tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89304044535796562112024-02-07T10:48:11.903-05:00Simply BudgetedA few tips about our life on a budget!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597861972321059964noreply@blogger.comBlogger617125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-8971962409835494632011-07-07T20:31:00.001-04:002011-07-08T08:50:22.934-04:00What the heck is going on?I am in the process of moving from Blogger to Wordpress and the timing of my host stuff happening is up to ... well I don't know. I am given funky timeframes that changes will take effect such as 48-72 hours. That is LESS THAN helpful. It is like the plumber saying they are going to come between the hours of 9 am and 7pm to fix the only toilet in your house. Thanks dude for your help ... not really. (As a note, we have more than one toilet and they all work right now ... ::knock on wood::. )<br />
All that being said if you suddenly can't get to anything by going to simplybudgeted.com. If this happens, go to simplylivingonabudget.blogspot.com to find the blog. I hope to get a redirect up right away but some times right away isn't really right away, ya know? <br />
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Bear with me the next few days!! Thanks and if you have a question, just let me know at simplybudgeted at gmail dot com!Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-13066270765066494422011-07-06T11:00:00.000-04:002011-07-06T11:04:10.868-04:00Wednesday Randoms<div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4019383135276206909"> <div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1872696649017115482"> <div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6837679407690501448"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4030431233183045564"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s1600/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" style="color: #6699cc;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454825524908419586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s320/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" style="border-bottom: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; border-left: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; border-right: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; border-top: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 117px; margin: 0px auto 10px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><em>What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms?</em> Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random. Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is game. Well anything that is appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, I will delete it. Here are mine ... </div><br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Last summer class update ... </span>I got 2 A's! YAY!</li>
<li>The blog updates are in works. Nothing you can see yet but a lot of planning has started. As a result of the whole update process, I have decided to my blog from blogger to Wordpress. This scares me yet I am determined to figure it out. If you have tips, let me know!</li>
<li>I spent my holiday weekend baking. I think I had some pent up baking inside me. I will make a separate post with those details but I had missed my kitchen ... and mixer!=P</li>
</ul></div></div>I really hope some of you leave a comment with maybe your own randoms this week. I would love some comment love!<br />
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Last year, we did weekly meal plans. Well we did weekly meal plans most of the time. I say most of the time because some weeks we forgot to plan. Life got busy, school work was out of control, the preschool business started, the family all got sick. You name it, life happens. When I suggested a Monthly Meal Plan late last month, I was sure my husband would declare me nuts for good. BUT ... he was on board. He was on board so much he tried to find a monthly meal planner online. There were none to be found that worked for what we wanted though. So being the Excel junkie that he is, he made a calendar he could fill in a meal for each day.<br />
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Part of my accountable in doing this is posting our Monthly Meal Plan each month.<br />
So I know June is half way over so why bother posting this. I want to show you we did plan ... well some. See the bottom for more details on that.<br />
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I didn't like last month's graphic. I am thinking that might work better in the new blog design but as you can see that design isn't here yet so I am trying to keep it simple this month.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our Family's July 2011 Meal Plan</span></span></div><br />
Friday, July 1 English Muffin Pizzas<br />
Saturday, July 2 Smoked Chuck Roast<br />
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Sunday, July 3 take-out Mexican<br />
Monday, July 4 Butterflied Chicken<br />
Tuesday, July 5 Spaghetti<br />
Wednesday, July 6 Grilled Shrimp<br />
Thursday, July 7 Chicken + kale + cooking cream<br />
Friday, July 8 Shrimp Stir-fry<br />
Saturday, July 9 Chuck Roast skewers<br />
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Sunday, July 10 Chicken Fried Steak<br />
Monday, July 11 Leftovers<br />
Tuesday, July 12 Sloppy Joes<br />
Wednesday, July 13 Pasta Night<br />
Thursday, July 14 Chili (frozen)<br />
Friday, July 15 Fajitas<br />
Saturday, July 16 Matthew's 2nd Birthday Party (Pepperoni Rolls + Hog Dogs!)<br />
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Sunday, July 17 Sandwiches/Subs<br />
Monday, July 18 Enchiladas<br />
Tuesday, July 19 Breakfast<br />
Wednesday, July 20 Chicken + pasta + cooking cream<br />
Thursday, July 21 Homemade pizza<br />
Friday, July 22 Leftovers<br />
Saturday, July 23 Leftovers<br />
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Sunday, July 24 on-the-road<br />
Monday, July 25 Beach Week Challenge<br />
Tuesday, July 26 Beach Week Challenge<br />
Wednesday, July 27 Beach Week Challenge<br />
Thursday, July 28 Beach Week Challenge<br />
Friday, July 29 Beach Week Challenge<br />
Saturday, July 30 on-the-road<br />
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A few notes ...<br />
<ul><li>This month we just planned dinners. Breakfast is a free for all and everyone just eats what they want that day anyway. Lunch is divided up too. I generally take leftovers or a salad to work. The kids eat what my husband whips up and sometimes he eats that or ventures off on his own.<br />
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<li>The dinner ideas are once again inspired by our freezer. I wanted pork chops for some crazy reason but we don't have them so they aren't on the menu. Such is life.<br />
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<li>What is up with that Beach Week Challenge? It isn't a cheat. I promise! We are headed to the beach that week. Funding for the beach week vacation is very, very tight so we are going to see what we can do while at the beach. Watch for recipes, etc to go up that week as we blog our way through Beach Week ... the family with three kids under age 5 version of Beach Week that is!=P<br />
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</ul>If you are looking for answers on monthly meal planning, ask the questions you have! I don't know that I have the answer for you but I will look for them!<br />
If you want the empty Excel spreadsheet formatted like a calendar, let me know and I will send it you via email. Just send me an email at simplybudgeted at gmail dot com.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Have you tried monthly meal planning? How did it go? Any tips or suggestions?</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 39px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px;" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-28334374885525848902011-07-05T09:30:00.003-04:002011-07-05T09:50:01.017-04:00Book Review: Spring for SusannahI recently had the chance to get a copy of Spring for Susannah by Catherine Richmond thanks to <a href="http://booksneeze.com/">BookSneeze.com</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDTzg3YtGKTqjx_r2VUnsM_jf_BoOO-XMG0Z0Etdg8K0I6TdCwKZWO0Gdbn9qqyCYqAB_m4nlToaJW0_JE8X9oP0LccH4QcvG8e1SZ1DFyZRINgVGquoKJyYbgLmDmiDwaws26VAcKPU/s1600/springforsusannah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDTzg3YtGKTqjx_r2VUnsM_jf_BoOO-XMG0Z0Etdg8K0I6TdCwKZWO0Gdbn9qqyCYqAB_m4nlToaJW0_JE8X9oP0LccH4QcvG8e1SZ1DFyZRINgVGquoKJyYbgLmDmiDwaws26VAcKPU/s320/springforsusannah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625863574044322130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Details ...</span><br />Hundreds of miles from home, Susannah faces an uncertain future as a mail-order bride on the untamed Dakota prairie.<br /><br />When her parents die suddenly, and no suitors call, Susannah resigns herself to the only option available: becoming a mail-order bride. Agreeing to marry her pastor's brother, Jesse, Susannah leaves the only home she's ever known for the untamed frontier of the Dakota Territory.<br /><br />Her new husband is more loving and patient with her than she believes she deserves. Still, there is also a wildness to him that mirrors the wilderness surrounding them. And Susannah finds herself constantly on edge. But Jesse's confidence in her-and his faith in God's perfect plan-slowly begin to chip away at the wall she hides behind.<br /><br />When she miscarries in the brutal Dakota winter, Susannah's fledgling faith in herself and in God begins to crumble. Still, Jesse's love is unwavering. Just when it seems like winter will never end, Susannah finally sees the first tentative evidence of spring. And with it, the realization that more than the landscape has changed.<br /><br />She looks to the future with a renewed heart. Yet in her wildest dreams, she couldn't predict all that awaits her.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My thoughts ...</span><br />I really enjoyed this book. I made the mistake of starting this when I had a lot to do though. The mistake is that I couldn't put the book down. I found myself reading it as I ate lunch and as I had a few minutes waiting on something. I just needed to know what happened next!<br />During the book, Susannah grows from being a shy lady to a strong frontier woman who handle her own. The story of Susannah shows confidence in yourself is not only a result of the events around your but those around you that believe in you. This is a great life lesson for those who are looking for the inner strength to keep going each day. I can't wait to see if there is a follow up to this book!<br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=simplivionabu-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1595549242" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" >You can buy it new Amazon.com for only $10.25 in paperback or $9.74 for the Kindle edition!