tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76759029878758349462024-03-14T06:05:38.192-05:00The Lyons LifeMy blog currently has no rhyme or reason. Similar to how I am. I blog about whatever is on my mind, even if it happened last year! Typically it has to do with me or my sweet little family.The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-38273707676310994652015-11-09T10:00:00.000-06:002015-11-09T10:00:08.571-06:00I like to think of it as Thrift Store Emily Ley<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I'm going to share a little secret with you... Did you all go check out <a href="http://www.emilyley.com/" target="_blank">The simplified planner</a> by Emily Ley? If you didn't now if the time, head on over to her website and go fall in love with her planner because you will. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then return to my blog for something fabulous...Seriously go check it out then come back. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you don't fall in love with the set up of her planner I'm not sure if we can be friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok, so isn't it so pretty and functional but you couldn't buy it could you? I don't blame you I can't drop $60 bucks that quickly either. There is an alternative and I think you will like it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Emily Ley has a ton of FREE, yes I said FREE <a href="http://www.emilyley.com/products/printables" target="_blank">Printables</a>. For the most part they are the same thing you find in her planner just no dates on them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So you do a little work <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(because Emily already did a lot of work)</span> and you can afford your dream planner <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(minus the printed dates)</span>. Plus there are a ton of other printables that you can use for other life planning moments. </span><br />
<br />The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0Clarksville, TN 37040, USA36.4722803 -87.361220536.0639103 -88.0066675 36.8806503 -86.7157735tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-89755076391301168642015-11-08T09:00:00.000-06:002015-11-08T09:00:02.588-06:00Perfect planner where are you??<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I shared yesterday about my quest for the perfect <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span>. Now keep in mind when I am on the quest I have to consider how much ink is going to be used while creating this <strike>beast </strike>perfect product. So in true frugal fashion I have created a completely black and white option. The idea on these is that you can fill in the month and the date.</span></div>
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The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0Clarksville, TN 37040, USA36.4722803 -87.361220536.0639103 -88.0066675 36.8806503 -86.7157735tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-60063992496350268572015-11-07T20:48:00.001-06:002015-11-07T20:48:19.223-06:00I'm obsessed<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I have long had an obsession with <span style="color: magenta;">Planners</span>. I can think back to High School, my parents bought me a Franklin Covey <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> and it hasn't stopped since then. I can recall in College I was the worst <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> slut on the planet, I would buy a <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> use it for a month and then buy another one that was clearly an upgrade from the previous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now my current position has required that I stay with a <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> for it's lifespan so I feel like I'm married to each <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> when I buy it and this causes me to spend a considerable amount of time deciding just which<span style="color: magenta;"> planner</span> to "walk down the aisle with." <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(pun completely intended!!)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in May I was in a bit of a predicament, I bought a <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> but didn't love it, bought another one and gave it away. I couldn't commit, I knew I would be spending the next 12-13 months of my life with my choice and I couldn't do it. <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Sometimes I question how I ever got married.</span> So I decided I'd search for a DIY printable <span style="color: magenta;">planner </span>that I could fall in love with and download. Pipe Dreams, that is all it was, I could not find what I wanted. So I took to Photoshop and made my own.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I'm approaching December and I only made the <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> above for June-December so I decided I would be proactive. I would start early so I could search and research the hell out of <span style="color: magenta;">planners </span>until I found Mr. Right. In my mind if I start early enough I will find what I want and I will commit, <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">so far that is only in my mind</span>. I have spent numerous hours trying to figure out just what <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span> I'm going to spend 2016 with, I got some help from Kayse Pratt after I read her post an <a href="http://kaysepratt.com/2014/12/ultimate-planner-review.html" target="_blank">Ultimate Planner Review</a>. I really love the <a href="http://www.emilyley.com/collections/simplified-planner" target="_blank">Simplified Planner</a> by Emily Ley but my frugal heart needed CPR after I saw the price. This was the same problem I faced when starting to fall in love with the Erin Condren's <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/" target="_blank">Life Planner</a>. No matter how gorgeous these planners are I could not pull the trigger, I know a ton of work goes into these planners but I couldn't <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(at least right now)</span> spend upwards of $50 on a planner. I was also still caught between do I want a daily <span style="color: magenta;">planner </span>or weekly <span style="color: magenta;">planner</span>? <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">See told you I can't commit.