I laughed last night when today’s Reverb10 prompt popped up: December 13 – Action When it comes to aspirations, it’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step? (Author: Scott Belsky) I’ve been priming the pump for this year’s action. This past week and weekend, I’ve spent time cleaning and getting rid of the clutter I
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Woo Hoo, another week with spectacular deals out there for the crafty person. Aaron Brothers has a 50% off one regular item coupon. Hobby Lobby has a 40% off one regularly priced item coupon. Michaels had 40% off one regularly priced item and 25% off any Martha Stewart Craft item coupons.
I do a lot of comparison shopping before I buy craft supplies. I’m lucky in that I have Texas Art Supply here in Houston. What I can’t find at Hobby Lobby, Aaron Brothers or Michaels, I can generally find at their Baybrook location and I don’t have to worry about a coupon. They’re regularly 25% off of what I would
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Right now my life is inundated with things I’ve saved – some of my Mom’s wedding china, an afghan crocheted for her and dad my one of my grandmas, Mom’s dolls, a trunk that my grandfather made by hand, cameras that my grandmother sent me, my great-grandmother’s rocking chair, and many other things. I need to find a way to
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Tonight I took Angi’s shopping list that I mentioned in Part I and went window shopping at the local branch of Safeway to price the items on it. Here’s the list with the prices behind the item: 3 apples $1.69/lb 2 banana baby food .65/each 1 qt half/half $2.99 orange juice (tropicana 50) $2.99 2 tomatoes $3.59 2 green peppers
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My friend Angi from PCOSinConnection recently posted something on Facebook about the cost of eating healthy when on a tight budget. For $73.98, she got two meals, several lunches and snacks for her and her partner. Her complaint is one that I’ve heard on several of the fitness boards – How can you afford better food when you want to
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Yesterday was hard at work. We had layoffs. And when I got home last night, I had nothing to say because I was tired and numb. A co-worker I just started to get to know got laid off and I am going to miss him because he brought a lot of good things to our group. There’s going to be
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