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I often find the words that I can not say I write. I find it amusing I will put it all out for the world to see but yet I can barely be this honest with people in my inner circle. I think maybe it's because when I write I write for me, and I publish because well I am not popular in the bloggersphere, so about as many people in real life I would say these things to will read it here, actually it is the same people. Enough rambling. I am a wonderful advice giver. I thrive on playing therapist, I am forever going to be that mother hen figure. I swear it is in my DNA to be that person. The downside however, usually if you are that person you suck at taking your own advice. Oh and as an added bonous I am incredibly anxious and stubborn. My personality tends to make no sense, but we will touch on that another day. I have this odd medical condition, and lately with stress from life and my inability to get out of my own way it has been flaring up more often than not. Imagine your worst hea...

I was talking to a friend of mine about Christmas shopping, I know right um it's August that's a long ways off. Well yes and no. I read somewhere that it takes the average family who puts Christmas on a credit card 6 months to pay it off. Think about that for a second..............interest rates? fees? not for me. I came up with my own system. We start shopping in June. Yes you heard me, June. We spread out the damage because I don't trust myself with a credit card therefore we budget it into our plan for the year to start shopping in June for the bigger stuff. What I find is June being the start of summer can bring along some interesting clearance items, like wrapping paper from Hallmark stores for $2 a roll, or even Christmas themed items like hats, gloves, because if your kids are like mine by Christmas they will need more. I should mention this though, after Christmas is a wonderful time to snag stocking stuffers. Another inexpensive way I have found to fill stockin...