By Lisa, Monday July 31, 2018

 

What a weekend.  I went back to the Amish Farmer’s Market with my nephew Chris and his wife Amy.  They loved it!!!  They bought so many things I can’t wait to hear about all the awesome meals they made.

 

                   I still can’t get over this view

We also decided to visit some of the other shops in Tellico Plains.  We went to Tellico Grains. This is a bakery that serves pastries of all kinds, breakfast sandwiches and then for lunch specialty made pizzas in a brick oven.  They are so yummy.  You have to get there early because there is limited seating.  The pizzas are made to order and the sky is the limit to what you can put on them.  You can also call your pizza in ahead of time.

 

We went to Mud Slinger’s Pottery.  What an awesome little shop.  The potter here is amazing. She actually has her shop for sale and she will be selling items commercially. She also has a lot of her work at the local Visitor’s Center and a couple of other shops in town.  She had an awesome sale table and I had to have a few pieces.

We then ventured over to the used book store called The Book Shelf.  I had never really had a chance to look in the store for one reason or another but whoa was I surprised.  The shop is laid out so well and there are a bazillion books.  Everything is reasonably priced and it is laid out in sections so finding what you are interested in is really easy. I found a couple of books I liked but then I discovered a shelf with old Nancy Drew books. When I was a pre-teen I read all of the Nancy Drew mystery stories.  I think I kind of wanted to be Nancy Drew but I was neither good at solving crimes or figuring out mysteries. Nor did I have the Nancy Drew hair going on.  But I really loved those books.

 

The Nancy Drew books in the shop must have been taken from an estate sale because there were about 15 of them.  I recognized some of the names but for the life of me I can’t remember the stories.  The books had one name, I assume the owner at one time,  in all of them and they were dated from 1956-1959.   I bought about 10 of them and can’t wait to start reading them.  $3.00 each.  Score!!!!!

The really neat thing about wandering through a small town like this is you get a feel of simpler times.  We were talking about that as we were driving through the countryside.  I think I am ready for things to not be so complicated, if that’s possible. How do you simplify things in your life. Tell me in the comments.  See you soon.

Oh I almost forgot remember the app from this post it is called 1SE for one second everyday. It allows you to record a photo or a video for each day of the month and then puts it into a small video for you.  It is the end of July (well just a few hours left) and I finished it.   Here it is.

 

Love your day your way.

 

By Lisa, Saturday, July 28, 2018

Well I bought a new car last weekend.  I have been thinking about a new car for about a year now.  I HATE buying a car. I love the part where I bring the car home but the actual process of sitting down and going back and forth with the salesman trying to get a good deal makes me nauseous.  There is so much involved with the incentives and rebates etc. I am always thinking I probably didn’t get the best deal I could have.

I decided this time was going to be different. For one thing I don’t have a day or two to go to a dealership and test drive different cars and then sit in an office trying to make a deal. So here are five things I did to make it less painful:

1. I started researching the kind of car I wanted.  I did this a few months ago. I know that not everyone will have the luxury of taking this much  time to look but I have discovered in my older age when you rush in with such a big decision there is more room for errors.

2.  Once I narrowed my decision to two different models I decided to do some research on those.  I was interested in the INFINITY QX 50 and the Nissan Rogue or Murano.  I checked out these cars to get a price range and think about the different features.

The QX 50

 

 

The Murano

3. If you are a woman and  you want to look at cars without any pressure take another woman with you.  This is a sad truth, maybe it’s a southern thing, but without your husband, or boyfriend a lot of salesman don’t take you seriously. I guess they think you won’t make a decision without your spouse or significant other.  I found this true especially with the older salesmen.

 

4. Try to make it fun. My sister and I would visit car lots while we were out shopping to kind of break it up. We did this over a few different days. This way it didn’t really seem like there was a lot of pressure.  Also I am not beyond going up to a stranger, driving a car I might be interested in, and asking them how they like it.  This can be very helpful.

