Finally heard from my mother-in-law about an idea for a Christmas present for her this year that she will actually enjoy and appreciate. She is always the hardest person to buy presents for and it always becomes a last minute scramble in order to have something in order to hand over a nice gift on Christmas morning. So this year I’m armed with the knowledge a few weeks ahead of time and now I am online looking at various Luminox watches trying to find the perfect one that will put a big ol’ grin on her usual grumpy face.
Archive for November, 2011
Luminox watches
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Insulating pipes
Sunday, November 20th, 2011On my campaign to make our house more energy-efficient (for the environment AND our shrinking electric budget) I have decided that it is also a good idea to get pipe insulation for our hot water pipes. I’m going to have my hubby go to Home Depot and buy some pipe insulation and install it in the basement.
I’ve seen some little insulated boxes that fit over top of the outside water spigots to help protect them from freezing. I think that is a good idea, too. It would be awful to have one freeze and burst – especially during the day while we are not home to deal with an emergency like that.
I do try to conserve water and have always turned out the lights when I leave a room and other prudent habits. But I’m always on the lookout for more ideas on how to save money and also help the environment.
Girl Clothing Stores Online
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011The heat is on with Christmas less than 2 months away from now, the clock is ticking and there is still so much to do in order to get everything done. Why does Christmas come so quickly when you become an adult? This year I have had to cut way back, like most folks have had to do since the economy isn’t getting any better and with no end in sight. Inside of buying a bunch of junky gifts for the kids I have had to turn to buying most things that they need rather than what they want.
I have no intentions of going out to the local retail girl clothing stores at the mall, that is just not an option. I don’t deal well with crowds and from what I understand they have started to play Christmas music at most of the stores and the mall, gag me with a spoon. So I have to get busy and start really pounding the keyboard to find some good quality, but affordable girls clothing for my daughter that she will like and wear. This good be a challenge, she is getting to the age that she really would prefer to pick out her own clothes, but she has such expensive taste that it becomes a struggle and a power play that I’m just not up to dealing with these days.
Awesome Fireplace
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
My house has a big problem with the fireplace – it is leaking. We can’t use it to burn wood, which I miss greatly. The chimney is deteriorating from water damage and wood rot, so it needs some serious repair work. So I’m calling for estimates and having trouble finding anyone who wants to work on it.
I love the fireplace in this picture. It’s like the fireplace in the Cracker Barrel near my house. I wish I had a working fireplace like that one in my house. It would be awesome – you would have to pry me out of the rocking chair next to it during the winter months.
Walmart Coupons
Sunday, November 6th, 2011It’s all about saving as much money as you can for all purchases made any day of the year and especially around the holiday season, which by the way if you hadn’t noticed, is fast approaching us. As of this writing there is only 51 days, 6 hours and 50 minutes until Christmas day 2011 and there is still so much to get done. I try and do as much shopping online as I can but some times we all have to venture out into the real world and spend our money in our local retail stores and my favorite store is Walmart. So I was happy to find that there are walmart coupons to be found online at Dropdowndeals.com and I wanted to take just a moment and spread the word, lots of other coupons can be found there as well.