More CVS deals!

I have been having such good luck at CVS recently. I thought my deal on deodorant couldn't be beat but this might be coming close.

I ended up with 2 Gillette body washes, 2 right guard deodorants, 1 Gillette proglide razor (which for some reason comes with a battery...), 1 box of pop tarts, and 1 package of wafer cookies.

Here is how it worked out:

The poptarts and cookies were just filler. The cookies were $1 and the poptarts were on sale for $1.67.

The deodorants were $4.49 each regularly but they were BOGO and I had a $3/2 coupon making them $1.49 for both.

The body washes were on sale for $4 each with a $4 ECB (limit 2). I had a BOGO coupon making them $4 for both not counting the ECBs.

The razor was on sale for $9.97 with a $5 ECB. I also had a coupon for $4/1.

Finally I had a coupon for $5/$25 that I got in my email and a $5 ECB from my earlier CVS trip.

So the grand total out of pocket was $5.57 including tax. AND I GOT BACK $13 in ECBs.

Interestingly, I've managed to score deals on a number of 'man products' and yet I have no actual man living in my house. Now, a number of those products I have no problem using on my own but I'm not really in need of that much man body wash so I think I am going to be able to make a nice donation to a local shelter. All in all, I consider it a very successful CVS mission :)

Beautiful Sunset!

One thing I like about living in "the south" is the fact that we have thunderstorms just about every night. While fun on their own, it just gets better when they are followed by a beautiful sky.

Meal Plan, week of 6/14

Here is my plan for the week - it is going to be a busy one!

Breakfasts: Zucchini bread, oatmeal
Snacks: String cheese, brownies, misc veggies

Monday
Lunch: Pork chop, corn bread, steamed veggies
Dinner: Peanut butter sandwich on way to dance class

Tuesday
Lunch: Pork chop, corn bread, steamed veggie
Dinner: My week for hosting Candice! Pulled chicken sandwiches, corn on the cob

Wednesday
Lunch: Pork Chop, corn bread, veggies
Dinner: BBQ Chicken sandwich, corn on the cob

Thursday
Lunch: TBD based on what comes in CSA box
Dinner: Pizza from the freezer as I PACK!

Friday
GO ON VACATION

Mini Freezer Cooking

The rest of my month is going to be pretty busy so I thought I'd help myself out by doing a little freezer cooking so that I won't be tempted to grab take out.
This is what I ended up with:

Slow cooker BBQ Chicken (just as a reference, I use half the chicken but same proportion of liquid) This is the before picture. I forgot to take a picture of the shredded chicken.


Cornbread (From a box - Trader Joe's)


Pork Chops marinated in Italian Dressing (cut in half so they cover more meals). There are 2 missing from the pan because I ate one for dinner (with cornbread and steamed broccoli and cauliflower) and another is packed for lunch tomorrow.


Brownies from scratch! I was in the mood for brownies but I was without a baking mix so I tried this recipe. I am pretty impressed. I think I cooked it a little longer than I would have preferred but overall it had a great flavor.

Oops - someone took out a slice!

I also made 2 loaves of zucchini bread at the end of last week but I didn't take a picture of it.

So not bad for very little work. I marinated the pork chops all day while I was busy sitting at the car dealership. The BBQ sauce mixes up really fast and then it was just a matter of chopping an onion and throwing it all in the crock pot for a few hours. While that was going I mixed up the cornbread and baked it at the same time as the pork. Finally, I mixed up the brownie mix and baked that while enjoying my dinner! Easy! I think I am getting the hang of this freezer cooking business!

Good deals!

So I've been in the market for stools for my 'bar' area since moving into my house but I didn't want to spend a lot of money. I wanted stools with a back that swivel and apparently those are hard to find. Anyway, I was browsing craigslits this weekend and came across these awesome stools listed for $20 each! They are solid wood and well made AND they swivel! Score!

It was a little challenging to get them home since I have only a Honda Civic, but 2 trips later they were in my house and looking perfect! Yay craigslist deals!

CVS deals!

Holy moly I hit the jackpot at CVS this week! Thanks to Hip2Save I was alerted to a great deal on Dove deodorant so I wandered on down to CVS with some coupons and my ECBs from my last transaction and scored 6 deodorants plus a newspaper for $1.28 PLUS I got $5 back in ECBs. And, at the bottom of my receipt a $5/$15 purchase. Well this got my wheels turning since I saw a bunch of Pantene shampoo in the clearance bin WITH $1 peelies on them.

So, I went back and picked up some make up and shampoo. I'm on my last bottle of shampoo so this was a necessary find. Also the foundation was essential because I am almost out of it. Anyway, for the 2 bottles of shampoo and makeup, I paid $9 and got $5 back in ECBs. That was a little bit more than I would have liked to spend out of pocket but given that the foundation itself is $10, it was a great deal. And I never seem to be able to find a much better deal on makeup since my sensitive skin limits my options!


Anyway, I was pretty darn excited about all of this. All in all I ended up with 6 deodorants, 2 shampoos, foundation, and blush all for about $10 out of pocket plus I ended up with $5 in ECBs. Retail price was about $45 for a savings of about 78%. Wahoo!

Weekend To-Do

The last time I posted a to-do list online it was very motivating. Here's hoping I will be equally motivated this weekend because I have some things I'd like to get done!! I may add to this list as the weekend progresses depending on what I get done and what I feel like doing.

Household:
Paint master bathroom - Done and it is VERY BLUE!
Choose paint color for 1/2 bath - Done! I choose olive green and I love it.
Choose paint color for 2nd full bath
Tape 1/2 bath for painting - Done!
Tape 2nd full bath for painting
Paint 1/2 bath - Done! Barely - those 9ft ceilings almost did me in...

Cleaning:
Clean all bathrooms
Vacuum House - Done!
Sweep kitchen/dining room - Done!

Misc:
Figure out photos to put in hall frame
Advertise desk and entertainment center on craigslist
Organize coupons - This REALLY needed to get done.

Cooking:
Make zucchini bread
Shred zucchini and freeze - I have 5 cups of squash in the freezer - and still some unshredded!
Blanch kale and freeze
Figure out what to do with cabbage

Lets see what else I come up with...
Other things:
Laundry - Done!
Lunch with friend!
Get great deal on stools on craigslist! - Post coming soon!
Second coat/touch up bathroom paint - done!