Helloooooo, my friends! Welcome to the Love is in the Air Blog Hop hosted by Under the Covers! Make yourselves comfortable. I have rum punch, cinnamon hearts, and freshly baked peanut butter cookies waiting for you. If you're allergic to peanuts, coming within five miles of this blog is probably a bad idea.
Valentine's Day...Is anyone else visibly shuddering? For single women, the date is like a giant neon flashing billboard sign of a reminder that you're dateless, you probably won't be getting any flowers or chocolate unless you buy them for yourself, and you probably won't be getting...well, any. ;) So slip into those stretchy sweats and settle in for a night of sappy chick flicks, you pathetic loser, you.
Okay, maybe it's not that bad. And this year, oddly enough, I'm not exactly single. There's a certain fella in my life who may or may not recognize this date as a reason to celebrate our not single-ness. But I'm kind of hoping he doesn't. Because I think people are celebrating (or not celebrating) for the wrong reasons. Valentine's Day shouldn't just be about romantic love. It should be about love in general. About spreading love. Telling someone you appreciate them for all that they are. Love your friends. Love your family. Love your pets! And if there's a someone in your life who you wish would just wake up and notice you...well, use this day as a reason to make your move. Tell them how you feel. Write them a note. Plant a big, fat smooch on them. If they look at you like you've grown a second head, tell them I told you to do it.
Often we find love when we least expect it. The same is true for my hero and heroine in my latest release, CHEAPSKATES IN LOVE.
Here's the blurb:
It’s couples' skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.
At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?
At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?
FIVE lucky entrants will win an e-copy of this quirky, comical tale! To be eligible, tell me about the cheapest thing you've ever done. Be sure to leave your name and contact information in your comment! Thanks so much for stopping by! Take some time to visit the other participating blogs below! :)
Love is in the Air Blog Hop 2013
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Laurie! :)
DeleteCheapest thing I've ever done? I've done plenty hee hee
ReplyDeleteI take extra napkins from fast food places and use them at home. I also take those extra ketchup packs. They're handy.
Ok I admit it. I've regifted a gift. I will never admit which ones they were but everyone should know that they went to a good new home. LOL
Good luck in the blog hop.
I love your cheapskatedness...is that a word? It is now! :D I've regifted before too. Sometimes it just needs to be done, and usually I can pull it off without a hitch. Thanks for stopping by, Michelle!
DeleteGreat post! I'm cheap in dozens of crazy little ways. I don't know how I'd begin to pick one. No need to enter me - loved Cheapskates in Love. This story was a hoot!
ReplyDeleteSo you're...cheaper by the dozen? *giggles* I crack myself up. Thanks so much for saying so, Margaret! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it!
Deletei've regifted gifts several times... Really cheap, right??!! And always take with me free pens and other stuff when I'm somewhere they have such stuff. Not to mention the sugar, salt and other things on flights. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletetessa (dot) bamberg (at) kolumbus (dot) fi
*gasp* You're horrible! lol, just kidding. I've regifted quite a few times myself too. I'm always taking little mini ketchup packets from restaurants or those tiny jam and pb containers at breakfast places. :D Thanks so much for entering, Tessa!
Deletei am great for regifting, looking for sales on things i need and entering contests for free stuff. with being out of work every penny counts
ReplyDeleteparisfan_ca@yahoo.com
Hi, Laurie! You mean like this contest here? lol. Well, I hope you win! ;) Regifting seems like a popular trend. Now I don't feel so guilty. Thanks for entering!
Deleteyep exactly! lol..when i lost my job i couldn't buy books like i use to :((
Deleteand glad you don't feel so guilty about re gifting...it saves on figuring out what to do w/ said gift
Aww, I'm sorry you lost your job. Good thing there are so many book contests happening. I think you'll have a great shot at winning this one! :)
DeleteI've picked up random cans and bottles on the street to recycle, and if I see a newspaper on a park bench, I'll take it to read...
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(dot)com
Hee! Nothing wrong with free reading material! ;) Thanks for entering!
DeleteI have regifted and when single and poor, I became doggie bag queen and I would get extra ketchup packs and free samples.
ReplyDeletesusanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com
Ha! I love reading about all you cheapskates. ;) Thanks for sharing, Susan! You're now entered in the contest!
DeleteI usually ask for extra ketchup at food places and then use that at home (life of a student)
Deletexo_veronica16[at]hotmail[dot]com
Well, as a fellow lover of ketchup, I'm a firm believer in hoarding the delicious condiment. I put ketchup on my ketchup. ;) Thanks for entering, Veronica!
DeleteIn my younger days I'd ride in the trunk of a car to get into the drive in movie for free. What kid didn't, right?
ReplyDeleteValclarizio@yahoo.com
LOL! I've heard of people doing that. Sad to say I've never tried it. However, my family has been known to get the 2 for 1 deal at the movie theatre. We pay for one and stay for two. :D Thanks for visiting, Val!
DeleteI guess doing nothing would be the cheapest, I have ever done. =)
ReplyDeleteMary
Wow, I didn't realize how cheap doing nothing is. You don't have to pay for anything when you're doing nothing. lol. Thanks for commenting, Mary!
DeleteI loved reading everyone's answers! I have to admit to qite a few of those from above...Condiments/napkins always find their way into my purse. Coupons-although I am NOT an extreme couponer. My middle child earns his allowence by returning bottles & cans. Yes, I too have regifted. I have taken the kids (I have 4)to all u can eat buffets and let them "have at it"!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great giveaway!
LOL! I've enjoyed reading all the answers too, Kerry! Yours included! I'm cracking up at your kids and the buffet. That's actually quite ingenious. One good buffet meal and you're set for the day. lol. My pleasure for the giveaway! Best of luck. :)
DeleteI traveled to Europe and was dedicated to not spending any money on housing. So, I used Couchsurfing.org and it turned out to be awesome for other reasons. We stayed with some really awesome people!
ReplyDeletemestith (at) gmail (dot) com
Ooh, I love the sound of that! I think that would be a really great idea for a story. Maybe while couchsurfing a girl could meet the man of her dreams. ;) Thanks for commenting, Meghan!
DeleteI am a cheap girl at heart. My children frequently tell people how little I spend on things. I will only buy things if they are on sale and I will hunt a coupon or coupon code. I once bought $1,500 of groceries for $230.
ReplyDeleteplanterofhope at aol dot com
Ahh, the glory of coupons. I am forever impressed with people who manage to save so much on their grocery bills. If I save a couple bucks I'm happy. Kudos to you! Thanks for stopping by, Carla! :)
Deleteuse coupons
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
Coupons are key to being a cheapskate, for sure! Thanks for entering! :)
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