</span> So I have once again gone to the drawing board using my trusty friend Photoshop and have designed one option in a few colors. I'll post them below and you can help your self to them. I felt like I had to accomplish something so I went with a generic <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">(in terms of the date)</span> because I'm such a commitment failure I couldn't even commit to making them for the full year. <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Sad Day Huh!</span></span><br /><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Please be kind, don't sell my work, I'm kind enough to share with you so just share with others by linking to this post or my blog.</b></span></div>
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The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0Clarksville, TN, USA36.5297706 -87.35945279999998536.3257031 -87.682176299999981 36.7338381 -87.03672929999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-27173517215397587092012-09-28T19:12:00.000-05:002012-09-28T19:12:10.036-05:00Felt Flowers Ring DIY<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So lately I've grabbed an addiction to felt! Now there are a million different felt flowers you can make and many of them will look great on a ring. This just happens to be one I had already used my Sizzix Big Shot to cut out. Call me lazy? (Hey don't call me lazy I'm writing this tutorial damn it! Your just sitting on the couch reading it!)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you don't have a Sizzix you can find the pre-cut pieces <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/snugabugzboutique" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Start off with your die cut piece of felt. I used the <a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/656545/sizzix-bigz-die-flowers-3-d" target="_blank">Sizzix 3d flower die</a>. This is what it looks like straight out of the die cutter (is that really what it is called??).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now there is really no right or wrong way to roll this up. I tend to be a little glue happy so here is how I do it. I p<span style="font-size: small;">ut a dot of glue on the very end and then fold it over. Then you will see there are, what I refer to as, poi</span>nts. Give each point a dot of glue and wrap. I do a few dots at a time, wrap it around then a few more dots. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;">I put a dollop of glue and press the last little circle down. If you don't use a die cut piece of felt you can always cut a circle of felt and glue it to the bottom for a finished look.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;">You simply glue your felt flower to your ring base. This go around I used Hot Glue as I have recently heard it will hold up. I have also used E6000, but it takes much longer to dry. I typically place the ring on my finger so I'm sure to get the flower centered, but even that leads to a fail a good portion of the time. Of course you can make any variety of felt flower to put on your ring.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So a little back story...when I found out I was prego with T, I decided we would cloth diaper, I would make all the diapers and I would be a <span style="color: #3d85c6;">better person for it</span>! I bought everything I needed including a Serger (OK my dad bought that for me) but I bought PUL, Fold Over Elastic, Velcro, Snaps...the whole nine yards (Literally I am sure I bought well over 9 yards of fabric). At any rate I later decided that <span style="color: #6aa84f;">I didn't have to be a better person</span> and it was just too much. I purchased some cloth diapers from a local friend, Goldie at <a href="http://butziecovers.com/" target="_blank">Butzie Covers</a> and I bought a bunch of <a href="http://gdiapers.com/" target="_blank">G Diapers</a>. In order to fund the purchase of all these cloth diapers and g's, I sold some items that were pricey. I didn't sell everything, I hung on to the <span style="color: #e06666;">Fold Over Elastic</span> (here on out we will refer to it as <span style="color: #e06666;">FOE</span>). I knew I would make something with it some day! (today is that day)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S<span style="color: #073763;">o I have a trendy friend at work, that came in one day with a super cute hair tie that she just "loved". She explained how it didn't leave that famous "pony tail crease" in your hair and well it was just a must have accessory. Of course the craftaholic in me took one look and said "how much did you pay for that?" I'm pretty sure her response was so outrageous I quickly dismissed it because well it was outrageous</span></span></span><span style="color: #073763;">. <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I said (like I way too often say) "I can make that! No I really can I have the FOE at home!" Don't believe me that the price is outrageous take a peak here...<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/jwlacc-new-hatshair/24378242.jsp" target="_blank">Trendy Shop</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="color: purple;">Scissors</span></span>...<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">not the crappy kitchen scissors these bad boys need to be sharp</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #999999;"><span style="color: purple;">FOE</span></span>...