We were on our way out the other day to a party and I got Little Miss all dressed in her cute little sundress....then I went to put her shoes on, and guess what?? They do not fit!!! I have to tell you she has been growing like a weed on miracle grow!! Seriously... LOL LOL
So on our way to the party we decided to run into Payless (only shoe store en route) and see if we could find her a pair of white shoes to go with her little dress. We succeeded!! Payless currently is having their Buy 1 Get 1 Free Sale through 9/8. So we ended up getting her a pair of white shoes and a pair of slip on sneakers as well.
We ended up paying just $14.89 for both pair!!! I had a 20% off coupon that printed out of the coupon machine at checkout last time I was at ShopRite plus I was able to use the B1G1 Free promotion as well!! They took 20% off of the $12.99 pair of shoes....and I got the sneakers for just $4.50...(On sale for $9...then they took 1/2 off!)
Plus at the bottom of my receipt printed a $5 off $25 purchase coupon for next time!! I never knew you could use a coupon with the B1G1 Free promotion...luckily I asked!!
Never Miss another Payless sale... Sign up here . (Scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter your email address to join their email list.) Sometimes they email you coupons as well!!
No time to get to Payless...order online and spend $60 and shipping is FREE to your home!! And remember they offer free shipping to your local store for easy customer pick-up!!
As fall is approaching...so is cold season, unfortunately. So I decided to take an inventory of the medicines we have in the bathroom to make sure we are prepared if an illness arrives. Well...I am glad I decided to go through all the medicines.....as alot were empty boxes, and a bunch even expired!!! Here they are:
I actually found a bottle of cough medicine from 2006!! Yikes!!! I must remember to make this a more regular thing to do each and every year!! So in case it slipped your mind over the past year...or years in my case....just a friendly reminder :-)
Little Miss is way beyond formula now and I just recently received these checks in the mail. Does anyone use Enfamil Next Step? If so I have $22 worth of checks I would love to give to anyone who can use. It consists of (Five) $3.00 checks, (one) $4.00 check, and (one) $5.00 check. They expire 9-30-08 and 10-31-08.
Just leave a comment on this post (With your email address, please so I can contact you).......if I get more than one person interested Little Man will randomly pick a winner on Monday night, September 1st. I will put them in the mail on Tuesday to the winner!!
I know formula can be costly...feel free to spread the word!!
Not too much on sale at CVS this week that I needed. I am pretty well stocked in most areas...so I just ran in to use my FREE Ibuprofen coupon before it expired. Here is what I picked up....
*CVS Ibuprofen 24 count $3.29 (Used the FREE coupon from the August Free ExtraCare item promo!)
*Softsoap Hand Soap $.99 (Used the .35/1 Softsoap coupon from last Sunday's coupon insert)
When the CVS coupon was taken off...it took off the maximium value allowed which was $3.49 instead of the actual $3.29 price.
So that was my .44 out of pocket CVS trip this week!!
Just the other day a friend of mine asked me "How do you remember all those prices? How do you look at a sale circular, or browse down the isles of Walmart and know what is a good deal or not??" I raised and eyebrow and began to think??
For me it is all up there stored in my brain!! After couponing and shopping for deals after a while you just get to know your prices!! You are a more aware shopper and the price tags seem to jump out at times it seems!! You also get to know what store carries what items the cheapest and what coupons usually come out for what products!! Don't get me wrong...sometimes a few great coupons come out by surprise to us...and boy do we love those!!! LOL LOL
For example if there is a $3/2 Huggies Clean Team coupon out I know to head to Walmart and pay just 16 cents a pack for them!! But what if you are a coupon and/or sale newbie? Or what if you want a back-up way to remember the best prices paid just in case hubby makes a trip to the supermarket one week for you? (I would love to borrow your hubby for a week if you are this lucky!!!) LOL LOL
How about keeping a price book? Or perhaps a price spreadsheet on your computer? Just make a few columns and note the important info.......
I was a tad excited when I received my mail today! I received 2 FREE Breakstones Sour Cream coupons from a little contest I won the other day over at The Thrifty Jinxy!!! Can you tell I never win anything!!! LOL LOL Ohhhh...maybe my luck is a changing??? We shall see...excited to find out!!
This is Little Miss after she got a hold of the scotch tape dispenser!!! (See the big wad on the right side of her head...LOL LOL )
I am very organized with my grocery coupon file....my store/restaurant coupon file.......well, that's another story!!! It was originally a white envelope filled with out-to-eat coupons , car wash coupons, kiddie play place coupons, extra bucks, etc. Then due to over-filling, I suppose....all of the sudden the envelope kept tearing apart...and my purse would look like a dishelved paper disaster.....coupons everywhere!!!!! Plus, it would take me forever to find a coupon I would need to use.
I am so excited to head to a store that I need to use a coupon in....I just cannot wait to just be able to find it in no time at all!!! Exciting times!! LOL LOL
Lots more tackles over at 5 Minutes for Mom!!
Have you ever started something and are so into it in the beginning and then the interest slowly fades after a little time passes? Do you sometimes think back to how excited you were in the beginning and wish you could still be that excited now??
Well, for me losing some of that "baby weight" was a real challenge!! I must admit.....I heart food...especially the unhealthily, yummy tasting kind...LOL LOL After I had Little Man, I tried hard to lose some of the almost 40 pounds I had gained while pregnant. I tried to eat better, healthier foods and steer clear of all the sweets and not so good for me foods. I did lose a little weight, but not nearly enough!!
