ceilings ...people...friends

Days come and go as do friends....but you know you have some great friends and some friends not so much.......but you should still treat both as you want to be treated. I think it is wrong to treat ppl as though you are better than them or in fact better than everyone.

I was sitting thinking earlier about ppl in my life and was really thinking of those ppl who would I consider to be a friend.??..or just an acquaintance...??....I decided they are all a bit of both  :)  Although I will not let many ppl get very close to me I do have some close friends :)

I was laying down and for whatever reason was staring at my ceiling ...yup being odd....my ceiling is bumpy , kinda rough, patched here and there but not smoothly, yet it is soft...perhaps because it is Pink ?? I am unsure but I like it !

 For reasons unknown this led me to think about the people in my life......

a Bit of This and That 2012

So some time has gone by since I last posted...quick recap on events:
with the help of friends /family we gathered enough food and toys for our hamper family to have a very nice Christmas !!

I spent Christmas with my family and I had a great time !! of course I brought Jezz along :) Boy do I love that cat !! Christmas was great ...everyone enjoyed their gifts !! I received some very awesome gifts from friends and family !!!

So the new year has started....I have some plans/goals for this year : I am not setting them too high as why set myself of for failure!
my first goal is to lose weight ! I have started a workout plan using my treadmill multiple times a day for starters....then really watching what I am eating !! I am not going to eliminate some of my higher calorie likes   but will save them for week-end treats !

my next goal is to have enough of certain items that I will not have to  buy them until close to next November ...

so far I have enough of these items to last til 2013 here they are :
:cat food (13 bags )
mushroom soup (72 cans)
tomato soup (72 cans)
pasta sauce (20 jars)
cereal (12 boxes)
other soups (24 cans)
coffee(5 large cans)
coffee k-kups(40ish boxes)
instant coffee (8 jars)
juice (15 shelf juice)
25 fpc's fridge juice
kitty litter (8 pails)..need a few more
dish soap (15)..maybe more
laundry soap (20 bottles)
bathroom cleaners..(16 cans/sprays)
swifter duster (20 boxes)
bounce /snuggle (20 boxes)
toothpaste (20 tubes)
mouth wash  (6 huge bottles)
aveeno assorted products..(enough for 1 year)

so clearly I have quite enough of some products to last a year but there are still things I either need to buy or just buy a sm amount to to have enough for 1 year!

I am hoping by doing this I will even have money  to save !!

so signing off for today will post with pics again shortly :)

Happy yet Sad

There are some things going on that are making me feel very happy like decorating for Christmas !!  I am also part of a Gift Advent train so each day I can open a gift right up to Christmas Day !!! 

I also feel Happy that I helped to give another family a Happy Christmas by donating lots of food, gifts ,toiletries and cleaning supplies plus a bag of goodies for their dog as well as many bags of food ! I could not have done this without help from some amazing friends ....(you guys know who you are;))!!!

Now the 2 things that have made me cry away all my pretty...are #1 someone stole my SDM points :( I saved them all year for Mega Redemption which only happens 1x a year.....I had plans for those points ....they were worth $500 I was going to use a portion of that to give more to the hamper family and gifts for other ppl .....thankfully I used 3 redemption's @ a 24hr SDM or I may have had all my points stolen !!  There are multiple other ppl who have lost points also and I really feel for them,

Now the 2nd thing is I had an eye injury almost 1 1/2 yrs ago and have been seeing a specialist regularly every few weeks since ....well I knew it was taking along time to heal and was at the point where I thought I was just going to have some impaired vision . I was sadly mistaken :( it turns out I will be needing a corneal transplant....that is shocking news ...but that part doesn't really upset me ...it is the process that will happen while I wait for the transplant. The Dr. told me I will go blind in that eye :( he does not know how fast that will happen...I never realised I took being able to see for granted.....so I sit here cryng away more of my pretty even though it will not change things. I don't feel sorry for myself but am feeling like why can't I catch a break??  I feel kinda angry .....

Random

So today I will post some pictures of the gifts my friends and I collected for the Christmas Hamper being hosted by my mom's office ....I am so excited for all we are able to give this family !!

I also did some baking of Bits and Bites for home/family/and friends :) My buddy traded me some of hers and omigosh it is yummy !! I am going to be making Peanut Butter Balls and something else but haven't decided yet LOL I need to buy cherries before I can make Peanut Butter Balls I will probably make some cookies and fudge....maybe Turtle Pecan Bars or Skor Bars...

the above is a gift a friend sent me for Christmas :)

I am also very excited about the upcoming Mega Redemption of SDM points !!! I have saved my points all year for this coming week-end where my 95,000 points would only be worth $170  well this coming week-end they are worth $250 *shakes with excitement*

I am already examining my flyer to figure out my plan of attack !LOL last year I had enough points to redeem 3 times for a value of $750...this year I will have enough to redeem $1250 next year I plan to have alot more points now that I learnt how to make points without spending hardly any money !! I prob spent a few $200 over the course of the year but on reg items I would normally buy (groceries) and cat litter LOL

I plan to use a portion of my redemption's for reg groceries (using coupons also ) and some towards the hamper plus I will buy a few gifts for family and friends, I am also going to use some for cat food/litter ect....

oh the excitement although I am pretty sick right now I am hoping it doesn't interfere with my shopping plans !!...catch you later

Christmas Chatter

So I really should be sleeping ...hehe but here I am I finished up my shopping for an Advent Gift Exchange...it was fun but time consuming especially the wrapping part !! Every year I get chapped fingers from all the taping of gifts ...maybe since I started early to get them wrapped it won't happen this year :O)

I have also managed to gather all these items for the Christmas Hamper @my mom's office..(will post pic tomorrow )
and with he help of another buddy will have multiple treats and small toys to add also !! I am pretty excited to make sure the selected family gets a rocking great hamper !!!
ok bye for now .......

Getting Ready for Christmas

So it is the middle of November and I have finished some of my Christmas shopping . YAY !!!  I have found the right things so far ...as I hate it when I am shopping and you may find things ...but you feel they are not the "right" item. So far I have found 4 gifts I am very happy about . I won't be spending as much this year as other years as with having a new house just recently there are all types of smaller expenses popping up..like a doorknob or screen latch or light fixtures...it does feel never ending though....

I am excited to meet up with my buddy tomorrow to see the Christmas treasures she has found !!! I know there is some Christmas statues and some light up window type thingys oooh I am excited !!!

Will be back soon :)

chit chat

WOW I can't believe that October is gone and Halloween went by so quickly !!! I did not decorate as much as I had hoped to I just wasn't as prepared as I thought...but there is always next year :)

I had made up 80 treat bags and over the course of an hour or so they were gone...not as many kids as I thought but still a good number :)

Now I need to get cracking on Christmas LOL

Back up I did manage to make 12 canning jars of Salsa....first time and so far everyone who tasted it loves it !!! YAY  but my gosh I need to get a food processor I couldn't believe how long it took to chop up everything !

Then I prepared a macaroni mix with corn and hamburger...simmilar to hamburger helper just made from scratch LOL So I ate some for supper then froze the rest !!

Then I helped organize for my Mom's Office to do a Christmas Hamper for a family :) I have many friends helping me out with this also ...so far I came across a sale of cereal and coffee...this is what $20 can buy after coupons of course ;)

So tomorrow I have a plan to cash out some of my SDM points but my goal is to earn the same if not more points back !!! we shall see...bye for now....