I never win anything. I can enter for drawings, door prizes (in years past), contests - you name it. I never won...until now! My DIL has not only gotten me couponing, she's gotten me into entering give-a-ways. Yeah, me. And what do you know! I woke up this morning to an email that informed me I had won a $50 Walmart gift card from a facebook page I liked that had a give-a-way. I was thrilled! Who knows, I may win the lottery tonight!
I really haven't been busy today. I did get up and bake a cake so Jon and Brenda could have some. I tweaked the Pineapple Cake recipe by adding 2 eggs and a cup of pineapple juice to the cake mix. It definitely made a difference and that's the way I'll be making that cake from now on. Around noon, I drove hubby to Hendersonville which is about an hour away. He had a meeting there so I went to Target to kill some time rather than sit in the SUV. I did do two loads of laundry after I got home. Other than that, I've done nothing. Brenda colored my hair for me before they left and since then, I've been fighting sleep. I'm staying awake just in case I have the winning lottery ticket! HA
My grandson comes over tomorrow night for the weekend, so tomorrow I will get my house straightened up, run to Sams to purchase meats, pay some bills, etc and by then he will be here. If I'm really smart with my time, I may squeeze in a nap before he arrives. Nana needs to get extra rest in order to keep up with Andrew!
That's all from here. Till next time...
Be safe~!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Good Day
I had errands to run today and my DIL, Brenda, agreed to go with me. Some of the errands involved coupons so her assistance was greatly appreciated. We saved $50+ today on groceries! Every little bit I save helps.
In an effort to feel better about myself, I got my nails done today. It's been so long since I did that with the intention of going for regular fill-ins. The nails were $20 and fill-ins are $12. I'm hoping I can keep them done this time. It's been so long since I wanted to do anything for myself. As a treat to Brenda, I had hers done as well.
Yankee Candle had a 75% off sale, so I splurged and bought 3 candles. I enjoy burning candles and with dogs in the house, it can't hurt to have a pleasant scent around.
Michaels had some yarn on sale for $1.00, so I bought 3 of them to crochet into something - probably dish rags.
If you notice, there's a pattern here to my shopping trip...coupons and sales. The sales have to be really good to get my money and it must be something I really need or want. There's not much I want which is a good thing, because I can't afford to buy many wants. I don't mind. I have everything I need, but every now and then it feels good to go spend a little on a want (candles and yarn). I'm over the years of "I like that, I want it". I've found that wants tend to clutter a house or get stuck in a closet somewhere and even if I had the money, I can't justify spending it on something that I don't need. It's amazing how I consider every purchase I make now. Hitting rock bottom financially gave me a good old slap in the face and a wake-up call.
Jon and Brenda had supper with us tonight and they are spending the night here. I love it when they're able to do that. Greg hung with us until 10 and then headed off to bed. He has to work tomorrow, of course, and is very careful to make sure he gets to bed before late. I love my family.
I'm hoping tomorrow will be a rather slow day for me. With fibro, it doesn't take much to wear me out and normally after a day like today, I won't feel like doing anything at all tomorrow.
All in all, today has been a good day and Lord knows I needed a good one. We had tornado warnings while we were out and about, but it didn't slow us down. We were safe inside Walmart! Thank God for safety Once the storms blew through, cold weather blew in.
That's about it for today. Hope your day was lovely.
Be safe~!
In an effort to feel better about myself, I got my nails done today. It's been so long since I did that with the intention of going for regular fill-ins. The nails were $20 and fill-ins are $12. I'm hoping I can keep them done this time. It's been so long since I wanted to do anything for myself. As a treat to Brenda, I had hers done as well.
Yankee Candle had a 75% off sale, so I splurged and bought 3 candles. I enjoy burning candles and with dogs in the house, it can't hurt to have a pleasant scent around.
Michaels had some yarn on sale for $1.00, so I bought 3 of them to crochet into something - probably dish rags.
If you notice, there's a pattern here to my shopping trip...coupons and sales. The sales have to be really good to get my money and it must be something I really need or want. There's not much I want which is a good thing, because I can't afford to buy many wants. I don't mind. I have everything I need, but every now and then it feels good to go spend a little on a want (candles and yarn). I'm over the years of "I like that, I want it". I've found that wants tend to clutter a house or get stuck in a closet somewhere and even if I had the money, I can't justify spending it on something that I don't need. It's amazing how I consider every purchase I make now. Hitting rock bottom financially gave me a good old slap in the face and a wake-up call.
Jon and Brenda had supper with us tonight and they are spending the night here. I love it when they're able to do that. Greg hung with us until 10 and then headed off to bed. He has to work tomorrow, of course, and is very careful to make sure he gets to bed before late. I love my family.
I'm hoping tomorrow will be a rather slow day for me. With fibro, it doesn't take much to wear me out and normally after a day like today, I won't feel like doing anything at all tomorrow.
All in all, today has been a good day and Lord knows I needed a good one. We had tornado warnings while we were out and about, but it didn't slow us down. We were safe inside Walmart! Thank God for safety Once the storms blew through, cold weather blew in.
That's about it for today. Hope your day was lovely.
Be safe~!
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