh1ZcDIkvPrB_98Y8W3WoikqlG0ds5FzSxIwaSG0Bwvo-GpCyUKBMtEk112JH-YMosnxn4Hr7cSE-GL4c9ucm3MHEl7sDfK0bqooCniWXVbsnk2BjkcJa119kn53hFALTW-ZLtUxEpd/s1600-h/Walmart+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXgh1ZcDIkvPrB_98Y8W3WoikqlG0ds5FzSxIwaSG0Bwvo-GpCyUKBMtEk112JH-YMosnxn4Hr7cSE-GL4c9ucm3MHEl7sDfK0bqooCniWXVbsnk2BjkcJa119kn53hFALTW-ZLtUxEpd/s320/Walmart+I.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Walmart $119 (Free Shipping)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJCgoU7q_ylI5MgCCM5zThvoWAxy4zLrem0LBUkz8MkDWlu9BuOD8nx0O074RD9Of_r2oHsMyDKUNUBrWGTwbUzn3CuGavhDIE77BY3fe0Y5VkpWdlnl1qu6RYYuT8177-RchvCpP5N3Y/s1600-h/Kmart+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJCgoU7q_ylI5MgCCM5zThvoWAxy4zLrem0LBUkz8MkDWlu9BuOD8nx0O074RD9Of_r2oHsMyDKUNUBrWGTwbUzn3CuGavhDIE77BY3fe0Y5VkpWdlnl1qu6RYYuT8177-RchvCpP5N3Y/s320/Kmart+II.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Slightly Cheaper at $139.44 (Shipping Included)</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here's some cheaper options from craigslist:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Option I:</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtK8W8nmC9boInSXU_APhqhr5hIk2IbqOWTaszFYXGxg02T0lxhRFdV2jq4BvkwSduwu9os1wIYz_tWdJ5HdRejaIIYp4LPsSC_XThT_pE26-q1zU72YCRXQc7MjhYuvvnkaYHGp0bHO1/s1600-h/Craigslist+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtK8W8nmC9boInSXU_APhqhr5hIk2IbqOWTaszFYXGxg02T0lxhRFdV2jq4BvkwSduwu9os1wIYz_tWdJ5HdRejaIIYp4LPsSC_XThT_pE26-q1zU72YCRXQc7MjhYuvvnkaYHGp0bHO1/s320/Craigslist+I.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Offered @ $50.00 But Needs Some Love!</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Option II</strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71yfxm4gtxRVoi9AwUMqfJ058poLQgTiOCEHFu8DtTxx5EndLmNxOM7Pimjrb5lZ2tivOrvZfFrWiRL5LSq6t1cKkNR9Cjjz8DFS_ovB3WFJ_dCGu9fPM1iUy21syQRF7AOZO3x9Eui9d/s1600-h/Craigslist+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71yfxm4gtxRVoi9AwUMqfJ058poLQgTiOCEHFu8DtTxx5EndLmNxOM7Pimjrb5lZ2tivOrvZfFrWiRL5LSq6t1cKkNR9Cjjz8DFS_ovB3WFJ_dCGu9fPM1iUy21syQRF7AOZO3x9Eui9d/s320/Craigslist+II.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>$50.00 for Both (Only Need the Chair & It's a Long Haul)</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Emailed but SOLD :(</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>So the question is....</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Should I settle or continue on my quest?</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-82486312955386208372010-02-27T00:17:00.000-07:002010-02-27T00:17:27.787-07:00The Weekend is Here!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I live for weekends...literally! I work all week and keep plugging along until finally, friday night! I am more excited than my four year old!!! No work and no school!!!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>We have big plans for the weekend! Maybe a little yard sailing...and then the Lowes kids' clinic. I wonder if they would let me have my own project and an apron. I love those projects and Annelise does not like it when I try to help!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvfL2of0w2aS-01jgZ5OvH1TSpeOZ5pmmRrghncx9vWb7uFfyT7kRciAEAyMEpPXTG9qdI58h8Jb3ufBU9Z-5XXDnifOV8l7PeFOTqkFujQWte3JrhhVg9t1LU0wQgIp097MGmeR9Pr21/s1600-h/P1080798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvfL2of0w2aS-01jgZ5OvH1TSpeOZ5pmmRrghncx9vWb7uFfyT7kRciAEAyMEpPXTG9qdI58h8Jb3ufBU9Z-5XXDnifOV8l7PeFOTqkFujQWte3JrhhVg9t1LU0wQgIp097MGmeR9Pr21/s320/P1080798.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here's A in her Safety Gear...It lasted less than a minute...restricts her talent of pounding my thumb....she is still working on hitting the nail head....which is exactly one more reason that I need my own project...right?</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Little Handy Michael will be coming along this weekend for the first time! I am so excited to see his reaction. He loves his tools at home and is always singing along to all Manny's songs! Hopefuly he and big sister will practice some restaint...I mean safety with the tools ;) </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>And best of all...we will be making a LowBot! Don't worry because I don't really know what it is either...but by the name, I would think a Lowe's Robot!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-65063810971273689332010-02-24T22:04:00.000-07:002010-02-24T22:04:25.826-07:00Hush Hush...<div style="text-align: center;"><b>little fish.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now it's time to make a wish.