Walgreens Deals - Week of 9/28/08

Here are a few places I look for Walgreens Deals each week:

• BeCentsAble
  
• Deal Seeking Mom
  
• I Heart Wags
  
• The Thrifty Mama

CVS Deals - Week of 9/28/08

I thought I would share a few of the sites where I find my deals each week.

Here are some places I look for the CVS deals each week:

• BeCentsAble
• The "Cent"sible Sawyer
• Coupon Cravings
• Deal Seeking Mom
• I Heart CVS
• Money Saving Mom
• The Thrifty Mama

Menu Plan Monday

This Week's Menu:

• Monday: Chicken/Shrimp, Peas, Mac & Cheese
  
• Tuesday: Chicken Casserole
  
• Wednesday: Chili, Veggies
  
• Thursday: Roast, Potatoes, Carrots
  
• Friday: Pizza & Cake (Cassidy's Birthday)
  
• Saturday, Lunch: Sandwiches, Chips, & Veggies
  
• Saturday, Supper: Hot Dogs, Chips, Beans
• Sunday, Lunch: Eat Out
• Sunday, Supper: On your own
  

Weekly Goals - 9/29/08

Here are my goals for this week:

• 1. Workout 3 times (This will be a goal until I can develop it as a good habit.)
  
• 2. Make a menu for the week
  
• 3. Get picture taken of one of the girls at Sears
  
• 4. Clip & file coupons from this week
  
• 5. Take cans to be recycled
  
• 6. Make a tutu
• 7. Clean out drawer in buffet
  
• 8. Take recycling on Saturday
  
• 9. Try a new recipe
• 10. Plan & have a birthday party for Cassidy (she is going to be 6 years old)
  

Here is how I did with last week's goals:

Goal 1: Workout 3 times. I only made it to the gym one time this past week. I took a walk with Ryan one night and then we went to Holiday World on Sunday. I think the workout at Holiday World was probably the hardest. It seems like everywhere you go it is uphill (especially when you are pushing the stroller). Ryan & I did take turns pushing the stroller.

Goal 2: Make a menu for the week. I completed this.

Goal 3: Get picture taken of one of the girls at Sears. I did not do this last week. I will try to do it this week.

Goal 4: File coupons. Before the coupons came this weekend in the newspaper, I had all (except a few I may still find) my coupons clipped and filed. I was SO happy. I took out all the coupons that were expiring this week. I want to clip the coupons from this week and get them filed before I get any more coupons.

Goal 5: Send for rebates that are on the computer desk. I finally got these sent off.

Goal 6: Sew something. Sadly, I did not take the time to sew something this week either. Cassidy's birthday is this week and I would like to try to make the tutu for her birthday.

Goal 7: Clean out drawer in buffet. I started to clean out one of the drawers, but I did not complete it yet. I will try to finish this week.

Goal 8: Organize cleaning supply closet. I finished organizing the closet, you can see it HERE.

Goal 9: Try a new recipe. We did not try any new recipes this week.

Goal 10: Make a Shutterfly book. I can be a little bit of a procrastinator. I had a free photo book from Shutterfly, but it had to be ordered by the 26th. Of course, I worked on it that day and finally completed it in the early evening. I went to order it and found out that the style I picked was not one of the free books. I was pretty disappointed. I decided I was not going to give up my free book, so I spent a couple of hours after the girls went to bed working on a new book that would be free. I completed it. I also had a free Shutterfly book that I won, so I ordered 2 copies of the book I completed. Since I worked all day on the first book, I decided to order that one also. I ended up paying a little over $30 for all three books including shipping. These books usually run about $30 each plus about $8 shipping. I can't wait until they come. The books should be here either the end of this week, or early next week. I will post a picture when they come.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, September 29) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

LA45W7

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

CVS Sale Dates

I just wanted to let everyone know that our local CVS is going back to the sales starting on Sunday and ending on Saturday. You should get a sales ad in Saturday's (or Sunday's) newspaper.

Walgreens Coupon & Deals

There is a new Walgreens coupon good this Friday and Saturday (9/26 & 9/27) only. You save $5 when you spend $20 or more. Go HERE to print your coupon.

Today and tomorrow the September and October Easy Saver Books overlap. You can use the coupons from both books. This is a good time to get some of the rebate items.

