Lauren Reagan

Today on the way home I was coming around a corner at 35 mph and hit a patch of Black Ice. I ended up with the rear end off the side of the road for just a bit before I managed to get it back under control right before the SUV, that was coming at me, hit me head on. The look on the guys face as we went by each other will stick in my mind for a very long time!

Well I finally got my taxes done today. I took off a few hours early from work and stopped by on the way home. It didn’t take too awfully long and I’m happy to say that I am getting back a nice chunk of change this year. It was well worth keeping all the receipts and all the other paperwork that makes all the deductions worth while. So now I have to figure out the best way to utilize this new found cash that I’ll be getting in a few weeks since I filed electronically.

I’m first going to check out some of the Myrtle Beach Golf Vacations that I’ve seen advertised at ttimesonly.com. I really enjoy golf and just never get much extra time to play these past few years. I googled “Myrtle Beach Golf” and found this great site that offers great prices for hotels and golf packages. It is pretty user friendly and seems to be a one stop shop site for Golf Packages Myrtle Beach style and is giving me something to look forward to.

This has been one heck of a long hard winter, everyone is ready for spring. Everyone but the snow removal companies that is. They have been making big bucks these past few months, that’s for sure. And we are looking at getting another round come Monday. Anyway looking at these Myrtle Beach Golf Packages this evening has really given me something to look forward to, giving me a light that is needed to see at the end of this long dark tunnel called winter.

It all started with a friend at work wanted to earn a $50 refer a friend program that Firstrade.com is offering for people that are interested in Online Trading. She got a nice chunk of change back from her taxes and has found an interest in Stock Trading and is looking to turn as many fellow co workers onto her Online Broker as possible.

Now I have to admit that I really don’t know much about IRA Accounts or Mobile Trading but I’m certainly open to learning ways to make an extra buck or two, so I’ve consented to learning about these various ways of investing. My brother-in-law has dabbled a bit in this field so I’ve asked him to give me a bit of advice as well.  He and my sister will be coming over for dinner this week end and I plan on picking his brain while he is picking at the roasted chicken that I plan to serve them.

With times being so hard these days, with the economy in such a turmoil we need to be creative in the different ways to make our money work for us, so wish me luck and I’ll keep you posted when I find out more. And let’s pray that we don’t get any more snow for a while, cause I’m so done with all of this winter weather.

I’m getting excited about spring coming in another month or so. If we ever stop getting these horrible snow storms I’ll be one happy camper. We are in the middle of one heck of a storm right now, they are saying anywhere from 2 to 4 feet can be expected, with yet another storm coming next week, ugh…………I’ve so had my fill of snow this winter!

I have been anxiously waiting for this spring. I found the most wonderful window flower boxes that I picked up real cheap and can’t wait for the stores to start putting out the seed packets for planting. I want to have a real brilliant display of flowers around the place. I’ve always enjoyed the look of window plant boxes on people’s homes, the house that I grew up in had window boxes that my mother was so proud of planting each spring and summer. There is just something about a window box full of color that really brightens up the place and I’m ready for my place to have that certain touch added to it.

I always have a nice vegetable garden and a few flowers, plants, bushes and trees that pop out their beautiful blossoms for me to enjoy each year. I can’t wait to get my hands in the dirt once again, it seems like forever since we have had a nice warm and dry day. I really don’t like the month of February one bit other than the fact that it means that spring is right around the corner. But this year the groundhog indicates that we won’t be seeing anything for at least another 6 weeks, arg…………

OK, spring is right around the corner and I’m more than ready to start getting ready for the outdoor activities that I’ve been neglecting due to the nasty weather that this winter has brought us. I’m looking online at getting some new Sneakers or possibly a pair of quality Running Shoes and start running and exercising. I’m not getting any younger and I really need to step up to the plate and start taking my health a bit more seriously. The big “Five O” is fast approaching and it’s up to me to keep myself in the best shape possible.

I have a bike that I have been meaning to take down and out of the garage, but haven’t managed yet in the last 2 years, sigh……I even had a brand new pair of Bike Shoes  and Running Shoes that were bought and given to me as a Christmas present a few years back and they are still in the box in my closet. I love Shoes and have a closet full at my disposal and I’m always on the look out for new ones to adorn my feet with! I’ve always loved shoes, used to drive me mother crazy. When I was married I used to get all kinds of crap from my husband about my love affair with shoes.

Anyway online shoe shopping is a great way to find some wonderful variety of shoes. If they don’t fit or look right I just return them and move on.  Shopwiki.com is a great site to use in order to find all types of products, I use them quite a lot. Online shopping is the only way to go for me these days and is becoming more popular each and every day all around the world, amazing isn’t it?