5. When you decide on the dealership you want to use, pick a salesman and exchange numbers so that you can text information to them along with questions you might have. The salesman, Warren, and I had many texts while he gathered information about my trade-in and just how much I was willing to spend.

After driving several cars I decided on the Nissan.  The fact that the Infinity was out of my price range, unless I wanted to lease, helped determine that.  I picked the Nissan Rogue SL AWD

 

I liked the size of the  Rogue Sport but it rode a little rough.

 

I also liked the Murano but it was a little larger than the Rogue and I was wanting to go down a little in size.

 

My husband wanted to drive the car so we went up on Saturday.  Since I had already picked the car I wanted Warren had it ready for us when we arrived.  We drove the car and Mark liked it very much. This is probably what makes them not take you seriously unless you have your husband with you Ha Ha.   We went back to the dealership and had the paperwork, extended warranty, getting us familiar with the car etc. all done in less than two hours and we were free to go about our day.

I know it may seem like this took even more time than ever but it really did take the stress out of my car buying experience.  If possible I will always approach buying a car the same way.

Happy Hunting.

Love your day your way

Caught this sweet butterfly in action yesterday

 

 

By Lisa, Tuesday,  July 17,2018

How are you? Happy Tuesday!!!! I promised to share some of my favorite things I am enjoying lately.  Some of these you may have already tried. These are just a few things I am loving lately.  Keep in mind if you have sensitive skin these products might not be for you.  I am lucky and have been able to use just about anything on my skin without having a reaction to it.

1. This pure clay cleanser from L’Oréal is great!! It will make your skin feel wonderful. This is available for several different skin types  I got this at Walmart it is about $6.00 you can also get it at Target.  

2. Shea Sugar Scrub is an all over body scrub it will make your body feel smooth as silk.  I especially love the Tropical Mango scent.  It makes your whole shower experience refreshing.  I got this at Walmart it is available at Target and several other places.  This is about $6-$7 depending on where you get it.  

3. Big Sexy Powder Play will give your hair both volume and lift.  This comes in a small container only 0.53 oz. but a little goes a long way.  Just sprinkle a small bit of this powder on top of your head like around your hair part and lift it with your fingers.  It will give your hair so much volume and texture, again only a small amount.  You can find this at most hair salons and again at Target ( you can tell where I love to shop) it is about $8.00 – $10.00 depending on where you get it.

 

4. The Brow Stylist Definer is my favorite of all of these items  it is by L’Oreal. This stylist is long and thin with a thin brush on one end and a brow liner on the other. This is about $7.00 and I have found it at Walmart and Target.  It is the easiest tool to use and I think I may buy several to stock up.

 

5. This apricot facial scrub I use all the time,  it makes my face feel so smooth and really makes applying your makeup so easy.  You can find this just about anywhere cosmetics are sold  it is very inexpensive at only about $3.00-$4.00.  There is also one for sensitive skin.

6. I love this App. This app is called one second every day it allows you to record one second out of your day for an entire month. It puts it all together for you and it makes a little movie of your month. Every month.  It is so much fun and so easy to use.  You can get it at the App Store and there is a charge. $4.99. But it’s totally worth it. You can share it with up to 4 or 5 people on your plan.  I will show you my movie at the end of the month. I am having so much fun with it.

7.  The last thing I have to show you is this vacuum cleaner I bought a couple of months ago.  It is the dyson ball animal 2. It is made especially for picking up pet hair. We had another dyson for about 14 years, we actually still have it, it has just stopped picking up dirt and pet hair as well as it used to.  This dyson ball swiveles and gets into incredibly tight spots.  It is unbelievable how much dirt and pet hair you can pick up with it. It is $499.00 and we got ours at Home Depot. If it lasts as long as the other it will totally be worth it.  Isn’t it cute?

 

8. Oh wait I almost forgot this delicious new drink from Starbucks,  The Mango Dragonfruit Refresher.  Only 100 calories per grande.  It is so yummy!!!!

 

I hope you will be able to try some of these if you haven’t already.  Let me know what you think.

Love your day your way!!