I know that a lot of the local Food Lions switched over and are now called Blooms. I really thought that my Food Lion was safe from any changes. But today I found out that they are now planning on closing their doors permanently come the end of August. That really bites. I do most of my grocery shopping there and I have gotten to know so many of the employees and I will miss them dearly.
Become.com is Becoming
I’ve never been much on worrying about brand names. I know what I like and what I don’t like, a name attached to something doesn’t make it or break it for me. My sister on the other hand is crazy about things like that. Right now she is re doing her master bedroom and master bathroom and has fallen in love with the Candice Olson furniture that she has found online. She is quite good in finding great deals online and has found a cool website called become.com that brings power shopping to your finger tips with price comparison and product reviews, which is a great product shopping and research tool for online shoppers that are becoming more and more popular each year.
She found become.com when she was pregnant and was looking for the best baby related products that she could find while waiting at home, on bed rest for the last 2 months of her pregnancy. She had twins and it was hard on her then and still hard on her now three years later and she still has 15 years to go. LOL
I’ve used become.com a few times myself. I found some great women’s jewelry by using their search engines. I usually buy most of my costume jewelry at the thrift stores or the local flea markets. But when I find a company that has low prices and has free shipping I’ll keep buying online and not deal with crowds at these various markets.
Less Can Be More
My best friend is very pleased with her new make up products that she ordered online. They are the Bare Escentuals Products that I have seen advertised on TV in the middle of the night from time to time. See says that you only have to use the bare minimum and that it is good for your skin. You can even sleep with it on and it doesn’t mess up your skin like other heavy make up does.
I’m thinking next time I have a few extra bucks that I’ll check into as well. I’m sick of my make up regiment and am due for a change.
Security Equipment
My Dad is so upset due to watching so many news programs day in and day out. He sees all of the really bad and negative stuff that is blasted on the boob tube and he really gets stressed out, bless his heart. I wish that he would watch more comedy programs and bring some laughter into his life. His major concern right now is all of the home break ins that are on the increase. So many people are getting desperate for money that they are turning to crime in order to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads. And that isn’t even touching the drug problems that many people now have because of all of the issues with our lovely economy.
Dad wants me to look into one of the ADT security systems that he has been reading about. There are many homes that are now sporting one of ADT’s yard signs indicating that they have a security system installed for their protection. He thinks that I should have a top notch security video camera for my safety, while I think a big dog would probably do the job just as well.
He has just now sent me the link that talks about their backup battery and equipment guide so that I can become familiar with the products and their current promotions. I know his intentions are good and I love him for it, so I will look it over and see what it is all about and report back to him as soon as possible. I gotta keep my Dad happy. He is the only one that I have.
Yogart
I am so glad that there is now a wide variety of yogarts on the grocery shelves. I really enjoy many of the flavors that I have found. Strawberry/Banana is one of my favorites. They have a new Greek yogart that is totally different from any that I have tried before. If you see it at your super market, give it a try.
You Go Girl, But Did You Have To Go So Far…….
I wasn’t quite sure what my good friend was talking about in her latest email. She moved to Australia last year and we have kept our close relationship close via IMing and emails. She was talking about funeral funds nsw and income insurance in last week’s email. So I asked her to send me the link to which she was referring to. She is trying to find and purchase the best life insurance possible and is still fumbling around a bit in a country that is so foreign to her.
It took a lot of guts for her to move so far away from all of her family and friends and I have to give her credit for being so brave. I can’t imagine doing something so drastic like that, but would love to be given the chance cause I think that it would be very tempting indeed.
Since she is so far away she really wants to make sure that she has the best insurance possible and has been researching on the Internet to see what she can find online. Things are a lot different in the “Land Down Under” and it is becoming a challenge for her but I’m sure she will succeed given some time.
Time for a Make-Over or Two
I’ve been itching to start a make over for my bedroom. I’d really like to get some new Bed Linens to start with. I’ve been looking online for the past couple of weeks at some of the Comforters that are out now, some nice colorful ones that I’ve set my eyes on. Of course if I purchase these items I may as well look into some nice new colorful Bed Pillows to really them off nicely.
It’s been a long time since I done anything for my bedroom. I think the last thing I did was to buy some new bed side Lamps that I found at the flew market. I love going to the flea market but some thing I do prefer to purchase brand new. With the Internet bringing so many things right to our finger tips there is just so much to choose from.
After take care of a few things in the bedroom, I’ve been thinking that the bathroom has been looking pretty shabby and certainly use some spicing up. There are plenty of Home Accessories sites online that I’m sure I’ll be checking into. I’ll look for places that offer free shipping and that accept PayPal, those are two important factors in making my decision.
What Happened To The T.P.
Went with my list to the grocery store today and filled the basket up with enough supplies to hopefully last a week or so. The most important thing on the list, besides milk, was toilet paper. When I got home and unloaded all the stuff, I noticed that I was missing the toilet paper. I knew darn well that I picked a brand out and put it in the basket. So I checked my receipt to see if I had paid for it and if it just didn’t make it’s way back into the basket after the cashier was done scanning it. Unfortunately there was no toilet paper on the receipt, so it is a mystery on where it ended up. At least I wasn’t charged for it, but now I have to use some dinner napkins until I can make it to the grocery store again tomorrow night, bummer.
Sunglasses For Father’s Day
For Father’s day I wanted to get my Dad a nice pair of men’s sunglasses. He has a habit of losing his sunglasses and is always needing a new pair, so I knew that he would appreciate a nice pair as a gift. At the mall there is a kiosk that sells only sunglasses, so I took a trip downtown to take a look and see what they had for sale in the line of mens sunglasses. OMG I couldn’t believe the prices they were asking. I mean I know that anything that you buy at the mall is going to be a bit more expensive, due to the overhead that is required by mall management, but there just has to be a limit some how where they aren’t taking so much of people’s hard earned money.
Anyway, that turned out to be a dead end, but I did get a good idea of some of the styles that are popular these days. So I took that information and went online and found a great website that had some great mens sunglasses at some pretty decent prices at menssunglasses.com and found some nice looking Aviator sunglasses for only $14.99. And since they offer free shipping for orders of $25 or more I ordered two pairs. They don’t even charge a sales tax, which is a bonus. At that price I could afford two pairs for my Dad to enjoy and since he loses them so quickly I’m sure two pairs won’t last long.
My order came in quickly, so I got them in time for Father’s Day and everyone ended up happy.
Shopping for a Dell Netbook
After browsing through many different laptops, I finally came to the conclusion that it was not a laptop I was actually looking for, but rather a netbook! It was quickly apparent to me that Dell was going to be the best choice because their netbooks not only had the best appearance and specifications but, the best prices as well. But I’m still shopping and if anyone has a netbook that they love and its not a Dell, I’d love to hear what you bought and if you think it is better than Dell.