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We close our eyes and </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>then we start to make a wish</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with all our hearts!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGPf8viHwDd9YHxk9RfDdnyAEDq-F0OwzE92bI3Z2p6cdIM91p2XHYhnmt5AUXvEpvsLwPZvYjZX_rOtsrn1FzrH0RNZYC6ITSmSRnBD_XVdkLW6r8ys_RObVyOeFbLAiXm1g-yytZ_qh/s1600-h/P1080881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGPf8viHwDd9YHxk9RfDdnyAEDq-F0OwzE92bI3Z2p6cdIM91p2XHYhnmt5AUXvEpvsLwPZvYjZX_rOtsrn1FzrH0RNZYC6ITSmSRnBD_XVdkLW6r8ys_RObVyOeFbLAiXm1g-yytZ_qh/s320/P1080881.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This takes me back to when Annelise was a little baby. She loved watching Sprouts and this is one of the sayings on the Goodnight Show.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That is my childhood doll, Cindy. She is probably the forth or fifth one but this Cindy lasted over 20 years! Now my little Annelise loves her!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I can't believe that she went from my little baby to </b><b>my little girl...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and it seemed like it happened overnight!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-58599460852687053282010-02-23T21:01:00.001-07:002010-02-23T21:02:17.161-07:00Hip Hip Hooray! I Won A Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I really did not feel very lucky today so when checked out <a href="http://pixiedustparties.blogspot.com/2010/02/winner-and-makeover.html">Pixie Dust</a>, one of the many blogs I love to follow, I did not expect to see my name there! Yeah!!!!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Despite all the bad today, this really turned my day around and put a smile on my face!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>So I am sure you want to know what I won and if you don't, I am dying to tell you anyway!!!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDD8OxvTMSrbH-_ldCO2JRXmMoglnrv-WyDwkytm5Eknr13OfMxPzgvuOjarVn9U_t-Rjjvz7P0mKS_LChjvuFpIfV2xVvG41VjbBk_Mejjn3YkLtio9VEA6ooCdopTZ64FYaaTLUOigh/s1600-h/Scentsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDD8OxvTMSrbH-_ldCO2JRXmMoglnrv-WyDwkytm5Eknr13OfMxPzgvuOjarVn9U_t-Rjjvz7P0mKS_LChjvuFpIfV2xVvG41VjbBk_Mejjn3YkLtio9VEA6ooCdopTZ64FYaaTLUOigh/s200/Scentsy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Yes, a Scentsy Starter Kit! Okay, I don't expect you to know what it is because I had never heard of Scentsy either! So check out this <a href="https://jessicacooley.scentsy.us/Home">site</a> to learn more. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The best part about these are that you can't burn down your house. As an ADD OCD'er this can cause some issues. I am talking from experience but luckily I just messed up the wick of the candle and it still looks pretty...I just don't light it anymore!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thank you Heather @ Pixie Dust!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Oh and by the way, check out this great knife block makeover that she did! Yes, I said knife block! It is beautiful and by the time you finish reading, you too will be redoing your own knife block or finding someone elses! (Anybody want to decorate knife blocks this weekend?)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://pixiedustparties.blogspot.com/2010/02/winner-and-makeover.html">Knife Block Makeover</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-24557583020108671962010-02-22T22:31:00.000-07:002010-02-22T22:31:21.940-07:00Pass the TP Roll<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>As my daughter would say, that is potty talk and potty talk is only for bathrooms. But what about the roll. You know the brown cardboard roll that remains after the last piece of tp has been used? </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>My mom's club/blogging pal, Tammy, put her rolls to the test. Check it out <a href="http://cantisabadword.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/did-you-say-its-a-rubber-band-holder/">here</a>!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>How can you pass the tp roll foward? </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>(Or if</strong><strong> you are like Annelise and this is too much potty talk for you, what about the paper towel roll?)