Coupon Caper

I'm really trying to get into couponing.

My trip to Walgreen's Monday night...
Total before coupons - $99.93
After coupons - $36.30
Savings - $63.63
Not too shabby for a newbie!

WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN I SHALL WEAR PURPLE...

Warning
by Jenny Joseph

WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN 
I SHALL WEAR PURPLE
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

*****

Taken from the book
When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
Editd by Sandra Martz
Papier Mache Press--Watsonville, California 1987

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Adams Organinzing - My Progress

Last week, I posted about Adams Organizing.

I wanted to let you all know that I received my

Prescription for Progress.

It was a detailed report (6 pages) consisting of 

You Said: Statement outlining what she understood, 

from our phone/Skype conversation,

and emails that I sent to her,

I Saw:  What she "saw" from our communications,

and photo's that I sent to her.

Prescription for Progress:

I was given a detailed plan for setting

up a daily routine, steps to organize my office space, 

a solution for handling my paperwork, 

and descriptions and links for resources.

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I decided that my first step would be to organize 

my office space, using the "guidelines" that were suggested.

I felt that if I did this first, that the other steps 

would be put into place more easily.

Organizing my office space took about 3 days,

spending an hour here and an hour there.

Total cost - about $35 for some storage containers.

I wanted to add more color into my room, so I

had my husband pick up some clear tinted

plastic containers, instead of using some 

clear ones, that I already had.

Before:

After:

 The area is much less cluttered, 

and I feel that it is much more "Inviting".

I moved many of my books, 

-that I keep on hand for my 20 Book Giveaways-

 to some cabinets that I cleared out.

Other books where cataloged for tax purposes,

(and placed in boxes which went straight into my son's car)

and will be donated to our local library.

I cut up file folders to use in the plastic drawer sets,

to make them more attractive, and add even more color.

AND - because I moved many items to the rooms

that they are more "suited" for, I didn't make my 

closet any messier (that's for another post),

than it already is!

What do ya'll think of the changes?

Be on the lookout for additional posts

on my progress.

Please take a few moments to go over

to Elise's site - Adams Organizing,

and read about her business.

She is so easy to work with,

and you may find that she could be

of service to YOU!

She and I would both appreciate it:-)

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I was so excited when Jenna re-did Neas Nuttiness,

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Adams Organizing & Me

As some of you know by now - I'm a ditz.

I'm nice, but a ditz none the less.

After having suffered brain damage 20 years ago,

I've developed a number of other medical conditions,

and when you combine the brain damage, medical conditions,

and all the medication that I take, it all adds up.

So, when it comes to the ditziness chart- I'm off the scale!

I started blogging to keep up with friends and family.

I was hooked when I discovered blogdom, and all that it offers.

This led to my dogs, blog, and ultimately to Libby's Library.

I've me so many wonderful people in the blogosphere, and

I love to connect with others,

BUT...

as of late, I've found that keeping up with all of this

has become quite a chore, and gets more difficult as the days go by.

I've debated and debated on what to do.

I've let this blog slide - A Tail of Three Doggies has all but died.

As far as Libby's Library goes...

I forget to post winners information, I'm often late in choosing winners,

I lose track of products coming in, and

reviews that need to go up.  I've been known to misplace items, 

and miss scheduled dates. 

I feel like I'm holding on by a thread 

and my fingers are getting really really tired.

The way things stand now, is that Libby's Library 

has become a weight on my shoulders that I just can't continue to support. 

It's taken over my life, and I no longer have time or strength to pursue

other things, like sewing, and scrapbooking, and taking photos,

and trying out new recipes.

It's come down to - give up Libby's Library - or find a solution to help me

get a handle on all of this.

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ENTER - ADAMS ORGANIZING

Elise, the woman behind Adams Organizing,

is working with me, to develop, 

not just an organizational system for my paperwork, 

but also a system to help me balance my needs and my wants...

so that I can begin to breath again...

to be able to wake up in the morning, and to actually look forward to the day!

After lots of emails back and forth, Skyping, and talking on the phone.

I'm anxiously awaiting the next piece of the puzzle that Elise

is preparing for me...

My Prescription for Progress

Please be sure to keep tuned in for further posts.