Make-your-own Baby Wipes!

I was so excited when i found this "recipe" to make my own baby wipes. Great for babies with extra sensitive skin. Those little wet paper towels can get spendy!! Especially with little tiny babies that.. well, need them every 2 hours. All you need is a roll of paper towels (cut the roll in half using kitchen shears or a really sharp knife.) Make sure its the JUMBO rolls of paper towels, or the recipe needs to be reduced. Then using a tupperware or airtight container,

MIX

2 cups of water
2 TBS of baby oil or mineral oil (FINALLY found a use for that HUGE bottle of baby oil)
1 TBS of baby wash (optional but it smells so nice)
3 drops of tea tree oil (This is an antifungal which helps with diaper rash, and runs about $10 a bottle, but c'mon 3 drops? it will last you a lifetime)
Fred Meyer carries this in natural care, burt's bees section. Also this keeps any mold from growing on your wipes..store bought wipes have alcohol in them which dries your baby's skin, but kills mold! who knew?


Mix all the ingredients gently in your tupperware then place the half roll of paper towels inside. Seal the lid and tip the container upside down. After all the liquid is absorbed open the container and take out the little cardboard roll in the center. Start your wipes from the center. Ta-da! Home made cheap and perfectly functional baby wipes!!! no more overwhelming baby powder smell. YAY!!! Good luck and enjoy!

Blackberry Season

Its tough to beat the taste of fresh produce... with one exception... FREE fresh produce... it just has better flavor ;)

I put Ethan down for a nap at my mom's yesterday and took advantage of Oregon's most bountiful weeds.. the blackberries. I dont know what it is but the berries were HUGE this year. Handfuls and handfuls of them.

Anyways, I washed and crushed my berries, and put most of them through a strainer, and made the most amazing seedless(mostly) blackberry freezer jam. It was so easy!

Just buy a box of Surejell pectin and follow the instructions on the box. And this works with pretty much any fruit. Just make sure you measure your fruit and sugar very carefully, or the jam wont thicken properly. (Had this unfortanate experience with raspberries last month. We have LOTS of raspberry syrup.)

Hope you get a chance to get out there and pick!

Have you JOINED swagbucks yet??...

Im telling you people, Swagbucks is the coolest search engine..Imagine using google to search for things online, but getting PAID every time you search. That is how swagbucks works. Search the web using the Swagbucks search engine homepage (you can set it as your homepage instead of google,msn,or yahoo, or whatever it is you use. You can choose to stay logged in and every couple searches, the website randomly awards you with swagbucks. These valuable little electronic "bucks" can be redeemed towards awesome prizes and gift cards. I have redeemed mine for over $40 in amazon gift cards in the last year.. and my thought is, why not? Your going to search the web anyway... why not get paid to do it? Click HERE to start earning swagbucks!

Rite aid deals this week

Head over the Frugal Living NW for this weeks' rite aid deals and matchups..

Im going tomorrow.. ill let you know how it goes...

In the weekly circular, they have the 2 $25 gift card coupons for up to 2 transferred prescriptions..You can transfer 2 every 6 months.. in this case i transferred mine to safeway, and now back to rite aid (i marked it on my calendar 6 mths ago... keep checking back, im planning to post on tracking that $50 in gift cards to see how far i can stretch them, using the Rite aid Single Check Rebate program, and their new +UP rewards... stay tuned! :)

SNAPFISH! free 8x10 photo collage at snapfish!

Click here to read about how to redeem a free 8X10 photo collage from snapfish!

enter the promo code GRANDSHIP at checkout for a free collage and fREE shipping! woo hoo!

Walgreens 7 days of deals is back!!!

ITS BACK! walgreens is running its 7 days of deals promotions in their photo department.. take advantage of these great deals and freebies and stock up on free photo gifts for your family and friends!

Today only (AUGUST 15th) they are giving away 1 free 8x10 print!! click here to log onto the walgreens photo website. make sure you opt for instore pickup to ensure that this is a free photo. upload your photo and select 1 8x10 print and use the Promo code FREE_8X10_DEAL make sure when you click update total, that the total is $0.

Tune in tomorrow for the next freebie at walgreens!

Yogurt you just can't finish?

Vanilla and Blueberry Yogurt (I threw some raspberries in there)


Have you ever bought yogurt on sale, and see it in the fridge and think, "there is no way im going to finish that before it expires?"

Well I read some where that you can freeze yogurt, and freezing dairy sounded strange to me. However I came accross an awesome deal on some clearance yogurt and decided to give it a try. I took the containers home (they had 4 days left an i got thm for 15 cents a pop!) I spread the yogurt onto cookie sheets that were lined with parchment paper (wax paper would also work, just dont use plastic wrap) and stuck them in the freezer for a few hours. I took them out later an broke the yogurt into little peices and put them in ziplock baggies. Last night I had some bananas and pineapple that needed to be eaten, so i blended them up with some ice and apple juice and threw in a handful of "frozen yogurt." It was DELICIOUS! Watch out Jamba Juice...

So if there's ever any yogurt hanging around. Dont toss it! Freeze it!

And on that note, if you ever have any fruit that you cant finish before it goes completly bad, freeze it! lay berries on a pan, slice banana (or squish it) onto a pan, after freezing you can break i apart into peices for easier access later. store in ziplock or tupperware in your freezer for smoothies later! Trick your hubby into thinking he's getting dessert for breakfast! :)

emergen-C SAMPLES!

Walmart is doing samples of Emergen-C. click here to request yours!!!

Free sample root awakening!

John Frieda is giving away samples of their root awakening shampoo and conditioner. click here to request yours~!

Cuisinart Waffle Maker GIVEAWAY!!!

I entered to win a cuisinart waffle maker over at Leslie Loves Veggies... click here to enter for your chance to win!!!

P.S. if you think its not worth your time, think again, this week alone, ive won 2 different prizes on 2 different blogs.. these giveaways are legit and totally fun too!!!

Balboa Baby givaway

Hey there. Leslie over at Leslie loves veggies is doing a giveaway for Balboa Baby, shopping cart and high chair cover!.. For details on how to enter click here. Good luck!!!

Sweepstakes giveaway at "Lesie Loves Veggies!"

While scrolling through some of my favorite blogs, i found great giveaway going on at Leslie Loves Veggies. She's doing a giveaway for a Daisy Cottage cheese prize package and also a freshen your frige contest! Click here for details on how to enter for this awesome prize!


Thanks Leslie for this awesome giveaway!