Giveaway Winner!

I drew the winner of the Giveaway and that person is......

 BARBIE!!

BarbieAugust 1, 2025 at 6:47 AM

Glad to see you are feeling good enough to be posting!! I have been trying to take a few bags of items(from my stockpile and also grocery/drugstore deals) to a local blessing box in my town every Sunday.

Congratulations Barbie!  Please email me your full name and mailing address and I'll get this box mailed out to you.

Thanks to everyone for playing along.  Come back soon for another Giveaway.

Sluggy

Giveaway Winner!

 I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post this giveaway's winner.  I've been a bit busy. ;-)

Anyway, without further ado..........

The winner of this Sluggy's Boring Blog Box is comment #8.........

CarolMarch 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM

I was leaving the hospital walking toward the parking deck when I saw a woman walking backwards helping her mother with a walker. I said "why dont you leave your mother here with me and go get your car?" She was very grateful and I was thankful I could help.

Congratulations to Carol!

If you would please contact me at slugmama@yahoo.com with your full name and address I'll get this all mailed out to you as soon as I can.

Thanks to everyone who played along and I might have one more box of goodies to give away before we move.

Stay tuned!

Sluggy

Go Enter A Giveaway!

Laura over at "The Occasional Nomads" blog is having a Giveaway of items she picked up on her trip to Japan.

Go HERE to enter.

Sluggy

Giveaway for July is OPEN!

Who's ready for the Another Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2022?!?

July is here so let's have another Giveaway!

Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month........

1 x Mentos Clean Mints

1 x Tresemme shampoo

1 x Suave Sweet Violet Body Wash

5 x Sally Hansen nail polish(151-Warm Cacao, 014 Take the Reigns, 300 Sweet Berries, 359 Pretty Piggy, 252 Rose and Shine)

1 x Neutrogena Make-Up Wipes

1 x Oral-B toothbrush

1 x Revlon  eye shadow palette 715 Precious Metals

1 x L'Oreal Color Juice Lipstick 710 Plum Crazy

1 x Almay Skin Perfecting Make-Up 130 Medium w/SPF 25 Sunscreen

1 x Colgate Gum Protection Toothpaste

1 x Zone Perfect Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar

1 x EOS Lip  Gloss

1 x Trident cinnamon Gum

2 x Orbit Gum(1x Sweet Mint, 1x Peppermint)

1 x Japonesque Emery Boards Pack

Close up shots of the goodies.........

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of approximately $50

Here's how this is going to work.....

* The giveaway is open to ALL readers, previous winners or not.

* There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY.  Come back each day to enter again.

* Only VALID entries will be posted.  A Valid entry is a limit of one per day and I MUST HAVE VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU(either you are on the Giveaway Contact List which I maintain, your comment is connected to a Google/Blogger profile which links to your email address or you email me directly(my email is in the side bar on the Blog)your email address.

IF YOU ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND DON'T SEE YOUR COMMENT within a few days it's because I don't have your contact/email info.

From all the VALID entries I receive I'll pick a winner at random and the winner has 48 hours from when the post goes live to contact me with their full mailing address.

In your entries I'd like to hear about your Summer plans(if you have any), what your garden is growing(if you have one), what you like to cook/eat in the Summer, stuff like that.

If you are on my Giveaway emails list just leave a comment and your name(with last name initial please)to enter. If you aren't on the Giveaway emails list make sure you leave your email in your comment OR email me your email privately after you leave a comment(my email is in the side bar area under "About Me").
I'll leave this giveaway open until July 13th, Wednesday at 11:59 pm Eastern  Daylight Savings Time(EDST).  I'll  pick and post the winner on July 14th, Thursday.

*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winners on this blog on  and those persons have 48 hours from the time stamp on that post to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page, as well as on my side bar).

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.  As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten too high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies.  I pay for it all(the cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one make sure your email info is linked to your profile.

So let's get this Giveaway started. Good luck to everyone!!!

Sluggy

Giveaway Winner

 I went through all the entries and the person who guessed closest to what I actual made, with a guess only $3 off, was.........

Gerry T!

AnonymousMay 20, 2022 at 3:43 PM

$593.00. Gerry T. Merlinsfamily@outlook.com

Congratulations Gerry!

Now email me your current full mailing address and name Gerry and I'll get this out in Tuesday's mail to you.

Thanks to everyone who played along and be sure to come back next month for another Giveaway. 8-)))

Sluggy

May's Giveaway.....Come Enter Now!

Who's ready for the Another Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2022?!?
May has arrived and we are well into the month.  Visions of vacations and travel plans are also here.

It's a hodge-podge of randomness this month to win but mostly travel sized toiletries and snacks.

Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month........

1 x Eucerin lotion

1 x Old Spice deodorant

1 x Suave shampoo

1 x Dove men's body wash

1 x Tresemme hair spray

1 x Tresemme conditioner

1 x Tresemme shampoo

1 x Degree women's spray deodorant

1 x hand sanitizer

6 x Health Warrior pumpkin seed w/dark chocolate and peanuts snack bar

1 x Shoe Polisher

1 x pack of Tylenol

2 x Olay cream samples

1 x Paparazzi bracelet

2 x Moist Wipes

1 x Clorox antibacterial wipes

1 x Bookmark

1 x Pronamel toothpaste

1 x Vanity kit(nail board/q-tips/etc.)

