Hair Bows and Clips

For all of you that were interested in my hair bows and clips I started making awhile back, I've finally added them to my etsy shop today!!!! Stop on over and check them out!!! Send the link to all of your friends!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsBySheena

This is just one of the many bows in my shop! Check it out!

Abby's Nursery!!

Abby's Nursery is finally finished and ready to bring her home in the next 5 days!!!! It will be here before you know it!!! Kinda a scary thought!!! But we are sure ready to bring our baby girl home! Still waiting to hear about what time the c-section will be on Friday! So I will keep everyone posted as soon as I know!!

Abby's Changing Station

Notice the monitor sitting there!! Its finally in its place ready to go!

My amazing Auction deal on the Rocking Chair!!! Just waiting for the cushions to finally arrive!!!

Abby's Crib and Bedding!!

The Pack-n-play will be in our room before Friday!

The door to the room and the Awesome picture Aunt Ashley made!!

Her Animals waiting for her to come home!!!

Daddy's Beautiful artwork in creating her name and putting up the decals!

Yeah she needs a bigger closet!!! I need to buy some storage bins lol!!

Coupon Shopping Trip 7/31

Walmart deals of the day....

Cascade trial packs  4@ $0.97 = 3.88 - 4/$1.00 coupons = $0.12 Rolled over to the rest of my shopping trip!

Reach floss $0.88 - $1.00coupon = $0.12 Rolled over to the rest of my shopping trip!

Advil pocket pack $1.88 - $2.00 coupon = $0.12 Rolled over to the rest of my shopping trip!

Pampers Diapers 4 @ $8.97 =$35.88 - 1.50 on 2 coupon - 1.50 on 2 coupon - 1.50 on 1coupon - 1.50 on 1coupon - 1.50 on 1coupon - 1.50 on 1 coupon = $26.88


Total Out of Pocket $26.52!!!! That's less than the normal price of 3 Packs of Diapers!!!

Coupon Shopping Trip 7/24

Ok sorry no picture today there was just way to much stuff to take a picture of and I took care of it all before i figured out what my savings were. So heres the breakdown.

Walgreens
Tums $3.99 -$1coupon- $1 Wgn coupon = $1.99
Tape 2/$1.99 - $1 cpn - $1 cpn= Free
Command Strips 2/$3 - .50 cpn - .50cpn = $2
total 4.61

Scrunci's 2/$3 - $3 RR = Free
Command Strips 2/$3 - .50 cpn - .50cpn = $2
Total $2.14

Total out of Pocket $6.75   Retail price $30.91

Target
Baby powder 2/$4.38 - $2 cpn = 2.38
Avent Bottles $13.99 - $5 cpn = 8.99
Always pads 2/$5.98- $2 cpn = 3.98
Total out of pocket $16.84    Retail price 28.35

Office Depot
Dry Erase markers 3 @$0.25 = 0.75
Pencil Sharpener 3 @ 0.01 = 0.01
Total $0.83    Retail price $11.94

Rite Aid
Reach Toothbrush 2/$5.98 - $4 cpn= 1.98
Total 2.33 got $2 +up reward

Clean and Clear $5.99 -$4 cpn = 1.99
Cowtale $0.33
Total 2.76 -$2 +up = Paid $0.76

Total Out of Pocket $3.09   Retail price $15.90

CVS
Crest Rinse 2 @ $2.99 = $5.98- $2 cpn
Total $4.26 got $4 Extra Bucks

2 Herbal Essance $4.97- $4 cpn = $0.97
Reese Pieces $1.19
Kotex U $3.49 - $1 cpn= $2.49
Total $5.33 - $4 EB= $1.33

Total Out of pocket $5.59 and $2 EB remaining


Staples (Since I'm a teacher this is where I got my biggest savings!!)
4GB flash drive $5.99
Paper $5.99- $5.49 rebate = $0.50
Paper $5.99 - $5.49 rebate = $0.50
Index Cards 25 packs = $0.25
Pens $4.00 - $4.00 Rebate = Free
Pencils 25 packes = $0.25
Highlighters 25 packs = $0.25
Total $8.28

Zipper pouches 5 @ $1 = $5.00
Index Cards 25 packs = $0.25
Pencils 25 packes = $0.25
Highlighters 25 packs = $0.25
Total $6.15

Total out of Pocekt $14.43  Retail price $219.92!!!!


For all of the places I shopped today the Retail price was $323.58!! Out of Pocket i paid $47.53!!! Thats a savings of $276.05!!!!!!!

Coupon Shopping Trip

Ok so this wasnt an extreme coupon shopping trip as some couponers out there can do! But I am pretty impressed with myself on how well I actually did....Even tho the husband just looks at me like i'm crazy!!! Heres the breakdown of all of the stores and my trip!

