I am completely in love with this site. Usually I don’t get caught up in many shopping sites. When I need something, I generally go to Amazon. However, Daily Steals has me buying not just things I need, but at some majorly deep discounts. The best deal I believe I’ve found here was the Pillow Pets for my daughter for less than $10 (including shipping!). She’s been wanting one for a long time, but I’ve never been able to justify the cost of it, until I saw it on Daily Steals. She’s going to be mighty surprised on her birthday! The idea behind Daily Steals is to offer not just a whole lot of products at regular prices, but one offer a day at one heck of a deal. They’ve recently taken it a step further and started offering a few other products each day in specific categories. Each deal is only available for...
Who says all the good sales have to be around Christmas? From now until August 4th, take 20% off your entire order at Prairie Soy Candles. This applies to everything in the store, and includes already marked down items on the discount shelf! Just use code: julyxmas Click here to go shopping Read More →
I have to say I was a little surprised it took them almost 20 years to come out with a movie based on these books. Of course, maybe it was just good marketing on their part. I grew up on Ramona’s tales, and now have kids of my own that I think will enjoy the movie and the books both. Honestly I had almost forgot about these books until I saw the commercials for the movie. My daughter, age 7, of course wants to see the movie. I’ve given her my “Ramona the Brave” book that was given to me around her age, and she’s latched on to it. I love seeing her reading a good sized chapter book and something I know she’ll relate too for years to come. I always felt a certain connection to Ramona, probably like all little girls do at some point. Seeing the movie out now brings back childhood memories, and it makes...
I’m a sucker for this site. I absolutely love their selection of fabric, and the prices are pretty hard to beat. So when I see any kind of discount code, I can’t pass it up. This week only, until Saturday, July 24, 2010, Joann.com is offering flat rate shipping for only $5. No minimum or restrictions, just $5 shipping on anything you order. Use promotion code EQT205 at checkout. Enjoy! Read More →
I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a contest junkie. I love the chance of getting something for nothing, and really who doesn’t? What I’m not so fond of, though, is the junk mail all those contests tend to bring. Granted there ARE some companies I dont mind getting updates from. Why else would I be entering to win something from them if I had no interest in their products to begin with? I just don’t like being given the choice to sign up or not, and some stuff is just really unrelated to the product I’m interested in. The other problem that tends to arise is the number of forms you have to fill out for each contest. While I don’t mind filing out multiple forms, it tends to get annoying to find and figure out forms and rules on multiple sites. Not only that, but sifting through the contests to find only useful...
I’m somewhat of a math geek. I love playing with numbers, budgeting, and doing anything that has to do with math. I figure gas mileage in my head as I’m driving, figure monthly savings plans, and a whole lot more every single day. All this because I’m just good at math, and it comes naturally to me. I wasn’t always good in math. I remember vividly falling behind in 2nd grade on the speed math tests. The “tick tick tick” of the clock was extremely distracting and stressful. The harder the problems got, the more I struggled. It wasn’t until I got a little computer (this was the 80s people – I use the term “computer” lightly) just for math that my scores began to improve. Speed tests were a joke, really. What I needed most of all was just constant practice until those numbers were beat...
I’m usually not one for make-up or all things girly, but this site has me absolutely hooked. Not just because of their products, but because of their prices. Plus they have some WONDERFUL discounts that they run on a regular basis. When one catches my eye, I’m all over it. This one is for sure one of those deals. From now until May 2nd, get $1.98 shipping on $20 or more at E.L.F. Cosmetics. Use code 198_SHIP. Happy Shopping! Read More →
This time of year is absolutely perfect for opening up the windows and enjoying the nice breeze. For some reason, when I can open up the house it makes it a lot easier to get some serious cleaning done. You’d think it would be just the opposite, being stuck inside all winter with nothing to do but clean house. Still, I love cleaning this time of year. The house is in need of some major deep cleaning. As in pulling out appliances, really scrubbing floors, dusting, washing windows, etc. Looking at it as a whole makes me seriously overwhelmed. Even looking at specific rooms makes me feel like there’s no possible way I can get all this done in a reasonable amount of time. So instead of trying to clean the entire house all at once, I’ve decided to break it down into manageable chunks. Each day I’ll be focusing on one...
With the weather getting nicer, we tend to look for anything at all to do outside to enjoy it. One really excellent activity is to hop on your bike and take a family bike ride together. Below are some excellent reasons why you should. Family Time Most families today are guilty of not spending near enough time together. Sometimes it’s just from lack of ideas of what exactly to do together. Taking a bike ride is something all kids enjoy, and parents can too. See the town together, talk to others out and about, and maybe stop for some ice cream too! Burn Calories With video games, computers, and other indoor activities being so handy, our society has become a bunch of couch potatoes. You don’t need fancy exercise equipment or pricey gym memberships to get a good work out. Remember how active you were as a kid? And all it required...
It’s about that time of year when the sun is shining and the air is warm – time to make some sun tea! Since I’ve gotten back into my health kick and mostly taken soda pop out of my diet (I did say mostly – two or three a week is perfectly fine!), tea or water is my drink of choice. One of my favorite ways to add a little variety to my sun tea is by adding different flavored tea bags. Right now sitting on the deck is strawberry sun tea, which will be sure to be a favorite of both me and the kids. Luckily it’s not hard to find all kinds of different flavored tea bags at the store. The strawberry we picked up was a generic store brand even. Yes, it really is that easy! Read More →
