Couponing

Eco-friendly can be wallet friendly, trust me you can marry the two together. With creativity and time, you can save some money.

I find that mambosprout.com is extremely useful tool to save money on organic and eco-friendly foods.

This website is currently my wallet’s new best friend. I saved $97.48 on my groceries this week.

My next tip on living economically, call your favorite companies and tell them how much you love them.  I got a booklet on yogurt and received free yogurt and milk (Organic) ,all it takes is a 5 minute phone call.  Tyson also sends coupons if you request them.

Today I took advantage on my online shopping spree, thanks to retailmenot.com. I made a purchase on drugstore.com and ordred 50 items for $ 36.00 with free shipping .The items I purchased o n drugstore.com are household items I use everyday and ALL items are eco-friendly and full sized .I refuse to  purchase online unless I get free shipping and two reliable coupon codes. Twitter, Facebook and coupon code blogs such as retailmenot.com are very helpful.  

If cutting coupons and running store to store doesn’t appeal to you  ; atleast go get a twiiter account  to receive current coupons and sometimes special sales at your local stores.

Organize your diaper bag!

Have you ever find yourself digging into an abyss or a sea of random items? I use to be “that mom” who loses everything and have an over flowing diaper bag.  Here are my tips on keeping an organize diaper bag and your sanity.

1.       Make-up bags are a mom’s best friend; I use them to organize my diaper bag. Here are a few examples of what is in my diaper bag.

2.       Food bag

a.       Baby food

b.      Spoon

c.       Sanitizers 

d.      Bibs

e.      Formula

f.        ONE baby bottle
g.       ONE sippy cup 

3.       Diaper stuff

a.       Disposable diapers

b.      Baby wipes case

c.       Diaper rash cream

d.      Sunscreen/bug lotion /spray

e.      Extra clothes  

4.       Cloth diaper

a.       Cloth diapers (  pack 4 All.In.One)

b.      Cloth wipes 

c.       Wipe solution 

d.      Odor eater
e.      Wet bag 

5.       Personal bag

I carry a clutch in my diaper ,because I find it easier carrying  a diaper bag .

a.       Powder compact  or mirror

b.      Lipstick/gloss

c.       Wallet

d.      Cell phone

Organizing my diaper bag this way makes my life easier what are your tips ?
what do you have in your diaper bag?

Hurricane Irene

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I have lived in Hampton Roads most of my life and hurricanes, Nor ’easters and tornados. This year I am married and a mother of two rambunctious toddlers. When preparing for a natural disaster it is stressful, especially when you have kids.

I had started preparing  for hurricane season  back in June because my state does tax-free holidays to prepare for hurricane season. Here was my list for the tax-free holiday

Tax-Free

-batteries

-Flashlight

-water (Jug)

-canned veggies

-can tuna

-corned beef (Canned)

-Canned fruits

Here is my list six days before Hurricane Irene

-Water

-Bread Flour

-3 Dozen eggs

-Refill on medications

-Butter

-3 Jugs Milk

-Apple Juice

This time around I knew that the bakery will sell out of bread, I figure I should bake my own bread and perhaps bake several dozen cookies. I also canned my own pickles back in June, we never opened and  jam. My husband made sure we had our hand cranked radio charged as well as our laptops, tablet computers, Cell phones.

The day before the storm my family had a “scavenger hunt” making sure that everything that can be blown away is inside the house. While my family clean up our yard and tie everything down, I took pictures of our home, for home insurance purpose. We (as a family) Cleaned the house inside and out filling the bath tub with water to flush the toilet. We also packed as if we were going on vacation because we might have to evacuate our home if the storm has not weakened. I also washed ALL the diapers (we use cloth diapers) and baby wipes (cloth).

Our Hurricane Party

My family decided to ride out the storm and we had a little hurricane party. Our day was spent watching movies, playing videogames all day and eating. We were lucky that our power  didn’t go out  but we had an enjoyable time together. The kids were very well behaved and were not scared of the destructive wind and rain.

The next day after the storm, I feel that the hurricane was not that bad. My husband and I took Pictures of the house for the insurance company and we sure our loved ones were doing well.  We took the kids and head to the beach. We couldn’t think of a more perfect way to end a stressful week of preparing for a hurricane and staying in for a whole day.