Wednesday’s Redbox Code: 2672JC

Expires @ midnight tonight (5/14/0

Enjoy your free movie!!

Find more Wordless Wednesday here.

For the past week I have been tackling yard work.  We live “in the woods” so the trees in the “yard” sometimes forget they are not part of the woods and if left alone for any length of time (five minutes or so?) this whole jungle thing happens.  I encountered thorny vines the size of small branches, monster sized ants (hubby says they are bull ants and are don’t bite, but I can’t stand ants of any sort and those things looked scary), and honestly would not have been at all surprised to see monkeys swinging about – that’s how “jungle-like” it seemed to me at the beginning of this process.  It being each tree or grouping of trees.  I’ve done at least half a dozen, but lost count.  I didn’t get actual before pictures, but I did go deeper on our property (out of the “yard” area, lol) and got a pic that is a pretty good resemblance of what the “before” looked like.  I also took a pic of one of the “afters” (they are all basically the same).  And of course a pic of a huge thorny vine!

“Before” Example:

After (one of them!)

And one of those small-branch-sized thorny vines:

Monday (12^th): Take out bbq

Tuesday (13^th) : Baked chicken coated w/ butter and Italian Mozzarella seasoning w/ tator tots & veggies

Wednesday (14^th): Spaghetti

Thursday (15^th): Sunday Roast Chicken

Friday (16^th): Beefy Mac or Hamburger Helper (whichever “box” I grab, LOL, either way it’s noodles of some sort with ground beef).

Saturday (17^th): undecided

Sunday (18^th): undecided

Today’s Redbox code is DM1048. 

It expires @ midnight tonight (May 12, 2008).

Enjoy your free movie!!

Beverly Coggins has offered the readers of Multitasking Mama 20% off all products in the 1-2-3… Get Organized line, which can be combined with any other offers that may be going on.

20% Off Coupon Code: MTM

If you want a chance to win three of the mini-books from Bev’s “1-2-3… Get Organized” series, CLICK HERE to leave a comment (you can leave a comment each day that you visit the site during the series of reviews on Bev’s books & it is open to US & CAN residents!).  DO NOT leave a comment on this post for the giveaway – I’d love to hear your thoughts, but comments left on this post will not count as entries for the giveaway.

The deadline to enter the giveaway has been extended until Sunday, May 18, 2008 @ 11:59 PM EST.

If you want a chance to win three of the mini-books from Bev’s “1-2-3… Get Organized” series, CLICK HERE to leave a comment (you can leave a comment each day that you visit the site during the series of reviews on Bev’s books & it is open to US & CAN residents!).  DO NOT leave a comment on this post for the giveaway – I’d love to hear your thoughts, but comments left on this post will not count as entries for the giveaway.

~ SPENT: 87 cents  *  SAVED: $59.72 ~

Transaction # 1:

(6) Revlon Emery Boards – used (6) $1 coupons

(1) Revlon Colorstay lipstick – used $1 coupon

(1) Dentyne gum

Cash out of pocket: 49 cents

Saved: $21.42

ECBs used: $4.00, $4.00, $2.00

ECBs earned:  $10.00 (rolled it to the penny!)

Transaction # 2:

(3) CVS brand allergy relief

(1) Bounty 6 pack paper towels

(2) Kiss superglue

Cash out of pocket: ZERO! (Used CVS gift card from Hershey’s deal while back.)

Saved: $25.33

ECBs used: $7.98, $5.00

ECBs earned: $11.37, $5.00

Transaction # 3:

I needed to pick up Milk (this was just a quick stop before I went home) and couldn’t see forking over ECBs (much less actual cash!) without getting some back, so I grabbed up a couple tubes of toothpaste (spur of the moment decision and no coupons on me!)… The ECB I brabbed was for $11.97, so I had to grab some gum too and ended up going in the hole on ECBs pretty good on this transaction, but since my other transaction were good, I was ok with it (kinda, lol!).  I probably would have been better off just paying for the milk with an ECB.

(1) gallon of milk

(2) Aquafresh Extreme toothpaste

(2) packs of gum

Cash out of pocket: 38 cents

Saved: $12.97

ECBs used: $11.97

ECBs earned: $5.98

HI!!!

If you are NOT here from the MommyFest 2008 Blog Party and are a mommy blogger and would like to participate in the MommyFest 2008 Blog Party – go pick up your party hat and you’re IN!  Actually, you just need to read what it’s all about, grab a button, post about it on your blog and link into it so others can find you.  If you do NOT have a blog, but would like to check out other blogs involved in the MommyFest 2008 Blog Party (great way to meet new people & find great blogs, whether you are a blogger or not), click HERE.  Blogger or no, there are great prizes to be won, so check that out and be sure to get entered in the drawings.

If you ARE here from the MommyFest 2008 Blog Party – WELCOME!!!

I am Christy aka Multitasking Mama, wife to a firefighter and mommy to an awesome almost-2 year old little boy. 

I love bargain shopping & if you check around the blog, you’ll notice lots of posts of my deals… (like the one @ Walmart where I bought 18 packs of Cleanteam wipes for 32 cents each!  And speaking of Cleanteam, I will be doing a review and giveaway of Cleanteam products in the very near future!).  I try to save MORE than I spend – it’s fun and it does wonderful things to the budget (like stretching it!).  It’s also a great way to try new products without forking over the dough. 

Every Friday, I serve up a very generous helping of free goodies in my Friday FREE For All.  Be sure to click on over to that and sign up for them!  Even if you don’t think you can personally use them, you can donate them or give to friends & family that can. 

Don’t miss the GIVEAWAY that is currently going on here @ Multitasking Mama.  You can enter once each day that you visit this blog and if you have a blog and post about the giveaway, you get one additional entry (leave a comment linking to your blog post).  The giveaway is for a set of Organizational mini-books in the 1-2-3… Get Organized series by Beverly Coggins.  I am doing a review of some of these books, so be sure to check that out too.

Be sure to add Multitasking Mama to your reader or check back often because there are some very big, very cool changes coming that you don’t want to miss!  A lot of things are still in the works, so I can’t go into the details right now (though you’ll catch hints here and there if you keep reading the blog). 

If you would be so kind, take a moment to leave a little comment, even if it is just to say “I was here” (remember those days?  Haha).  I’d love to hear from you! 

Thank you for stopping by my lil ole blog today!  Have a wonderful day & continue to enjoy MommyFest 2008!

After reading Three Steps To Clever Cleaning from the 1-2-3… Get Organized series by Beverly Coggins, I realized just how off-track I had become in being ORGANIZED about my cleaning.  For me, the first step was to get pen and paper and make a PLAN!  I made a list of the days of the week and I made a list of each room in the house, then I schedule those rooms into the days of the week.  Of course, this is just for those tasks that only need to be done once a week, plus it allows for deep cleaning and decluttering in those rooms if time allows.  Somehow, the dishes will still need to be done more than once a week!

This mini-book is full of motivational phrases to get you started, cleaning supplies & equipment list and info, and actual plans for getting your cleaning organized!  I especially love the Jan-Dec plan for those tasks that are infrequent and often forgotten about. 

If you want a chance to win three of the mini-books from Bev’s “1-2-3… Get Organized” series, CLICK HERE to leave a comment (you can leave a comment each day that you visit the site during the series of reviews on Bev’s books & it is open to US & CAN residents!).  DO NOT leave a comment on this post for the giveaway – I’d love to hear your thoughts, but comments left on this post will not count as entries for the giveaway.

Click HERE to order your copy of “Three Steps To Clever Cleaning” (e-book also available).