After having Little Miss, I decided that I really needed to get serious about losing a little weight!! So I decided to start exercising again! I would set a goal of exercising 3 nights a week after the kiddies headed off to bed. I would exercise when hubby headed to do his workout routine. I would just do one of the 3 Walk Away the Pounds routines....they are only about 30 minutes which is totally do-able!! Or throughout the summer if I felt like a change was in order I would strap Little Miss in the jogger and we would walk for about 45 minutes outside.
Guess what?? I have been following this exercises routine now for over a year and still going strong!! I am still loving it just as much as I did from day one!!! Why is this time different from my previous attempts you ask?? All because I have a bit of encouragement from hubby....not from what he says (He has never said anything about me exercising) but what he does!!! He makes it a habit for himself to exercise three times a week no matter what!!! I see him and that motivates me, encourages me...and makes it just that much more fun!! Although we are not physically exercising together....we are doing our bodies good at the same time!!! It is a great thing!!
After sticking to this exercise routine for so long...now it feels like I am missing it some days....some days I need a quick pick-me-up, I exercise an extra day or two that week!! The exercising has made me feel better, more alive, more awake...and
more in shape!!!
So here is to my wonderful, amazing hubby.....even though you may not even know this....it is your love that I have to thank for pushing me even when you did not know you were!! I really appreciate it!!! You have really helped me stay on the exercise track...Oh and helped me go down a size too during the process!!! Yippee!!
Is there something you have been doing thanks to the motivation of another? How has it been working for you?
Here are this week's Office Depot Deals......The sale starts tomorrow and runs through Wednesday 8/27 ONLY!!!
Vinyl Storage Pouch- 20 cents each...Limit 5 per household.
Office Depot Brand 12" Student Compass- 50 cents each ....Limit 5 per household
Sharpie Pocket Accent Assorted Highlighters 6-pack- 99 cents....Limit 5 per household
Office Depot Brand Glue Sticks 4-pack- 99 cents.......Limit 5 per household
Office Depot Assorted Poly 2-Pocket Portfolios- 99 cents each
FREE Item of the Week (After $2.99 Rebate): Swingline Tot Slim Stapler.........Limit 1 per household
To find a location near you click here!
I ran into Genuardi's last night to cash in on the cereal deals and of course the Safeway Frosted Flakes were no where to be found down the cereal isle. They had every single kind but, my luck sometimes...LOL LOL So I went to the Customer Service desk to see if they maybe had any on an end cap somewhere in the store, or perhaps more stocked in the back? The associate went with me to the cereal isle and said he would substitute 5 boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes for the Safeway Frosted Flakes. Yippee!! I was very, very impressed with the great customer service!! I got 5 boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes for just $1 a box!!!
I must say for my second time ever in a Genuardi's they made me a very happy customer!!! I will be back!!!
Just got this weeks circulars and I am happy to say that if you are in need of some cereal this week, you are in luck!! Oh and hoping you have a Genuardi's nearby too!! Starting today Genuardi's is running The Great Cereal Deals Sale!!
Buy ANY 5 of these and pay just $2 a box......
Corn Flakes (18 oz.)
Cheerios (8.9 oz.)
Rice Krispies (12 oz.)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats w/Strawberries (13 oz.)**
Post Grape Nuts (24 oz.)**
**Be sure to use the $1.00/2 Post coupons from the 7-27 Smart Source Insert to pay just $1.50 a box!!
Buy ANY 5 of these and pay just $1 a box......
Eating Right Muesli (15.3 oz.)
Safeway Frosted Flakes (20 oz.)
Safeway Toasted Oats (15 oz.)
Safeway Raisin Bran (25.5 oz.)
Eating Right Fruity Crispy Rice Cereal (10 oz. Box)
Remember you must buy 5 to get these great prices!! Sale runs through Thursday 8-28.
Also be sure to check out the Super Coupons on page 3 of the Circular as well!! They have Skippy Peanut Butter 2 for $3 with Super coupon. **Be sure to use the $1.00/2 coupon from 8-17 Red Plum insert to pay just $1.00 for each!!
Also they have All Detergent for $2.99 with Super coupon. **Be sure to use .40/1 All Detergent from 8-17 Red Plum insert to pay just $2.19 !!
They also have French's Mustard on sale this week for .88...Use the .50/1 French's coupon from the 6-22 Smart Source insert and get it FREE!!!!
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Let me introduce you to She Speaks! I have been a member now for several months and have loved the experience! I have been offered to test several products at home...and it has been both fun and easy!
All you have to do to get started is fill out a questionnaire about yourself, your likes, dislikes, things you enjoy, etc. She Speaks will review your questionnaire and then offer you a chance to test products that they think you may want to try out. She Speaks is all about trying out something new in a real day-to-day environment (From the comfort of your own home!).
All they ask is that after you try the product you just give them a little feedback as to what you liked about the product you tried out, did not care for, or what should be improved in your opinion.
Sound like something you may be interested in? Check it all out here!! Already a She Speaks member? Have you enjoyed testing new products so far?
If you can hold out until this Saturday 8/23 then you are in luck!! Saturday ONLY, Old Navy is having a Denim Jeans Sale!!!
Women's and Men's will be $12 a pair and Kiddies and Infants jeans will be $7 a pair!!! Regular selected styles only...and Limit of 3 per person!!
If it is as well known as the $1 Flip Flop sale they had this summer....I would be there early!!!