Here are a few sites with deals using this coupon:

• Deal Seeking Mom
• I Heart Wags
• Money Saving Mom
• The "Cent"sible Sawyer
• The Thrifty Mama

Menu Plan Monday (or Wednesday)

This Week's Menu:

• Monday: On you own (leftovers, soup, etc)
  
• Tuesday: Biscuits & Gravy
  
• Wednesday: Eat out (kids are going to the neighbor's house)
  
• Thursday: Chicken Casserole
  
• Friday: Spaghetti, Salad, Bread
  
• Saturday: Lunch: Leftovers, Supper: Hot Dogs, Chips, Beans
• Sunday: Lunch: Eat Out, Supper: Cook on Grill, Corn, Potatoes

Organized Cleaning Supply Closet

BEFORE

AFTER

I finally finished cleaning this closet. My mom came over yesterday to help me clean the house. After cleaning up the kitchen and living room, I felt a little energized. Mom said she would help the closet also. I started emptying the closet out and it didn't take long to organize the shelves. At least now, like things are together and nothing is falling off the shelves. I may be hard to tell in the pictures, but it is much better.

Weekly Goals - 9/23/08

Here are my goals for this week:

• 1. Workout 3 times (This will be a goal until I can develop it as a good habit.)
  
• 2. Make a menu for the week
  
• 3. Get picture taken of one of the girls at Sears
  
• 4. File coupons
  
• 5. Send for rebates that are on the computer desk.
  
• 6. Sew something
• 7. Clean out drawer in buffet
  
• 8. Organize cleaning supply closet
• 9. Try a new recipe
• 10. Make a Shutterfly book
  

Here is how I did with last week's goals:

Goal 1: Workout 3 times. Same as last week. I took a walk around the neighborhood 2 times and worked out at the gym only once. I am going to try to workout at the gym more this week.

Goal 2: Make a menu for the week. I completed this.

Goal 3: Iron 5 things. I completed this.

Goal 4: File coupons. I am still working on my coupons. It is never ending.

Goal 5: Take recycling. Thanks to my wonderful husband, this goal was completed.

Goal 6: Sew something. Sadly, I did not take the time to sew something. I did go to a fabric store to buy the supplies to make the girls a tutu.

Goal 7: Clean out drawer in buffet. I completed this. I have several other drawers I want to complete, so I will make this a goal again.

Goal 8: Organize cleaning supply closet. I did not get to this yet. I will complete it next week.

Goal 9: Try a new recipe. I did this. We had Shrimp Fried Rice instead of our usual Chicken Fried Rice. Of course, I did not eat it, I don't like shrimp. I am going to try to have something new next week also.

Goal 10: Find good place for Cassidy's school papers. I bought a portable hanging file folder case. I put her papers she brings home each day in there. I also put all important papers from school in a folder in the front of the case. She keeps her library book and her speech folder on top of the case. It is all easy to find when we need it.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, September 22) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

CR654D

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

CVS Deals 9/19 - 9/25 (or 9/21 - 9/27)

I decided I would share some CVS deals with you this week. Most CVS stores run there sale Sunday - Saturday, but our store recently started running their sales Friday - Thursday. I read many blogs to find the best deals for me. Here are a few you could look at to find the best deals for you:

The Thrifty Mama
I Heart CVS
Economic Endeavors
Coupon Cravings


There are a few other sites I look at, but they do not have their preview up yet. I will try to update this when they post their CVS deals.

Kroger Trip 9/16/08

I made a quick trip to Kroger yesterday. I needed some cheese for the lasagna I was making. I also wanted to use a few of my coupons that were going to be expiring.

Here is what I got:

10 Cottonelle Toilet Paper @ $0.99 each
7 Neutra Air Kit @ $5.99 each on sale
1 Kroger Cheese @ $2.39
2 Glade Warmers @ $1.89 each
1 20oz Coke @ $1.49

Coupons Used:
1 Free Coke $1.49
BOGO Free Glade Warmer $1.89
10 Cottonelle $0.50 doubled to $0.99 each
7 Neutra Air $5.00 each
Took in my own bags $0.04 (x7)

After looking at my receipt, I noticed I got an extra $1.00 took off my total.

