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Insta-ham

Posted by on 5:17 am

Let me tell you a wittle secwet. Shhhhhhhh.  Just act casual, and lean your ears this way.

Emily and I recently got iPhones.

And we pretty much think they are the proverbial cat’s pa-freaking-jamas.  We had Droids, and we liked our Droids. When they worked.  Which unfortunately wasn’t that often. So when the chance to upgrade to iPhones came, we jumped on it!

And the first app I put on my new phone? Instagram.

For months I had been seeing people post their super-awesome, funky, filtered Instagram photos on Facebook and Twitter. And now, I am one of them! An Instagrammer!  I can make myself look good with a filter even when I actually look crappy!  It’s a beautiful thing!  Here’s some proof:

Totally had a huge zit to the left of my chin here

just woke up from a nap in this one

zit above eyebrow. instagram = airbrush!

Instagram also makes your babies look even cuter than they already do!  Check it!

My cousin Lily, Emily's niece. ADORE!

Pretty, Pretty Princess Sophie

My sweet bed stealer

Finally, Instagram can transform even the most mundane household items into TOTALLY COOL WORKS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART!

Ariel nightlight or POP ART?

my favorite cardigan coziness

even a band aid on a knee can look super-cool!

So, thanks Instagram for helping me indulge my vanity and creativity a little more!  And thanks iPhone, for working.

What do you think? Are you an Insta-ham?

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In which I start taking picture of my groceries again

Posted by on 5:40 am

2011 was a rough year for many coupon-lovers like myself.  Thanks to the coo-coos on Extreme Couponing, lots of retailers cracked down on the amount of deals they offered and tightened up their coupon policies.  Even my beloved Kroger now limits the number of like coupons they will double to five. WAAH!

But anyhoo, between having a new baby and dealing with Sophie’s delays, I didn’t have time to coupon as well as I would have liked.  Oh, I still did my very best, but I had to give up the old coupon binder for awhile.  I still carefully planned my grocery trips every week and clipped what I needed, but  I just felt like the opportunities to save just weren’t there.  And since the sales just weren’t there, our grocery and household items budget went up by quite a bit in 2011.  It was discouraging!

Now that Jonah is older and Sophie is back on track, I have more time to devote to my coupons again.  So, if the stores will just cooperate, I want to slash my budget again!  SO far in 2012 I’ve done pretty well.  I’ve got my binder back up and running, and a recent mega-event sale at Kroger really got me on a great savings path!  Today I hit both CVS and Rite Aid for a couple small deals, which reminded me that:

So, I think I am going to try to start posting my shopping trips again. I shall try to revive the “See Jenny Shop” page, and hopefully I’ll have something good to put there! To get me going, here’s what I got at CVS today:

I likes me some Suave! CVS had a deal, buy $12 worth and get $4 extra care bucks.  And the Zarbees cough syrup was free after ECBs.

2 Suave Professionals shampoo/conditioner $4

3 Suave body wash $6

1 Suave deodorant $1

2 Suave kids shampoo/conditioner $3

Zarbees cough syrup $6

total = $20

coupons:

$1/2 Suave Professionals

$1/2 Suave Kids

Buy 2 get one free Suave body wash -$2

8 extra care bucks

=$8.40 including tax, got back 4 ECB for the Suave and 6 ECB for the Zarbees, so 10 total for next time!  Let’s just hope there are some decent deals next week so I can keep regaling you with pictures of my shampoo and my brother’s lady deodorant!

:)

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Blinding Brilliance

Posted by on 5:59 am

I used to be really smart. Seriously, I was valedictorian of my high school class and I had like a 3.8 something in college.

Today I made coffee.  Or rather, I tried to.  The first two times, I put water in the pot but NO COFFEE GROUNDS.

Yes, the first two times.

The third time, I succeeded.

Later in the evening, I had occasion to make more coffee.

I did it again.

THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. I forgot to put the coffee grounds in THREE TIMES and brewed a pot of hot water THREE TIMES.

I used to be smart.  Then I had three babies and lost 1/3 of my brain with each one, and to be honest with you, sometimes I am amazed I can even put together a sentence.

I miss the old me.  I aim for coffee in most of my pursuits but I seem to come out with hot water much of the time.

And usually burn my tongue on it.

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