Whole Wheat Pancakes

We are a pancake family.  I think this translates as "we have kids therefore we eat pancakes."  Usually we just get the boxed mix and add water or milk or occasionally buy the frozen kind.  But then I discovered whole wheat pancakes.  There are recipes EVERYWHERE for whole wheat pancakes.  I of course combined recipes, added a little of this, took away a little of that, and came up with my own.  The result was an incredibly yummy (and healthy!) pancake...if not a little on the flat side.  Nothing terrible...I suppose they came out 'normal' but we tend to have huge fluffy pancakes normally.  I may convert to these new ones.  They don't sit heavy on your stomach like you'd expect but they are filling.  The best part is the kids will eat them without caring that they're healthy.  To them it's just pancakes.

My little girl also mastered how to make pancakes today as a side note.  I'm so proud!  She was even able to pour them, wait for the perfect time to flip, and even flipped them!  Yay Elora!

On to the recipe:

2 eggs
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Whisk the first four ingredients until frothy.  In a seperate bowl (or carefully on top of the liquids and sugar mix...I hate doing extra dishes) combine the dry ingredients and then mix into liquids mix until relatively smooth.  Don't over stir.  Then cook them like usual.  This makes about 18 pancakes.  We always freeze the leftovers for easy access when the kids want more pancakes and I don't feel up to making them.

5/29/12 freebies

I received my free Atkins diet kit today from my 5/17 freebies post .  It came with three Atkins Bars (I've tried two and they taste better than the protein bars Josh has come home with), a carb counter and acceptable foods list, and some coupons.  The carb counter book was awesome because it had your everyday foods and told you the carbs, fats, protein, etc. that a lot of popular foods are.  I realized that if I was to go on a diet that it wouldn't be the Atkins diet, but the kit was pretty cool.  Mainly the carb counter (time to cut back on the soft drinks again, ugh). 

Okay, the point of this was that when I opened the mail box I realized that I haven't posted any free samples lately.  Oops!  Here's four for now. 

TriCalm lotion

Prilosec samples again!

Free Digital Sample from All You Magazine plus a coupon


5 free country songs from itunes

Homemade Sloppy Joes

Sloppy joes are one of those super easy meals that I think everyone likes.  If you don't like them, there's probably something wrong with you.  Just saying.  We used to just buy the pre-made canned kind where all you did was dump it in a pot along with a pound or two of hamburger and heat it up.  Recently I came across two different recipes that sounded really good, but made completely different.  I'm not one for being patient so I combined the two to make Super Homemade Sloppy Joes.  All they need now are man-tights and a matching cape.

Recipe:

1 to 2 lbs of hamburger (I just used one pound)
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 cup ketchup
1 cup barbecue sauce (I used hickory smoked)
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
Season to taste (I used garlic salt, onion powder, chili powder, and cumin)

Brown and drain the hamburger, add all the ingredients and mix.  Bring to a boil and then let simmer for at least 20 minutes.  You could also make this in a crockpot on low for probably 5 to 6 hours.  Don't forget to warm your hamburger buns in the oven before serving!

Brandy's Bagel French Toast Bake

A friend of mine posted this recipe and it sounds friggin' awesome.  So in honor of her I'm posting my first guest recipe.  Sounds like a future kid favorite in my house (a grown up favorite, too!).  Thank you Brandy!



Bagel French Toast bake:

 6 to 7 mini bagels(so prob 3 or 4 regular size) broken into pieces. In a bowl mix 4 eggs, 2/3 cup milk, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon vanilla. Put pieces of bagels in it drench them and cover overnight. In morning spray an 8x8 baking dish, put bagel pieces in it sprinkle all over with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes. Sooooo good. Serve with syrup if you want.

No Mayo Tuna Casserole

I hate hate HATE mayonaise.  I mean, not as much as Josh, but mayo is gross.  Ew it's gross.  The problem is that I love tuna casserole.  It's good, it's cheap, and it's quick.  But I had to make it without mayo in order to get Josh to eat it after he found out how you usually make it.  :)  So we've been making it this way no. 