Total Before Coupons: $63.94
Total After Coupons: $13.94
Total Coupons Savings: $50.00

The bottom of my receipt says:

• Mfg coupon savings $43.88
• Bonus coupons savings $5.40
• Kroger plus savings $42.28
• Total Savings (90%) $91.56

This was a great trip.

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, September 15) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

2THS48

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.

Menu Plan Monday 9/15/08

I decided to participate in Menu Plan Monday at I'm an Organizing Junkie this week. This is my first time. I have looked at many other peoples menus there and have found a few recipes to try.

This Week's Menu:

• Monday: Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread
• Tuesday: Turkey Ham, Corn, Mac & Cheese
  
• Wednesday: Steak on Grill, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans
  
• Thursday: Roast, Potatoes, Carrots
  
• Friday: Eggplant Parmesan
  
• Saturday: Lunch: Leftover Roast, Supper: Hot Dogs, Chips, Beans
• Sunday: Lunch: Eat Out, Supper: Cook on Grill, Corn, Potatoes

Check out other menus at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

Weekly Goals - Week of 9/14/08

Here are my goals for this week:

• 1. Workout 3 times
  
• 2. Make a menu for the week
  
• 3. Iron 5 things
  
• 4. File coupons
  
• 5. Take recycling
  
• 6. Sew something
• 7. Clean out drawer in buffet
  
• 8. Organize cleaning supply closet
• 9. Try a new recipe
• 10. Find good place for Cassidy's school papers
  

Here is how I did with last week's goals:

Goal 1: Workout 3 times. I took a walk around the neighborhood 2 times and worked out at the gym only once. I am going to try to workout at the gym more this week.

Goal 2: Make a menu for the week. I completed this.

Goal 3: Iron 5 things. I completed this.

Goal 4: Work on coupons. I am still working on my coupons. I think I just about have everything clipped including this week. I have them sorted in two categories - food or non-food. I am going to do my best to get everything filed this week.

Goal 5: Finish organizing pantry. I finished this and you can see a picture HERE.

Goal 6: Make a dessert for new neighbors. I did not make a dessert for our new neighbors, but I did make a dessert for my parents. My mom had surgery this past week and I made them a meal and dessert.

Goal 7: Lower Chloe's bed. I completed this.

Goal 8: Organize cleaning supply closet. I did not get to this yet. I will make it a goal for next week.

Goal 9: Try a new recipe. I did not do this yet. I planned a couple of new things, but we did not get to them. We will strive for something new next week.

Goal 10: Enter codes at Pampers.com. I completed this.

Walgreens Coupon

Walgreens put out another coupon. This is good only on Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13. It is for $10 off you purchase of $40 or more. You can find the coupon HERE.

This would be a great time to get some of the monthly rebate items if you still haven't picked them up. You can find a list of the rebate items at I heart Walgreens.

An Organized Pantry

I finally finished organizing my pantry. This closet actually used to be our laundry closet. We put shelves in it this year and expanded our storage. The only problem is it has been unorganized.

BEFORE

AFTER

I've put many things in containers and labeled them. I put shelf liners on some shelves to prevent the cans and boxes from falling over. I am happy with the results and happy to be finished. I added a basket, but I am not sure what I want to put in it yet. I also added a nail to hang my reusable bags. I still would like to get something to hang up for my plastic bags. I figured next time I venture to Wal-Mart or K-Mart, I will look.

Menu Plan Monday

This Week's Menu:

• Monday: Make your own Tacos
  
• Tuesday: Baked Halibut Steaks, Corn, Mac & Cheese
  
• Wednesday: Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread
  
• Thursday: Roast, Potatoes, Carrots
  
• Friday: Eggplant Parmesan
  
• Saturday: Lunch: Leftover Roast, Supper: Hot Dogs, Chips, Beans
• Sunday: Lunch: Eat Out, Supper: Cook on Grill, Corn, Potatoes

Free Movie Monday

Today (Monday, September 8) you can get a free rental from your local Redbox. Today's code is:

99ZA7Q

To find where there is a Redbox location, click HERE. You can also search movies that are available at this location.

To rent with this code, you touch the lower left corner where it says "Rent with a Promo Code" then you can enter the code. Then choose your movie. You are required to swipe either a credit or debit card. You have to use a debit or credit card because they want to charge you if you do not return the movie. You have to return it by 9pm on Tuesday if you do not want to be charged.

You can actually rent more than one movie with this code just use a different credit or debit card.