Surviving Unemployment

Job Interviews

2009-05-20T10:12:00.002-04:00

I had an interview yesterday. The first one since 2005. WOW. It went well, but I realized I lack the networking knowledge to do IT. I may have had a better chance of getting the job if I knew more about networks. So, I will either be getting a book or taking the class up at the college next semester. It depends on if I get a different job or not.I received another call yesterday about a possible

Club Hasay Update

2009-05-18T23:20:00.002-04:00

I had to go out and buy clothes tonight because I have an interview tomorrow. Uuuughhh, I hate trying on pants, especially because I haven't lost as much as I would have liked. Stupid pants don't like to fit over my big hips. Ggggrrr. I have no really nice clothes that fit. They are all in smaller sizes from before I had my daughter almost 3 years ago. That's the only bad part about having babies

Meal Plan Monday 5/18

2009-05-18T22:56:00.000-04:00

This week's meal plan:Monday - eat outTuesday - Chicken n biscuitsWednesday - homemade mac n cheese with broccoli and chicken addedThursday - leftoversFriday -grilled chicken, corn on cobSaturday -homemade pizza with sausage, pepperoni, onions and peppersSunday -leftovers

Help with potty training

2009-05-16T17:26:00.002-04:00

I need some help potty training my little girl. She is 2 1/2 and pretty stubborn. She knows that she's supposed to be going pee in the potty but just keeps peeing in her underwear. Time after time after time. We have been staying in the kitchen for now so that I don't have a really big mess to clean up. She just won't go potty. Any suggestions would be awesome. Please help!!!

My Summer To-Do List

2009-05-14T17:23:00.003-04:00

I am all done with my finals. THANK GOODNESS!!! I had some tough ones this semester, but I am glad that the semester is done and I can concentrate on all the other stuff I need to get done. Oh believe me. I have a list!! Some of the things I am going to be working on include:getting my daughter potty trained!!!redo my Coupon Queen blog. I want to add pages to it so that will take a little work. I

Wordless Wednesday 5/13

2009-05-13T07:17:00.000-04:00

My daughter decided she wanted to try to be like Van Gogh, only she decided that paper wasn't good enough for her and the window was. LOL. Of course, she cleaned it off after she was caught!

Club Hasay Update

2009-05-12T10:37:00.004-04:00

Well, the gym thing has been going well. I went at least 4 times last week (I should really be writing that down. lol). I have been working out for 1 1/2 to 2 hours each time I go. 20 minutes on treadmill, 20 minutes on elliptical, strength training (usually do about 5-6 different exercises plus abs) and then 20 minutes on the bike.I have lost another 1 1/2 pounds, so I am happy about that. Even

pepsi contest

2009-05-06T16:25:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that Elizabeth over at Table for Five is having an awesome contest. It ends tomorrow, so run, don't walk. Really run. Get over there and enter her contest to win a whole bunch of cool Pepsi things. Click here to go to the post.Also, take a few minutes and check out her other posts. I have been subscribed to her blog for quite some time and really enjoy

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-06T11:14:00.002-04:00

My little ones "helping" in the garden.

Meal Plan Monday

2009-05-04T09:55:00.002-04:00

Here is what I plan to make for dinner each night. Hopefully this will also help to inspire you to plan out your meals for the week - it makes life so much easier and helps keep you away from takeout.Monday - grilled chicken breast, corn on cob, jelloTuesday - homemade pizza, green beans, dessertWednesday - busy night - I have an assignment due the next day - pancakes and eggsThursday -

HASAY update 5/4

2009-05-04T09:13:00.002-04:00

Man, my inside of my thighs still kill!!! I did the machine that works your inner thighs on Tuesday night and my inner thighs still hurt when I do certain things. WOW!!!I went to the gym 4 times last week and worked my butt off (literally lol). I didn't get there this weekend but I did work on getting stones out of the garden for several hours on Saturday - believe me, that was a work out. I

Coupon Contest

2009-05-03T17:26:00.001-04:00

I wanted to let you all know that I am running a coupon giveaway over at my frugal blog: Coupon Queen of Corning. Come on over and enter to win over $75 in coupons. Contest begins today and ends Sunday May 10.

