Bargain Bounty

I just scored some awesome deals at Target and thought that I should share them with you! You've got until Saturday at close to get them for yourself!

Yeah, doesn't look like a ton, but with prices skyrocketing these days, it's hard to get a good bang for your buck. Before my coupons and special promos, this cost me $52.45. Ridiculous, I know. 

BUT, after my coupons, my total was $21.35. Yes, everything was a necessary item (except maybe the nail polish, but hey! it was BOGO!) that will feed or care for my family! 

So, what deals do you need to scoop up? Here are the sales I took advantage of: 

DiGiorno Pizzas: $5 on sale; use $1 target coupon, with $1.50 manufacturer's coupon = $2.50 per pizza

Drumstick Ice Cream: FREE with purchase of 3 DiGiorno pizzas (5.99 value)

Method Cleaning Products: $2.66 on sale, use $1.00 coupon makes it $1.66

Garnier Shampoo or Conditioner: $2.99 on sale, use $1.00 target coupon and $1.00 manufacturer's coupon = $.99

Nexcare Spiderman Bandaids: $1.68 on sale, use $.55 manufacturer coupon from SS 4/7 = $1.13

Benadryl Itch Stick: $2.39, use $2.00 Benadryl coupon from RP 4/7 = $.39

Dove Men + Care Deodorant: $2.89, use $1.00 target coupon, and $1.00 manufacturer's coupon in paper = $.89 

I also had a BOGO Sally Hansen nail polish coupon, so I used it :) 

Grabbed a few packs of cards from the dollar spot too! 

Wanted to share these awesome deals with you! Hope you are gearing up for an awesome weekend! 

High Five for Friday

Well, this week has been rather busy! Lots to do and get done, but overall, it was successful!

1. Bible Study. 

I'm currently involved in two Bible studies on Monday. One with our ladies' ministry at church and one that I lead our 11th and 12th grade girls in at my home. Both studies are teaching me new things about God's Word. I'm particularly enjoying studying the book of 1 Peter on Monday mornings and looking at how to live life with a gentle and quiet spirit. Accompanying our study of 1 Peter, we are reading from Elizabeth George's Putting on a Gentle and Quiet Spirit. It truly has been a challenge for me - in a great way of course! 

2. Hubby Speaking. 

On Tuesday night, my husband spoke at Faith Christian Academy's PTF night on "Parenting Media-Saturated Children." His presentation is amazing (He's done it at our church for our teen parents as well), and I am so proud of him! A plus to this speaking engagement, we got to see and eat dinner with my sis-in-law and bro-in-law! They just moved from TN to where they are now - about 45 min from us! This means we get to see them much more frequently! 

3. Free Coffee!!!!

So, I have this app called CouponSherpa - you should download it! It's filled with all kinds of restaurant and retail coupons - no clipping required. On this app, Starbucks is giving away a free hazelnut or caramel macchiato! I've used the coupon several times this week for my free coffee! Yay! Free coffee always makes the day better!

4. Cake Pops. 

I spent my entire day and night on Wednesday filling a cake pop order for 10 dozen Easter pops! Easter is always my largest selling holiday for these things. Here's a look at the bunnies. They are so cute (of course I drew mouths on them later..hehe)! I'm also terrible at remembering to take pics of everything, but in addition to the bunnies, I made chicks and eggs too. Adorable and delicious!

5. Haircut.

I'm having major hair woes right now. I love my bob, but I want my hair to be long again! I also understand that in order for it to be long again, I'm gonna have to grow it out. I know I will have to trim it as it grows, but I just can't decide what I want to do. However, my hair was in dire need of a trim (it had been 10 weeks) so I got it cut again. Starting over with the lengthening process (unless I just get extensions :) ).

Happy Friday Everyone! Don't forget to celebrate Easter by being at your local church to worship this Sunday!

Free Coffee?...Yes, Please!

I love to stop on the way out and get a cup of coffee somewhere...and this week, I can do it for free! 

McDonalds is giving away free cups of its small premium roast coffee now through 9/29! 

Make sure you stop by and get yourself a cup this week! Hopefully this will spice up your mornings! 

Get $$ for Lysol Products - Rite Aid

This deal starts at Rite Aid on 9/9 - Print your coupons now so you are prepared!

Here’s a fantastic deal coming up next week at Rite Aid on Lysol Power & Free Cleaner! Check this out:

• Buy (2) Lysol Power & Free Cleaner, 22 oz, $2.79 each
• Use $3/2 Lysol Product printable Video Values Sep 
• Stack with  (2) $1/1 Lysol Power & Free printable (will need to play game to get coupon, hit back button to print twice)
• Pay: $0.58 out of pocket, get (2) $1 UP Rewards
• FREE after coupons & UP Rewards!

Thanks, Cuckoo for Coupon Deals!

Free 4x6 Prints

Please don't miss your opportunity to get 50 Free 4x6 prints at Target! I got mine today!

1. Go to coupons.target.com
2. Select the $5 off 50 4x6 prints coupon and print it
3. Go to Target and order your 50 prints (one-hour developing)
4. Pick up free pictures! Yay!

Target has their 4x6 prints on sale through Saturday for $.10 each. 50 prints @ that price = $5 and your $5 coupon from Target's website will make them FREE!!!!

I asked the worker at the counter today if many people used the coupon. She said NO! Take advantage of it before Saturday ends!

Time Crunch Fix

Over a year ago, I remember having a conversation with my mom about time. I was in the middle of hurriedly cleaning our master bathroom when she called around 10:00 p.m. At some point during the conversation, I commented, “I can’t keep this house clean now, how in the world am I going to do it when I have kids?” Of course, she laughed and told me that when the time came for it, I would adjust.

Many months later, we welcomed Owen into the world and after choosing to stay at home with him instead of returning to my teaching job, I thought I would have no problem getting everything done – cleaning the house, working a few part-time hours a day, running errands, keeping up with laundry, having dinner ready when my husband came home and so on.

Unfortunately things didn’t work out like my mind had laid them out. I found myself trying to complete all of the week's cleaning tasks and grocery shopping on one day – Whew! How exhausting! – And trying to get in three hours of work on Monday through Friday seemed nearly impossible. Finally, I decided that I had to buckle down and do something about my inability to manage my time.

Conviction set in when I started studying the Proverbs 31 woman in my devotional time. She “worketh willingly with her hands” and “riseth also while it is yet night”  - Yikes! On that one! She is definitely described as a woman who uses her time well and accomplishes all of her duties in an organized way because she gets everything done!

So, where did I get started? I found these templates at http://moneysavingmom.com/downloads/household-management-forms and decided to write everything out and stick to it! I downloaded the blank daily and monthly schedules and filled them out to fit my day.

I also decided that I had to get up BEFORE my son in order to get everything accomplished (3 hours earlier to be exact). So far, I’m a month in. My house is cleaner than it every has been on a consistent basis, the laundry stays in check, I get three hours of work in every day, spend lots of time with Owen, and have time to run errands and do anything that may pop up unexpectedly.

A tool that helped me? The Mead Organizher – I put all my schedules in it and keep it on my fridge (Even though I hate fridge clutter) – It has three pages and works great for keeping those schedules visible and accessible.

I must say, I’m not nearly as stressed and I love having everything done at the end of the day!