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Bowl of Happiness

Last Friday was my husband’s birthday and I decided to bake him a cake to celebrate!

I chose to make a Butter Pecan Birthday Cake this year, inspired by a recipe that I was given by his mom. She’s famous in the family for her butter usage…and for this cake! And he loves pecans, and vanilla cake so this was a perfect choice.

Make Your Own Solid Perfume Lockets
Living Chic on the Cheap

Here is an easy DIY- Make Your Own Solid Perfume Lockets. Of course, you can use this tutorial to just make the solid perfume.

Thoughts on Holy Week
The New Mrs. Adventures

At seven years old on a hot Saturday night in early July I vividly remember asking my mom and dad if we could "go talk" after dinner.
I was a rather dramatic child, especially for my age.
But on this particular evening I'm not sure if we can chalk it up the dramatic side of me, or if something in me knew...my life was going to change forever that night.
Eternity would be sealed.
That night I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior.

Vintage Demilune Console Table Makeover
My Nearest and Dearest

he mother-in-law of a friend of my mothers (did you follow that?) is no longer able to live in her home and the family has been auctioning or giving away furniture from the house. My mother saw this old demilune console table and thought it’d be right up my alley. I am so glad she picked it up because it is perfect for our house.

EASY TIRAMISU
Living the Gourmet

The dinner party, that well-planned formal affair that masquerades as an impromptu get together. While the typical dinner party exists almost entirely for the sake of itself, when done well there are precious few social rituals surrounding a meal that can offer such a sense of victory and achievement, from showing off your latest masterful dishes to finding an excuse to setup your best glassware.

Why I Don’t Drink Coffee in the Morning
Living Awareness Institute

Not that I don’t ever drink coffee, because I do. Especially on the weekend if we go out to our favorite café or when my husband fills the house with the aroma of his top shelf brew on Sunday mornings.

I figured out long ago that if I make a ‘to-do’ list while I am on coffee, I need to be on coffee to implement it. My adrenals just don’t need the extra jitters that coffee offers.

Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole Recipe
Country Fit Family

I absolutely love making casseroles for supper. They are quick and easy to throw together. You can use whatever you have on hand and always turn out delicious! With casseroles there is enough for my husband, our two kids and I for our meal and plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. My husband loves it when I make extra for him so he can have a warm lunch while at work.

After Workout Protein Smoothie
Home Is Where The Heart Is

Do you love drinking smoothies? Do you make a lot of smoothies at home? If so, I have some ideas for you!

Ever since I starting working out, I love blending my own protein smoothie couple times a week. My basic formula for my smoothie is the same, but each time it may be different. I use frozen/fresh fruit, plain Greek yogurt, honey, cocoa powder (sometimes), protein powder, juice, and water.

SPRING HAND TOWELS
Anna Love Craft

How are you? On next friday it will be celebrated the Day of the Tree and Forest. Inspired on that special date and in the arrival of spring, I "planted" some trees on two hand towels. I love trees and now it's exciting to see how quickly they are filled with little leaves. I made applications with a very flowery fabric and the result was this! White or green, which one do you like more?

6 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles With Children
MomMe Matters

All three of my children are headstrong and can be extremely stubborn at times. When they refuse to do as told, it can be frustrating and anger provoking. Many times I’ve resorted to yelling and promising all sorts of punishments if they don’t listen. You can imagine how well those strategies usually work for me.

EASY CRAFTS FABRIC BANNER
Multi Tasking Maven

This DIY handmade fabric banner is a great easy craft to make! Fabric banners are all the rage right now and make great for decorations for spring, baby showers, wedding showers, graduation, birthday parties and more. This DIY project requires no sewing and just a few materials to make. You probably have some left over fabric in your craft room ready to recycle into this fantastic handmade banner.

No Bake Lemonade Cheesecake Recipe
Spaceships and Laser Beams

While shopping at Walmart this weekend, I found new Country Time Lemonade Starters. Talk about genius! There are three flavors, all flavored with real lemon juice: Berry Lemonade, Classic Lemonade, Half Lemonade & Half Iced Tea. It's liquid in a bottle and you just add water. They are really easy and convenient to make -- and super delicious with 50% less sugar than regular sodas. Because each bottle serves two purposes for me {a recipe and a beverage!} they're really affordable as well. Since I often have guests pop in, I love that you can make a single glass or a whole pitcher thanks to their easy measuring guide on the side of the bottle.

FABBY: Easter Tablescape 2015

I chose to set my Easter table setting, with what is our everyday china, which is a mix and match of colors and that makes it more fun and not boring for our everyday use and specially for Spring because of the pastel colors.

Can you be too stressed to run?
Mom's Home Run

Here's what happened. I was doing the school run, running as usual. When we passed a wooded area I saw it: a red cat. It was quite dead. And it looked júst like our red cat. So I was quite devastated, thinking our cat was lying dead in the woods.

Stacy’s Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Butter Cream Frosting
Intelligent Domestications

Although we tend to associate Strawberry recipes with the summer months, you will want this recipe for year round occasions.

Save Money Give Yourself a Salon Quality Pedicure at Home
Oh! My Heartsie Girl

I love to have pretty soft smooth feet with a nice color of polish, and when I can I will go to the salon, but there are times that I dont have the time it takes to go to the salon or the extra money.

