Welcome and a weekend recap

I've had a few new followers lately and I just wanted to say welcome!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find what I have to say slightly interesting.  If not, I don't blame you for leaving :-)

On to the weekend recap!

Let me just say that this weekend was spent doing the following in no particular order:

Relaxing.

Wine drinking.

Reading.

Grad homework.

Laundry.

Movies.

Cooking dinner with hubby.

Running a few errands.

Buying new bedding. (I'll share it later!)

Watching the snow fall.

Cleaning.

Releaxing.

Playing video games with hubby. (yes, I'm sorry, I admit going to the dark side from time to time!)

What I'm looking forward to:

Day off on Friday.

Getting some much needed things accomplished.

My parents visiting this weekend.

Getting a new hot water heater!

Shopping with my mom.

Dinner date with two of our good friends on Friday night.

Dinner and movie date with just hubby on Saturday night.

Said movie date to Dear John!

Lunch with my parents on Valentines Day.

Relaxing.

Do you have anything fun planed for this weekend?  It is the BIG Valentines day weekend! 

Hubby and I usually buy a small gift and CARDS, (I love me some cards, especially from hubby) but this year we're forgoing gifts to do a fancy dinner!

What do you do to celebrate the Day of Love?

And the winner is......

No, I'm not talking about the Saints, as gloriously as they played last night.  I'm talking about something bigger! Eh, maybe not bigger than winning Super Bowl 44, as I think the Saints were well deserving and played a terrific game.... Don't get me started on the commercials though.... I was not too impressed this year with most of them.  Not sure if people just didn't want to pay the money for the big time commercials, or maybe it was just me...

Anyway, back to the point of this post!  I used Random.Org to find a winner for my latest giveaway! I'm none to fancy when it comes to this here website..... (Please note the poor grammar was intended) I don't know how to copy and show you the actual number, but trust me? Mmmk?

The lucky winner of a small coupon organizer from GlowGirl is.......... #3

Taryn from The Colorado Desert!!

Taryn said...

Caddy Green and Blue Leaves Fabric is so cute. I loved the black one with swirls the most- but it is the mega sized one. = ) thanks so much!

I follow you in google reader!

So, Taryn, please e-mail me with your address and I will forward it on to Deb at Glowgirl!  

Don't forget, you still get free shipping on your orders with Glowgirl Until February 14th, 2010!  

Thanks for entering!  Have a great Monday!!!

**P.S.  Does anyone know how to do a screen shot of the winning number with random.org?  

Don't forget!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway!!  It ends tomorrow at 5:00 CST! 

Also, don't forget that you can still get free shipping by heading on over to Glowgirl's Etsy site!  There is lots of fun stuff, so don't miss out!

Hope you're having a terrific weekend! :-)

January 7th, 2009

Holy crap ladies!  I cannot believe I missed my One year blogiversary! (or however you spell it!)  It came and went without a thought!

Back then, I had no idea what I was going to write or even why I was starting a blog in the first place.  Hubby thought I was crazy and I figured nobody would care what I had to say.

However; there are some of you out there that really do care!  Some of you who comment on every post and brighten my day!  Some of you who have even helped me out along the way! I've met people who live in other states, I've only dreamed of visiting and people who live in my very own state!  I've even met one blogger , recently, who seems like my long lost sister!  We have so much in common, it's scary! 

I have to say that I've been presently surprised by the blog world.  I have found answers to questions I've had, been corrected on some things I thought I knew, learned some great recipes and even made some new friends along the way!

So thank you to those of you who have chosen to follow me on this journey! I hope I have not disappointed you!  I'm hoping that 2010 brings so much more than 2009 ever thought of bringing!  So, sit back and relax, 2010 is going to be an amazing ride!

Happy Friday everyone!

P.S.  Don't forget to enter my giveaway!!   you have until 5:00pm CST Sunday February 7th, 2010.

What are you waiting for?

Yesterday I promised ya'll (no, I'm not from the South, but I threw that out there anyway!) a surprise and I'm finally ready to reveal that surprise.

Without further ado..... Check out the amazing giveaway I have in-store for you!  

