Contentment....Grateful

Good Morning to all!

Today's post is about being grateful and content with what you have. Now I know if you get on the internet or pick up a magazine you will find no telling what all to dream about or put on your to get list. Now there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting something new. But when "getting" drives your life it is not good. Sometimes there is great pleasure is using what you already have to "make do" so to speak. It reveals our creativity at another level.

I know you are probably wondering about what the picture attached to this post has to do with contentment and being grateful. Here's the connection: About a year ago someone who knew I was a Thrifty Sissy asked me if I could use some big couch pillows they didn't want anymore. Of course my thrifty mind didn't take but a minute to say yes to them.

Now here it is a year later and I am making some pillows. Well, I am sure you can see where this is going. When I unzipped those pillows there wasn't a regular pillow form in them but stuffing! Oh my word! I was so happy and so grateful they had thought of me. I didn't have to go to the store and pay $$$ for pillow forms.

Are you wondering about the contentment part of this? I am pleased ....content with the resources provided as well as content knowing I was able to repurpose something instead of spending my dollars.

This is the thought for the day. If you have a place to keep things you think you may be able to reuse, repurpose or renew don't pass them up. I'm not advocating pack ratting or hoarding but as you can see in this situation it worked out good. If you have things you could pass along to someone this is the time to do it. We are called to give and share with those around us.

Be blessed and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Savings Catcher

It's a thrifty day in the neighborhood.

Since a lot of the grocery stores have stopped doubling coupons or offering a discount for seniors on Wednesday what's a thrifty girl to do? Well a couple of months ago one of the workers at Walmart asked me if I had the Savings Catcher? I said I had't even heard of it.

He said to download the Walmart app on my phone and I could get savings on the things I bought. Now I'm not really a Walmart girl but I am a Thrifty Sissy so I downloaded it.

When you click on the app it will have you sign up the first time then all you have to do when you purchase things at Walmart is scan your receipt. I'm guessing they check the prices at the other stores and if they have something cheaper Walmart will give you the difference.

So far since I started a couple of months ago I have $41.83 in my savings account. If you want to use those accumulated dollars to pay for your purchases all you have to do is hit the auto redeem button and it takes it off the total.

Now wow is about all I can say. Listen in this day and time you have to use your dollars wisely. If Walmart is going to do all the leg work of finding the best deal and then giving me the difference back I'm on that like a duck on a June bug. LOL.

I'm thinking about how I could let this build up for a while and get toys, magazines or you name it. By the way I'm not being paid by Walmart to advertise this but as one Thrifty Sissy to another go ahead and save yourself some dollars.

Have a wonderful rest of the week and stay "Thrifty!"

For Girls Only

Hello thrifty followers!

The post today is one of those subjects we all struggle with. Feeling good about ourself. While we may feel good today when we are wearing a brand new outfit how will we feel tomorrow when we have to wear something old?  Clothes are not the only thing we can do to feel good about ourself.

First of all you have to choose to love and accept yourself just like you are. If you are short and want to be tall the only thing you can do is wear high heels all the time. Oh, my hurting feet. If you are tall and wish you were short about the only thing you can do is slouch. Oh my hurting back and shoulders. Neither of these things will work in the long haul. The same principal goes for the color of your eyes, hair curly or straight and your skin, freckles or wrinkles. We can get those colored contacts, put gel on our hair and glob on lots of creams and makeup. But underneath it all we are still us. When all this is typed out it's no wonder we are tired and worn out dealing with ourself and all the other "women" things we have to do to maintain a home, job, kids, friends, a spouse and life in general. Doesn't love and acceptance look a lot easier?

If we choose to love and accept ourself as we are, then begin taking care of ourself on a daily basis pretty soon we will feel good when we look in the mirror. Here are some ideas.

How about a bubble bath at night to relax for a few minutes? What about one of those facial masks while you are pampering yourself in the tub? Now onto picking up your favorite magazine at the grocery then making a cup of tea or coffee, putting your feet up for fifteen minutes and breathing? Maybe we can't buy a whole new wardrobe but what about taking some time to go through your closet and hang things by type like they do in the store. You know shirts together, long and short sleeves. Pants and skirts on a rack by themselves, then pretend you are shopping your closet. You never know what new ideas you will get pulling things together in a different way. Take a pair of pants and walk through the shirts and lay them on the bed adding a scarf or a sweater you haven't worn in months. The whole idea is to get you out of your box and see things in a different way. Then when you have a few dollars you can buy one thing that will match up things two or three different ways. Listen: What you buy doesn't have to cost a lot. Cute is cute no matter what the cost. LOL.

Clothes are one of the ways we celebrate ourself. When we feel good with what we are wearing it changes our whole outlook. Besides that you need to tell yourself you look good. You are beautiful because guess what???? You are. There is only one you and you need to be the very best you...you can be. When your face reflects how you feel on the inside you could wear a flour sack and look good. LOL.

Maybe this weekend you could make a list of the things you would like to do for yourself and then decide to do one of them a week. If you need permission to do it. This is it. You go for it girl! It's time to celebrate you. The beautiful, wonderful, over the top you!!!

You all have a blessed week. Be thrifty and love yourself!!!