Fly Lady: Day 6

Hit a Hot Spot. I love this one! Set your timer for two minutes and clean an area of constant clutter.
Before
After, and yes that only took 2 minutes!

Fly Lady: Day 5

Write down what you hear...turn negative thoughts into positive. I do know and use the power of writing things down, I am a list maker, a blogger. I have never tried this before though. Not quite convinced. However, my house is sparkling clean and dishes and laundry have been caught up all week. Something must be working.

Huggies Rewards!

Are you collecting Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards Point? You should be because look what I got for free with my points! Check out list of points here and start collecting. They are also on Huggies diapers, wipes, and other products. By the way, you don't need a child in diapers to collect points. You can also redeem them for sweepstakes entries and gift cards. Thanks, Huggies!

Fly Lady: Day 4

Write it down

Really Fly Lady...a post it note. Doesn't that verge on tacky and cluttered! Anyway, it is up, I am up and dressed, messages read, sink shining!

Albertsons 8/3-8/9

This is the last week of the Sizzlin' Summer Giveaway. Have you won anything yet? This week they are giving out TRIPLE tickets, so good luck. I have yet to win anything other than free donuts and free dog food.

In ad store coupons:

*$1/2 Tropicana Pure Premium

*$1/1 Gatorade or G2 Sports Drinks

*$1/2 Gatorade All Star Sports Drinks

In ad manufacturer's coupons:

*$2/2 Pepsi Soft Drinks

*$2 on produce when you buy 2 Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal or Instant (priced at $3 each, look for peelies on the oatmeal)

*$1/1 Hidden Valley Ranch

*$1/2 McCormick Grill Mates Spices

*$1/2 Hershey's Syrup

*$1/4 Libby's Veggies

*$1/2 Aquafina Water 24 packs (look for free Propel Zero powder tearpad coupons when you buy Aquafina)

Deals:
*Buy One Get One Free Roast
*Buy One Get One Free Chicken Breasts
*Buy One Get One Free Dole Salad Blends
*Buy One Get One Free Doritos
*Pepsi 2 liter Soft Drinks $1

Promos:
*Buy Rio on DVD or Blu-Ray, get Free Hawaiian Punch and Free Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies
*Buy any 6 participating Kelloggs/Keebler product, price is $1.88 each:

-Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, use 2 $1/3 from 7/24 RP=$1.54 each when you buy 6 (these are the large boxes too!)
-Pop Tarts or Pop Tart Mini Crisps, use 2 $1/3 from 7/24 RP=$1.54 each when you buy 6
-Cinnabon Bars, Kelloggs Fruit Snacks
-Keebler Granola Fudge Bars, use 6 0.75/1 from 7/10 RP=$1.13 each when you buy 6
-Kelloggs Nutri Grain Bars
-Rice Krisipie Treats
-Keebler Crackers, use 2 $1/3 printable at kelloggs.com (must register)=$1.54 when you buy 6
-Keebler EL Fudge or Fudge Shoppe Cookies

Catalinas:

*P&G Promotion, spend $20 on participating products get $5 catalina.

I don't see any spectacular prices, however, there are lots of coupons for these items in the 7/31 P&G. Pay attention to this deal though:

*Pampers Double Dip Promo

1) Spend $25 on Pampers Swaddlers or Cruisers get $5 catalina.
2) Spent $20 on participating P&G products get $5 catalina (Pampers Big Pack included)

Buy 1 Pampers Big Pack $19.99
Buy 1 Pampers Jumbo Pack probably $9.99
Buy 1 can Pringles $1.50
(You have now filled the requirements of both catalinas)

Use 2 $2/1 from P&G 7/31
Pay $27.48
Get back $10 in catalinas
=$17.48 for a big pack and a jumbo pack, plus some Pringles!
*I have not tested this, but I am going to try it ASAP and let you know if it works.

*This post is part of the grocery gathering and the deal scoop for Albertsons in Oregon.

Fly Lady: Day 3

Sign up for emails and the Big Tent Blink.


I actually have been doing for a long time and following them on facebook, now I actually need to read them better. One thing about Fly Lady, they send out a ton of emails, so make sure you are only signed up for what interests you. I just get the daily newsletter. I know that ding from my iPhone between 10-11 pm in the fly lady. :)

Which reminds me, I am on a lot of email lists because of free samples, coupons, and sweepstakes. (All of which I am addicted to...). I might spend part of my day today deleting some emails and removing me from email lists (about 15 minutes...lol). I will probably clean out my fridge. I love a plan.

So far I am...keeping my sink clean, getting dressed and ready in the early am, and reading the Big Tent Blink.

*If you are wondering what fly lady is and what I am doing go here and follow the baby steps with me.

$5 Food Storage: Week 11

This week's items are:

10 lbs Sugar

1 box salt


Best price for sugar:


Sherms: $5.59 for 10 lbs

Best price for salt:

Walmart 38 cents

*These items will go on great sales when it gets closer to baking and holiday season in November and December.

Fly Lady: Day 2

Get dressed and ready, first thing in the morning, right down to the shoes.

I have trouble with this also. I usually don't wear makeup or really do my hair if I am just at home cleaning all day, but I see the principal. I have to admit when I am all ready for the day, I feel better and I am happier. I am sure that rubs off on my attitude and productivity. I am not sure about the shoes though...I hate wearing shoes in the house. Plus cleaning in shoes, that is just not comfy. I will take my fuzzy socks.

So day 2, check. My sink is still shiny too.

Fly Lady: Day 1

Shine your sink. This basically means, keep up on your dishes, so your sink is empty and sparkly! This is really hard for me, it seems like I always have a sink full of dishes. When we built our house, I wanted to put a dishwasher in the island as well. Everyone thought I was crazy or kidding, I wasn't either. I don't have two and most days I wish I did. It seems like I always have pots and pans that I would love to run a second load for. Anyway shine your sink and keep up on dishes.

My sink before...

and after.

My veggie prep sink after. Did you shine your sink yet?

Overwhelmed and bored...

Another stay at home mom recently said to me..."Don't you feel like all you ever do is laundry and clean?" Well, yes that is a huge chunk of my day and quite frankly most of the time and I overwhelmed and bored by it all. It is a vicious cycle, I start out I get overwhelmed, then quit, then I am bored with the monotony, then overwhelmed again...I am sure if you are a mom you understand that.

So today, I am changing my attitude about things, a lot of things. We have a break from swimming, soccer, and all the hustle. I am going to catch up and change some habits. There is so much on my list, potty training, deep cleaning things, organizing closets and dressers, laundry, shopping, catching up on my blogging, reading with the kids, piano practice, better scripture study, starting a habit of family prayer, organizing a coupon class?, planning something fun for Greg's birthday and our anniversary, a "new" project :), etc...now I am getting overwhelmed and bored again.

Anyway, for starters I have got to get this 3300+ square foot house under control. I am implementing http://www.flylady.net for help. I have been reading and doing a few things from fly lady for awhile. A few things I like:

• 15 minute timed sessions on rooms (and then move on...and come back if needed)
• 1-2 loads of laundry per day (from sorting to putting away)
• working on "zones" of your house each week (eventually getting to deep cleaning and organizing things)
• after time, an hour a day and your house will be kept up
• starting slow and building habits

I am going to document my journey of the baby steps, each day...hopefully that will keep me motivated. Are you with me?