Carpet cleaning!!! Bye bye stains!

If you have a child like mine, you feel like laying down plastic wrap all over your floors to keep them clean. Realistically who would really do that?? Hopefully after a few tips you won't even secretly consider it! So tip # 1 a scoop of your favorite laundry soap and hot water. Remember to always test an area first to make sure you don't cause more damange than you began w/. Get a little/large hard bristle brush and go to work. Tip # 2 1/2 a cup of baking soda for a half gallon of hot water!use the same type of brush. # 3 peroxide!! This works best for new stains that are red!!! Such a life saver! As soon as your little one spills juice start the pouring of the peroxide(ONLY on like color carpet)! I always just pour and dab w/ clean dry cloth after. Now just so you all know these are methods that have worked for ME on Lighter carpet colors. Hopefully it can help a few of you out! If you do try them (at your own risk) let me know what kind of results you've had. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Clean Mamas! And more

Here we are on a sunny Sat. morning (depending on where you live :-)). If your anything like me, you do your quick surface cleaning during the week and your serious deep cleaning on the weekends. So if you haven't already guessed it, I've been doing quite a bit of cleaning today! I actually really enjoy blasting my favorite music and scrubbing away. Over the years I've learned quick,easy, and inexpensive techniques. Which I'll be sharing w/ you all week! From carpet stains to toy sanitization. I've recently learned that your local 99 cent store or dollar tree has some great deals on some amazing products. Have you all explored the many wonders of these bargain stores? If so what amazing cleaning products have you found that you absolutely can't live w/ out? Also don't forget my Halloween contest coming up! $25 Target gift certificate for the cutest and most creative child costumes! Be sure to join so you can enter your cutie ;-)

I'm BACK!

I have been sooo busy the last two weeks! I'm so sorry i haven't updated much! Lately I have been working on starting my own business ;-) yay me!! lol A friend and myself are starting a gourmet custom cupcake business called Cupcakin'. We've actually been doing it for about three months now but it seems to be taking off a little more lately! I would love for you all to check out our FB page since our website is under major construction right now.  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.222761791076643.64863.100000284727040&type=1#!/pages/Cupcakin/133848373364423. Please give me feedback on what you think! Also I am going to be doing a contest this month so YAY again! I am doing a Halloween costume contest(kid costumes only). You will send pictures of your cuties all dolled up in their costumes and the subscribers can vote on the top ten then the week of Halloween everyone will vote again for their favorite and that winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to target! BYW what is everyone dressing their little ones up as this year? Will you be dressing up as well???

UPDATE...BEAUTY WEEK EXTENDED!

So this week i got beyond sick, and didn't get a chance to really go all out with my beauty week the way I wanyed too :-(. I decided to extend my beauty week out so that I can post those great interviews, talk about beauty giveaways, tips and tricks, and of course DIY(do it yourself). I would like to mention one of my favorite pages to visit on facebook. Woman's World! I looove this page! You get hair, makeup,clothes,shoes, and even cute panty ideas! If you want great ideas in any of those areas check out Woman's World on facebook www.facebook.com/#!/pages/WOMANS-WORLD/200723943319007
Make sure to like the page while your there ;-)

Beautiful Mommy's on the move!

This week we are really going to dig into beauty! I know when your busy the last thing on our minds is taking care of ourselves. Whether it's cost or time, beauty and pampering yourself sometimes takes a back seat to all the things we need to do. So this week i'm going to be giving tips for cheap and easy ways to pamper yourself. I'll be posting a few interviews this week from experts on skin care, makeup, hair care and links to places to go for quick and easy tips.

Money: Saving at the grocery store

So if your anything like me, it's never a good idea to grocery shop when your hungry. I end up spending way more, and sometimes even forgetting the key items I went into the store to get in the first place! So I have a few ways that have helped me save when it comes to grocery shopping. I try to shop on a full stomach, that way i'm not impulse buying. I always make my list at home before going to the store so I go in focused and get only what I need. Another thing that's helped me a lot lately is couponing! I knew you all have seen the show extreme couponing! I'm not saying cut coupons all day and stock pile, but it really helps to get a Sunday paper or two and match some coupons to items already on your list. Now if you really want to go the extreme couponing route(which can be really fun!) I suggest Thekrazycouponlady.com. Her site gives you a step by step guide and even tells what stores are having sales when. Last but not least if your taking your kids w/ you, bring a fun toy and a snack to keep them from the " want..." speech...lol Hope todays tips were helpful for you! What helps you save money at the grocery store?

Topic of the week...MONEY!

This week I will touch on many topics about money. Today i'm more focused on budgeting. Growing up I never really had anyone tell me how important it is to budget my money. Even as a teeny or a young adult starting to pay bills, money was just something I needed for fun. Now as an adult with bills, responsibilities, and a child I really wish I had saved more and spent less over the years! Since I can't go back, the only option is to move forward and be a lot smarter. I actually have started poking around at different financial websites and blogs to better inform myself. Now that I feel like I finally have the budgeting tools to succeed I'd love to share them with you. Here is my little top 5 list that seems to be helping so far.

#1 pay yourself first! Meaning even if you only get $100 a pay check take 10% off the top and put it in your savings account. It seems like such a small amout but with time and interest it adds up and can really come in handy when you really need it!

#2 Pay your bills(on time) not only is this a good way to improve your credit but it also makes you feel better once its paid and out of your hair.

#3 Auto matic payments! Through your bank you can set up bills to be paid automatically so that way you dont even see the money when it comes in (can't miss what you never had right?)

#4 The more you make the less you spend. So pretty much if you make $30,000 a year its not a good idea for your bills to ad up to $28,000 a year. At that rate you'll be in debt forever! When you make extra money the best thing to do is to at least take half of that extra and put it into your savings account. Save it towards something you really want, instead of spending in the moment and regreting it later(I'm guilty of this one)

#5 Eat out less! This is something I struggled with for a loooong time! I realized that $10 meals three times a week can better be used for gas or towards paying a bill, rather than adding to the inches on my waist line.

I hope these were helpful but what I really want is to hear what everyone else does to help them save money.