Dinner and Budget Boot Camp Challenge~ Week 6

Last night for dinner I was inspired by kitchenmonki.com where I was doing some menu planning. Working on three months at a time. Now that is a challenge in itself but to also try to menu plan around items that are on sale AND that I have coupons for almost impossible. I said ALMOST I promise it can be done. This is my secret.... oh and I didn't invent the secret I stole it from someone. I theme menu plan. For example on Monday we will be eating something from my Pampered Chef cookbooks, Tuesday my old standbys, Wednesday Mexican, and so on and so forth. You get the idea. That makes it a little more flexible for me to match sales with my menu. Anyway I digress what I cooked was Chicken Kabobs. That's easy because I bought chicken on sale a few weeks ago and have it in the freezer and I have been going to my favorite farmers market for fresh produce once a week. I followed Clair's advice and only bought fruits and veggies that were priced around $1 per pound. So not only was this meal yummy and a crowd pleaser but it was also inexpensive and healthy! I think I should get bonus points for that.

The main challenge for this week was to only buy items that were on sale AND that I had a coupon for. So after going over the sales for the week and my coupons I went to Target. They were having their famous buy two items get a $5 gift card. So I knew my husband and I needed razors and a few other items. The razors were a huge savings I got 4 Gillette Sensor razors for my husband normally $8.99 and I got them for about $2.49 a piece. I also got my razors and replacement blades for a great deal. I also got my favorite body wash for FREE. I was so excited!! We did need sunscreen as well and I did not have a coupon for that but I went with the store brand and saved that way this week. I only bought produce and milk this week at the grocery store so overall I am SAVING, SAVING, SAVING!!
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How to get Urine/Sweat stains out of your Mattress

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it. If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial. I have pee stains on more than one mattress. I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot . It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know? Another mom had pee stains too. So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle. I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair. It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer. You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in the bottle and it is no longe

Wordless Wednesday

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Master Bedroom Makeover Board and Batten

I highly recommend a few items although you don't HAVE to have them it just makes this project go so much faster. I bought a pancake compressor with three nail guns included saved me on this project and a miter saw. I bought both from Home Depot and they didn't pay me to say that it is just where I happen to shop. I actually had this all measured out and went to Home Depot and they cut the mdf primed boards for me. However I later purchased the miter saw and was then able to cut things right here at my house. The nail gun I used is a 16 gauge gun that can shoot nails up to 3 inches. I used a 2.5 inch nail to cover the thickness of the board and wall. Ok so I recommend deciding how you want your boards spaced first and measure and mark on the wall where you want them. I tried to do every 16 inches because that is how far apart my studs were but then I realized my wall wasn't an even length and so I have some that look a little off on the ends. Lesson learned

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