1 x pack of face tissues

1 x makeup remover wipe

1 x Lilly's chocolate bar

1 x Orbit strawberry gum

1 x Builder's protein bar

1 x Think! protein bar

1 x Snickers brownie bar

1 x 6 pack mini Snickers bars

3 x Face masks

Close up shots of the goodies.........

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of approximately $50

Here's how this is going to work.....

* The giveaway is open to ALL readers, previous winners or not.

* There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY.  Come back each day to enter again.

* Only VALID entries will be posted.  A Valid entry is a limit of one per day and I MUST HAVE VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU(either you are on the Giveaway Contact List which I maintain, your comment is connected to a Google/Blogger profile which links to your email address or you email me directly(my email is in the side bar on the Blog)your email address.

IF YOU ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND DON'T SEE YOUR COMMENT within a few days it's because I don't have your contact/email info.

From all the VALID entries I receive I'll pick a winner at random and the winner has 48 hours from when the post goes live to contact me with their full mailing address.

In your entries I'd like you to guess how much I made at the Stockpile Sale.

If you are on my Giveaway emails list just leave a comment and your name(with last name initial please)to enter. If you aren't on the Giveaway emails list make sure you leave your email in your comment OR email me your email privately after you leave a comment(my email is in the side bar area under "About Me").
I'll leave this giveaway open until May 26th, Friday at 11:59 pm Eastern  Daylight Savings Time(EDST).  I'll  pick and post the winner on May 27th, Saturday.

*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winners on this blog on  and those persons have 48 hours from the time stamp on that post to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page, as well as on my side bar).

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.  As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten too high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies.  I pay for it all(the cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one make sure your email info is linked to your profile.

So let's get this Giveaway started. Good luck to everyone!!!

Sluggy

I Love My Readers So Let's Have A Giveaway for February!

Time for the Second Sluggy's Boring Blog Giveaway for 2021!     

It's February and we are waist deep into Winter here so let's do another Giveaway to ward off the chill.  You only have a limited number of days to enter this Giveaway so don't delay!      

Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month.........

1 x Yardley oatmeal soap

1 x Degree men's spray deodorant

1 x Suave shampoo

1 x Stop Pain topical pain relief

1 x Almay make-up remover pads

1 x Conair hair brush

1 x Oral-B toothbrush

1 x Crest toothpaste

2 x Venus women's razors(disposables)

1 x Neutrogena face mask

1 x Dove cream/lotion

1 x Tiger Balm topical pain relief(sample)

1 x Trident cinnamon chewing gum

1 x Orbit strawberry chewing gum

1 x Cover Girl mascara

12 x Lindt/Lindor chocolate Truffles

Close up shots of these goodies..........

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of between approximately $50-$60.

Here's how this is going to work........

* The giveaway is open to any reader who has never won a giveaway before.

* There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY.

* Only VALID entries will be posted.  A Valid entry is a limit of one per day and I MUST HAVE VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU(either you are on the Giveaway Contact List which I maintain, your comment is connected to a Google/Blogger profile which links to your email address or you email me directly(my email is in the side bar on the Blog)your email address.

IF YOU ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND DON'T SEE YOUR COMMENT AFTER A DAY OR SO(Give me time to post the entries each day)THAT MEANS YOUR ENTRY ISN'T VALID DUE TO ONE OF THE ABOVE REASONS AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO FIX YOUR ENTRY!

I will no longer spend time hunting down folks.  If you want to win, read ALL the rules and do the work.

From all the VALID entries I receive I'll pick a winner at random and the winner has 48 hours from when the post goes live to contact me with their full mailing address.

In your entries I'd like to hear about anything you want to say.  How you feel about any subject(no politics or religion please)?  What you like about my blog and/or what you don't like about it?  What kind of blogs do you read?  Ask me any question.  Stuff like that.

If you are on my Giveaway emails list just leave a comment and your name(with last name initial please)to enter. If you aren't on the Giveaway emails list make sure you leave your email in your comment OR email me your email privately after you leave a comment(my email is in the side bar area under "About Me").
I'll leave this giveaway open until January 17th Wednesday at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. On February 18th, Thursday, I'll draw the winning entry and post the Winner. 

*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winners on this blog on  and those persons have 48 hours from the time stamp on that post to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page, as well as on my side bar).

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.  As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten too high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies.  I pay for it all(the cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one make sure your email info is linked to your profile.

So let's get this Giveaway started. Good luck to everyone!!!

Sluggy

To-Do List.........July's Outcome

** NOTE-Don't forget to enter the August Giveaway which closes on Saturday night, August 15th.

Not many entries yet and there are only 4 days left to enter.  $25 in Amazon CASH is up for grabs and who can't use that, right?!?

Link to enter is on the side bar -->

Let's see how July's To-Do List turned out...........