Boil one bag of egg noodles and about 1 cup of frozen peas.  Once they're done mix in 3 cans of cream of mushroom, 3 cans of tuna, and a handful of shredded cheddar.  Pour into a 13x9 pan and crumble saltine crackers on top.  Then throw a little more shredded cheese on the crackers, throw it in the oven at 350, and take out when cheese is melted.  That's all.

Cadillac Cake

So I just made the cake of all cakes.  Jefe de jefes.  The Cadillac Cake!  I took two of my favorite guilty pleasures (chocolate pudding and red velvet cake) and combined them.  I've seen recipes with similar ideas but they never had the cake I wanted.  Well, now I've got my own stinking recipe.  My butt may be the size of a silver bullet trailer home by the end of this year, but you know what?  It'll be worth it.

Recipe:

First make the red velvet cake.  If you want to cheat, I'm not going to stop you.  But I used this recipe.

Use three bowls.  In the largest beat the following:
3/4 cup veg oil
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
mix in 2 tablespoons red food coloring

In the second bowl mix:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 1 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder

In third bowl mix:
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon baking soda
After mixing those two, add 1 cup of milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla

Add the third bowl to the first bowl and mix.  Mix in the dry ingredients of the second bowl last and stir until smooth.  Pour into a buttered cake pan and cook at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

After taking the cake out, add two cups of milk to chocolate pudding mix and whisk until blended.  Poke several deep holes into the cake and pour the pudding on top of it, smoothing it out.  Cover loosely and put in the fridge until the entire cake is cold.  Cut yourself a hunk of cake and watch your butt grow to epic proportions. 

5/17/12 Freebies

Since we had grilled cheese sandwiches last night I'm not going to bother posting it's recipe.  We do have a "free for all" food night weekly where we typically have sandwiches.  Some nights we've even had cereal.  It may sound bad, but you can't tell me you've never done the same.  Not to mention on those nights the kids make their own food.  So maybe I'm just teaching them how to be independent.  :) 

So in honor of sandwich night, I've found more samples in lieu of a new recipe. 

Emergen-C sample

Stayfree Sample

Atkins Quick Start and 3 free bars

Milk-Bone trail mix sample

There you go.  A whole whopping four today. 

Pre-game Chili

Softball season has started and Josh's first game is tonight.  This is also Johnny's first time going to Josh's games so we're all super excited (the camera is charging as we speak!).  My only role for softball is cooking Josh a "manly meal."  Tehehe.  Sounds funny.  Anyhoo, he loves my chili and he agrees it's be selfish to keep the recipe to myself.  That and his boss calls it "rocks-off chili" which is kind of weird, but apparently it's that good.  The best part?  It's so easy.  I kind of feel like I'm cheating.  So to all you others out there, embrace your meal making cheatability!

Recipe:

2 lbs hamburger
3 cans chili beans (don't drain)
3 cans chili ready ready diced tomatoes (don't drain)
1 can of tomato sauce (small can)
1 packet of chili seasoning
Chili powder, garlic salt, onion powder, cumin, and cajun seasoning (however much you want)

Cook the hamburger.  Dump everything in a crockpot and cook it on low for 6 hours.  Done!

Tater Tot Casserole

Funny story.  My husband taught me how to make tater tot casserole as I had never had it before and I was instantly a fan.  I change the ingredients around and it soon becomes a family favorite for all of us.  We could seriously eat this for dinner once a week and not complain.  Love it.  A few years later Josh lets it slip that if it wasn't for his ex-girlfriend teaching him how to make it then we'd probably have never had it.  So, to whomever this ex-girlfriend from nearly ten years ago is, my family and I thank you.  :) 

Here's how we make it now:

2 lbs hamburger
2 cans cream of celery
1 bag of tater tots
shredded cheese
Lawry's seasoning

Cook hamburger, mix with cream of celery, stir in a little shredded cheese, pour into 13x9 glass dish.  Layer tater tots on top of hamburger mix and sprinkle a little Lawry's on it.  Cook in oven as directed on tater tots bag.  Just a couple of minutes before it's done, take it out and sprinkle some cheese on top of the tots.  Put back in oven and let the cheese melt.  Omygosh, eat it.  It's awesome.

