Ashley, Author at Embracing Beauty

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January 1, 2010 by Ashley Leave a Comment

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One Resolution

January 1, 2010 by Ashley Leave a Comment

“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: to rise above the little things.” – John Burroughs

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I’m going to need a little help on this one…

December 29, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

For almost a year this site has seen my ideas about beauty, family, relationships, money, and my faith in God but now I’m going to get a little more up close and personal.

I want to tell you about my grandmother’s struggle for her life and the financial mess that is left behind.

November of 2004, Jewell underwent open-heart surgery to replace her mitral heart valve. 5 years later, the doctors have discovered that she has Mitral Valve Regurgitation which means that her heart valve was nearly detached, infected, and causing numerous other problems. She underwent surgery at Cleveland Clinic on Monday, November 22, 2009.

Numerous doctors straight out refused to do the surgery because they didn’t think her survival rate was high enough to risk it. The longest that any doctor gave her to live without the surgery was 3 months! The family was shocked, heart-broken, and lost looking for an answer.

Finally, one doctor was willing to do the surgery but we had to wait for him to come home from a conference he was speaking at. While we waited for the doctor’s return Jewell was in and out of the hospital with an infection, pneumonia, and even swine flu! Eventually Jewell was transported by ambulance to Cleveland Clinic to wait for the doctor’s next opening.

The day arrived when she was to go to surgery and we were all a wreck. Family from all over drove in to stay with her the day before and share what may have been our last moments with her. We had a good time laughing, sharing, and taking pictures (all of which we do each time we get together). The morning of the surgery was solemn as we all said our goodbyes and waited, waited, and waited for the results of the surgery.

Praise the Lord! Oh, praise the Lord! She made it through the surgery better than the doctor had expected. She has experienced a lot of highs and lows since the surgery but the doctors feel she is making good progress. The week before Christmas she was sent back to her hometown in WV to get further rehabilitation. She has been able to remove the trache months sooner than the doctors thought and she doesn’t need the speech therapy they thought she would need. Just this week the doctors have allowed her to start eating pureed foods and they’ve removed the feeding tube!

Why am I telling you this?

Jewell, is one of the strongest, amazing, most faithful women I know. She can beat this; with God’s healing and help, they can beat this! Buuuut, while she is unable to work her retired and barely mobile husband, Jim is left without enough income to stay warm, keep the lights on and keep fed. Donations of food and money have been given but not near enough. Jewell’s out of pocket medical bills are going to be outrageous! She (the family & donors) had to pay $1800 for the ambulance to drive her from Cleveland Clinic to the hospital in WV she is at for rehab. Why didn’t her insurance cover it? Because it wasn’t a necessary trip, they would have paid to drive her to a local re-hab center in Cleveland but they only paid the first 5 miles to drive her back to WV.

While Jewell was in Cleveland for those 2+ months family members took off work, took short-term disability, gave up all of their Christmas, a good bit of their savings to be there and help comfort her. Now, the family doesn’t have much more to give emotionally and nothing left financially.

This is where you come in, I would love to have something to give her from my blogging friends!

You can help out in three ways:

–Donations can be made. I’m looking for sponsors to help match the donations, so if your company or a company you know would be interested in that please have them email me.

-Cards are very much appreciated! Each card, flower arrangement, or gift she gets puts a smile on her face. Nothing fancy is required but if you feel led to write her a note of encouragement I would love for you to do so! (Address below)

-What we need mostly is prayer. To my knowledge, I know of several small towns and churches that are praying. Friends old and new, and complete strangers are praying. That’s exactly what we need. Pray for her to make it through. Pray for the family to remain strong. Pray for her to keep up with the difficult rehab. Pray for her husband to come to know the Lord and be strong during this trying time.

Cards & packages can be sent to:

Jewell Siders

PO Box 189

Tad, WV 25201

Regular updates on Jewell can be found at CaringBridge.org/visit/JewellSiders

Thank you for letting me share my burden and letting me lean on you during this time. I’m not as strong as she is.

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Save-a-Lot: Free P&G Coupon Book

December 29, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

Sign up to receive a $15 coupon book full of P&G coupons. These coupons are exclusively for Save-a-Lot. Your coupon booklet should arrive in 3-4 weeks.

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Yankee Candle Semi Annual Sale & Coupon

December 29, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

There are small jar candles for as low as $5.00.

You can also grab this printable coupon for $10.00 off a $25 purchase!

