Trip to the Mall

Hey readers.  It may seem like I am writing about nothing some days but I'm really going to try to post at least something every day.  I usually only get on my blog in the afternoon when the kids are napping, or at night after they go to bed and before I go to bed.  So needless to say there isn't a lot of time.  But today I want to tell you what we did this morning.

It was really a typical morning in our house.  We get up with the sun (around 8am), we eat breakfast, watch a few morning cartoons, go wild and crazy in the house, and then mommy decides that she HAS to get the kids OUT before they drive her CRAZY.  LOL so today's place of choice was the mall.  I know what you're thinking...the kids were crazy at home so you take them out to the mall and you think that is going to help?  Well you're right...they were just as crazy there.  First thing we did was eat lunch at Chick Fila (the only fast food chain that will forever have my loyalty).  There is a play area next to the food court (score), a Starbucks close by for mommy (double score), and a train that runs the entire length of the first floor that I can send my 3 year old running after.  The 16 month old would walk after it too, but she gets distracted too easily, so I usually just ride her in the stroller.  After chasing the train, we go in the puppy store and torment the puppies through the window (have you ever seen a small child play with a puppy?  Heart.  Melt.)  By that time it's just about naptime, so we load 'em up in the car, come home, and now the kids are sleeping.  Like angels.

That's life in the fast lane.  Not too terribly exciting...though I'm feeling a bit wound at the moment.  Must be that Pumpkin Spice Latte I had at Starbucks (YUM).  Time to go do something...laundry perhaps?  Hmm looks like I need to bring it in off the line before the post-hurricane-Isaac winds hit us here in SW Ohio.  Until next time, friends.

Daily Deals at Target

I love Target's daily deals page for a couple of reasons.  For one, shipping is always free on these deals (cha-ching!).  And second, who doesn't love a great product for cheap?  Today is "fashion Friday".  Check 'em out here: http://dailydeals.target.com/.  Bookmark the page for later!

Keurig Giveaway

I just entered this great giveaway for a Keurig.  Enter here: http://bit.ly/N10UmJ

Free Movie Offer

If you use disposable razors, here's a deal for you.  Buy two specially marked Schick razor packs, enter the codes online, and get a free movie ticket from Fandango worth up to $14.50.  Woo!  I think you can use it to see any movie, even though the promotion is for Spider Man.  Check it out HERE.

Good food

So I said the other day that I would post pics of our meals. I was especially proud of Sunday's dinner. 'Twas a super fancy homemade salad with greens, all kinds of peppers, mushrooms, almonds, craisins, cheese, and cut up baby carrots. Oh and a raspberry vinegarette dressing. Yum. Yesterday's lunch was fish and red taters, also tasty. I used Mrs. Dash Italian seasoning for both. Yum. It is so easy to cook at home. And cheaper, too. Just gotta get in the habit!

LivingSocial good deals

Here are two great deals I see on LivingSocial at the moment.  One is $15 for a one year subscription for a number of Disney Magazines.  Click HERE to grab this deal.  The other one is pay $25 for $50 worth of products at glutn-freely.com.  That's a 50% discount. :-)  Click HERE to snatch up that deal.  Both of these are too good to miss!  Happy deal seeking!

Slackin

OK so once again I am slacking on my blog posting.  You should know that I am in no way an "extreme couponer".  I do not have a stockpile, and I tend to only get the deals which I know we need or will use.  I have on occasion bought extra things for the purpose of donating or giving away, but for the most part I try to be a "practical couponer".  That being said, most of the time my coupons save me an average of 15-20% on trips to the store.  Not super impressive, but I'm usually not willing to make a bunch of extra trips for the purpose of getting something for "free".  In my eyes, after you do all that driving, with the price of gas, it's not very "free" after all. 

I also hope that in addition to sharing good deals with you all on this blog, that I can share a little bit about how we choose to live frugally.  For example, we did some shopping last weekend and stocked up on groceries.  Our goal is to keep from eating out for a whole week.  I plan to post pics of our meals, but will do that later.

If you have any comments/thoughts/suggestions, please feel free to contact me.  Happy saving!

Two Awesome Deal Stes

If you have kids, or if you just like cute stuff, then you gotta check out these two deal sites.  Zulily has kids Disney pajamas for $6.99 and up today.  There are a lot of other options as well.  Go to this link to join and check it out.  The other one is Totsy.  There's anything from clothes to toys to small appliances to accessories on these sites.  Go HERE to check out what's available on Totsy.  And I think you much for checking it out!

JCP Rewards Sweepstakes

If you're a JCPenney Rewards customer, log into your account and enter the sweepstakes.  You can win a $500 JCP gift card to help with back to school needs.  Wouldn't that be awesome?

Morning Shopping

I haven't been able to post much today, because I was sent on a morning shopping adventure.  Woo!  Best part of the trip?  Got at $40 dress at Penney's for just $15 thanks to a gift card I got for participating in a chat for JCP Insiders.  Woo!  Check out the map: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=205419503987450117730.0004c676aaf8b8eb1e05e.  I'll have to post pics of the dress.  I mean, if you're interested.  Are you interested?  :-)  Also stocked up on bread and other groceries.  Exhausting morning, but not bad since the hubby stayed home with the kids (score).  Add a stop to Chick Fil-A for lunch to refuel and I'd say it wasn't bad at all!  (go ahead, debate about Chick Fil-A...I dare you).