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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Friday Night at the Movies – The Weight of a Nation “Nashville Takes Action”

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A big thanks to reader Lisa who recommenced The Weight of the Nation, “Nashville Takes Action:  A City Battles Obesity“.  It is a several part series done by HBO.  This episode is about what the city is doing to battle the obesity crisis.  It highlights people and city programs that are striving to combat the epidemic.  I don’t know about you, but I love these documentaries.  I always feel so motivated to make little changes in my own family’s eating and lifestyle–in the name of good health.

I found the full episode, so you can watch it right here for FREE.  {Yay!} or Amazon Prime Members can watch The Weight of the Nation, “Nashville Takes Action:  A City Battles Obesity”  for free HERE.

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Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it.  Did you love it? Hate it? Can’t wait to watch it over and over?

Looking for more movies?

Check out the full list of my Friday Night at the Movies Selections or click on over & look at all the movies on Amazon Instant Video. There are a ton of videos to choose from that will cost you absolutely nothing {nada, zilch, free-o} with Amazon Prime; like thousands of regular movies & TV shows & hundreds of documentaries {Wahoo!}. Get all the details HERE!

Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,

~Mavis

 

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Friday Night at the Movies – In Search of Beethoven

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Tonight The Girl and I are going to watch In Search of Beethoven.  It’s a documentary about the life of Beethoven, and how his work relates to modern day music.  I love watching anything that shows people who are truly gifted in their element.  It always leaves me inspired to be better, but since I only play the tambourine {and by play, I mean, I bought one at a garage sale this year} I think I will just settle for watching this one in awe.

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Amazon Prime Members can watch In Search of Beethoven for free.

Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it.  Did you love it? Hate it? Can’t wait to watch it over and over?

Looking for more movies?

Check out the full list of my Friday Night at the Movies Selections or click on over & look at all the movies on Amazon Instant Video. There are a ton of videos to choose from that will cost you absolutely nothing {nada, zilch, free-o} with Amazon Prime; like thousands of regular movies & TV shows & hundreds of documentaries {Wahoo!}. Get all the details HERE!

Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,

~Mavis

 

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Fire Alarm Goes Off in Mavis’ Hotel Room

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As I mentioned a little a awhile ago in this mornings edition of Mornings with Mavis, I was in San Francisco, California over the weekend for a gardening conference. My buddy Harriet and online boyfriend Ryan from Botanical Interests was there, as well as about 75 other garden enthusiasts.

After taking a photography class and touring 5 gardens yesterday, Harriet and I got back to our hotel room late and were getting ready to go to sleep when the fire alarm went off.

I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve been in a hotel and a fire alarm has gone off {too many!} but this was Harriet’s first “emergency”experience so she was a little freaked out. Me? Not so much.

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I think over the past 3 days, I’ve gotten a combined 10 hours of sleep. So to say I was a little out of it when this video was made, would be the understatement of the year.

My life is crazy. I can’t sit still. I drink too much tea and I don’t get enough sleep.

But you know what? I can sleep when I’m 80.

Life is what you make it.

So get out there and have some fun.

Even if it does mean you’ll end up forgetting to put your bra on before walking down 8 flights of stairs, and then talking to strangers in the street.

~Mavis

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Friday Night at the Movies – Somewhere Between

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Tonight the Girl and I are watching Somewhere Between.  It is a documentary that follows several girls who’ve been adopted from China, as a result of the one child per family laws China enacted in 1979.  It is supposed to be very moving look into the girls’ and families’ lives.  I’m kind of excited to watch it with my own daughter.

Somewhere Between is available on Amazon Instant Video.

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Have you seen it?  What did you think?

Happy Friday!

Mavis

 

 

 

 

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