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Valentine’s Day is just one week away. Since you have found this blog, I can bet you probably haven’t already found that special gift for that special someone in your life yet. It seems to get harder and harder to find a meaningful gift for Valentine’s Day. This year I was fortunate to stumble across some helpful suggestions from Ice.com. They are a jewelry retailer that specializes in Valentine’s Day jewelry.
Valentine's Day Watches
Like many people, I have a horrible story about a Valentine’s Day that was ruined by someone who gave me a lame gift. I was 17 years old and my boyfriend showed up with a Panda Bear dressed in a referee shirt and a candy bar that he obviously picked up at a gas station on the way over. He gave me the gift and I was so upset, I broke up with him that night. Now I am not the kind that expects diamonds or something expensive, but I do expect you to put some thought into it.
Most people like to surf the web to find out what’s going on in the world, take advantage of cool online deals or to kill time. There are a bazillion sites out there to choose from, and undoubtedly, you will find what you’re looking for. Some sites are very predictable and practical for what I need, but every once in a while I find a site that has something that pleasantly surprises me. In the past few days I’ve stumbled upon some of these and I just have to share them.
Way Cute Back Pack
Most of us want our homes to reflect our personality. We pick things that we like and that say something about us. My husband and I tried to do this with our first home. We painted all the rooms different colors to give them personality. We also decorated with items that you couldn’t find at IKEA or Walmart. We found some stuff at garage sales, designed our own decorations or found great items online. We have the same method of thinking when it comes to giving things to other people. We want to give things that are original and have some personality or flare. When it comes to birthday parties for my five year old daughter, we make something to give as the present. Kids especially like things that are made just for them. It gives them a well needed sense of ownership they crave so much. Some people struggle to come up with ideas of what to make. If you are one of these people, I have a few websites that can help you out.
I may be a little more passionate about sustainability than the average person, but it’s on my mind a lot these days because of my husband. He is working on his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and is learning about all the ways we are destroying the world that we depend on for everything. With this new found knowledge, we find ourselves constantly on the look out for ways that we can do our part to help slow down this seemingly irreversible destruction. Many companies around the world are deciding they want to be more sustainable and are making the necessary changes to become so. I found a few of these companies that are doing great things to reduce their carbon footprint on this beautiful planet.
Cute Easter Dress
The best time to buy items for a certain holiday is right after that holiday ends. Companies want to get rid of everything they didn’t sell and that is when you can save a lot of money. Because many people do just about the same thing every year for certain holidays, they know exactly what they’ll need for the following year. All you have to do is buy the stuff now, put it in a box labeled Easter 2012, hide it away for about 11 months and open it up when the time is right. Besides saving you money, you don’t have to worry about going to the store only to find out they’ve run out of the supplies you want. There are some things you don’t want to sit in a box for almost a year, like candy or cookie making kits, but things like decorations, clothes or baskets are good to go.
Besides being a bargain hunter, I am a huge planner. I like to make lists of things I need to do daily, weekly, monthly and yearly, and plan way ahead to make sure I have time to get everything done. Because of this, I arrive early to most places and have back up supplies when needed. Mix this with the bargain hunter side of me and you get someone who plans her purchases way ahead in order to save money. Whenever I need to buy something, I make a mental note of it, the price I’m willing to pay for it and then I wait until I find something that meets these requirements. Sometimes it will take me years to find what I want, and I’m willing to wait. Because I know I can find what I want at my desired price eventually, I will not settle for paying more, just to have it sooner. One of the best ways to do this is buy things at the end of their season when they go on sale to make room for the next season’s items.
I am not a fan of greeting cards. I find them cheesy, boring and impersonal. Every once in a while I find a card that makes me laugh, but this is by far the exception to the rule. I’m sure the people who make cards do their best, but it’s never as good as someone making a card from scratch or writing their own poem. I know some people think that “professionals” can say it better than they can, but I would rather hear what my friend really has to say. Because of this, I never give cards to friends or family members unless I write them all myself. My husband, on the other hand, was raised to give cards to anyone and everyone for all necessary occasions. Because of this, we send the appropriate cards to his family members on their birthdays, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas. They act as if they really enjoy them, but I’m not so sure. It seems a little too monotonous for my taste. There is one company I just found that may completely ruin my current theory on this.
Awesome Outfit
My daughter has her very own unique fashion sense. She has gone through different phases throughout her young life. For a while, all she ever wanted to wear was pink. Every attempt to have her wear anything else was accompanied by a huge tantrum. After that passed, she loved to wear layers of clothes in odd orders that never matched. I took several pictures of this fashion season as I found it very cute. She now has color themed days where she will wear items that are all the same color, but different shades. I once attempted to explain the theory behind matching colors, but realized that any explanation would be in vain for a 5 year old. My only hope is to provide her with a variety of cute clothes to choose from. In my search for cute clothes, I found a few websites that have really cute kids clothes at affordable prices.
Auctions have been around since the beginning of time. They have been used to sell women for marriage, men for slavery, livestock for agriculture, rare pieces of art for display and machinery for farms and businesses. People have even used auctions to sell their possessions to pay off debts. Although auctions have always been fairly common throughout the world, the advent of the internet has increased their occurrences exponentially. In 2008 the gross revenue of the auction industry for that year was approximately $268.4 billion. This is, in part, greatly due to the internet. Companies can put their items online and have thousands of people all over the world bid on them without having to move the merchandise until it’s sold. Buyers can bid from the comfort of their own homes without having to pay travel expenses. The arrangement is brilliant, but how can it benefit you?
