I had to come to terms with the thrift store recently. See, in my mind there is kind of a pecking order of places to buy items and how much I will pay for them.. 1. New- Pay the most for new items, even on sale. 2. Consignment- I expect to pay more on consignment. 3. Thrift Store- Thrift stores should be cheap.. I expect 1/2 days and $1 bags occasionally. 4. Yard Sales.. everything should be $.25.. (I kid.. {Read More}
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So- I love a bargain, they can really suck me in. The other day I saw that Albertson’s had cereal on sale for 4 for $4- you had to buy 4 in order to get the deal. So I checked my coupon stash and I had some coupons for cereal- the one the was on sale. So I went to get a few boxes, well, at least 4. OK- I ended up with like 36 boxes- and then about 8 {Read More}
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You know when it’s time.. to let go. It’s never (or rarely) easy to let go of thing in our lives that are important to us. I know it’s not for me. I’ve had big dreams wrapped up in my ideas and it can be painful to let those dreams go. Believe me, I know. You may or may not know that for almost 15 years I was a professional wedding photographer. I started immediately after college and LOVED {Read More}
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Ok.. so I am going to rant a bit here. Not too much I think.. but be warned 🙂 There are 2 more days of school.. not even that, 1 1/2. Ack!! what am I going to do???? But enough of that, onto the rant.. Why the heck does the end of the school year have to be insane?? The girls have had a spring concert, 2 plays, 1 field trip, kindergarten grad, at least one party and then {Read More}
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I have a confession.. I have secretly cleaned out my girls toybox.. and gotten rid of stuff. I waited until they were out of the house and did it. and all that stuff in the way bottom.. straight in the trash.. I have another.. I have vacuumed up legos. I know.. I know.. What parenting confessions do you have?
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So I think my youngest, who is 6, is going to be my “deal buddy”. She cracks me up. If the mail comes and it is one of the days that grocery ads are included she will grab them and get two markers, one for me and one for her. We sit down and bond over deal hunting. I am not so sure she quite gets it yet and is much more interested in circling her favorite foods and crossing {Read More}
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