I have not gone shopping the way I did last night in a loooooong time. Ooooh, and it was at Target! Although I hated to do it, I got me one of those Target store cards (not the Target CC) b/c of the 10% discount. Well, we already shop at Target, so I thought we might as well be taking advantage of the discount. The only thing is that I WILL be paying off the balance every month so we don't pay any finance charges on top of that, which would render the discount null and void, duh! Why don't most Americans get that part of it?
Anyway, I was there for like, an hour and a half and I got all kinds of needed household items and got them on sale in addition to my 10% discount. I even got me some new clothes (clearance rack only!) since I almost never buy new clothes for myself anymore, and the truth is that some of my work clothes are indeed starting to look a little ragged around the edges. I spent no more than $8-9 per item and today am wearing a nice new black sweater which is making me happy! I even got 2 cute shirts for summer at less than $5 each. I bought the baby some panties and socks, got S 2 of those funny logo t-shirts for his upcoming b-day, and purchased a baby shower gift off the Target registry for my friend's upcoming shower. So these were things that I definitely needed anyway, and I was happy to see that my discount got me over $17 knocked off the total bill!
S got himself an early b-day present this week: a Total Gym 1000 that he bought from his friend for a whole $25, so it was a GREAT deal! Now we just have to figure out how to use it. It's set up in the bedroom and I plan on using it too once we figure out how. I sent off for a free DVD/brochure on it. I'm not going to lie and say that it was a nice experience trying on clothes last night in front of the 3-way mirror! I really need to keep to a regular running, situps, and pushups schedule like I had when I was in the academy.
I had a good skin care class at the library yesterday. Hopefully I'll get my $75 in a timely manner. I decided last night though, to quit letting each participant use an entire syrofoam tray, and I cut them all in half. I'm just reducing my business costs, increasing my profit! Why didn't I think of this sooner? BTW, I recently found this website which is a real eye-opener. There were lots of great things about being in MK, such as the friends I made, the positivity of everyone involved, and the products, of course. But it's true that the odds are against you succeeding, as in, making any real money. I had losses every year until I started teaching classes at the library, making my $ that way.
Ok, back to work.
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Did I mention that there were a whole host of MK ladies (and a few guys) at the convention center in Baltimore? It was a very odd mix: MK, librarians and cheerleaders.
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