<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">I bought my original stash from a yahoo group buy but I just purchased more from an Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElasticByTheYard" target="_blank">ElasticByTheYard</a> reasonable prices and super easy to work with</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">STEP 1: I start by measuring my FOE, I have found 10-13 inches works best. It really depends on the angle of the cut on the end and how much you leave as a tail after the knot. If you don't have a ruler, wrap the FOE around your wrist and leave a few extra inches, I know your thinking how do I know what a few inches looks like I don't have a ruler. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">Just leave a little extra to allow you to tie it. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">STEP 2: I like to cut my ends differently each time, probably because I don't like to commit to one style!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">You can cut them straight or at varying angles! I just suggest you cut both ends the same, for a more professional look.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">STEP 3: Then I take a lighter to the ends to give them a quick singe/seal. Now...no pics of this step because lets face it I would easily burn the house down if I tried to take a pic. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: magenta;">STEP 4: Then decide what side you want to "show" I usually go with the shiny side. Leave the soft plush padded side on the inside. Fold the piece of FOE in half and line up the ends.</span></span></span></div>
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<br />The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-48059651650556437612012-09-23T16:17:00.003-05:002012-09-23T16:17:38.363-05:00I'm Back!!!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I realize it has been a while since I posted! Lots has changed in our world and well to be honest I'm much busier than I used to be! The upside to this is I'm less busy with craft shows but still love to craft and thought I should go ahead and share some tutorials with everyone. Now let me start by saying, I can't go longer than 10 minutes without my phone, I'm a social media addict. Twitter, Facebook, you name it I love it! So you see all my pics will come from my lovely iphone, as long as it isn't dead! Lets face it I don't even know where a real camera is since I haven't used one since the iphone came into my life! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Side note, I also have a very lively almost 4 year old running around, right now shes handing me a token of her love for me (it is <span style="color: #bf9000;">yellow</span> and came form her nose). :) I know I'm so lucky!</span></span>The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-15357073455243877952010-09-10T10:35:00.000-05:002010-09-10T10:35:23.995-05:00Rain Rain Go AWAY!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been thinking about the rain today. We always say "We need some rain" and then when it comes we say "I wish it would stop raining." Silly us we can't make up our minds. Days like today make you want to curl up in bed and watch a good movie. Well no rest for the weary here! I have been a busy busy bee!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> My to do list for today includes uploading the rest of my image sheets to my website. Getting some orders together to ship out and hopefully starting to write my next magazine article! You are all going to love my next how to! It is a felt flower topiary! Easy yet beautiful! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because today is a rainy day be sure to use the code "RAINYDAY" on my website for $1.50 off. You can get your self a free image sheet with that code. If you are not purchasing anything just using the code you will need to check out via phone order. The website is <a href="http://snugabugz.com/">snugabugz.com</a> and the images are in "The Boutique"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hint: LSU FOOTBALL!</span>The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-58865363464971135512010-08-18T12:34:00.002-05:002010-08-18T14:05:48.656-05:00Ribbon Flower HOW TO!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the ladies on a Yahoo group I am a member of was wanting to know how to make these very cute ribbon flowers. I have been trying to find a use for small pieces of scrap ribbon and so was born this how to!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now add your clip. You can add whatever you want here: a pin back, an alligator clip, a small french clip. Simply glue it to the plain jane button on the back. You're finished! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try some different lengths and different color combos and see what you can come up with. The possibilities are endless.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As usual please don't mind the pics they were taken by me with my iphone.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will be writing How to Articles for a local magazine so I will have a professional photographer, no more bad pics! YIPPEE!</span><br />
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</div><div>I want to know and see what you make. Send me a pic of your finished project along with a brief description. I want to have some guest bloggers and some tutorials on my blog so here is your chance to get your name out there and free easy advertising to get people to your website! I will choose a winner at random and the winner gets a $10 gift Certificate to use on my website (snugabugz.com)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now email your entry to me at snugabugzboutique@yahoo.com and in the subject line put Get Crafty!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now-Go get Crafty!</div>The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-40924437098691523822010-05-11T16:37:00.002-05:002010-05-11T16:37:46.114-05:00What a Croc!Want to score some cheap Crocs?<div><br />
</div><div>go to crocs.com</div><div>search prepair</div><div>choose your style (flip flops, slides or clogs)</div><div>choose your size and color</div><div>use code: PREPAIR1499 to take 14.99 off the price</div><div>Use Code: springfreeshipping to make shipping free!</div><div><br />