<br /></span><center></center><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> I was sent a copy of this book in support this review. No other compensation was received. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-30156217852854018912011-07-01T15:32:00.006-04:002011-07-01T15:57:01.769-04:00Friday Favorites: Johnson's Shampoo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s1600/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s320/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608796754206711842" border="0" /></a>Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of my favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly post about. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever:</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Everything in Friday Favorites is something that I use and bought on my own.</span><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3023754559213328967"><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Up this week ...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Johnson's No More Tangles Shampoo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTH5qYnj6tbBBRkzQnC2PGQdEt_VHzcS2Tzv1qHuEhaZ4ibhJjkyBauMMLuTE8a6U-kn-kv_S22ECLNK21mb5ItZaVMrqBcKTcm771iMMxRrrPY2nabNBFyFqfLBReKMvqo1G0M9J8xcs/s1600/jandjshampoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTH5qYnj6tbBBRkzQnC2PGQdEt_VHzcS2Tzv1qHuEhaZ4ibhJjkyBauMMLuTE8a6U-kn-kv_S22ECLNK21mb5ItZaVMrqBcKTcm771iMMxRrrPY2nabNBFyFqfLBReKMvqo1G0M9J8xcs/s320/jandjshampoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624474488762531922" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link">I discovered this product a few months ago when I had Johnson's coupons and Harris Teeter had Johnson's shampoo on sale. I went in planning on getting the classic yellow kind. You know the kind. It works great so why change. Then I saw this. My girls have some crazy hair some days. I had the detangler spray and even the detangler leave-in conditioner but this shampoo skipped step. I like skipping steps. I have to say this shampoo has really helped my girls. They don't fuss as much and it is the same as the yellow variety in that they don't fuss if it gets in their eyes.<br /><br />So if you have a crazy haired child or multiple of them like me, check this out. Now my only problem is finding on sale again but I will take the step saving problem!;)<br /></span></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Did you miss my last Friday Favorite? </span>Find it <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/06/friday-favorite-parchment-paper-muffin.html">here</a>!<br /><p>If you have a suggestion for a Friday Favorite, leave me a comment and let me know.<br />If you have a blog post that includes a recipe, tip, or article you wrote that you want me know about, leave me a comment and you might see it in a future Friday Favorite!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 87px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-7968732597807477652011-07-01T14:02:00.005-04:002011-07-01T14:31:10.030-04:00Cereal Spark: Week 4<div><p>I am excited work on this series of reviews with General Mills and MyBlogSpark!</p><p><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 197px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624448889674904642" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiOkrYXNhu7vWpi3dR9-taK10bbaMc0Aq8uhfnI01_g1m1Cz_hlRLUgg4hU_XTS6yXgyyq3rMB_WIwDvA4p8xqL-3DU4VeuCPNCYjYH7PGf0W380QNaNMbtPey1IB8kGYzEbB6D6Q7B4/s320/benefits+of+cereal-+week++4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />When it comes to fighting childhood obesity, there is a lot to love about cereal. Frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights. That´s true of men, women and children who choose sweetened cereals.<br />* Teen girls who eat cereal are less likely to become overweight than non cereal eaters.<br />* Boys´ cereal consumption is associated with lower body mass index (BMI).<br /><br />For more information, go to <a href="http://www.cerealbenefits.com/">www.cerealbenefits.com</a>.<br /><br /><br />As part of this Cereal Spark series, I will have shared information I have learned about the health benefits of cereal. This is the post of this series so I hope you have enjoyed it!! so keep watching for a weekly post for one more week!<br /><br />I am excited I have been offered the opportunity to offer one of my readers a Week 4 gift pack of their own which will include 6 sample sized boxes of cereal and on the go container!<br /><br />This drawing will end Friday, July 15th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> What information would be valuable for parents (or adults in general) to get from cereal companies to help understand the benefits of cereal?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries!) (Maybe you can leave me a comment while you are there!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. Leave a comment with your twitter name.<strong><br />3)</strong> Tweet about this giveaway with this tweet:<br /></p><blockquote face="Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">RT #Win a cereal gift pack with on the go container @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/jnbO33 #giveaway #breakfast #myblogspark ends 7/15<br /></blockquote><div><span>Leave a comment with the URL for your tweet. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Tweet per day until end of giveaway!!</span>) <em></em><br /><strong></strong><strong>4)</strong> Add my blog button to your blog. Button is in my sidebar! Leave a comment with the URL and where to find the link.<br /><strong>5)</strong> Follow me publicly through the Google Friends Connect on my side bar. Leave a comment with your name that you subscribe with.<br /><strong>6)</strong> Subscribe to my blog using the Subscribe To option on the sidebar. Leave a comment stating you subscribe.<br /><strong></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">7)</span> Leave a comment in a <a href="http://simplylivingonabudget.blogspot.com/search/label/simple%20budgeting">Simply Budgeting series</a> post! Leave a comment here with what you did. (worth 2 entries!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8)</span> Enter another <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/search/label/giveaways">giveaway</a>. Leave a comment with the giveaway entry number (once per giveaway) (Worth 2 entries!)<br /></span><br /><span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">I was sent a<span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cereal gift pack</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>in support this review by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. No other compensation was received. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; height: 39px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-40193831352762069092011-06-29T08:45:00.002-04:002011-06-29T08:48:35.871-04:00Wednesday Randoms<div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1872696649017115482"> <div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6837679407690501448"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4030431233183045564"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s1600/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 320px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 117px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454825524908419586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s320/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><em>What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms?</em> Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random. Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is game. Well anything that is appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, I will delete it. Here are mine ... </div><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Last summer class complaining update ... </span>I have one homework assignment left. It is due tomorrow but I will be darned as I am finishing it today. I just need to get it done so I can be done. I did get an A in my 1 credit class already!:)</li><li>I have a huge list of things I want to do once my class is done. Actually, there is no list. It is all in my head. I really need to make a list otherwise I will be annoyed that none of it gets done.</li><li>Do you like the new little button on my sidebar? The site updates are slowly coming and are on that huge to-do list. Hopefully you like them as they come along. I am getting super excited!</li><li>My Little Dude's 2nd birthday is coming up. I better start planning something since his party is on the 16th!<br /></li></ul><br /></div></div>I really hope some of you leave a comment with maybe your own randoms this week. I would love some comment love!<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 87px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-893380031940166882011-06-27T09:15:00.000-04:002011-06-27T09:19:42.706-04:00Mamavation Monday: Walk ... Run ... Week 3<div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7927970211151969843"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3139832716587353556"> <div><div><div class="post-body entry-content"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s1600-h/mamavation_728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 49px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924830570203218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s400/mamavation_728.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content">It is Mamavation Monday time again!<br /></div><br />Last week was week 3 of the Couch to 5k walk/runs. I survived doing all three walk/runs and avoided an asthma attack the one day by really focusing on my breathing. I take that as a success. I am still doing my walk/runs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.<br /><br />This week is getting rough so my husband tells me 4 minute runs with 1 minute in between. There is a very strong chance I will repeat this week but we will see how it goes.<br /><br />As for weight, I decided to not weigh in today. Monday's weigh ins seem to suck so I am going to do my weigh ins on Tuesday. So I may update this tomorrow or I just might post an update about a week behind. We will see how this plays out.<br /><br />Mamavation TV is on tonight! To find out details check out the information <a href="http://www.mamavation.com/2011/06/mamavation-mondays-applicants-step-up.html">here</a>! (I miss Mamavation TV every week because it is on too late for this East Coast girl ... if I am up that late, I am doing homework. blah.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 87px; height: 45px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-9241817687917013582011-06-27T08:30:00.002-04:002011-06-27T09:07:49.008-04:00Pamper's Giving Back to Little Miracles ProgramI am excited to share with you about the 50th birthday of Pampers and the opportunity I had to participate in their celebration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhespQEavijnuq4r8f6PCu-V3yP8dIhLCln7SgA_8PIVkOvttYNshwhIxiavG0uW3rZTIKQjyAwXJ-96VVBdbhzWhz9hzl1rVl93kWhvhs_DJGEFZfc8rhQOEAoqHw3PMWekXSmFEew5gU/s1600/Pampers+50+years+of+Miracles.