What works for you?

Oye am I wishing that tomorrow morning I will wake up and not have sinus pressure that is painfull....

I've tried all my ussual:

Heat wrap with Essential Eucalyptus Oil on it on my face.... 

Lots of use of the Neti Pot With Salt Packets...

Lots of water...

And this morning I gave up and took some meds for it...

Hoping it goes away soon!

:-(

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Re- using! and a bit of self promoting! :-D

Alittle over a week ago I was going thru my coupons, cutting, sorting, and trying to get back into it again... (It had been awhile since I had done anything with coupons! Sad I KNOW!)

Anyways, as I was putting coupons in my purse coupon holder I sadly realized it was falling to pieces! :-( I guess it shows that I DO use it, but now I needed a new one. Sigh... not that it was to bad, I could now get a COOL covered one off esty I thought! :-D   But then I started thinking about it... what if.... hmmm... my brain was turning!

I went looking in my material box to see if I had some scaps of material left over from any of my recent projects that I could use to cover my broken organizer! Oh the possibilities! Would my heavy duty machine be able to handle it? Would it work again since my coupons were falling out the bottom? Would it be like new????

So I set about cutting, trying to figure out the best way to do it...

and WAL-LA!

It turned out awesome! It's no longer losing my coupons, looks awesomely CHIC, and I didnt have to spend anything to redo it! How cool is THAT!

So, if your intrested, you can now check out my handmade Chic Grocery Coupon Organizer Holder Files that I have listed on Etsy!

Oh the possibilities!!!!!
:-D

It totaly Works for ME! Share

Some cute clothes for my little guy!

I just had to share these little outfits for my little guy with you! SO ADORABLE aren't they!

They sets from Gymboree and yes, original price on them is CRAZY! But I spent a fraction of the cost on them! And I did some research and plan on getting back ATLEAST 90% of the cost I paid or more from selling them on ebay once he grows out of them!

This cute Monkey set after tax retails for $44.92
I paid $9.88 total for it. :-) And will easy get
$10-$15 for it on Ebay!


This outfit is TO CUTE! :-D I love the button up
shirt and short look. sigh...
It retailed for total after tax $54.87
I paid $11.17 total for it. Crazy eh!


I just love little boys clothes! To Cute! Share

Exercising for dummies.... or rather the lazy!

A weird random question for Mom's who are preg or have had a kid....

What's your favourite exercise system/program while pregnant that does some good but
is not alot of work! LOL :-D

Hoping my pool is opening soon.... Share

Cloth Diapers!

A few weeks ago I had put out a post about needing some help with info on Cloth Diapers. Well you all sure stepped in and helped me to decide what kind of diaper I wanted to use on our little ones bum! :-D

I settled for the FuzziBunz as I really like all the features on them. I had been leaning towards BumGenuis till I saw a video on youtube on how the "one size" diaper actually work. And they seemed like a HUGE pad of diaper for a little one. The snaps on them just snap to make it smaller but leave a very bulky padding on the kiddo that I didn't like.

The FuzziBunz diaper was the most like what I was looking for in a cloth diaper. It has adjustable elastic legs for a tighter fitting instead of all the snaps and adjusts for a 7-35 lbs baby. The outside of the diapers feel SO NICE! No plastic yucky feel! They have a nice pocket for the inserts and a fleece protector to keep the baby from gettin rashes from being wet.



I ended up being able to order the first two diapers thru Amazon.com for VERY cheap. I had some gift cards saved up from Swagbucks.com and with a rebate for signing up with Amazon.com I ended up spending a grand total of $2.77 for the two diapers! Not bad considering they are $18.99 normally plus shipping! I am saving up more gift cards to be able to get my set of diapers thru swagbucks.com Gotta love that site!



I LOVE them! They are SO CUTE! And were just like they described on the site. I am happy with my choice of diaper for baby.

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Putting up Meat

Last week when I went grocery shopping I FINALLY found some good deals on meat! I was SO HAPPY! In months I hadn't had great deals on any type of meat and when your not eating a ton of it that's all fine and dandy but when out diet changed and we eat a Meat, Whole Grain, and Veggie and or Fruit for dinner... kinda makes it expensive to buy that much meat!

