How I cope with my Shopping Habit

Since I have such a horrible shopping habit and times are getting a little tight on my wallet, I have become such a bargain shopper in my older years. Back in the Clinton years (LOL) when my money was flowing in, I would work and head to the mall for whatever I found interesting. Clothes, shoes, and bras whatever if I liked it I bought it sale or no sale. Those were the easy days.

Now that I am a single mom I am becoming quite the shopper. I am a sale hunter in all areas of my life. I am looking to save any amount. Coupons are my friend. I go threw the food store flyers and right down all the great deals and head there to get them. And the best is when there is a coupon to for it too. The other day I went to the mall saw a pair of jeans and realized I did not have my discount card and came back the next day. Winter is almost over but I do not care.... Boots 75% off 3 designer brands for under $ 100 Hello my deal of the year so far.

I am a big Wal-Mart shopper now a days. I have to admit I was never a fan but the deals and there prices are great for budget. I buy all my necessities there and even some of my food items (no super Wal-Mart by me). Kohl’s is by far the best deals in my town for clothes. I can leave with bags full for under $ 200. I bought about outfits for my niece for her bday for under $ 50.

I make it a game to see how much I can save when I shop. Like one time at the food store I saved $ 50. Jcpenny's once saved $ 189 and the bill was I think a little over $ 100. Not that I am a shopping fool, but I do like to occasionally step in the stores and spend a few bucks. I am silly like this. I love to brag about my savings on great deals rather than bragging about I spent a lot of money. Like my Impala I got an awesome deal on it, and it has pretty much as much if not more features of a C class Mercedes.

So for me to stay happy with my addiction without going bankrupt I have chosen to shop smart not stupid. It is all about the sales!!!


Check out my March Deal of the Month Sole del Diamante" Stainless Steel Pendant also a new Women's Only Social Network www.letstalkladies.com.

Anna Bella Jewels Post Away Give Away

I am involved in a new website http://www.letstalkladies.com/. It is a Women's Only Social Network. It has Groups, Blogs, Forums and much more. I have teamed up with them to get everyone involved. The lady with the most posts between Feb 9th - 13th will win a choice of one of the necklaces that are shown here. They have almost 100 members but it seems that everyone is signing up and not getting involved. This contest is to get everyone going and hopefully will help continue the activity.

The rules are: Post as much of you can in the forum categories. If there is not a topic there that interests you start a new one. The Admin will only count 1 business post in the totals. They are trying not to have us business ladies go in an take over the site with advertising.

While you are there start a group or join a group. Write a blog, add some pictures, find some new friends. Hope I will talk to you there!!!

Winners will be contacted by me via email for further information from you.

Don't Let This So Called Recession Ruin our Accessorizing

I know everyone is tightening their belts. We are all being more cautious in our spending not knowing what the outcome of this economy will bring to all.

That is why I decided to help us all be able to accessorize without blowing the budget. Everyone has there own "budget" and Anna Bella Jewels is just that trying to be Budget friendly.

I have spent some time going through my inventory and my own budget and I am able to share these great saving with all of you. I have selected pieces that are on sale up to 50% off or more. WOW!! I think that is an awesome way to help us Shop-a-holics deal with the recession. On top of that you know I always have FREE SHIPPING!!! So not only do you get great savings you also save on gas too.

Why run out to the mall to save 50%.......... shop online at www.annabellajewels.com.

New "Mommy Jewelry" at Anna Bella Jewels

I was at a Vendor Show back in December and the lady next to me was selling these. I was so impressed with the product I decided that I wanted to be involved with it. How great is that wearing an accessory that will not harm your child.

So let me tell you a little about this new product I have decided to sell through Anna Bella Jewels. Teething Bling® was inspired by babies who like to tug on jewelry. Made from the same material as many teething toys, Teething Bling® looks great on Moms, Grandmas, Aunts and Caregivers but is safe for curious babies to handle and chew. Teething Bling® products are 100% lead-free. The highest-quality, phthalate-free, federally approved silicone in our Teething Bling™ line. The material is non-toxic, latex-free, food–safe, even dishwasher-friendly! It is the same silicone used in many other popular teething products and SGS test reports are available upon request. Although we stress that this is adult jewelry not intended for children to wear, all of pendants come with a breakaway clasp as an added safety feature. Occasionally a customer will ask if Teething Bling® is appropriate for a child of a certain age. Products are designed for adults to wear to soothe and entertain babies with emerging teeth. Children with fully developed teeth may be able to bite through Teething Bling®. Therefore, parents need to determine what is best for their own situation and child and as always, We remind everyone that children should never be left unattended with jewelry of any kind.

