Thursday, September 3, 2009
Then my shoes started to squeak........
Okay so I have been going back and forth on this whole blogging thing. I really wanted to stick with one thing, and then I thought nahhh, just blog. Then last night, common sense set in....just blog about the interesting things (to me, not you) in my life.
I read about a woman who blogged about being homeless, I read tons of blogs about how to save money and cutting coupons, and I also read about my generation and the history of Bay City, Michigan. So here I go........
Like my title says, " My life all wrapped up in a little warm fuzzy blog!"
My life today:
My washer died last week, and we had it looked at Monday. Of course Mr. and Mrs Hartley, it is not fixable! Great, just what we wanted to hear. My washer has been good to me. It has been here since I bought the house 7 years ago, but the only problem is, is that it is stackable. These babies are on the pricey side. So, because of this, I made my trip to the laundry mat down the street. The last time I was pretty sure I could do all my laundry for about $10. Oh no, not today! After $20.50 and six loads, had a new washer installed this evening!!! I do have to let you in on a little secret, it is nice to get all the laundry done all at once! And I got to do a little people watching today! Fun!!!
I then proceeded to go shopping and utilize my coupon clipping skills! Target was my winning store today!! Here is all I bought:
It might be hard to see but here is the run down:
2 boxes of Lucky Charms 5.08
3 Boxes of Special K Crackers 7.17
1 box of Special K pretzel bars 2.39
2 bags of Combos 3.54
4 Single serving of Cinnamon Toast Crunch 4.00
1 Bag of Wonka Gummies 1.59
2 Baby Bottles 2.00
1 Glade Tin Candle 2.99
1 Glade Tin Refill 2.99
1 Quattro for Woman Razor 6.99
1 Quattro Elec. Razor for Woman 9.94
1 Box of Hefty Big Garbage Bags 5.69
1 10 piece Math Set 3.99
1 3 subject Notebook 3.49
4 Beach toys (beach balls, rafts) 3.17
Total would have been 68.92 (including tax)
I paid........$24.93!!!
A short summary of some of the coupons:
I got all the single servings of CTC ceral for free.
I got both shavers for free plus made $1 off one of them.
I got the candle refills for free, plus an extra .50 taken off.
I got the LC ceral for $.54 a piece.
And both bags of combos for $.77 a piece.
It takes some time to cut and plan, but as you can see, well worth it!!!
It was a great end to my day!!!
Last time I blogged, it was about being excited for the next two weeks. And I was. And now its over.
The first trip was great. Kenny's Sun City Carnival Tour! It is always an awesome concert and better yet, I got to see my favorite band of all time, Sugarland. =] It was nice spending the three days in Detroit. And I loved how we tailgated!!
The second trip was great. I got to spend some time with my long time friend, Angie. It was great to see her and know that she is doing well. We all (Ang, me and Chase) went into the city one day and did some sightseeing, which was very cool. I have only been there to shop. We also bummed around, it was raining all week, but I have went to the greatest store on earth. Yes, a Super Target!!!
I never realized that Target could get any better, boy, was I wrong!!
Friday we left and went to my Aunts and Uncles in Bloomington. My uncle is a lawyer and had to stay close to home for work. It was a great weekend though. All we did was lounge by the pool and drink! It was a very nice ending to our vacation.
Now this weekend, our last camping weekend of the year. (maybe) I am super excited but also ready to slow down a bit. I always run myself crazy and this week it is catching up with me. So I am going to enjoy this weekend, and hope that my husband has a GREAT birthday weekend and be with great friends and of course....have a few drinks. =]
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