Hahahahaha...

So an intern (from BYU) at Tim's work told me about a blog...

I guess it's become quite a hit recently... apparently some girl was tired of reading "stereotypical mormon blogs" and started this one as a joke. It is hilarious! And so true! There are so many posts this lady writes that are TOTALLY like other peeps' blogs that I've read... And I must admit, there are even some that *I* am guilty of (like a Couponing Post that she recently posted).

I guess there's a TON of people that LOve her blog, and a TON of peeps that get offended by it (probably hitting too-close-to-home??). Hahaha... anyway, if you've got a minute, check it out:

Seriously, So Blessed

Yogurt and Granola

I had Tim get me some Yoplait yogurt this past weekend (with coupons!) to eat during this week. Yum yum!

I don't know if it's the yogurt, but I've been pretty regular the past three days! For the past bit, I've been going once every couple/few days... but the past three days--every morning. Niiice. :)

Bed Rest Day 5

I'm laying in bed right now. Munching on some cold red grapes. Mmmm... I have my work Remote Desktop open so I can see if I have any new emails.

Not too shabby. :)

It's actually quite nice and relaxing to be able to work from home. Though, I think if I thought about it TOO much (being in bed rest for several more weeks), I might start getting antsy and crazy... but I just take it one day at a time. It reminds me of running on a treadmill (since I hate running outside). Once I get on a treadmill, I can't think about how long I'm going to run/jog for...I just have to do it. I have to focus on the T.V., or music, or something. The moment I start thinking, "Ah! 30 more minutes!", I feel like I can't do it.

So I try to space my day out so that it's still relatively "normal". I've been able to wake up easily at about 5 or 6am...usually I'm begging the alarm clock for more time, but maybe b/c I'm working at home, it's actually fun to wake up. :)

Anyway. Then I'll read some scriptures, then get up and brush my teeth, then head back to "bed" and login to work on my laptop. If nothing's going on yet, I might start working on a project...or grab something to eat. Then I try and do job-related stuff for a while... I basically try and stay in the bedroom until about lunchtime when Tim comes home. Then I get back into bed. Find something to do, and just keep myself busy till about 4pm. Then I usually feel better about going into the other room and watching T.V. (as if I had just returned home from work).

The days ususally go by w/o any problems... it's when it starts getting dark...and I have to stay inside. And just sit there. :P

Today I set aside some time to clip my Sunday Coupons and put them away in my coupon-folder-thing. I also registered online with my hospital, and went through other paperwork that I have to complete.

Pic of my setup...

My point of view...

Another couponing deal...

Look what I bought for $7.00:

But the $7.00 DID come out of my Walgreens gift card. So I actually didn't have to pull out my credit card or cash for this one. Not too bad of a deal, considereing the EDGE shaving gel retails $3.99, those TUMS retail $9.99, the face moisturizer retails $9.99... yada yada yada...

The hair dye (that's auburn) had a coupon...but I couldn't use it b/c it would have made Walgreens OWE me money. But from what I've read online, I can take it back, RETURN IT, then start another transaction where I use it to buy other things (it was on clearance for about $1.30...and I have a $4.00 off coupon).

Still working on it... Oh. And I ended up returning 8 Vitamin Waters to Randalls b/c they only double coupons on the first item. (This probably will only make sense to one or two people reading this post).

Couponing

My older sister had told me on a couple different occasions about couponing... about couponing herself, or about a friend couponing.



Somehow, I've caught the couponing-bug... And it is FUN! Granted, I'm still quite a newbie about it, and I'm probably missing a lot... but it's still fun! I think I started getting into it because I've also started getting our Food Storage started. Yeah, I think that's it.



So far, I've purchased the past 3 weeks Sunday-coupon papers. It keeps me busy and gives me something to-do while sitting on my rump "resting".

Just this past week, I stopped by CVS and picked up the following:

4 free bottles of Purex Laundry detergent.

1 bottle of Softsoap Body Wash.

Paid about $4.50 on my credit card, then received a $4.99 coupon back on the receipt (I believe they're called EasySaver Rewards). So, it's almost like getting all that stuff for "free"... or it's like I bought myself a $4.99 gift card (that expires) with $4.50.