tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:36:00 +0000http://www.thesavvysahm.com/noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)Blogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-8705386492794315111Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:23:00 +00002009-10-27T22:24:14.895-04:00LifeEver since I started this whole having a normal job thing, my life has turned upside-down. I knew things were going to get hectic, but I didn't know it'd be this hectic! It probably wouldn't be so bad if, say, I wasn't trying to plan my own wedding that happens to be taking place in ooohhhh, about THREE days! It's been fun (and challenging!) trying to come up with ideas that fit within our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/X1Elv7J4On8/im-still-here-sort-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/X1Elv7J4On8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/im-still-here-sort-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-5339209398532077147Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-10-15T13:09:43.002-04:00SAHM LifeOnce again, I must apologize for my lack of posts. I've been so busy, I haven't had much time to stop and breathe let alone sit down and write a blog post! So here is what's been going on in my little world since the last time I posted: Saturday: Last Saturday we held a yard sale at my parent's house in hopes to get some extra cash for our wedding. Unfortunately, we must have picked a really badhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/WibOZr-1C-o/whirlwind-of-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/WibOZr-1C-o" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/whirlwind-of-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-4002332055485132040Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-10-09T11:23:09.706-04:00SAHM LifeWedding Yep, in just 22 days, it'll be Halloween! But more importantly, it's the "big day" for Randy and I. As some people know, Randy and I aren't officially married. We've been together since April 1999, parents since September 2000, engaged since February 2002, and now we're finally tying the knot in October 2009? Kind of backwards, I know. Usually you get together, get engaged, settle down a few http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/h-dco6Y8n8Q/22-days-and-counting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/h-dco6Y8n8Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/22-days-and-counting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-2342440027199805767Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:42:00 +00002009-10-08T22:56:48.393-04:00EventsIf you use Twitter, you may have seen #coinstar was a trending topic last night. A lot of people didn't understand why, but we were having a Halloween tweetup with Coinstar, Jen Singer from mommasaid.net, and other TwitterMoms. We discussed everything from creating your own costumes and costume mishaps to Halloween decorations and how to save money on candy. It was a fun evening and those who http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/NFRk0rRUIKs/halloween-tweetup-followup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/NFRk0rRUIKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/halloween-tweetup-followup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-2361590705398900260Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-10-08T12:11:46.663-04:00Promotions Aren't these holiday totes cute?! Measuring 17" x 19" and able to hold up to 20 pounds, they'd be great for trick-or-treat bags, gift bags and more! Calypso Studios is having a special promotion on all of their holiday S.H.O.P. totes where you can get 2 for $10 (regularly $7.95 each!) Just use the promotion code HSHOP1031 to get them for the special 2/$10 price! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/8xsh58OUNYQ/calypso-studios-102-holiday-totes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/8xsh58OUNYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/calypso-studios-102-holiday-totes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-3109581289578158013Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-10-07T15:10:21.683-04:00TweetupTwitter PartyJump start your Halloween and join me and other tweeps tonight starting at 5PM PST on Twitter! The host, Jen Singer from mommasaid.net, will kick things off with Halloween tips and tricks and Coinstar will be randomly rewarding participants with gift cards from their many free coin counting partners. Just use the #Coinstar hashtag to participate and remember to watch the conversation unfold overhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/X08is07JaTA/halloween-tweetup-tonight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/X08is07JaTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/halloween-tweetup-tonight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-4681267761170658066Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:16:00 +00002009-10-06T20:22:17.396-04:00AwardsHere's a tip for you - don't use a million and one email addresses. I have so many for different things; a personal one, one for my business, one for emails pertaining to my parent's business, one that I use just because...well, you get my point. To make things easier, I use Thunderbird as an email client, but I forgot to add the email account that I have asked people to contact me with! DUH! I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/eml4ACbdPVE/oops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/eml4ACbdPVE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/oops.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-3567229292490716649Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:03:00 +00002009-10-06T18:05:42.127-04:00TipsKraftmaid Idea Book But as always, you have to sign up for one fast because these books go quickly! This FREE book is filled with design ideas for your kitchen, bath, home office, entertainment centers, bedrooms, laundry room and more! Request your free idea book before this offer expires. Just click the pic above to request yours!