* Pay Bills  DONE  Everything got paid on time or early as always

* Read 1, 2, 3 Books  PASS  July was a good and bad month for my personal reading goals.   I tend to have multiple books going in an given month and July was one of those months.  I had FIVE books in progress but only finished ONE of them, this one what with everything going on around here(company, moving, etc.)..........

"My Father's Business:The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company" by Cal Turner, Jr.

This was an interesting read, all about the family(3 generations)that started what we know as the Dollar General chain of stores.  The business, started by Cal, Jr's grandfather, Luther Turner, a man with a 3rd grade education, as a wholesale supplier in Scottsville, Kentucky in the 1950's, then was taken to new heights by the son, Cal Turner, a nature entrepreneur with no business "learning" and eventually was headed by Cal Jr. until he resigned earlier this century.  It truly was a family business that kept to it's small-town roots and principles and defied modern day business models of giant corporations.

Being a family business was not always easy or good for the family interpersonal relationships either.

I found the book fascinating and instructive as well and it left me with a good feeling about the folks who tried to model this business to serve others(though not always successfully-service and looking out for your fellow citizen doesn't always jive with a company's bottom line after all, especially after it goes public and has stock holders).  Cal Turner, Jr. had massive shoes to fill from his familial predecessors and it's an honest account of how he attempted to make his family proud and drag the chain into the 21st century.

4 Thumbs up!

* Hold Giveaway--DONE

The winner didn't want the MandM's so I subbed in a few other things instead.

* Mail Giveaway--DONE  Mailed and received though it seems to have taken awhile longer than expected.....but then again, with this virus situation and the extra volume of packages flying around it's to be expected.

* More Decluttering--DONE  Well, between the leg injury late in June and Ex-CB not leaving until the last day in July(plus Eldest son here taking up space)I am surprised I got as much gathered to go to Sallie's or into the garbage as I did.  Eldest still had some of his stuff here and I hoped he'd take it with him to Jersey but his car was already full of crap for the move he didn't want in the POD he rented for this move so we'll have to bring it with us to Jersey when we go see the new apt. in a couple of months.

I now have a huge cardboard box in the living room where I have put all the stuff leaving the house that is donate-worthy and I filled it up in July.  Woot!

Of course, with Ex-CB gone I can now de-clutter stuff that was in the closet of his room that I couldn't get to previously and refill that box once Hubs takes what's in that box now to Sallie's.  Double Woot!

* Sew More Masks--PASS  Though I didn't get any masks completed I did do some cutting and sewing and got 4 masks closer to finished.  It was sort of a challenging task this past month with Eldest son here, Ex-College Boy getting ready to move out(the sewing room was in an uproarious state with all the boxes and furniture being moved about)and my leg issues.  But we did make some progress so I'm calling this a win.

* Continue to Deal w/VA stuff--DONE  Well we aren't "done" with all the legal stuff but we did make progress and got answers to lots of questions still on your plate via Zoom meetings.  There will be one more Zoom session in our immediate future before we can move forward with our tentative plans for relocating(which won't be any time soon, the relocating that is).  Things are moving forward.

* Cash in Savings Bond--DONE  We did that as soon as possible in July.  After we cash out 3 bonds maturing Sept.1st we'll decide on where to squirrel away all those cashed in bonds.  We also have a CD maturing mid September so we'll probably throw the bond monies in with the CD after we decide where to put that next.

* Help Ex-CB Move--DONE  He moved out July 31st.  It took a U-Haul cargo van and Hubs and Ex-CB's new roomie about 2 hours to relocate Ex-CB's stuff.

Here's the photographic proof that he is gone(without showing all the crap he left lol).

Hubs posted this photo on Facebook of me and Ex-CB before they left for his apartment..........

I can't decide if I look deliriously happy or psychotic in this photo. lol  I know Ex-CB is happy to finally be on his own.

I am glad that for the first time in TWENTY NINE YEARS we have an empty nest!  July of 1991 when eldest was born until July of 2020 when kid #3 moved out.  29 years and they are all gainfully employed, have college degrees, on their own and relatively happy.

Gosh, I need a nap(and maybe a drink).......

* Get Ready for Eldest to Visit--DONE

Eldest spent about 11 days here between the time he moved out of the Fredericksburg apartment and when the apt. in NJ was ready to move into.  It was nice having him here for that long though I had hoped we'd get a bit of work out of him in exchange for the free room and board but he had other ideas. lolz

All things considered, it was a pretty productive month here at Chez Sluggy.

How was your month and your To-Do List if you make one?

Sluggy

Fall Giveaway Time!

Fall is officially here so it's time for the Twelth Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2018. 8-)

This one is gonna be a bit different again.

Here are all the goodies you can pick from to fill your box if your entry is picked(except for the items that were picked by September's winners.....I am not hauling all this out to rephotograph it again!lol)

Personal care items...deodorant to body wash to shampoo to razors to dental care items to lip balm.

Laundry detergent pods, to sinus rinse to hydration to light bulbs to mouthwash to vitamins to lotions to tampons to supplements to night light bulbs to tape to shower cap to hair goods to hand soap to topical pain relievers to eye drops to baby wash.

More lotion to nail care to all sorts of make-up products(mascara, blush, eye pencils, eye shadow, face powder, lip products).

