Let's All Go To The Movies!

A great way to have a Date Night with your spouse and spend the least amount of money possible, is stalking free movie screening websites. I am a big movie lover, nothing like going to a theater, sitting back and watching a movie.

courtesy: battleship.com 

Last week I had 4 free passes for a sneak preview of Battleship. We kept a pair for ourselves and we gave a pair to friends of ours. Now the only downside of these screenings, is that you have to get there early, especially if it is a highly anticipated flick! My husband arrived about 1.5 hours ahead of time and he was about 50th in line. I arrived about 45 minutes prior, and the line was outrageous.

I really liked the movie, suspense, action and a little bit of love thrown in. The acting was so so, but if it has aliens in the story line, it's for me! I love fantasy/sci-fi/horror in any combination!

People brought in their own food (fast food, popcorn, etc), we however, did not. I am not a big fan of eating during a movie, then I would have to use the bathroom, and I hate having to use public restrooms. I shudder at the thought!

Google the websites in your area. Nothing like getting to see a free movie, before it even opens to the general public!

My New OBSESSION!

DAVE RAMSEY! I am a compulsive spender, I admit it! I like the feeling of buying things that I think I need. As I near the 35 year mark of this life of mine, my husband has finally gotten through my thick skull "Do we want to go into our 40's with DEBT?"

Times are tough for everyone around us. These could be seen as first world problems. I get it, my debt does not hold a torch to those who are losing their homes, can't feed their families,and just recently, not being able to achieve the basic civil rights any human being should have.

I have read Financial Peace and I am totally on board with the Debt Snowball. It's interesting how much happiness this book has brought me, in the short time that it took me to read it. I find myself giddy, instead of overwhelmed, when I look at our financial spreadsheet. Odd.

Lets talk about our DEBT. Getting back to the obsession, I have been listening to all things Dave Ramsey, and compared to a whole hell of a lot of his listeners, our DEBT is miniscule! We have about $25k of Debt (not including our mortgage). $10K is a line of credit we opened to pay off old debt, yeah, what good that did us. Whatever, it is what it is.

Let's talk the Shaytards. I have been watching them on YouTube for about 2 years now. And I had no idea they went through Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover, until last year. Here is their Debt Free Story. They paid off about $95K of debt in the span of 4 years! AMAZING!

Our Debt free journey has begun, and Gary's mantra is "All Money In, No Money Out" he's a N.E.R.D.! 


I will try and update here as our Debt dwindles, we were hoping to have it gone within 18-24 months. 

So two years later......

I have truly neglected this blog....yikes!

My fave project thus far.....

has to be my new jewelry organizer.  I kept all my jewelry in one of those hanging bags with pouches...so blazay...and it was always hidden.  I needed something that was in my face, daily and I could see what I had.


I scoured the blogs and saw something similar to what I made, but for the life of me I cannot remember the blog or the tutorial, so I cannot link back. Sorry!


I went to my local Goodwill and bought an old picture with a totally FAB frame $8 (it was antique gold, forgot to take before pics).  Then I went to Lowe's Home Improvement and bought some vinyl screen material $5, picture hanging hooks $2 and curtain hooks $2. 


I stripped it apart, and spray painted it black. (Spray paint was leftover from another project)  After it cured, I hot glued the screen material to the back, and nailed a few small nails in the corners to reinforce.


I used the curtain hooks as pegs to hold my necklaces and that tie hanger I bought at WalMart for $4 that holds my rings.

I then hung it in my closet above my "vanity" that I also got at the goodwill, so after I am done with my hair and makeup, I can move on to accessories.  I love how it turned out and how easy it was to make.  Now there is no excuse to not wear my jewelry.

I do have to come up with an idea for all my bangles.  I have a few things in mind but need to jot them down to see if they will work.  Will update at a later time!

I finally finished the two tables.....

that I blogged about here.  I am a procrastinator...but I finally finished the second table this weekend.  It was a lot more work than I anticipated.  I modified the base from the original plans because I want to add some baskets for storage. Check out Anna White's blog, she is fabulous. Her plans are very easy to follow, very thorough.

Better late than never....

I have been neglecting the blog.  We had a busy summer, and I didn't take any pics! Well except for their birthday which I will post later!

These are just some random t-ball shots, followed by the end of the year party and trophy ceremony!  It was cute and they even made sure the girls trophies had girl players on them.

FOUND IT!

I found my camera cord! Thank you lawd!  I was cleaning up last week, preparing for my moms visit and BAM. there it was on top of the refrigerator.  Yeah I know, why was I cleaning the top of the fridge?  Whatevs...I found it.

So Gabby had her recital a couple of weeks ago, and there were no cameras or camcorders allowed into the theater (WTF?) so here are pics from the day of the rehearsal.

She did better than I thought she would, being that this was her first year in dance.  It was the sweetest thing ever.  And even better, she wants to continue.  Yay, I was hoping she would.