I love the option in using audio books in the car while I'm driving. I can get more books 'read' during that otherwise down time. It takes some getting used to and some narrators are better than others. What do you think? Have you used audio books before?
H1N1 or Otherwise
With Flu Season around the corner, it is time to take precautions.
· Some employers may offer free flu shots to their employees.
· Others may contact the Health Dept, their local pharmacy , or doctor for a charge.
The seasonal flu vaccine has very limited or no protection against the new virus, novel H1N1 (swine flu). Use Precautions:
Stay away from the workplace for 24 hrs after your fever has returned to normal
· Wash your hands with soap & water for 20-30 seconds frequently
· Cover your mouth & nose when coughing or sneezing
· Regularly clean common work surfaces
· Please note that most people infected with novel H1N1 have a very mild illness
· City of Tulsa employees may have the H1N1 vaccine available to them
The CDC has developed a list of target groups who should receive the H1N1 vaccine first.
1. pregnant women
2. household contacts or caregivers for infants younger than six months;
3. healthcare workers and emergency responders;
4. children and young adults 6 months to 24 years of age, and
5. persons aged 25 to 64 years who are at great risk for influenza related complications because of underlying chronic health conditions
When parents should butt in or butt out
Should parents get involved in their children's issues?
1. Your child has an unreasonable amount of homework. First make sure that your child is not wasting time and actually doing their homework. Set goals for your child to meet an assignment, if needed then meet with the teacher
2. Another adult lectures your child. If the conversation is to keep your child safe, then let the other parent finish. If the adult is speaking to your child harshly, butt in and introduce yourself.
3. Your child didn’t get invited to a birthday party. Do not make an issue of it.
4. Another kid is bullying your child on the playground. It is better to equip your child with skills to stay safe and empower them to resolve the situation on their own.
5. Your child's coach seems harsh. If it is upsetting your child then yes but remember tough love can sometimes be beneficial on the field.
This story taken in part from Real Simple Magazine.
More Free Stuff! and Saving Ideas
· Just Between Friends (jbfsale.com)- Local organized consignment garage sale. Buy name brand used clothing, toys, furniture at low cost. Owasso 9/30-10/3rd at Owasso First Assembly of God Church 96th St. N. & Hwy 169.
·$5.00 OFF haircut or $10.00 OFF color from Jessica at the Hairloom located at 51st/Memorial call 850-6700 and say you saw this add in the Pink Piggy!
· 918moms.com is a helpful source to connect with other moms, share stories, swap advice and save money.
· Check Criagslist for free stuff under classifieds.
· Www.domesticsale.com for free stuff in Tulsa
· Alexander Hogue Gallery of Art Admission is free 2935 E. 5th St., Tulsa, OK 74104 918 631-2202
Things to do this Fall
· Scottish Games 30th annual, River West Festival Park, Tulsa. Sept 18-20th 2009, Friday 5-11pm, Sat. 10am-11pm, Sun. 10am-6pm. Go to www.scottishgames.org for activity details. Activities for the kids. Headliners this year are 7 Nations and Needfire.
Be A Volunteer
Volunteers make a difference by contributing their time, energy, and talents to the causes they hold dear:
· Be a Zoo Docent or Wildbuncher
· Volunteer at OKDHS, United Way, Make A Wish Foundation, Big Brother/Sister, Cancer Society or any organization that means something to you.
Please submit any cost savings ideas for our next issue!
Please provide feedback on articles from this issue
Feel free to share this newsletter with friends & family
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Pink Piggy Vol. 3 Issue 3
Talk about your favorite Author........mine is a tie between John Grisham and Nicholas Sparks. The first book I read by John Grisham was Street Lawyer, got me hooked. I am currently reading The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks.
Read below for cost saving ideas:
Protect your cyber identity
When using MySpace, Facebook or other social networks, do not share your date of birth, Social Security number or credit card numbers with anyone online. Computers now are common in the classroom, as well as for homework and projects. And, schools traditionally are open environments that may not have as much protection as corporate workplaces. Protecting your identity at school
1. Don’t let the school use your SSN as a student ID .
2. Don’t assume your school is protecting you.
3. Protect your password.
4. Configure peer to peer file sharing programs securely.
5. Never enter private information on public computers such as in the library or cafeteria.
6. Install software updates and fixes weekly or monthly.
7. Don’t leave your laptop unattended at the library or school cafeteria.
8. Never e-mail or instant message personal information .
9. Stay secure when wireless.
10. Do not store personal information on your computer unprotected.
This article taken in part by By
Staff reports Published:
8/31/2009
Need ways to budget, save, & simplify? A checklist: 10 steps to easier relocation
The easy way to budget:
Put your money into three buckets:
Bucket 1: future goals (savings, retirement, college, emergency, other)
Bucket 2: recurring cost (Mortgage, insurance, utilities, loans)
Bucket 3: Day to Day cost (figure your take home pay subtract buckets 1&2 then
Take that balance & divide by 4.3 to give you your weekly spending allowance)
Example: $2,000 take home pay—$1,000 bills/savings = $1,000 /4.3 = $232.56
Weekly spending allowance.
