Don't forget - Free chocolate Friday!
Go to the Mars/M&M site at 9 a.m. every Friday for a coupon for free chocolate!
You can register for a weekly coupon up to four times, so head over even if you've registered before.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
A great contest!
If I haven't said it before, I love love love etsy. Great products, great people. I may never be the crafty mama I wish I was, but I can live vicariously through everyone else's storefronts.
So of course I was excited when Dee at "Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House" posted her new giveaway for a trio of products from Farmstead Organics. I am drooling over all of the fabulous products that Farmstead Organics offers. Bath products, baby products, yum. And what better way to try them than winning a set for free?
Check out the giveaway for more details!
So of course I was excited when Dee at "Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House" posted her new giveaway for a trio of products from Farmstead Organics. I am drooling over all of the fabulous products that Farmstead Organics offers. Bath products, baby products, yum. And what better way to try them than winning a set for free?
Check out the giveaway for more details!
Those sweet, sweet moments...
Even before I (finally) became a mom, I knew that there would be moments that would take my breath away. And I have not been disappointed.
Tonight was one of those times. Mr. T was working late, Munchkin was crabby from TeethThatWillNotComeIn, the house was a mess, and I was worried about paying bills. I did not have high hopes about the evening and found myself desperately craving a glass of wine, or three.
Out of desperation, I scooped up Munchkin, pajamas and all, and took her outside to the deck. The sun was getting low in the sky, just starting to offer its final sunset glow of the evening. The birds were still chirping. And in the meadow behind our house, two deer walked slowly, grazing and quietly watching. Munchkin and I settled back into a rocking chair and rocked into a quiet rhythm, interrupted only by the occasional escape of drool. We stayed there for fifteen, twenty minutes...rocking, rocking, rocking...until the chewing of little hands was replaced by a deep yawn.
So we moved our rocking party into her room and snuggled up with her blanket and a trusty copy of Goodnight Moon. And as Munchkin looked up at me, she gave me one of her famous million-dollar smiles.
And I no longer cared about the bills. About the mess. About anything except my sweet little babe and rocking, rocking, rocking...
Tonight was one of those times. Mr. T was working late, Munchkin was crabby from TeethThatWillNotComeIn, the house was a mess, and I was worried about paying bills. I did not have high hopes about the evening and found myself desperately craving a glass of wine, or three.
Out of desperation, I scooped up Munchkin, pajamas and all, and took her outside to the deck. The sun was getting low in the sky, just starting to offer its final sunset glow of the evening. The birds were still chirping. And in the meadow behind our house, two deer walked slowly, grazing and quietly watching. Munchkin and I settled back into a rocking chair and rocked into a quiet rhythm, interrupted only by the occasional escape of drool. We stayed there for fifteen, twenty minutes...rocking, rocking, rocking...until the chewing of little hands was replaced by a deep yawn.
So we moved our rocking party into her room and snuggled up with her blanket and a trusty copy of Goodnight Moon. And as Munchkin looked up at me, she gave me one of her famous million-dollar smiles.
And I no longer cared about the bills. About the mess. About anything except my sweet little babe and rocking, rocking, rocking...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Free Organic Gardening Magazine!
Gotta love the freebies! Right now, you can join the "Organic Heroes" campaign and get a free subscription to Organic Gardening when you buy one product each from Nature's Path and Organic Valley.
For example, buy a box of cereal from Nature's Path and some milk from Organic Valley, and you're set!
For an even sweeter deal, use the $2 off coupon or one of the coupons from Organic Valley's website.
For example, buy a box of cereal from Nature's Path and some milk from Organic Valley, and you're set!
For an even sweeter deal, use the $2 off coupon or one of the coupons from Organic Valley's website.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Scam in a can? How to make money from home and NOT get stuck in money transfer from Uganda.
Like so many of you, I would love more ways to earn money from home. I love being a SAHM but could use a little boost as a WAHM (that's a "Stay at home mom" and "Work at home mom" for all of you newbies out there).
So my current mission is to find legit ways to earn money from the computer. No, so far I haven't found anything to make big bucks sitting in my pj's typing on the computer. But I have found a few sites that can add up, and I hope to share them with you.
First of all - the old standy for making money on your computer is to complete surveys. How? Lots of companies pay big bucks to get into your mind, and there are plenty of survey companies that are happy to help them do it and pay you for the opportunity. Fascinating, right?
