Archive for September, 2009

Back To School Shopping On A Budget

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Going back to school is not supposed to be expensive. In fact it is supposed to be virtually free considering that most of us pay taxes to send our kids to public schools for free.  Though we do, we still have to buy them school supplies, books, lunch kits, and who can forget, new clothes. All children beg their parents for new clothes every fall season so that they can look their absolute best. That being we all know that this country is still in a recession and nobody wants to spend a boat load of money on anything.  With that in mind, there are two places that you should start with when it comes to back to school shopping: Gap and Old Navy.

Gap is a great place to get the basics for your kids: jeans, basic tees, and sweaters.  Old Navy also has great items for kids, but even more accessories. The bottom line is that you can spend a little money at either one of these stores and get a lot which means that both you and your kids will be happy!

Back To School, Back to Your Favorite Shows!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Now that the kids have finally gone back to school every parent is super duper excited. But for more than one reason! We are all excited to not have to think about children and where they are going to be while we are at work. School completely takes care of that! But now it’s back to our favorite programming! There will be tons of season premieres, new shows, new episodes, and more. For those of us who are Grey’s Anatomy fans, there will be new episodes of that. Desperate Housewives, one of my personal favorites will be back as well. If you have cable like Direct TV, there will be a ton of additional programming on like “Meet The Browns”, Project Runway, and Real Housewives of Atlanta!

Whatever your favorite show is, make sure that you are equipped to tape it or record it in case you can’t be there to watch at its scheduled time. Directv.com has a variety of packages to chose from and most of them include some kind of dvr device that will make sure that you can watch all of your favorite shows. In addition, you won’t miss any of the special premieres of cable only programming which is great too! So whatever you do, make the most of back to school, by getting back to your favorite shows!