It's all about the chocolate and candy in this photo......Lindt truffles to sugar-free Russell Stover to gums to chocolate bars(from whole bags and to bars to singles).

Here's the full list of items available from the photos above........

Aussie mousse
Softsoap body wash x 2
Irish Spring body wash
Garnier shampoo
Pantene shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Tresemmé shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Gillette shave cream
Barlow's dry shampoo x 2
Arm and Hammer toothpaste x 2
Colgate toothpaste x 3
Listerine dental floss x 2
Oral-B toothbrush x 2
Arm and Hammer battery toothbrush
Oral-B battery toothbrush
Bic men's disposable razors
DayLogic men's refillable razor x 2
Degree fragrance spray
Suave ladies' deodorant x 4
Speed Stick men's deodorant
Lady Speed Stick deodorant
Arm and Hammer deodorant
Degree men's dry spray deodorant
Lever 2000 bar soap 2 pack
Yardley honey and almond bar soap

Cetaphil baby body wash x 2

XLEAR sinus rinse and bottle

Playtex sport compact tampons(reg.)

Arm and Hammer laundry tablets

Noxzema cream

Conair hair brush

Emergen-C super orange supplements

St. Ives face scrub

Liquid RX hydration packets x 2

Magnavox ear buds x 2

Dial hand soap pump

Conair shower cap

Thermacare back patches

GE LED light bulb

R-A night light bulbs x 2

R-A mouth rinse

Max Freeze topical pain cream

Aquaphor cream

Centrum fruit vitamins

Centrum Silver vitamins

Rolaids 3 pack

Visine eye drops x 2

Neutrogena oil-free acne wash

R-A cellophane tape x 2

Eucerin cream tubes x 2

Rimmel face cream

Cover Girl liquid foundation

Cover Girl face powder

Cover Girl lip stick

Physician's Formula bronzer powder

Sally Hansen nail strengthener gloss

Sally Hansen nail polish

Revlon emery boards x 2

Neutrogena concealer x 2

Cover Girl face compact

Cover Girl eyebrow pencils x 2

Jesse's Girl lip pencils x 3

Wet n' Wild eye pallette

Wet n' Wild single eye shades x 5

Cover Girl lip pencil

Rimmel bronzer/shader pallette

Revlon nail clippers

Revlon tweezers

Cover Girl eye shadow pallette

Maybelline eye shadow pallette x 2

Almay single eye shadows x 4

Cover Girl mascara

Rimmel mascara

Russell Stover sugar-free chocolates x 3

Hershey's cookie layer crunch w/mint

M & Ms caramel bag

Biscoff cookies

Perugina dark chocolate bar

Lindt Peppermint white chocolate bar

Mentos fruit rolls x 2

Reese's fast break

Hershey's Gold bar x 2

Dentyne's Ice gum 2 x

Orbit gum x 2

Trident gum x 2

Cadbury singles caramel x 16

Cadbury singles mint x 11

Cadbury singles fruit and nut x 6

Kit Kat bar singles x 16

Lindt truffles(assorted)x 36

I also added this group of items......

1 x Lindt gingerbread truffles bag
1 x GE LED lightbulb
1 x Always bladder pads
1 x Revlon Colorsilk med. rich brown
1 x Clairol Natural Instinct medium cool brown
1 x Clairol Nice n' Easy medium golden brown
1 x Revlon Colorsilk medium auburn
1 x Reese's cups sugar-free
1 x Twizzlers strawberry
2 x Jolly Ranchers candy bags
1 x Starburst gum
1 x Trident mint gum
2 x Mentos mint candy rolls
2 x Mentos cinnamon candy rolls
1 x Emergen-C super orange
2 x Colgate toothpastes
1 x Bic disposable razors
1 x Hello toothpaste(non-flouride)
1 x Gardenia body polisher
1 x Gardenia soap
1 x Gardenia body powder

Lots of things you can win and the retail cost depends on what you pick.
If something in the first 4 photos is gone from the list of what is available let me know and I'll see if I have more in my stash to send you if you are the winner.

I'll leave this giveaway open until Wednesday, 24th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, so that gives everyone a full week to enter this one.  On Thursday, October 25th I'll mark all the valid entries and use Random dotorg to pick a number and that corresponding person's entry wins.

*Please note the rules*
I'll post the name/Id of the winner on this blog and that person has 48 hours from then to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page).
If I am not contacted via email I'll attempt to contact the winner via the email they supply with their entry and if that email is not responded to within another 48 hours I'll pick another winner.

The thing that makes this Giveaway different is that ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER WON ONE OF MY GIVEAWAYS MAY ENTER THIS ONE!

There will only be ONE way to enter this time by leaving a comment on this post.  Tell me what your favorite activity is during Autumn, your favorite Fall recipes, your favorite Halloween candy, the best grocery deal you got recently, or the thing you most want to win.....those sort of comments.
You may enter once each day by leaving a daily comment on this post before October 24th at 11:59pm Eastern time.
And remember, only folks who have never won before are eligible for this one. 8-)

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.
As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten to high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies, I pay for it all(cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with your contact information on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one with those Google Circles nonsense I CAN NOT CONTACT YOU as Google Circles doesn't show your contact info.

