Walgreens Trip = Score!

About two weeks ago I went to Walgreens and used some coupon magic to get this great deal:

2 large bottles of Purex
2 Reach dental floss
1 Nivea cherry lip balm
1 Aveeno Pomegranite bath scrub
1 Aveeno face scrub

All for $4.75!  AND, I got $3 Register Rewards to use on my next visit... so basically I got all this for $1.75!  Not bad at all! 

I Heart Publix

I made my mid-week Publix run on 2/25/10. I was pretty impressed with what I got this trip! Here is a picture and breakdown of my spoils:

Two family sized boxes of Golden Grahams
Two Right Guard deoderants
Three cans of Hunt's tomato sauce
Two cans of Planters peanuts
One box of Fiber One bars
Two blocks of Kraft cheese
One Pam Grill spray
One McCormick garlic powder
One 16 count Solo plastic cups
One large bag of Mahatma rice
Guess how much? I was really proud of this one.... $10.71! I love coupons! For those of you who want to know where and how I know about all these great deals, check out a few of my favorite sites:
http://www.time2saveworkshops.com/ - This is my go-to favorite
http://www.iheartpublix.com/ - another great site... but not as well laid out as Time2Save
http://www.southernsavers.com/ - a great site... full of all kinds of freebies/ cheapies

Monday Musings

Well, it's Monday. And it is dreary outside. What more can be said? Work today has been pretty slow. But I did go grocery shopping on my lunch break. Here is the picture of my spoils!



I got:
2 - 60 fl oz All detergent
2 - 60 fl oz Wisk detergent
2 - Hunt's Pudding Snack Packs
2 - Dole bags of salad
3 - cherry chapstick
1 - package of Healthy One's turkey sandwich meat
2 - pouches of Starkist Tuna
2 - large Reach Dental Floss

Only $14.55 including tax! I was so proud of this one! I love saving money!

In the words of The Fifth Dimension....

..... Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep At All.... no... noooooo...

But seriously, I maybe got a few hours. I don't know what happened but I kept coughing, then tossing and turning, then I could hear Scotty coughing... it just wasn't working for me! But I digress...

My friend Tanya has inspired me to start my blog again. At the same time, I have no idea of what I will write and then I also have so much to say! The first few blogs here will be playing catch-up from the last year or two. I promise to post many pictures and make the blog as enjoyable as possible.

I believe my last post was in September of 2009. Since then, Scotty P has grown soooo much. He is now running everywhere and babbling incessantly. He is keeping Dennis and me on our toes! I am still with the same job and LOVE it. What a blessing to be able to go to work every day with people you love and a job you love to do. Now that I am sitting here typing, I am realizing my life seems kinda simple and boring! But it's what I have been given and I love it. Dennis and I went to the Biltmore for a mini-vacation last year and my mom kept Scotty P. We had a great time and are looking forward to visiting Savannah and Charleston this spring.

One of my new loves is couponing. I don't know if anyone out there does it, but you totally should! It does take some time but is so worth the money you save! My most recent Publix run is shown here:


On this trip I bought:
3 (28oz) cans of Hunts tomatos
4 cans of Progresso soup
2 jars of Classico pasta sauce
1 box of Mueller's pasta
1 container of Crisco EVOO
1 large (214 count) bag of Huggies baby wipes
2 small (80 count each) bags of Publix baby wipes
1 Johnson's and Johnson's baby bath wash
1 bag Fresh Express salad
1 (4pack) of Yoplait Delights yogurt
Guess how much?? Can you guess?? Is the suspense killing you?? :) Ok, I got all that for $21.63 including tax. Not bad at all! Now granted, I believe this is how much groceries should cost anyway, before coupons... but unfortunately with a family of three, I feel like I need to take another mortgage out on the house just to feed us monthly!! And we all LOVE to eat!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Donations?