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here's some ideas I found when I googled the phrase "How to Reuse Toilet Paper Roll</strong>s<strong>"</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>1) Store Extra Power Cords</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>(The Towel Rolls Would Hold Extra Holiday Lights Nicely!)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>2) Plastic Grocery Bag Storage </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>(Good Idea for when you forget your reuseable & end up with too many Bags...makes if less of an eye sore if you bring your roll!)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>3) Homemade Napkins Rings</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>(Just Thing of All the Ideas!)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>4) Junk Drawer Organizers</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>(Cut them Down & Use to Section Small Items)</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-20833553526085447552010-02-21T10:43:00.000-07:002010-02-21T10:43:27.406-07:00North Carolina Blogger's Project Hits Local Newspaper!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Do you remember this </strong></span><a href="http://theloydcollection.blogspot.com/2009/08/amazing-idea.html"><span style="color: black;"><strong>post</strong></span></a><span style="color: black;"><strong> on Erin Woodward's Entertainment Center turned Play Kitchen?</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5mleWkRk35D-h2K06Q8X6D_plvplQLWWCBFFXtTn0l1veyAvD2n1ZXlKXCSWT-mDNkGLAZwQ4MNEIfX_GHFGp4V8dTUJMWZ-bM4WdXXRwJqVqJvfksK6rlMSheOPneJeug2Bo1dAyIT6/s1600-h/suttongrace_thumb%5B2%5D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5mleWkRk35D-h2K06Q8X6D_plvplQLWWCBFFXtTn0l1veyAvD2n1ZXlKXCSWT-mDNkGLAZwQ4MNEIfX_GHFGp4V8dTUJMWZ-bM4WdXXRwJqVqJvfksK6rlMSheOPneJeug2Bo1dAyIT6/s320/suttongrace_thumb%5B2%5D.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://suttongrace.blogspot.com/2009/06/repurposed-entertainment-center.html">Sutton Grace</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Well, yesterday when I was reading our local newspaper, The Arizona Republic, I was surprised to see a picture of this very kitchen!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt-kWRcGaIBt2ORoXlGELfJPFmN78tx3z7NAJGhIMi-PmC1lvHDlyeinrAquYk0DaFvmx0vKhZkPPLqm95f1RIrjmqlk5yS0kxNE2oFSbGBqmlaJFM30mu4MvOAOZdq8Rbr-9IlcqcXLl/s1600-h/P1080896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt-kWRcGaIBt2ORoXlGELfJPFmN78tx3z7NAJGhIMi-PmC1lvHDlyeinrAquYk0DaFvmx0vKhZkPPLqm95f1RIrjmqlk5yS0kxNE2oFSbGBqmlaJFM30mu4MvOAOZdq8Rbr-9IlcqcXLl/s320/P1080896.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The original article was written by Beth Brechenridge for the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and you can read the details </strong><a href="http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/breckenridge/83039007.html"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-8330871102386210452010-02-19T21:58:00.000-07:002010-02-19T21:58:06.658-07:00Love is in the Mail!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>What I miss most about leaving Las Vegas is my best friend. No, I am not referring to that weird movie Leaving Las Vegas or their friend, the booze & drugs for that matter.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In case you were wondering, in my past life I worked at one of the clubs...you know the kind Vegas is famous for. Just kidding, I worked at a law firm but we had clients in various careers. Does that count? </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Enough with my bad humor. I miss my pal, Heather because she is that one person that thinks exactly like me. We are usually thinking about the same things! For example, about a week ago, she sent me a text with some of the things she bought at our favorite place, Home Goods!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Before I looked at the picture, she describing this great little herb box that she got on clearance and how she was going to use it for her chalk! As soon as I realized what I thought she was talking about, I took a gander at the photo she texted and sure enough...she bought one of these:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Yep, just like mine! She couldn't remember what blog she saw it one...it was </strong><a href="http://www.theletteredcottage.net/"><strong>Layla's</strong></a><strong> because I'm sure she would have remembered it from mine! We have a psychic connection...what can I say. