Another installment of "Blog Brain Dump" my favorite style of bloggin'!
Is it my imagination, or are grocery prices going up? I spent over $300 today at the grocery store. I haven't spent over $300 dollars on groceries/household essentials since the holidays! I did buy some extra fruit because Elisan is on a fruits and vegetables strike and I'm trying to get her to eat more produce. Maybe it was the produce I bought. And the mascara. And the three bags of Vday candy. Hmmmm....I wonder.
Sidenote:
I know, some of you are choking on that lil' bit of knowledge that we spend that kind of cash at the grocery store, but you have to remember... we eat out ONCE a week. Once people. So, if you think about it... (really, really think about it)... you can see how we spend that kind of dough on food, etc.- 4 people x 3 meals/day = 12 meals per day
- 12 meals per day x 7 days = 84 meals (or 21 meals/person/week)
- Subtract 4 meals (Saturday night "out to eat" meal)
- GRAND TOTAL of meals our entire family consumes (that have been prepared at home) each week = 80 meals per week
So, I love Craigslist. I think I've mentioned it before, but just in case you have forgotten... I love Craigslist. Since I'm currently in the market to buy a DSLR camera and leather furniture, I've been scouring the CL ads. Just so you know, I've not had much luck on either front, but I wanted to throw this little piece of advice out there for any potential Craiglisters out there.
If you are trying to sell a piece of furniture on Craigslist. It may or may not help to include a picture. Just saying.
Same goes for pretty much anything listed on Craigslist. And let me be clear... the picture of an iPod shuffle
(I'm in the market for a backup shuffle) from the Apple website won't cut it. In fact, any website picture of (fill-in-the-blank) item just won't work. I dunno... something about trust. I just don't trust you Craigslist people. I love you... but I don't trust you.
I'll save the post "Attention Craigslist Scammers" for another day. It's lengthy.
But, I wanted to pass along this little nugget of fun, just in case you too are scouring Craigslist for something in particular.
Check this out. You can add CL search to your Google Reader subscriptions. Just type in what you want to search for on CL. Complete your search. Then copy the
search results URL string and paste it into the Google Reader feed subscription. There ya go. Up to the minute (sort've) results on your CL searches. I have about 10 searches going at any given time. It's what I do. (Here's a screenshot of the CL search showing up in Google Reader.)
I'm running a 5K race this Saturday with my beautiful friend Kim from MOPS. (No, I don't have a preschooler that I've been keeping on the down-low. I'm a Mentor Mom in MOPS.) But, anyway, back to Kim. Y'all, she seriously is beautiful. I hate her. No, not really. I love her! She's darling and so sweet.
So, anyway, back in January, we started discussing running and she said, "Well, since I turned 30 this year, I wanted to set a goal to run my first 1/2 marathon!" I was like... "Really? That's my goal too. But, I'm not 30. I'm 38. I've got 8 years on your sista." Man, I felt really old at that very moment. But, Kim being the sweetheart that she is said, "You don't look 38! You look like you are in your early 30's." Bless her heart. That's why I love her. She thinks I'm young enough to be her equal... NOT her MENTOR MOM!
So, we're running a 5K this weekend. It's the "Vern's No Frills 5K Run." It's one dollar to register/run. I hope Kim's 30 year old body doesn't school my 38 year old body. Wish me luck that I can keep up! As I (literally) at this moment have an ice pack on my hip that hurts like the dickens from... what? Running. Argh!
Y'all carry on.
Lately, Kyla Mae and I have been going round and round in little mini "battle-of-the-wills" contests. The score is about tied.
After 7 days of fever, my girl is finally fever free! PRAISE GOD and AMEN!
This freebie printable party pack includes:
Sigh... Elisan is sick. She's been sick since Friday. I picked her up from school on Friday and she was complaining that her tummy was upset. Fast forward to Saturday, she began running a fever and is STILL running a fever. Thank goodness the meds have been bringing the temperature down and helping her to feel like her old self, but as soon as the medicine wears off... bam! Fever again.
And me... ugh! I have a running injury! I could kick myself (if only I could raise my leg!) for it too. It all began when I thought I was ready to begin running intervals on the treadmill. An interval is a period of high intensity cardio and with a period of recovery. I was running 1 minute on the treadmill and walking a two minute recovery. I did this for about 45 minutes.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD the Teacher Appreciation Labels freebie! I printed mine on white cardstock and used a circle punch to cut them out!
One of my favorite craft items to work with is grosgrain ribbon. Since my girls are growing up (sniff) they practically refuse... REFUSE to wear hair bows anymore. It's been hard for me.
Hobby Lobby has their ribbon by the roll on sale for 1/2 off nearly every week. You can get some really cute and fun ribbon for super cheap! The headbands I used for the craft came from the dollar tree. 5 headbands for a dollar!
By the way, if anyone wishes to purchase a wide-band non-slip headband (for adults), contact me! They are perfect for exercise as they truly do not slip and they keep the sweat from your hair from running down your face! Ewww, I know!