More Free Stuff! and Saving Ideas
Just Between Friends (jbfsale.com)- Local organized consignment garage sale. Buy name brand used clothing, toys, furniture at low cost. Owasso 9/30-10/3rd at Owasso First Assembly of God Church 96th St. N. & Hwy 169.
$5.00 OFF haircut or $10.00 OFF color from Jessica at the Hairloom located at 51st/Memorial call 850-6700 and say you saw this add in the Pink Piggy!
Spirit Airlines $9 fare club for $39.99 (spiritair.com)
Free lipstick www.maccosmetics.com and click on Giving Back for deatials
Free software-www.gimp.org, www.sourceforge.net, www.google.com
Variety of reduced priced tickets at www.travlezoo.com
Refill your ink cartridges at Cartridge World for about $7
Things to do this Summer
· Mar-val Trout Camp located near Gore, OK. Www.marvalresort.com offers camping, cabins right on the Illinois River. Swimming pool, splash pad, recreation center, concessions, kiddie train, fishing, horseback riding, trails, and games.
· Spend a day at the beach (that would be the river)
· Read a good book
· Ride bikes
· Enjoy small delights: favorite desert, music, etc.
· Don’t forget Tulsa Zoo Member’s Appreciation Night 9/10th
· End of Summer ‘ Spring Cleaning’
· Start your Christmas shopping :-)
Local Health Centers that are FREE or pro-rated
· Clinic 102 N. Denver 295-6942 www.mortonhealth.org
· Morton Comp Health Services Tulsa Site 1334 N. Lansing Ave 587-2171
· Community Health Connection, Inc 9912 E. 21st St. 622-5479
· East Tulsa Family Medical 11520 E. 21st St. 587-2177.
Please share any of your cost saving ideas.
Read below for cost saving ideas:
Protect your cyber identity
When using MySpace, Facebook or other social networks, do not share your date of birth, Social Security number or credit card numbers with anyone online. Computers now are common in the classroom, as well as for homework and projects. And, schools traditionally are open environments that may not have as much protection as corporate workplaces. Protecting your identity at school
1. Don’t let the school use your SSN as a student ID .
2. Don’t assume your school is protecting you.
3. Protect your password.
4. Configure peer to peer file sharing programs securely.
5. Never enter private information on public computers such as in the library or cafeteria.
6. Install software updates and fixes weekly or monthly.
7. Don’t leave your laptop unattended at the library or school cafeteria.
8. Never e-mail or instant message personal information .
9. Stay secure when wireless.
10. Do not store personal information on your computer unprotected.
This article taken in part by By
Staff reports Published:
8/31/2009
Need ways to budget, save, & simplify? A checklist: 10 steps to easier relocation
The easy way to budget:
Put your money into three buckets:
Bucket 1: future goals (savings, retirement, college, emergency, other)
Bucket 2: recurring cost (Mortgage, insurance, utilities, loans)
Bucket 3: Day to Day cost (figure your take home pay subtract buckets 1&2 then
Take that balance & divide by 4.3 to give you your weekly spending allowance)
Example: $2,000 take home pay—$1,000 bills/savings = $1,000 /4.3 = $232.56
Weekly spending allowance.
More Free Stuff! and Saving Ideas
Just Between Friends (jbfsale.com)- Local organized consignment garage sale. Buy name brand used clothing, toys, furniture at low cost. Owasso 9/30-10/3rd at Owasso First Assembly of God Church 96th St. N. & Hwy 169.
$5.00 OFF haircut or $10.00 OFF color from Jessica at the Hairloom located at 51st/Memorial call 850-6700 and say you saw this add in the Pink Piggy!
Spirit Airlines $9 fare club for $39.99 (spiritair.com)
Free lipstick www.maccosmetics.com and click on Giving Back for deatials
Free software-www.gimp.org, www.sourceforge.net, www.google.com
Variety of reduced priced tickets at www.travlezoo.com
Refill your ink cartridges at Cartridge World for about $7
Things to do this Summer
· Mar-val Trout Camp located near Gore, OK. Www.marvalresort.com offers camping, cabins right on the Illinois River. Swimming pool, splash pad, recreation center, concessions, kiddie train, fishing, horseback riding, trails, and games.
· Spend a day at the beach (that would be the river)
· Read a good book
· Ride bikes
· Enjoy small delights: favorite desert, music, etc.
· Don’t forget Tulsa Zoo Member’s Appreciation Night 9/10th
· End of Summer ‘ Spring Cleaning’
· Start your Christmas shopping :-)
Local Health Centers that are FREE or pro-rated
· Clinic 102 N. Denver 295-6942 www.mortonhealth.org
· Morton Comp Health Services Tulsa Site 1334 N. Lansing Ave 587-2171
· Community Health Connection, Inc 9912 E. 21st St. 622-5479
· East Tulsa Family Medical 11520 E. 21st St. 587-2177.
