It's harder than it looks! Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following... They have to be real places, names, things... nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl.
1. What is your name? Shelly
2. 4 letter word: Spit
3. Vehicle: Saab
4. City: San Francisco
5. Boy Name: Stan
6. Girl Name: Sara
7. Alcoholic drink: Sloe Gin Fizz
8. Occupation: Singer
9. Something you wear: Slip
10. Celebrity: Sean Connery
11. Food: Shrimp
12. Something found in a bathroom: Soap
13. Reason for Being Late: Stopped by the police
14. Cartoon Character: Snoopy
15. Something You Shout: Shut up!
16. Animal: Snake
17. Body part: Shin
18. Describe you: Special (interpret that however you like :) )
(Ooo...now I get to tag someone before they tag me for the first time...Christie, you're it! And of course anyone else who reads this, feel free to consider yourself 'tagged'.)
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Are You A Frugal Shopper Or A Big Spender?
I was tagged by Christie (again!) and asked to answer the following questions.
The directions given were: "How much did you spend on the following items the last time you purchased them and what brand(s) did you buy?" Here are my answers.
Lipstick
Dollar store brand (Everything's a Dollar) pink lip gloss $1.00
Shoes for Yourself
Black ballet flats with sequin bows and black heels, both from Payless $25.00 total
Bread
Wonder Light $2.73
Movie Ticket
Atonement matinee $6.75 <-- isn't this NUTS?!?!
Television
Sony 32" Trinitron AND an RCA 36" flat screen $55.00 total at the state auction
Take-Out Meal
Sushi and edamame at Wahada $15.00
Hairspray
Big Sexy Hairspray ~$10.00
Underwear for Yourself
Lane Bryant bras on sale, Buy 2 get 1 free, I think. But I paid with a gift certificate, so they were technically free to me...otherwise, they would've been around $50 total, I think. I pretty much only buy underwear with gift certificates from Lane Bryant.
Gift for Your Spouse
Either a pair of WalMart Levis for $4.50 or a Valentine's card for around $3.00...can't remember which came last
Bottled Water
Voss 'still' $2.99
Hotel Room
I can't remember the last time I stayed in a hotel room... :-\
Frozen Dinner
Smart Ones Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli and Chicken $1.72
Clothing For Your Child
No kids, so I guess this would have to be the WalMart collars for the cats from goodness-knows-how-many years ago...no idea the price
Jeans for Yourself
Well, before the free ones I got as hand-me-down Gap jeans from another student, it would have to be the ones I found at America's Thrift Store for probably around $5.00
Kitchen Utensils
I haven't purchased a kitchen utensil in years, but I received a Hamilton Beach dispenser-type coffee maker a couple of Christmases ago...then again, we bought an off-brand microwave for the hubby to use on the road at the Salvation Army for about $15 I think.
Bubble Bath
I don't take baths, so no bubble bath. If I wanted to take a bubble bath, I'd just use shampoo.
OTC Medication
WalMart brand robitussin $5?
Shoes for Your Spouse
I don't buy shoes for my spouse unless he just doesn't have his debit card with him.
Haircut for Yourself
Regis $36.00 with tip
Scented Candle
Darsee & David's Butterscotch Sundae from Hobby Lobby on sale $5?
DVD
Catch Me If You Can from WalMart $5.50
Dry Cleaning
Lord...I think I was living in Bloomington, IN. It's been too long...can't remember.
Shampoo/Conditioner
Dove Moisturizing $4?, and Big Sexy Hair Big Volume Conditioner $7.25
Barbeque Sauce
Bullseye BBQ $4?
Book
I'm a public library girl, and I get them on CD. If music counts, I just ordered a used Elijah score for about $8.
(I think it's pretty clear that I'm a frugal person on most everything. How depressing.)
Yes, you guessed it. If you're reading this, tag, you're it!!
The directions given were: "How much did you spend on the following items the last time you purchased them and what brand(s) did you buy?" Here are my answers.
Lipstick
Dollar store brand (Everything's a Dollar) pink lip gloss $1.00
Shoes for Yourself
Black ballet flats with sequin bows and black heels, both from Payless $25.00 total
Bread
Wonder Light $2.73
Movie Ticket
Atonement matinee $6.75 <-- isn't this NUTS?!?!
Television
Sony 32" Trinitron AND an RCA 36" flat screen $55.00 total at the state auction
Take-Out Meal
Sushi and edamame at Wahada $15.00
Hairspray
Big Sexy Hairspray ~$10.00
Underwear for Yourself
Lane Bryant bras on sale, Buy 2 get 1 free, I think. But I paid with a gift certificate, so they were technically free to me...otherwise, they would've been around $50 total, I think. I pretty much only buy underwear with gift certificates from Lane Bryant.
Gift for Your Spouse
Either a pair of WalMart Levis for $4.50 or a Valentine's card for around $3.00...can't remember which came last
Bottled Water
Voss 'still' $2.99
Hotel Room
I can't remember the last time I stayed in a hotel room... :-\
Frozen Dinner
Smart Ones Creamy Rigatoni with Broccoli and Chicken $1.72
Clothing For Your Child
No kids, so I guess this would have to be the WalMart collars for the cats from goodness-knows-how-many years ago...no idea the price
Jeans for Yourself
Well, before the free ones I got as hand-me-down Gap jeans from another student, it would have to be the ones I found at America's Thrift Store for probably around $5.00
Kitchen Utensils
I haven't purchased a kitchen utensil in years, but I received a Hamilton Beach dispenser-type coffee maker a couple of Christmases ago...then again, we bought an off-brand microwave for the hubby to use on the road at the Salvation Army for about $15 I think.
