One Fish Two Fish

Red Fish blue fish....get where I am going with this?!?!!? Last Friday in honor of Dr. Seuss' Birthday we had a "One Fish Two Fish" Dinner.

I started by using these items......

Sugar Free Vanilla pudding, food coloring, blue jello and Sweedish Fish....I used the sugar free pudding to make these....

 Pudding Freezer pops....simply prepare the pudding according to the directions....let sit in the fridge for about 5 minutes and then divide into 4 different bowls....add food coloring and layer NEATLY into your plastic cup.

The blue jello and sweedish fish were for these.....

IF nobody's ever told you, lemme be the first - SWEED fish and jello are C R A P P Y! YUCKO! The fish get all nasty and mushy. Even the kids said yuck!

ONE FISH

Was dinner for the littles.....fish stix, cheddar broccoli rice and sliced tomatoes.....

TWO FISH

Was dinner for the momma (who hates fish stix). A bed of brown rice with a piece of gardineria salmon nestled on top and an organic mixed herb salad.

BOTH dinners were perfect for LENTEN Friday and SEUSS' BIRTHDAY!!!

You'll be glad to know our pudding pops came out EXCELLENT (although for a fun adult version add khalua, Baileys, etc)

And they look good too!!

WIWW WEDNESDAY

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail strips (I STILL swear these work better for toes than fingers for some reason) in Lust-Rous. 

LOVE the black with the flecks of gold and silver glitter...the reason I got these is because we all KNOW how difficult glitter is to remove from our nails BUT I imagine these will be a cinch! (I'll let you know). The LOOK of glitter but with no dry time and hopefully easily removable!!

EVERY post needs a crazy pic right?!?!!? See what ya get when being silly and your 12 year old is OVER photoing you!!

 Outfit deets:

Hat - older - Family Dollar can you BELIEVE IT?!?!?
Collared Shirt - Thrifted
Prep Shirt - Kohls - MAJOR CLEARANCE - less than 3 bucks!
Jeans - Old Maurices
Boots - Target - Last Year

Here is a pic from yesterday....what I am wearing.....SUN ON MY FACE!! And it felt SO good! We had FAB weather yesterday here in the Midwest (65 BUT crazy winds....I'll TAKE it anyway! The sun was so nice).

Linking up with Linds http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2012/03/what-i-wore-wednesday-57/ to see what you all wore!!

Getting Organized (prettily)

I saw pretty lil markers similar to the ones I made below on someone's blog (I am sorry I can't remember your blog...if anyone knows, please tell me so I can give her credit for her FAB idea).  I FOUND her!! Check out Lisa here http://www.thesweettalkshop.com/2012/02/sweettalk-shop-sweet-easy-craft.html After I saw them I had just the perfect project for them.....

You see, I had turned this sweet lil journal from Michaels (remember when I got it Jen?) dollar spot into a daily planner / idea log / future projects log.....so that everything was organized in ONE spot that I can easily carry in my purse!

Don't worry! I'll show you how to do it!! You start by making your ribbon paper clips.....I did just as the original blog instructed and got the pretty paperclips from Target....

Then I pulled out my pretty ribbon that I bought ages ago (thats so pretty I never use it....do you do that too? Buy stuff and love it so much you don't want to "ruin" it by using it?!?!? LOL). When I realized I could use those ribbon scraps I save....

It's so easy....just loop the ribbon thru itself onto the paperclip....I made ribbons to coordinate with events...

For example....Here is my March calendar...all handwritten (I personally like hand written BUT you could do labels or something if ya wanna be all fancy)....March has the green argyle ribbon! (Notice Fatmumslims photo a day challenge is written to the right)

I used 2 pages for the days of the month with one line for each appointment....then I saved another 2 pages for projects I hope to accomplish that month...

I did that for each month of the year.....and then toward the back I labeled off sections for things like this....PROJECTS

BEAUTY 

PREP LIST FOR THE FLEA MARKET

BIRTHDAY PARTIES / THEMES and IDEAS

KIDS PROJECTS

(I want to do more and be more to my kids....to mean that means doing projects together)

WANT LIST

(that is the last and smallest section in my book...here is where I will log things that I desire {within my means of course} so I can keep an eye out for a great sale OR if I come upon some money know what has been my hearts desire instead if wasting in the first thing that comes along).

Hope that gives you an idea or fun project to try this weekend! If you do give it a whirl, I'd LOVE to see what ya came up with!!

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday tonite we are having a one fish two fish dinner (which just so happens to be perfect for lent as well!!). Hopefully I will post pics tomorrow! Have a great nite y'all

Target

It’s Target Tuesday!! Ok, not really, it just so happens my post today is about finds at Target and its Tuesday!! 

If you read the post before last, you know I am getting into the couponing!! I always peruse the end caps (ie clearance caps) to look for the latest and greatest sales! Sunday was no exception! I found these fab items.....

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in a FAB springy / summer shade of “yellow kitty” which was clearanced out at $1.94 and I had a coupon for $1.00 off SO I paid .94 for a polish that ordinarily retails for   $6.49. 

