Walgreens Deal This Week on Old Spice

{Week of 7/10 - 7/16}

The Deal:

Get $10 in Register Rewards when you buy $30 or more

of participating Gillette or Old Spice Products

{Sorry for the HORRIBLE pic quality...}

Items Purchased

• (3) Old Spice Fresh Collection Deodorant @ $4.99
• (3) Old Spice Fresh Collection Body Spray @ $4.99
• (1) Old Spice Original Deodorant @ $2.99
• Total Before Coupons:  $32.93 + tax

Coupons Used

• 3 Manufacturer Coupons (MC) x Buy 1 Old Spice Fresh Collection Deodorant Get 1 Old Spice Body Spray Free [these coupons are located in the 7/3 Smart Source Newspaper Insert]
• 1 MC x $1.00 off two Old Spice Products [from 7/3 Smart Source]
• $5.00 RR [from previous purchase]

Totals

• Total Before Coupons:  $35.89
• Total Out of Pocket [after coupons]:  $14.92
• [Received $10 Register Reward (good toward next purchase)]
• Overall Total:  $4.92
• Savings of:  $30.97 (or 86.29%)

My hubby likes Old Spice products so he's happy to be stocked up!

**While you're here, enter my current giveaway
for a chance to win $30 in Frigidaire accessories!!**

So I'm a chick that doesn't cook.... sue me!!

That's right.  I don't cook.  In fact, let's be real....

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My husband does the cooking in this relationship.  

And the way I see it, why mess with a good thing?  

He likes to cook.  He's a good cook.  I like to eat.  I'm a good eater.  

It's a win/win!!

Me as a cook?  Well.... let's just say I've managed to make even instant mashed potatoes inedible.  (Sadly, that is NOT a joke.)

In fact, when others see me in the kitchen, it's a scary thing....  like they expect me to kill someone.

"Jackie, step away from the knife!!"

"But I'm just cooking.... ?"

"No one needs to get hurt..."

"It's lettuce.  I'm chopping lettuce, see?"

"There's no need to get hostile!"

"But...."

"Set the knife down slowly..."

"I give up!"

But lately, I've been trying to become a more well-rounded person.  Why?  I don't know.  I always feel the need to be able to do it all.  And I have some free time.  

So.... when no one was looking, I did something WILD.  

I baked!!

And, then.... something even wilder happened.

People ATE it!!

I give you:  banana-nut bread!  

{Cue angelic music as the sky opens up

and sheds light down upon this MIRACLE!}

It's so beautiful, I almost cried.  

Kinda like the day my son was born, I had this moment of, "I created this!?"

I was so afraid to taste it, to cut it.  I thought once I did that THIS was going to happen...

But, I slowly cut it and then I ate it...  

And am happy to report it was as good as it looks!

So, even though I'm not the cook in this house.... maybe I do have a few skills I didn't know about.  And you might just see more of them in the future.  

And even though I'd like to think this baking adventure was a success because I'm AMAZING, the recipe probably had a lot little something to do with it too.  (You can find the recipe here.)  

Just do me a favor if you end up making this and don't tell anyone I know that it really wasn't my awesomeness and that it really was the recipe, okay?  Thanks.

**While you're here enter my current giveaway

for a chance to win $30 to spend on Frigidaire accessories!**

Congrats to THIS Winner of the Antique-Style Frame Giveaway

Congratulations to Chacoy for winning this giveaway!

So which frame in Nikki's Nifty's Etsy Shop did she choose?

This beautiful liquid gunmetal frame!

Don't you love it?

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Thank you to Nikki for donating this awesome frame to our winner

and to everyone who entered, making my first giveaway a success!  

Speaking of giveaways, my current giveaway for $30 to spend toward Frigidaire accessories has zero entries!  (So sad!)  Anyone want to change that?  

And, did you know that Chacoy loves to host giveaways as well?!  Check them out and then take a look around her wonderful blog by clicking here!

Thanks again to everyone for the support!

It means the world to me!  

:)

Giveaway: $30 to Spend on Frigidaire Accessories!!

We all know and love Frigidaire, so I know you're going to love this!

Enter below to win $30 to be used toward any item

at the Frigidaire Accessory Website!

Frigidaire Accessory Division has tons of great items for your home

(including several under $30!)

So, what would you spend your $30 on if you won this giveaway?

Here are some of their items under $30 that I love!!!!

You can't have enough baking stones!!

Click here to be taken to this item!

Tell me you don't LOVE these and I'll call you a liar!

Click here to be taken to this item!

Cutting boards that aren't a bore to look at?

Yes please!

Click here to be taken to this item!

A drying rack that attaches to the dryer door 

allowing you to dry shoes without all that clanking and noise!!  

Why didn't I think of that?!

Click here to be taken to this item!

Just like everything else, grill covers need to be replaced too!

(And Frigidaire's are seriously on sale right now.)

Click here to be taken to this item!

I love my stainless steel appliances

as much as they love my son's fingerprints.

I could definitely use this cleaning kit!

Click here to be taken to this item!

Now that you know about my favorite items, here are the giveaway details!

