Treesje

I got a new position at work this year and it involves traveling between buildings. That means that I'm carrying around a lot of materials and files. I wanted to get a big tote bag that I can use to carry all of my work stuff as well as my wallet, make-up, and other personal items. I had been using a LLBean looking white tote with navy trim, but it started looking dingy. Initially I wanted a Gucci tote, but I couldn't find one that was big enough and less than $1,000. I JUST got a Treesje bag on ideeli delivered this week. It's a soft, buttery purplish/blue leather with two handles that fit on my shoulder (even with a Winter coat on) and then a longer strap that I can wear the bag across my body or on my shoulder and be able to reach in for files. It has two interior cell phone pockes and a zippered interior pocket. I can fit EVERYTHING in it, and one of the great things about it is that empty it is not heavy at all, like many of the nicer structured totes. Now I look professional & stylish at work!

ideeli

I joined ideeli shopping website and got some great buys. They e-mail you when they have on-line sales that last about 2 days. Sales are on designer items marked down to a fraction of their original costs. Recently they even had a Gucci sale where I bought wallets for my bridesmaids for my Summer wedding. They are going to love them. Just $229 each, originally $1,000+.

Uggs for Less

My sisters both got Ugg Coquette slippers recently. Since I just got a new house I wasn't up for paying the Ugg price tag, but wanted a comfy slipper. I found these Ugg wannabes at Target. They're called the Chandra Suede Scuff Slipper. They only cost $17, they come in the same colors that Uggs come in, and they're just as comfortable (yes, I tried on my sisters to compare). I was wearing these everywhere, but my fiance just got me Ugg boots for Christmas so that I stop wearing slippers to Home Depot with him.

Reservations Please!

Whenever making dinner reservations make them through Open Table. You'll get points for every reservation that you make & keep. When you accumulate enough points you'll earn a gift certificate to use at one of the restaurants. The great thing about Open Table is that you can write if it's a special occassion & then the restaurants often give you preferential seating, congratulate you on your special occassion, and may even through in free drinks or dessert.

Morton's Steakhouse Deals

Morton's Steakhouse is having an amazing deal. For $99 (or $109) in some locations, you can get a salad, appetizer, filet, side vegetable & dessert for 2 people. This deal is good during Valentine's Day too. I've gone twice already, and will be going again next week in Atlantic City. Unfortunately, drinks aren't included, but you can't have everything!

Bliss Deals

During the month of February you can get a free bottle of Love Handler ($36 value) with any purchase from Bliss. Also, if you buy Lemon Sage Body Butter and enter code 019902 you'll get a free Lemon Sage Body Scrub & Free Shipping (plus the free Love Handler).

Girl on a Budget

Here's a shopping tip from me to you. Any time I'm shopping on-line I Google the name of the website I'm shopping from & the word "code". Then you can find shopping discount, promotional or coupon codes for the website. Often times the codes give you free shipping, a percent discount, and/or free gifts. One of the best websites for finding codes is Retail Me Not. I even found a discount code for my wedding invitations.

Ahhhhh Bliss!

In an effort to turn back the clock on my 30 something skin pre-wedding I bought the Bliss Youth as We Know It set from Sephora. It was $68 and came with generous trial sizes of facewash, toner, concentrate, eye cream & lotion in a make-up bag. I got this in mid-Dec, and it's the beginning of Feb. and I still have some left of each. AND my skin looks dewy after I wash it & lather up with the lotions. Although it's been a cold winter, my face doesn't look dry - I'm even textured. I've been loving it so much that I ordered more of the face lotion. As a matter of fact, I've been going a little crazy with Bliss and have ordered things 3 times this month. I order through the Bliss website http://www.blissworld.com and enter coupon codes to get all kinds of freebies. I entered a code and got a free body butter with the purchase of my face lotion.