 On the same end cap was this L’Oreal HIP (High Intensity Pigments) matte shadow duo pot. NOW, while the yellow is fun to look at I don’t think I will ever wear it BUT the BLACK, I definetley will! I was in the market for a new black shadow and of course I also got this at a deep discount! It was clearanced out for $2.48 and I had a $2.00 OFF coupon SO I paid .48 for a name brand shadow that usually retails for $6.79. 

I picked up the cure Harajuku notebook to help keep me on task with my daily to-do's!! So cute and only $1.48. I KNOW we all check the Dollar Spot at Target )and some of you come up with the most fab projects) BUT on my shopping day I found these.....

The green one is my favey even though it didn't photog well! 

And who can resist a lil bow tie?!?! Luckily I didn't have to because at a Dollar I could have them all!!

I'd love to see your fab finds from Target!!

Week in pictures....

I really am trying to be better at blogging! I haven't been so good at it for a few reasons....I've been in a big funk...I feel like I have let life happen to me INSTEAD of MAKING LIFE HAPPEN FOR ME! I am slowly working my way outta the slump.....and variable internet signals make blogging VERY challenging (I am so sad...I can't even visit all my favey blogs). Anyway, here is my week in review....

Here are our paczki / jelly doughnut to celebrate FAT Tuesday....the last day before lent starting....

 We went and got our ashes Wednesday.....I used to give things up like chocolate, snacking, etc...UNTIL I read you are supposed to do something that makes you better....one year I gave up swearing (actually I did that 2 years because the first year I wasn't very successful the first go round). This year I have chosen to give up arguing....this may sound bizarre, confrontational, whatever....I just need to stop engaging....I am always eye for an eye and that has proven to be a major downfall....I need to be bigger than that! Can't let that or my anger get the best of me!

Funny story about this photo.....Thursday Maya had a basketball game an hour away....THIS picture was BEFORE my drive there....

 in BLOWING CRAZY SNOW, SLEET AND ICE. See how happy and calm I look above?!?!? Look at me AFTER the drive there....

 Cranky, unhappy and red faced!! Driving in the snow TERRIFIES me.....shakes me to my core.....

Friday nights dinner......

No meat in Fridays so we had Banana Split Waffles (frozen chocolate chip waffles, topped with banana slices, chocolate syrup and a cherry...we were outta whipped cream) and I OF COURSE wasn't going out in the 5" of snow we got to get whipped cream!!

 The kids were off Friday for a Snow Day so we made CUPCAKES!!! 

Maya and I decorated them.....

 Saturday I took the kids sledding on the hill....luckily I was able to unload half a dozen of the cupcakes we made to Maya's friends!

After getting the photo op pics of the day (ie kiddos sledding) I hopped in the car and pinned!

THIS is where momma belongs! I don't do snow, cold or wet! And they were out there for nearly 2 hours!!

Have a great day!

Couponing

I KNOW this is not a topic new to blogworld BUT it is semi-new to me! Couponing! I used to do this back in 2003 with Walgreens sales ad and the coupons...they always seemed to coincide and you could get incredible deals! But as time goes by, I got out of the habit, got busy with a job, a new baby, etc BUT recently one of my girlies was talking about how her cousin saved this crazy amount of money and oddly enough the next day extreme couponing was on tv. SO I KNEW I had to get in on this amazing experience!! So I got my Sunday paper (which cost 3.00 - RIDICULOUS - you hear that Rockford Register Star???!?!?!) and clipped coupons.....my lil coupon keeper was so skinny and pitiful....there were very few in there and nothing in the sales ads! So next week I was in Chicago and got the Tribune (for 1.95 thankyouverymuch) and clipped a bunch of coupons....organized them and noticed a lot of the coupons I had last week were for items in that weeks CVS ad. CHA-CHING!! 

I got all the above items for $31.03...while that ay not seem like that great of savings, think of this...the hair color is 5.99 at the cheapest....the hairspray 3.99, right there is almost 1/3 of the budget. Through the CVS ad I saved $22.77 and my coupons were an additional $11.80 SO that means I saved a total of $34.57 which means I saved more than I spent AND i earned $3.00 in CVS bucks toward anything I want on my next purchase!! I'd say that's pretty darn good! 

 On Tuesday I had to get some groceries and went to Wallyworld.....See all of this?

AND this????

Got it all for 104.00...that'r right! I got 6 meat meals, juice, fresh fruit and treats! Here I was only able to use $5.00 in coupons....BUT one coupon was for $2.00 off and glade product and see the blue glade plug in in the right hand corner? That was on clearance for $1.50 (from the holiday line BUT it's vanilla which I love and always use...good base for any scent combining)...SO that means I got .50 applied to my grocery bill!

I know my savings aren't that vast yet....I am just getting started...I would LOVE any tips y'all have! Coupon site you print out from on a regular basis, tips or tricks! Leave me a comment!

Ombre Pedi

We've all seen the ombre polish job that does each nail a different color in a gradient scale BUT I wanted to do something a lil outta the ordinary.....

 So I polished four of my toes with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Wild Life....and for the big toe, I first did Sinful's Glass Pink (I let it dry about 2 minutes) and then I did Tip Toe in Pretty in Pink (let dry another 2 minutes) and then I did Wild Life at the tip of the big toe and drug the polish up so they all blended....