I’m of the general opinion that I will know when someone owes me money and I’ll chase them until they pay me. But, recently, I got a strange letter in the mail. Some random law firm in California said that I had $2300 in unclaimed wages from my old employer in California from 2000. Stupidly, I filled out their form and said, “Yes, please go get that money for me and I’ll pay you 10% for your services.” I did this BEFORE doing any research (because I had a toddler hanging on my back).
Then, I realized that every state has an online search to find any unclaimed property that may be hanging out there. Just put in your name and bingo—yep, there is money out there that the state wants to give me. (I shouldn’t complain about forking over the 10% to this particular firm that found me. They at least alerted me that there unclaimed property out there…money that I did not know existed!)
So, then I got to thinking and started searching in every state I’ve lived in under other names. No dice. But, I did find a few hundred dollars in unclaimed money for my father. Nice, huh?
So, take a little google stroll and search “Unclaimed Property Search + “Name of your state” ” and then search under your name. Who knows…maybe you have some moolah out there! Who knew?
I’ve said before that I’m not a great house cleaner. As much as I love Martha, I am incapable of channeling her. But, I do like to PUT AWAY stuff. The floor might be covered in crumbs, but I hate stacks of stuff. Even when they are staring at me and mocking me.
Now, I love reading Flylady every now and then, but I’ve never gotten hooked. Maybe I’ll try subscribing to her site to get motivated on the home front. But, I do have a secret muse.
Ingrid Bergman is my cleaning muse. I once heard Isabella Rossellini, Ingrid Berman’s daughter, interviewed. She was talking about her mom and how she was sort of a clean freak. Not in the Bree Desperate Housewives sort of way. But, she thought that every time you left a room that you should take something with you and put it up. That you don’t have to do major cleaning if you do a little bit at a time every time you move around.
I have really no idea why that has stuck with me for like ten years. But, when I’m getting overwhelmed by clutter, I chant “Ingrid Bergman” to get motivated to start toting things from room to room as I go through the day.
Ingrid Bergman is my girl this past week. House is staying a bit more clutter free than usual.
Image is uncredited photo from Wikipedia.
First off…I’m not receiving any type of compensation for this post. But, I SHOULD be. I’m just reminding everyone that Nordsrom’s big sale is coming up on the July 17th. If you have a Nordstrom card, you can pre-shop the sale now and get the lower prices. I happened to find out about this when I went in for my most recent bra fitting and bra shopping.
I don’t about anyone else, but I’ve had to get refitted at least every 8 weeks since I had my son, Ty. My rib cage expanded so much when I was pregnant and then I swear I’ve actually changed sizes AND shapes continuously after nursing for 15 months, then the post-nursing reversal and most recently losing weight. I have bras in so every different size and style!
Some of my friends think I’m crazy because they think Nordstrom’s too expensive. Here is why I buy all of my lingerie there. First, they have excellent salesladies. They listen very carefully to exactly what I’m looking for (full support, no demi-cup action, and I like the girls UP) and they haven’t laughed when I’ve said it. Without trying on 60 bras (which I usually do at other stores), I can try on the 5 or 6 bras they bring me and always get 2-3 good ones (even though I usually buy one). Also, they always seem to have my size. I can’t say that about the other stores after I try on 30 different bras.
Here’s the best. Nordstrom will PRICE MATCH. If you find something at a lower price somewhere else, they’ll price match it. This is good because I like using my Nordstrom card to get the cash refunds back. I’m new to being aggressive on price matching, but I’ve been asking more and more stores lately. Who knew?
Again, I am not paid for this blog post by Nordstrom, but I’m thinking they should send me SOMETHING, right?