Here's the Mail It Never Fails ...

With all the freebies I request online, getting the mail can be really exciting! Today was a fun day as I got my box from Sample Source, which included a pack of Eight O'Clock coffee, a sampling of Garnier shampoo, a Breathe Right strip, a Colgate toothbrush, and two kinds of Tums. I've mentioned it before, but I really enjoy trying new items through samples because I'm responsible for purchasing items like these for the two of us. Getting to test things out before shelling out any money makes it a lot easier to make the decision to buy later on. And of course, even if there are a lot of items that are similar, I am more willing to buy the one I had already tried so it's a smart move on the manufacturer's part!

This other freebie was really exciting! On National Pretzel Day, Auntie Anne's had an offer on their Facebook page. I just happened to wake up from a nap on that Saturday in time to sign up with my account and on Howard's Facebook account. Yay for two coupons for FREE pretzels! 

I wonder what will come in the mail tomorrow!

Bathroom Floor-ing It

I was dealing with so much pain today that it had me feeling so nauseous. I'm so grateful I said no about going to work today because I don't know what I would have done. I was fine pretty much all morning, but when I got up from a quick nap, I was hit with all of it at once. Spending time on the bathroom floor near the toilet and garbage was the only thing I could do until it passed. I just kept telling myself, "At least I'm at home; at least I'm at home" since Howard was sick last Monday at work and had to commute home! 

The acetaminophen I took finally kicked in a bit, and I started feeling better. Once I got back to bed, I just watched some itsjudyslife vlogs on YouTube until Howard got home. I was hungry at that point since I hadn't really eaten, and he so kindly made a sandwich for me and got some Vitamin Water for me. Thanks for taking care of me, hubs!

Five Months and It Happened

Alas, I knew the day would come at one point or another where I totally didn't post on the blog for the day. In the past, I've adjusted the time on updates that I was writing late in the night, but I never completely skipped a day. After proctoring in the morning and then helping with office work in the afternoon, I was just so tired by the time I got home. Combining that with the pain and fatigue I had started to feel earlier in the morning, there was no way I had energy to do anything. I took a shower and then went to bed. I didn't even eat dinner, brush my teeth, or dry my hair! The hubs woke me up at one point, but there was really no way I was even moving. I'm really glad I said no to subbing/proctoring today because it's just the Tylenol and me.

Even so, it's kind of a disappointment that I missed a day, so even though it's already Wednesday morning, I am going to post this as Tuesday. I typically like including pictures in posts, so I decided to use this one, which is my older brother and me at MGM long before it was DHS. Haha, our faces are hilarious. We're in Disney World; why are we not smiling?! The expressions just fit this update because it's like, "Did you seriously skip posting on time? We're so disappointed in you."

Looking Forward to the 5th!

Today is an exciting day not because it's Cinco de Mayo but because the 5th of each month is when Swagbucks pays out the monthly bonuses! As the new day resets, there's a Daily Goal set by Swagbucks. If you reach that goal, you get bonus SBs on the 5th of the following month. If you reach the second goal, which is called the Total Goal, you get even more bonus SBs! The great thing is that if you are consistent with attaining the Daily Goal, you can get winning streaks. For example, if you get your Daily Goal seven days in a row, you'll get an extra 25 SB. I know it doesn't seem like much because that's only equivalent to $0.25, but it's still $0.25 you didn't have beforehand! Plus, you've all seen how I've paid for CVS hauls with just pocket change like that! Then it's even better because reaching the goal for 30 days means an extra 300 SB/$3!

I went back to check my ledger to see how much I made in bonuses alone. I signed up for SB at the end of last August, but I really didn't do much other than the Daily Poll and NOSO. The reason why I started it was because I had a crafting/couponing friend who said she printed her coupons from Swagbucks because when they're redeemed, she would get 10 SBs. I figured I was printing coupons out anyway, and they were the same ones so I might as well see if it would do me any good. I didn't anticipate it turning into a great way to purchase the fun things I wouldn't have spent money on out of pocket (seasons of Top Chef on iTunes) and even the necessary things like groceries (Target gift cards)! At this point, I've claimed $265 in gift cards and am currently waiting on another $75. Plus, I have the equivalent of $34 right now that I haven't yet "spent." 

I've really taken advantage of the bonuses though, so that's why I really enjoy the 5th! Take a look at the last few months compared to April. From bonuses alone, I got the equivalent of $10.38 since each SB is pretty much worth one penny (unless you're getting those $5 Amazon cards that are only 450)!

I love that it has and is going to continue helping us pay for our groceries and also the gifts that we are purchasing for our friends and family members who are having babies. Of course, you know I'm going to have to end by including my referral link once again (click here to sign up!)! Thank you to those of you who have used that link to start earning SB too!

Cuz I Married a Geek ...

... I am posting a "May the Fourth Be With You" update for today! I admit that I haven't watched all the Star Wars movies at this point. I have watched the original three a few times when I was a kid because either my dad or my older brother had it on the TV at home. However, I don't really remember everything from the movies, and I'm sure I didn't understand it all either! I think this 3-year old knows the plot better than I do even now! We've watched this cutie on YouTube so many times because she's adorable as she retells the story as she sees it.

One day I will watch the movies. Eventually. Maybe. Okay, I probably will since I totally promised Howard a long time ago way before we went on our Disneymoon during Star Wars Weekends. In the meantime, I'll just wear the one Star Wars-related merchandise I have, which is this bow from abowtiqueshop on Etsy and enjoy riding Star Tours over and over again in hopes of getting all the different scenarios!

Hope you all have a wonderful week!