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Goodwill Shopping. Among the junk there are some good finds to be had.

Dick and I happened to be on the other side of town so we decided to pop into a Goodwill there to see what they have since it’s bigger than the one close to us.
I give away alot of stuff to Goodwill but I also like to shop there. Some of my most favorite things [...]

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Depreciation is a bitch. I will never buy a brand new car again.

Because we have somehow found ourselves to be running a car business, our ride changes constantly. It’s awesome because I get to drive all different kinds of cars and figure them out.
Keeps my brain working since I have to remember how to release the trunk, how to turn on the windshield wipers, and how to [...]

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Easy At-Home Hair Coloring with Sally’s Products.

I started dying my hair when I was in college. I HATED my original hair color and wanted look different so started coloring my hair. It’s been all kinds of crazy shades of black, brown, red, orange, and even blond highlights.
Although I used to get it professionally done, this is extremely pricey for one with [...]

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“Mommy, why do we have to shop on eBay?”

The other day, on our way somewhere (I can’t remember where. The pregnancy amnesia never seemed to go away.), Louise was hassling me for some ice skates now that she is taking lessons. Before, she hardly ever wanted to go ice skating but now that I’ve been taking the time to help her, she’s gained a [...]

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Jane-Repeat Offender

Summer may be over but I just got the greatest new dress and I plan on wearing it to the max! This dress gets the CCC (Triple C) rating – chic, comfortable, and CHEAPY! Take from the racks at Ross, the Bohemian style and pattern totally caught my eye. Just my style.

Ross’s is like TJ Maxx where you have to really look through all the racks and if you find something you like in your size, you better get it or someone else will! Imagine my surprise to find out that this small dress is actually an X-large. Yes, X-large!! This hurts the ego but I decided to try it on anyway. Come to find out,BIGGER is sometimes BETTER! It was a super cute DAINTY summer dress.

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