Moving Here and There

In the last couple of months a lot of things happened in our life for just a short span of time. We moved our stuff from New Jersey to Maryland. It took us a day or two doing that then we have to go to Aiken, South Carolina and live where hubby is working. After a few days we went to the Philippines for twenty one days. That was our first vacation for the first time in years. Going back here was a little difficult becasue we have to adjust the time zone. We were all jet lagged. The kids slept the whole morning and wake up the whole night. It felt just so weird. The kids didn't know what to do. They are so bored. They need children games to entertain them but the problem is all our stuff is left in Maryland. We need to find ways to keep them busy and help them adjust time so we decided to buy them a couple of toys, some crossword puzzles and coloring books. The kids were happy.
After living in Aiken for just a week hubby found another job in Greenville so we moved again. For some people they would not understand why we keep moving but hubby is a contract worker. He is a structural designer so life is always on the road. I already explained it to the kids that we need to keep moving for survival. However we have our retirement home in Maryland and someday when hubby retires that's where we will live for good.

Happy Anniversary

I would never forget the day I came to the US with my two kids. They were so small then ages 5 and 6. Now they are 9 and 10. It doesn't seem so long ago but they grew up so fast and so soon. September 9th is our 4- year in the US and September 14th is our 4th wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary honey! It seemed like we just got married yesterday. We've fought and make up and I admit you spoiled me like a brat but most of the time we get along well that's what I am so proud of. I treasure our love and togetherness my love.
He asked me what gift I would want to have on our special day and I can not even think of one. We just got back from our Philippine vacation. He has given me an htc sensation android phone lately which I think is too expensive for a phone. Oh well it does a lot of things that makes me a happy bee. So what more should I asked for?

I Love Coupons

Now let me see if I have learned a little bit of something from what I saw last night extreme couponing. I was more inspired with the help of the other blogs I have ready about couponing and I admit extreme couponing has inspired me to look a little more closely on how to pinch my pennies. So I went to CVS with hubby dear. I made 2 separate transactions. First I bought an cvs brand non-drowsy relief otc meds which is about 3.69 and received 3.69 registered reward which is really like getting it for free. I used my registered rewards with my next transaction which is buying 80 ct Advil PM on sale for $7.99. I used my $3.99 rr and $2 manufacturer coupon and paid S2.44 total. I also bought Hersheys air delight chocolate. I used my is B1G1 and a dollar off mfr coupon. I paid a total of 19 cents for 2 chocolates. Yay me!!;-) I felt so happy with my little savings. This is not the best but it is some dollars saved. I actually saved 13 bucks in with my CVS transaction.

Staking Out and Excecuting My Fashion's Night Out Plan

Guest post written by Chelsea Minton

I really love it when I start thinking about a plan and after I've done all the planning, I execute it like a pro. Yep, you could say that I am quite the planhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifner. But I don't think that's a bad thing at all! It's actually a really great idea. As soon as they released the full list http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifof all the Fashion's Night Out events, I decided that it would be a really great idea to start making out my schedule. Basically, I want to see as much stuff as possible without sacrificing any quality of fun.

When I was looking online to find all of the events, I ran across some info on internet packages and after I showed more info to my roommates, we decided to switch over our service to it.

I think out of all the things I went to, my favorite Fashion's Night Out event was Seth Meyers from SNL bartending at Coach. That was so much fun! I also picked up this too-cute bag there while I was in the store, which I guess is the point of the night.

Extreme Couponing

I slept at 8 last night and woke up before midnight. I had trouble seeping so I decided to watch tv. I came across extreme couponing show. It sounds so tempting but the funny thing is they don't actually show how they do it. It's just some kind of general like okay I looked into coupons cut them and go to the store and paid this much instead of that amount. I have never really saw this at the beginning of the show but I wonder if they ever showed the viewers the step by step guide on what and how to do extreme couponing. That's what I wanted to learn and the how to do it part. I decided to read blogs about couponing and learned better than the tv show I was watching. I thought the show is too shallow and ridiculous but I have used coupons once in a while anyhow only when I need to.

A New Home and A New TV

We are settling well on our new home here in Greenville. It is really a pretty and charming community. I can see the view of the valley while driving on the road. The gentle slopes looks so lovely. They said we are located at the foot of the Appalachian mountains and so far I am loving it. We have a nice place since it is a fully furnished apartment yet there is one thing that bothers us with the so called "fully furnished apartment". We only have one tv. There are four family members and when the kids get home I can no longer enjoy the tv. When my husband goes home from work the kids will have to give way for the tv news that he likes to watch. We really need to find a solution for this. A new home with a new tv sounds good to me.
Yesterday we started searching for a Flat Screen TV for the living room. We went to Walmart and Best Buy since they have a lot of brands to choose from in the area. There were a lot of home entertainment that would amaze you but all we wanted is an energy efficient tv and something that would fit in our small living room corner. We will move our older tv that we are currently using right now to the kid's room when we will be able to buy our new flat screen tv soon. I am excited on getting our new tv on payday.

Diet and Exercise

I have reached my limit. I feel so heavy and overweight. I have never felt this way before. Right on time that hubby bought me a new HTC Sensation android phone I got an app that would track my food intake and how much exercise I am getting. This is called a noom app. I think this is cool. So far I have ran 21.8 miles in 14 workouts and that is 3 708 calories taken off. I felt better each time a certain amount of calorie is taken off of me. I am also starting to be conscious with food I eat since it's not easy losing calories. I just hope this would really work. So what works for you when it comes to diet and exercise?