Here's a run down of what I bought that was on a good sale:
2 Family packages of Fajita Chicken meat for $1.00 a lb = 9 lbs total
3 Family packages of Split Chicken Breast for $0.88 a lb = 13 1/2 lbs total

It came out to about 22 1/2 lbs of meat. But they all came in family packages which we won't use in one sitting.
So I split the Fajita meat right away into reg meal size which made about 5 bags of meat.
I froze the chicken breasts for later as they were already frozen solid and I was to tired to deal with it that night. :-)



So today I had set them out and finally got around to boiling it and putting it all away for meals later. I cooked up 2 of the packages of chicken breasts and just split the other package up for other meals with whole chicken breasts. I got 6 bags of 2 cups ea. of the chicken and 7 bags of chicken broth.

Will be nice later to pull already cooked meat out of the freezer! And a nice bonus that I got 13 meals out of all that meat! And even better? It will cost about $1.60 EACH meal for meat! I'm happy! :-D Share

Works for Me! My Kitchen

This week the WFMW is geared towards the kitchen and called



"The Kitchen Organization Edition".

Which thrills me to my toes! :-D
I got all mine sparkly clean yesterday so this is PERFECT timing!

Here are my great tips!

• Keep it Simple ~ If you keep your kitchen simple and the counters uncluttered then you will tend to keep them that way. Nothing drives me crazy like my counters filled with everything so I can't cook. Having all your gadgets out sometimes just makes your kitchen seem much smaller. So maybe put the few that you use the least in a cabinet or in the pantry on a top or bottom shelf to pull out when you use.




• Keep the dishwasher EMPTY before you cook. If you start your dinner by unloading the dishwasher then you will have space to load it as you cook and get items dirty. And when your done with dinner you can put your dishes from the table in and WALA a CLEAN kitchen.




• Have a basket or ONE place to organize your items that usually stack up on the counter as in bills, notes, mail, things to bring to people, pens, paper, ect... I have an organizer that I bought of Esty for a good price that has really come in handy for me.

  
  

• Organize your pantry when you load grocery's into it. When you go to cook you will be able to find items MUCH easier AND you will know what you have and don't when its time to go shopping. I can take a quick glance in my pantry after I make my menu for 2 weeks and know instantly what I need to get. A great time saver for sure.




• Make a list of what you need to clean each day in your kitchen, every other day, and once a week. Once you get the hang of doing it in the cycle you will do it as a habit. Like your microwave in and out and the oven door; put it on your list to clean once a week so you remember to do it. And so when it comes time to someone else at your house cooking food in your micro they don't run for the door because the stuff in there! :-D

Hope this helps anyone who needs it!

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What doesn't work for me....

My brain is on slow mode with the cold I have so I came up with this random post of things I have found that don't work for me! In no particular order seeing as I don't think my brain could handle that right now! So here's a little more info about me that you might of or might not of known!

What doesn't work for me:

• letting my house go dirty for more than 2 days... just drives me batty!
• going to bed late, I just sleep in to late!
• going without carbs
• washing laundry and hanging it up right away! I forget to! I would rather Iron!
• going without coffee in the morning! :-)
• going to the store or town without my coupon book! a MUST HAVE!
• seeing a friend with a baby and not holding it!
• passing up a foot rub!
• making homemade cards
• exercising daily! sigh
• passing up a really good free item!

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HELP ME

I have ants AGAIN, only this time the have come back with a vengeance!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up yesterday to ants in my kitchen.... and not just a few... ALOT!

Before I had them in my entry way and it was not alot of them... I would vacuum them up,
put vinegar down, and then put dish soap on the outside where they where coming in. And it stopped them! But not this seems not to be working for my kitchen. It seems that the ant mound
that has made its way into my house from a different place is a determined colony!!!!

I think I might have to resort to putting a chemical around my house that will kill them and keep them from even THINKING of entering.... but hope to not have to resort to that.. the smell and all... blah... And my hubby is gone for a few days so he is not home to do it and I don't think I should get into that stuff myself. EWE.