THE GIVEAWAY

This giveaway will run from July 2nd, 2011 until August 2nd, 2011 at midnight (central time).  The winner will receive one $30 coupon code (via email) to be used on any product available for purchase at the Frigidaire Accessory Website.  Please note:  the coupon code is not good toward tax/shipping.

HOW TO ENTER

1. [Mandatory Entry]  Follow Mad Jackie using Google Connect.  Leave one comment below stating that you do and telling me something you love about Frigidaire, whether it's a product in your home or an accessory on their website.
2. [Optional Entry] Follow @Mad_Jackie on Twitter.  Leave a separate comment below stating that you do.
3. [Optional Entry] "Like" Mad Jackie's NEW Facebook Page.  Leave a separate comment below stating that you do.
4. [Optional Entry -- Limit One Per Day]  Tweet about this giveaway! [Be sure to mention @Mad_Jackie in your tweet.]  Leave a separate comment below (one max per day) letting me know that about it.

Good Luck!!

The following is true of all my giveaways unless stated otherwise in the giveaway rules itself:

One winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email.  

Winner will have 48 hours to respond or else risk forfeiting the prize.

If forfeiture occurs, another random winner will be contacted in the same manner subject to the same stipulations.

Note:  I was not compensated in any way for hosting this giveaway.

What I Find Most Challenging About Blogging....

What do I find most challenging about blogging?  This is easy for me to answer, really.

.....just being myself....

In many ways, stepping into the blogging community in the year 2011 can be a lot like stepping into a new high school.

Everyone has their cliques, their groups, where they "belong."

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"See her.... she's the cool girl."

"Her.... everyone LOVES her because she makes everyone laugh."

"Those girls, they're part of the group that only blogs about __________" [Fill in the blank:  parenting, being a stay-at-home mom, deals, being crafty, and the list goes on and on.]

In many ways, everyone has their friends.  They've carved out a place for themselves among them.  And this can be intimidating to "the new girl" despite how kind I've found many individuals in the blogging community to be.

It's difficult to begin a blog, know your goals, and then to visit the blogs that have already obtained those goals (and way more).

"Oh, well her blog is extremely successful and she does this.  Maybe I need to do that too if I want a successful blog."

"But she does that and everyone loves her blog.  Maybe I should blog about that."

No, I just need to be myself.  I need to blog about whatever I want to blog about, when I want to blog about it, and how I want to blog about it.

Sometimes my blog will be funny.

Sometimes it will be informative.

And sometimes, it may be ridiculous.

But that's me.

And ya know what?  

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So just know that what you get when you read this blog is me.

And I hope that what I get when I read your blog is YOU.

My advice for the newbies of the future?  Don't worry about what others are doing.  There's room for all of us.

And of course, whether in the real world or the bloggy world, never forget.... 

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This post idea came from Mama Kat's Writing Workshop.  

Be sure to stop by there for creative inspiration!

Great Deals at Walgreens on Dove & Toothpaste: Week of June 26th

If you have the right coupons this week, Walgreens has some pretty good deals!

Deal #1

The Deal:
Participating Dove Products are on Sale 4/$15

Buy $15 worth and Receive a $5 Register Reward (RR)

Items Purchased:  

• (2) Men's Body + Face Wash @ $3.75
• (1) Men's Deodorant @ $3.75
• (1) Women's Deodorant @ $3.75
• (1) Pack of Gum (filler item) @ $1.29
• Total Before Coupons: $16.29

Coupons Used:  

[All of these coupons were from the previous week's mail insert.  Sorry I don't have the date!  I'll try to be better with that from now on.]

• 1 MC x B1G1 Mens Body + Face
• 1 MC x $1 off body wash
• 1 MC x $2 off men's deodorant
• 1 MC x 75¢off women's deodorant
• $3 RR from previous purchase

Totals:

• Total Before Coupons:  $16.29
• Total Out of Pocket [after coupons]:  $7.20
• Received $5.00 Register Reward (good for next purchase)
• Overall Total:  $2.20  
• [Savings of $12.80]

Deal #2

I'd also like to pass along one other deal.  Unfortunately, I didn't get to take advantage of this one because I waited too late and the product was sold out, (boo!) but hopefully someone will still be able to.  

The Deal:

B1G1 Colgate Total Toothpaste (4.2oz) 

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The deal should look like this:

Items Purchased:

• (2) Colgate Total Toothpaste (4.2oz) @ $2.79 [Price may vary]

Coupons Used:

• (2) MC x $1 off any Colgate Total Toothpaste (size 4.0oz or larger) [from the 6/12 Smartsource Coupon insert]

Totals:

• Total before Coupons:  $2.79 (due to the B1G1 deal)
• Overall Total (out of pocket):  79¢ for two!!

Dang it I wish I would have been able to buy this.  Grr... 

Just Follow The Sign....

This is the magnet board that hangs on our fridge.  

It was purchased with the intent of being useful, you know... a place to write last-minute phone numbers or items that need to be purchased at the grocery store.  

But instead... it's turned into a place for nonsense.  

And we like that around here.