If I can't contact you then you can't win.  I am still having to disqualify entries due to this issue and I sure don't like doing that.  Thanks!

So let's get this started!

Sluggy

September Giveaway Time!!!

September and Fall is almost in the air so it's time for the Tenth Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2018. 8-)

This one is gonna be a bit different again.  I'm letting the winner pick out what they want to receive.

A nice box of goodies will head to whomever's name is picked from the entries.
Somebody has to win and it might just be YOU!

Here are all the goodies you can pick from to fill your box if your entry is picked.

Personal care items...deodorant to body wash to shampoo to razors to dental care items to lip balm.

Laundry detergent pods, to sinus rinse to hydration to light bulbs to mouthwash to vitamins to lotions to tampons to supplements to night light bulbs to tape to shower cap to hair goods to hand soap to topical pain relievers to eye drops to baby wash.

More lotion to nail care to all sorts of make-up products(mascara, blush, eye pencils, eye shadow, face powder, lip products).

It's all about the chocolate and candy in this photo......Lindt truffles to sugar-free Russell Stover to gums to chocolate bars(from whole bags and to bars to singles).

Here's the full list of items........

Aussie spray conditioner
Aussie mousse
Softsoap body wash x 2
Irish Spring body wash
Garnier shampoo
Pantene shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Tresemmé shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Gillette shave cream
Skintimate shave cream
Barlow's dry shampoo x 2
Arm and Hammer toothpaste x 2
Colgate toothpaste x 3
Oral-B dental picks
Oral-B dental floss
Listerine dental floss x 2
Oral-B toothbrush x 3
Arm and Hammer battery toothbrush
Oral-B battery toothbrush
Venus disposable razors
Bic men's disposable razors
DayLogic men's refillable razor x 2
Bic Silky Touch disposable razors
Degree fragrance spray
Suave ladies' deodorant x 4
Speed Stick men's deodorant
Lady Speed Stick deodorant
Arm and Hammer deodorant
Degree men's dry spray deodorant
Lever 2000 bar soap 2 pack
Yardley honey and almond bar soap
Carmex lip balm
Carmex cherry lip balm

Cetaphil baby body wash x 2

XLEAR sinus rinse and bottle

Playtex sport compact tampons(reg.)

Arm and Hammer laundry tablets

Noxzema cream

Scuncii hair bands x 2

Conair hair brush

Emergen-C super orange supplements

St. Ives face scrub

Aveeno positively radiant cleanser

Liquid RX hydration packets x 2

Magnavox ear buds x 2

Watkins lavender hand cream

Dial hand soap pump

Conair shower cap

Thermacare back patches

GE LED light bulb

R-A night light bulbs x 2

R-A mouth rinse

Max Freeze topical pain cream

Aquaphor cream

Centrum fruit vitamins

Centrum Silver vitamins

Rolaids 3 pack

Visine eye drops x 2

Neutrogena oil-free acne wash

R-A cellophane tape x 2

Eucerin cream tubes x 2

Rimmel face cream

Cover Girl liquid foundation

Cover Girl face powder

Cover Girl lip stick

Physician's Formula bronzer powder

Sally Hansen nail strengthener gloss x 2

Wet n' Wild nail polish x 3

Sally Hansen nail polish

Revlon emery boards x 2

Neutrogena concealer x 2

Cover Girl face compact

Cover Girl eyebrow pencils x 4

Rimmel eyebrow pencil

Jesse's Girl lip pencils x 3

Wet n' Wild eye pallette

Wet n' Wild single eye shades x 5

Cover Girl lip pencil

Rimmel bronzer/shader pallette

Revlon nail clippers

Revlon tweezers

Burt's Bees lip color x 2

Cover Girl eye shadow pallette

Maybelline eye shadow pallette x 2

Almay single eye shadows x 6

Cover Girl mascara x 4

Rimmel mascara

Russell Stover sugar-free chocolates x 3

Hershey's cookie layer crunch w/mint

M & Ms caramel bag

Biscoff cookies

Perugina dark chocolate bar

Lindt Peppermint white chocolate bar

M & Ms peanut butter x 2

M & Ms regular x 2

Mentos fruit rolls x 2

Reese's fast break

Hershey's Gold bar x 2

Dentyne's Ice gum 2 x

Orbit gum x 2

Trident gum x 2

Cadbury singles caramel x 16

Cadbury singles mint x 11

Cadbury singles fruit and nut x 6

Kit Kat bar singles x 16

Lindt truffles(assorted)x 36

Lots of things you can win and the retail cost depends on what you pick.

I'll leave this giveaway open until Monday, September 24th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, so that gives everyone a full week to enter this one.  On September 25th I'll mark all the valid entries and use Random dotorg to pick a number and that corresponding person's entry wins.

*Please note the rules*
I'll post the name/Id of the winner on this blog and that person has 48 hours from then to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page).
If I am not contacted via email I'll attempt to contact the winner via the email they supply with their entry and if that email is not responded to within another 48 hours I'll pick another winner.