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Walgreens: $.25 Special K Cereal

December 29, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

Here is a great cereal scenarios at Walgreens!

Kellogg’s cereals are $1.50 each after Register Reward next week.

This scenario will help you get them for $.25 each or possibly FREE!

Buy 2 Boxes of Special K $5.00
Use BOGO Special K Coupon
Pay $2.50
Get $2.00 RR
$.50 for both or $.25 each

It gets even better if Special K Blueberry is included!

Use the $1.00/1 printable and it becomes FREE cereal + overage!

Also, the Smart Start Cereal is part of the deal –

Buy 2 $5.00
Use (2) $.75/1 printable coupons
Pay $3.50
Get Back $2.00
$.75 after RR and coupons

Enjoy the savings! : )

Thanks, Charlene

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Free Right@Home Coupon Booklet

December 29, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

You can j oin Right@Home for free! Right@Home is a website for SC Johnson’s products and they love to reward people with coupon books, printable coupons and free samples. If you sign up (and choose to receive their emails), you’ll be one of the first to find out about their new offers. SC Johnson loves to occasionally mail out gift packs to it’s members too! They send a new gift pack every few months (the last one was their Holiday Gift Pack). You do need to be a member in order to request the gift packs. If you’re a member or not you should definitely sign up now for your free coupon book with $35+ savings! Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.

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Huggies New 5 Point Code

December 28, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

Here’ 5 Free points to add to your Huggies’ Enjoy The Ride Rewards account. Also remember to save and enter the codes found on packages of Huggies wipes and diapers on the inside of the packaging or on the reverse side of wipes labels.

WHTZHNBDQFXKPGB (5 pts, expires 8/31/10)

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Walgreens Coupon Book for January

December 28, 2009 by Ashley Leave a Comment

January Coupon Book From Walgreens

The new coupon book from Walgreens can be picked up in store and includes over $400 in coupons! Below is a list of what is included (I hope not but I may have missed one or two when adding them to the list :).

