About a year ago I bought my first Sigg water bottle, and today I bought my second!

I bought my bottle a year ago to replace taking plastic bottles…but what I’ve ended up doing is taking my Sigg bottle and one plastic bottle. Turns out one wasn’t enough to get me through a day, so with this second one I should be plastic bottle free (and save money)!

Right now Sigg is having some really good deals. I got an email with a $5 off coupon. The coupon is SIGGEARTH. Only requirement is you spend $20, which is easy because the smaller bottles (20 oz) are $21.99 and the bigger bottles (1 L) are $24.99. In addition to the $5 off, they’re also having free shipping on orders over $50. The cheapest shipping I see on one bottle is $9 via USPS Priority…so even with $5 off you’re looking at about $25 for a small bottle.

I’d been meaning to get Stacie one, so this was a good opportunity to pick up a couple bottles, get $5 off, and free shipping! Here’s what we got:

The butterfly one is for Stacie, and she liked it because it came with the sport top. The “kit” is cool because you get a lunch box, bag, and a small bottle for only $35. The box and bottle only are over $50 separate. I like the bottle, but I got a screw top to go with it. It helped us go over the $50 minimum, and Stacie can use the lunchbox!

The one thing I’m a little disappointed in is that you can’t pick your top anymore. When I bought my first bottle, after you added the bottle to your cart they asked you what top you wanted. Now it appears you’re stuck with whatever is pictured (which I guess could be good or bad).

If you take plastic water bottles to work everyday, eventually this will save you money, AND you will look super cool. My bottle I’ve had a year has one little dent where I dropped it, but it’s doing great. If you’re looking to get two bottles and go over $50, I recommend the cleaning brush. It’s a little pricey, but I got one and it should last a very long time. You can visit them at www.mysigg.com.

A Feast for Crows is almost here. After placing my order back on May 31st, the book is only a day or two away. It was originally slated to come out in July, but was pushed back until a few days ago. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for USPS to move the darned the thing to my house.

I started the Song of Fire and Ice series back in January, at which point the first 3 books had been released. I really feel for the people that have been with this series from the beginning. I only had to wait since May for book 4, but some people have been waiting FIVE years. I’ve seen mixed reviews of book 4, but I think it’s understandable. The book was creeping over 1300 pages, so Martin decided to split the book into two volumes. This means half the characters are not even addressed in Crows. The good news is that book 5 should be out in a much more timely manner, since it is mostly written.

Now if only I had enough time to read it when it finally gets here.