Category: Holidays

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Tool Time For Christmas

Well I’m all ready and good to go for Christmas. Got all of my last minute shopping done. I’m so glad that I did most of my holiday shopping online this year. We got some crazy weather last weekend that would have had me up in arms if I hadn’t been a smart shopper this year.

Most of my gifts this year were to men, how odd is that? I picked up some great Tools and Hardware for my father for his Workshop and Home Improvement plans that he has in mind for this up and coming year. My step father wanted one of the new Circular Saws that have just come out recently, which I found online way back in the spring. He loves his Power Drills and Hand Tools!

My brothers also wanted Workshop Accessories, so I bought them both new Miter Saws that I hope that they will be happy with. My mother was the only female in the whole deal and was the hardest to figure out. Luckily we were at the mall together a few months back and she showed me a nice pair of boots that I managed to go back and pick up for her, so with that said and done and Merry Christmas to you and yours. I hope it is a good and safe one for all.

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The Big Event after Christmas is Done and Over With

Once the Christmas and New Year’s holiday is over and done with we gals at work can get back to the planning of Carol’s big wedding that we are all involved in. We haven’t had such a big event in a few years and we are all enjoying acting as one big wedding planner for her, a joint effort that has us busy as bees, at least until we had all this snow and Christmas being in just a few short days.

I’ve never been to a Catholic wedding, so a lot of this is over my head but several of the other gals have either been to one or had one when they were married, so there was no need to hire a Catholic Wedding Planner. There is so much involved with planning a big event such as this. They have over 300 people to send invitations out to and they expect the majority of them to attend.

We have until May to get everything done and ready. We all have Internet access at work, that has made a big difference in the planning. We have been exchanging ideas and information from several wonderful wedding planning sites. Our favorite has been Planningelegance.com and The Knot wedding information site at Theknot.com is great and keeps us coming back for more and more, it’s all good!

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Old Friends

I ran into an old friend the other day when I was at the mall doing a bit of Christmas shopping. I haven’t seen her in such a long time, we had a lot to catch up on with each other. We decided to stop and grab a bite to eat at the food court. The place was a mad house and we were lucky to find an empty table to sit at. Funny how we both really enjoy Chinese food and so Panda Express got our money for the day.

She has worked hard to become an insurance agent and is doing very well considering how the economy is in such a mess. Turns out that she is happily married with two kids and another on the way, due in June. She leads a busy life, to be sure.

Before parting ways, we exchanged phone numbers and emails so that we can keep in touch. She gave me a few of her business cards in case I could come up with any insurance leads to send her way. I’d be happy to do what I can for her, I mean what are friends for anyway? I love running into people that I haven’t seen in a long time.

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Don’t Pay Full Price

I try and make a habit out of not paying full price for anything. And I have been doing more and more purchasing products online. I can tell you that you will not be seeing me at the mall or Walmart for any of my holiday shopping this season. Online is the way to go these days. With all the free shipping offers, instant cash back, coupon and promotion codes that are available to the growing population of online shoppers, like myself, it only makes sense. Nothing like getting in a bad mood while tending to all of the shopping that is needed for all the holiday preparations. It can take all the Christmas cheer right out of a body in no time.

I’ve found myself running low on the ink cartridges for my printer and of course I immediately went online and found some decent OfficeDepot.com coupon codes that I’m going to take advantage of this pay day. I found these coupon codes at bestonlinecoupons.com, they have over 1,500 online merchants that are always offering promotions for online shopping. I use promos from Target, Best Buy, Old Navy, LL Bean and Overstock.com quite a bit and I’m sure I’ll be checking them even more as the holidays approach.

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Technology and Christmas Shopping!

Being in the customer service field can be a challenge, as so many of us know that deal with the public day in and day out. Since I have to provide excellent customer service, I expect to get the best in return and can be an aggressive consumer if needed. I don’t hesitate to call a manager and complain, but on the other side of the coin, I’ll be the first to turn to a supervisor and give an “atta boy” to some one that goes the extra mile and makes me a happy customer.

With technology so heavily emerged into our daily lives, it can make a customer service rep’s tough job even tougher when you can’t get a piece of equipment to work. At the mall the other day I witnessed a sales rep(in training) in one of the kiosks that was having issues learning all the equipment that she needed to use in order to check out her customer. The customer was getting uptight and the new kid was getting flustered big time. I felt so sorry for him, been there done that before!

I noticed that he was trying to use the same Motorola-Symbol MC 5574 handheld mobile computer that I use at work. Too bad that his manager didn’t see fit to help him out of the jam that he was finding himself him. Computers are wonderful if you know how to use them. The holiday season in right around the corner. There will be a lot of new sales assistants working the Christmas holiday shopping season. We all need to be patient and keep the faith, ’tis the season to be jolly!

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Trick or Treat!

I have always enjoyed celebrating Halloween to the fullest each year. It just dawned on me that this year I will be as big as a boat (due to the pregnancy) come the end of October, so I’ve started looking at some plus size sexy costumes that are available online. Just because I’m pregnant shouldn’t mean that I can’t still participate in the Halloween festivities that are so much fun.

I just might be able to get away with this Bettie Page Plus Size Nurse Bettie Costume that I cut and pasted below. A sweet deal for just under $40. I’m always looking for Free Shipping deals and I also look forward to using my PayPal account with my online purchases, that is a great perk to find that I try and take advantage of.

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Besides going to parties during the fall, I like to dress up for the trick and treaters that always arrive at the door looking for candies and goodies to be handed out. I wonder how they will re act this year when I open up the door with a nice one of the nice sexy costumes of my choosings.  Halloween is right around the corner, the summer days are getting shorter each day, sigh…….

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Better late than Never

Today is the day after Christmas, the mail man delivered 6 Christmas Cards to my door this afternoon, that is almost as many as I had gotten all during the holiday season. But like the old saying goes “Better Late Than Never”

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As it turns out…..

My ex in-laws never seemed to be able to put a plan in place for today’s Thanksgiving meal, not surprising really, their life style is so much different from anything that I have ever had experienced in my life, so laid back and totally informal, taking one day as it comes, so to speak. Well this time their lack of commitment and planning has made the decision a bit easier this Thanksgiving, we are planning on leaving in a few hours to head to my folks for the late afternoon or early evening diner hour, not sure what time frame 4:30pm fits into! At least the weather is cooperating, it is really nice out, less bundling and layering to deal with today!

Now we have to start thinking about what is ahead of us for the Christmas Holiday plans with both families to keep in mind, argg…..

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Autumn Decor

I love October. The weather is still warm during the day, but the nights start to turn cool and you can open all the windows in the house to let the fresh air come in. I love to sleep with the windows open – I feel more rested and peaceful.

Today I bought two little scarecrows from the craft shop to put out by the mailbox. I wanted to get a girl and a boy, but they only had boys. So I bought two boys and took them home and made one into a girl myself. It was easy – I added red lips, eyelashes, and bangs made from the raffia that I glued under the brim of the hat. She’s lovely!

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Birthday Surprise

Well, I have to admit that today is my birthday. I am not going to do any work today at all. This is going to be a nice day spent with my kids and having some fun. We’ll eat out and spend as much time outdoors as we can – the weather is beautiful. I’d like to go for a long drive and just enjoy the day with my family.

My sister sent my a birthday card with some money. That was a nice surprise. Maybe I’ll use the money to buy dinner at Red Lobster tonight for everyone instead of the Burger King.