WHEN IT COMES TO HOLIDAY SHOPPING, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU STICK TO YOUR BUDGET?
This is a tough one for me. I am generally great at making sure that I have a budget with every shopping experience throughout the year. I stick to that budget by use of coupons, and following ads. I even have a large coupon binder where everything is organized. But for some reason, when the holidays approach I toss that budget right out the window. I have my list of individuals that I have to buy for. I also have a list with a few ideas jotted down. I even go as far as telling myself that I only want to spend a certain amount on certain people. But when I step into the stores I find an item that is perfect for a person on the list I will buy it even if its $20 more than I wanted to spend. I just can't help myself. There are so many wonderful items that are filling the shelf's that I want it all. I know I sound greedy, right? But the thing is,this the stuff I buy isn't even for me, its for everyone on my list. I just love the feeling I get from watching everyone open their gifts. So happy shopping everyone because we only have 20 days until Christmas!This post is sponsored by Reflect It Apparel and I’m writing this to be entered into a giveaway hosted by Mamavation – a community dedicated to obesity prevention & weight loss for women” at the bottom of your post.
Week 9 weigh in...... Weight: 208.8 #s That is a loss of 2.2#s :) Yippee!!!!
I have to admit that I am amazed that I lost any weight! I inadvertently started drinking coffee again. But I have been sooo tired that I just needed that caffeine boost.
I also just signed up for a 2 week challenge with Mamavation. I am very excited about doing this & hope to see some good results. As part of this challenge we were asked to weigh & measure ourselves. We were aslo asked to tweet about this challenge on twitter.
Here are the results..
Wt: 208.8
waist: 43 "
hips: 47"
Thighs (R): 25
(L): 25
So wish me luck! I did fantastic on day #1 for the workouts. Even my hubby got into the routine with me & we did it together! Happy Monday everyone
