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One of my goals when starting this blog was to update somewhat consistently. Not Several times a day like some people do, but at least a couple times a week. Clearly, I've failed with this goal since it's now been awhile since my last update. I apologize to the two readers I think I have.

This past weekend, incase you didn't know, was Black Friday. And if you work in any form of retail, like I do, it was torture. While it may be one of the busiest and biggest money making days of the year for small and large businesses working in the stores is tough. Long lines, messy stores, and while black Friday is considered to be the kick off of the holiday shopping season not one person I dealt with had any holiday spirit.

Even if I hadn't worked a 13 hour shift managing my store, you would NOT have seen me waiting on any lines. Working in retail, it's my opinion that unless you're buying large electronics you're not getting that great of a deal, or any fabulous sales that you wouldn't see any other time of the year. Now like I said there are amazing sales on electronics and large appliences. The line for Sears was down the street at 3 am. A friend of mine got a washer, dryer, and dishwasher for under $900. I think that's a great deal.

So if you braved the lines I'm not sure whether to laugh at you or applaud your bravery.

Now, I'm excited for CyberMonday. Twitter is all a tweet right now about some of the deals that are starting tomorrow. I already got some great deals on amazon.com on some DVDs. One thing I've learned about amazon in the past months is that prices change really fast, so if you see a great deal you have to just go for it! I bought True Blood Season 1 for just $12 on Saturday. On Sunday the price had already gone up to $14.99. Okay, still a great deal. But, I was surprised to see how fast the price changed!!

ChaCha is a great website that tells you some stores and websites participating in CyberMonday. You can follow them on twitter @ChaCha I'm sure they'll be tweeting tonight and tomorrow about some great deals. Also you can click HERE for their link the CyberMonday guide.

I'm sure @NYCShopGuide will also tweet some great CyberMonday deals. I know I can always count on them to post sales and discount codes.

So those are my CyberMonday tips. Take advantage of them! You don't have to deal with lines or grouchy people. You can enjoy a glass of wine while you shop. Now that's my type of shopping experience.

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So part of being a new blogger is getting in the habit of actually updating on some sort of regular basis. Also having something interesting to actually update about.

Yesterday I made one of most exciting purchases I have in a long time. A reusable coffee filter for my Keurig Coffee Maker. Now this may not be exciting for some people, or you may not understand why this is so amazing. But let me tell you, it is the best thing ever. For a bit of Keurig education, the machines use these things called K-cups to brew the coffee. Each cup has enough grounds for one cup. Now you can buy the K-cups many places; Kohls and Bed Bath & Beyond for example sell the boxes of 18 cups for about $9.99. One of my favorite places to go for cups is CoffeeCow.com because they have a huge selection that you can't always find in the store.

Unfortunately for Keurig owners they don't make K-cup is popular types of coffee such as Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. With this reusable filter you can use whatever brand of coffee you want that may not be available to you in a k-cup. And for anyone who likes to be environmentally friendly you wont feel guilty for throwing away so much plastic.

The reviews on amazon.com are mixed, but let's be honest that's normal for any product. I plan on using mine tomorrow or this weekend, so I'll let you know how every thing turns out. In the mean time I'm still very excited about this. I realize I'm late to the party with this since it's been out since 2006, but oh well.

The reusable filters run for about $15-$20 depending on where you buy it. You can purchase it here at amazon.com for about $15 plus shipping. I bought my at Bed Bath & Beyond for $17. So no matter where you buy it it should even out to be the same.

So go, drink some coffee. I know I am.