Gardening,

2009-05-03T16:28:00.000-04:00

We've been trying to get the garden ready for planting and we should be ready to plant this week. yesterday we went and got the stuff for the fencing and hubby and his uncle worked on it yesterday and today. Once the fencing is up we have to get some rocks out of the garden (and wow there is whole lot of rocks in that one section) and then we can plant.I made a double batch of tuna casserole last

We Joined a Gym - Club Hasay Update

2009-04-27T08:43:00.004-04:00

I know it's not the most frugal thing, but after a lot of thought and discussion, hubby and I have joined a gym. It is less than $50 a month and we can go anytime we want because they are open 24 hours a day. We decided that our health was just too important. Hubby's family has a lot of heart disease and he needs to be preventative. He would also like to lose about 20 pounds. I need to lose

BREAKING GROUND ON OUR NEW GARDEN

2009-04-26T22:46:00.005-04:00

I am SO exhausted! We went up to our land and started getting our garden ready. It's a new garden so we also have to get rid of the sod!! How I wish we had rented a sod remover first and then the rotatiller. It's going to be quite a bit of work to get that sod out of there. But we will get it done this week.The stupid rotatiller cord broke while hubby was tilling the ground. He had about 3 or 4

Beautiful Weather This Weekend

2009-04-23T22:17:00.003-04:00

We are getting ready to have some beautiful weather up here in New York state. It's been pretty chilly the last few days and mostly rainy. Today it was pretty chilly - it's 38 degrees right now at 10 pm - but at least the sun was shining. Tomorrow's high is supposed to be 77 and Saturday's is 84!! NICE!!!! It's supposed to be in the 70s and 80s until next Wednesday, when we will have rain and be

Random Tuesday Thoughts

2009-04-21T16:13:00.006-04:00

1. As you may know, my laptop's keyboard has seen better days. It had gotten to such a state that I was missing 3 keys and one wasn't on there right. I really hate laptop keyboards! The keys are extremely difficult to put back on and doing so is an exercise in patience. Friday night I decided to look up what could be done about my poor laptop and after doing some research, I decided to check out

Contest over at Frugal Upstate

2009-04-18T13:53:00.005-04:00

I just wanted to let you all know about a contest that Frugal Upstate is having on her blog. You can win a Little Bissell, Green Works products, White Cloud Green Earth products, Tide ColdWater, and a Brita water pitcher. This contest is in celebration of Earth Day. All you have to do is go over to her blog and leave a comment with an idea that is both frugal and good for the environment. Easy

Beautiful weather and my crappy laptop!

2009-04-18T10:08:00.005-04:00

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in upstate NY. 70 degrees, sun was shining. Beautiful!! We had the kids outside most of the afternoon and evening, until we went to the store. We went to to Tops and did REALLY well on sales.Today is supposed to be just as nice. Dh will be gone for a while - he's at the mall taking the defensive driving course. This will save us some money on insurance. When he

Couponing 101 Part 2

2009-04-15T14:31:00.005-04:00

This is the second part of my article on the basics of couponing. If you would like to read the first part, click here.I personally save any coupon for a product that I will buy if I can get it dirt cheap or even free. For example, we don't usually use Land O'Lakes butter,but I will put it in my coupon holder just in case. So, this week I do have a coupon for it for $.55 and I found it on sale

Banana Bread

2009-04-15T10:45:00.006-04:00

We have 2 overly ripe bananas. What do you do with brown bananas? Yep, it is time for some more banana bread!! YUMMY!! Making banana bread is pretty easy and very frugal. It takes about 5 minutes to prepare the batter and throw it in the oven. Then it's all about just waiting for it to bake. You can find a delicious banana bread recipe over at allrecipes.com if you don't already have one.I am

Don't Forget - coupon giveaway

2009-04-14T23:46:00.001-04:00

I just wanted to remind everyone to come over to my frugal site - www.couponqueenofcorning.com - and help me celebrate getting my own domain. I am giving away over $100 in coupons, so come on over and visit.

Cake in a Mug

2009-04-14T23:45:00.004-04:00

I posted this on my Coupon Queen of Corning blog, but I also wanted to share with my readers here, because it is so awesome.Have you ever bought those single serve microwaveable treats? I believe they are from Betty Crocker. Anyway, I thought I would share with you a recipe I got from my husband's grandmother. It makes one serving, so no risk of overeating, and it's very frugal!1 coffee mug4 tbl

$100 Coupon Giveaway

2009-04-12T10:52:00.006-04:00

Hi everybody, I am having a contest over at my new domain. Coupon Queen of Corning. I am giving away over $100 in coupons. Come visit my new domain and say hi.

Changes to my frugal blog

2009-04-10T11:40:00.006-04:00

I am working on getting my own .com for my Coupon Queen of Corning blog. I can do this through YoDaddy for $6.99 a year and go right through Blogger to create my posts for free. So, I will no longer be using my today.com blog account soon. I am hoping I will not lose too many readers. I am going to start adding content to my new blog and trying to let everybody know about the change. I will