Menu Plan Monday: 11/19/2012

This week is going to be filled with good food to eat, family, and shopping - my three favorite things!!  There's a lot of prep work and cleaning to be done, so I kept the menu simple this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Hot Cereals, PB Toast

Lunches: Leftovers, Sandwiches, Canned Soup with Crackers and Cheese

Dinners:

Sunday - Leftover Taco Salad

Monday - Birthday Dinner at a Friend's house!

Tuesday - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, with Canned Soup and Crackers

Wednesday - Macaroni and Cheese with Hotdogs

Thursday - Thanksgiving Dinner at our house with Family!

Friday - Leftovers

Saturday - Turkey Salad Sandwiches with Chips

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

Weekly Spending Report: 11/11-17/2012!

This week involved a LOT of spending, but I am finding that when you don't go every week, and scout the deals, that tends to happen when you finally go shopping.  So, without further ado, the shopping totals...

• Thursday's Shopper's Trip (1 bag lettuce shreds): $1.50 oop
• Friday's ALDI Trip: $34.22 oop

• Friday's Giant Trip: $74.68 - $27.60 Savings and Coupons = $47.59 oop

• Friday's Wal-mart Trip (TP and other essentials): $27.27 oop
• Friday's Kohl's Trip (2 x-mas gifts for my sister): $5.40 oop (used a $10 off coupon, and saved $25.50)
• Friday's Thrift Store Trip (1 x-mas gift necklace for me, and 2 gift pouches): $5.30 oop

Total OOP: $121.28, Not great, but not bad either since I am making the Thanksgiving dinner this year, and this is the first real shopping I've done all month.  After next week, I reel it in the last week.

ALDI Deals, Starting 11/14/2012!

Here are some of the deals this week at ALDI...

• Various Appleton Farms Hams $0.99-$1.49/lb
• Sweet Potatoes 3 lb bag $1.19
• Celery $0.89 ea
• Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag $1.99 ea
• Cranberries 12 oz $0.99 ea
• Onions 3 lb bag $0.79 ea
• Pineapple $1.89 ea
• Countryside Creamery Butter unsalted or regular 16 oz $1.99 ea
• Bakehouse Creations Crescent Rolls 8 oz $0.99 ea
• Happy Farms or Fit and Active Cream Cheese 8 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Canned Pumpkin 15 oz $0.99 ea
• Bake House Creations Pie Crusts 15 oz $1.99 ea
• Friendly Farms Whipped Dairy Topping 6.5 oz $1.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Morsels Butterscotch, White, Milk, or Semi Sweet Chocolate 11-12 oz $1.29 ea
• Happy Farms Cheese Blocks 8 oz $1.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Graham Cracker Pie Crust 6 oz $0.99 ea
• Sweet Harvest Cranberry Sauce Whole Berried or Jellied 14 oz $0.89 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage!

Menu Plan Monday 11/05/2012

Things have been crazy around here, but with the beginning of November, we are in for a quiet month here at the museum.  I hope that our social calender can quiet down as well.  I have a LOT of projects planned for the month of November, I just have to stay home and get them knocked out before the holidays!  Here's what cookin' at the Rogers' house this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Hot Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt and Granola, PB Toast

Lunches: Leftovers, Grilled Cheese/Tuna/PBJ Sandwiches with Chips, and Fruit, Canned Soup with Crackers and Cheese

Dinners:

Sunday - 5 Guys Burgers and Fries

Monday - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Canned Soup

Tuesday - Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Wednesday - Chicken Tenders on Garden Salads

Thursday - Working @ Joe's Grandfather's house, Chili's with him for dinner :-)

Friday - Homemade Pizza with Carrots and Dip

Saturday - Family Birthday Party!

Extras: Homemade Apple Crisp Pie!

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

ALDI Deals, Starting 10/31/2012!

Here are some of the deals this week at ALDI...
The store in Westminster, MD is NOW Open!!!!!

