More Date Nights on the Horizon

CJ and I still have like 3 customized gift cards yet to use that we got for Yule last year. We usually use these situations to get a date night for us.

I am so glad my mom lives next door because that makes it easy for her to watch the kids while we go out. As the years pass I am realizing how important it really is for CJ and I to have alone time together.

Looking for Unique Things

I am always on the look out for sites that showcase unusual gifts and other unique items, regardless if it is the holiday season or not.

Recently, I decided to create a blog to feature my favorite items as well as host contests and giveaways. Check out Cool Gifts and Giveaways and if you are hosting a giveaway, please let me know about it so I can pass it along!

Saving Money

Guest post written by Derick Burks

Being an only child made me grow up fast but one of the best things is that I learned how to save money from my mom. She was always clipping coupons and seeking out sales and I learned some real tricks of the trade from her and that’s helped me score the best deals.

I love using my WIRELESSINTERNET.NET connection to see what’s going to be on sale where the coming week and then I come up with a plan. Usually use my lunch hours at work to get out and run errands, buying things at a discount that otherwise would be really expensive.

I think it’s cool being able to see the register ring up at so much less than the tag price but you know, at the end of the day I wish I could save more, always. It’s that drive that keeps me playing this game and I can thank my parents for instilling this penny pinching way into me – it’s made me a lot of money over the years!

Working Hard Already This Year

I am really trying my hardest to make 2012 a wonderfully productive year, financially speaking. I am still writing articles for various companies; in fact I just wrote an interesting one regarding hypertherm - it has to do with plasma cutting - a process used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses.

I am also looking to expand my freelance writing business, L&C Freelancing - I want to do more with Internet marketing via social media and seo. I am really committed to making things work much better this year. I have been at this long enough, time to stop spinning my wheels!

Last Minute Items

The holidays are over but there are still some things we wanted/needed that we did not get. It is mostly m fault, I did not make a list and the kids, well, they change their minds constantly. I really want a pair of adidas f10 trx fg j - high energy/electricity/white size 8 in case anyone reading this feels like sending a pair my way, LOL!

My daughter loves to read in her bed at night before crashing. She uses a flashlight to read, despite having those reading light clips (the ones that attach to books) given to her. She just prefers a flashlight. I found flashlight dozen aluminum "9 led" online, think this is perfect - she will not run out so fast!

For CJ and me, well, we both agreed we wanted stuff for the house. We got a gift card to a home improvement store but we already spent that! We still need new blinds for the living room, a light for the kitchen, and I have been on the look out for a polished brass tension shower rod which seems to be tough to find, that was, until I looked online!