There will only be ONE way to enter this time by leaving a comment on this post.  Tell me what your favorite activity is during Autumn, your favorite Fall recipes, the best grocery deal you got recently, or the thing you most want to win.....those sort of comments.
You may enter once each day by leaving a daily comment on this post before September 24th at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.
As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten to high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies, I pay for it all(cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with your contact information on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one with those Google Circles nonsense I CAN NOT CONTACT YOU as Google Circles doesn't show your contact info.

If I can't contact you then you can't win.  I am still having to disqualify entries due to this issue and I sure don't like doing that.  Thanks!

So let's get this started!

Sluggy

2018 July To-Do List....Update

Let's see how we did on our July To-Do List...........

* Pay Bills  DONE  Everything got paid, nothing deferred and no interest paid.

*  Read 1, 2, 3 Books  2.5 DONE  I read 2 books last month and got halfway through #3.
First I read this.........

First in a series of Huguenot themed books called "Cousins of the Dove".  Part historical/part fiction this was an enjoyable read, especially to me given my Huguenot ancestry.
From Amazon's website...."France, 1685. Catherine Gillet knows her brother, Jules, wants to protect her from the sinister threats of the French crown. But Jules is involved in a potentially deadly enterprise, one connected with an encoded document. When his actions put the whole family at risk, will Catherine find a way to save them?

Virginia, present day. Renee Talbot, a direct descendant of Catherine's, is fascinated by the document that's been part of her family legacy for more than three centuries. Certain its pages hold hidden secrets, she takes a closer look—and makes a shocking discovery. But when memories of a childhood trauma are rekindled, she's forced to seek answers of a different kind. Inspired by the faith and bravery of Catherine, can Renee find the truth and face her deepest fears at last?

And I read this one..........

A series of short stories from one the more celebrated short story writers of our day.

A few were good a few were "WTF?" and a couple I couldn't get "into" them.  He knows his craft but some of his subject matter isn't my bag.

*  Organize the Garage  OFF THE LIST  I did some organizing/straightening in the garage but I am taking this off the list since we really can't do much until the Daughter moves out and takes all her stuff, some of which is stored out there, with her.

*  Order Birth Certificate  DONE   Ordered and it arrived quickly albeit somewhat crumpled.....

*  Get Photo Done  DONE  It took two attempts due to Rite-Aid not doing it correctly the first time(I did that refunded)but it got done.

*  Fill out Application  DONE

*  Apply for Passport  DONE  It took 10 days to receive my passport.

It was a LOT quicker than I was led to believe it would take.  My birth certificate on the other hand just arrived back on Monday Aug. 6th.  Almost 3 weeks after I handed it over at the PO.  I was starting to get concerned since the PO lady said that would take a week for the State Dept. to get it back to me. 8-(

*  Hold Giveaway  DONE  

*  Mail Giveaway  DONE  And it's been received by the happy winner. 8-))

*  Plan Possible 2018 Travel  WORKING ON IT  I am waiting to here back from my travel companions before I make any reservations as things/dates depend on their flights.

*  Work on 2018 Goals  PASS  Of my 10 Goals, 3 are done for the year(sell house, password book, cull stockpile), 4 are ongoing(weight, gardening, travel, selling stuff)and 3 haven't happened yet(genealogy, sewing, list of repairs on house).  Good progress and I'll take it. ;-)

We are making progress but not at a frantic pace.  It works for me.

Did you tackle anything in July?
Tell us all about it.

Sluggy

To-Do List....February Update

Not a lot on my plate in February.  It's a short month and the dark and cold don't motivate me to do much other than stay warm.  Add in a rough month for my health this year and it's a good thing I have a short list.  8-)

Here's the list and what did or didn't get accomplished.

* Pay Bills  DONE  If nothing else gets done, this does.

* Read 1 Book  DONE  I read this one........

Brothers by George Howe Colt

It was better than I expected it to be.  I didn't know this writer beforehand or his family but got to know them intimately in this book.  His younger brother, Ned, was a reporter for NBC news for a decade or so and was held hostage near Fallujah during the Iraqi war with his team for 3 days in 2004(this event was detailed near the end of the book).  Ned died in Feb. of 2015 of a stroke.

Having had some talks with Hubs about his family/siblings and their dynamic recently due to his sister's issues and treatment of us, we have talked about how children raised in the same environment and by the same parents(and those parents treating each child evenhandedly), how each child can come away from their childhood experience with such different perspectives and values.  This book and Colt's discussion about his siblings and himself brought that lesson home for me.
Colt also talked at length about famous brothers through history-the Thoreau brothers, the Wright brothers, the Booth brothers, the Marx brothers and the van Gogh brothers to name a few-and how their fraternal bond shaped them all.  Very interesting book if you are a fan of psychology or any of these famous brothers.

I also got another book read this month...........

