Celebrate Inauguration Day: Coffee, Doughnuts and a Newspaper

While Election Day had its fair share of freebies, there are more to enjoy on Inauguration Day. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts "Celebrates the Freedom of Choice" with a free doughnut at all stores nationwide.

In support of President Obama's plan to encourage increased community service, Starbucks will provide a free tall brewed coffee to those who pledge at least five hours of service, as part of their "I'm In" campaign. Make your pledge between January 21st and January 25th. Free coffee for a great cause!

As I suggested the day after the election, now is the time to plan ahead and save newspapers from this historic day! Remember, they sell out early in the day, so don't be disappointed (right, Robin?). Grab your newspaper before the coffee and doughnut!

History in the Making!

After one of the longest running campaigns that I can recall, we now have a new president-elect. Regardless of your political beliefs, this was an historical event for the United States.

For those college students reading my blog, I imagine you had the luxury of spending election night attending a well planned event on campus, surrounded by thousands of your "closest" friends! Lucky you. The energy must have been amazing. Personally, my kids, who both attend a university in the Boston area, were similarly participating in a school wide event. We kept in touch throughout the evening with text messages, instant messages, and phone calls. And when the election was ultimately decided, my kids happened to be together, and called home. I can only imagine how many cell phones were in use at that moment! All of us will always remember where we were and who we were with when history was made, and share those memories for years to come.

Here's my tip for today. Before the supplies run out, head out early and purchase your local newspaper, as a memento from this election. I suggested to my kids that they pick up the Boston Globe, while I ran out early to buy extra copies of the New York Times.

Freebies on Election Day

After a long time in the thinking stage, it is time to get this blog going. So I ask, if a mom blogs on the web, will anyone find her? Will anyone listen?

Special thanks to Sarah, Dan, Mary and Marc who participated in an extremely "scientific poll" to choose the name for this blog.

The concept for this blog developed in recent years when my kids, their friends, and my friends' kids headed off to college. While many were so well prepared to live independently, there were inevitably some questions that would arise: the how-to's of laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning; the best way to find a bargain in airfare, train fare, theatre tickets, restaurants, books, toiletries; and numerous other topics. There's plenty to chat about.

Tomorrow is our long awaited election. By now, I hope that those of you who are of voting age have long since registered to vote, intend to vote locally or have mailed your absentee ballots. For most college students, this is more than likely your first election. History in the making.

To celebrate Election Day and for exercising your right to vote, there are a few freebies that you can enjoy on November 4th:
Ben and Jerry's, from 5 to 8 pm will be offering a free single scoop of ice cream.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering free star shaped patriotic donuts to all customers who present an "I Voted" sticker.
And similarly, head to your local Starbucks, tell them you voted and they'll give you a free tall (12 oz) cup of coffee.
But most importantly, remember to get out and vote in this extremely important election!

I hope you'll come back soon!