FINALLY FRIDAY

TGIF!!

My dh is finally home. In 47 days, he has been home 13 nights counting last night. Hopefully, he will get to stay home at least until Monday morning.

For the first time in 3-1/2 years, we are going out to dinner tomorrow night by ourselves. He has a babysitter lined up and reservations made. Isn't he sweet!!

Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!

Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week

1) Frugal Valentine's Day Decor - Decorating without spending a dime.

2) Jalapeno Chicken Dip - This sounds wonderful.

3) Can't Wait for Spring - A great tip on brighten up your home while you wait for spring to arrive.

4) Olympic Medal Cookies - Great treat to make while watching the Olympics.

5) Quadruple Chocolate Mousee Cake - MMmmmmmmm ... Chocolate anything sounds good to me these days.

FOLLOW FRIDAY

This week I am participating in Follow Friday hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families, and Midday Escapes.

I hope you enjoy my blog and return often.

This week I posted lots of great freebies and coupons. My favorite freebie this week is the Photo Collage FREE at Walgreens today. I also shared my Semi-Homemade Biscuits which are my NEW favorite thing. Finally, I finished my week of Decluttering and Organizing by organizing my wrapping and scrapbooking area.

FREE SAMPLE OF FEKKAI GLOSSING CREAM

Click here to request your FREE sample.

REMINDER - FREE PHOTO COLAGE TODAY FROM WALGREENS

Get 1 FREE Photo Collage Feb. 12th.
Order Online and PickUp instore.
Used Coupon Code - VDAY

REMINDER - WALGREENS FRIENDS AND FAMILY DISCOUNT

15% off Eligible Store Items and 20% off all Walgreens and W Items. Click here to print your coupon.

COUPON FOR FREE BOTTLE OF EXCEDRIN

Click here to take a quick survey and receive a coupon for a FREE bottle.

Thought of the Day

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Did You Get Any FREE Items This Week?

My mail lady has been busy this weekend.


Aveeno Tote Bag and Lotion
Elle Decor Magazine
Ladies Home Journal
Mariani Plum Sample
Dove Coupons
Congra Coupon & Recipe Book
Soap Opera Digest
Advanced Auto Coupons
FREE Oreo Cakester Coupons (Received 2 for some reason ?)
$23 in P&G Coupons
Huggies Coupons
FREE Parents Magazine

Did you get any great freebies this week?

AC MOORE COUPON FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Cabin Fever Coupon - Receive 40% off any One Regular Priced Item

Click here to print.

FREE PHOTO COLLAGE AT WALGREENS - FRIDAY ONLY

Get 1 FREE Photo Collage Feb. 12th.

Order Online and PickUp instore.

Used Coupon Code - VDAY

FRIDAY ONLY - WALGREENS FRIENDS AND FAMILY DISCOUNT

15% off Eligible Store Items and 20% off all Walgreens and W Items. Click here to print your coupon.

AND THE WINNER IS.....

The winner is .... #4 - Julie

Julie has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen!

Thanks to everyone for entering.

Thought of the Day

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

SMART ONES COUPON - $1.00 OFF 5

Click here to print your coupon. You should be able to print 2 using your back button.

FREE VALENTINE'S ECARDS FROM KRISPY KREME PLUS 12 FREE VALENTINE'S DAY CARD WITH A DOZEN DONUT PURCHASE

Send friends and love ones free Valentine's ecards from Krispy Kreme here.

Also, this is the last week to buy Valentines' Day donuts. With each dozen purchased, eceive 12 free Valentine's Day cards. Each card will contain a coupon for a FREE donut. While supplies last.

For a list of participating stores, click here.

FREE AVEENO FULL SIZE STRESS RELIEF MOISTURIZING LOTION

Click here for your FREE sample of Aveeno Stress Relief Moisturizing Lotion.

Thought of the Day

Don't be afraid to show your emotions laughing and crying make you feel better.

$1.50 COUPON FOR VASELINE CLINICAL THERAPY

Click here to print. You should be able to print 2 by using your back button.

FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS FROM WAL-MART

Walmart's online music store offers new, free music downloads each week to build your playlist.

Explore the latest bands, reconnect with old favorites and expand your collection with this free music download program.


Isaac Hayes - Chocolate Chip
Check out this week's free MP3 download, 'Chocolate Chip' by Isaac Hayes album Chocolate Chip.



Jencarlos - Amor Quedate
Check out his exclusive interview on Acceso Total and download his free track.





Eiza - Impredecible
Check out her exclusive performance on Acceso Total and download her free track.



Corinne Bailey Rae - I’d Do It All Again (Acoustic)
Check out this week’s free MP3 download, “I'd Do it All Again” by the Corinne Bailey Rae from her new album The Sea.



Jessie James - My Cowboy
Check out her exclusive interview and performance on Risers and download her free track.




You can find your FREE downloads here.

REMINDER: FREE BREAKFAST AT DENNY'S TODAY

Denny's is doing it again!! Every customer will receive a FREE Grand Slam breakfast Tuesday morning, Febraury 9 from 6am to 2pm. A Grand Slam breakfast consists of 2 eggs, 2 slices of bacons, 2 pieces of sausage and 2 pancakes.

Click here for details and to find the nearest location to you.

SEMI-HOMEMADE BISCUITS

This is my NEW FAVORITE THING!! It is so simple.

2 ingredients:

Mix well. Cut out the biscuits. Place on cookie sheet and bake. The directions are even on the bag of mix. They are wonderful.

You can find other great Tasty Tuesday recipes at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.

Thought of the Day

Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day.

FREE SAMPLE OF BURT BEE'S NATURAL TOOTHPASTE

Click here to request.

Thanks Money Saving Mom.

DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING WEEK - SCRAPBOOK AND WRAPPING AREA

My intentions were good but I didn't completely finish the week out like I had intended. I did complete 4 days of my Decluttering and Organizing Week.

Day 1 - My Kitchen

Day 2 - My Shoe Rack and Jewelry Armoire

Day 3 & 4 - My Closet

This weekend I finally finished Day 5. It is still amazing to me how much clutter your can accumulate in a short period of time. Moving forward, my goal is to not let this happen again. I feel so much better than I have organized and decluttered these areas. My home looks better and I feel a great sense of accomplished on completing something that I set out to do.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

My next project:

I have 3 years worth of little girls clothes that I am going to sorta by size. I have saved them incase I had another little girl but with a boy on the way it is time to declutter and organized and even make some money.

I plan on taking them to a locals children's thrifty store. I also have a mom who wants to take first glance at my 2T and 3T clothes. As you can see I have several bins to sort. Wish me luck.

REWARDS PROGRAM FOR THE CHILDREN'S PLACE

I love to shop at The Children's Place. They have a great selection of clothes to choose from and they are all so cute. They also have some great sales and offer coupons often. With a little boy on the way I look forward to shopping for boy clothes.

They are now offering a Rewards Program - Place Perks for loyal customers.

- Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend

- For every 75 points your collect, they'll send you a $10 place perks reward coupon.

- Bonus offers you can use with your place perks card for extra savings.

- Sneak peeks of new collections

Place Perks can be used online or in-store. You can sign up here. As soon as I received my card and registered online, I received a $5 reward coupon and 20 bonus points.

WALGREENS - PHOTO DEAL

Buy 25 Prints, Get 25 FREE with code: LOVE10 thru 2/13/10.

AC MOORE COUPONS

Click here to print your coupons for this week.

-50% off your Entire Custom Framing order.

-40% off any One Regular Priced Item.

Thought of the Day

Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them.