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhespQEavijnuq4r8f6PCu-V3yP8dIhLCln7SgA_8PIVkOvttYNshwhIxiavG0uW3rZTIKQjyAwXJ-96VVBdbhzWhz9hzl1rVl93kWhvhs_DJGEFZfc8rhQOEAoqHw3PMWekXSmFEew5gU/s320/Pampers+50+years+of+Miracles.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621773349784403154" border="0" /></a>In celebration of its 50th birthday, Pampers is recognizing how much parenting has changed over the years, and is sharing their belief that every baby is a little miracle that deserves to be celebrated, supported and protected, by unveiling its Little Miracle Mission campaign – a program that delivers acts of kindness to miracles and their families while encouraging parents to support others.<br /><br />The brand recently kicked off the Little Miracle Missions campaign by delivering a giant act of support –donating care packages to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the country. Celebs Joey Lawrence , Ali Larter, Mark Consuelos and LaLa Anthony were on-hand in New York City to personally deliver a care package and thank you basket to Mt. Sinai Hospital and their staff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c2y9gACuz08_q2EApSJs2i9aJ3umxZvXwOaEf7EWYcUxYNeW0ZbfL_1rP1hf_6bExLUMXDPOKCJVYe93TCqQUvRUa0sZj2sICPwLqM8rSc82YhpvAGwj8MhInAGDPL_iWUFT93EjkJ4/s1600/Pampers+Support+Little+Miracles.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c2y9gACuz08_q2EApSJs2i9aJ3umxZvXwOaEf7EWYcUxYNeW0ZbfL_1rP1hf_6bExLUMXDPOKCJVYe93TCqQUvRUa0sZj2sICPwLqM8rSc82YhpvAGwj8MhInAGDPL_iWUFT93EjkJ4/s320/Pampers+Support+Little+Miracles.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621773222110012338" border="0" /></a><br />The public can easily participate in the Miracles Missions programs, and support little miracles across the country, by logging on to Pampers Facebook page (<a href="http://facebook.com/Pampers">Facebook.com/Pampers</a>). Pampers is also asking everyone to pay-it-forward by participating in the first Little Miracle Mission- to congratulate and offer support to an expectant mother with a gift or surprise gesture. Once more than 2,500 people pledge that they have achieved this mission, Pampers will respond by giving baby showers to expectant mothers nationwide just in time for Mother’s Day. Pampers will issue different missions throughout the entire year to celebrate all aspects of parenthood, and with the help of parents, family and friends, they hope to touch the lives of every baby born in the next year.<br /><br /><br />As part of this program, I partnered with University of Virginia Children's Hospital. They do a lot of work with children in the community and well from all over since they are a research hospital. When asked what they needed the most right now, I was told comfort items for those in treatment and for the siblings of those in treatment. So my kids and I went out shopping and ended up with Play-Doh, coloring books, crayons, and card games. These will be delivered to the hospital this week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVesvQ0khsDZO1WX_6csIaxiaZazvI_G8MI_2YGqXsSrHm7BWLvdawSLJygfku7tlAdS8PCVs8HP0VXTBFQ7i-jXw9pLPdMqEH5dW96VeRoqc5ZddVzNy7BihJCj8dzP5bJDv8pzJv9lk/s1600/Pampers+-+50+gift+card+AMEX.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVesvQ0khsDZO1WX_6csIaxiaZazvI_G8MI_2YGqXsSrHm7BWLvdawSLJygfku7tlAdS8PCVs8HP0VXTBFQ7i-jXw9pLPdMqEH5dW96VeRoqc5ZddVzNy7BihJCj8dzP5bJDv8pzJv9lk/s320/Pampers+-+50+gift+card+AMEX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621772917024014114" border="0" /></a>Now here’s where you come in! We’d love for Simple Budgeted readers to get involved in these random acts of kindness, too. Pampers would like to challenge you to find a way to celebrate, support or protect a new little miracle in your community by donating a $50 Visa Gift Card to you. Now what you do with that gift card is entirely up to you, but the challenge will be for you to decide its best use!<br /><br /><br />Some ideas we’ve heard is to use the money to purchase diapers for a family who could use them, use the money to prepare meals for a family, or even use the money to host a larger fundraiser for a family. We’d love to see your creativity come to life!<br /><br /><br />This drawing will end Monday, July 11th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> Tell me your idea for using the gift card to support a new little miracle in your community!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries! ...maybe you can leave a comment on a post while you there ... I miss seeing comments over there!;))<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. Leave a comment with your twitter name.<strong><br />3)</strong> Tweet about this giveaway with this tweet:<br /><blockquote face="Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">#Win a $50 gift card to help a little miracle in your community @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/ifDnTt #giveaway #giftcard #pampers ends 7/11<br /></blockquote><span style="font-family:Georgia,';">Leave a comment with the URL for your tweet. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Tweet per day until end of giveaway!!</span>) <em></em><br /><strong></strong><strong>4)</strong> Add my blog button to your blog. Button is in my sidebar! Leave a comment with the URL and where to find the link.<br /><strong>5)</strong> Follow me publicly through the Google Friends Connect on my side bar. Leave a comment with your name that you subscribe with.<br /><strong>6)</strong> Subscribe to my blog using the Subscribe To option on the sidebar. Leave a comment stating you subscribe.<br /><strong></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">7)</span> Leave a comment in a <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/search/label/Friday%20Favorites">Friday Favorite</a> or <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/search/label/Wednesday%20Randoms">Wednesday Random</a> post! Leave a comment here with what you did (what post and what comment #). (worth 3 entries!!)<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">I was sent a<span style="font-family:georgia;"> gift card to participate in this donation effort</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" >in support this giveaway by a PR company associated with this effort. No other compensation was received. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com117tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-72484019136178969022011-06-24T10:15:00.001-04:002011-06-24T10:17:26.700-04:00Friday Favorite: Parchment Paper Muffin Liners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s1600/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s320/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608796754206711842" border="0" /></a>Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of my favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly post about. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever:</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Everything in Friday Favorites is something that I use and bought on my own.</span><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3023754559213328967"><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Up this week ...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Parchment Paper Muffin Liners<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I21TUPeoObhZEYpJ7_zcLtyPAxorl2zgKMxLOyzXxXFMLTx5S1ZiHhhCWysqUu8ju6GTS40EPtZfHdkOKe6opyVCJbR3rftfSUc73OXKQ2PXHr2bKtsd4UkpY2tuwy1nrpZ3YudeFUM/s1600/muffin-liners-closeups.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I21TUPeoObhZEYpJ7_zcLtyPAxorl2zgKMxLOyzXxXFMLTx5S1ZiHhhCWysqUu8ju6GTS40EPtZfHdkOKe6opyVCJbR3rftfSUc73OXKQ2PXHr2bKtsd4UkpY2tuwy1nrpZ3YudeFUM/s400/muffin-liners-closeups.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621787175386616658" border="0" /></a><br /></div>No not the muffins this time but the cute little muffin liners. I saw these over on <a href="http://tidymom.net/2011/berry-muffins-parchment-wrappers/">Tidy Mom's Berry Muffin post</a> recently. (You can find her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TidyMomFanPage">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/tidymom">Twitter</a> too!) I have NOT been able to get them out of my head. So when I realized last night I only had enough sugar for one recipe of banana bread, I knew it had it become muffins. Since these muffins were gifts for the Vacation Bible School teachers (6 teachers between 2 kids!) and that was all I was making, they needed to look cute so I decided this was my excuse to try these parchment paper muffin liners. And then I started praying I didn't mess them up since I didn't have more sugar to make more! aye.<br /><br />They turned out amazingly cute. Adorable if I must say. I will definitely make these again. This might just my excuse to get a mat and rotary cutter though! I used the preschool paper cutter to cut these out. I tried scissors to start with and that was totally not happening! So you will either a really steady hand or a good way to cut straight lines.<br /><br />For the <span style="font-weight: bold;">regular muffins</span>, I made <span style="font-weight: bold;">4 inch by 4 inch squares</span>. I want to try them on the jumbo muffins next. I think I would double the size of the squares for the jumbos.<br /><br />I then just cut the kitchen twine into pieces. (I was too lazy to go get the twine like Tidy Mom has in her pictures from the basement ... hey it was late, give me credit!) The tricky part was tying them on there. I had to hold the muffins against me and pull the string tight enough to be a little tight on the muffins.<br /><br />Oh and the best tip actually came from Tidy Mom ... spray the muffin pan with cooking spray before you put the liners in. This helps them stay in the pan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqKzswjQm6wgIG-KeI37qfxN5Unmg1n7VlgZ39EKWv7lVq3KWvph9pJlhlVk3-HvkXj_uCLQL7jDkAGEDaoftb_EjtLPoAXm4hIosokRDa9Ft_XCO4V-DKkQFKPlP91EuLs-LhmB-efE/s1600/muffin-liners-all.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqKzswjQm6wgIG-KeI37qfxN5Unmg1n7VlgZ39EKWv7lVq3KWvph9pJlhlVk3-HvkXj_uCLQL7jDkAGEDaoftb_EjtLPoAXm4hIosokRDa9Ft_XCO4V-DKkQFKPlP91EuLs-LhmB-efE/s400/muffin-liners-all.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621786979136103298" border="0" /></a><br />Now they weren't all beautiful. Some of the liners didn't hug the edges as well as others. I think this takes practice and pushing it against the edge firmly.<br /><br />I can't wait to keep making these as it was a really fun but easy idea. Plus it makes something simple look over the top chic! ;)<br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Did you miss my last Friday Favorite? </span>Find it <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/06/friday-favorite-garden-treasures.html">here</a>!<br /><p>If you have a suggestion for a Friday Favorite, leave me a comment and let me know.