The problem is picking out the legit sites from the spam and scams and other shenanigans. The good sites are out there, and I want to help you wade through the muck to find them.
My first featured site:
Opinion Outpost - An easy interface and reliable surveys. This is one 0f my favorite go-to sites for earning money via surveys. Simply sign up and fill out your demographic info, and they will link you up with surveys to complete. Earn points with every survey, and trade them in for real cash once you've made $5 or more. Get a real, bank-worthy check mailed right to your house. One of my favorite features: if you don't qualify for a survey because, you know, you're too young, too wealthy, or just not the flavor of the minute, you get a chance to enter an instant win sweepstakes or make a small donation to a charity for your time. All in all, a good place to start if you're new to the survey world or looking for more survey opportunities.
So my current mission is to find legit ways to earn money from the computer. No, so far I haven't found anything to make big bucks sitting in my pj's typing on the computer. But I have found a few sites that can add up, and I hope to share them with you.
First of all - the old standy for making money on your computer is to complete surveys. How? Lots of companies pay big bucks to get into your mind, and there are plenty of survey companies that are happy to help them do it and pay you for the opportunity. Fascinating, right?
The problem is picking out the legit sites from the spam and scams and other shenanigans. The good sites are out there, and I want to help you wade through the muck to find them.
My first featured site:
Opinion Outpost - An easy interface and reliable surveys. This is one 0f my favorite go-to sites for earning money via surveys. Simply sign up and fill out your demographic info, and they will link you up with surveys to complete. Earn points with every survey, and trade them in for real cash once you've made $5 or more. Get a real, bank-worthy check mailed right to your house. One of my favorite features: if you don't qualify for a survey because, you know, you're too young, too wealthy, or just not the flavor of the minute, you get a chance to enter an instant win sweepstakes or make a small donation to a charity for your time. All in all, a good place to start if you're new to the survey world or looking for more survey opportunities.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
A toe in the water of cloth diapering
For those of you who really know me, I know you're not surprised when I say that I've been considering a switch to cloth diapers. In fact you're probably surprised that I haven't done it already. But after getting such a sweet deal on 7th generation diapers through our Amazon registry last year, we're still in the land of landfill stuffing.
I've really been looking into the CD options out there, and will probably be blogging about it a lot more in the near future. But for now, I just stumbled on this great event at Your Mama Reviews and wanted to pass it along. Not only does she have great reviews of AIO diaper options...she also has giveaways to enter!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
A bust at CVS...at least I tried!
My first adventure of CVSing has been a bust! Why didn't anyone warn me about how everything would be sold out? After spending hours researching online, printing and cutting coupons, scouring the weekly ad, and organizing my list, I headed off to our local CVS. Munchkin was peacefully asleep for the night, Mr. T was cleaning up the kitchen, and I headed off full of excitement and ready to see the amazing fruits of my deal-seaking labors.
Until I walked into the store and looked for the Natural Dentist mouthwash I so wanted to try. Not on the shelf. Nothing but a dusty, empty slot. Hmmmm... Disappointed, I moved on to the next item on my list, an Intuition razor for $.99. Walking over, I immediately spotted the gaping hole in the otherwise packed shelf of over-priced razors. No Intuitions to be found. This quickly became the theme of the night as I walked through the store, dodging the hacking customers at the pharmacy who brought on visions of swine flu and other nasty contagions.
Somewhat defeated, I picked up a few remaining necessities that I needed (like the Charmin toilet paper) and sadly went to the check-out. Total OOP - $23. Total coupon savings - $4. Total ECBs - $12. Not terrible, but not the record-setting heist of my dreams, either.
Well, there's always next week, right?
Until I walked into the store and looked for the Natural Dentist mouthwash I so wanted to try. Not on the shelf. Nothing but a dusty, empty slot. Hmmmm... Disappointed, I moved on to the next item on my list, an Intuition razor for $.99. Walking over, I immediately spotted the gaping hole in the otherwise packed shelf of over-priced razors. No Intuitions to be found. This quickly became the theme of the night as I walked through the store, dodging the hacking customers at the pharmacy who brought on visions of swine flu and other nasty contagions.
Somewhat defeated, I picked up a few remaining necessities that I needed (like the Charmin toilet paper) and sadly went to the check-out. Total OOP - $23. Total coupon savings - $4. Total ECBs - $12. Not terrible, but not the record-setting heist of my dreams, either.
Well, there's always next week, right?
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