Brownies

So brownies are pretty dang good, and super easy when out of the box.  I've never cared for any recipes I've searched for, but finally...one has been discovered.  I had to change it around a bit to make it exactly how I want it, but shouldn't all recipes be like that?

What you need:

1/2 cup butter (melted, either in sauce pan or in microwave)
1 cup sugar (don't use powdered sugar, even if you are out of granulated sugar...seriously, bad call)
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Combine all wet ingredients, mix dry ingredients, stir into wet ingredients.  Pour into greased/powdered round pan (use cocoa powder silly gooses).  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  You can top it with your favorite chocolate glaze or frosting while the brownies are still warm if you like, too. 

Smoked Sausage with veggies and rice

This is one of my favorite recipes.  It's so easy, tastes good, and it's so much healthier than most typical supper yummy foods.  I consider it a good late spring/early summer meal.  Best part is that I think it costs us about $7 to make it and feeds all of us (and usually enough leftovers for Josh to take to work for lunch).

Recipe:

Smoked Sausage
1 bag of frozen veggies (we get the kind with green beans, peas, carrots, and corn)
rice (however much you expect to eat, we do about 2 1/2 cups of rice)
1 1/2 tablespoons Instant Smoke liquid (optional)

Slice the sausage and throw in a large skillet with a little olive oil.  Once it's heated through, mix in the veggies with a quarter cup of water.  Put lid on and cook at medium, stirring occasionally, until veggies are done.  Add in instant smoke and simmer 5 minutes.  Serve over rice.

Now how hard was that? 

5/11/12 Freebies

I've been pretty busy trying to push out a couple articles for Yahoo! so I've really slacked on my blogging.  Sorry guys!  I'll throw up, er, post...a new recipe tonight if all goes well.  If not, well, I have no excuse other than I'm being lazy (or the kids have knocked me out, tied me up, and thrown me in a closet). 

Free subscription to Baby Talk

Free SHAPE work out music download

Garnier Fructis Sample (did I already put this on here? Oops!)

Free Redbox Movies (they text you one free code a month)

Tofurky Tuesdays-Vegetarians Magazine and Info -- you pledge to eat meatless meals once a week, which will help the grocery bill!! :)

Free Subscription to Martha Stewart Living --you have to take a survey about breakfast foods. 

Free sample of Parent's Choice Formula

Let them eat cookies....

I'm a junk food junkie.  I admit that after my middle child told me that stomach looks like a butt when I lean forward that I felt inclined to cut out some of the junk food.  It sucks, but when I do eat something terribly horrible for me it just tastes that much better.  Moderation.  I can do it.  Pfft.

So in honor of my butt-stomach slowly fading, I'm posting two cookie recipes just for the heck of it.  Be kind to your tummy and share some cookies! 

Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies Ever

Mix 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1 cup of crunchy peanut butter.  Drop by spoonfulls, flatten, crisscross with fork, bake at 375 for 10 minutes, sprinkle with sugar.  Ta dah!

My Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 cup butter
2 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 cups oats
1 1/2 cups raisins

Mix all ingredients but flour, salt, soda, oats, and raisins. Stir in flour, salt, soda.  Add in oats and raisins.  Cook 10-12 mins on greased pan at 350.

Super Duper Easy Stroganoff

I could care less about stroganoff.  It looks gross and it's just pretty...well...just looks gross.  But Josh and the kids love it so I've learned to tolerate it.  I'll actually get seconds now since I've discovered this recipe.  It's still an under $10 meal and fills up the whole family (and it's soooo easy).

This is the whole recipe--if it's too hard for you than you probably shouldn't be cooking in general.  Tehehe.

Ingredients:

1-2 lbs frozen meatballs
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
milk
egg noodles

Add soup and milk to crock pot and mix with a whisk until you get the consistency you want.  I like it just a tad bit thicker than gravy.  Add the meatballs, stir, put the crock pot on low for 8.  Right before serving boil the egg noodles.  There.  That's it.  Not too bad, right?