Bubble Bath
I don't take baths, so no bubble bath. If I wanted to take a bubble bath, I'd just use shampoo.
OTC Medication
WalMart brand robitussin $5?
Shoes for Your Spouse
I don't buy shoes for my spouse unless he just doesn't have his debit card with him.
Haircut for Yourself
Regis $36.00 with tip
Scented Candle
Darsee & David's Butterscotch Sundae from Hobby Lobby on sale $5?
DVD
Catch Me If You Can from WalMart $5.50
Dry Cleaning
Lord...I think I was living in Bloomington, IN. It's been too long...can't remember.
Shampoo/Conditioner
Dove Moisturizing $4?, and Big Sexy Hair Big Volume Conditioner $7.25
Barbeque Sauce
Bullseye BBQ $4?
Book
I'm a public library girl, and I get them on CD. If music counts, I just ordered a used Elijah score for about $8.
(I think it's pretty clear that I'm a frugal person on most everything. How depressing.)
Yes, you guessed it. If you're reading this, tag, you're it!!
7 Strange Things About Me
I guess it's my turn again to be tagged. So, I'm going to completely copy the format of the tagger!
My friend Christie just tagged me on her blog Our Red Thread Journey!!! I am supposed to list 7 weird/strange things about me! I suppose the purpose of this exercise is to reveal wierd things about me that noone knows.
#1 - My favorite food is hot dogs. Not necessarily with the bun and the chili and mustard, etc., but more specifically, just the hot dog part. I'll eat them frozen, thawed, microwaved and/or boiled. I love 'em. I can eat a whole entire package in one sitting, but I choose not to do that anymore...the guilt just kills me!
#2 - I've never been to Europe. Being an opera singer and having never been to Europe is really an oddity. I'd love to go, and I have a savings account we refer to as my "Europe money," but with the euro the way it is, I may as well spend my money on something like plasma tv's.
#3 - I like to be as grammatically and 'punctually' correct as possible when I write emails or posts online. I like to capitalize the beginnings of my sentences, I like to insert apostrophes, and I don't use abbreviations like "c u soon" or "rotfl"...that drives me crazy. I'm actually a bit anal about it.
#4 - About 75% of the time, if I'm trying to choose a check-out lane at WalMart, I will choose the line that is about to have a problem...the cashier will need to do a price check or have to call her supervisor for an override, the customer doesn't have enough money and will need to return item by item, etc. I don't quite know why this is, but I'm learning how to immediately get a trashy magazine to read through BEFORE the problem arises. Oh, and changing lanes once a problem is evident doesn't always help...another problem will usually pop up in the new lane.
#5 - My biggest fear as a singer is thinking I'm going to forget my words. There have been times when I can't remember words and they come to me at literally the final last split seconds, times when, in a fit of frustration, I have inserted wrong words that still fit (even in foreign languages), and there have been times that I've had total blanks for a few measures. Nothing unsettles me on stage like forgetting my words.
#6 - I am an only child. Furthermore, I am the last of the Buchanan-named line. It all ends with me.
#7 - Other peoples' extraneous body hair in places other than on their body gives me the willies. Hair on the sink, in the tub, on chairs, on the carpet, etc., just gives me a weird feeling. And if I'm at a concert, and the person in front of me has a 'wild hair' on their clothing, I'm completely fixated on it almost the entire time and want very badly to remove it. If I can without being detected, I definitely will.
And again, since I don't really know anyone to tag, if you're reading this, you're it! :)
My friend Christie just tagged me on her blog Our Red Thread Journey!!! I am supposed to list 7 weird/strange things about me! I suppose the purpose of this exercise is to reveal wierd things about me that noone knows.
#1 - My favorite food is hot dogs. Not necessarily with the bun and the chili and mustard, etc., but more specifically, just the hot dog part. I'll eat them frozen, thawed, microwaved and/or boiled. I love 'em. I can eat a whole entire package in one sitting, but I choose not to do that anymore...the guilt just kills me!
#2 - I've never been to Europe. Being an opera singer and having never been to Europe is really an oddity. I'd love to go, and I have a savings account we refer to as my "Europe money," but with the euro the way it is, I may as well spend my money on something like plasma tv's.
#3 - I like to be as grammatically and 'punctually' correct as possible when I write emails or posts online. I like to capitalize the beginnings of my sentences, I like to insert apostrophes, and I don't use abbreviations like "c u soon" or "rotfl"...that drives me crazy. I'm actually a bit anal about it.
#4 - About 75% of the time, if I'm trying to choose a check-out lane at WalMart, I will choose the line that is about to have a problem...the cashier will need to do a price check or have to call her supervisor for an override, the customer doesn't have enough money and will need to return item by item, etc. I don't quite know why this is, but I'm learning how to immediately get a trashy magazine to read through BEFORE the problem arises. Oh, and changing lanes once a problem is evident doesn't always help...another problem will usually pop up in the new lane.
#5 - My biggest fear as a singer is thinking I'm going to forget my words. There have been times when I can't remember words and they come to me at literally the final last split seconds, times when, in a fit of frustration, I have inserted wrong words that still fit (even in foreign languages), and there have been times that I've had total blanks for a few measures. Nothing unsettles me on stage like forgetting my words.
#6 - I am an only child. Furthermore, I am the last of the Buchanan-named line. It all ends with me.
#7 - Other peoples' extraneous body hair in places other than on their body gives me the willies. Hair on the sink, in the tub, on chairs, on the carpet, etc., just gives me a weird feeling. And if I'm at a concert, and the person in front of me has a 'wild hair' on their clothing, I'm completely fixated on it almost the entire time and want very badly to remove it. If I can without being detected, I definitely will.
And again, since I don't really know anyone to tag, if you're reading this, you're it! :)
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