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Hi everyone! I know today's party is a little later than normal. I have a good reason though. This month is going to be a month of massive changes for me. I don't really share too much about my private life on here, but these changes will affect this blog in a good way.
What is going on you may ask..
Well at the end of the school year I am going to take a break from subbing/teaching. I am moving back to my home state, and moving in my with long term boyfriend. I am also going to start working full time on my Etsy Shop, Instagram and this blog.
You may be wondering how all of this has come about. It actually has been in the works for a long time. Late last summer my apartment complex sent out letters. They gave us notice that rent was going up by over $200, and we had one week to decide if we wanted to sign a new lease or we had to be out in 30 days. My lease had just recently expired so I had to make a decision. (they were behind on paperwork because of Covid) Since I would have had to move out by the end of Sept, and the school year was just starting, I decided to resign for 9 months at the higher rate. That would allow me to get through the entire school year. Well we are now in month 9! Eek! There is still a lot to do in the next few weeks. I know that I definitely made the right decision to leave. A few weeks ago I got another letter stating that the end of my lease was coming up, and if I were to resign, they were raising rates again starting July 1.. this time it was $250 more! In less than a year my rent on an older, not in good shape apartment, went up $500. I was barely affording my bills at last summer's rates, there is no way I could afford $500 more a month, with all the other living costs going up as well.
Now you know why I am moving, now to explain the other changes. As you may know I started an Etsy shop last fall. I love working on it, but I have not had a lot of time to create printables, working full time and tutoring on the side. I personally love my current school and will miss it a lot, but I have decided not to start over in a new school. Now that I will not to have to work two jobs to pay really high bills, I will be able to work on all my other loves and creative outlets. I am super excited about the opportunity, and being with my boyfriend full time.
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Dare to Share #518
I also shared ten tips throw and amazing party on a budget. My kids loved their birthday parties growing up, and everyone of them was thrown on a limited budget.
If you would like to plan something special for Mother's Day, I have several Mother's Day printables in my Etsy shop. One of the newer items is the printable Mother's Day breakfast menu
Another new item is my printable Mother's Day questionnaire
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Ten tips on how throw an amazing party on a budget
My favorite tips to throw an amazing party on a budget
I had the opportunity to go through some older posts this morning. Eight years ago this week I wrote a post about my tips on throwing a party on a budget. Since it has been quite awhile, and I still stand behind these tips, I thought it would be a great time to re-share the post, and update it for 2022.
Tip #3 Recycle cardboard and other items, and make your own decorations. It may take a little bit of time, but you can make them for very little money. My kids and their guests have always loved the unique decor we have at our parties. I used old cardboard boxes to make a Triceratops, and a six foot T-Rex for my son's dinosaur party. As you can imagine, the boys were beyond thrilled. I used paper mache to make the Pokeballs at our Pokemon party. All I needed was a few balloons, some old newspaper, and some paint. We had to make our own falling food at our Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs party, since it was such an unique theme. We used cardboard, poster board, and card stock to make the food, and hung them from the ceiling with thread. I recycled a few long boxes to make the life size surf boards that we used at my daughter's Beach Bash Birthday.
Monday, May 2, 2022
My Best Garage Sale Tips
I also have a list of other garage sale posts from some of my blogging friends. I am not sure how many them are still active bloggers, but the posts might still be available.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Dare to Share #517
So I had something interesting happen this week. A few days ago I got an email from Dollar Tree saying that my local Family Dollar was having a grand opening. I was very confused by this, because our Family Dollar is not new, and had been open for a long time. On Thursday evening I drove by Family Dollar on my way to my student's house. (I tutor two evenings a week) I was surprised to see large flags in front of the store. Then I saw why... to my surprise there were the old $1 Dollar Tree signs on the windows of the store with the Family Dollar signs. It is being converted into one of their hybrid stores. On my way home from tutoring, I stopped in to see what they had. I was very happy I did. They had several cute items that I have not seen at the Dollar Tree, and some bonus type of items for $3 and $5. In the pictures above, I found a couple of small patriotic gnomes for $1, and a cute summer sign for $3.
They had an entire endcap of graduation items, and many party supplies that they also carry at the Dollar Tree. Do you see what I see? It shows up better on my phone than on my computer, but it is the price. They had many of the same party items in both stores, but at Family Dollar they are only $1.
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