<br />If you have a blog post that includes a recipe, tip, or article you wrote that you want me know about, leave me a comment and you might see it in a future Friday Favorite!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 87px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-9686660364728842332011-06-24T08:30:00.001-04:002011-06-24T08:36:40.836-04:00Cereal Spark: Week 3I am excited work on this series of reviews with General Mills and MyBlogSpark!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ8djfGzzXr0NbMjHtmFAI2LPd7M6un9jzrs-412BVaG4l2YnkpeuRdAYhpRcjU-qRJGShMas3o0Aaf2hfbUdgaFiLgzm9q5kwhMSlKUQ9TOTPPFPizIgQym0kn9jiZSzhtdFEP9NBVM/s1600/benefits+of+cereal-week++3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQ8djfGzzXr0NbMjHtmFAI2LPd7M6un9jzrs-412BVaG4l2YnkpeuRdAYhpRcjU-qRJGShMas3o0Aaf2hfbUdgaFiLgzm9q5kwhMSlKUQ9TOTPPFPizIgQym0kn9jiZSzhtdFEP9NBVM/s400/benefits+of+cereal-week++3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621763187897091522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Did you know?</span><br /><ul><li> Cereal is a great breakfast option because it is the number one dietary source of many key nutrients including iron, zinc and folic acid. Frequent cereal eaters tend to have better nutrient intakes.</li><li> A typical breakfast contributes more than 30 percent of needed calcium, iron and B vitamins while delivering less than 20 percent of daily calories.</li><li> In addition, ready-to-eat cereal is the top source of whole grain in kids´ diets.</li></ul><br />Big G is the only leading line of kids' cereals to contain at least 8 grams of whole grain (48 grams recommended daily) and a good source of both calcium and vitamin D in every serving. In addition, cereal is an inexpensive but nutrient-dense option. On average, a bowl of cereal with milk is approximately 50 cents per serving.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Do you look at the nutrition labels to check for items like whole grains?</span> I look for that little whole grains icon that is on boxes now. It is a great little reference and way to remember to look and include whole grains in your diet!<br /><br />As part of this Cereal Spark series, I will continue to share information I learn about the health benefits of cereal so keep watching for a weekly post for one more week!<br /><br />I am excited I have been offered the opportunity to offer one of my readers a Week 3 gift pack of their own which will include 6 sample sized boxes of cereal and cereal dispenser!<br /><br />This drawing will end Friday, July 8th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> What are some easy ways you help your child (or even YOU) get necessary nutrients like vitamin D, calcium, iron, folate and zinc into the foods they eat?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries!) (Maybe you can leave me a comment while you are there!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. Leave a comment with your twitter name.<strong><br />3)</strong> Tweet about this giveaway with this tweet:<br /><blockquote face="Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">RT #Win a cereal gift pack with cereal dispenser @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/mDnKBq #giveaway #breakfast #myblogspark ends 7/8<br /></blockquote><span style="font-family:Georgia,';">Leave a comment with the URL for your tweet. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Tweet per day until end of giveaway!!</span>) <em></em><br /><strong></strong><strong>4)</strong> Add my blog button to your blog. Button is in my sidebar! Leave a comment with the URL and where to find the link.<br /><strong>5)</strong> Follow me publicly through the Google Friends Connect on my side bar. 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Leave a comment with the giveaway entry number (once per giveaway) (Worth 2 entries!)<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">I was sent a<span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cereal gift pack</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" >in support this review by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. No other compensation was received. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-36093674893638977402011-06-23T21:06:00.006-04:002011-06-23T21:23:00.959-04:00Sugar Free Ring PopsI am thrilled share with you about Sugar Free Ring Pops and the samples we were sent to enjoy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrnhyphenhyphenqJb2C6U2I9tm4QZArWRx21xHVuE5Ugc8EfGEWUhk5kjh8YEJ9X6jmA3QfhPslgmLzuvYDJAFgs3A6nEHg1GE9GSOILkF2uLvAoQbRS9CzMt7nCpgxAglup6yA0EA7UppL0Vz-3E/s1600/ring+pop+LOGO.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrnhyphenhyphenqJb2C6U2I9tm4QZArWRx21xHVuE5Ugc8EfGEWUhk5kjh8YEJ9X6jmA3QfhPslgmLzuvYDJAFgs3A6nEHg1GE9GSOILkF2uLvAoQbRS9CzMt7nCpgxAglup6yA0EA7UppL0Vz-3E/s400/ring+pop+LOGO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621589694104767170" border="0" /></a><br />I am excited to have the opportunity to review Ring Pops. While the new Sugar Free variety is a very nice twist for kids who don't need extra sugar (i.e., my kids ... they have an insane amount of energy any way!) I really wanted to sample these because my kids haven't been introduced to Ring Pops. Well that and I am one of those moms who loves sharing stuff she remembers having as a kids with her kids. Yes, I am annoying like that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2x5iwylrUxBkJUmdUCXZBbj2tYxDs_DEIKY91sKGumJTXhK4dHIFjEj0YZr1Kf8c7nuMbbJpicjA8ISxpVrwaUK5Sbt-cHLe1f4LkWeteVdpkaAIf0BscgBlHlIvgUQvPFnIpJNorGI/s1600/ring+pop+Package.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2x5iwylrUxBkJUmdUCXZBbj2tYxDs_DEIKY91sKGumJTXhK4dHIFjEj0YZr1Kf8c7nuMbbJpicjA8ISxpVrwaUK5Sbt-cHLe1f4LkWeteVdpkaAIf0BscgBlHlIvgUQvPFnIpJNorGI/s320/ring+pop+Package.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621589913374037810" border="0" /></a>So the other afternoon the kids all got one Ring Pop. Thankfully, they were happy with their color choices. They were each given a plastic bowl too so if they wanted to put it down they could (this seriously is a AWESOME IDEA if your kids are younger!) Then came the sticky mess. Holy sticky mess! My 3 year old kept running to the bathroom to "wash the sticky off". At some point it just become funny. My little dude was a HOT MESS. My almost 5 year was just a little lady sucking on hers and kept wondering out loud why it was like a "paci". haha.<br /><br />Then came the question ... <span style="font-style: italic;">where can we get more of those?</span> And that is the story of how I apparently created little Ring Pop monsters!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />I am excited I have been offered the opportunity to offer three of my readers a sample pack of Ring Pops. Each sample pack includes three Ring Pops!<br /><br />This drawing will end Thursday, July 7th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> Tell me if you remember eating Ring Pops as a kid or what flavor of Ring Pop you want to try!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries! ...maybe you can leave a comment on a post while you there ... I miss seeing comments over there!;))<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. 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All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-18726966490171154822011-06-22T09:00:00.000-04:002011-06-22T09:11:31.541-04:00Wednesday Randoms<div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6837679407690501448"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4030431233183045564"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s1600/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 320px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 117px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454825524908419586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s320/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><em>What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms?</em> Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random. Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is game. Well anything that is appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, I will delete it. Here are mine ... </div><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Are you tired of summer class updates?</span> I am and I am the one giving them! 1.5 weeks left ... I CAN do this. I will finish these darn classes. I am behind in my homework again ... for my reason this time see random #2.</li><li>My kids seem to have forgotten how to sleep which means I have gotten no sleep recently. Well 2 of the 3 kids. Little Dude is sick ... or is getting molars ... or both. Monday night he didn't sleep AT ALL. =( Last night he slept but I didn't because he was with me all night. =/ My Sophie is out of sorts it seems is having a hard time falling asleep suddenly. Not sure what is up there but she did sleep last night even it was in the chair in her room.</li><li>I want to bake like something crazy. I could spend a whole week baking and be happy. I refuse to let myself bake because I behind in my homework though.</li><li>The preschool is hosting an Open House on Saturday and we are not ready. ACK! I hope my husband is able to get the cleaning done and at some point I can help in the garden that goes to the new preschool entrance! (People don't have to go through my house any more! YAY!!)<br /></li></ul><br /></div></div>I really hope some of you leave a comment with maybe your own randoms this week. I would love some comment love!<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 87px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-79279702111519698432011-06-20T12:49:00.005-04:002011-06-22T22:18:18.793-04:00Mamavation Monday: Walk ... Run ... Week 2<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3139832716587353556"> <div><div><div class="post-body entry-content"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s1600-h/mamavation_728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 49px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924830570203218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s400/mamavation_728.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content">It is Mamavation Monday time again!<br /></div><br />I was late posting last week but I did get in my post! You can find it <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/06/mamavation-monday-survived-week-1.html">here</a> if you want catch up!<br /><br />So last week was week 2 of the Couch to 5k walk/runs. I survived doing all three walk/runs. oh my goodness. I am still doing my walk/runs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.<br /><br />I am not looking forward to week 3. <span style="font-style: italic;">I am running?</span> I don't run ... how am I doing this?<br /><br />As for weight, I didn't get the update I wanted on the scale. I was up 1.2 lbs. I can not eat enough it seems so I am trying to watch what I eat this week to make sure I am making good choices.