Heidi Klum Fragrance only $1.99 at Target!

I'm loving all of Target Mobile Coupons that came out yesterday. Think I'm going to be making a trip over to the big Bullseye!!! Check out this great deal on fragrance. It's not something I would normally go buy (I'm a body spray girl!) but I may pick this up for a Christmas gift!

Heidi Klum’s Shine Perfume- $9.99
Use $5/1 from November's All You Magazine 
AND $3/1 Designer Fragrance Target Mobile Coupon
FP: $1.99

Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!  

Cheap Ghirardelli at Target! (YAY!)

Thanks to the new set of Target Mobile Coupons sent out yesterday, we can now go buy a bunch of chocolate for next to nothing at Target! Now that makes me pretty happy! :)

Ghirardelli Milk & Caramel Bars in Holiday Packaging- $2.00
Use $1/2 Target Mobile Coupon
AND (2) $1/1 Printables  
FP: .50 each WYB 2 

Ghirardelli Intense Dark Bars- $2.24
Use $1/2 Target Mobile Coupon 
AND $1/2 Printable 
FP: $1.24 each WYB 2  

Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!  

Ten Minute Tuesday: The Egg Timer

When I was a kid, my sisters and I hated cleaning our room. (Nothing has changed!) My mother would finally lay down the law and set her kitchen timer on our dresser with an allotted amount of time. At the end of that time, she would "mom clean" whatever we had neglected to do. She cleaned with a black trash bag. (I never really knew if this stuff went in the actual trash, or just in the attic...)

This introduced me to the world of working under pressure. Throughout school, time limits were a motivational tool to me. More like a brain trick, really. I would tell myself, "Try to get three more math problems done before 8:53," or "If I can get all of this done by 9:00, I can reward myself with a movie/show/snack/etc." I still have that same programming at my job even now, years later. "I'll do 3 more minutes, then get up and stretch my legs/get a cup of coffee/pee/etc."

Up against a time limit is how I work best. I am really not a very productive person when something could, or couldn't get done, and it's not really that important. I could clean my room this weekend. I could finish up the filing on Friday when it's slow. I could cut up that fruit some other time. I could deep clean the bathroom when it really needs it! :)

According to this article we work best when we have boundaries around our time. I like that phrase. I tend to have very tight boundaries around my time when it involves others, as most Type A personalities do. YOU are making me late. YOU should have had that done yesterday so that I could finish my work. I wanted to clean the garage and YOU agreed to help me today. YOU should have found a babysitter for this night a long time ago. (Sound familiar to anyone else? Please say yes....)

Something as simple as limiting our time on something that doesn't matter, or allotting a small amount of time to something that does can make a world of difference in how we do things, and in how much we get done. I tend to spend long chunks of time on projects. I really throw myself into it, and make it perfect. And then I don't want anyone to touch it. I don't want a "lived in" house, I want a magazine house. And if I can't have that, I guess I'll just have a messy house. That perfectionist, "all or nothing" attitude toward work is what exhausts us.

And it is because I have exactly that perfectionist, "all or nothing" attitude toward my house that I am beginning Ten Minute Tuesday. Today I downloaded a free Kitchen Timer App onto my smart phone. I didn't even have to go to the store, or spend a dime! (Or, put off beginning this challenge until I bought a timer!) I'm starting of small, with only one Ten Minute Project on my list. On Tuesdays, I'll check in and let you know how the Ten Minute Project is going. I'd like to work my way up to spending about an hour each day maintaining my home, or on some looming projects that I need to do...but not all in one chunk. My goal is to spend smaller increments of time on big projects- whether that means limiting the time I spend on things I like (like coupon clipping and matchups) or increasing the time I spend on things I hate (like cleaning the bathroom).

Ten Minute Project #1: 10 minutes daily on my bedroom. (You do not even want to know what it looks like. Here's a visual: The jewelry and hair extensions I took off right after the wedding are still strewn across my dresser. That was almost 2 months ago. That's all I'll tell you!)

How do you motivate yourself to use your time efficiently? Will you take the Ten Minute Tuesday Challenge with me?

What to do with 40 lbs. of Sweet Potatoes? Potato Puree!

My husband recently started working at a produce distributor. We were excited when we found out that there was a store with an employee discount! Until he found out that, yes, they have some amazing prices, but you have to buy in bulk! So, my sweet hubby brought me home 40 lbs. of sweet potatoes. We gave away a little less than  half to his brother and sister in law. Which left me with a LOT for our little two person family.

And these weren't your run of the mill sweet potatoes, either! They were enormous!

So I have been looking up different ways to use the lovely roots before they go bad....thank goodness they have a pretty good shelf life! This week, I am planning on making this simple and delicious looking recipe for Sweet Potato Waffles, and freezing those. I am also going to make my mom's A-Z Bread using sweet potatoes as my "A-Z." I'll share the recipe when I make it! We have small group this week, and I'm am supposed to make a veggie.....guess what we'll be bringing?!?

I started some prep work last night by making some puree for my waffles and bread/muffins. Here's how it goes.....

1. Boil with the skins on, until soft on the inside when you stick your fork in. Mine were huge, so it took a while to cook all the way through.

2. Let them cool off, and when you can handle them, peel off the skins.

3. Cut into chunks and toss into a food processor. (I got mine for $4 at a garage sale and I L.O.V.E it!)

4. Blend until smooth.

5. I stored this in a container and put it in the fridge to use tomorrow. You can freeze it, or immediately cook with it!

Does anybody else have a sweet potato recipe they could share? I've still got about 15 lbs. to go!



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Money Mondays: Beginning the Journey, Part 2

Last week I began to tell you about the road to financial freedom that my husband and I are on right now. We wanted to start off on the right foot by paying cash for our wedding and honeymoon. And we did it! It felt so good to come back from our honeymoon, and not have to face how we would continue to pay for our special day. We were done with it, and could move on into our future. We were so blessed throughout our wedding planning to receive generous gifts from others, opportunities for overtime, and encouragement from each other to save rather than spend. It was hard, but it feels really, really good. Not only were we able to pay for our wedding and honeymoon, but we were able to pay off two small balance credit cards. They really weren't very big, but the feeling of crossing them off of our debt snowball was so wonderful! Now that money can be used toward the next debt we want to eliminate! A couple of weeks after our wedding, we did make the decision to finance an SUV. It was scary, but necessary. We hope to make that our last debt-creating purchase while we pay off what we have and live freely! This last week, I got to pay off another credit card!

As I continue the Money Mondays series, I hope to share what we are learning and accomplishing with our money. I am certainly no expert when it comes to money. However, I am very organized and hope to be able to offer you some tools and some encouragement if you are on the same journey!

Happy Spending this Cyber Monday! Remember to only buy what you can pay for!

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My Favorite Deals: CVS 11/27-12/3

Well, I was sorely disappointed at the lack of deals going on at CVS this week. Maybe it's because last week was so stinkin' good! I'm glad my Extra Bucks earned with the Black Friday deals don't expire until Christmas Eve. There were a few things that I wanted to snag, but of course, but noon on Sunday, they were completely wiped out. I got rain checks for my items, so maybe they will restock soon. I wanted:

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution- $8.99
FP: $8.99, get $8.99 EB back

Glade Room Spray- .99
Use $2/2 printable (This is no longer available at this value, but there are lots of .55/1 coupons out there to be printed on many sites!)
FP: Free! 

I am thinking about price matching these Glade room sprays at Walmart, since there are no reward deals attached with them. They are a part of the "Spend $30, get a $10 gift card promotion, but I am definitely not in need of 30, and I wasn't that interested in the other items offered.