Hot Chocolate + Blogging, Beads & Bargains

For some who are reading this, it's summertime. But here in New Zealand it's Winter - boy, is it winter: rain rain rain, wind, hail, clouds. I'm all cosied-up with the log burner going, a blanket over my lap and a yummy hot chocolate complete with organic cocoa and carob, chocolate drops, brown sugar and warm frothy milk...mmm...all is well.

I think my eyes have turned square! I can't believe how long I've spent on the computer in the last 24 hours as I look into blogging, downloading free stuff suggested by Kelly Rae of www.kellyraeroberts.com to begin to pretty-up my posts. I can tell I'm gonna have to really apply myself to learning Photoshop (right now I leave Photoshop up to my brilliant and patient son who's an expert) so that I can move up the scale from beginner blogger all the way up to blowing my own socks off and  yours with what I'm capable of!

I'm very excited because a new batch of beads for my jewellery has arrived today. I was buying them from a local shop and I thought they cost just a liiiiitle too much for my liking. After weeks of searching I found a wholesaler with great prices who had most of the beads for which I had been hunting. I pat myself on the back for my cancerian tenacity :o)

I absolutely love a bargain, don't you? There's something about the detective-like commitment it takes to find what I'm looking for. And when I finally find it, I let out a satisfied and gotcha-like "Ahhhh".  

Do you have any great bargain-hunting-finding stories you'd like to share?

Well, it's time to go prepare some baked veggies for me and my son, Israel. It's time to take a break from this computer.

Spotcha! :o)