I just blogged about moving and it made me start thinking about boxes! I mentioned in my previous blog that if I ever wanted to move I would only need a moving truck and boxes, but that’s not even true!! I just remembered that I have about fifty boxes on my back porch. Yes, that’s a lot, I know. And the crazy thing is that they’re all from my recent online shopping purchases. Maybe that’s why I’m so broke? LOL I have so many boxes and they’re all different sizes. If I were to move I would only need to buy several of those big moving boxes and I would be good to go. See, sometimes shopping can come in handy in more ways than one!!

I really love watching those house shows on television but they really make me mad. In case you have no idea of what I’m talking about I’m talking about those shows that feature people with more money than you have, looking for property you could never afford. I love watching them but I hate when someone finds a gorgeous home that I would love to buy and I just have to sit there and drool. I keep telling myself that one day that will be me but that’s not helping. I can’t wait for the day to come when I have enough money to buy my dream house. The one thing I love about those shows is that they give me an idea of what is available on the market and how much it usually costs. When I do have the money to buy a home of my own all I’m going to need is a few moving trucks and some boxes. I already know where I want to move to!

I hate living in this old house of mine. There really isn’t one thing about my home that I like. Not one. I hate the location, I dislike the neighbors, I hate the fact that we don’t have central air conditioning! It’s 2008!! You know how bad it is to live in a house without central air conditioning? It’s horrible. Especially with the weather the way it is now. We’ve been having so many high humidity hundred degree days this summer. July is half way over but we still have all of August to contend with. I’m really hoping to be in a new house by 2009. I can’t imagine spending one more year in this home. After nearly ten years of living here I’m definitely ready to call some mortgage lenders and see how we can get a new home for the new year. One that has central air!

I’m really thinking about blocking all of the advertisements that come to my email inbox from beauty companies. Lately I’ve been on this kick where I feel compelled to buy tons of different beauty products. I’ve recently been spending a lot of money on products that smell good or are fun to wear. Those things are usually body lotions and butters, splash, lip gloss, and other things of that nature. What can I say, I love my beauty products. I don’t feel too bad when I buy things because I always try to look for different deals and sales before I buy. That’s why I need to block those companies from contacting me. Most of the time I don’t even know about a sale until I get an email telling me how much I can save. I don’t care what anyone says, those things make you want to shop! Until I can resist the sale advertisements I think I should just block them!

A few months ago I found this really cool website online that makes custom merchandise for businesses and people looking to promote themselves. When I first saw some of the cool stuff that the company has to offer I knew that I definitely wanted to do business with them. At the time I had no idea what I could possibly use the merchandise for, but I knew it would be a great idea to keep the site in mind. Fast forward to now and I think I finally now. I would love to have some custom merchandise printed up to promote my design company. I haven’t done any market research but I know that people love to get free pens and things of that nature, so why not use pens to get my name out there. Sounds like a great plan to me!