The Stuff I Live For

Clippin Coupons April 29, 2009

Will I stick to it? Who knows. It may be just one more thing in life I can’t keep my attention on. I have such a short attention span. Hey, I’m honest.

Also, this may seem like a silly, time-wasting task for me since I can be somewhat of a, shall I say, frivolous spender. Again, at least I’m honest. Aside from unnecessary purchases like my zillions of yards of fabric, I also have a top-of-the-line, crap-ola dryer that takes at least two hours to dry one load of laundry but which I continue to avoid replacing. We run the dishwasher sometimes twice a day. I take two, sometimes three when I’m working outside, showers a day, as does Eric. We waste enough food to feed China by not planning well and letting groceries go bad. I just bought a new, cheap-o, 9 foot patio umbrella thinking I was saving us some money instead of buying a more costly one and it broke after two days. The list could go on.

I will try to tell myself using coupons is a little way to make back some our wasted finances. After making this new ‘resolution,’ first thing to do… buy something else! Of course I’m a huge Amy Butler fan and thought this sweet little coupon organizer by Crunchy Cute on etsy would help keep me motivated!

It has 7 pockets and tabs to stay organized. I just love it. Yes, I know I could’ve made this myself, but it’s fun to buy myself a little treat sometimes.

Or two.

It’s a bit too small for all the coupons I already have, so I’m going to use the little one for stores like CVS, Joann’s and restaurants and stuff. A few minutes ago, I bought one a little bigger (the Deco Rose print on the right) with 13 pockets from Crunchy Cute which I’ll use for just the grocery store.

Cathy seems like a sweet lady. She’s got a couple of verses on her shop announcement which are great reminders to not let money rule our universe:

Ecclesiastes 5:10
Those who love money will never have enough.
How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness.

Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.

Sharing: T.G.I. Friday’s Coupons April 25, 2009

I have coupons for Friday’s if anyone’s interested! I cannot figure out how to put them on here, but if you email me or leave me a comment, I’ll email them to you. We used them tonight. They’re 100% usable, completely fine to be printed from your own computer.

One is: Buy One Jack Daniel’s Entree, Get One Free

The other: Buy One Lunch, Get One Free

They’re both on the same document, so you’ll get both, but hurry they expire April 30th!

A Note From Me April 23, 2009

Hi All!

Somehow, somewhere along the line, I totally lost control of my time management. Somethings I liked to do were replaced with some more things I had to do, without me even realizing it. Aside from Hell’s Kitchen and The Amazing Race, which Eric and I watch together, I’ve forced myself to not get involved with any television programming because, time-wise, I can’t afford to want to force myself to sit down infront of the TV at specified times. (No, we don’t have Tivo! Is that even how you spell it? I am not exactly technoligically with-it.)

Anyway, this loss of free time, is not exactly a problem. I’m so happy and thankful that Mushy Bug is doing well on etsy. I’m having a great time with it and have recently begun to at least manage my time well enough that I’m not staying up in my little studio till well after midnight anymore. Hopefully, Christmas time 2009 will bring back those crazy hours, but for now, I’m happy with my etsy biz.

I’ve actually had a lull in sales these past two weeks, and will try to use my extra time to get motivated to blog once again. I’ve been getting comments here and there over the past couple of months, quite a few more subscribers, and my average daily page views has gone up over 100 more than it was before! All while I’ve not written at all. Hmm, maybe you all prefer to visit me when I don’t update?! Kidding. I appreciate all the comments and emails from my regular visitors asking where and how I’ve been. I’ve truly missed reading all the great comments.

There’s so much that’s gone on in the past couple of months that I didn’t get to write about. It’s sad because I like to think of The Stuff I Live For as my journal. I didn’t get to post the great pics of my biggest baby’s 5th birthday

So, I suppose I have lots to say and I should get with it again. I’ve made some good etsy purchases recently and will be posting about them for sure. If I haven’t lost you, thanks for still visiting me! I will be catching up with many of you on your blogs soon…

~Elexis