Coupons and SAHMS

 

Today was a great day. We ran to town. Got taco bell and took it to the park. The kids ran and had a blast. Was a tad chilly though. I ran into walgreens and my fav cashier was working. I got all my .24 Edge shaving gels and my other 2 free deodorants. I'm up to 30 in Register Rewards. Money Money. This was an awesome week at Walgreens. 11 shaving gels @ $2.00 = $22.00 and 4 deodorants @ $5.99 each = $24.00. My grand total spent $1.50!

I also ran by Food Lion. Great couple of days there as well. Yesterday my total was $50.xx. I paid $9.07. Today I spent $37 saved $31. So for $46 I got 6 Kraft salad dsg, 6 A1 steak marinades , 6 Smuckers ice cream toppings, express salad kit, 12 packages of hot dogs, 7 boxes of pasta, 2 cans of mushrooms, 6 danion yogurt 4 packs, 3 bags of shredded cheese, a tub of cottage cheese, 2 tomatoes, Jug of orange juice  and a $5 watermelon.  Comes out to be .85 an item. I loves me some coupons. Have I said that before?

Wonder hubby is off tomorrow as well. I love his off days. For some reason I just feel more relaxed when he's here. When I'm flying solo I worry. Why I don't know. Not like I've not done it a million times with my babies. I've pretty much been a sahm their whole lives. Worked part time here and there nothing much.

I've noticed on a lot of blogs here lately the debate of working moms v/s SAHMS. I'd like to say right up front I'm not out to hurt feeling , just stating my opinions.

  I really feel like I am where the Lord wants me. That doesn't mean it's easy and always fun. Ha. Far from it. But out of everything I've tried to do on my own this has by far been the most rewarding. I'm not gonna lie. There are days I wanna pull my self bald and beat my head on a wall. Days when the house is destroyed and the kids are wild and all I want to do is just close my eyes. But the great thing , is that each day is a fresh start. Everyday we can reset attitudes and start all over.

Of course as I'm writing this. My 3 little angles are sound asleep in their beds. If they where up bouncing off the walls this whole post might have a much different mood to it.

So lets here it moms. Do you work? Are you a SAHM? What's the pros and cons?

Double Coupon Craziness

As always I went coupon shopping today. Can't pass up double coupon day! Was a VERY VERY good  day! I spent $41 and saved $85. Got tons of stuff. My sister took home the cake though. She spent $49 and saved $129!! That's some awesome savings right there. Coupons  have really caught on in my area, so to grab the good deals you have to be at the store when they open the doors. Which means I had to get up at 5:30 this morning. I am NOT a morning person, but can't resist free stuff!!  My wonderful hubby stayed home and got the kids started on their school work. Nick was all finished up by the time I got back. The twins just need their reading lesson and we are done for the day. Go US!!

I'm debating on going back for another round . I checked the mail on the way home and the 60 Capri Sun coupons I ordered was in the box. That's 60 FREE boxes! I'm thinking I need to go collect my bounty today! Addiction at it's best. Sigh.

I need to be addicted to the washing machine. My laundry is all about some piled up right now. It really is sad. I try to do at least one load a day, and will do good for a while then I  fall off the wagon.

Till next time.

Bridget