Save some stinking money 5/8/12

I know this blog is primarily recipes made on the cheap, but why not give you some tips on saving money in other areas, too?  I've learned how to save money the hard way so I might as well take that hard earned knowledge and share it.  Some tips may seem obvious, some you may not not be willing to try, but hopefully some will be just what you needed.  Worth a shot.

1.  Get rid of the home phone!  Do you really need it?  I'd rather save $20 bucks a month and stick with my cell.  That's $240 a year people.  Think about it.

2.  Quit riding your brakes!  I'm serious. Gas costs way too much money to waste and those of you that are constantly braking are losing gas.  Once your car is going, inertia keeps it going, and you're not using gas.  But once you start tailgating grandma in front of you, you're going to be hiting those brakes and in turn hiting the gas to speed back up.  Find a good speed and keep it (just keep it safe).

3.  Do you really need cable or satellite?  We don't even have either one.  We get netflix and hulu plus on our tv which costs about $15 a month.  We get all the shows we want.  The downside is Josh doesn't get all of his sports so we will be getting satellite soon, but for now I'm enjoying not paying that bill.

4.  Grocery Shopping?  Bring a list and don't go hungry.  I'm serious.  Only buy what is on your list.  It's way too easy to grab a little extra here and there or assume you need a new bottle of ketchup (and then go home and find a full bottle hiding behind an old bottle of grape juice). 
          *Give the clearance aisle a try.  Something on your list may be there.
          *See what's on sale.  If it's something you use and has a long shelf life (canned foods as an example) it's a good idea to stock up.
         
5.  Screw the Joneses!  Not literally mind you.  But if you find yourself forking out extra cash to impress the Joneses then you're being dumb.  Yep, I said it.  Dumb dumb dumb.  But money buys you happiness you say?  Wrong again!  Freedom from debt or other financial stresses can bring you happiness. 

Okay...that's all my tips for today.  I'll post more as they come to me.

Feel Good Hamburger and Biscuit Stew

It's like a million degrees outside but it's cloudy and dreary looking.  It appears to be a cold, winter day...as long as you stay in the house under the a/c.  So due to the rain and my need to stay in sweats all day I thought my family should have a nice comfy feel good stew.  It's also a good way to get rid of the almost empty bags of frozen veggies stashed in the back of the freezer.  We don't waste food people! 

Actually, I do waste food.  I used to at least.  I'm so not a fan of leftovers.  There are very few meals I will eat the next day.  Luckily Josh is sort of like a garbage disposal of leftovers.  He's pretty nifty.

Once again, I'm just going to give you the basic ingredients you need.  If you have different preferences (or different veggies) then go for it.  It's a stew.  Hard to go wrong.

The recipe:

1 lb ground beef
2 tomatoes, diced
8 ozs tomato sauce (you can substitute the tomatoes and sauce for a can of diced tomatoes, undrained)
1 jar of beef gravy (or you can buy the seasoning to make your own brown gravy)
2 potatoes, diced (skin on or off-up to you)
1 medium sized carrot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup frozen lima beans
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup frozen green beans
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 can refrigerated buttermilk flaky biscuits

Cook hamburger, add all ingredients except biscuits in a large saucepan.  Bring it to a boil and then let simmer at least 20 minutes (the bigger the potato chunks the longer it'll take to cook).  While it's cooking take the bicuits out and cut each biscuit in half.  Then pour the stew into a 9x11'ish glass pan.  Take each biscuit and stick to the sides of dish, cut side down.  Bake at 350 for 15-20 mins or until bicuits are done.

All done!

5/7/12 Freebies

It's Monday.  Mondays suck.  How about some free stuff? 

Sample box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares (my kids actually like them!)

TRESemme sample--you have to watch a short video

Meow Mix sample

Mango Pineapple tea sample (Lipton's new flavor)

Arm & Hammer toothpaste-sample size  This link may not work.  Try typing http://tryahsensitive.com/ rather than clicking on link.

Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers are one of the family favorites, and it can be made for under $10 if you buy your veggies in season (or even better if you grow your own veggies!).  It's not all that hard to make, either.  This is my recipe, so feel free to change it however you like (for instance, most people put onion in there's.  Josh doesn't like onions but prefers mushrooms...which I'm not putting in this recipe.)  Make it yours.

Ingredients:

6-8 bell peppers
1 lb ground hamburger
1 can tomato soup
2-3 diced tomatoes
8 ozs tomato sauce
2 cups rice, cooked
seasoning of your choice (garlic salt, pepper, etc.)
shredded cheese

Cook meat, drain.  Add seasonings, tomato soup, sauce, and diced tomatoes.  Let simmer.  Meanwhile, cook peppers until tender.  Drain.  Stir rice into sauce mixture and then stuff in to peppers.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Bake until bubbly at 350.

5/5/12 Freebies

I have an addiction to free things. I really can't help it. Luckily, free things are good things to be getting (unless it's something you don't want...like a free cold. But that's dumb, and I'm not posting links to free colds...I'm just pleading my case...and digging a hole a bit deeper as you truely see my inner geek-or outer geek for those who really know me).

So at least once a week I'm going to put a few links up to freebies that I've already applied for. But there's some basic guidelines to getting freebies.

1. Don't use your everday email. I have a "spam" email, and a personal email. Sometimes you need to verify via email to receive a freebie but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

2. Yes, you have to give them your real address. How else are you going to have it sent to you, silly?!

3. If it sounds shady or they want you to buy something else with it, don't do it. Not worth it.

4. And the last, don't be greedy. If you end up with 10 posters of Tony Hawk telling kids not to smoke (I asked for 2...and got 10...it happens) then pass them on to other parents or teachers or anyone else who can make use of them. If you applied for a size 2 baby diaper and received a newborn then don't throw it away. Pass it on to someone expecting a baby or stick it in a bag of clothes you'll be donating. A lot of times coupons come with the samples. Every little bit helps.

Those are my personal rules. Use your head people. :)


May 5, 2012 freebies

Prilosec OTC sample


Purex Detergent sample


1 year of Shape Magazine. Small survey about yogurt required!


Color Scents Garbage Bag sample (free is free!)


Harley Davidson Dark Custom Sticker

Bodacious Botato Knock-Off

When I was 21 I was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.  I absolutely loved it there.  The culture, the nature, the new foods, the swampy areas, the terrible storms, the streets that flooded within 5 minutes of said storms...it was amazing.  Granted I was 21 and to me, Louisiana is a happy medium of the speed of California and the humbleness of the South.  And it was there I saw my first daquiri drive-thru shop.  Amazing.

Also, just down the road from the base in Bossier City is a little restaurant called Bodacios Bar-B-Q.  My best friend, Trinity, and I would go there for something they called a "Botato."  It was love at first site.  Long lasting love at that.  No one can make a botato quite like their's, but I have been making a few since I've moved in memory of  the Bodacios Botato.  It's under $10 dollar to make enough for the family, and if you buy a whole bag of potatoes you're obviously left with future nights of mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, baked potatoes, baked fries...well, a lot of potatoes. 

On to the recipe.  Make it.  Eat it.  Show it the love and affection it deserves (until you scarf the poor thing down and suffer indigestion shortly after...and find yourself cursing that poor botato). 

What you need:

6 potatoes, already baked (I did mine in the microwave)

1 1/2 lbs of shredded BBQ pork (we used a tub of Lloyds)

Shredded cheddar cheese

Sour Cream and BBQ sauce if needed

Cut open the potatoes, stuff them full of the pork, top with shredded cheese, and then put in the oven at 350 for about 20 mins.  Top with extra sauce and sour cream. 



The Big Churro Uh Oh

In honor of Cinco De Mayo, I'm rolling with the eating Mexican food (like I'd ever turn that down!).  Today I tried churros.  How. Fun.  You have to understand that I was raised in an itty bitty town in Northern California so my deep frying knowledge minimal.  I'm pretty good with french fries, I can even get fried squash tasting beyond yummy.  These past few years in Alabama have really exercised any frying skills I possess.  So you could see how churros would be a challenge. 

