Wordless Wednesday - Junk Food Woes

Bragging ~ Sunday Scribblings

How Great Am I?

I suppose I could think of a thing or two

to brag about myself to you.

But why would I even go there?

To speak those words as if you cared

To brag of things that I've achieved

though, in my life I've both loved and grieved.

I have a great list that I've compiled

but, if I shared, it would take a while!

I'd love to brag, oh can't you see?

One of my favorite people on earth is Me!

If you really insist I brag of one quality,

that I love about me, 

It would have to be..... my HUMILITY.

*Of course what I've written above is untrue

But it was so fun to share with you.

though we all have things of which we should be proud,

I have a hard time saying them out loud.*

Wordless Wednesday

Style - Sunday Scribblings

Style

Style is the attempt

 to dress yourself

and fix your hair

in a way that says

I am not back there

in the past 

where I came from

But I'm here and now

ready for fun

The problem is

that your style today

will be the joke

of those years away

Remember when making

the effort 

to stay "in tune"

those lovely white shoes

on the "stylish" Pat Boone.

BJ's Wholesale Club - Cut your grocery bill

After my recent post about saving money, I was contacted by somebody affiliated with BJ's Wholesale Club.  I was delighted to find out that BJ's not only sends you a coupon book each month, but they are the only discount club that allows regular manufacturer coupons.  

Even better, I learned that they allow coupon "stacking".  That means that if you buy an item at BJ's that includes more than one item labeled for re-sale, as many of their items are, you can use up to that number in coupons.  For example, if you bought a multi-pack of spaghetti sauce with three jars,  you can use up to three coupons on that item!  This is a great money saver!  

Before I posted this I did try it out to be sure it works.  I clipped my coupons from the BJ's coupon book, printed some from www.eversave.com and www.coupons.com, and went to BJ's to buy my regular groceries.

It worked fine and I saved $35 with the coupons and was able to use multiple coupons on multi-pack items without a problem at all.  

**For those reading from BJ's Wholesale Club, feel free to mail me some gift cards in exchange for this wonderful plug that I'm giving you on top of all of the money that I spend at your store!  Thanks!**

Wordless Wednesday - Indian Summer Sky

The Purse Speaks - What Does It Say?

I have been tagged by my blog friend, Jamey at Walking-By-Faith with a fun Meme.  

Here are the rules:

1. Dump the contents of your handbag in a pile.

2. Take a photo of your handbag and the contents.

3. Be brave and explain to your fellow bloggers what lurks inside the handbag.

4. Tag others who might want to embarrass themselves.

5. Answer the questions below in your blog.

What's in your handbag?

I have a big fat wallet (just like Jamey's),keys, a lot of pens (and I can never seem to find one!), my new cell phone, certs mints and cinnamon mints, loads of receipts and papers, my beloved sunglasses and polishing cloth, my lipstick and lipgloss, carmex lip balm, hairbrush, camera, pepper spray and two 4-H pins from the State Fair two weekends ago.  You can see why I always carry a huge purse!

What's the most important thing in your handbag? 

My cell phone which is my lifeline with email.

What's the most embarrassing thing in your handbag? 

I'm sure you can guess that one.

What's the smallest thing in your handbag? 

Mints and 4-H pins

Is there anything illegal in your handbag? 

No, but I actually had, and didn't photograph, three canisters of pepper spray in my purse in varying sizes (small, medium and large) because I had just gone to a conference a couple of weeks ago.  I ended up getting some extra canisters as samples from a vendor that we use in our business. I had been carrying them around all this time and this exercise helped me to remember to take the extras out.  I pity the fool who tries to mess with me! :)

I will now tag:

Mom at DREAMSWEPT

Kim at Kimberly Wilson

Brooke at More Than Me