$2 Off Walgreens Super Probiotic 30 ct or Fiber and Probiotic 1 B 120 ct
$1 Off Walgreens Daily Fiber & Probiotic 28 ct
$5 Off Colonaide 14 pack
$3 Off Women’s One Multivitamin 50 ct
$2 Off Walgreens A thru Z Cardio 60 ct
$3 Off Walgreens A thru Z Select 220 ct or Multivitamins 250 ct
$2 Off Walgreens Calcium Soft Chews 60 ct
$3 Off Walgreens Energy Booster 36 ct, One Daily Energy 18 ct, Calcium Creamies 75 ct or Finest Natural Glucosamine Chondroitin 30ct
$3 Off Walgreens Gold Seal D Vitamin 1000 mg 400 ct
$3 Off Posture-D Calcium 600 mg 60 ct
$3 Off NeoCell Super Collagen+C 120 ct
$3 Off Enzymatic Acidophilus Pearls 30 ct
$5 Off Ferro-Sequels 100 ct
$3 Off Slow-Mag 60 ct or Slow-FE 60 or 90 ct
$2 Off Slow-Niacin 500 or 750 mg 100 ct
$3 Off Bifera Iron Supplement 30 ct
$3 Off Blaine MagOx 400 Supplements 60 ct
$3 Off Garlique 60 ct
$3 Off Liverite Liver Aid 90 ct (includes 30 Free)
$20 Off Focus Factor 60 ct
$2 Off Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite or PreserVision Eye Care 50 to 240 ct
$5 Off Remifemin Menopaus Tablets 120 ct
$10 Off Extenze 30 tablets
$5 Off Libido-Max Liquid Gelcaps 75 ct
$2 Off Elations Cranberry Apple 6 ct 8 oz each
$1 Off Tums Dual Action 25 or 50 ct
$3 Off Cardiostat Omega-3 Fish Oil Softcaps 60 ct
$5 Off Ameal bp Capsules 60 ct
$5 Off Whole Body Cleanse Kit
$5 Off Evercleanse 3 Step Detoxifier System
$5 Off Finest Natural Glucosamine Chondroitin 180 or 240 ct
$3 Off Finest Natural Organics 30 or 60 ct
$3 Off Finest Natural Cranberry Chews 30 ct
$1 Off Sustenex 30 ct or Digestive Advantage 32 ct
$2 Off Phazyme 12 ct, Tagamet 30 ct or Gaviscon 100 ct
$4 Off Benefiber: 28 ct Stick Pack, 48 to 62 dose, 100 ct Chewable
$2 Off Gas-X Chewables or Softgels 48 to 72 ct
$1 Off Sea Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Chewing Gum 24 ct
$3 Off Sominex Maximum Strength 16 ct
$3 Off Vivarin Caffeine Alertness Aid 40 ct
$2 Off Chaser Plus 40 ct
$5 Off Sinus Buster Nasal Spray .68 oz
$3 Off Breathe Right Kids Nasal Strips 12 ct
$2 Off Coldcalm 60 ct or Oscillococcinum Natural Flu Relief 6 ct
$1 Off W Vitamin C or Organic Lip Balm .15 oz
$1 Off Chap Aid Original or Cherry Lip Balm 3 pack
$2 Off Genteal Eye Care
$2 Off Similasan Eye or Ear Drops
$5 Off At Home 12 Panel Drug Test
$5 Off Omron Hip Pedometer
$10 Off Walgreens Nicotine Gum 160 or 170 ct, Lozenges 108 ct 2mg or 4mg
$5 Off Walgreens Nicotine Patch 14 ct 7.14 or 21 mg, Gum 100 or 110 pack 2 or 4 mg, Lozenges 72 ct 2 or 4 mg
$.50 Off Walgreens Nutritional Drink 6 ct 8 oz each
$1 Off One Touch Ultra Soft Lancets 100 pack
$30 Off One Touch Ultra 2 Kit
$35 Off One Touch UltraSmart Kit
$15 Off Walgreens Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor
$20 Off Walgreens By Homedics Automatic Wrist or Ultra Deluxe Blood Pressure Monitor
$15 Off Walgreens Manual Inflate Blood Pressure Monitor
$5 Off Spectrum DHA Toddler Liquid 1.8 oz
$1 Off PediaSure 6 ct 8 oz each
$2 Off Humphreys Teething Strips 18 pack or Tablets 135 ct
$1 Off Little Tikes Baby Accessories
$1 Off Hyland’s Teething Tablets 125 ct
$5 Off Walgreens Certainty Underwear 28 to 40 ct
$3 Off RepHresh Pro-B 30 ct or Vaginal Gel 4 pack .18 oz each
$3 Off Schick Quattro Cartridges 8 ct
$3 Off (purchase of 2) Bic Razors Comfort 3 4 pack or Soleil 3 or 4 pack
$10 Off Norelco Razor 7310, 6940LC or HS8420
$1 Off Men’s Zone 6 Blade Razor System or Cartridges 4 pack
$5 Off Wahl Grooming Lithium Ion All In One, Groomsman Trimmer or 14 piece Styling Kit
$2 Off HerbaShine Hair Color
$3 Off L’Oreal Preference or Couleur Experte Hair Color
$5 Off LiceFree! Lice Treatment 2ct 4 oz
$10 Off Rogaine 3 pack 2% for women or 5% for men
$3 Off Revlon Age Defyling Foundation 1 oz or Concealer .04 oz
$3 Off Revlon Cream Gloss .04 oz
$2 Off W Skin Oil Treatment 4.2 oz
$10 Off Aquafresh White Trays 14 pack
$1 Off Diabeti-Derm Foot Rejuvenating Cream 4 oz or Multi-Betic Vitamins 60 ct
$.50 Off Dentemp One Step Filling Mix or Recapit Cement 1 gm
$3 Off Biotene Toothpaste 4.5 oz, Mouthwash 16 oz, Mouth Spray 1.5 oz or Oral Balance Dry Mouth Moisturizer 1.5 oz
$2 Off Rayovac Hearing Aid Battery 10, 13, 312 or 675 8 pack
$1 Off Russsell Stover Chocolate 11.5 or 12 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Life Savers 6.25 to 7.7 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Reese’s or Hershey’s Pieces 10 or 10.5 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Planters Trail Mix 6 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Cadbury, Hershey’s or Kit Kat Chocolate 2.5 to 4.5 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Lindt Lindor Truffles 5.1 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Hershey’s or Reese’s Sugar Free Candy 3 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) M&M’s Valentine’s Candy 12.6 oz
$1 Off (purchase of 2) Hershey’s or Reese’s Valentine’s Candy 8 or 8.5 oz
$5 Off Sandisk 4 GB SDHC Card
$2 Off W Photo 35mm Single-Use Camera with Flash 81 exp 3 pack