Pennies In My Pocket Blog: Cosmetics

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Save some green on St. Patrick's Day....

Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya! I'm fixin' a cup o green tea in honor. Now, if I could only find a green shirt...don't wanna get pinched.

We'll start today's deals with my fave...
Restaurant.com - 60% Off every order of $25 Gift Certificates. Use code GREEN and pay $4 for $25 gift certificates PLUS get a $10 Restaurant.com gift certificate for FREEEEE! Expires 3/23/09

Here's another ONE DAY sale...
TODAY ONLY! FREE Standard Shipping on ANY clinique.com order. No offer code needed. Shop Now! Offer valid 03.17.09 only.

I'm thinking when you have a child, it is pretty important to have a camcorder on hand at all times....
Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder
List Price: $149.99
Sale Price: $69.99 - 53% off
After Promo Code: $59.99!!
Enter Promo Code: 67P7PZO3 at checkout and receive an extra $10 off!
FREE Super Saver Shipping

Does anyone have a husband who is obsessed with TVs? If so, here you go...
- Save up to 40% on LG HDTVs
- Amazon's Best HDTVs Under $499

Need to get outta town?
- SAVE up to 40% on Family Vacations at Orbitz! Promo Code: SPRING75 (Exp 4-19-09)
- SAVE up to 55% on Beach Vacations at Orbitz! (Exp 5-3-09)
- Caribbean & Mexico: BIG OFFERS NOW on Orbitz! (Exp 4-19-09)

Question of the Day
Wear green or get pinched???

Monday, March 16, 2009

I'll have 3 Saturdays a week, a side of mashed potatoes and Menu Plan Monday

Ahhhh I love weekends and I really believe that Saturdays are just as fabulous as they were when I was a kid. A little sleepin' in, make a big breakfast, lounge 'round the house, get things done...I do wish we could have 3 Saturdays a week.

Who do I contact about that?

FREEBIES

- Coloring Pages for St. Patrick's Day, Celtic Coloring Posters and Cards
- California Pizza Kitchen - free meal on your kid's birthday! Register online and you'll get an email for the free meal during their birthday month.
- 100 Free Things To Do With Your Grandkids - great link to forward to the grandparents!

DEALS

Oooo I love a ONE DAY SALE! (I see a KitchenAid 6-Quart Mixer...)
The Amazon Kitchen & Home One-Day Sale--Save up to 60% Deals are good for TODAY only.

Shutterfly deals...
- Free Shipping on orders over $25 at Shutterfly.com! See site for details.
- Free Shipping on photo books at Shutterfly.com! See site for details.
- Free address labels when you buy 50 cards (2 free sheets = 60 labels) at Shutterfly.com! See site for details.
- Buy 50 prints, get a free 8x10 print at Shutterfly.com! See site for details.
- 20% off on photo gifts -puzzles, mugs, notepads, notebooks, magnets, & canvas prints at Shutterfly.com! See site for details.

Clinique
For a limited time get Free trial-size Mascara with any $35 clinique.com purchase when you use code EYES at checkout. Offer valid through 3.31.09 or while supplies last. Shop now!

Beauty.com Deals
- $120 gift for FREE with purchase...Its here! The Shoshanna bag complete with de-luxe samples of your favorite brands! Your with your $100 Beauty.com purchase. While supplies last.
- $10 off $60 at Beauty.com!

For more fabulous meal plans, visit orgjunkie.com!

Monday: Easy Lemon Pasta with Chicken (photo to the right) - I use whole wheat pasta)
Tuesday: Bean & Veggie Burrito
Wednesday: Orange BBQ Drumsticks
Thursday: Red Wine Turkey Thighs - I'll post this recipe on Slow Cooking Thursday
Friday: Dinner at the in-laws

Question of the Day
What is your favorite thing to do on a Saturday?

Monday, February 16, 2009

Menu Plan Monday ... Sleep In Monday

I love 3 day weekends. We were going to sleep in, but instead, someone is coming over at 7:30am to give us a quote on doing a patio and resurfacing the pool decking. Remind me why I said he could come that early??? Maybe I'll just let the hubby take care of that appointment. I'm not a morning person...at all.

