For those who haven't seen my other tattoos, here are a few of them:
This is the rest of my left arm before he finished coloring it in
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tattoo Time!
I'm working toward a sleeve on my left arm. I had more work done last night. Rosetta is one of the Disney fairies. I just love Disney-style fairies. They look so pixie-ish and cute. Not just like a woman with wings. I'll be going back for another fairy on the back of my arm in December.
For those who haven't seen my other tattoos, here are a few of them:
This is the rest of my left arm before he finished coloring it in
For those who haven't seen my other tattoos, here are a few of them:
This is the rest of my left arm before he finished coloring it in
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Super-Couponing
Well, with the way prices are, I've begun doing this again. It's really pretty easy, so I don't know why I ever stopped. I joined The Grocery Game again to re-familiarize myself with the stores' sale cycles and am slowly building up my coupon collection again.
I thought I'd post some of my recent activity:
11-10-08 Jewel
Total Before Savings (TBS): 131.68...32 items
Preffered Card Savings (PCS): 16.23
Manufacturer Coupons (MC): 3.60
Store Coupons (SC): 24.04
Total Savings (TS): 43.87
Out of Pocket (OOP): 87.81
11-11-08 Jewel
TBS: 35.60...13 items
PCS: 9.39
Avenu Savings (AS): 5.00
MC: 1.05
TS: 15.44
OOP: 20.16
11-16-08 Jewel
TBS: 23.52...8 items
PCS: 10.25
AS: 1.00
MC: 3.95
TS: 15.20
OOP: 8.32
Now the following are several transactions I had in the same day. Yes...I will go back into a store several times if it will benefit me. Jewel was having some great deals where you purchased specific products and received Catalina coupons good toward you next purchase. The General Mills deal gave me 3-$5 coupons and a coupon for 4.50 toward milk (you save the entire amount even if the milk costs less) when I bought 10 qualifying products. You can't use all the $5 coupons at once, hence the multiple trips. The ConAgra deal gave me a $10 coupon for my next purchase if i bought $20 in qualifying products. But the key here is that it was the SHELF PRICE that counts toward the $20...not the sale price!
11-18-08 Jewel #1
TBS: 54.74...21 items
PCS: 16.20
MC: 5.90
TS: 22.10
OOP: 32.64
I actually made money on this transaction. For the ConAgra deal, I bought 9 Swiss Miss Hot Chocolates on sale for $1 each ($9 total). Since the shelf price is $2.35 each, my $10 Catalina printed! They paid me $1 to take home 9 boxes of hot chocolate! Plus I got 2 bottles of vinegar for free. They were on sale for $1 each and I had 2-$1 coupons.
11-18-08 Jewel #2
TBS: 35.66...7 items
PCS: 2.40
MC: 20.20 (used $19.50 in Catalinas plus other coupons)
SC: 12.91 (sirloin steaks and chicken breast were buy 1 get 1 free with store coupons)
TS: 35.51
OOP: 15 CENTS!
11-18-08 Jewel #3
TBS: 11.29...4 items
PCS: 3.80
MC: 8.50 ($5 Catalina plus other coupons)
TS: 10.30
OOP: 99 CENTS!
11-18-08 Jewel #4
TBS: 7.37...3 items had to buy cookies for PTA at full price :(
PCS: .70
MC: 5.00 (my last $5 Catalina)
TS: 5.70
OOP: 1.67
11-20-08 Ultra
TBS: 30.76...16 items
MC: 2.00
SC: 5.21
Sales Discounts (SD): 3.87
TS: 11.08
OOP: 19.68 between SC and MC, I managed to get 4 boxes of cereal for $1.08 each!
11-11-08 Walgreens
TBS: 60.23
SC: 16.16
SD: 11.37
MC: 4.80
TS: 32.33
OOP: 27.93
11-16-08 Walgreens
TBS: 65.71
SD: 13.98
OP: 51.73 I got 2 free toys!
11-17-08 Walgreens
TBS: 89.75
SC: 21.85
SD: 14.71
MC: 40.76
OOP: 48.99
11-17-08 Walgreens
TBS: 63.18
SC: 15.76
SD: 10.00
MC: 4.10
TS: 29.86
OOP: 33.32
11-18-08 Walmart
TBS: 56.77
MC: 14.16
OOP: 42.61
Sooooooooo...in the last couple weeks, my OOP has been $383.87. This includes grocery, household and MANY Christmas presents. My TS have been $295.29. The total for groceries only is $177.43 My freezer is full, my pantry is stocked (including 17 boxes of cereal) and my medicine cabinet is overflowing. I could probably get by for the next month without buying a thing.
