courage for the week 9.15.13

15 September 2013

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my grocery list

14 September 2013

This is how I make my grocery list these days. I empty out my brain onto our white board in the hall:
list on white board
Then, I snap a picture of it with my phone and off I go.
grocery list on phone

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caught my eye: reader makeovers + deals

13 September 2013

Do you all remember Heather, m{?
’0onogram bucket girl? Look what she did with her duvet covers from Target:curtains from duvet covers

Don’t they look fantastic?

And here are the ruffle curtains she made for her girl’s room~I love her taste.ruffled curtains in girl's room

 

And here is another WOW makeover from Crafty and Caffeinated ~ she used the same gel stain that we did on our kid’s bathroom on her oak kitchen:kitchen before gel stain

kitchen after gel stain

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What a difference! You can read about all of the details over at her blog.

And of course, a few good deals to share for the weekend:

* a new Redbox code available for a free DVD rental! Only fo use at the kiosk only and does not work for online reservations. Good for one night’s rental, if you keep it longer you’ll have to pay for additional nights. At the kiosk, enter MCPC213S

 * Snapfish has their penny prints back! 99 4X6 prints for 1 cent each, plus about $6 for shipping. Good through 9/17 Enter code: SEPTPRINT99 at checkout after you upload 99 prints to your cart.

* Tom’s shoes has a $10 off code, plus free shipping! Use code: THANKYOU13

*Groupon is offering $70 Worth of Picaboo Product for $19! Think holidays - photo books, calendars, canvas prints, etc.! Make sure you’ll be able to finish it before Nov. 16 though.

*Amazon deals:

* If you have a school party, fair, or birthday party coming up (or trick or treat favors!) these are a BIG hit: LED Finger Lights (40 pcs)

* I love these American Girl books for explaining growing up and body changes for girls. Now, they have them for younger girls ages 8-10 and older girls 10 & up. Lowest prices I’ve seen:

The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls $6.67

The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls $6.67

Some great deals on essentials that are delivered right to your door. You can buy them in your pajamas ♥

* 24 Rolls of Sparkle Paper Towels $21.71 after you clip the coupon on the page and choose subscribe & save.

* Quilted Northern 48 Double Rolls $22.74 with subscribe & save

* Tide Free and Gentle 2 Pack $9.87 after you clip the coupon on the page and choose subscribe & save.

I was going to say have a great weekend, and please do, but I will be back Saturday, Sunday, every day until the end of the month:

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Until tomorrow!

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my blogging story: part 2

12 September 2013

Hello, again and welcome back! Thanks for listening :) Here is part 1 if you missed it..
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As we were getting settled into Texas, I had a really great idea, something that had been at the back of my mind since we lived in Idaho. There was a discount home décor store there that a local family opened that was only open 2 days a week. Lubbock had nothing like it, and I thought it would be such a great idea to open one. Besides, it was only open 2 days a week, I could completely handle that! I could even build a playroom at the back that my little ones could play in while I set up the beautiful décor and chatted with my customers. It had been discouraging watching our savings being drained so quickly and this seemed like the perfect solution to supplement our modest student income. I called our realtor, she thought it sounded like a great idea and gave me some sources for looking into buildings to rent.

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remembering ny today

11 September 2013

I was looking through some photo albums today from some trips to New York, remembering.
The beams of one of the towers that left a cross standing (2003), that will now be featured in the museum.
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And the beautiful memorial that stands now, with the waterfalls that drown out the noise of the city and represent the void and loss of life of that day.
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how to clean cookie sheets * make them sparkle

10 September 2013

So, I saw a facebook post where it said that if I combined some baking soda and hydrogen peroxide into a paste, and rubbed it on my cookie sheets it would make them brand new.
Well, that didn’t quite work for me, but I’ll show you what did. I think the steel wool pads were the main muscle in this experiment. Here’s what I used:
 
to clean cookie sheets
 
Sprinkle baking soda on your grimiest parts. Then, a few dashes of hyrdrogen peroxide. You don’t want it too pasty, just barely wet.
 
how to clean cookie sheets
 
Then, put on some rubber gloves because steel wool can do a number on your hands, take your steel wool pad and scrub, scrub, scrub! Sprinkle some more baking soda, a little more hp, and keep going. Cancel your workout today, because you’ll get it here.
But look at how much better they look:
how to clean cookie baking sheets
 
Another trick I learned when I had to buy some parchment paper for a class project? It makes cleanup after cookies a breeze, especially for these delectable soft pumpkin cookies. We already made a batch. Fall, we are ready!
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how we moved across the country: some tips

09 September 2013

great moving tips!Moving is expensive. Let’s just get that out front. It’s not just the obvious things like the truck, gas, boxes, tape, bubble wrap, but the hotels, eating out, eating off paper plates, getting rid of everything in your fridge and freezer and then that killer first grocery trip when you have NOTHING to eat and have to buy everything like ketchup and creamer and dish soap and toilet paper. And then you gain 20 pounds from all of the eating out and moving stress eating and have to pay money to join a gym! :)

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