3 Bagels!

Head over here and like Brueggers for 3 free bagels today!

Thanks Crystal

Finding coupons

Sure, we all know that we can find coupons in the sunday paper. But what about in other locations?

Facebook? Yep! "Like" your favorite brands and watch for giveaways and coupons. I have gotten coupons for free hair dye, shampoo, mascara, food products and more. Just for being a facebook fan!

Company websites? Absolutely- you usually do not even need to be on their email mailing lists.

Grocery store websites? Yes, their coupons are usually manufacturer coupons which can be used anywhere.

Also check out the big 3 coupon sites coupons.com redplum.com and smartsource.com


*I recommend having a separate email address for sites that you sign up on. This way your main inbox isn't full and you can look for certain emails when you need them.

Produce Junction!

One of my favorite things to do when I'm in Pennsylvania is go to the produce junction! The prices are at least half that of my grocery store here in NY.

For $30 we got:
A pint of strawberries
3lbs of small oranges
6lbs of mac apples
5lbs of bananas
10lbs of yukon gold potatoes
5lbs of yams
5lbs of spanish onions
1 pack of 6 heads of garlic
1lb of challots
4lbs of mushrooms
3lbs of button mushrooms
3lbs of plum tomatoes
1 loaf of amazing french bread
1 huge bag of spinach!

Everything is fresh and super tasty... A produce junction is worth stopping in to see!

Manic Monday

This is going to be another weekly post. Manic Mondays will focus on ways to organize your home, your time and so much more!

This week the focus is on organizing your desk-either home or at work. An organized desk helps to relax you, so you do not stress over what needs to get done or what is missing.

A few simple and helpful tips:
Buy open stackable storage units for under the desk- see through mesh ones work great for me. In them keep items you do not use daily or even weekly. Such as extra paper,books, computer accessories.

For the top of your desk have more mesh organizing units-to hold papers, bills ect. Have one that stands up and has a few slots. This way each slot can have its own purpose (bills, to-do, to file ect)

Also always keep a notebook and a pen on the desk- makes it easy to write down ideas, to do lists and more. Once you take care of an item on the list-cross it off and move on.

By taking a few minutes and organizing your desk once, you will be able to keep up with the organization because everything will not have its own spot.

Sunday Funday!?

Sunday Funday (for lack of a better theme name) is going to be a weekly post on my menu plan for the week as well as a recipe of mine :)

Menu Plan: kind of loose at this point but in general
Breakfasts: Special K or Kashi for breakfast with a banana or orange
Lunches: Mushroom soup,Fruit
Snacks: homemade apple sauce
Dinners: savory cracker covered chicken,pasta ect.

The goal is to drink half my weight in ounces of water each day...hopefully I can pull that off!

Here is my homemade bruschetta recipe:
1 loaf of crusty frunch bread cute 1/4inch thick- pan fried until golden brown in EVOO

8plum tomatoes diced with a few tablespoons EVOO and a few splashes of balsamic vinegar

Yum!

Busy Weekend

I was away all weekend, so I slacked on posts a bit... This week will be back to normal, if not better.

I have a few ideas for the blog, each day will have a themed post!

Also I am so excited to show you my receipts from CVS and especially Rite Aid! $52 worth of items for $8 and I got $5back!