Finally finished painting
July 14, 2007 by kellys
Filed under odds and ends
My DH has finally finished painiting the kid’s rooms. Bet you were wondering why I had been absent these last few days. I have been helping my DH paint he nursery and KM’s room. I also went back to work 5 days a week at 7 am. Let me tell you the new schedule kicks my butt! The good news is, I only work 2 10-hr shifts and 3 3-hr shifts. Although, I have to admit, I haven’t gotten off on my short day on time yet. So I am really glad that the painting is finished. Today we should get …read more
Frugal Challenge Saturday – Be creative with your money
July 7, 2007 by kellys
Filed under budget, financial matters, frugal challenge
Over the past 2 weeks, I have told you about 2 thrifty challenges I have overcome. The first one was that I took out the coupons of the boxes of Kaboom that I bought before I bought them so that I could use the coupons inside. It was the last day and I was going to use the coupons anyway. The second one was that I drove all around town, enlisted the help of my friends (they already knew I was cheap and crazy), and saved a ton of money on the paint I wanted to use. You could only …read more
Thrifty paint sale if you work it
July 5, 2007 by kellys
Filed under budget, money saving idea, sale
Ok, so what did you do for the 4th? I saved $300 on paint. I went back and figured it up. My DH likes a particular brand of paint. We are planning on painting all 3 bedrooms this weekend and needed to buy the paint. We bought the paint this weekend but had to work the system.
The deal was that you could go to the store and get 1 item at 50% off. One coupon, per person, per item, per day. The sale only lasted 2 days. So I took my finally …read more
Color-A-Room
March 5, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under time saving
The Better Homes & Gardens website has a cool new feature called Color-A-Room. With Color-A-Room you can design a room of your choice. It allows you to change the colors of the walls, ceilings, furniture, accesories, and more. If you’ve ever wondered if the color palette you’ve chosen will look good together, then try it out first at Better Homes & Gardens for FREE.
New Years resolutions from the pregnant one
January 4, 2007 by kellys
Filed under news, odds and ends
The Family and Relations Channel at b5 is hosting another channel carnival soon. We are supposed to tell our New Year’s resolutions. I hate to be the rebel so I am going to post mine and then let Karen post the real one. She’s much better at being nice than I am.
Am I in a bad mood? Of course not! That takes too much effort and I like to smile and laugh too much! I just hate making New Year’s resolutions only to see myself fail miserably. I can do that on my own without setting myself up to begin …read more
Free summer activity for the kids.
July 12, 2006 by kellys
Filed under frugal living, holidays
Need some ideas for summer activities that don’t cost an arm and a leg? My old church used to let the kids go outside and paint on the brick. The cleanup was left to the sun. How was this possible? They painted with water! You can see the wet on the brick or sidewalk but it won’t mess up the kids’ clothes or the house. And the clean up is a breeze, no pun intended. And the best part is that if you already have paint brushes, the activity is FREE! Can’t argue with that price tag.