So, does anyone have any AWESOMELY GOOD ANT killing thoughts? :-)

Cries for help before ants decide to completely invade my home!!!!!!!!!!!

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Leave Your Link!

I thought it would be fun to have my readers, and if your just dropping by too, leave me a link or to for me to check out!

I read a good 10 blogs faithfully right now but am looking to expand just a little with a few blogs or sites to start reading with good info on anything from Godly young women staying at home, starting families, raising children, older teaching the younger, good healthy living including weight loss, and such.... the list could go on but I'm sure you will all give me plenty to look at! :-)

It can be your blog or COURSE! or someone you have come across over time and would like to recommend me to them!

Bring them ON ladies!

:-)

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Celebrating 30 Delicious Years

Yum Yum Yum!

I just found out that the Cheesecake Factory will be celebrating on July 30, 2008, National Cheesecake Day and it's 30th anniversary, and in honor of that they will be having more than
30 varieties of cheesecake for only $1.50 per slice!

Can we say OH NUM!!!



I love cheesecake!



Read the news here.
Thanks eveyone for the details on this! Share

Cleaning the Kitchen....

OYE, after days of not being home and having SO MUCH to do, your house can

tend to be a wreck..... and look well lived in! :-D

Well I managed to do one thing and that was get my spice cabinet cleaned and

put into my nice new little spice holder! Looks much better and now I can FIND

things!

Oh and that dish I made for Monday was SO GOOD!!!

You HAVE to try it! Easy and delicious for SURE!

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Where can you print coupons!

I get this ALL the time from people who just want to know where they can print coupons! Awesome question! Here is a list of links to places you can find them at.

Betty Crocker

Boodle.com

CoolSavings.com

Coupon Bar

Coupon Loop

Coupon, Inc.

Coupons.com

Eat Better America

Red Plum

Smart Source

Target Coupons

Taylortown Coupons Share

Fun things to make at home for kids!

Here’s a recipe for Blue Goo.

IMPORTANT: Blue Goo is to play with, not to eat.

1. Mix together 2 tablespoons of white glue and 2 tablespoons of water in a paper cup.

2. In another paper cup, mix together ten drops of blue food coloring, 1/4 cup of water, and 3/4

teaspoon of borax laundry detergent.

3. Add 2 tablespoons of the borax mixture to the glue mixture and stir well.

4. Have fun playing with your Blue Goo. Store it in an airtight container.
To avoid stains, be careful not to let blue goo touch furniture, carpet, or clothing.

Kool-Aid® Play Dough for kids who eat everything!!!
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid® in a medium pot. Add water and oil. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove. Knead until smooth. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate

Original Fingerpaint
Ingredients
1/2 cup cornstarch

3 Tbsp. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

2 cups cold waterfood coloring

Directions
In a medium pan, mix all the ingredients together to make the finger paint. Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes. Keep stirring the finger paint mixture until it is smooth and thick. After the finger paint has thickened take the pan off the stove and let the mixture cool.
After cooling, divide the finger paint into storage containers depending on how many colors you would like. Add a few drops of food coloring to each container. Stir the coloring in to the paint to determine the shade of color. You're ready to finger paint! Cover tightly when storing.

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FREE Frutista Freeze @ Taco Bell!!!

Yah for Free drinks!

Today I am headed out to go dl all my grocery shopping and I'm takin along my coupon for a FREE Frutista Freeze from Taco Bell!
Its a free drink with ANY purchase! So you can buy something off the value menu as low as .79 and get a free freeze!!!!!

You can get up to 6 coupons from one computer!
To get them go HERE, HERE, and HERE !!!

Take the WHOLE family out for Free drinks and tacos!
That SURE WFMW!!! Share

What I should be doing....

Don't laugh to hard......
I was just going thru lots and lots of past posts (when I should be off doing other things?) and figured I would post some of the highlighting one, the oh so interesting, and the shining moments of this blog..... but oh for good posts to laugh at!

#9 Our first Christmas - As a married couple and out first tradition!

#8 We moved - I LOVE MY HOME!

