Amped amped amped!

It's Monday woohoo! I'm amped. For many reasons.

1) it's the beginning of a new week and I've continued to train for the 5k run. This distance may not alarm others but I am not a runner. Well, that's not completely true considering the great strides made (1.6miles in 15mins). Hopefully soon I'll be able to complete a 5k without stopping or walking. And reason to be amped number 2) Lost my phone over the weekend and so this morning while looking through baby boy's toys I asked if he knew where it was. And of course he did. All he said was "mama phone". Then he raced out of the room towards the lounge. He headed for the printer and pointed saying "mama phone". And there it was, behind the printer, not sure how he got it there but thankfully he remembered where he'd hid placed it. Amped for life reason number 3) we've been working on organizing an exercise group for mothers and other interested women. The frumpy mom thing gets boring after a while and with all the busy mommy schedules it's hard for a woman to find the time to exercise. With this group we hope to create a community that is supportive and pro health. As mothers we do our best to make sure that everyone is happy and healthy and that our kids get the necessary exercise, yet we're not living what we preach but instead sit, eat and watch on as our husbands and children participate in physical activities. Well I Say No More!...too dramatic? Alright, you get the point. Super amped reason number 4) Husband is doing laundry this week. Enough said. And reson number 5) The best for last and yes it's coupon stuff. Went to get a few things at King Soopers today to take advantage of the Mega 5 deal. The grocery bill was $177 and I paid $30 including tax. Swweeeeeet. Whenever that happens I feel an urge to neatly lay out all the products, take a picture and post it on facebook. Instead I just post the kick-but receipt showing the savings percentage. Why? Because money talks and...well, you know how the saying goes. Here's to team save-more-spend-less!

Oh and the weekend was great. The family is looking sharp with new haircuts. Baby boy's little afro is no more. We no longer experience headaches from trying to comb his hair. And he was surprisingly still as I chopped off his locks. Husband was gracious and didn't complain too much as I maneuvered his very thick head of hair. And then comes my hair...what a mess that is. I guess I should say husband and baby are looking sharp. I need some braids or something new. We did other things besides hair, can't remember what. Wait. There was a coupon class hosted by one of the ladies from TLC's Extreme Couponing and it was great! Then there was the usual: church, dinner at the park, gym, basketball, mall, hosted a dinner and that's it really. We're fantastically average.

Our weekend.

How was yours? I'm tempted to write about my plans to redecorate the apartment before Christmas using the wardrobe capsule concept of less is more. But I won't, not yet. Talking about Christmas. Our Christmas shopping is done woohooo! Saved 66%. And no the gifts don't include toothpaste and shampoo. I needed to clarify that as when I told dear husband that we have gifts for everybody he asked whether we'd be mailing "canned vegetables and toilet paper" as these are the things that often come cheap with couponing. Anyway, decent gifts, so, no worries. About the capsule wardrobe concept, I saw a post from a blogger whom I love and she had seen it from a blogger whom she loves and it's what has consumed my mind. Because such important things often consume my mind. Doesn't everybody think of they're outfits the night before? If not for the style element then just for the security of knowing you have a clean dress for church. Well if you've found yourself practicing the nonchalant tucked in shirt look, or despise the idea of matching jewellery visit this blog and begin the wardrobe capsule journey. If you like what you see there then stay tuned here as I'll post about my style evolution based on that capsule concept. And 33 is my number - this will only make sense if you've read the link.

Happy week to all:)