I thought I'd post some of my recent activity:
11-10-08 Jewel
Total Before Savings (TBS): 131.68...32 items
Preffered Card Savings (PCS): 16.23
Manufacturer Coupons (MC): 3.60
Store Coupons (SC): 24.04
Total Savings (TS): 43.87
Out of Pocket (OOP): 87.81
11-11-08 Jewel
TBS: 35.60...13 items
PCS: 9.39
Avenu Savings (AS): 5.00
MC: 1.05
TS: 15.44
OOP: 20.16
11-16-08 Jewel
TBS: 23.52...8 items
PCS: 10.25
AS: 1.00
MC: 3.95
TS: 15.20
OOP: 8.32
Now the following are several transactions I had in the same day. Yes...I will go back into a store several times if it will benefit me. Jewel was having some great deals where you purchased specific products and received Catalina coupons good toward you next purchase. The General Mills deal gave me 3-$5 coupons and a coupon for 4.50 toward milk (you save the entire amount even if the milk costs less) when I bought 10 qualifying products. You can't use all the $5 coupons at once, hence the multiple trips. The ConAgra deal gave me a $10 coupon for my next purchase if i bought $20 in qualifying products. But the key here is that it was the SHELF PRICE that counts toward the $20...not the sale price!
11-18-08 Jewel #1
TBS: 54.74...21 items
PCS: 16.20
MC: 5.90
TS: 22.10
OOP: 32.64
I actually made money on this transaction. For the ConAgra deal, I bought 9 Swiss Miss Hot Chocolates on sale for $1 each ($9 total). Since the shelf price is $2.35 each, my $10 Catalina printed! They paid me $1 to take home 9 boxes of hot chocolate! Plus I got 2 bottles of vinegar for free. They were on sale for $1 each and I had 2-$1 coupons.
11-18-08 Jewel #2
TBS: 35.66...7 items
PCS: 2.40
MC: 20.20 (used $19.50 in Catalinas plus other coupons)
SC: 12.91 (sirloin steaks and chicken breast were buy 1 get 1 free with store coupons)
TS: 35.51
OOP: 15 CENTS!
11-18-08 Jewel #3
TBS: 11.29...4 items
PCS: 3.80
MC: 8.50 ($5 Catalina plus other coupons)
TS: 10.30
OOP: 99 CENTS!
11-18-08 Jewel #4
TBS: 7.37...3 items had to buy cookies for PTA at full price :(
PCS: .70
MC: 5.00 (my last $5 Catalina)
TS: 5.70
OOP: 1.67
11-20-08 Ultra
TBS: 30.76...16 items
MC: 2.00
SC: 5.21
Sales Discounts (SD): 3.87
TS: 11.08
OOP: 19.68 between SC and MC, I managed to get 4 boxes of cereal for $1.08 each!
11-11-08 Walgreens
TBS: 60.23
SC: 16.16
SD: 11.37
MC: 4.80
TS: 32.33
OOP: 27.93
11-16-08 Walgreens
TBS: 65.71
SD: 13.98
OP: 51.73 I got 2 free toys!
11-17-08 Walgreens
TBS: 89.75
SC: 21.85
SD: 14.71
MC: 40.76
OOP: 48.99
11-17-08 Walgreens
TBS: 63.18
SC: 15.76
SD: 10.00
MC: 4.10
TS: 29.86
OOP: 33.32
11-18-08 Walmart
TBS: 56.77
MC: 14.16
OOP: 42.61
Sooooooooo...in the last couple weeks, my OOP has been $383.87. This includes grocery, household and MANY Christmas presents. My TS have been $295.29. The total for groceries only is $177.43 My freezer is full, my pantry is stocked (including 17 boxes of cereal) and my medicine cabinet is overflowing. I could probably get by for the next month without buying a thing.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Kitty Litter Cake
I made this for the second Halloween party I went to. Looks disgusting, but tastes delicious!
The recipe---it's a cinch!
The recipe---it's a cinch!
My Halloween Costumes
I had two parties this year and a girl can't wear the same thing twice, right?
Party #1--Ms. Pacman.
My friend went as my ghost.
Party #2--Lady Scarecrow; Andrea came as a crow. I made both costumes and was pretty happy with the outcome. I won $100 that night for my scarecrow costume!
A better look at my hat
Party #1--Ms. Pacman.
My friend went as my ghost.
Party #2--Lady Scarecrow; Andrea came as a crow. I made both costumes and was pretty happy with the outcome. I won $100 that night for my scarecrow costume!
A better look at my hat
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Scrapbooking Weekend
Twice a year, my mom, aunt, cousin and I go to a scrapbooking weekend. It's held at a beautiful inn alongside a lake in Michigan. Our fall trip proved to be very productive. We worked into the night on Friday and Saturday and up until we left on Sunday afternoon. The food, once again, was delicious.
The view of the lake was gorgeous on this perfect weekend
The side and back view of the inn
The room where we were hard at work all weekend
And last, but not least, my favorite page
The view of the lake was gorgeous on this perfect weekend
The side and back view of the inn
The room where we were hard at work all weekend
And last, but not least, my favorite page
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