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I still haven’t gotten caught up from Blissdom 2010. I promise that it is my intention to write about it very, very soon. But, here is a sneak peek of my Blissdom experience (one of the few pictures I got)…
That’s me, George Duran (formerly of Food Network’s Ham on the Street and now on TLC with Ultimate Cake Off), and Holly from Saving For Eight (who is super sweet and was a pleasure to meet).
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In my quest to get caught up on life after Blissdom, I was almost relieved to have not one but two snow days this week. I have a strong stance on taking snow days in our homeschool, although by the second day, I did ask the kids if they wanted to go ahead and do school anyway. I was not surprised to get an immediate, “No,” from them.
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In all the busyness of getting ready to go out of town, being out of town, and then trying to get caught back up, I have over 800 entries waiting to be read in my Google Reader. *gulp*
Have any great tips for working through it more quickly (short of just hitting “mark all as read”)?
~ 4 ~I have a confession to make. I am 33 years old, and I bought my first pair of high heel shoes about two weeks ago, per Eric’s request, after we went through and got rid of about 1/3 of the clothes in my closet. They are about 2.5 inch heels, and that allows me to wear them and be a lot closer to looking Eric right in the eye. Very fun.
And then, after wearing them to church one evening, along with a dark pair of flaired jeans, a black blazer, and a red top, I got several compliments (including someone who noticed that I had lost some weight). This was definitely a sign that we were right in trying to cull some of the things out of my closet and find better choices of what to wear.
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Are you a Catholic homeschooler or Catholic Mom of children who are still at home? Would you be willing to check out a cool resource that we’ve been working on? If so, drop me an email.
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I’ll never be one of those women that can go to the grocery store and get $400 worth of groceries for $1.85. It’s just not going to happen. But, I was thrilled this week to go to Kroger and get $300 worth of groceries for $200. WooHoo!
Between some great coupons, Kroger plus card sales, and then a deal they were having where you got $5 off for every 10 items you bought from a certain list of items, I saved us $94 on our grocery bill.
But, don’t feel bad if you’re not a great grocery shopper — I’ll spend way too much money next time I go, I’m sure. So, it will all even out in the end.
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A tiny little Blissdom take away message that really spoke to me (about why people come to your blog)…
They come to hear your voice.
This post is linked to 7 Quick Takes and Weekly Wrap Up.
photos by: shoes mania / piggly wiggly supermarket
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I hate when my google reader doesn't get read for awhile – you pay for it at the end. What I end up doing is sorting the unread blogs by blogger, than by the order of which the posts were posted. I find that I can fly through reading them this way.
great post. Nice to see your face. I know you have a photo in your sidebar, but … anyway, the high heels. i used to wear them all the time, especially when i was dating a young man who was 6 foot 5. I'm 5'almost4". But heels haven't been a part of my life for the last many years. One and a quarter inch heels are my norm, and oh they feel so comfortable.
Well, now you must expand your high hell wardrobe.
I love heels, even if they are sometimes uncomfortable. Some brands are better than others though.
Way to go on the grocery shopping! I am happy if I save 30% or so. I don't have the patience for the coupon game, and I am trying and trying to get away from so much packaged/prepared food anyway.
I haven't managed to really write anything about Blissdom yet either. A lot to process in some ways.
I used to wear heels on occasion, but my husband and I are the same height, so I find it a good excuse not to wear them.
I do not really see a point in forcing myself to read through everything in Google reader when it gets to the point of feeling like a chore. So I just don't. Sorry that I don't have a good solution!
And being closer to my husband's height is by far the best part of wearing heels.
How fun you got to meet George Duran. I recently made a recipe of his and it was wonderful.
I hope you get things caught up from blissdom. Wish I could have gone.
It was great to meet you in person at Blissdom. I had a wonderful time chatting with you:)
Pack those heels for Relevant, woohoo! I'm glad Eric helped you make that great decision. ; )
And, you should seriously post more pictures of you, cause I didn't realize you were so darn cute.