Making Changes
Posted by Holly Nelson on Monday, January 31, 2011
Under: Frugal Fashionista
I have decided to make a few changes to my blog posts for this year. Blogging is really not my thing. I'm not funny or charming with my posts like the Pioneer Woman, but who can be like her anyway! I like to add to the website and let you know about it! But I also want to share some great frugal things I have started doing!
I will no longer post the Grocery Cart on Friday. I used to try to make my goal of $75.00. But, I decided I am not going to focus on that. What I really needed to do for my boys is STOCK UP!! If you have raised boys, you know what I mean!
Now, I will focus on COUPONS!! I have become obsessed with my coupons. So much that even one of my sons has a binder and baseball card sleeves for coupons of his own. You might guess that this is my BIG eater, too! ;)
My posts about my great deals I get with coupons will be called "Coupon Crazy". I hope you enjoy reading about my great deals. I also hope it inspires you to do the same!
Example:
I went to Kroger and spent $100.00 on groceries worth over $200.00! I used coupons in conjunction with sales. I even got toilet paper and toothpaste FREE!!
Later I will give more in depth details. I usually shop the first day of the sales, so it will give you plenty of time to find the coupons and sales so you can save, too!
Frugal Fashionista will be a new post this year, too! I am very excited about this. I was going to start this when I started the website....but, I got pregnant and couldn't really show you. This post will be about how I make outfits frugally! I am not ashamed to admit that I shop at Yard Sales,Goodwill and Salvation Army! I even love hand me downs! I am proud of it! I want to show you that you can look good without spending tons of money. Many of my outfits cost around $10.00. Some are more, some are less. I will model the outfits to show you how I did it. Let me tell you honestly...I am still 35 pounds heavier than my normal weight!! I am not saying I am a great model, just a "keeping it real" type model. Now, really, who is a size 0 anyway? Don't answer that!
This picture was not intended to show off an outfit, but I love to show you this anyway.
Okay, honestly I picked this picture because I think i'ts hilarious and it really was the only good one that shows the outfit!
My family went to see the Singing Christmas Tree at our church Bellevue Baptist Church. I was trying to get a good picture for my mom. I think my hubby snapped about 20pics. As you will see one child is missing. Can you see my eyes perked up? Oh yeah, I was giving one the "momma eyes" for running around.
Shirt~ hand me down from cousin- FREE!
tank top~ Target-FREE( hand me down)
skirt~ Gap, Goodwill- $3.99
Boots~ Nine West- FREE (bought from Christmas money the year before!)
Earrings~ Premiere- FREE( birthday present)
Bracelet~ Premiere- FREE(birthday present)
Necklace~ Premiere- FREE( free gifts for having a Premiere party!!)
Tights~ $5.00
TOTAL ~ $8.99!!
Can't wait to see you this week with more of my NEW posts!
I will no longer post the Grocery Cart on Friday. I used to try to make my goal of $75.00. But, I decided I am not going to focus on that. What I really needed to do for my boys is STOCK UP!! If you have raised boys, you know what I mean!
Now, I will focus on COUPONS!! I have become obsessed with my coupons. So much that even one of my sons has a binder and baseball card sleeves for coupons of his own. You might guess that this is my BIG eater, too! ;)
My posts about my great deals I get with coupons will be called "Coupon Crazy". I hope you enjoy reading about my great deals. I also hope it inspires you to do the same!
Example:
I went to Kroger and spent $100.00 on groceries worth over $200.00! I used coupons in conjunction with sales. I even got toilet paper and toothpaste FREE!!
Later I will give more in depth details. I usually shop the first day of the sales, so it will give you plenty of time to find the coupons and sales so you can save, too!
Frugal Fashionista will be a new post this year, too! I am very excited about this. I was going to start this when I started the website....but, I got pregnant and couldn't really show you. This post will be about how I make outfits frugally! I am not ashamed to admit that I shop at Yard Sales,Goodwill and Salvation Army! I even love hand me downs! I am proud of it! I want to show you that you can look good without spending tons of money. Many of my outfits cost around $10.00. Some are more, some are less. I will model the outfits to show you how I did it. Let me tell you honestly...I am still 35 pounds heavier than my normal weight!! I am not saying I am a great model, just a "keeping it real" type model. Now, really, who is a size 0 anyway? Don't answer that!
This picture was not intended to show off an outfit, but I love to show you this anyway.
Okay, honestly I picked this picture because I think i'ts hilarious and it really was the only good one that shows the outfit!
My family went to see the Singing Christmas Tree at our church Bellevue Baptist Church. I was trying to get a good picture for my mom. I think my hubby snapped about 20pics. As you will see one child is missing. Can you see my eyes perked up? Oh yeah, I was giving one the "momma eyes" for running around.
Shirt~ hand me down from cousin- FREE!
tank top~ Target-FREE( hand me down)
skirt~ Gap, Goodwill- $3.99
Boots~ Nine West- FREE (bought from Christmas money the year before!)
Earrings~ Premiere- FREE( birthday present)
Bracelet~ Premiere- FREE(birthday present)
Necklace~ Premiere- FREE( free gifts for having a Premiere party!!)
Tights~ $5.00
TOTAL ~ $8.99!!
Can't wait to see you this week with more of my NEW posts!
Please comment and let me know how I am doing!
Comments are a bloggers best friend!
In : Frugal Fashionista
blog comments powered by Disqus#disqus_thread
"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God."
1 Peter 3:4 -
"An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~
I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(15), Seth(13), Ian(10), Noah(7), Luke(5), and Jack(2). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.
