The Shopping Maniac on August 10th, 2010

One of my friends is turning the big four 0 soon and I’m trying to think of what to get her for her special birthday.

She’s not one to even celebrate her birthdays let alone expect extravagant gifts, however I want to get her something nice. Something that she’d use and hopefully enjoy for a long time.

I’ve been looking at some personalized gifts. She’s a photographer so I was thinking that a personalized photo frame or something similar might be nice for her.

Of course I’ll probably get her something else as well – maybe a gift certificate for a spa day or something like that.

What would you get for a good friend who’s turning forty?

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The Shopping Maniac on August 5th, 2010

Sometime in the next few days our house is going to get a major cleaning.

We’re going to be having guests for the weekend and I’d like to get this house in top shape.

The only thing that eludes me as far as keeping them clean is the window blinds in the master bedroom. No matter what I do they seem to gather dust.

I’ve tried buying one of those special dusters for mini blinds and that didn’t seem to do much. Now I’m thinking of trying a magic eraser on them – maybe that will work.

How do you keep your mini blinds clean?

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The Shopping Maniac on July 30th, 2010

I find it funny how stores advertise or stock their stores for different seasons.

A couple of weeks ago I was in a department store and I decided that I wanted to look for some summer clothes – things like shorts and light tops – and I had a hard time finding anything. I couldn’t believe that it was the beginning of July and they already had a good selection of fall clothing.

I’m sure it won’t be long before I start seeing ads for Halloween and Cyber Monday sales. LOL

How are the stores in your area? Do they still have a good selection of summer clothing or are they like the stores here in Toronto – filled mostly with clothes for Autumn?

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