Free Nail Polish at Walmart & Walgreens!

If you were lucky enough to get the $1/1 Wet n Wild or Fergie Product (exp. 2/23/13) from yesterday's Red Plum coupon insert (02/10/13), you can score FREE Wet n Wild nail polish at Walmart and Walgreens! It's regularly priced $.93 at Walmart so you can score it for free plus make $.07 since Walmart gives overage on coupons that are for more than the price of the item!! 

Just double check your coupon, there are two different versions of this coupon available. One says $1/1 any Wet n Wild purchase, the other one says $1/1 Wet n Wild purchase of $1.99 or more. So like I mentioned in a previous post, always check your coupons for size restrictions!! 

Here's the deal at Walmart:
Buy 1 Wet n Wild Nail Polish $.93
Use $1/1 any Wet n Wild or Fergie product (RP 2/10/13, exp. 2/23/13)
Final price FREE + $.07 MM!!!!!!


Here's the deal at Walgreens:
Buy 1 Wet n Wild Nail Polish $.99
Use $1/1 any Wet n Wild or Fergie product (RP 2/10/13, exp. 2/23/13)
Final price FREE 

DIY: Washable Swiffer Dusters

Last week I went to do a little dusting around the house only to realize that the duster that I had was old and yucky. I went onto Pinterest and found a DIY washable Swiffer Dusters Pattern! I had several scrap pieces of felt in my craft closet so I put them to good use! 

No more yellow armpit stains!

So I read on a few different blogs some different combinations/ ingredients to get rid of yellow armpit stains and neck lines. So I  decided to give it a try on an old dress I was given.

I decided on trying 2 parts hydrogen peroxide and 1 part dawn dish soap and to my surprise it worked!! With a little elbow grease I was able to scrub out the stains with an old toothbrush then I washed the dress in the washing machine (on gentle cycle since it's a dress), in addition to regular laundry detergent, I added a little more of the peroxide/ dawn mix to the washing machine as well. 

I'm totally excited how it came out! I tried it on a few other stains on other things and it worked on them as well! Next, I'm going to try it on the stains on my husband's white button up shirts in the neckline area where they've turned yellow as well! I'll post with an update soon!! 

Iron Man stops by for tea

Leah, Aiden, and I took a trip down to New Haven today to spend the afternoon at Ikea. Unfortunately a few weeks back, Joey busted and broke apart the kids table that we had in their playroom along with one of the chairs (he's so rough sometimes, LOL!). I've been checking around at various thrift shops and consignment stores trying to find a new one but no luck. I even stopped by Home Depot to price wood to have one made but realized it's cheaper just to go out and buy one. 

All together I spent $20 more than I wanted to since I got 3 chairs (Leah insisted we needed them since she wanted the pink one...) but it's money well spent and I know the kids will get TONS of use out of their new table and chairs. 

The R-word, it hurts...

An old friend of mine just posted something on Facebook that really hurt so I think it's time for a post on how much words can hurt and hopefully get through to some of you how much it hurts. Rather than call them out on it, I hope to educate them along with others.
I actually remember the last time I said the word "ret@rded." I was pregnant with Joey and had just found out that he was going to have Down syndrome. I was watching TV when an actor did something crazy and I said out loud to myself, "that was so ret@rded!" 
I suddenly realized what I said, it had never dawned on me until that moment the power of what words can mean and how much they can hurt. Tears started streaming from my eyes as my thoughts instantly went to my baby boy that I was pregnant with as I felt him kick. I vowed from that moment on to never say that word again. 
The r-word is used to describe behavior that is clumsy, hapless, and even hopeless. But whether intentional or not, if it just "slips out of your mouth," the word conjures up a painful stereotype of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It hurts. Even if you don’t mean it that way...
Replace the r-word with a new one: RESPECT!

You can take the pledge to never say the r-word again at R-word, Spread the Word To End The Word. 
Please take one minute and listen that what John C. McGinley, a fellow parent of a child with Down syndrome has to say. Also, please take an extra minute and read Words Hit Like A Fist by Dave Hinsburger. 

Wordless Wednesday:Fun with sofa cover

*You can check out more Wordless Wednesdays here.

DIY: On the go coloring book tote

Every week, I'm shoving a coloring book and crayons into my purse to take to church (along with matchbox cars...). After I made the "on the go matchbox car mat," I decided I wanted to make this one as well! It was fairly easy, although I messed up on some of the stitching and had to rip out about 3 feet worth of stitches, LOL!!

Thanks Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! for the idea!!