#7 THE CREEPY GECKO - where I have a run in with a creepy gecko in the dark

#6 My coupon binder - Becuase if you know me... you know that I am a neat/a bit organized freak!

#5 Elbow Mitts - Why I have burns all up my arms.

#4 I'm a CVS Addicted - say it over and over...

#3 How much I love my husband - ok I love him more than this but its just a small picture....

#2 Tuna.... - How I scored 220 cans of tuna for only about $20.00! lol I still have tuna....

AND

#1 RAT - who ate anything he could get his tiny paws on... we left him behind with a new owner... LOL poor girl who moved in next! We never did catch him..... Share

Cappuccino Punch

My sisinlaw had found this oh so yummy cant get enough drink for my bridal shower over a year ago and I LOVED it! Well I made it for another girls bridal shower the other day and thought I would post the recipe for all to enjoy since people loved it so much!

Cappuccino Punch

½ cup Sugar
¼ cut instant coffee granules
1 cup boiling water
2 quarts milk
1 quart vanilla Ice cream, softened
1 quart chocolate Ice cream, softened

In a small bowl, combine sugar and coffee. Stir in boiling water until dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, pour coffee mixture into a 1-gallon punch bowl. Stir in milk. Add scoops of ice cream. Stir until melted.
Makes about 1 gallon.

To mix it up alittle we add a little vanilla too, and chocolate syrup! Num-O!

This WFMW!

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Sparkling Clean

I HATE wakin up to a dirty kitchen... but sadly more often than no I end up saying... oh fiddle dee I will do them in the morning!

And I dont get around to them till mid afternoon the next day! Who wants to wake up to a sink full of dishes. Urgh!

So I make it a point now to MAKE sure I TRY to clean it before I go to bed...

A few things that help me?

-Make sure the dishwasher is empty before dinner becuase it is SO much easier to load dirty dishes right into it after making a whole meal and then eating it! If its empty I dont have to drag my feet to do it to put in the dishes.

-Wash/Put in dish washer as I go about makin the meal. If I do this I dont feel like I have to spend a long time after dinner trying to clean up! Just got to put away the plates we ate off and put the food away!

-Think about how nice it will be if the kitchen is clean before I go to be to wake up to a clean one!

-JUST GET IT DONE! I think we groan and groan about such little things and think of it this way... we waste time groaning and we could of already had it done and be on to something else by now!

I love this from this article on Do's and MUSTS on keeping a clean kitchen from Clean Home Journal.

Daily MUST-DOs
Wipe down counters

Keep clean as you cook

Inspect fridge

Wipe off stove and oven top

Empty trash

Sweep floor

Weekly SHOULDS

Clean small appliances.

Desmudge surfaces

Mop floors

Wash garbage cans

Monthly OUGHTAS

Deep clean the oven and stove

Deep-clean fridge and freezer

Purge and clean cabinets

Deodorize dishwasher

Free up drains

Shine up kitchen floor

Just a few tips to help keep your kitchen clean and sparkly!

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What to do...

I am heading out of town next week for a week to see my newborn nephew and I am wondering what I should do for food for my hubby. YES, he is VERY capable of getting his own food but I am wanting to cook a few things and have meals ready for him so he dosnt have to eat fast food. But I am at a loss to of what to do. I would rather not freeze things but just use fridge as he's not crazy how frozen foods heat up when reheating.
What have you done for preparing to be gone for awhile? What works for you?
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The other day I went thru my winter clothes and got rid of a whole bunch of stuff that
no longer fit me and got rid of it. I found at Ross some Handy Closet organizers for pretty cheap that hang on your rod and got to the floor. They fit my sweaters just great! Instead of being crammed into my dresser which still holds alot of summer type clothes becuase of the weather here.
It looks nice and organzied and I was very happy. Makes them easier to find and keeps everything neat. Some may call me over organized but I call it a happy life. :-) I dont feel like I live in chaios if things are put away in a nice way. Just makes me happy. And I am trying to be better and better about it as someday I know I wont have the time to be so organized so if its engraned into my brain I know it will last. :-D
This works for me!
How did you get ready for the winter season? ( although its not quite the winter feeling here yet I'm TRYING to bring it in!!!) Share