Please share any of your cost saving ideas.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Pink PIggy Vol. 3 issue 1 Continued
Budget Bites for Good Health:
Meat–twice a week substitute your meat dish for a bean dish.
Drink tap water instead of costly soda. If you prefer, add a splash of flavor with flavor packs found by the Koolaid isle.
Frozen Juice Concentrate cost less than regular fruit juices.
Fruit– buy What is in season or buy frozen fruit and vegetables.
Leftovers– use them the next day for lunch or again for dinner.
Beware of coupons, sometimes it is cheaper just to buy the store brand.
More Free Stuff! and Saving Ideas
Just Between Friends (jbfsale.com)- Local organized consignment garage sale. Buy name brand used clothing, toys, furniture at low cost. Owasso 9/30-10/3rd at Owasso First Assembly of God Church 96th St. N. & Hwy 169.
Visit www.debt-bailout-usa.com supported by the BBB for help to reduce your debt.
$5.00 OFF haircut or $10.00 OFF color from Jessica at the Hairloom located at 61st/Memorial call 850-6700 and say you saw this add in the Pink Piggy!
Texas Road House offers a dine early discount. Mon-Thur Select dinner menu items for only $7.99 before 6pm.
Rib Crib-share a 4 meat combo, one side each. Both can eat for $12.00.
Save a Trip: you can purchase books of stamps from Walmart and Sam’s at the service desk.
Things to do this Summer
Quick Trip Center Water Park located at 41st & Riverside. It is Free and has multiple water features and a playground.
The Blue Hole (I think I got that right) is a lovely man-made waterhole to beat the summer heat—located in Pawnee take 412 W towards Stillwater then take Hwy 18 N. $2 admission, Slides, platforms and other kid friendly features.
Play date at ChuckECheese (for little ones) You can buy $10 worth of tokens (I think you get 30 tokens) my granddaughter mostly plays on the tunnel slide that is free, we can make 3 trips on the 30 tokens. Go to www.chuckecheese.com and get a coupon for 80 tokens for $12.50.(go before 1pm on Sat or you’ll be bombarded by birthday party kids.)
Donate to Help Others
Karen Cypert is collecting gently used children’s books to donate to the Sand Springs Community Service Center, if you have any please drop them off to me. You can contact me at info@isabugbooks.com. or reply to this blog.
Donate to your local food pantry. I normally buy something from Sam’s each week then donate the items at the end of the month. If you don’t know of a food pantry, bring it to me and I’ll take it to the one in Sand Springs: they also take clothing.
Recycle unused prescription drugs thru Tulsa County Social Services Dept.
Meat–twice a week substitute your meat dish for a bean dish.
Drink tap water instead of costly soda. If you prefer, add a splash of flavor with flavor packs found by the Koolaid isle.
Frozen Juice Concentrate cost less than regular fruit juices.
Fruit– buy What is in season or buy frozen fruit and vegetables.
Leftovers– use them the next day for lunch or again for dinner.
Beware of coupons, sometimes it is cheaper just to buy the store brand.
More Free Stuff! and Saving Ideas
Just Between Friends (jbfsale.com)- Local organized consignment garage sale. Buy name brand used clothing, toys, furniture at low cost. Owasso 9/30-10/3rd at Owasso First Assembly of God Church 96th St. N. & Hwy 169.
Visit www.debt-bailout-usa.com supported by the BBB for help to reduce your debt.
$5.00 OFF haircut or $10.00 OFF color from Jessica at the Hairloom located at 61st/Memorial call 850-6700 and say you saw this add in the Pink Piggy!
Texas Road House offers a dine early discount. Mon-Thur Select dinner menu items for only $7.99 before 6pm.
Rib Crib-share a 4 meat combo, one side each. Both can eat for $12.00.
Save a Trip: you can purchase books of stamps from Walmart and Sam’s at the service desk.
Things to do this Summer
Quick Trip Center Water Park located at 41st & Riverside. It is Free and has multiple water features and a playground.
The Blue Hole (I think I got that right) is a lovely man-made waterhole to beat the summer heat—located in Pawnee take 412 W towards Stillwater then take Hwy 18 N. $2 admission, Slides, platforms and other kid friendly features.
Play date at ChuckECheese (for little ones) You can buy $10 worth of tokens (I think you get 30 tokens) my granddaughter mostly plays on the tunnel slide that is free, we can make 3 trips on the 30 tokens. Go to www.chuckecheese.com and get a coupon for 80 tokens for $12.50.(go before 1pm on Sat or you’ll be bombarded by birthday party kids.)
Donate to Help Others
Karen Cypert is collecting gently used children’s books to donate to the Sand Springs Community Service Center, if you have any please drop them off to me. You can contact me at info@isabugbooks.com. or reply to this blog.
Donate to your local food pantry. I normally buy something from Sam’s each week then donate the items at the end of the month. If you don’t know of a food pantry, bring it to me and I’ll take it to the one in Sand Springs: they also take clothing.
Recycle unused prescription drugs thru Tulsa County Social Services Dept.
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