Deb at one my favorite Etsy stores is graciously giving one lucky winner from Livin' the Great Life their very own Coupon holder, courtesy of Glowgirl- Eco--friendly coupon organizers, sandwich baggies & Carry-all totes.  The lucky winner will get to choose any one of the small size coupon organizer from her store! She has a ton of amazing cute styles of coupon bags to choose from! (Plus a lot of other cute things as well!)

 

 

How cute are these things??  I bought mine last year and I use it all the time! 

I know a lot of you love using coupons and I've found that using this amazing bag helps me keep them organized so that I can go right to the coupon I want to use.  I also keep important receipts in here towards the back and other punch cards that I may need for some stores.

Glowgirl is also giving Livin' the Great Life followers Free shipping when you buy from her store!  So, if you are not the lucky winner, please head on over to her shop and pick something up for yourself anyway!  Just mention the blog: www.jesseandkaylacrane.blogspot.com or Livin' the Great Life in the comments section and she will credit the shipping right back to you!  It's that easy! (Hurry, offer only lasts until Valentines day! 2/14/2010!)

How to enter?

1 entry- Head on over to Glowgirl's shop and tell me which small size organizer is your favorite!
1 additional entry's- Become a follower of Livin' the Great Life or tell me you already are one
1 additional entry's- Become a Facebook fan of Glowgirl and/or sign up for her quarterly newsletter
1 additional entry's- Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment telling me where to go to read about it
2 additional entry's- Buy something from Glowgirl's shop, come back here and tell me what you bought. (I'll verify this from Deb at Glowgirl)

That means you can have a total of 6 entries!  So, what are you waiting for!  Enter the giveaway to win one of these uber cute coupon organizers! 

Giveaway will end at 5:00pm CST Sunday February 7th, 2010.

Things to come

I smell something exciting coming this week to Livin the Great Life!  You may just want to stick around to find out!

I'm talking, something you will not want to miss, exciting.

Do you use coupons?  Do you like saving money using them?  Maybe I can help you in your search to save money while shopping..... We shall see! 

Stick around and I will reveal the exciting surprise on Wednesday! :-)

Hint...... I'm pretty sure I gave it away by my label.... haha

February Goals

It is the first of the month and I am trying to be more organized with things, so I am all about sharing my goals for February and looking at how I did for January!

Let's take a look at January's goals:

• Paint & put up new window treatments in office.  (Yes, this goal is already complete, but it was an actual goal that I wanted to get finished in January!) 

This was completed in the first week of January and I am soooooo very excited about it.

• Continue taking vitamin everyday

Done, done and done :-) I think I missed one day the entire month!

• Cut back on spending.

I think this was probably a complete fail.  We ended up buying a new car for hubby and still have yet to sell the Jetta.  We also had to purchase a new hot water heater, because I'm tired of taking 1/2 cold showers.  We also had a few unexpected expenses come up, so this was a complete and utter failure....

• Cut back on eating junk food.

I think I did a great job on this goal.  I have lost 4 lbs total, which isn't huge, but it is HUGE when you consider the fact that all I did was cut out the majority of my junk food.  I didn't workout anymore than I hd previously done and I didn't cut back on anything else.  

• Repaint the laundry room.

Fail.  This wasn't even considered during the month of January!

So, let's hope that I do better in February.  I know some of you hate the aspect of posting goals on your blogs, but for me, it helps to hopefully keep me accountable for some things that I just really need and want to do. 

February Goals:

• Sign up for my last "extra" class for my masters since I am not a teaching major.
• Sell the Jetta
• Workout at least 4 times per week for 30-45 minutes each time.
• Eat more fruits & veggies.  I'm talking a good veggie for every meal, and potatoes do not count.
• Start looking and applying for any counseling positions in our area
• Plan at least 2 meals per week ahead of time.
• Have new water heater installed by my hubby and my dad
• Visit with and shop with my mom!
• Hopefully get back home to spend some time with my brother and future-sis-in-law
• Have a fantastic game night, complete with plenty of food (to try and throw me off from one of my previously mentioned goals) and lots of friends!
• Celebrate Valentines Day with hubby by going to Dear John and out to dinner :-)

I don't think this month's goals are too hard, but we shall see! Happy February everyone!