Walgreens Transaction 1

Papermate pencils $0.19
Papermate pencils $0.19
Pampers Crusers $9.99 - $3 coupon= $6.99
Pampers Crusers $9.99 - $1.50 Coupon = $8.49
Pampers Swaddlers $9.99 - $1.50 coupon = $8.49
Total $26.40 got a $5 RR

Transaction 2

Razors $5.99 - $3 coupon = $2.99
Papermate pencils $0.19
Milka Chocolate 2/$3 - $1.00 coupon - 1.00 Coupon - $1/2 Walgreen Coupon = Free
Sheet Protectors $0.49
2 Craft Mac and Cheese $2.98 - $1.60 Walgreens Coupon = $1.38

Used $5 RR Total paid $0.73!! Got another $2 RR

Transaction 3

Pampers Wipes $2.49
Used $2 RR total paid $0.66!!

Total Paid for all 13 Items $27.79!!!

Office Depot
10 folders $1.00
5 packs paper $1.25
Post-it Label Pads on sale $0.99- $1.00 Coupon = Free
Total $2.39!

Dollar General 
Bic Pens 2/$1 - $1/2 coupon = Free
Bic Pens 2/$1 - $1/2 coupon = Free
Paid Sales Tax $0.14!!

Rite Aid
Always Liners $1.00 - $1.00 coupon = Free
Paid Sales Tax $0.07!!

CVS Transaction 1
Oral B Toothbrush x 2 = $3.98 - $2 coupon = $1.98
Crest Toothpaste x 2 = $3.98 - $1 coupon = 2.98
Paid $5.50 got $4 Extra Bucks

Transaction 2
Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner 2/$6.97 - $1 coupon - $4 EB= $2.44
Got another $2 EB coupon

Transaction 3
Scotch Package Tape B1G1 Free $3.79 - $2 EB= Total $2.05

Total Paid at CVS $9.99

Retail price of everything bought today before coupons and register rewards/ Extra Bucks was $74.28. I only paid after coupons and rewards $40.38! Thats a savings of $33.90!!!! Thats like a dinner out with my husband (or 3 more packs of diapers!!!! lol)! Needless to say I still have a lot of work to do to get more items for free!!! But hey it sure a start!!!

30 Weeks... Lamaze Class...and Birthday

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!! And we have finally hit the 30 week mark!! Only 10 more weeks to go! Super hard to believe!!!! But totally awesome! We spent the day at Lamaze class. Jim wasn't excited to go didn't think we needed it but I think we actually walked away learning a few new things! One of the favorite things that I loved was she taught Jim how to give a nice relaxing back massage to help relieve labor pains!!! Think i'm going to start making him practice them now! LOL!! What was also cool that she did was she had me lay down and she felt where baby girl is and then she estimate how big she was now 3.5 pounds which was right on the money!! But she did Estimate that she was going to be around 8 pounds when I deliver!!!! OH MAN!!!! I'm blaming it all on Jim!! He was a big baby! lol but after she did all of that she drew the outline of how she's laying in there!!! So awesome to actually see it on the outside!!!

After class we went out to dinner at Olive Garden and had a great dinner!!! Now I'm going to be lazy for the rest of my birthday and sit with my feet up watching whatever I want to on TV since it is MY Birthday!!! lol!!!

My Journey into the coupon world!

So I have decided to start using coupons more in my shopping. But I'm not going to go crazy like the people on Extreme Couponing!!! They are just crazy!!! I'm only using coupons for items that we use every day (or will in the near future with the baby coming!) In the last 2 weeks I have purchased the 17 times above and used coupons to help bring down the cost no matter if they were on sale or not! Heres a breakdown of everything I got!

3 bottles of Johnson and Johnson Baby wash $6.54 - $3/3 coupon = $3.54 making them $1.18 each!
2 bottles of baby lotion on sale for $4.48 - $1 coupon - $1 coupon = $2.48
Pampers Swaddlers $8.97 - $2 coupon = $6.97
Pampers Wipes $1.97 - 0.50 coupon = $1.47
Real Fruit Bites $2.40 - $1.00 coupon = 1.49
Dove Shampoo $3.48 - $1.00 coupon = $2.48
Dove Conditioner $3.48 - $1.00 coupon = $2.48
Target T-shirt on clearance for $5.60 - $2.00 target coupon = $3.60
2 Ponds Facial cleaners $8.98 - $2/2 Target coupon - $1.50 coupon - $1.50 coupon = $3.98
Hairbands $2.00 - $2.00 register rewards Walgreens = Free!
Q-tips $2.99 - $1.00 Walgreens coupon - $0.30 coupon = $1.69
Q-tips $2.99 - $1.00 Walgreens coupon - $0.60 coupon = $1.39
Cheerios $1.99 - $0.75 coupon = $1.24

Retail total price of $55.96
Paid $32.81
Total Coupon Savings of $23.15!!! Thats an average of $1.93 an item!!!!

Not such a bad way to start a little bit of savings here and there!!! I'll keep using my coupons and keep you all updated on how well I'm doing!!!