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And the waves must have crossed because she must have known that we could use a little love in the mail this week:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf2w-2__uukFxRGPPQlp5cvg-L_6hAr0mdVt3oKf1GJsY63Xlgfx_6qCF3yB5Cz-GDSeuGg7PTMC6vbrXRnw8RCHjBLUSILTFCekfZSE68f5TJKCjAB6Hai3bqGBuMOsoRnc83YbsXdFg/s1600-h/P1080864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLf2w-2__uukFxRGPPQlp5cvg-L_6hAr0mdVt3oKf1GJsY63Xlgfx_6qCF3yB5Cz-GDSeuGg7PTMC6vbrXRnw8RCHjBLUSILTFCekfZSE68f5TJKCjAB6Hai3bqGBuMOsoRnc83YbsXdFg/s320/P1080864.JPG" /></strong></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Now, I was a little disappointed when I realized that this one was for Annelise. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Shopping, Projects & Fun, Here We Come!</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09570697892132755523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217270286199685956.post-50263353675399795392010-02-16T23:00:00.004-07:002010-02-22T22:15:23.084-07:00A Drop in the Bucket<div style="text-align: center;"><b>After a holiday passes, do you pass on those clearance deals? If so, you may be passing up on a great deal. I shouldn't be telling you this because that means less clearance for me so I just hope there are more people reading this out-of-state...</b></div><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>For literally a drop in the bucket...all of about $.50 you too could have one of these fabulous Easter buckets...but for what you ask?</b></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Well, for organizing of course. Remember, the best organization tools are those that are not intended for organizing. I love using things for something other than their intended purpose. I mean how many times a year are you going to use an Easter bucket?</b><br />
<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I've had this one around since the after Easter clearance sale at Kmart last year. I actually had forgotten all about it. But on a side note, it's my New Years' (or whatever you want to call it) resolution to de-clutter and organize so I figured I'd better keep good on that promise and what better way than with this bucket.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> I got out the commercial strength Goo Off and this design was not budging.</b></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73c9l6j67IU3DY9OY0yCgqHNSM_Gp2CBPgvsfCzTeA7iGCWuFSIrMAC4yY5q6gO_dEFOdiFeL5Majslz5PY10M7FvCZTBUugwDgkr1UWrdCK8AeDkIWg82S4MvVb6FrGW_liovgHJQ73S/s1600-h/P1080844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73c9l6j67IU3DY9OY0yCgqHNSM_Gp2CBPgvsfCzTeA7iGCWuFSIrMAC4yY5q6gO_dEFOdiFeL5Majslz5PY10M7FvCZTBUugwDgkr1UWrdCK8AeDkIWg82S4MvVb6FrGW_liovgHJQ73S/s320/P1080844.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So I did what any other crafter would do in this situation, I taped it off and got my supplies together. Luckily the chalkboard paint was still in the kitchen and we keep the painter's tape in the kitchen drawer. If you must know, it works good for taping the butcher paper that we wrap our freezer meat in too.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuivrLjIcrTnvcDb-GI6VjbCqKKjN2HhuVqrcD7Y_B5-gDdN5mrfRXIM6YzzPutJdZL89xzJPCPvyEbUps24VL5xQTrm8B42eKs-uABpovkf801LqNm1LSelQf7RirCzbo8x3iqxK5D_/s1600-h/P1080845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkuivrLjIcrTnvcDb-GI6VjbCqKKjN2HhuVqrcD7Y_B5-gDdN5mrfRXIM6YzzPutJdZL89xzJPCPvyEbUps24VL5xQTrm8B42eKs-uABpovkf801LqNm1LSelQf7RirCzbo8x3iqxK5D_/s320/P1080845.JPG" /></a></div><b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> I did a quick coat of paint last night and I did another tonight after dinner. Despite this simple post,</b><b> my projects do take more than a day. I usually have to work in a step in between the usual dinner, clean up and bath routine during the week. It's my small way of unwinding and doing something for me. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>I still had some Target twine and I bought a new hot glue gun that I was wanting to try out.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGj2LFBt2TCUGE97Byu-zFySWt9V-c4y2FDT7uQTQ6oDaAk0yWeqIny0p1dLhCxVZvBmgFr_kypNm4kCjtVbcqcL9AuJMwOyP9Hag2q3mSkLZZKylHtezwbyeaNYr16RohPEeMFrJDH9F/s1600-h/P1080859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGj2LFBt2TCUGE97Byu-zFySWt9V-c4y2FDT7uQTQ6oDaAk0yWeqIny0p1dLhCxVZvBmgFr_kypNm4kCjtVbcqcL9AuJMwOyP9Hag2q3mSkLZZKylHtezwbyeaNYr16RohPEeMFrJDH9F/s320/P1080859.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Okay...enough with the song. Hopefully I can get it out of my head tonight!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
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