I had enough paid time off to take 13 days off work this holiday season. Despite all the rest and relaxation, I’m already thinking about how I’m going to use next year’s vacation time. Planning is especially difficult because of my busy work schedule and my husband’s unpredictable work schedule.

Vacations To Go has plenty of ideas for for last minute cruise vacations, all up to 75% off! That’s perfect for us, because even though we’re watching our budget, we still require vacations for our sanity!

Planning a cruise through Vacations To Go is a steal with these two little buttons:

Gives a complete listing of cruises 90 days out or less. Most cruises set sail within a week and the deals go quick, so keep your eye on the ticker!

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We’re a two vacations a year couple, and booking through Vacations To Go will let us take advantage of all of our vacation days and book two fantastic getaways that give us the most for our money. My vote is for the Greek Isles, while Mike wants to go to Alaska, but both are no problem when cruises are up to 75% off!

If you’re wandering aimlessly around my website, lost without categories and tags, don’t fret.

With the help of Lisa, WordPress has been updated. I thought since I’ve been running 2.0 for the past two years, it was time for a change. Unfortunately, my tags and categories didn’t feel the same way.

If I can fix it, I will. If not, categories and tags will slowly return and older posts can have a party in their own category.

I think that getting married ruined me, in more ways than one. I never take out the garbage or have to venture out with the dog in the middle of the night, and I certainly won’t settle for anything less than custom jewelry.

I had costume jewelry before I got married, but nothing worth more than a few hundred dollars. It’s hard to go back to department store jewelry once you’ve had a piece with real gold and diamonds made especially for you. It doesn’t help my new love of fine jewelry that whatever style or piece I can dream up, You Design We Create can make a reality.

From rings and necklaces to pins and chains, the jewelers at You Design We Create work with me to develop my idea into a beautiful piece of jewelry. They will sketch and design, offer ideas and recommendations, create 3D designs and renderings, and guarantee that the finished product meets my expectations. If you see something in a fashion magazine or on the red carpet, they can replicate that, too! With more than 20 years of custom design experience, their fine jewelers take pride in creating pieces that really mean something to their customers.

Their website shows just a sampling of the jewelery they have created. It’s not a flashy site, but that’s because they spend all their time creating sparkling jewelry and attending to their customers! One look at their jewelry, and that’s all the convincing you need to order online or visit their store in NY.

I think we’ve all tried to wiggle into a pair of jeans that were a bit too snug, or laid on the bed to zip a pair of jeans that were a size too small, but I doubt many of us have done a back flip into our pants.

I have to say, that is impressive, and it may give a few of us some ideas on how to shimmy into jeans from high school.

I don’t know how this woman ever got the idea that this would work, because it never crossed my mind, but it’s quite clever and looks like a lot of fun! Maybe I’ll try it out on my next trip to the mall!