<br /><br />Mamavation TV is on tonight! To find out details check out the information <a href="http://www.mamavation.com/2011/06/mamavation-mondays-let-your-smile-shine-on.html">here</a>! (I miss Mamavation TV every week because it is on too late for this East Coast girl ... if I am up that late, I am doing homework. blah.)<br /><br />UPDATE: I felt the need to add a little update today. Maybe I should change my weigh in to Tuesday mornings ... anyway. I was back down to my starting point this morning so down 1.2 lbs from yesterdays weigh in ... let's trash that weigh in and go with today's!;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 87px; height: 45px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-49477127888863644162011-06-19T07:00:00.003-04:002011-06-19T07:00:04.031-04:00Simply Budgeting: Budgeting Your Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBfnzx4L3k14NlaGENug3txi5BOEnuAGmbp3KIDbbW0dn5anKHXP6ptk1XqHePx8omuLJZNERaYolJBHH4axvo9m6brfvGPK-ygfbN_Uy9qxwwoAzgIfT4zZeM8YWSKwHzWuUWPOftZo/s1600/Simple+Budgeting+Series+Banner-updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBfnzx4L3k14NlaGENug3txi5BOEnuAGmbp3KIDbbW0dn5anKHXP6ptk1XqHePx8omuLJZNERaYolJBHH4axvo9m6brfvGPK-ygfbN_Uy9qxwwoAzgIfT4zZeM8YWSKwHzWuUWPOftZo/s400/Simple+Budgeting+Series+Banner-updated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619200589993183538" border="0" /></a><br />In April asked ... <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/04/simple-budgeting-do-you-live-savings.html">do you live a savings lifestyle?</a> Last month, I didn't post a series post. My time was not organized last month and I admit it.<br /><br />This month I hope to spark conversation around organizing and budgeting your time. Your time is one of the most valuable assets you have. It is why you are paid for any job you do. It is also why you pay others to do jobs for it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RSUpW7VwjmJq7Z521AoOOS4dxd1FhYmVs-ISRG_zccU3Y993sUCFF0DgP5Fm4N_qGI5QxEG4bqeMxCKlMlbn6yrT8D9oj4HYQmE3pUnEJXUxnYCTt_WBnZa4VuGEShG79Cxy6p9_dws/s1600/clock-clipart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 94px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RSUpW7VwjmJq7Z521AoOOS4dxd1FhYmVs-ISRG_zccU3Y993sUCFF0DgP5Fm4N_qGI5QxEG4bqeMxCKlMlbn6yrT8D9oj4HYQmE3pUnEJXUxnYCTt_WBnZa4VuGEShG79Cxy6p9_dws/s400/clock-clipart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619204403651890978" border="0" /></a><br />I know I need to get better at organizing my time because I have so much pulling at it these days. One of my biggest struggles in budgeting my time is my graduate classes. It is very helpful to my schedule that they are online but also requires more focus for me. I am striving to work on them now so I can finish while my little ones are still little. The balance is trying now and I can't imagine it getting easier ... maybe it would but I don't have faith in that theory. So here I struggle trying to balance my family, my job, my homework, and any other activity I throw in the mix which does include my blogging time. So that is why sometimes my posts are as often as they should be (in my opinion.) This is one of the first things go when I get stuck. At the same time, I really try to make sure I have time for the family with a key there being sure I get home in time for dinner. We eat dinner early (about 5pm) so this can be a challenge some days.<br /><br />I know I work best off lists. I have a list in front of me right now. If I don't have a list, I find myself lost doing other stuff that while it probably needs to be done, I then wonder what I wasted my time on that day. I also have my planner. My planner helps me plan ahead and even work ahead if I can. It also gives me more places to have check marks. You see, I have this obsession with check marks. I love to see that stuff is getting done and that motivates me to keep going.<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content">So my questions this month are .... <em><strong></strong></em></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So how do you organize your time? What works and doesn't work for you?</span> Maybe you have a tip to share that will help another reader so take a second and share how you organize and budget your time!<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content">Do you have a budget question/idea/topic/blog post? Let me know in a comment or email to simplybudgeted at gmail.com!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbvOpnDH7IXUAGy5N4dsIT6TPDkZ0Uv6pOfV8A_2lY4VFyfdIVeENTGnxeRkl6mAyNeObtE9oRV43yAWccFjDOA5ynW61O9zbIHXOfniUwiMjLSE-tZJFKetNu87Wqif9lpSP_eHpI7c/s1600-h/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 102px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 52px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426336288583067698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbvOpnDH7IXUAGy5N4dsIT6TPDkZ0Uv6pOfV8A_2lY4VFyfdIVeENTGnxeRkl6mAyNeObtE9oRV43yAWccFjDOA5ynW61O9zbIHXOfniUwiMjLSE-tZJFKetNu87Wqif9lpSP_eHpI7c/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-26356914402897801972011-06-18T07:00:00.000-04:002011-06-18T07:00:04.561-04:00DIY Wedding Cake Series: Final Results<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Welcome to the Final Results!</span> (I am posting about <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/05/diy-wedding-cake-series-trial-1.html">trial 1</a> and <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/05/diy-wedding-cake-series-trial-3.html">trial 3</a> then the final cake success thanks to the products provided by Wilton and Duncan Hines!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background: </span>My sister got married in this May. She found the cake she wanted. It is simple and beachy which is perfect since she was getting married on the beach. The cost for a wedding cake that feeds 125 people though was priced "starting at $600". gasp!!! So my mom and I decided we could take on making the cake for her. <span style="font-style: italic;">W</span><span style="font-style: italic;">hat the heck were </span><span style="font-style: italic;">we</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> thinking?!</span><br /><br />I was so pleased to partner up with<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Wilton</span></span> and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Duncan Hines</span></span> for this effort. They have provided some products to helped us "practice" and get to the final cake!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So here was the ... Final Results.</span></span><br /><br />We once again used the Wilton Tired Wedding Cake Pans! So logistics came into play here in that we all live in Virginia and the wedding was in South Carolina. The place we were staying had an oven but we were getting there late Thursday and the wedding was on Saturday. So the decision was made to bake and freeze the cakes. They would travel down to South Carolina in a cooler ... frozen. We had no idea if this would work, just prayed it would! Thankfully it did work. I made one a cake a night in the nights leading up to our departure date (minus the night before we left which was a good idea because I needed that huge cake to freeze!) The three smaller tiers all were placed back in their baking pans (they were wrapped up) to travel. The largest pan didn't fit in the cooler so that cake was on its' own. My biggest fear was that they would fall apart on the way down there. Thankfully this didn't happen and they all made it to South Carolina in one piece.<br /><br />As for the icing, we made a decision to use the Wilton pre-made icing you can buy in tubs. You can buy this in a million different places .... Walmart, Joann Fabrics, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WY96Q8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=simplivionabu-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B000WY96Q8">Amazon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B000WY96Q8&camp=217145&creative=399349" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" />.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For starters</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">...</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VZ2RA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=simplivionabu-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0000VZ2RA">Wilton Performance Pans Round Pan Set, 3 Inches Deep</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0000VZ2RA&camp=217145&creative=399349" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> are the Cake Pans we used for all of the trials and final cake.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqoMFWeEf6P7tzlVHNmLRT8_Cy8Sj6DylinYK2qAftT07ZyqqEz8Rl1CPJFwc4Oiq5nzyUYWXpfqMcXablZJg62vs2dYzlMXJq9pqwvVe_l5yAD0V81Up-ngDfz9ugR6qJdv2_plb9_A/s1600/Cake-Round1-pans2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqoMFWeEf6P7tzlVHNmLRT8_Cy8Sj6DylinYK2qAftT07ZyqqEz8Rl1CPJFwc4Oiq5nzyUYWXpfqMcXablZJg62vs2dYzlMXJq9pqwvVe_l5yAD0V81Up-ngDfz9ugR6qJdv2_plb9_A/s320/Cake-Round1-pans2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608825311098360786" border="0" /></a> The <a href="http://www.duncanhines.com/products/cakes/moist-deluxe-confetti-cake-mix">Confetti Cake Mix</a> was used in Trial 3 and the Final Cake!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Final Product ...</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ta-da!</span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here is a close-up </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">of the final cake</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErfzJMQLFDf_eNePpcg2TmbA5RygPvb2dNb7HMAW5sMrXVGWHX2Rie-C4PXQORvAUXuRXjVNINtwRG9tJrgesOvZCI7aSbhS6oRlc2zCdVEsO10lQCn7OKV5wpJQmSfGxO1na9jHTKBA/s1600/cake-final-closeup2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErfzJMQLFDf_eNePpcg2TmbA5RygPvb2dNb7HMAW5sMrXVGWHX2Rie-C4PXQORvAUXuRXjVNINtwRG9tJrgesOvZCI7aSbhS6oRlc2zCdVEsO10lQCn7OKV5wpJQmSfGxO1na9jHTKBA/s400/cake-final-closeup2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619199424605278290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The cake table all decorated at the reception</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTtaPKncrwiM2M9o_5SlK2QEybJSpPI2dmh7bckAX_h_w7f6BNDaRGycp0HNTc4xH_fKFSLie0tqPhRMuJmp9aPQGCotJeTaCckTEm-3dol9zcp-AkBk9BVsZeDt-pcaThz0H2clyMg0/s1600/cake-final-decorated2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTtaPKncrwiM2M9o_5SlK2QEybJSpPI2dmh7bckAX_h_w7f6BNDaRGycp0HNTc4xH_fKFSLie0tqPhRMuJmp9aPQGCotJeTaCckTEm-3dol9zcp-AkBk9BVsZeDt-pcaThz0H2clyMg0/s400/cake-final-decorated2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619199043819412914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The bride and groom cutting the cake</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eXblJoILRjYNB6KFahjhn7LXcTQRjPUGMeKFcAwIst8o6x69GF0Ph38L95zkXgXKct36Gn6BboLU6ioH0Bz_oln-RyGTqNs9WxgLDBaAZuPkd5_FPSptO5CTdtFG1rQTOTmuqj6UZeU/s1600/cake-final-mrandmrs2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 419px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eXblJoILRjYNB6KFahjhn7LXcTQRjPUGMeKFcAwIst8o6x69GF0Ph38L95zkXgXKct36Gn6BboLU6ioH0Bz_oln-RyGTqNs9WxgLDBaAZuPkd5_FPSptO5CTdtFG1rQTOTmuqj6UZeU/s320/cake-final-mrandmrs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619198834757914610" border="0" /></a></div><br />Overall this experience was a success because the bride had the cake flavor she wanted and we save a significant amount of money in their wedding budget. <span style="font-style: italic;">Would I do this for just anyone?