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Does anyone out there use coupons to save money besides me?

I love coupons.
With seven people living in our house I need to watch every penny. It pays to be a good steward of your money. So today I want to share some couponing basics.

The first thing you need is some coupons.

Great places to find them are:

The Sunday newspaper is a great source. I buy the newspaper with the largest circulation in order to get the best & most coupons. I will do a quick check through the paper before I check out and if it's packed full of coupons I will be more than one. My usual cost is $1.50 per newspaper which provides a wealth of dollars off products that I do use. I like my name brand products and this is just a cheaper way to buy them and I can try all the new things that come out and save money too.

Ask your friends and family to save their coupons for you if they are not going to use them. The majority of people love getting the newspaper but just toss out the "coupon junk" so they will probably be happy to save them for you. Seriously folks, this is money in your pocket.

Peruse the Internet. It's unbelievable how many coupons you can get online. Target is a big coupon chain just to name one. Check out the online stores in your area. I am an avid crafter and Joanns will accept up to 4 coupons per order. I haven't paid full price for anything in a craft store for years. Hobby Lobby always has a 40% off coupon each week. I purchase my cutting machines and binder, whatever large item I want at the time with these coupons. Why pay full price when half price is so much better. I shopped at Kohl's this weekend and between my percentage off coupon and Kohl's cash my $100+ purchase cost me $4.04. The manager came up and told the cashier "if she has any more coupons, you're going to be owing her money".

Watch for coupons dispensers in the store. There are many varieties of coupons that you can find in the store. Most of the grocery stores in my area have little coupon dispensers near items that have current coupons, just pull one off and save.

Get Yourself Organized to Save with Coupons

Envelopes. If this is a new venture for you just start by putting your cut coupons in an envelope. After a few weeks you will probably have to go to something larger to accommodate your stash.

Coupon Binder. This is the method I use. This works by clipping all of your coupons and file them in baseball card holders in a three-ring binder. This works great and you can carry your binder into the store with you so you have all your coupons handy while you shop. Coupons don't do you any good if you forget them on the kitchen table and then they expire before you can use them.

Know Your Store’s Coupon Policy

Loyalty Cards. If your store offers a loyalty card then make sure to get one. Some stores only give the sale prices to card-holders. Loyalty cards are free and I have one for every store I shop at, seriously. My key chain is packed with those little carry sizes. I get reward coupons all over town. This week a received a $20 card back from Office Depot and $35 from Kohls. That's $55 free stuff this week alone!

Double/Triple coupons. Doubling or tripling coupons is when the store will take your 50¢ coupon and double it to make it worth $1. This is done automatically at the register; you do not have to do anything to take part in this promotion. First, find out if your store doubles or triples coupons. If they do, find out the maximum double/triple value and how many they will double/triple.

Printable coupons. Find out if your store accepts internet printable coupons. Here are a few sites to get you started:
e-Coupons
Peelies: Coupons that are stuck to the actual product.

Competitor coupons. Some stores will accept competitors coupons.
Magazines: "All You" is a magazine sold exclusively at Walmart or via subscription and it almost always has great coupons in it.

Expired coupons. Kohl's will accept Kohl's cash for 2 weeks after it has expired.
Weekly Ads. Read the weekly store ads to see what is on sale and which stores have the best prices on the items you need. I get weekly ads through the mail but if this is not the case in your area you can usually view them on the store’s website.

Price Match. Some stores, like Walmart, will match the price of a competitor. Usually all you have to do is when you get to the cashier, tell them you want to do a price match for whatever the store that has the sale price, show them the ad of the competitor store and they will give you that price on your item. That's all there is to it.

Always, Always use a list when shopping. Lists remind you what you came for and keep you from buying items you don’t need.

10/$10 promotions. In my area the two major competitors alternate weeks for their 10/$10 sale. You normally don't have to buy 10 to get the sale price but I usually do so that I have a good supply while they are on sale. I have a section in our basement for supplies. Tissues, toilet paper, dish and laundry detergent, etc. You will always need these items and they won't expire, so stock up if you can get a great deal. This will save you money in the long run. Here again is where you List will come in handy so you will remember if you are totally out of something or if you have more than enough and really don't needs anymore at this time.

If the store has a fantastic coupon day, get there early. Shop & Save in my are has a Thursday coupon for $10 off your $50 order. If you have couponers in your area then it’s best to get to the store as early in the sale as you can! You can also still use any coupons you have!

Pay attention to the price screen at the checkout. Watch to make sure everything rings up at the correct price. Make sure all of your coupons get scanned. Coupons sometimes stick together so know which coupons you came with and pay attention.

Check your receipt BEFORE you the store. Look over your receipt to make sure everything rang up correctly and all of your coupons were scanned. If there is a problem take it to customer service immediately so they can fix it.

Build your stash slowly. Don’t buy 20 of everything as soon as you get started or you will blow your budget! A good stash takes time to acquire. Set aside a portion of your weekly grocery money for stockpiling and do what you can with what you have. Buy wisely, don't just buy to be buying. If you know you won't use it then don't buy it.