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/6D_oYwKF8ns/kraftmaid-idea-books-are-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/6D_oYwKF8ns" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/kraftmaid-idea-books-are-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-388837335324842726Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-10-06T11:36:57.047-04:00Awards Sheila Rae over at Living Smart Girl awarded me with The Best Blog award! Thanks so much Sheila! :) The Best Blog Award rules are: 1. To accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link. 2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have recently discovered and you think are great! Remember to contact the bloggers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/007EGQh9Phw/yay-another-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/007EGQh9Phw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/yay-another-award.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-4427643611705376428Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:53:00 +00002009-10-06T09:53:40.029-04:00TipsTwitterMomsWith a business to run, a house to keep clean, clothes to wash, business meetings to attend, school related functions to attend, a kidlet to look after, the kidlet's basketball club practice to go to and other various events that I promised to attend; when dinner rolls around, I need to employ some savvy shortcuts to make meal time easier and less stressful! Many people with a similar schedules http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/yvQliX9R6gg/3-tips-for-getting-dinner-ready-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/yvQliX9R6gg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/3-tips-for-getting-dinner-ready-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-5740988282286330491Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:34:00 +00002009-10-08T20:04:28.522-04:00Special OffersUpdate: This offer has expired! Sign up for CVS Photo Center for free and get up to 50 free prints! Along with your 50 free prints, you'll also get free photo storage with the ability to share with friends and family as well as free shipping to your local CVS/Pharmacy!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/9x_1jfMNMH4/50-free-prints-when-you-join-cvs-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/9x_1jfMNMH4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/50-free-prints-when-you-join-cvs-photo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-6990153201129945256Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-10-05T13:42:17.916-04:00Breast Cancer CrusadeAvon This is the first of several products to be featured on thesavvysahm.com during the month of October to raise money for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. For more detailed information about this effort, please visit http://www.avoncompany.com/women/avoncrusade/ for more information! Join us in the fight against breast cancer! Purchase this Breast Cancer Crusade Moisturizing Bar Soap for just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/7p61u-8tJV0/featured-breast-cancer-crusade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/7p61u-8tJV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/featured-breast-cancer-crusade.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-1170802706186248876Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-10-05T12:29:28.261-04:00Menu Plan This week will be pretty hectic with Liv starting basketball club practice, school meetings, WAHM business meetings, Twitter events and preparations for a yard sale and a wedding, so I tried to come up with quick and easy meals for the week. I'm kind of disappointed that I wasn't a bit more creative, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with repeats - especially if they taste good! So here we gohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/us0YhwbVnow/menu-plan-monday-october-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/us0YhwbVnow" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/menu-plan-monday-october-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-8886617418826344234Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:23:00 +00002009-10-05T10:31:54.870-04:00SAHM LifeI haven't had much in the way of personal posts lately. I've just been so busy (and sick!) that I haven't had much time to devote to sharing what's been going on in my little world. So let's see... I've been sick. Not sure with what, but my lower back has been killing me and the pain just goes around into my stomach, causing me to constantly be nauseous. Definitely not fun. This past weekend, Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/SOeURyugWLY/unbelievably-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/SOeURyugWLY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/unbelievably-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-1427871867547044090Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:01:00 +00002009-10-02T22:01:52.270-04:00Free SamplesFreebie Burt's Bees is giving away 80,000 samples of their natural acne solutions product! Click here to request your free sample and coupons.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/ztmhVEOdt_I/freebie-sample-of-burts-bees-natural.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/ztmhVEOdt_I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/freebie-sample-of-burts-bees-natural.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-1900154948523031877Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:30:00 +00002009-10-02T21:30:20.834-04:00Coupon Preview Here's a preview of the coupons that will be in your Sunday paper on October 4, 2009. Looks like there will be a SmartSource and Redplum insert. Click here to check what you'll find! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/gOPUH9nm9RQ/sunday-coupon-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/gOPUH9nm9RQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/sunday-coupon-preview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-1760245602560534318Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:01:00 +00002009-10-01T20:02:30.096-04:00 Marisa from Mama Needs a Hobby awarded me with this One Lovely Blog Award! I just started this blog a month ago, so I'm excited to be getting noticed and receiving an award already! Thanks so much Marisa! The rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award" are: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/73YydfTiU64/my-first-blog-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/73YydfTiU64" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/my-first-blog-award.