</span> No way. It was a ton of work but I am happy my mom and I were able to pull this off for my sister!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is the last post in the DIY Wedding Cake Series. I hope you enjoyed seeing this experience unfold!</span><br /><br />Note: I was provided with Wilton cake pans and coupons for Duncan Hines cake mixes in exchange for the review of their products during the DIY Wedding Cake Series.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 77px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 39px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-2320725921203354352011-06-17T10:00:00.001-04:002011-06-17T10:01:55.782-04:00Friday Favorite: Garden Treasures Dispenser Value Pack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s1600/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7sP2olIET8H49VODfmENNVEzaFAJr1-LeVspHJka8icaccvDAxj1Jq2ZelDCUks4eLBsoJ_rC94jLzh6iv_Cdz_I6e58MYqMzSwcTvgOnP-xpc0wYHM6a7zZekB7pNrCU3Yakr8h7-c/s320/Friday+Favorites-updated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608796754206711842" border="0" /></a>Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of my favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly post about. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever:</span> <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Everything in Friday Favorites is something that I use and bought on my own.</span><br /><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3023754559213328967"><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Up this week ...</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_235783-55883-20711GT_4294822984_4294937087_?productId=1065949&Ns=p_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr%7C0%7C%7Cp_product_quantity_sold%7C1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_Bird%2BFeeder%2BAccessories_4294822984_4294937087_%3FNs%3Dp_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr%7C0%7C%7Cp_product_quantity_sold%7C1&facetInfo=">Garden Treasures Bird Seed Dispenser Value Pack<br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-C4egaxEvWX4rxLEQdhG6EyVqwEhGR_-QoNyayhVqkVVwa4HHw3NkuSHmW4N10FsiXJ1tbSJBr0fqki9_5KlnEydqmj1dj_b1TOVMfuJjt2JUQ4BUibUv3TsbYrGeLz1DD5yK-64rkE/s1600/gardentreasures-container.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-C4egaxEvWX4rxLEQdhG6EyVqwEhGR_-QoNyayhVqkVVwa4HHw3NkuSHmW4N10FsiXJ1tbSJBr0fqki9_5KlnEydqmj1dj_b1TOVMfuJjt2JUQ4BUibUv3TsbYrGeLz1DD5yK-64rkE/s320/gardentreasures-container.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619188387544981474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Details ...</span><br /><div class="ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom" id="description-tab"><p>Price: $9.88<br /></p><p>Bird Seed Dispenser Value Pack</p> <ul><li> Easily pour bird seed </li><li> No scoops, no mess </li><li> Large dispenser holds up to 10 lbs </li><li> Small dispenser holds up to 7 lbs </li></ul> </div><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My thoughts ...</span><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link">We bought these several years ago. The larger dispenser we actually use for our cat food. It is easy to pour into their bowl and doesn't take up much space. It is really perfect.<br />The smaller one I do use for bird food but I use it as a scoop to get the bird food out of the container it is kept in. We don't actually use the lid for that one but there was a two pack and we are making use of both of these.<br /><br />If you look for these at the pet store, you will probably pay double the price because they say cat or dog on them. In reality they could be used for any storage so the next time you are in Lowe's look in the bird food area for these containers!;)<br /></span></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Did you miss my last Friday Favorite? </span>Find it <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/05/friday-favorite-pet-water-fountain.html">here</a>!<br /><p>If you have a suggestion for a Friday Favorite, leave me a comment and let me know.<br />If you have a blog post that includes a recipe, tip, or article you wrote that you want me know about, leave me a comment and you might see it in a future Friday Favorite!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 87px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-51146390287540864322011-06-17T09:30:00.003-04:002011-07-05T09:25:14.712-04:00Cereal Spark: Week 2**This giveaway has ended. The winner is comment #98! Thanks to all who entered! **<br /><br />I am excited work on this series of reviews with General Mills and MyBlogSpark!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq2SabS2VzOZ1IjALzF8nL-t-isI2aQusAMVGxInPswy0XZIm0TbN1M4lDLO-TuJqKO6X-In0_yIUwWsEs7EUVnYDHD_WbExEXtnU_4X8QH1ZKc3-_nmVrbrEhi0Syx_5d1VLXuSU_7M/s1600/cerealspark-wk2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq2SabS2VzOZ1IjALzF8nL-t-isI2aQusAMVGxInPswy0XZIm0TbN1M4lDLO-TuJqKO6X-In0_yIUwWsEs7EUVnYDHD_WbExEXtnU_4X8QH1ZKc3-_nmVrbrEhi0Syx_5d1VLXuSU_7M/s400/cerealspark-wk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619183667596668194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Do you ever read the cereal boxes you buy?</span><br />I know I grew up reading cereal boxes. <span style="font-style: italic;">Why?</span> Well I grew up eating cereal which meant my brother and sister did too. As the oldest, sometimes your younger brother and sister are annoying so I would make a wall around around my cereal bowl to block them out of my sight. Hey, I was young, this was acceptable behavior! Since I had my cereal box wall, I didn't have much to do minus reading the cereal boxes. So needless to say, I read a lot cereal boxes.<br /><br />Maybe you didn't make cereal box walls or maybe you just don't read the boxes but I challenge to pull out that cereal box and read it while you eat your cereal in the morning. Read the nutrition label and the ingredient list. <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Do you like what you see? What would you change?</span> Maybe it is time to consider a different cereal if you don't like what you see but hopefully you find you are getting a great start to your day with what you are eating!<br /><br />As part of this Cereal Spark series, I will continue to share information I learn about the health benefits of cereal so keep watching for a weekly post for two more weeks!<br /><br />I am excited I have been offered the opportunity to offer one of my readers a Week 2 gift pack of their own which will include 6 sample sized boxes of cereal and bowl/spoon set!<br /><br />This drawing will end Friday, July 1th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> Tell me what you look for on a box of a cereal you buy! If you don't read labels, do you think you will start reading the boxes?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. Leave a comment with your twitter name.<strong><br />3)</strong> Tweet about this giveaway with this tweet:<br /><blockquote face="Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">RT #Win a cereal gift pack with a bowl and spoon set @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/iB1mV4 #giveaway #breakfast #myblogspark ends 7/1<br /></blockquote><span style="font-family:Georgia,';">Leave a comment with the URL for your tweet. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Tweet per day until end of giveaway!!</span>) <em></em><br /><strong></strong><strong>4)</strong> Add my blog button to your blog. Button is in my sidebar! Leave a comment with the URL and where to find the link.<br /><strong>5)</strong> Follow me publicly through the Google Friends Connect on my side bar. Leave a comment with your name that you subscribe with.<br /><strong>6)</strong> Subscribe to my blog using the Subscribe To option on the sidebar. 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All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com99tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-525578497139518462011-06-15T12:00:00.002-04:002011-06-15T12:07:09.375-04:00Monthly Meal Plan - June 2011If you noticed that there was an <a href="http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2011/04/monthly-meal-plan-april-2011.html">April Meal Plan</a> and no May Meal Plan, you were right. Big mistake on our part. See the first week of May was crazy as my sister got married so we figured we would meal plan after we got back. It didn't happen. I don't know what we ate but I guess we ate something or another seeing as we are still here. It was a disorganized mess though.<br /><br />Here is the background to the monthly meal plan ...<br />Last year, we did weekly meal plans. Well we did weekly meal plans most of the time. I say most of the time because some weeks we forgot to plan. Life got busy, school work was out of control, the preschool business started, the family all got sick. You name it, life happens. When I suggested a Monthly Meal Plan late last month, I was sure my husband would declare me nuts for good. BUT ... he was on board. He was on board so much he tried to find a monthly meal planner online. There were none to be found that worked for what we wanted though. So being the Excel junkie that he is, he made a calendar he could fill in a meal for each day.<br /><br />Part of my accountable in doing this is posting our Monthly Meal Plan each month.<br />So I know June is half way over so why bother posting this. I want to show you we did plan ... well some. See the bottom for more details on that.<br /><br />I am going to see if this graphic works this month. The clunky format I have been using is taking me forever to type up and well I just need to get faster at getting this up!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our Family's June 2011 Meal Plan</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzW4L9AU-5rKEJcID5diLesPHJHMsryZEbNiRweCCI_dsup6Fuj7QVQkN9kA0YOu6PduhN5b7SquGEge-gH5caUmYBfKisrd4iuy5-jp8SFL_JAJ00qLJQ03QpqdjmI9I2ZXzCIEUjBI/s1600/June+Meal+Plan.JPG"><img style="width: 445px; height: 258px;" 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So click the graphic to get a "big" version of it you can read. Improvements to come ... hopefully sooner rather than later!<br /><br />A few notes ...<br /><ul><li>Yes, breakfast is empty. We decided we aren't all eating the same breakfast. If I make muffins, the kids eat those and maybe I will too. Breakfast is a free for all it seems with the focus on making healthy choices. As for lunch, we have been focusing on leftovers and on-the-go meals. My husband has had the kids busy doing activities this summer so they are eating picnic style lunches on a regular basis it seems. Once again, the focus is on healthy choices.