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</div><div>I ordered the reasonable black and silver but those pink ones sure are cute!</div><div><br />
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There is a sink hold/drainage pond across the street (behind the neighbors house) and it had over flowed into the street. The street was barricaded to keep people out of the water! Then I looked behind our house and there was a small pond in my parents back yard! <br />
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I hope to post a link to some of the devastation soon so everyone can see it!The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-84490046383839398822010-04-27T16:58:00.000-05:002010-04-27T16:58:32.321-05:002 Years of Wedded Bliss!Well Will and I celebrated 2 years of wedded bliss yesterday (3 years total of being together). If you know us you know I am using my sarcastic keyboard in typing that :)<br />
We do love each other but it isn't the mushy awww how sweet love! We are like brother and sister bickering! New people at Quiznos have actually asked if we were siblings! LMAO!!<br />
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We decided last minute to go out to eat. We went to Casa Blanca I think its called. (the mexican place by hooters on Riverside!)<br />
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I am so excited for our trip to see Seinfeld Live in 2 weeks! Its only a short drive to Nashville but its like a mini vacation for us!The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-90631475312597107432010-04-14T09:09:00.000-05:002010-04-14T09:09:18.957-05:00Getting Ready for Rivers and Spires FestivalWell I did a few shows as us crafty people call them. I'm sure my husband has a different name for them probly something along the lines of Pain in the Ass Days! At any rate they are festivals or events that have crafters whom sell the products they handcraft. I decided to jump in feet first and get a booth at Rivers and Spires in Clarksville, TN this year. So I have been steadily working and getting product ready, I thought I had enough but now I am second guessing myself. This is a big festival for Clarksville with an estimated 33 thousand people in attendance last year. It begins on Thursday and concludes Saturday night with the Headlining Charlie Daniels Band! I am really excited that we should be close enough to hear the CDB play. We will be located in the Artz Galore area up near public square. Our Booth is A-44 should you want to check us out. My Aunt Sherri is coming up from Florida to help me with the show and she has a few products of her own to sell! I hope everyone will come see us and buy a few things.<br />
The booth is Snugabugz Boutique~!<br />
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Well he got me all excited about getting one then squashed it by not taking me last night. He did show up at Quiznos today iphone in tow! <br />
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So tell me what apps I need to download? what do you like?<br />
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I just need to figure out a cheap way to get ringtones!The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-87833006389155400882010-04-01T11:35:00.000-05:002010-04-01T11:35:14.327-05:00Frugal isn't a Dirty Word!Will and I recently were introduced to the coupon world, I had done it here and there but never really noticed a difference. Carrie Bean-Armenteros introduced me to the new way to use coupons...with items that are on sale.<br />
Will and I have saved enormous amounts of money by doing this. I will share my sources for the sale/coupon match up later :) Today I took my Aldi's Ad and went to Walmart...here is what I got...<br />
3 whole Pineapples (good size) Aldi Ad $0.99 each, Walmart price $3 each,<br />
4: 16 oz strawberries Aldi Ad $0.99 each, Walmarts Sale price $1.50 each,<br />
1: 10 lb bag russett potatoes Aldi Ad $1.49 each, Walmarts price $3.47 each.<br />
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I checked out and the lady at the register asked if she could have my Aldi Ad! Of course I gave it to her!The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-33516711052444595752010-03-31T13:06:00.003-05:002010-03-31T13:11:47.967-05:00Giveaway of the day 3-31-10So in order to drive my followers here is the contest for today! <div><br /></div><div>Become a follower and invite your friends to become followers of my Blog.</div><div><br /></div><div>To help me track it when you become a follower leave a comment with your name and something fun about you! When your friends become my followers have them leave their name and that you sent them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will run this until Friday 4-2-10 4 pm central time!</div><div><br /></div><div>The winner will receive a $10 Gift Card to Quiznos.</div>The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-39944871897105348892010-03-31T11:23:00.002-05:002010-03-31T11:27:35.419-05:00Back at it!So I realize my update is long over due, and here is the quick version.<div><br /></div><div>Taylor Jane is a year old (16 months to be accurate)</div><div>Emma is 6 (at NorthEast Elementary School)</div><div>Will and I moved back into the house we own and are working on repainting and fixing. We had renters in it for over a year and there is a ton to do!</div><div><br /></div><div>My online business has taken off nicely (snugabugz.com) and we will be participating in Rivers and Spires Festival (riversandspires.com) to sell my products!</div><div><br /></div><div>I will be using my blog more proactively and will be posting giveaways and freebies!</div><div><br /></div><div>We recently became couponers, and are saving tons at the grocery store!</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay Tuned! </div>The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675902987875834946.post-43675501639909621032009-06-11T15:07:00.002-05:002009-06-11T15:14:11.047-05:00Attitude!stinker! Already sticking her tongue out at me.The Lyons Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13733597301229236766noreply@blogger.com0