Thursday, January 9, 2014

Final Holiday Thoughts

On Sunday, we took down the decorations.  Now that we’re done with that, I’m ready to share some final holiday thoughts.

In retrospect, I’m glad that we saw a movie on Christmas Eve and Christmas.  I’m also pleased that almost all of the shopping was finished by mid-September.  Next time though, I won’t wait for any specialty Xmas stuff.  Besides that, I plan on giving fewer gifts, because I think I spent too much.

When we opened our presents, I loved most of them, but I didn’t get everything I wanted.  A couple of items I’m sorry I got.  I especially regret that I asked for “The Addams Family” & “Addams Family Values”.  Fortunately, I had the money to buy what I needed.  Now I’m happy.

On another front, I’ve found out that posting twice a week is not my cup of tea.  Maybe I’ll try it once a week instead.  On the other hand, I liked writing about a variety of things.  I’ll keep on doing that as long as I have the material for it.  These changes will allow me to enjoy the season more.

Meanwhile, I’m loading up on discounted Christmas items.  So far, I’ve purchased gift wrap for 50% off, one 40 count bow for 70% off, and two 24 count bows for 75% off.  Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any tags.  Perhaps I’ll buy two at full price next year.  They can’t be that expensive.

Anyways, that’s it for now.  I had a great Christmas time, and I hope you did too.  Furthermore, thank you for reading my blog.

With any luck, I’ll be back in July!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Gift of Money

I received my annual $200 from Dad and Mom.  Here’s what I purchased with it:

  • 2 Series
    • “In Search Of…” The Complete Series
    • “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” The Complete Third Season
  • 5 Books
    • “The Cheap Chica’s Guide to Style:  Secrets to Shopping Cheap and Looking Chic”
    • “Halloween:  Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre”
    • “Halloween Hijinks:  A Zoe Donovan Mystery” (Volume 1)
    • “The Trouble with Turkeys:  A Zoe Donovan Mystery” Book 2
    • “Christmas Crazy:  A Zoe Donovan Mystery” Book 3
  • 1 Magazine
    • “InStyle Beauty” Fall 2013
  • 1 Food
    • Russell Stover assorted creams
  • 2 Personal Care
    • Neutrogena Norwegian Formula hand cream
    • Neutrogena Norwegian Formula foot cream
  • 5 Clothes
    • Faded Glory ladies’ crew socks
    • Fruit of the Loom ladies’ warmwear - long sleeve v-neck top and bottom
    • Climate Right by Cuddl Duds warm underwear - long sleeve crew top and bottom legging
  • 1 Xmas
    • December Home holiday gift wrap - Santa, snowman, and reindeer print