<br /></li><li>The dinner plans have lots of holes in them. Why? We were tired of planning out every dinner and we need to clean out freezer. So the empty nights become "get creative" nights. We have also been trying to cook a basic meal like the ham dinner last Sunday. We then use what is left to create multiple other meals.<br /></li><li>This week's shopping list is tomatoes,cucumbers, sour cream, milk, and eggs. We needs some basics and then a few fresh items that we are getting from the garden or CSA yet.<br /></li></ul>If you are looking for answers on monthly meal planning, ask the questions you have! I don't know that I have the answer for you but I will look for them!<br />If you want the empty Excel spreadsheet formatted like a calendar, let me know and I will send it you via email. Just send me an email at simplybudgeted at gmail dot com.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Have you tried monthly meal planning? How did it go? Any tips or suggestions?</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 39px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px;" border="0" /></a> <h3 class="nr_rc_title nr_title"><br /></h3>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-68376794076905014482011-06-15T08:00:00.000-04:002011-06-15T08:00:02.614-04:00Wednesday Randoms<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4030431233183045564"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s1600/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 320px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 117px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454825524908419586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s320/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><em>What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms?</em> Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random. Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is game. Well anything that is appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, I will delete it. Here are mine ... </div><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><ul><li>My summer classes are kicking my butt. I do not like summer classes. It is nice they are done and over with but the homework due every couple of days kills me.</li><li>The weather here is amazing this week. I wish I could drag my laptop outside to work on days like this. 70s ... if there was a place was 70s year round, I would be there! lol</li><li>I have a new addiction to Hulu in that I put on shows I forget to record and let them play while I do work. It isn't like I actually ever just sit and watch a show anyway so the background noise is a nice treat!</li><li>I need start planning my Little Dude's birthday party. He will be two next month. Two! I can't believe it.</li></ul><br /></div></div>I really hope some of you leave a comment with maybe your own randoms this week. I would love some comment love!<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 87px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-586597552595727622011-06-14T13:00:00.004-04:002011-07-05T09:24:36.472-04:00Cereal Spark: Week 1**This giveaway has ended. The winner is comment #53! Thanks to all who entered! **<br /><br />I am excited work on this series of reviews with General Mills and MyBlogSpark!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4lNDlJexwnMqp1tauSFRZOC7TyLgppm-RyXfCcFB5Xk7L_jexzxafxJBVp0xlBGNodbHjrnqVupsaGy56E21lIu_rr_yq5-vaOQ9XGHVNoA6kFxff6U4v4dc91euF4H7La_leYRMhTg/s1600/box_cheerios_big.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4lNDlJexwnMqp1tauSFRZOC7TyLgppm-RyXfCcFB5Xk7L_jexzxafxJBVp0xlBGNodbHjrnqVupsaGy56E21lIu_rr_yq5-vaOQ9XGHVNoA6kFxff6U4v4dc91euF4H7La_leYRMhTg/s200/box_cheerios_big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618122956077144050" border="0" /></a><br />I grew up eating cereal. We had week day cereal (Honey Nut Cheerios was my staple pick) and weekend cereal (anything with sugar). We didn't get to eat weekend cereal during the week. Big no-no there. I kept this up until a few years ago actually. I guess once you get in the habit, it is hard to break it?<br /><br />All that being said, I was excited to read up the General Mills effort to reduce sugar in their cereals. My kids vary breakfast between cereal and other options but I always have four boxes of open cereal in the cupboard it seems ... and then the stash in the garage pantry. I haven't given them the weekend cereal rule I used to have. So I read about how General Mills has reduced the sugar in the their kids' cereals, I was really thrilled. Now I still love it when my kids go for the plain Cheerios but I know I don't buy as many boxes of those as I did when they were babies and lived off those!<br /><br />I do know that when my package showed up with the individual cereal boxes in it, my kids went nuts. We were headed out of town so they each picked two boxes and their breakfast set for two days! I need to remember those small boxes are out there when we travel in the future as I don't always have room to pack one from my stash!<br /><br />Here are a few ... <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Did you know?" Facts</span> about cereal!<br /><br /><ul><li> Cereal is one of the healthiest breakfast options you can make (See video below to learn more)</li><li> Packed with nutrition, cereal provides a great choice for breakfast</li><li> Studies have shown that kids who eat breakfast tend to perform better in school and have fewer disciplinary problems. They also have shown that breakfast also tends to help kids stay alert.</li></ul><br />As part of this Cereal Spark series, I will continue to share information I learn about the health benefits of cereal so keep watching for a weekly post for four weeks!<br /><br />I am excited I have been offered the opportunity to offer one of my readers a Week 1 gift pack of their own which will include 10 sample sized boxes of cereal and milk pitcher!<br /><br />This drawing will end Friday, June 24th at 11:59pm EST. I may pick the winner using <a href="mhtml:%7B11FEFCD7-B297-4963-9AE3-DF34B676A742%7Dmid://00000012/%21x-usc:http://www.random.org/">Random.org</a>. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with their address. You must include your email address in your comment or have it in your profile so you can be contacted if you are a winner! Please make sure I can see your email address!!! <strong>You must complete the Mandatory Entry for the additional entries to count.<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />This giveaway is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">US residents!!</span>!</span><br /></strong><br /><em>So how do you enter?</em><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory Entry:</strong> Tell me which cereal benefits are most important to you and your family!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><strong><br />Additional Entries:</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">1)</span> Like Simply Budgeted on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted">http://facebook.com/simplybudgeted</a>. (worth 2 entries!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2)</span> Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/simplybudgeted">me</a> on Twitter. Leave a comment with your twitter name.<strong><br />3)</strong> Tweet about this giveaway with this tweet:<br /><blockquote face="Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">RT #Win a cereal gift pack with a milk pitcher @simplybudgeted http://bit.ly/mAGgdM #giveaway #breakfast #myblogspark ends 6/24<br /></blockquote><span style="font-family:Georgia,';">Leave a comment with the URL for your tweet. (<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Tweet per day until end of giveaway!!</span>) <em></em><br /><strong></strong><strong>4)</strong> Add my blog button to your blog. Button is in my sidebar! Leave a comment with the URL and where to find the link.<br /><strong>5)</strong> Follow me publicly through the Google Friends Connect on my side bar. Leave a comment with your name that you subscribe with.<br /><strong>6)</strong> Subscribe to my blog using the Subscribe To option on the sidebar. Leave a comment stating you subscribe.<br /><strong></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">7)</span> Leave a comment in a <a href="http://simplylivingonabudget.blogspot.com/search/label/simple%20budgeting">Simply Budgeting series</a> post! Leave a comment here with what you did.<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">I was sent a<span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cereal gift pack</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" >in support this review by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. No other compensation was received. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-28833420367025918292011-06-14T11:00:00.000-04:002011-06-14T11:11:31.496-04:00CardsDirectI recently had the chance to review a product from <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/">CardsDirect</a> thanks to my involvement with <a href="http://www.doubledutydivas.com/">Double Duty Divas</a>!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlY8_lXXqe1Upz6WUoVQuBSJAcNiGG-2d6WHjEqOpYruiRpVRlxx8GSAdqzF67YXoa9i-VRs6OtgOSmRx_vhDP9NGDCom5Sf0TYmzL-8we5z43N0_3nA8ROSL00vu2TM4lBxCGzRlsIo/s1600/cardsdirect-Thank+You.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlY8_lXXqe1Upz6WUoVQuBSJAcNiGG-2d6WHjEqOpYruiRpVRlxx8GSAdqzF67YXoa9i-VRs6OtgOSmRx_vhDP9NGDCom5Sf0TYmzL-8we5z43N0_3nA8ROSL00vu2TM4lBxCGzRlsIo/s320/cardsdirect-Thank+You.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618092814979617554" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Details ...</span><br /><a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/default.aspx">CardsDirect</a> lets you custom order cards at a reasonable price! Their selection includes <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/baby-announcements.aspx">birth announcements</a>, thank you cards, and even <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/custom-photo-greeting-cards.aspx">photo cards</a>! You can put a custom message on the cards or leave the inside blank. You have choices in the card size, the card paper, and even the envelope! Each option notes what the price change is for changing your pick in your order price. One limitation is that you need to order at least ten of the same cards. If you order Thank You cards and leave them blank on the inside, this is super easy. At the same time, I know when we order invitations, I always buy at least ten of them to give out to family and friends.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My thoughts ...