bargain shopping

I'm still shopping at CVS but no more than needed.  I've built up more than adequate stockpiles so unless I really need something or there is an excellent deal,  I don't shop.  

I read on a CVS Facebook group that CVS is clearancing a number of cleaners and laundry products 75% off.  I stopped at one CVS in Midwest City Oklahoma yesterday.  They did not have much but I'm happy with what I did find.  With the sale and using $6 in CVS extra care bucks,  I got 3 bottles of Wisk laundry detergent and 2 bottles of cleanser that I use on our white kitchen sink for $3 total.  

I previously posted about Schoola, a new online company that resells gently used and like new clothing as a fund raiser for schools.  

This is my Schoola link

http://www.schoola.com/stitch/rf239759

If you shop through it, you will get $15 off your first order and free shipping and I will get another $15 off another order. 

   Update -    I'm sorry this changed but I was just on the Schoola site and it seems to only be free shipping when you spend $50 now.  

I've got 2 orders from them and both have been even better than I expected.  

If you don't have children to shop for, they also sell adult shoes and clothing for women and men.  

My first order were these 2 hoodie jackets, I got them for about $1. 

My 2nd order was for these 6 pieces- they cost me less than $4 for all.  

Monday's list

Hello everyone,

It's another new week and another new list.  I had a good, productive Monday.  I even took a nap. 

2 year old JJ will soon be a big brother.  So when he fell asleep in my lap this afternoon, I wondered how many more times I would be able to rock him to sleep.  So I just sat there and didn't lay him down in his bed.  I also napped a little while I held that snoozing curly head boy for 2 hours. 

I know every older mother will agree with me that those baby years are trying but they go by too fast.  

Back to the list,  this prettied up note book paper method is working just fine for me.  

Designs are made with rubber stamps and colored with map pencils.  

Hope you all had a good Monday too.   

What's new here

Hello everyone, 

That list from last week kept me so busy and somehow it all got done or at least started.  Whew!w

We've had lots of much needed rain.  Our rose bushes are all blooming and look so pretty.  

Can you see the fresh cypress mulch on the flower beds? Our son did that.  I am so glad, it should mean lots less weeding this summer.  And it smells wonderful! 

Our 5 grands last Sunday - they are all thriving and healthy and happy 

My current big project is reorganizing and slightly downsizing the stuff in my craft room-this is what it looked like when I started last week. I'm still working on and hope to finish it up this week.

I am thankful to have so many supplies but they've got too messy- makes it very difficult to work in there.  This room has a big closet that wasn't being used to its best potential and that big set of industrial shelves takes up so much room.  It will be leaving and everything else is getting sorted and stored neatly with as much in closet as possible. 

I've started my list for next week and it is much shorter than last week's - I'll share it tomorrow when I finish it. 

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

Monday's list

Good morning everyone! This week's list is full and I just noticed I DO need to mow the front yard so will add that to this list and I need to go buy one thing at Lowes so I will add that too. 

I just decorated this week's list with a few bees because I will need to stay busy as a bee to get it all done. But that's OK. 

There has been a lot going on at our home and I hope to do another post this after, heavy on photos. 

Hope you all have a good Monday! Let's get stuff done, OK?

This week's list and a before and after

Hello everyone,  I was able to complete most everything on last week's list except the some of the sewing and I wasn't able to plant the flower bed.  But those tasks will get done, if not this week, then eventually.  

My list is on old school notebook paper, designs are made with rubber stamps that I've had for years.

I did get some new Pilot Frixion pens and wrote this list with them, they do write nice, but I don't plan on rebuying them.  To me, they are not as great as some of the fancy planners say.  

I finished a few of my tasks today but I got sidelined by a much - needed organization project.  I started to clean our bathroom and saw 2 bottles of OTC meds on the counter.  I went to put them away and it bugged me that we had first aid things stored in several places.  So I gathered up all SIX baskets of medicines and first aid items.  I spread them out on our long kitchen cabinet, started looking for duplicates and very past their dates items and products we don't use anymore.  

It took me more than an hour and I discarded so much.  

When done, the items we need to keep only filled 3 smaller baskets.  

One is adult OTC medicines.

One is first aid items like bandages. 

The 3rd holds current prescription bottles and some assorted approved children OTC medicines like fever reducers, Mucinex and cough drops. 

I hope you have all had a nice Monday.  It is unseasonably cool here and we are getting some much needed rain. 

Thank you sweet readers if you tried out Schoola.  I've got a couple of notifications from them today that I earned more credit from them because some of you used my link.  You all know I like bargain shopping! 

Almost free children clothes

I read about Schoola on another blog and tried it.  I used her link and got a $15 credit and free shipping. For just $1.04 I ordered 2 hoodie jackets for my grands.  They will especially be nice to keep here so they have a warm jacket to play outside if they didn't bring one.  

If you want to try Schoola,   you can use my link and you will also get a $15 credit as well as free shipping.  I will also get another $15 credit.  

http://www.schoola.com/stitch/rf239759

These are the hoodies I just ordered. 

Items are previously owned and come with description about their condition.

Schoola has sizes from 1 year up to teens.  

I paid with PayPal, Schoola also accepts credit cards. 

Another Monday- another list

Fast and Easy supper

We were away from home most all of today.  Once we got home, We wanted some supper but I hadn't planned anything and didn't want to go out.

So, I made an old stand by meal- our version of nachos

Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with a release spray like Pam (unless you don't mind scrapping melted cooked-on cheese and you can skip that step.) 

Put down a layer of tortilla chips. Then top with small scoops of refried beans, taco meat and grated cheddar cheese. (I almost always have small containers of taco meat and homemade refried beans in the freezer- made just for times when quick meals are needed)

Bake this in a hot oven, maybe 10-15 minutes at 400 degrees F, until everything is hot and the cheese is bubbly.

While it is baking, dice up some onion, tomatoes and lettuce, set out some salsa, sour cream and peppers, or whatever you like on Mexican style food.

Each diner can top their nachos with whatever they like. 

If you've got some basic ingredients in hand, this meal can be ready to eat faster than driving to Taco Bell.   Clean up is very fast if you use foil on the baking sheet.  

Shopping highlights

A small trip to CVS - I just used newspaper coupons and coupons from the CVS red box. 

2 body wash, 3 bars of soap, 1 toothpaste, 1 Almay eye shadow and 2 bags of clearance Easter candy (already opened and put in the candy dish) 

I spent $6.68 cash. I didn't use or earn any CVS extra care bucks on this transaction but I'm still happy  with it. 

At Dollar Tree, I found these cute little snack cups. They come 2 cups and 1 spoon in a package for $1 and are in the baby care section.  I got turtles and foxes. They had other animals too, zebras and  lions and maybe others.  

I found these paper - cardboard eggs at Walmart when their Easter clearance was 90% off,  I got 4 packs of 12 eggs at 19 cents each.  I know the grands will have much fun decorating them next year.  

I can't share his photo but my brother found 9 egg decorating sets on clearance in his town for $1.56. 

This was a big shopping week here, we also went to the commissary and Sprouts in Oklahoma City. 

Our home is pretty well stocked now and I don't expect to do much more shopping for awhile,  the exception being if I go to CVS for great deals next week.