I know, don't throw rocks at me. I'm the mom who has a child who sleeps in until 9 or sometimes even 10:00! I wanted to take advantage of that with the hubby being off. I KNOW! Totally wrong, isn't it? Like I said, don't throw rocks, please. ;-)

Oh and by the way, thank you all for the condolences last Friday when my AC adapter broke. Yes, I have a Dell and yes, it's a PAIN to get a new one, BUT I found this handy dandy computer shop that had a refurbished one that saved me $40 and they DELIVERED it to me within an hour! How cool is that?!?! Oh and it includes a year warranty...which on average, I've needed a new one every year anyhow.

Well, so that was fixed in a jiffy, but then my DSL was down most the weekend. Hummphh

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Love me some 70% off at Restaurant.com - Take 70% Off with every order of $25 Gift Certificates. Use code PREZ and pay $3 for $25 gift certificates! Expires 2/19/09.

Free Necklace, Free Gifts, Buy 1 Get 1 Free, $3.50 off a $10 purchase, yada yada yada. I'll admit, this is my favorite beauty store. I could stay there for hours, but I've found going there online is much easier on my feet. ;-)
Special Offers at Ulta

Discounts on pretties...
* Ends Today - Free Full-Size Lip Gloss + Free Shipping with any $50 Prescriptives purchase. Use code VDAY at checkout through 2.16.09.
* Free Standard Shipping on any $35 order at Prescriptives.com through 6.30.09. Code FREESHIP3.
* Choose your FREE sample with every Prescriptives.com purchase

Ohh Ohh Smashbox!
Take $25 off any order of $100 or more by entering SAVE25 at checkout. Expires 3/31/09

Looking for a gift to send?
President's Day Deal: Free Regular Shipping! Use Code SHIPREZ, valid 2-15-09 to 2-20-09

For more fabulous meal plans, visit orgjunkie.com!

Monday: Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Tuesday: Dixie Pork Chops (Photo to right) I sub cranberries for the raisins and use apple cider vinegar.
Wednesday: Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa - Great dish if fish scares you. Tilapia is extremely mild. This is one of our fave fish dishes.
Thursday: Tangy Crock Pot Roast - I'll post this recipe on Slow Cooking Thursday
Friday: Leftovers!

Question of the Day
Any plans this Presidents' Day?

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Funny Phone Convos and Slow Cooking Thursday

I just got off the phone with a dear 'old' friend. The friend that goes all the way back to the 7th grade. He was like my brother and we were inseparable as kids. We recently reconnected and got our families together and man, it was so hilarious!

Have you ever gotten in touch with an old pal after YEARS and then found everything fell right back into place? We just had one of those phone conversations where you're laughing so hard your stomach hurts, you're interrupting each other left and right, finishing each other's sentences, laughing again and again and again. I'm so thankful that my husband 'gets' me...he knows I live for this stuff. He sat beside me playing some online card while occasionally chuckling at his girl.

He wishes he knew me as a kid...although, he would have thought I was a nut...for sure.

And rightfully, so. ;-)

FREE
* Valentine's Day Coloring Pages - printable
*Bayer Diabetes Monitors free w mail in rebate at drugstore.com. Offer good while supplies last.

Am I the only one who doesn't own a Blu-ray?
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Oh Tommy Boy
Save 30% or More on Tommy Hilfiger Apparel

drugstore.com
drugstore.com's 10th Anniversary Sale. Up to 60% off!

beauty.com
* Once a year - the Beauty.com sale! Limited quantities for a limited time!
* Free Shipping on ANY purchase at Beauty.com. Offer ends 02.22.09.
* Buy the Stila Backstage with Lela Rose Spring 2009 kit (a $77 Value) only at Beauty.com.
* Spend $40 on tarte and get a free full size Rejuvelash ($16 value) at Beauty.com. While supplies last.
* With every $60 Eve Lom purchase, receive a 1oz. Cleanser ($42 value) at Beauty.com. While supplies last.
* $10 off $60 at Beauty.com!

Valentine's Day Deals
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Quick Slow Cooker Turkey Chili

I found this super yummy recipe from allrecipes.com ...This seems too easy and sounds too good to be true. This will be my first time fixing this recipe.

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound ground turkey
2 (10.75 ounce) cans low sodium tomato soup (or sub 1 can of soup with Rotel tomatoes)
2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 pinch ground allspice
salt to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place turkey in the skillet, and cook until evenly brown; drain.
2. Coat the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray, and mix in turkey, tomato soup, kidney beans, black beans and onion. Season with chili powder, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, allspice and salt.
3. Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low or 4 hours on High.

Head over to Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for more Slow Cooking recipes and to participate in Slow Cooking Thursday!