Karen’s Opinion

If you are like me, you have cut back on your spending this year. I have stayed out of the stores to keep myself from being tempted to buy things I don’t need. I have utilized the Internet to find specific items on my Christmas shopping list and have kept my spending to a minimum. Of course, I always use coupon codes found at Savings.com.

Savings.com helps me cut through all the hype and so-called deals offered by other sites. Savings.com personalizes deals for me, based on preferences I selected during the sign-up process. I feel kinda smug about the time I save using Savings.com. For instance, I have been in need of a decent pair of shoes when I go to church. I dreaded going shopping because it seems that all the dressy heels have dangerous 4″ heels. This clutzy gal is not going to wear those. Rather than spend the time and gas going from store to store, I simply checked with Saving.com and found the perfect pair of shoes at JC Penney. Better than the time I saved, was the price I paid by using my coupon code from Savings.com!

Check out Savings.com and you will be amazed by all the stores and businesses of which they are associated. From Drugstore.com and 1-800-Flowers.com to all the major department stores like, Kohls, The Gap and Macy’s, Savings.com is going to save you tons of money.

There are several ways for you to get great deals like good Rolex prices from online stores such as Time and Gems. The first thing you need to do is research and research well. Go online and take the time to compare prices, models and even customer feedback for each of the online stores that carry the products that you are interested in. Reliable customer feedback is probably one of the most important things that you can easily check on before making any sort of online purchase. These customers will be honest about their reviews and will even give you valuable tips for getting yourself great buys from your favorite shops. Are you wary about advertisements that sound too good to be true? Well, they probably are so better be safe and stay away from those. There are millions and millions of online stores out there, be patient in your search and pretty soon you will be amply rewarded.

Usually, if a movie is nominated for a Grammy award, it means I will not like it. I am not sure why but I guess that what leads the movie to be nominated is a sense of outrageous portrayal. If one looks back on the movies that have been nominated, they are not the normal, easy to follow movies. They are the ones with grandiose costumes and outlandish behavior. At least, this is what I find to be true of Grammy nominated movies.

Not so, with The Kings Speech. Hubby and I were trying to pass time while waiting for our daughter’s flight to arrive from Florida. We shopped at Family Leisure in Oaklandon. That is another post in itself! What a place. We ran a few errands at Joanne Fabrics and Gander Mountain then walked around the mall for a while. We went to dinner and were lucky enough to be seated in the bar area where we could pass more time. We watched the Louisville, Cincinnati basket ball game. That was fun.

We still had 3 hours to kill! We laughed at the obscurity of the situation. Usually, our days are planned with detail at every turn. It was nice to not have an agenda. So, finding ourselves with time to kill, we decided to take in a movie.

With only two movies available at 9 pm, The Kings Speech and The Company Men were our choices. We chose The Kings Speech. OMG! What a great movie.

I am sad to say, I don’t know much about the history of England’s monarchy. I do now! I went to the library yesterday and have been reading all about the kings and queens. There was a lot of scandal! I am drawn to stories that expound on human frailty. My daughter informed me that if I were to watch The Tudors, I would learn quite a bit about the history of England’s Monarchy. She is working on a distance learning education degree and finds she needs a break now and then. She loves history and retains information like a sponge. I love to learn from her!

Main Entry: pac·i·fist
Pronunciation: \?pa-s?-fist\
Variant(s): or pac·i·fis·tic \?pa-s?-?fis-tik\
Function: adjective
Date: 1908

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of pacifism or pacifists
2 : strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war

— pac·i·fis·ti·cal·ly \?pa-s?-?fis-ti-k(?-)l?\ adverb

I had to be a bully on Saturday. I am a pacifist. One who opposes conflict. I go with the flow, most generally. I made up my mind that my husband was going to buy some new clothes whether he liked it or not. We have a wedding to attend and he cannot fit into his pants. He has had those pants for ten years. It is time for new ones anyway! So, I pushed and he relented. He now has a new sport coat, shirt, tie, slacks and a pair of casual shorts. Oh, and the most amazing thing, he bought new tennis shoes that aren’t all white. He is stylin’. I am worn out.

PS the shorts and tennis shoes are not for the wedding

Fall weather is definitely here in Indiana. I broke down and put my sandals away. It is time to get out the sweatshirts, sweaters and long pants. The trouble is, my fall things don’t excite me. I need some new clothes. I am looking online at my favorite store, Talbots, and I am getting in the mood to change my style! LOL

Okay, let’s say, for the fun of the moment, I received a $500 gift card from my favorite store, Talbots! Here are a few of the items I would buy.

I absolutely love the swanky look of this beautiful sweater. I think it might even be as comfortable as my pajamas! It would definitely be an improvement over my flannel shirt.

Isn’t this a stunning look? I love the way the whole outfit comes together with pieces that look great on their own.

These boots would be the perfect way to complete the outfit.

What do you think of my choices? I always feel refreshed when I get new things to wear. A new wardrobe certainly makes the change in weather a bit more bearable.

Talbots makes me not want to avoid winter! And, speaking of Talbots, be sure to check out their fun red chair confessions series on their new blog. It is very entertaining.