American Rose-the Life and Time of Gypsy Rose Lee by Karen Abbott.
Since I was a kid I was enamored of the Broadway Musical "Gypsy" which was the singing and dancing fairy tale version of Rose Louise Hovick's life.  Gypsy was a nationally known strip tease artist.  The author actually met with people who knew Gypsy and Gypsy's mother, Rose Thompson Hovick, including Gypsy's sister, June(who died in 2010)to garner information for the book.
Again, this book was very interesting and a "the true story behind the show and film" look at a dysfunctional family.  The mother, Rose, turned these two daughters into psychologically damaged goods and all three were survivors-both of the times they lived through and their family dynamic.  There is also a fair amount of information here about the history of vaudeville and burlesque and some of the large players such as the Minsky Brothers.
This book got me interesting in reading June Havoc's(she altered her last name from Hovick)memoirs(she wrote 2).  I doubt if I'll read Gypsy's memoir as she spent her life hiding her true self from the public.
I've got a sort of connection to June Havoc.....she starred in the original production of "Pal Joey" on Broadway and I played Melba Snyder the reporter in my college's production of that show and sang/performed the number "Zip" which was a satire on striptease and Gypsy Rose Lee and one of my audition pieces while I was in the theater world was "That Terrible Rainbow" which was one of June's numbers from "Pal Joey".  8-))

* Hold Giveaway  DONE

* Mail Giveaway  DONE
Crystal finally braved the snowstorm and her sickness misery and retrieved the box from the post office.  Use it all in good health!

* 2 Clothing Alterations  DONE

Daughter went to Sallie's a found some dress pants she needed for presentations in her Business class and to wear on her Science conference in March to New Orleans.
The only problem was they were too short so I needed to let the hem out as much as possible.

Whomever owned these pants before had been short and had hacked off the fabric in the hemmed portion with a knife or something(there was a line of stitching at the base of where the fabric was turned for the hem and all the fabric was jaggedly cut off there)before turning the pants legs up and hand stitching very badly a new hem.  I had to take out the old hem and then encase the jagged rough ends with seam binding just above where the line of stitching was before hand stitching a new lower hem.

What a PITA!
Daughter also bought a blue Women's dress shirt which was missing a button.  The shirt looked brand new and it appeared someone got rid of it due to the button missing only.  There was a spare button sewn into the bottom of the shirt so it was just a matter of removed the spare and sewing onto where the button was missing. lolz
I also had to resew another button as it came off in my hand when I was handling the shirt.  Factory machine sewn buttons are held on with a tiny bit of stitching which is prone to unraveling so always check your buttons when you buy a shirt and hand sew them for security.  It only takes a minute or two(and really, shouldn't everyone be taught to hand sew a button)and may help you avoid the embarrassment of one popping off at an inopportune moment. ;-)

* Load to Sallie's  DONE  Hubs finally hauled up a load of cast-offs and got them out of the living room.

* Redo Passwords Book  FAIL  I've been looking at the book I bought to redo my passwords/User IDs in but I just haven't gotten the umph to actually do this yet.  For sure this will happen in March.  It shouldn't take me more than an hour or two to wrap this up so I can't believe I am procrastinating so badly with this.

* Do Taxes  IN PROGRESS  I handed off taxes to Hubs(after gathering the initial paperwork)as he wants to handle it now that he's retired.  He is driving me crazy though as he works on it in drips and drabs and doesn't just DO IT!  And he insists on using software(that we have to pay for!)while I did it for years and years myself the old fashioned way.   Our taxes aren't so complicated we need to pay to do them but he's afraid of being audited and things doing them and mailing them in is now a red flag as most folks electronically file.  Whatever.  Just freaking get them filed already!!!

* Load to Food Bank  DONE  I finally got a good day when they were open to accepting donations and hauled up 6 jugs of laundry detergent, 4 bottles of shampoo and 4 bags of assorted canned/boxed/pouched food.

* Plan possible 2018 Travel  IN PROGRESS  A few ideas have crossed my mind but nothing has gotten to the make reservations stage yet.  I am just feeling uninspired about traveling right now.

* Work on 2018 Goals  Again, IN PROGRESS  We've got one big goal we've been working toward-selling the house in LA.  Keeping it another year and having Daughter and BF rent it from us after she gets her degree doesn't make sense to our bottom line so it's going back on the market with a better realtor.  I want it sold this year, period!  Dealing with people in Louisiana in a business relationship has been one headache after another and I want to leave it behind.

So that's what's happened here in February.
How was your month?  Did you conquer any goals last month?

Onward and upward to March's To-Do List!

Sluggy

Go Enter this Giveaway!

Run over to The Dollar Hollering Homemaker's Blog to sign up for her Green Giant Giveaway.
The link is HERE.

Sluggy
 

Drips & Drabs & Shopping on a Wet Tuesday

*  I went to check my credit card statement/balance this morning and found a charge from the Apple ITunes Store for over $100 on my account.
Neither Hubs or I download music or games or videos from ITunes...ever!

Great!  Something else to have to deal with....
I am thinking when I made those hotel reservations last weekend online, someone got access to our account #(at the hotels?)and went on a music spree for their iPod/iPad/whatever.
I checked with the kids and it wasn't one of them so it IS fraudulent.
Gosh I HATE technology when it doesn't work the way it's suppose to!!

I don't want to shut down the card though since we are going away and would put our spending on it as a convenience, so we don't have to carry buckets of money on us.

