about this blogger...

things that you may not know about me...so, globetrotting gamine 101!

• i cry watching sad commercials, and even horror movies.
• i sing when  i'm alone in my house-- and my puppy sleeps right through it unless he hears the word "chicken".
• i am a sucker for free apps to equip my ipod.
• i have a penchant for the years 1900-1930 and i don't know why.
• i love to cook, but can't bake for my life.
• i kill it when i scrapbook
• writing is my life-- but when the inspiration to illustrate or draw something hits, i call it a crafternoon
• i'm a homebody. i like it. nothing can beat doing what you want in the privacy of your own home.
• the movie single white female hits too close to home.
• i'm even more in love with my husband than i was when i married him.
• anything pasta is my go-to dish.
• i am a coupon-fiend.
• i love to blog
• travelling is my life. i'd rather do that than work.
• planning. decorating-- and anything involved with both? catch me if you can cuz i love it!
• i have been a bridesmaid in way too many weddings and hopefully i'm done :)
• two celebrities that i wanna be best friends with: sarah michelle gellar and zooey deschanel.
• adam sandler and/or seth rogen need to call me. i have two movie ideas that need to get out there!
• last week, i self-published my second children's book. that makes three books floating around out there by me. don't mind the illustrations :) and find them here!!!!

coupon kick: savings

Stuff we've saved on for the last two weeks:

(gotta love birthday coupons)

• restaurant birthday coupon : $17.95
• free mac lipstick (recycled!):$14.50
• BJ's (what started it all):       $ 6.00
• Walgreens (unplanned):       $ 3.00
• restaurant birthday coupon: $30.00
• bed bath and beyond:         $13.99
• waldbaum's (my fave!):       $14.57

GRAND TOTAL: 100.01

i am stoked:

1. we celebrated LML's birthday (again) out,
2.  i recycled 6 MAC containers for the free lipstick from Macy*s,
3. $6 last minute coupons at BJ's,
4. $3 off at walgreen for advil congestion medicine,
5. $30 restaurant club coupon, yay!,
6. we bought a treat that we had installed this weekend..i will show it in my next post...
7.  and waldbaums? i used 9 coupons and it was double coupon day. my bill was supposed to be 26.96 and i got it down to 12.23. Freaking AWESOME!

i'm just very happy about my little savings venture.

this is not including various gift certificates for events and LML's birthday which would make this post very long.

awe. some.

have you done anything like this recently?