They Let Her Shop - the opinionated princess on retail therapy

I do not recall having many ceiling fans in our homes as a child. Perhaps I am forgetting them, but I don’t think so. In each of the homes I have owned as an adult we have added ceiling fans in nearly every room. Why? The breeze of a nice ceiling fan is much more cooling and much quieter than a box fan any day, right? Not to mention the fun you can have when deciding which one to purchase. Admittedly it’s past time for a change in decor for Joshua’s bedroom. Six years ago though the airplane theme was perfect for him. We even splurged on the Fantasy Flyer fan by Hunter. I loved it and will be sad to see it go. If you are wondering whether or not you should splurge on a themed ceiling fan, I recommend you go for it!

For years Jeremy had The Baseball Fan in his room. When we redid his bedroom in January we retired that fan also. We’re on to more sophisticated and traditional styles as the kids get older, but I do not regret having treated them to the special fans when they were younger. They added an extra bit of fun to their rooms while still having functionality. That can’t be said for many of the other items we used to decorate.

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It never fails, the end of summer seems to sneak up on me. I am fortunate that my children do not return to school until after Labor Day, yet it still seems like the start of the school year came in the blink of an eye. And probably seemed even quicker to my children!

It is funny the different attitudes each of my kids have about getting back to school. Jeremy is not really excited about homework and the responsibility that will come with the school year, but is still looking forward to seeing his friends daily. I remember being the same way in high school. It was all about the social side of things; the work was just a necessary evil that you tolerated.

Josh is bummed about summer being over, but still eager to shop for supplies. He’s my “stuff boy”. Getting new things is always enjoyable for him.

Justine is excited. She doesn’t worry about the hard work that faces her this year, she is just ready to play with her friends daily. It should be interesting to see if her attitude changes after the first week. My guess is that it will.

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One of the things we could not choose when building our house was the style of our mailbox. With the countless residential mailboxes available it would have been fun choosing one. As much as I like to shop online, I would probably be best choosing a large mailbox like the commercial mailboxes that are available. This would allow our carrier to completely conceal the packages; rather than leaving them on our doorstep in plain sight. Of course, such mailboxes would look horrible in front of every home in our neighborhood. Therefore I completely understand and appreciate the restrictions on our mailboxes.

When it comes to the actual location of residential mailboxes, I wonder who determines that? Some cities have them at the street, others have them at the front door and still others have the community style mailboxes. In my township we have all three. Perhaps it’s the builders choice? Who knows? Do you?

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Gymbucks redemptions runs July 19th - July 29th only!

If you have Gymbucks [certificate for $25 off a purchase off $50 or more] now is the time to shop. Gymbucks can be redeemed both online and in stores. Gymboree has a flat rate shipping fee of only $5.95 for a limited time.
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Spend $50 today and get $25 towards a future purchase of $50 or more.

Get your Pac Loot card from PacSun today. Offer good both in stores and online. Shipping is FREE on purchases of $50 or more.
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Spend $125 on furniture and save 25%! [automatic coupon at checkout]

If you haven’t purchased furniture from Target, perhaps now is the time to give them a try! Joshua’s bookshelves, desk, small bedroom stool/table and armoire are all from Target. We’ve had them for several years and they have held up to the abuse he dishes out. If you have ever seen Josh’s room you know this is a major accomplishment!

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Bath and Body Works has come quite a long way since I first started shopping there. In addition to coming up with new and exciting products, they are constantly developing strategic marketing partnerships. Quite some time ago they partnered with American Girl to help increase the recognition and desirability of their products for young girls.

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Last Wednesday when Justine and I arrived in Bellingham, WA while waiting to deplane, she looked and me and said “I am ready to shop ’til I drop!”  I asked her if she brought money with her and fully expected her to say something about me being the Mommy Money Bags.  To my surprise she responded, “Yes, $1000.00!”  Suuurrrrre!   If only that were true.

Regardless, it’s pretty evident that I’ve created a bit of a shopping addict.

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There are many days when I wish I could buy more hours. It seems there is never enough time to get the things done today, so I can meet my goals of where I want to be in the future. Unfortunately no amount of money can buy time. Setting obtainable goals and measuring how close I am to accomplishing them at regular intervals is key to remaining focused. This also serves well so that I don’t get too focused on the daily struggles as long as I’m meeting my goals on a weekly or monthly basis. You win some and you lose some as they say … but if you win more than you lose it’ll likely be just fine.

Do you plan for the future? What to you think you’ll be doing in 3 months? 12 months? 3 years? Have you made a plan to get there?

A few clever guys have created a website where you can even send an email to yourself to be delivered at any date in the future! How neat would it be to make some goals and/or predictions and send it off to yourself only to get a surprise down the road. While your plan may have been adjusted as time passed, it would be interesting to see how closely your reality was to your prediction! Wouldn’t it?

You can check it out on Future Me!

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