Cool Giveaway

Check out Rachel at Following in My Shoes for her first giveaway. They are the most comfortable tees and there is a second prize too!!!!! You can't win if you don't enter!!

Savings Headed Your Way

We were at Michael's last night and found some steals of deals!!!! This guy is about 5 ft tall complete with pole for standing up and was only $5.99!!! All of their Halloween/Fall decorations were on sale AND clearanced out. They had cute little 2ft. scarecrows for $2.99, "welcome" fall signs for $3.99 and a ton of $1 items.

Also, Kohl's is starting their "Buy $50 and receive $10 in Kohl's Cash" sale this week. The number one rule for shopping at Kohl's is to NEVER purchase anything that is not on sale. I swear they have a sale go up every other hour. Also, if you purchase online they have free shipping on orders that are $75 or more from Oct. 15-21st. I have received flyers from Kohl's regarding all of their sales throughout the years, but the other day they called me on the phone to tell me about the 50/10 sale. I think this is a sign that they are preparing for a slow year. Maybe they will cut prices even deeper to entice people to buy.

What's in Yours?

Jenni over at Jiggety Jigg was tagged to show us what she was hiding in her purse/bag and she has passed this "challenge" on to us. You can learn alot from what one has in her purse.....can't you? Well, anyway, I thought it would be fun. So here it is:

So, what is it?

*my cell phone

*my pink tablet filled with secret weekly deals (well, not really a secret....just so I don't forget to purchase them!)

*3 pens

*my Mary Kay pressed powder compact

*my reminder card to get my highlights done

*my coach wristlet to house my lip gloss, lipstick, lip palm (I am a lip person)

*my coupon organizer (NEVER leave home without it!!!!)

*my fall bath and body works coupon booklet

*my wallet (empty, I might add!!)

*my vicks hand sanitizer

*my handy kit (bandaids, scissors, tape, etc.)

So, that's it. What's in Yours? If you blog about it, be sure to leave me a link!!!

Here it is....our meal plan for this week:

Monday: Steaks on grill w/ mushrooms and onions, baked potato and green beans

Tuesday: Chicken Chipotle Cornbread Cups and butter noodles

Wednesday: Hot Dogs, tater tots and corn

Thursday: Homemade Pizza

Friday: Friday Night Football (pure junk from concession stand!)

Saturday: Crispy Chicken wraps (Tyson breaded chicken strips put in a tortilla with bacon, ranch dressing, cheese and tomatoes), broccoli and cheese

Sunday: Leftovers since I will be making meals to go into the freezer in preparation for my surgery next week. Any good ideas for meals that will freeze and heat up well?

Check out more...actually hundreds of meal ideas at Organized Junkie.

IronMan and V-tech Deals

$4.99 Ironman movie. CVS had all DVDs 40% off so Ironman was $14.99. If you have a coupon from the P&G promotion 2 weeks ago that printed out for $10 off Ironman, you could get the movie for $4.99. I really wish there was a CVS close to me!!
V-tech Gaming system is featured as the deal of the day here for $19.99; regularly $99.99. Select games are also marked down to $4.99.
Could make some great Christmas gifts.

10,000 Steps a Day

Do you know about 10,000 steps a day? Well, if you have one of those pedometers (found easily and cheaply at walmart, meijer, etc) , you click that baby on your waist band and it will record how many steps you take throughout the day. "They" say that 10,000 is a good number to strive for when trying to lose/maintain weight. 10,000 steps is equivalent to 5 miles.
So, you know that I am participating in Hot for the Holidays Challenge over at Baby Tea Leaves. Guess what? I did 10,000 steps on my elliptical machine at one time!!!!!!!! Now, if you know me, you know that you won't find my name, exercise and 5 miles in the same sentence....EVER!!!!! Are my feet numb? Yep. Are my hip joints rubbing on bone? yep. Am I sore already? yep. But, I did it!!!!!!!!! I am not going to lie and say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was fine until about 6,000 steps, 8,000 was a little more uncomfortable and the last 2000 steps SUCKED.....but, I DID IT!!!!!! My mp3 got me through with my eclectic array of "boogie" songs. I can say the pain was worth it. I am into the next decade of numbers and I do NOT want to go back. Once you start losing, even only a pound or so, it seems to make eating healthier and/or smaller portions easier.
Ok, I must go now to take some motrin!!!!

Some Deals to look for this week

Rite Aid has TWO pages filled with FREE health care items/medicine, etc. You purchase the products and then they send you a check for the full price!!!! The only thing better than free is profit and if you have any coupons for the items, you could make a profit. They also still have the New or Transferred Rx gift card for $30. You need the coupon from the flyer or print it from my sidebar (coupons.com).
Target also has a Rx gift card, however, theirs is only $10. You can also call your Walgreen's. Many people have said that they have a $25 Rx gift card, but you have to ask the pharmacy for the promotion. It's worth a shot.