I am most definitely one of those people who lives for a sale. Nearly everything I buy has been discounted in some form or fashion, as I try not to pay full price for something unless I absolutely have to. I always buy clothes on sale, I tend to not even look at anything unless it is on sale. I like to shop at discount places to see if they have anything I need, knowing I could get it for much less than the typical retail price. I scan the weekly flyers so that I can buy as many of my groceries on sale as possible. I have always shopped this way, and with limited funds, it is a good thing, but I enjoy it, so that makes it even better.

I am starting to wonder what happened to Spring, you know that season that supposedly started LAST month. Well, here we are at the end of April still waiting for lilacs to bloom. Lilacs that have typically all but finished blooming by this time any other year, are still struggling to release their blossoms. I think the weather might finally have decided to not get quite so cold at night, I hope. Things warm up quite fine during the day, but dropping to near zero at night is not helping the plants much. With May just around the corner, my green thumb is itching to get into some soil and brighten things up with foliage once again.

Laminate flooring most definitely does not rank very high on my list of favourite things. I mean, it looks good, but not for long in our house. I find it shows every little thing from the smallest pet hair to foot ’smudges’ left when walking around in bare feet. From my experience with laminate, I would love to be able to try out real wood flooring at the next place we live. I know it shows things too, but it doesn’t have the same finish as laminate, so I don’t think things are quite as noticeable on those floors as on the ones we currently have.

In less than a month I may be one to purchase auto insurance online. Yes, next month the insurance expires on our car and I am wondering if I should be doing some shopping around on my own before I just go to the same place and renew it with them once again. I am not sure how much the rates would vary as there aren’t too many choices where I live, but I am thinking it might be worth checking out because if I can save money, I am not one to pass up a chance like that.