I heart Rite Aid. 99% off shopping!

Wow! Coupon-ing at Rite Aid is my new favorite hobby! Rite Aid retail value of the above items was just over $38 (I don't know who would pay $38 for that!!), but after Rite Aid's promotions the total was down to $25. However, I only paid .41 cents! I pulled out a single dollar bill and handed it to the cashier to cover the expense of my purchase. I feel like I am stealing (but I'm not!). On top of the low low cost I also received $5 to spend on my next purchase through their rewards program! Hooray for stretching my dollar.

New sweater, courtesy of his new babysitters!

Goal # 6 - Floss my teeth more

You can get a $1.00/1 coupon for Reach dental floss at coupons.com which means you can get free dental floss at Target! I usually get one pack every time I go to Target because (1) it's FREE and I need to floss my teeth! and (2) I love getting free products that I can then donate to others! My teeth are feeling a little healthier lately! I also bought a tube of that fancy crest 3D whitening with fluoride toothpaste for .25 cents (oh, how I love coupons) because I figured my teeth would like that after all my Halloween candy!

Brilliant photo from C. Nordhaus.

Two worlds collide

Lately it's become too obvious to me that I've been living in two worlds, or rather between two worlds never really belonging to either.  I've chosen to ignore what I've been called to do and have since grown distant from both worlds. I feel so many tugs at my heart in certain directions and it's time I stop making excuses. For what am I doing in this world if I'm not making a difference right now? Waiting until I have the right resources to make a difference? Why wait until later. Later may never come or I might decide I'm never ready. It matters less what I am working toward and matters more who I am today. I have lots of lofty ideals for how I will use my life to spread love, but what am I actually doing right now to spread love? Sadly not much (unless loving an ugly little dog counts for anything). I love Toby Mac's - City on our knees - "If you gotta start somewhere why not here? If you gotta start sometime why not now?" This song calls to me so much. I will start listening when I'm called. Tonight my two worlds collide in a beautiful display.

Breathtaking photo courtesy of the fabulous C. Nordhaus.