Here it is, (drum roll please), my first, true, couponing success:
The wonderful, the fabulous, the free air freshener!!!
Yep, I followed www.thekrazycouponlady.com advice and got this air freshener for free!!! Actually I made $0.03.
I know, not exactly that exciting, but it’s enough for me! It proved to me that I can really do the coupon thing too. Now I really can’t wait until the Sunday paper comes out with all those yummy, shiny, coupons!
My husband commented this morning that he is addicted to walking. Not the worst addiction, I’m sure. It seems to calm him and refocus his mind. He goes off almost daily for long walks (at least an hour). Me? I’m not that in shape. A nice walk for me lasts 5, maybe 10, minutes…
I hope to walk everyday, but that NEVER happens! For example, I took a quick walk on Sunday afternoon. It felt good and I was excited to have such a great start to the week. Well, I failed to find time on Monday…and then Tuesday just seemed so full… Now it is Wednesday and the sun is beginning it’s decent with no sign of a walk in sight.
You just can’t leave a four year old alone while you go trotting off down the road. And her pace is equivalent to that of a turtle… Yes, I know excuses…excuses…
So, somehow my husband finds time for an hour walk while I can’t seem to squeeze in 5 minutes. What’s wrong with that equation? It’s not his fault, not at all. I think he just knows himself better. He understand that he needs that time of refreshing out in God’s magnificent creation, so he takes the time to make it happen.
This is where I so often fall short. I don’t think I have the time to simplify my life.
It seems like a wonderful dream – to enjoy an invigorating jaunt down the road and build my mental and physical health, but best of all taking the time to soak up all this natural beauty that is waiting just down the road…
So, I saw the Krazy Coupon Lady on the Nate Show and thought…I could do that! These “Krazy” women save tons and I do mean TONS of money by utilizing lots of coupons and store sales. They have a fun website: www.TheKrazyCouponLady.com. It’s very inspiring with tons of how-to help.
Anybody out there ever try this? I’ve heard about fanatic couponers before, but was never sure how they did it. Now, I have the information to try it myself.
My favorite part? The binder! 😮 They have this great big fat binder that they take shopping and have all the coupons organized in. I told my husband, I want the binder! You can even print their binder dividers out for free from their website…
Well, I printed them, put them in page protectors…now I just need to get that binder!
I am not sure if this is something that will simplify our lives or make it more hectic, but there’s only one way to find out… This could be fun!
Well, I finally started sewing lessons. Last year I decided I need to expand my skills. I tend to be one of those people who “know a little about a lot.” However, when it comes to being really good at something…well, I usually give up…
So, in the spirit of this blog and changing things, I took my first sewing lesson last week. It was fun!!! A woman from my church is teaching me – she is an amazing seamstress. Since we will be moving later this summer, I knew I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to learn from her.
We started with a simple skirt for my daughter. It has an elastic band and binding trim around the bottom.
The fabric is so fun! I think picking out fabrics might prove to be one of my favorite parts of sewing.
The pattern I picked has a full skirt – so full in fact that I ran out of binding (which was 3yds long). So the it isn’t quite finished yet. I need to get more binding and then my sewing instructor (SI) will show me how to attach it right at my next lesson. There are so many little things to learn – I hadn’t realized how much!
We are going to meet every other week, so that should keep me at a good pace.
Up next??? Learning to sew a neckline. I have this super cute pattern for a tank shirt for my daughter. Can’t wait!
Oatmeal and Apricots 