Gloriously Grateful

Today I am grateful for a wonderful weekend!  The weather was wickedly good and we were busy having fun.  We visited and were visited by Lovely Layla:)

My Many Colour Days include art

Not the best photo but this is another art piece I worked on this summer.

I dis-assembled two copies of Dr Seuss' My Many Coloured Days.

Painted two large canvases black ($1 store acrylic)

Used old dictionary pages for the corners

Attached the two canvases(originally purchased just one canvas and realized I could not place all the pages on one canvas)

Used a cutting tool to manipulate the storybook pages (also ripped and scrunched some pages depending on the feeling the page was describing).

Mod podged all the pages and pieces onto the canvas

Voila a huge art piece on my wall.

The reason for the creation of this art piece was that we had decided to each create a piece for our new TV room.  Below are Breton and Daphne's pieces.

 Breton's

Daphne's

Some of my favourites

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Here are two of my favourite items that when worn out, I will replace with the exact same item:

1) Fruit of the Loom bras (sport) 3 for $15

Yes there are probably better bras to make me look "fuller" or to lift my girls but  without a doubt these are the comfiest I have found.  Maybe a little flattening but I don't care.  There ain't much there to begin with;)

2) Old Navy ankle socks 3 for $??

They stay on snuggly and come in a few colours (the trim)

Oops

I messed up my days!  I put a Thirifty Thursday on a Do It YourSelf Tuesday.  So this week they are reversed:)

PS I think I somewhat reset the comment section making it slightly easier to post comments.  I love reading them so post away!!  Thanks

Another great App

Snapsaves is another great free app I was recently introduced to.  It is very similar to Checkout 51 but I have noticed there redeemable items do sell out quickly.  They are very new so maybe this will change when more people start using it.

 

Don't get flyers or are missing a flyer you need to do a price match get the Reebee app.  It has every flyer you can imagine except I have yet to see Shoppers Drug Mart:(

Happy savings!

Runners are the best!

I am grateful for the gentleman who offered me Gatorade as I was hobbling the last km to the finish line.

Also to all the volunteers that helped at the Army Run.

Oh and to these guys:

Ya I know you've already seen them;) but they not only helped me but made me laugh!!

Pre race meal

So here it is, my pre race meal: steak topped with goat cheese, corn and bean salad, fresh flaxseed bread and a special beverage ;) Grey Goose L'orange vodka and cranberry juice.  I always run better when I've had a special beverage the night before.  The rest I have no idea if it will help me.  I know I can run the race! 

See you at the finish line!