Just Because...

Basil bouquet from this week's CSA...




Thought this was pretty enough to share! Pesto anyone??

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Shop Savvy

Today I downloaded a free app called Shop Savvy. It is a barcode scanner that tells you the price of an item at stores within a certain distance from you plus online retailers. I installed it because Sean and I were curious about the value of some really nice red wine glasses we won at a fundraiser last Sunday.

Well, it just so happens that I went to Home Depot shortly after getting this app to get air filters and a filter for our refrigerator. I approached a couple of employees to help me find the one for the fridge. They led me to the section and found the one I needed. I asked how much it was going to cost, and the guy wasn't sure. He told his co-worker to get out her "phone" (which actually was a store scanner). Before she could get it out I remembered about my handy dandy app. Little did I know how useful it would be!

These same employees proceed to tell me that people are always walking around the store with their phones out scanning things because Home Depot will meet or beat any competitor's price by 10%! I scanned the item that they wanted $39.99 for and lo and behold Shop Savvy tells me that Walmart has them for $29.25. Score! They matched it plus an additional $2.93 off!




Anybody else know of stores with meet or beat policies? I can't wait to use this FREE app again!

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A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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Mission Declutter...so far

Mission Declutter started in the Faust household two weeks ago, and it has yielded great results so far!  I have to say that I've been a sentimental packrat all of my life, and I married one too.  This means that we have a lot of stuff hanging around because we may want to one day look at it and remember some day or event in our distant past.  Makes sense, huh???  Well it did to me for a long time, but not anymore.  I can't even count the number of  ticket stubs, birthday cards, scraps of paper, pictures of people I haven't spoken with in fifteen years, that I have toted around with me move after move.

I read an article recently that really opened my eyes to the value in letting go of stuff.  I have done some reflecting, and I can't figure out why I have kept some of the things that I have.  Yes, I will still keep important mementos that I want to share with my children and grandchildren, but it will be a select few that really have meaning.

So far, we have filled a few trash bags, given a good bit to Goodwill, stored several bags of clothes, a baby swing and a co-sleeper at my mother-in-laws until the next little one comes, and I've made a couple hundred bucks on ebay and craigslist.  Not bad!  I will post an update as Mission Declutter progresses!

Running...who knew??

I have always said, "I'm not a runner, in fact, I CAN'T run. I have asthma, bad knees, yada, yada, yada."

What a load of bull I've been feeding myself and anyone who would listen! Not only can I run, but I can actually enjoy it. I started the Couch Potato to 5k training a week ago in preparation for the Chik-fil-a 5k in September, and I've never felt better! This combined with healthy eating while doing Weight Watchers, and I feel like a million bucks.

I have decided that if this goes well, I will sign up for a 10k, and if that goes well I will train for and run in the St. Jude half marathon in December 2012 in honor of my Dad.

Yay for pushing our own personal boundaries!


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I forgot to mention...I love you, I love you, I love you

Two nights ago, my mom and I were cleaning out her storage room, and I came across a book called "Grandmother Remembers" that was given to me by my grandma on February 28, 1987 (my eighth birthday).





I don't remember this gift at all, so it was like a gift from the grave. We just buried my grandma on Monday, and I found the book on Tuesday. It is a wonderful recollection, in her own words, of her childhood, young adult years, married life, and becoming mom and a grandma. What a treasure! I am so lucky to have this heirloom to share with my children and grandchildren. The most amazing, goosebump creating page was the last one...



I love you too, grandma!!!


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Grandma's vanity (Stella Nicopulos Hurt 8/3/15~7/1/11)

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A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.