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All about the Buttons

Susan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:27:39 +0000

For those keeping track, this is my second Christmas season as a business owner. I always forget how busy I get in December, in the weeks leading up to the holiday. I’m lucky, though, that my business is small and doing well. I mean, I know that these days it’s possible to find bad credit small business loans, but I’m not in need of one at this point. That said, I’m trying to keep watch for these services in case next year isn’t as successful as this year. You never know!

Christmas Shopping

Susan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:25:21 +0000

I’ve been trying to think of something good to get Mr. Martini for Christmas this year. His computer died a few months ago, and we’ve been making do sharing a desktop. But I’d love to get him a computer of his own, and I’ve been keeping an eye out for laptops on sale. I think he’d really like the portability of a laptop or a tablet, so he can use it in the living room or home office, and not be tied to a desk. The question is whether I can find something that fits our budget. I’m guessing there must be something of a decent quality, especially this time of year. I just have to find it!

Reunion Photos

Susan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:24:47 +0000

It’s been months, but I finally finished going through and finalizing all of the pictures I took at my family reunion. The trick now is to get the photos to everyone who attended. I mean, there were a lot of people there, as well as the relatives that couldn’t make it. I was considering finding some sort of fast cd duplication service, to see if that would work. It might not be a bad idea, and would save wear and tear on my computer’s cd burner. It would definitely be cheaper than printing all of these photos, too. Hmmm. Christmas presents for everyone!

Mascara Madness

Susan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:31:34 +0000

I’ve been wearing make up more often lately, and I love it. I feel so pretty! It’s been awhile since I’ve had to worry about wearing mascara, though. I tend to rub my eyes a lot – more than I realized. Which is a big mess when you’re wearing mascara. I was thinking fo checking out some eyelash growth products reviews to see if there’s a way I can get around wearing mascara at all. How cool would that be? Science is amazing, isn’t it?

Online Deals

Susan — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:25:22 +0000

I’ve been doing a lot of online shopping, and I found a great site to help me save money. It’s Drop Down Deals, and they have a whole bunch of dropdowndeals coupon codes. There are a bunch of different categories and websites available, so I’m super excited. The best part is that they offer an app that you can install in your browser, that tells you when the site you’re on has coupons available. That is so cool, because it means less back and forth hunting for coupon codes. I can just shop as I like, and it wil do the work for me! Perfect!

Parties and Candy Corn

Susan — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:40:46 +0000

Our anniversary was very nice, thanks for all of the lovely emails! Next years maybe we’ll have a real party and send invitations out and everything. Or maybe not, because I’ve never thrown a party in my life, and just the thought of trying to put something like that together scares me to pieces. Which probably explains why Mr. M and I eloped in the first place.

I can’t believe Halloween is tomorrow, and I haven’t had any candy corn at all this year! That’s one of my favorite things about Halloween, and I didn’t get any. Then again, if I wait until Tuesday, it wil all be marked down. Or maybe this will just be the year I stop buying candy corn.

Does that mean I’m a grown-up now?

Gift Idea – Cigars

Susan — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:12:13 +0000

Tomorrow is our anniversary! Mr. M and I have been married for three years (although, we’ve been together for over 11 – wow!). We don’t do big celebrations for our anniversary. I do like to do a little something, though. I was thinking of getting Mr. M some celebratory Avo cigars. He used to enjoy a nice cigar on the deck when we lived in Chicago, but he hasn’t had one for quite awhile. Since the weather is staying so warm, I thought he might like that. It would be completely unexpected, that’s for sure!

Phone Woes

Susan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:04:22 +0000

We have been having problems with our land line. We thought it was a connection issue, so we had the cable repair guys come out and check it out. That was a wasted afternoon. They did a lot of figuring and test calling, and bickering (seriously, these two guys were like an old married couple). They finally came to the conclusion that it had nothing to do with the line, but it was our phone.

Really, all we needed to do was replace the battery pack with some new vtech batteries. I wish we had thought of that to begin with, and saved ourselves some trouble!

Horror Movies are No Place for Practicality

Susan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:03 +0000

One of the things that bugs me about some horror movies is how impractical the characters are. Just a few simple steps, and their lives would be much less fraught with danger.

For instance: Car breaks down on a cold and lonely stretch of forest. Characters decide to leave car and go walking in search of gas station. Monsters from woods appear, and horror story begins. Now, as someone who likes to think ahead, this bugs me. If these characters had just signed up for a roadside assistance club before they left on their trip, their troubles would be solved. A quick call, nice repairman shows up with a portable jump and gallon of gas, and everyone is on their way.

Then again, this would mean less horror movies. But it would ease my practical mind.

Budgets and Whatnot

Susan — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:35:24 +0000

One of the things I want to focus on now that I’m working again is getting our debt under control. We don’t have a mortgage, which is both good and bad, I suppose, but we do have consumer debt. I’m starting to look into different ways of budgeting and planning, including online tools as well as Debt counseling. I’m still not sure what is the right path for us to reduce this debt, but I’m looking forward to the day when we can save more and send less to the credit card companies!