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$1000….no strings attached….what to do….

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Northwest Mommy has given me $1000 dollars…No strings attached…What should I do….Hmmm…be practical or have fun?

So I have a grand….What to do???
10 ways to spend $1000 before I even have time to realize it’s gone

Practical me would buy a new washer & dryer and be done….not too exciting but with laundry times five it’d be nice to have one of those gianormous oversized sets that will do a million pairs of jeans at once…but who’s here to be practical?!

A Washer and Dryer all in one…I’ve dreamed of this for years!! No more mildewy clothes because I forgot to switch the load!

How about a mini family vacay….Beach here we come! Gas + munchies + a hotel = about $1000

Or we could take the kids to visit the inlaws…The boys haven’t seen everyone in ages and I’d love to take them..ROAD TRIP TIME!

East Coast here we come!

A SeaWorld weekend would be a blast – Between gas, park tickets, food, & a hotel we’ve definitely spent $1000….The boys would have a great time, they love fishes! …SideRant- Where do amusement parks get off charging so much?!

Now to make our money stretch a little further… Tickets for the family to the local aquarium, the science museum, the movies, Six Flags, and gas and munchies money for them all…call it a stay-cation

How about shopping!! New tops for me, new watch for the hubs, new shoes for everyone, and a trip to the book store and toy store for the kids….I’m pretty sure we could blow throw $1000 on an afternoon shopping spree

Maybe painting the whole house, new curtains, new doors…a mini home makeover would be fun…I think I’ll hire the painters too…

Speaking of mini home makeovers, I’d love a backyard makeover….I’m thinking one of those giant water slides for the kids, lots of new trees, a hammock, a grill pit, a mini fruit and veggie garden…

What about Pinterest…I’m pretty sure I could spend $1000 easily buying all sorts of craft supplies to try all these genius DIY ideas I’ve found online that look fun….the only problem…I’m not too crafty…I have a feeling spending the money this way might be a big waste…

Last up – An afternoon at IKEA….I’m pretty sure I could spend $1000 there in no time flat….it’s amazing how fast stuff adds up at IKEA!

So…What would you do with$1000 dollars? Link up, let us know, and enjoy everyone’s great posts!! :)

High School Me

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What was I like in high school…do we really want to go there? Hmmm…

Well since you asked…and by you I mean

Mama’s Losin’ It

Yup, it’s time for her weekly link up again, AND I’t s Thursday – time for another Thursday Throwback, so this week I try, without totally mortifying myself, to tell you about the me that was 10 years ago.

Let’s kick things off with a couple of pics…most of my pictures from my school days are stashed away at my parents, hopefully to stay that way, these are a couple I stole from my moms Facebook to give you a glimpse of high school me

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While a pics worth 1000 words I still have lots of words so here we go-

  • I was a chatterbox
  • I was ridiculously shy –Not as weird of a combo as it sounds…once you get to know me I never shut up, it just takes me a while to open up to new situations & people
  • I had learned what a flat iron was so at least I didn’t look like the fuzzy end of a qtip like in my jr high days
  • I wasn’t cool by any means but I’d say it’s safe to say I wasn’t a total dork either
  • I died my hair purple, then blond, then redish-orange…hell 1/2 the time it looked like a skittle threw up on my head
  • I was naive yet thought I knew it all and thought I was invincible – Okay this one’s ALL teenagers…oh and speaking of all teenagers, like the rest of them, I knew it all at 14, 15 , 16, 17, 18
  • I very uninvolved in most anything school / extracurricular related
  • Unathletic – I was such a slacker I signed up for aerobics and dance classes over sports and P.E. classes to avoid actual physical activity
  • Had a complete lack of school spirit
  • Average grades….not because it was the best I could do but because I was okay with that
  • Sheltered from a lot of ‘typical’ teenage shenanagins..I saved most of my shenanaginizing for a few more years
  • I was cool with everyone but as for true friends I always kept only 1 or 2 close friends at time
  • Worked from the time I turned 15 until I got pregnant in my college days
  • Shoppaholic

That’s about it…I was more or less just there in high school…and I was cool with that. Looking back it’s funny how some things never change…I’m still a shy, shopaholic, chatterbox who stays close with only a few people…and I’m cool with that. I guess that’s the biggest difference (besides getting more beautiful and wise with age) between 27 year old me and high school me is a lot more self confidence, I’m a lot better at rolling with the punches, oh and I have a little more common sense (at least I’d like to think so), but other than that I’m still just me – I guess it’s true, we are who are :)
So…Who were you in high school? Was it High School Hell, a blast and a half, did you skim by like me…tell me more!! (Oh and don’t forget to link up when you do:) )