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-3832459204807245973Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:59:00 +00002009-10-01T16:04:32.949-04:00Frugal Finds I used to be a really big fan of Lucky Magazine. I loved browsing through each issue every month putting a little star next to things that I had to have. I knew deep down, though, that for practicality reasons, I would probably never own the things that I marked down. Love the fashion, love the makeup - hate the prices. Let's face it, the majority of the US population can't drop $700 for a bag http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/vEMkvYNUpZU/frugal-find-avon-studded-bucket-bag-vs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/vEMkvYNUpZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/frugal-find-avon-studded-bucket-bag-vs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-1286107298231887092Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-10-01T14:49:43.029-04:00October is breast cancer awareness month! My great grandmother battled breast cancer for many years. In fact, she had cancer throughout many parts of her body, but that didn't stop her from leading an active life - at least until her body became too weak to carry her on any longer. It has been about 10 years since she has passed, but I haven't forgotten her struggles and love for life. Breast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/B1FYyN3e_w0/happy-october-breast-cancer-awareness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/B1FYyN3e_w0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/happy-october-breast-cancer-awareness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-6677666671212243061Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-10-01T12:31:07.516-04:00DealsCandles There's a few days left to take advantage of The Yankee Candle Company's buy one candle, get one free offer! Click here to start shopping online or click here to print an in store coupon. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/efhOUYuIcOQ/yankee-candles-bogo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/efhOUYuIcOQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/yankee-candles-bogo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-3803852359648814544Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:52:00 +00002009-10-01T09:52:10.013-04:00Sweepstakes Just reminding you that the $250 Baby Universe gift card sweepstakes ends October 3! You can enter to win just by signing up to receive their promotional emails! Just click here to sign up! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/-Gxy4Xg9H0s/250-baby-universe-gift-card-sweepstakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/-Gxy4Xg9H0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/250-baby-universe-gift-card-sweepstakes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-5429881268708445566Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:42:00 +00002009-10-01T08:43:58.624-04:00RecipesCookingHere's another new dish that I tried for dinner last evening. It was pretty good. It was kid tested and both kid and hubby approved! I found this recipe while browsing Walmart's Food & Recipe center. They have a lot of great recipes that are pretty quick and easy. This one, Farfalle with Herb-Marinated Grilled Chicken can be found here. Their's looks better the mine, but then again, I didn't havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/ZCToN49CrGw/recipe-marinated-chicken-farfalle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/ZCToN49CrGw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/10/recipe-marinated-chicken-farfalle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-5641314592253161996Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:57:00 +00002009-09-30T22:59:16.751-04:00Bath and Body Let me confess something to you: I'm a hand lotion addict. I'm also addicted to Fall because that's when all of the yummy Autumn flavors come out - such as apple pie, cinnamon spice and pumpkin pie. My mother-in-law had this pumpkin spice soap/lotion caddy in her bathroom and let me tell you...it. smells. DELICIOUS! Better yet, I found out that it was from Avon too! (This was before I became a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/rAH_abZJwtA/bath-body-pumpkin-spice-soaplotion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/rAH_abZJwtA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/09/bath-body-pumpkin-spice-soaplotion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-4936402482462948358Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:38:00 +00002009-09-30T18:38:12.398-04:00Freebie Request a free sticker sample from Simplistick! Simplistick offers stickers and themed sticker sets that allow you to decorate any room without worrying about damaging the paint! From the Simplistick website: We want to give our customers the freedom to decorate their homes how they want—without having to worry about damaging the walls. Our products are perfect for people in all stages of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/T9wtOoECGfM/freebie-simplistick-removable-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/T9wtOoECGfM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/09/freebie-simplistick-removable-wall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375165625026769209.post-3942368957388736421Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:33:00 +00002009-09-28T23:34:07.322-04:00Menu Plan Simple and to the point Menu Plan Monday Post today. Monday - Beef Strogonoff Tuesday - Roasted goose, mashed potatoes, corn (Celebrating Goose Day in Mifflin County!) Wednesday - Marinated chicken farfalle with tomato basil sauce Thursday - Baked pork chops, roasted garlic & herb potatoes, steamed broccoli Friday - FREE DAY (Usually pizza or some other type of cheap takeout) Saturday - Steakhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~3/XzUK9z5kNm8/menu-plan-monday-9282009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheSavvySahm/~4/XzUK9z5kNm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.thesavvysahm.com/2009/09/menu-plan-monday-9282009.html