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Well I got number 9! Nothing else to report I guess!

Losing a lot of Stuff Lately!!!

OK, here goes...we just sold a double stroller that we had on Craigslist for $100 and guess what! My husband lost it!!!! he lost the $100 Bucks!!! We have next to nothing in the bank and that is why we are selling a lot of our stuff and here goes my husband losing it! AHHH It makes me sick just to think of it. and then on top of that I jumped outta the car to get a book at the library and my expensive Guess Denim Jacket must have fell out OR it could have fell out when I went to get out of the car to go home (which is only 5 very short blocks from the library). There was a bunch of teens sitting outside so they may have noticed it but I didn't know it was lost until the next morning when I went to go to work. I love that jacket and I also don't have a thin jacket or a everyday heavy sweater to wear before the winter and I also don't have much money to spare to buy a new one!!! BUT I am going to buy this one from the best seller on Etsy...KNITWITHUES...you can find her at http://www.knitwithhues.etsy.com/ This will work with most outfits I am very excited!!!

Gosh, this drives me insane. I am hoping to sell my other (also expensive) single stroller. I got this one at my baby shower for Marley but we rarely ever used it. We always used the Snap N' Go (which we are also thinking of selling). I think we used it like 4-5 times?!? Anyway I just had to moan about it. When it was purchased it was $350 and we are trying to sell it for $125

Craiglist!

I gotta say that my husband is obsessed with Craiglist and I gotta admit that it is pretty darn cool. I got rid of a double stroller and gave away a lot of free stuff such as an old TV, preemie clothes, some other baby items and formulas. Vinni switched so many times I had a lot of extra stuff and I would hate to charge someone for them when I didn't pay anything for them. We also brought a lot of stuff from them as well. We got an entertainment center, computer closet, and a lot of other crap too. A lot of people just want it out of the way, like us. Instead of tossing out of the street at least give an opportunity to someone who needs is to get their mitts on it!

It is also good for trying to find stuff as well. I have used it for advertisements for my sites.

I also like it for trying to find other things like Spanish lessons. It is just a thought. I think everyone should try it out at least once!

Complusive Shopper!

I know that I have next to nothing in the bank but come on, this is awesome! Thank goodness for Credit Cards (or maybe not!). I found this on Etsy of course at http://www.necklush.etsy.com/ I have so many of their items on my Favorites but I never brought anything until I saw this one and I love it!

Of course I also brought three more pendants from http://www.zudagay.etsy.com/. I brought another flower focal and the other two she custom made for me. One has 2 birds on a branch, one red and one blue, to represent my two girls and the other one is a yellow hot air balloon. I know, I know, I have other things to by, like food! but sometime I just can't help myself! I have to go to compulsive shopper rehab or something! But I promise myself this, that I will not even look on Etsy for awhile!

I have to get back to making jewelry. Maybe with my profits and can buy more great stuff off of Etsy. LOL. I would always be willing to trade.

Journals

Since I am a big reader I love to write down quotes from some books. I know a lot of people who write or highlight the words in the book but I just can't bring myself to do so. Now I write in a journal! I also like to list the books that I want to read and I like to write down the books that I am reading. I picked out a goal for me which is to read 65 books from November 2008 to November 2009. So far I am up to 29 so I don't think I am going to make it! But hey come November I will just make it a little smaller. It's hard to read when you have work, school, and 2 kids!! Plus, I was so tired when I was pregnant that I just couldn't bring myself to read!

I found a lot of cool journals on Etsy but one that just blew my mind was Doti's. She makes vintage record notebooks and they are awesome! See for yourself. Her site it www.doti.etsy.com

I have been writing mostly on my other blog about my books and the like so if you are interested in checking it out it is called www.booknazi.blogspot.com. But I would love to hear about your reads and stuff here as well!

Travel

Well, I am slowly coming to terms that I may never travel. I mean truly travel, not, like, to Las Vegas or a cruise to Central American (never done it) I mean to like Ireland or New Zealand. Money is always an issue. I am hoping that maybe when I am older (like, retirement). I can't afford to have children either but that is something that always will work itself out. You don't really need to save for children per say (college?) you can just live everyday and just go from there. Whereas with traveling you need money to get there and once your there, you need money to survive it. It sucks sometimes to live paycheck to paycheck but then again it is also good because you respect the cost of things and understand how to manage and stretch but I really shouldn't complain. There are people who have way less than me and probably have more children.

I am just ranting because I am reading such a great book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts only to find out that a friend of mine read it too and went to India and saw all the place that was mentioned in the book. He has traveled a lot and told me that you really don't need much money. He and his girlfriend travels a lot and what they do it basically sleep on couches and stay and random peoples houses. He told me that there are websites that list people who are willing to allow you to stay with them. But they have no worries and no children so I guess it is easy for them to do such things. i can't make such a big risk.

Anyway, sorry for my rant. I will stop now. I am back to work and back to the daily craziness so I am not just ready to jump into making more jewelry as of now. I am still trying to get used to the swing of things. I made some of the crochet necklaces but have not put them into the shop yet because my camera is still MIA and I have yet to purchase a new one. Oh well!!!