Friday, July 30, 2010

Children's Place Coupons


The Children's Place has released some new coupons valid on in-store purchases through tomorrow (Saturday, July 31, 2010).

* Save 30% when you spend $60
* Save 25% when you spend $50
* Save 20% when you spend $40

They have jeans on sale for as low as $10 (bigger sizes are $12). It's a great price to stock for back to shool!

Free Box of Better Oats Oatmeal


Get a coupon for a free box of Better Oats Oatmeal, by signing up here. The coupon will be sent via regular mail.

Events: Cincinnati Museum Center FREE Fridays TODAY!


The Cincinnati Museum Center will host a FREE Friday today! You can experience three major attractions – the Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Cincinnati History Museum and the Museum of Natural History & Science – free of charge from 4 to 8 p.m.

This year the events includes access to Cincinnati Museum Center's upcoming blockbuster exhibition America I AM: The African American Imprint! Each Free Friday will also feature live jazz music as part of Cincinnati Museum Center's Summer Performance Series.
Mark your calendars now for the August and September Free Friday...
August 27
September 17

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Home Made Simple Coupon Booklet

I love this booklet, it has great coupons. All you need to do is register HERE and wait for it to arrive!

The Knack @ Michaels: Free Family Fun Event - Saturday, July 31, 2010



The Knack @ Michaels will be hosting a Crayola Summer Fun event on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm. Don’t miss this Free Family Event. Children will get to try out Crayola's new eco-friendly markers.


Upcoming Free Family Events:
August 28, 2010 from 10:00am - 2:00pm = Grandparents Day
Capture you baby's handprints in Crayola Model Magic. Ages 3 and up welcome. While supplies last.

August 29 - September 4 is Baby Week. You can check out the daily events here.

The Cheesecake Factory: Half Price Cheesecake Slice - July 30th


It's National Cheesecake Day tomorrow! In honor of this special occasion, The Cheesecake Factory is offering their cheesecake slices at half price (any flavor) when you dine-in. Yum-ilicous! If they have the pumpkin still, I recommend get that one. Go here to find a location near you.

Friday, July 23, 2010

In A Slump...

If you haven’t noticed, over the past couple months I have been in this unmotivational slump. I haven’t exercised, keep track of my points, or even try to lose weight. I haven’t posted anything regarding my weigh in since November ’09. I am in desperate need of some motivation. I would really like to get the rest of the weight off.

The 1st half of this year has been very stressful to say the least. Some things are getting better while others remain unchanged. I anxiously await the day my co-worker turns in her resignation! She’s been saying for 7 months (at least) that she was moving. That day can’t get here quick enough! I am attempting to find another job since it seems like she’ll be sticking around a while. I think that’s the biggest stressor in my life right now. I’ve gotten myself in a better financial position (even though I didn’t get any of the promotions I was promised – due to management changing 4 times in 4 months).

Nothing seems to be getting me out of this slump. I need help! What motivates you?

Here’s where I stand… I had lost nearly 35 pounds last year (prior to being hit with a LOT of stress). I have since gained that weight back. Last week, I was watching what I ate…not really tracking it and made sure I ate breakfast everyday. I lost 2.0 pounds. There are many more that need to come off but I guess that’s a start. I need to get the motivation to stick with it and to get to exercising again. I have a 5K that I will be running in September and another in November. I really need to get back to running so I can work towards beating the time of my first 5K (November’s race is the same course).

I will be back to report my progress - hopefully weekly.