I googled "churro recipe" and came up on about 50 million gazillion ways to make the nummy gooey goodness.  I combined two to get what I was looking for.  The taste was right on!  The coloring was perfect!  I didn't have a pastry bag and used a ziploc bag instead, so honestly they kinda look like light-colored sugary dog poo.  But the middle?  It was not the barely gooey softness like it should have been.  It was almost completely raw in the middle.  I ate several of them regardless.  I have until Saturday to come up with the perfect churro.  For now, I have the not-so-perfect churro:

Oh well.  Anyway, here's my recipe:

1 cup water

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2T veg. oil

1 cup flour

cinnamon

sugar

In a small saucepan mix all but the last three ingredients.  Once it boils remove from heat and stir flour in.  It should start to form a ball...maybe 30 seconds of good stirring.  Then you drop the dough using a pastry bag (or cut the tip of a ziploc bag like I did) into the oil and fry.  You're on your own for the frying bit.  Drain on paper towels and then roll them in sugar and cinnamon.  Hopefully I'll have a happy update on the Uh Oh Churros soon.

Salsa Chicken

Last week I found a crockpot recipe online that sounded pretty good.  Basically it was chicken, salsa, and some veggies.  Easy enough.  My husband, Josh, doubted the outcome would be worth the labor of making it (which is bad considering it's all thrown in a slow cooker and left alone!)  Being the loving wife that I am, I decided to prove him wrong.  I tweeked the recipe and rightfully gloated the eight hours as the blisfully smelling crockpot did it's work.  I also had a wonderfully smug smile as Josh took his first bite and said, "Huh...this is really good."  Score!  Sadly I didn't take a picture of it.  If anyone makes this before I do again, please send it to me!  :)  Silly slacker me!

The best part?  It cost about $9 for all the ingredients, fed all of us (well, the baby only had a few nibbles of it honestly) and still had leftovers.  I'd say it'd give 6 good servings of food.  Not bad at all.

My recipe:

1 1/2 lbs chicken, skinless and boneless (we used breast tenderloin)
1 can of black beans (drained)
1 can corn
2 cups of salsa (we used medium heat and it was on the chunkier side, next time I want to use homemade)
Instant Rice
Flour Tortillas

Put the chicken on the bottom of the crock pot and put on low.  In a bowl mix the beans, corn, and salsa.  Pour onto chicken, put the lid on, and cook for 7 1/2 hours.  After 7 hours get your rice ready and have it cooked.  After 7 1/2 hours, mix the rice in with chicken and mix.  The chicken should just fall apart but you can do a little shredding yourself with some forks if you like.  The amount of rice you want is all up to your preference.  I think we had about 2 cups (before cooking it) and it was perfect.  Then you just put the mix in a tortilla and fold up like a burritto.  Am I awesome or what?

Welcome!

Okay...we're broke and we love to eat.  Preferably, we want to eat really well while spending very little money (but doesn't everybody?).  My husband would tell you that we're not actually broke, which is true.  I mean, we have a beautiful house, two running vehicles, three beautiful kids, and all of us have clothes on our backs and food in our mouths.  I also get to stay at home and "work."  I quit my job about two months ago, maybe three (I have no sense of time and poor memory--it gets interesting) and have since tried to live off a budget.  We really do well but I do occasionally catch myself looking through the bank statement and thinking...well, thinking that I should have been thinking!  Sure, those adorable neon colored socks at Kmart are only .99 cents and that Route 44 Cherry Limeade at Sonic is half price between 2 and 4 pm...but it adds up.

Anyhoo, that's where my blog comes in.  I hope.  As I come up with super yummy recipes with super low prices I plan on posting them up here for others to enjoy (and save a little money when they can).  If I come across any tips or amazing sales (or any awesome little online freebies that I might have a slight addiction to), you will find them on here.  And please, if you have anything you'd like to share, please let me know and I'll be glad to either test it or post what you've come up with.  Maybe you'll just catch a random thing or two on here, but that's expected.  I'm pretty random.

Let the fun begin....