Check out all the different colors and styles avaiable on my website. And as always if you have any questions please contact me.

Nipping At Our Tales

Holy Crap Christmas will be here in 3 weeks. I could have sworn I just finished cleaning up the table from Thanksgiving. I can tell you have not even started shopping with the exception of a few things for my daughter. See unfortunately my boyfriend....a super great guy...does his shopping last minute, so when I mention that I need to start Christmas shopping his response is it is like 3 weeks away. Yeah HELLLOOO..... I like to enjoy the Christmas season. I just finished decorating tonight, now I want to get my friggin shopping done so I can wrap, put the presents that I can under the tree and put my feet up and relax. I hate running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I am having his family here before Christmas and then I am having Christmas at our house also. So on top of the shopping there is food shopping, cleaning, preparing...etc you get the picture. I am not a last minute kind of person....shit I have my months plan out 2 in advanced. I was planning Christmas at my house as I was signing the lease on my new place in June.

And the funny thing about this place I am staying. It seems to be twice the size of my old house yet I did not put up a third of my decorations. I like artificial trees so since my living room is small I had to find the narrowest tree out there. So after 3 stores I found one at Target. Of course not at the one closest to home I had to truck another 20 mins up the road to another one.

I am hoping this year, since my daughter knows more about what is going on and the communication is better, that we can do fun Christmas stuff. I believe my last party for the year will probably be on the 13th and then I can start really doing things with my daughter. And lucky for me my last working day for my day job for the year is the 19th YIPPEE!!! The advantage of saving as many vacations days.

I also have a lot to do with my website. I have some gorgeous pieces that I need to get on my website for all of you to see. I do have some new pieces I just finished adding today. So make sure you keep checking my website and sign up for the newsletter so I can keep you update on all the great stuff

Since I will be pretty busy and I may not blog before the 25th (although I am going to try) I will say it now loud and proud

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!

What my Thanksgiving weekend has in store for me

I am 100% Italian, so eating healthy and lite on Thanksgiving is blown out of the water. It is a typical Italian adventure. Dinner starts at 2pm and might end around 8. I usually arrive around noon to help my mom in the kitchen..............keep me away from the turkey or I will ruin it. I start with getting the antipasto ready. Cutting the cheese, rolling the meats, you get the picture. Then it is setting the table for 15 or more. AaAh not enough forks again. As everything is nearly prepared and ready to serve we are at the table for round 1 antipasto, then it is the pasta which is my weakness. My mother used to have soup too but I made her stop.... I stopped wearing stretch pants years ago. Then we have The turkey and Ham since my brother and I are not big fans of the turkey along with the 10 different side dishes. Dessert is 2 meals in itself since our huge table has pies, cakes and cookies down the whole length. Now that I have gain

6 lbs in a few hours I have to roll myself home to bed because I am too tired to do anything else.

I am looking forward to Friday I have off and I am planning on sleeping in. I have not slept pass 7 in months and I do not even think about going near a store. The couch looks like a nice place to plant myself until I am motivated to do something. I am hoping once I am motivated that I will get most of my pictures of my new jewelry on my website just in time for the holidays. I also Have a jewelry party booked on Saturday afternoon which will be exciting. I love the home parties. They are so much fun. And I think Saturday night I am going to curl up on the couch with my man with a nice bottle of wine and watch a movie.

So I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Things are really picking up

So this past Tuesday I did my first Vendor Show. I was at Branches Catering in West Long Branch NJ. It was called "Fit and Fabulous". I was not expecting much from it but it turned out very well. I was the first Vendor table when people walked in the door. Even though most of the event was actually inside another room everyone had to pass me in and out and they stopped both times. The exposure to my business was priceless. It was very encouraging to see people truly complimenting me on my pieces. Especially since I take the time to import them from different manufactures in Europe and now I have even ventured to Jewelry Trade Shows to pick my pieces. I think people were excited to know that I have my pieces available to purchase and take home with you, rather than wait the week or so.

As the weeks go on and the holidays come closer, my calendar is filling up. I have parties and vendor shows every week. I know I am going to slow down after the holidays but I am feeling confident that I will continue to be successful. Please keep checking my website and sign up for my newsletter to keep informed on New Products, Sales and Events that Anna Bella Jewels has.