Christmas Shopping on a Budget Day 2
TUESDAY 12/15/09 Schedule 12/14/09 20:00 Sendible 12/14/09 20:15 12 hours until 12/15/09 9:00 5. Coupon Craze. My friend Tokoshi is a genius at flower arranging. As a gift to me, she printed coupons redeemable for floral arranging lessons taught by her. She put the...
Christmas Shopping on a Budget Day 1
MONDAY 12/14/09 Schedule 12/13/09 20:00 Sendible 12/13/09 20:15 12 hours until 12/14/09 9:00 The first year I wasn’t working full-time at Christmas, my husband and I tightened our belts in every way possible, including trimming our Christmas gift budget. As I tried to...
Shop With A Plan
I hope this week has given you some good gift ideas that maybe you hadn't though of before, either through my posting, or through comments others have shared. If you have not started, now would be a good time to get some paper and make a plan. Who are you buying for?...
(Roger Don’t Read this Post) What to Get the Man in Your Life.. Shopping List Day 4
Men...they can be difficult to shop for. You can only buy so many ties or golf themed ideas. Sylvia writes: Hi...do you have any wonderful ideas for the hubbys ? I am always looking for the special thing for Jim ! Usually he loves anything...but come on...there must...
For the Person Who is Having a Hard time Making Ends Meet.. Shopping List Day 3
Wednesday – For the Person Who is Having a Hard time Making Ends Meet Let’s face it. This is a rough economy. “They” keep saying the recession is over. Try telling that to people with no jobs or who are behind on their bills. Movie tickets are fun or a gift...
“For the Person Who Has Absolutely Everything” Shopping List Day 2
UESDAY For the Person who has absolutely everything. World Vision Goat Grab a picture of a goat and the world vision logo off their site. I will write up something about how last year my kids gave me a goat. Congratulations to Susan, the winner of the Cookie Dough...
“I Don’t Know What to Get You” Shopping List Day 1
For this week on the blog, I am sharing some of the "different" places I will be shopping this Christmas. Trying to stay on a budget, but get something cool for the people I love is always a challenge. Here are some of the things that I love. I met Kristine at a...
Cookie Dough Wrapping on Steroids
Ashley sent me a link to Gourmet Mom On The Go who is a woman with a lot of creativity (and maybe some extra time on her hands) who has wrapped cookie dough in the cutest way I have ever seen. If you have a Martha Stewart complex, this is for you. (OK, I am just...
Cookie Dough Exchange Day 5 Triple Ginger Molasses Crisps
We're almost there! Have you tried any of the cookies yet (or maybe just the dough)? Are you inspired to start mixing? If you have started freezing doughs, you may want to wrap them in foil or something else opaque, and label your freezer bags with words such as,...








