For the next 2 weeks, there will be Absolutely NO heavy lifting, strenuous furniture moving and NO deep cleaning regimens for me. I have happily burdened all these responsibilities to my sweet husband. While he takes over all labor-intensive endeavors for the time being for the next 6 to 10 weeks, I promised him that… Continue reading Today marks 37 weeks!
36 weeks and 4 days in
Hafa Adai My Beautiful Friends! It has been awhile since I posted anything new. In April, my family decided it was time that I needed to slow down, focus on my health, cut back on stress, slow down on blog writing, put crafting projects on hold, postpone coupon shopping hauls tentatively and temporarily shut down… Continue reading 36 weeks and 4 days in
Passing the time
Hafa Adai My Beautiful Friends! Like most folks we are at home in self – isolation, it has been since March 17, we have been confined to the house. Our shelter in place order has been set until the first week of April. To keep myself busy as much as my pregnant belly will allow,… Continue reading Passing the time
Couponing on Hold
For the last 2 weeks, I have done absolutely ZERO coupon shopping hauls as we are in self-isolation until ???? I am still doing coupon-related activities without leaving the comfort of my home: Reviewing coupon websites and coupon apps Watching Youtube couponing channels Reading coupon emails and newsletters Reviewing store coupon policies Understanding coupon fine… Continue reading Couponing on Hold
Family is Everything
Over the weekend, a very dear friend of mine passed very quickly and unexpectedly. I have since cried a trillion tears mourning over the passing of my friend because I don’t want to accept that she is gone. In my head, I am convinced she is napping. My friend, Ms. Jay was an elderly woman,… Continue reading Family is Everything
Home
The island of Guam is a place I call home. I have been away from home for almost 18 years, and forgot how beautiful the skies are on Guam! Momma sent me these pictures so I don't forget. As I scrolled through these photos, I was immediately, speechlessly, utterly homesick, because there is absolutely no place… Continue reading Home
One Yard DIY Blanket Update
Hafa Adai Everyone! So far, I have completed 6 baby blankets! My husband and I went for a nautical and island tropical theme. We did, however find Nintendo Game Controller fabric - and absolutely could not resist! For each blanket, took 15 to 20 minutes to make from beginning to end. One side of the… Continue reading One Yard DIY Blanket Update
Frugal All Purpose Cleaner
Hafa Adai Ya'll This is a quick DIY All-Purpose Cleaner! After the dish soap bottle is empty, but there is a little bit of soap left at the bottom ... don't be too quick to discard it in the re-cycling bin or trash can... add 1 to 2 tablespoons of vinegar and fill the rest… Continue reading Frugal All Purpose Cleaner
5 Minute DIY Hand Sanitizer
Every store in a 25-mile radius of my home is completely sold out of hand sanitizer! I went to 4 different local stores, the last store I visited prior to heading home was Walgreens! And like all the other stores I visited, they were out too! AAAGGGHHH! Prior to leaving, I spoke to a Walgreen’s… Continue reading 5 Minute DIY Hand Sanitizer
DIY Baby Blankets
Hafa Adai! For the next day or two, I will be focusing my attention on making baby blankets for our little one arriving in the spring time. Yesterday, I visited Hobby Lobby for fabric and had a blast - fell in love with the tropical and nautical themed fabric! This week, March 9 to March… Continue reading DIY Baby Blankets
Walgreens Couponing Tips
Hi Everyone, Today, I visited my local Walgreens for a small shopping haul. Prior to leaving, I spoke to two employees about couponing at the store. I asked them advice on how to best coupon at Walgreens, they offered these general tips: Review the Walgreen's Weekly Ad every week! Pay attention to the front page,… Continue reading Walgreens Couponing Tips
Hot Pockets and Jimmy Dean Deals
Hafa Adai and Happy Sunday Ya'll! I found two other great HEB deals! Yah! Here are the yellow coupon I used today: The first deal is the "Hot Pockets, 12 pk., assorted varieties get FREE! Hot Pockets, 5 pk., assorted varieties" ***$10.82 is the curbside and delivery service price for this item. However, since… Continue reading Hot Pockets and Jimmy Dean Deals
HEB couponing
Hafa Adai My Friends! This week, I looked through my coupon binder, in hopes to match up my manufacture coupons with store coupons, weekly discounts, clearance sales, maybe even rebates for the things we need! After spending hours of looking, my chances of finding a good deal seemed to be grime! This was no bueno,… Continue reading HEB couponing
Couponing at Walgreens
Hafa Adai Everyone! I went couponing at Walgreens, yesterday, 3/1 and Monday, 3/2! There were deals I could not ignore, or pass up! Your friend the newbee couponer will show you a step-by-step guide of how I obtained these deals and my take away from this coupon trip. It was a little confusing but with… Continue reading Couponing at Walgreens
24 Things We Don’t Use / Buy Anymore
Learning how to be frugal to save money is labor intensive work, just like anything else we do that brings us great value or happiness in our lives, it requires a bit of elbow grease, patience, Google Chroming, and brainpower. As I work on being more frugal, I converted my tiny sized kitchen or extra… Continue reading 24 Things We Don’t Use / Buy Anymore
Beyond Newspaper Inserts
As a new couponer, I was truly convinced there are more manufacture coupons beyond the Sunday newspaper - just patiently awaiting with anticipation to be discovered, clipped, paired up to in-store coupons, Target Cartwheel Offers, Walmart Rollbacks, Walgreens Register Reward Points, and clearance specials. Our only intent is to bring our items and matching coupons… Continue reading Beyond Newspaper Inserts
My Coupon Binder
In my previous post, “Couponing for 30 Days” I wrote about having a coupon binder. I thought I would share my coupon binder and show you how it is put together. My binder is a 3 ring, 2-inch wide binder. Inside, is where all the coupon magic happens. It has several different functional parts to… Continue reading My Coupon Binder
Preparing for a frugal baby
As of current time, I am 25 weeks into my pregnancy. In my mind, I have 100+ weeks to go (no, not really, but honestly, it feels like that most days!) As we get closer to our delivery date, we are slowly preparing for baby’s delivery + home coming. Luckily, we have a bulk of… Continue reading Preparing for a frugal baby
Couponing for 30 days
Still on my frugal strike, I took an interest in couponing. Despite having no direction or knowledge of where to begin – I took a BIG blind leap forward and went for it! For the first 14 days of the new year, roughly about a total of 20 hours, I took time to educate myself,… Continue reading Couponing for 30 days
Frugal Monthly Budget – Update
Happy New Year Ya'll! This is an update to my post Frugal Monthly Budget - in that post, I specifically, stated word-for-word the following statement "This may seem like a challenge.”…well let me be completely honest with you my friends...this declaration was the most overrated statement for all of 2019! My frugal monthly budget challenge… Continue reading Frugal Monthly Budget – Update
