Well I did start to declutter yesterday! It was a small, and only partial, victory.
Are you like me - do you find your inboxes, both at home and at work, filled not only with too many "real" tasks, but equally filled with emails from any company you have ever had online dealings with?
I spent an hour last night unsubscribing to a myriad of things. It was tedious. And sometimes, it was downright evil how complicated some of these companies make it to unsubscribe from their daily missives!
They were all "sorry" to see me go! The only one who will not be sorry, I think, is my wallet! How many times have I been working away or surfing the web and suddenly some little "Hey there WMM we are starting a sale just for you!" message pops up on the screen and like pavlov's ever-loving dog, I dilligently click and head over.
No more! From now on, I will discover about the sales in the old-fashioned way:
1) I will either be visiting the site and stumble upon them because I am at the site for a specific reason or more likely,
2) I will hear about them by word of mouth and decide whether or not I want to visit them! Case in point was this a.m. I am getting no emails from J Crew now. Either JCA or Gigi noted there were new additions, I decided I would check for one specific item to see if it had gone on sale (much coveted turquoise fancy pants, which with 30% off, a gift card and some money I had in paypal for some items I had sold, was basically a freebie.) I have decided NOT to visit these sites daily now looking for elusive popbacks. All of which should help me very much in my attempt to both save money and stick to my budget AND be happier with what I have! But believe me, it is hard to extricate yourself from all of these sites!
Are any of you continuously harassed/taunted/wooed by all of these websites?
Sadly, the picture taken by my son of me finally drinking my View Cliquot Champagne on New Years Day has completely disappeared from my blackberry and the camera! it is as if it was never taken! Take my word for it - I looked really pretty!!! WIll have to be re-do on that one!
SO...
Yesterday I went to the doctor. I have not been to the doctor for quite some time, being a fairly healthy kind of gal. Since my Dr. is very good-looking, I like to dress a little bit nicely, even if I am on holidays and basically want to wear my PJs all day.
Very simple outfit, grey tweed capris (it was cold outside!), navy Michaell Kors top over the JC Crew navy polka dot tie blouse! Warm and comfortable!
In keeping with my story of yesterday, Mr. WMM, he of the "Tim the Tool-Man Taylor" Camp, posed in the laundry room in all of his reno glory:
Yes, you will have to look sideways. I do not know why! Ghost in the machine, likely punishing me for all of the places that i have unsubscribed from in the last 24 hours!!
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On the 10th Day of Christmas, WMM gave to me...
A Lovely Stroll Down the Garden Path!
For me, winter is to reading as summer is to gardening! I love getting outside with my hands in all the deep rich earth and having lovely chats with some of the laggards. It is important to do that you know - some plants are just naturally show-offs, others need some cajoling and petting!
It is still -28 here with the windchill. In that spirit, I suggest we take a quick walk down to the Potager:
You will see I have a table all set for two, although the more, the merrier. There is plenty of mint for the mint juleps and the mojitos, lemonade or ice tea for those who prefer to drive home rather than be carried off by the fairies. Later on, when the fireflies come out, we will wait for my little groundhog to come snuffling out - he is always good for a show. We will leave the front yard to Mr. Skunk. And the peepers will be singing away and at some point, we will have to switch to Sangrias and maybe Barry will bring out the guitar for a sing-a-long. Now that is a nice way to deal with a cold winter's day!
Have a wonderful day out there! and stay safe!
Are you like me - do you find your inboxes, both at home and at work, filled not only with too many "real" tasks, but equally filled with emails from any company you have ever had online dealings with?
I spent an hour last night unsubscribing to a myriad of things. It was tedious. And sometimes, it was downright evil how complicated some of these companies make it to unsubscribe from their daily missives!
They were all "sorry" to see me go! The only one who will not be sorry, I think, is my wallet! How many times have I been working away or surfing the web and suddenly some little "Hey there WMM we are starting a sale just for you!" message pops up on the screen and like pavlov's ever-loving dog, I dilligently click and head over.
No more! From now on, I will discover about the sales in the old-fashioned way:
1) I will either be visiting the site and stumble upon them because I am at the site for a specific reason or more likely,
2) I will hear about them by word of mouth and decide whether or not I want to visit them! Case in point was this a.m. I am getting no emails from J Crew now. Either JCA or Gigi noted there were new additions, I decided I would check for one specific item to see if it had gone on sale (much coveted turquoise fancy pants, which with 30% off, a gift card and some money I had in paypal for some items I had sold, was basically a freebie.) I have decided NOT to visit these sites daily now looking for elusive popbacks. All of which should help me very much in my attempt to both save money and stick to my budget AND be happier with what I have! But believe me, it is hard to extricate yourself from all of these sites!
Are any of you continuously harassed/taunted/wooed by all of these websites?
Sadly, the picture taken by my son of me finally drinking my View Cliquot Champagne on New Years Day has completely disappeared from my blackberry and the camera! it is as if it was never taken! Take my word for it - I looked really pretty!!! WIll have to be re-do on that one!
SO...
Yesterday I went to the doctor. I have not been to the doctor for quite some time, being a fairly healthy kind of gal. Since my Dr. is very good-looking, I like to dress a little bit nicely, even if I am on holidays and basically want to wear my PJs all day.
Very simple outfit, grey tweed capris (it was cold outside!), navy Michaell Kors top over the JC Crew navy polka dot tie blouse! Warm and comfortable!
In keeping with my story of yesterday, Mr. WMM, he of the "Tim the Tool-Man Taylor" Camp, posed in the laundry room in all of his reno glory:
Yes, you will have to look sideways. I do not know why! Ghost in the machine, likely punishing me for all of the places that i have unsubscribed from in the last 24 hours!!
*********************
On the 10th Day of Christmas, WMM gave to me...
A Lovely Stroll Down the Garden Path!
For me, winter is to reading as summer is to gardening! I love getting outside with my hands in all the deep rich earth and having lovely chats with some of the laggards. It is important to do that you know - some plants are just naturally show-offs, others need some cajoling and petting!
It is still -28 here with the windchill. In that spirit, I suggest we take a quick walk down to the Potager:
You will see I have a table all set for two, although the more, the merrier. There is plenty of mint for the mint juleps and the mojitos, lemonade or ice tea for those who prefer to drive home rather than be carried off by the fairies. Later on, when the fireflies come out, we will wait for my little groundhog to come snuffling out - he is always good for a show. We will leave the front yard to Mr. Skunk. And the peepers will be singing away and at some point, we will have to switch to Sangrias and maybe Barry will bring out the guitar for a sing-a-long. Now that is a nice way to deal with a cold winter's day!
Have a wonderful day out there! and stay safe!