Yah, the modern life works well, except when it doesn't.
****sigh****

*  I noticed yesterday, after Carla posted about her mini goals for the week, that I had NOT updated my Monthly Goals side bar since......wait for it!.......APRIL.
It is almost halfway through June now.
****sigh****
So I went in and deleted stuff and updated the List.  It is current now.....and staring me in the face every time I go online, taunting me..... ;-)

*  While we are on the subject of people who are oblivious......**whistles and looks towards the sky**...I just noticed that I hit 200 Followers.
EEP!  How long ago did THAT happen?!?!
Who's too busy ranting and raving about life or hiding from life to notice that milestone?
Me evidently! 8-))
Now if someone goes an unfollows me, I'll just die, I will.
Don't mind me.....I'll be sitting over here stressing out over getting a couple more OVER 200 Followers, just in case someone comes to their senses and unfollows me and my numbers drop.

To prove I loves each and every one of you, what can I do to make you happy and make you stay?
Do I need to have another giveaway or something?  Input welcomed.....

*  I took #2 Son to his last flute lesson last night, until he returns from camp.  The date is unknown....could be July, could be August.  It all depends on if he gets asked to work at camp after his training weeks are done.  Cross your fingers he gets asked to work! 8-)

While I was over on the other side of the river, I ran two errands.  First to the health food store to restock on 6 lbs. of local honey.  DONE
I also picked up 1 lb. of flax seed and quinoa.  I tried before to choke down flax seeds with little success back when I was trying to be healthier.  I think I had a bad batch of the stuff before as it smelled rancid to me. 
The quinoa is just something I have been meaning to get Hubs to try.  When I am flush with cash the high cost doesn't wig me out too too badly.lol
 $27.77 total out of my pocket

Then it was over to the restaurant supply store to pick up some produce and eggs for cheaper than the grocery store, 6 lbs. of ground beef to bag up and freeze, a 2lb. bag of large(26 per lb.) shrimp for $9.99(cheaper than the grand opening deal at Weis this week!) and a big bag of potstickers(my weakness).
$48.04 poorer I left.

*  As I was riding on fumes and the little gas pump icon was on, I went to the new Weis gas station and filled up the tank.  80 gas points got me a fill-up for $2.549 a gallon.  I saved $12.80 on something I had to buy anyway.

*  This morning I took #2 Son and hit Weis PMITA Markets.  They are having a Grand Opening sale because of the new gas pumps here so we bought this stuff....

3 x Coke 12 packs $1.88 each=$5.64
WYB 3 12-packs, get a FREE 6 pack of $4.99 Vitaminwater

1 x Milk
1 x pkg. Bagels $2.35
2 x Oreos $1.88 each=$3.76
1 x Asparagus $1.03
1 x Celery $1.00
6 x COC $2.99
3 x Bread/Rolls BIG2Free $3.69
3 x Eight o'Clock Coffee B1G2Free $6.19
3 x Middleswarth Chips B1G2Free  $3.99

Reg. Retail...$85.79
Sale Price....$30.66

I used the $4 OM Cat from last week and the $10 Cat for buying $50 in gift cards, so my total OOP was $16.66.  (The teen cashier also gave me the Senior Discount again today! For another $1.07 off my bill I'll play along and be old.lol

I saved 80.59% on my order.
And I got these Cats....

$3.50 OYNO of $45.
$2.00 OYNO
And I still have the $7 CAT for buying Clorox last week, plus the $5 gift card(which I will save for awhile in case the Bounty napkins come in).

And then, since I need to buy #2 Son some clothes this week before camp, I bought this......

 $50 I was going to spend anyway on shorts and swim trunks.
And the $10 OYNO Cat printed out just fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine. ;-)
$10 in free groceries for money I had to spend anyway?
Works for me!lol

To recap.....
I have spent $92.47 on food this week.
I have $27.50 in Catalinas for free food. 

I may go back for more coffee, soda, asparagus and gift cards this week.  I have the cash and it's a great deal so why not?

*  One thing I didn't buy was the Smuckers/Hungry Jack brands deal.  Both grocery stores in town are running a "Buy 7 selected items and get $5 instantly off your total" Deal.  The pancake mix is on sale for $2 a box and one of the items that qualifies.  This is one of the few things #2 Son will cook/fix himself, pancakes.  So having a mix handy for him will encourage him to make himself food during the summer.
7 boxes of pancake mix w/the discount comes to $9, or $1.28 a box.
But I figure pancake mix is just flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
I found a rubbermaid container in the kitchen that wasn't being used.  It has a pour lid and will hold a large quantity of mix.  I can pre-mix this up for him and as long as I tape instructions on the container(like the ratio of milk/egg to mix), he can use this instead.  I've got all the ingredients except for a new bag of flour, which I'll pick up when the next sale on it comes along while he is at camp.  I figure 2 bags of flour and the other ingredients won't even come to half of what I'd spend on 9 boxes of premade pancake mix, even on sale.
He'll be in the pancake making bidness as soon as he gets back!

Well that's about it for me today.  I'm off to dispute this credit card charge, then get directions down for some things we want to see/do on the vacation.
And then to read some blogs.

Sluggy