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The Six Word Memoir

In his post Plan for tomorrow, live for today, Derek Semmler tagged me with this interesting game, and here are the rules:

Write your own six word memoir.
Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
Link to the person who tagged you in your post.
Tag at least five more blogs.
Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

So I thought for a bit, what is my six word memoir? What is the mantra that I live my life by? The answer is I can’t choose just one! Derek, I don’t know if this is allowed but I want several six word memoirs! As when I am faced with several good choices when shopping, I want it all. And so it is with my six word memoir, I can’t just choose one and so here goes:

I don’t take myself too seriously: No one else seems to J! Seriously, though I think there is a lot of merit in not taking yourself too seriously, that way you retain a sense of humor in most situations and don’t allow problems to get to you so much. It’s rather like my fave track by the Eagles, Take it Easy, Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy”

Life is Short, Don’t hate anyone: There are so many wonderful things to do in the world, so many wonderful people, so many beautiful places to go to in the limited time that we have on this earth. Why waste any of that time hating anyone? Hate is a corrosive and destructive emotion, indifference is less so, but it is more insulting to the opposite person J.

The best is yet to come: I am the eternal optimist; I genuinely believe that life is only going to get better. People are going to wisen up and stop living wasteful and polluting lifestyles; global warming and climate changes will reverse. There will be peace and prosperity all over the world; war will cease. I will be rich and famous! Hmmm if you think that sounds a bit like la la land, well that’s just me! I like to view the world thru rose colored spectacles! There is enough despair and hopelessness in the world without me adding to it.

And this is my picture, one of spring because Spring is all about new beginnings, rejuvenation!

Spring time

And this is the final part, where I tag five more people to play this game. They are:

Tags: General, Quotations by Nicole Price
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

This post may be a bit late because Mother’s day was two days back. It maybe a bit late to actually start looking for a gift to give or send your mother. But what is the surprise in giving a gift when it is expected? Instead send it some days later and really surprise her . Okay, thats a lame excuse, but since I’m running a bit late this time, that’s the one I’m gonna stick to. Personally I think flowers and candy are just a little bit passé, and they don’t really last for any length of time, so better bet is to get her something that is more permanent and which will remind her for a longer time of what a good son or daughter you are.

Digital Photoframe While the traditional photo frame is a good idea, if your mother is more techno savvy, give her a digital photo frame. I liked this digital photo frame keychain at Amazon for $14.03. It has a built in rechargeable battery and has a 1.5-inch CSTN LCD full-color display; stores over 60 photos. If your mother is the type who whips out the pictures of the kids to show to all and sundry she will love this!

Kids Shoes Bronzing One idea that grandmothers seem to love is if you bronze their grandchild’s shoes for them. Baby shoe bronzing allows you to celebrate and remember your child’s first experiences in a unique way and it makes a super gift for Grandma! Apparently this process is available in bronze, pewter, gold, porcelain, and silver, and for items other than shoes as well. You can get shoes bronzed here for $39.95 and for an additional $7 you can get the shoes personalized with the child’s name and date of birth! This is a wonderful idea and if I were a grandmother, I would be moved to tears by this lovely idea.

Amazon has some great ideas for mother’s day. They have patio furniture, solar birdbath fountain and garden lanterns for outdoorsy mom, a really good collection of stuff for chef mom, some very elegant items for entertainer mom, tasteful things for decorator mom, and even some very innovative and unusual stuff for trendy mom and mom who has it all! Go on take your pick; you are the best person to decide what your mother would like!

Tags: Celebrations, Gifts, Shoes by Nicole Price
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Free Online Data Backup

Can the need for regular backup of important data ever be overemphasized? People tend to take backups lightly. I used to do the same thing, until the day my hard drive crashed around last October and I lost a lot of important data. That day I swore to backup all my data every 15 days. I did that religiously for a few months. Now I think it’s been about 25 days since my last backup and my cabinet is overflowing with dated CDs and DVDs.

I thought the idea of online backup would make much better sense. Moreover, since the data would be available to me wherever I may be. I would not be hampered by having to carry DVDs and external hard drives. I looked around for a low cost solution and I found something even better. I found a free one. IDrive offers free Online Backup facilities for upto 2 GB of space for personal use. For requirements beyond that, there is a very affordable fee of USD 4.95 per month (or USD 49.50 per year) for unlimited storage space (read conditions on site) for personal use. There is a different package for Business Users with Storage space options of 50, 100 and 500 GB. The costs here are very competitive as well.

I have just finished backing up all my files, including the files of this blog. The entire process was pretty simple. Have a long way to go before I exhaust my 2 GB of free space. So I’m good with the free account for the time being. You can give it a shot too and save yourself a lot of potential trouble.

Tags: Best Deals, freebies, General, Money Saving by Nicole Price
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Shopping for Kids

Children shopping If you have kids, then read on you will relate to this and find this useful. If on the other hand you don’t have kids, read on, for one day you may. When you shop for kids, these are some handy tips to keep in mind:

Don’t take them along: if you have the luxury of being able to do so, keep the kids as home when you go shopping for them. Less distraction, and less likelihood of coming home with a lot of attractive looking useless stuff that you were tantrum-suckered into buying. If you have gone shopping with kids you will know how difficult it is to keep little fingers from picking up sweets, bright toys and other junk and how tiring it is to have to keep fishing items out of the shopping cart and returning them to the shelves.

Join or check Yahoo groups: I have found yahoo groups to be a source of great information about all kinds of things, such as product reviews, bargains, great deals etc. You can join one of like minded people who share their experiences with different brands, great deals that they found etc. For instance there is the mommy community where women are encouraged to “network and experience sisterhood thru chats, sharing of stories, tips, ideas, advice, goals, opportunities and inspiration.”