</span><br />The ordering process at <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/default.aspx">CardsDirect</a> was super easy. The hardest part was trying to pick what to order to be honest. I started off with <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/birthday-invitations.aspx">birthday invitations</a> for my Little Dude but I didn't have my act together as to when I wanted to have his party. So I kept thinking about what we needed cards for in the coming days. I remembered that my husband needed to write Thank You notes to a couple of his preschoolers who gave him end of the year presents. All of my Thank You cards are well ... girlie. So I went on a mission to find a Thank You that looked manly and could appeal to little kids since that is who at least the first three of these needed to go to! I was so pleased to find that card that I found. The quality of the cards is really great. The envelopes are nice envelops that will hold up to mail banging them all around like they do!<br /><br />So if you are looking for the ones I ordered, they are the <a href="http://www.cardsdirect.com/carddetailex.aspx?Pro__ProductId=1308451">Simply Blue Thank You</a> cards. I didn't even notice the name when I ordered these but how nice is that name!;) I went with the Jr. Folded size, 130 lb Premium Satin Paper, and the White Recycled envelops.<br /><br />Now maybe I can get my act together and get my oldest's 5 year old friend party date and time set. Then I order her birthday invitations and have them ready to send all of her new Kindergarten friends when school starts! (Her birthday is the first day of school so her party will be soon after that!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" ></span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:Georgia,';" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOTE:</span> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Thank you to CardsDirect for providing the products for review. </i></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>I was not compensated for this review and all opinions are 100% mine.</i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-82275317435252420102011-06-14T10:20:00.004-04:002011-06-14T10:27:02.331-04:00Mamavation Monday: Survived Week 1<div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1473271766183115762"> <div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3139832716587353556"> <div><div><div class="post-body entry-content"> <div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s1600-h/mamavation_728.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 49px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422924830570203218" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAQ6Ksql6IyvneGX559meENRpSPNBr7iifRZ3aldydV-TlNT6LGX2CNtK6lhUXZ9Q3wX_tDFB_CurVxMzkqCOp-aCGIKIYjKLGJXaZPdoTiLs5Unc16F9TO8dN0OQGNd4HA2QtcRjjC8/s400/mamavation_728.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content">Well I am a day late but it is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mamavation</span> Monday time again!<br /></div><br />I know I said was recommitting last week and then I didn't post yesterday. Yesterday I was an allergy mess. I was lucky to get through the work day. Then we took the kids to the library summer reading program launch party. My homework didn't get done and it was due yesterday. That is how bad off I was. If something had to give, it was blogging and now here I am catching up!<br /><br />So last week I did all three Couch to 5k walk/runs. I am doing my walk/runs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. That meant that Saturday morning I had to get up and get moving before we left for a quick overnight at the in-laws. Since no prior packing had been done, it would have been so easy to skip and leave on time that morning but I didn't. I went out.<br /><br />Since I am a day late posting this, I can tell you that I did walk/run one for this week ... two more to go. I will be sore for sure tomorrow.<br /><br />As for weight, I did my weigh in yesterday was up a pound from last week. The food we ate while not at home was not good choices. aye. I did jump on the scale this morning before I went on my walk/run and was back to my weight last week so no change. I am good with no change because I know I was moving. Hopefully this week will bring a positive change but at any rate, I will keep the goal of moving because it feels good.<br /><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mamavation</span> TV was on last night.</span> You can check it out the theme for the week <a href="http://www.mamavation.com/2011/06/mamavation-mondays-calories-in-calories-out.html">here</a> though!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 87px; height: 45px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-65582535650410329242011-06-14T09:00:00.000-04:002011-06-14T21:29:02.214-04:00Family Bowling this Summer<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Are your kids out of school yet?</span> The schools here let out last week but the preschool session ended in May. My kids are craving stuff to do. So my lovely husband has set-up a calendar of activities for them. We need free or low cost activities in our house. It is summer ... there is no preschool income so no extra spending money really.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-GUE5W6qSn44g12wCPVG1bVmKKVebaj0P-4bel43tCaUjh9-F9veAlk-pFcJbPtzzF0qhbl5KruspwlVei18riu4fM7JiWbW3kcFhud4mFrw_NEpB6QZpJVI0mINVdHBjyOfq-ypy_E/s1600/AMF_Summer_Unplugged_Logo2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-GUE5W6qSn44g12wCPVG1bVmKKVebaj0P-4bel43tCaUjh9-F9veAlk-pFcJbPtzzF0qhbl5KruspwlVei18riu4fM7JiWbW3kcFhud4mFrw_NEpB6QZpJVI0mINVdHBjyOfq-ypy_E/s320/AMF_Summer_Unplugged_Logo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618251616910180466" border="0" /></a>Last summer we discovered the AMF Summer Bowling program that lets kids bowl all summer. My kids all had feet too small for the bowling shoes last year so we didn't even have that expense. I did buy shoes for my husband and I online. My are a sweet lilac purple color ... I love them!;)<br />Anyway this year, I knew my oldest needed bowling shoes and well renting them adds up. But if one of the kids has something here at my house, they all expect something so they all have shoes this year. If you are going to go on average about once a week then buying your shoes is worth the cost!<br /><br />Back to the bowling program ... the kids get two free games a day. If you buy the adult pass then up to four adults get two games a day. That is a bargain!<br /><br /><center><img style="width: 219px; height: 378px;" src="http://www.one2onenetwork.com/Userfiles/AMF%20Summer%20Unplugged/IMG_0366.jpg" /></center>I had to use this picture of this little guy because he reminds me of my kids. Even my little almost two year old can push the ball down the ramp. He then jumps up and down when the ball (finally!) hits the pins! It takes a lot to beat a happy moment like that ... good family memories right there in the making!<br /><br />Our goal is to go once a week ... we went last week and had to remind the kids of rules so many times we only played one game. That is OK though because it was an air conditioned evening activity that we all got to enjoy.<br /><br />If you haven't checked this out yet, go check it out at <a href="http://bit.ly/AMFfree">AMF's Summer Unplugged Site</a>. Oh and you can find AMF on <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/bowlatamf">Twitter</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AMFBowlingCenters">Facebook</a> so link up there too!<br /><br />Now if you have a good bowling tip, let me know. I know I could use any good tips and feel blessed that we use the bumpers ... for the kids, of course!;)<br /><br />Note: <span style="font-size:medium;"> <em>I participated in this campaign as a member of <a target="_blank" href="http://one2onenetwork.com/">One2One Network</a> and am eligible for a prize drawing. All opinions stated in the post are my own.<br /></em></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 77px; float: left; height: 39px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410278264963799794" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxNvRJYNE-FhZogtyfgb0aQIWch16xdPUp6BZxZrATnnfVac55PZkWHYfsmW7jE8dlr21cFZzK2nNsfB5qTGTvu2F17AUK8xtv712zX6cLd2oiEj2z2FKKuybQLk8PZKv5Tuh6Z3-Iw4/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930404453579656211.post-71390983576779569012011-06-08T08:19:00.003-04:002011-06-08T08:22:30.524-04:00Wednesday Randoms<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3976734680423707420"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1764348248779865846"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4174266986182584905"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4030431233183045564"><div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s1600/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 320px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 117px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454825524908419586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQuKTiFQY56U-HcM_h7NB0FFm6zfMNj4vcX07DnEPOHP2iSVP41up1bbI3AteXbLUgJNbr_dCKnH5GiAsIIEWPHtoO1yHZWII5osTUzGQgR-uaeQRm1SQ3sSxTbpcKijUBGmMsyqARSY/s320/Wednesday+Randoms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><em>What is the purpose of Wednesday Randoms?</em> Well honestly there isn't one besides to share something random. Maybe your child did something new, maybe you baked something yesterday, maybe you are behind at work, maybe you got in your work out today or maybe you didn't. Anything is game. Well anything that is appropriate. If it isn't appropriate, I will delete it. Here are mine ... </div><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><ul><li>My summer classes are keeping me too busy to keep up here. I apologize but hope to get through them so you can see more updates and well content here!</li><li>The kids have changed their sleeping schedules to include getting up super early. 5am and 5:30am are not cool times for them to wake up.</li><li>I am so sore from my run/walk yesterday. I wonder how I will get through tomorrow's run/walk. aye.</li><li>I really need to find my Wednesday Randoms graphic and edit it to be Simply Budgeted. I wonder what computer it is on ... hmmm.<br /></li></ul><br /></div></div>I really hope some of you leave a comment with maybe your own randoms this week. I would love some comment love!<br /><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204)" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s1600/beth_signature.jpg"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; WIDTH: 87px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 45px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(221,221,221) 1px solid; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(192,192,192) 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 6px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409923068871814498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4csXsvvVOyt7lIBd-bdqP4CyJwXvJiCu0JrC9ve7eL0Zv84G-NTGoapkWoD7SQvln5mqdf24OJBl8k04opQN6bBVlUi6AStZKKrhL8HtIxeTd42yZa63ashqyq3kGlxZkiIt5I-N0XsA/s200/beth_signature.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Beth Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06143021288859691733noreply@blogger.com2