Kids Consignment Sales: This is a site that has a lot to offer if you are shopping for children. Parents know how fast children outgrow things, not just clothes but also strollers, car seats, bouncers and things like that. Seasonal consignment sales is a sort of exchange opportunity for both sellers and shoppers. These sales set up shop for a weekend or a few days more in the spring and fall. Some sales also offer a holiday sale around December that specializes in toys and holiday clothes. You may be able to find clothing, baby gear, toys, children’s furniture, maternity and postpartum items. Perhaps you can find branded items like Baby Gap, Ralph Lauren, Gymboree, Abercrombie, Peg Perego, Pottery Barn, Britax etc.

Buy for next year: Wait for the sales and buy on discount even if the clothes are a bit big to fit right away. They will fit next year if not now, nothing is going get wasted! So keep an eye open for the clearances and remember, clothes as also toys don’t spoil! Like I tell my significant other, if kids weren’t so expensive to bring up, maybe we’d have one or two more!

Kids Shopping

Tags: Best Deals, Kids, Money Saving by Nicole Price
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Need Online Discount Coupons?

Regular readers here probably know that I been toying with the idea of getting myself a new laptop. Yesterday I finally zeroed in on this Dell XPS Series model for $999. As usual, I then began my hunt for discount coupons for the same. And boy was I successful! I landed up on BestOnlineCoupons.com which provides innumerable discount coupons and codes for shoppers like me. Here I found Dell coupons that can help me avail huge discounts on my Dell laptop purchase. Not only this, the site is a treasure trove for bargain hunters.

They add new coupon codes and discount information on a daily basis. The Hot Coupons page lists the selected few unbelievable coupons that are far more lucrative than others. Their coupons are divided into many easy to browse categories. All the information is very well organized. The coupons for Apparel and Clothing are too good to ignore. Also worth checking out are the Health and Beauty coupons. They have great coupons on office supplies too. Some worth checking out are the Vistaprint coupons for low cost promotions on custom color printing. The discounts range form 25% to 75% with some stuff actually being given away free. That’s one find my better half will be happy about. Not so sure about the Clothes and Beauty coupons though. LOL.

And I must add, the site is completely free to use, no free registration required either. Do check it out and let me know if you use a code that helps you save bucks.

Tags: Best Deals, freebies, General, Money Saving by Nicole Price
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Freebies (Again?)

If you read my Freebies post, you will know what an optimist I am and how, like a dog with a bone I don’t easily give up. So I shall sally forth into the realm of the unknown and try to seek out the freebie that be’est only in the flights of my imagination! (I have been reading Shakespeare, can you tell?)

I tried a different tack this time; I thought I would search for specific freebies: first I tried out free music. I’m talking legal music downloads not limewire and bootlegs. This site, has some cool music on offer; within seconds I had this nice track from the Buddha Lounge, but you need to buy most of the stuff. The Gibson Guitars site also has a quite extensive list of stuff you can download, but most of the stuff I found a little underwhelming. There is of course the famous Radiohead initiative where they gave their complete album for free download. Check out the remixed album here. There are other sites to be sure but they require registration.

Then I saw this advert for free Ben & Jerry ice cream cone sample! And I simply love Ben & Jerry’s ice creams, especially their out there flavors, so I really perked up but was rapidly crestfallen: that offer was for only one day: 29 April. Ah well, there is always next year.

Then there are Walmart freebies (I can see you’re thinking, finally this is getting interesting): John Frieda collection sample! Wonderful! I clicked on the get your sample link and Presto! I got the BROCHURE! You do however get free toothpaste samples and bedwetting shorts samples for the price of a few details and answering a few questions.

Since I love perfume, I thought let’s check out if there were any freebie perfume samples to be had (they spray it on really liberally when you visit any store that sells perfume, so why not samples). Apparently you can get a free Escada sample here for the price of a few personal details, but only if you live in the US, Spain, Germany or France. Here also, you get free samples if you fill in some details and answer some questions.

Be warned though, my skepticism is still rife, so I will trust all these freebie claims when I smell the perfume, so to speak! If you have had good or bad experiences with freebies, do let me know.

Tags: Best Deals, Cosmetics, freebies, music by Nicole Price
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Shoes, Shoes, and Then Some More Shoes

Regular readers here will know about my love for shoes at a discount. If you are a woman, it will instantly be clear, the spell that shoe shopping can cast; the driving force that lust for shoes can be! If you are a man, try and work with me here, if you can’t empathize, at least try to sympathize. Let’s explore some online shoe shops today.

A site that sells all kinds of stuff including shoes is Zappos. They have shoes, clothing, bags, accessories and all kinds of other stuff. While this is not one of your bargain sites, it has the attractive feature of free shipping both ways (if the shoe doesn’t fit, ship it back free of charge). What interested me about the site is its designer shoes on sale segment which you may want to check out.

Strappy sandals Piper lime is also a site that offers free shipping both ways. I loved these Thong dress sandals for $40. I also liked their smart gray pumps for $ 50. They have a really nice selection of shoes for under $75.

Black peep toes Another site for shoes is the self explanatory shoes.com with a very substantial sale section. These black crinkle patent shoes cost just $19.99; I think they are really smart.

Now sole fetish may not be to everyone’s taste, but there’s no cost to browse, so let’s check it out. If you are looking to stand out in a crowd, then this may be the place for you. As is my habit, I headed straight for the sale section there as well and look what I found: these (ahem!) eye-catching blue canvas boots were on sale for $55. And I actually liked these pink sandals for $70, down from $180.

Black wedges Black boots Urban Original is another site which you may want to check out; it offers apparel, shoes, accessories, swimwear, lingerie, etc. There I found these lovely wedges for $14.99 down from 39.99! These black boots are available for the bargain price of $14.99 too, down from $79.99!