• Baker's Corner Canned Pumpkin 15 oz $0.99 ea
• Sweet Harvest Whole Berry or Jellied Cranberry Sauce 14 oz $0.89 ea
• Happy Farms Spreadable Cheese Wedges Assorted Varieties 4 oz $1.29 ea
• Happy Farms Shredded Cheeses Mozzarella or Mild Cheddar 32 oz $5.89 ea
• Fit and Active or Chef's Cupboard Assorted Varieties Broth Assorted Varieties 32 oz $0.99 ea
• Happy Farms or Fit and Active Cream Cheese 8 oz $0.99 ea
• Countryside Creamery Butter Quarters Salted or Unsalted 16 oz $1.99 ea
• L'oven Fresh Brown and Serve Rolls 12 oz $0.99 ea
• Little Salad Bar Refrigerated Soups Assorted Varieties 10 oz $1.99 ea
• Carlini Baking Spray 5 oz $1.39 ea
• Fit and Active nonfat Yogurt Raspberry or Blackberry 6 oz $0.39 ea
• Tomatoes on the Vine 24 oz $1.49
• Avocados $0.69 ea
• Red Potatoes 5 lb bag $1.19 ea
• Multicolored Pepper 3-pk  $2.29 ea
• Yellow Onions 3 lb bag $0.99 ea
• Spinach 9 oz bag $0.99 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their homepage!

ALDI Deals Starting 10/24/2012

Here are some of the deals this week at ALDI...

• Kitchen Living Metal Bake ware $2.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Silicone Bake ware $2.99 ea
• St, Cloud Kitchen Towel, Oven Mitt, and Pot Holder Set $6.99 ea
• Stonemill Essentials Pure Extracts, Lemon, Peppermint, and Almond 2 oz $1.99 ea
• Stonemill Essentials Holiday Baking Spices 1.1-2 oz $1.69 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Flaked Coconut 14 oz $1.49 ea
• Millville Creamy Wheat Cereal 28 oz $1.99 ea
• Millville Steel Cut Oats 28 oz $2.49 ea
• Lifeway Kefir Peach or Raspberry 32 oz $2.79 ea
• Sea Queen Battered Fish Tenders 18 oz $2.99 ea
• Sweet Potatoes 3 lb bag $1.19 ea
• Pears 4 ct $1.69 ea
• Grapefruit $0.59 ea
• Red Grapes $0.99/lb
• Pineapples $1.89 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage!

Weekly Spending Report: 10/21-27/2012!

Here's this week's spending totals...

• Sunday's Shopper's Trip (2 newspapers, 2 bags trick-or-treat candy for an event): $10.35
• Friday's Amish Market Trip (3 LARGE bags Raw Sugar): $29.97
• Saturday's Giant Trip: $60.10 - UGH!  Why do groceries cost so much, duh, probably because I don't go to the store neat as often as I should!  :-)

Total OOP: $100.42, Ouch!  But we are now stocked up on sugar for a little while, and a few other things.  Next week we'll start with November's budget - I LOVE a fresh start!

Saturday's Giant Trip

Saturday Joe and I had a nice date night.  We stopped into the mall and got our rings checked, and picked up our free candles from Bath and Body Works.  Then we stopped across the street at Ledo's for a delicious dinner and went to Giant to do some much needed grocery shopping.  I should probably start going every week again, and then the bill wouldn't be so high, but I just can't seem to drag myself in any more than I have.  Maybe November will be better!  Here's what we ended up with at Giant...

2 Newspapers, not pictured $2 ea = 2/$4

2 boxes Green Giant Cheesy Rice and Broccoli (my favorite!) $2 ea - $0.50/1 MC doubled x 2 = 2/$2

1/2 gal 2 % Organic Milk $3.49

4 pkgs Sargento String/Stick Cheese $4.29 ea - $0.80 ea Sale - $1/2 MC x 2 = 4/$11.96, and I earned $0.20/gal!

1 pkg Unsalted Butter $3.49

4 Organic Bananas $1.28

1-100 ct box Giant Tagless Tea Bags $1.25 

1 Loaf Sara Lee Bread $2.99 - $0.99 Sale - $0.75/1 MC = $1.25

1 loaf Pepperidge Farm Bread $3.99 - $1 Sale = $2.99

2 bags Organic Tortilla Chips $3.49 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 = 2/$3

1 box Poptarts $3.35 - $0.35 Sale = $3

2 lb bags Organic Carrots $1.29 ea - $0.30 ea Sale = 2/$1.98

2 pkgs Crystal Light $4.19 ea = 2/$8.38

1 Marie's Blue Cheese Dip/Dressing $3.99 - $1 Sale = $2.99

2 boxes Purevia $2.59 ea - $0.30 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 = 2/$2.58

1 pk Sage $1

3 pkgs Cat Treats $1.65 ea - $0.15 ea Sale - $0.50/1 MC doubled and $0.75/2 MC doubled = 3/$2

1 Squeeze Mayo $4.89 - $1.89 Sale = $3

Total OOP: $83.19 - $23.32 Sales and Coupons = $60.10!

Menu Plan Monday: October 22nd, 2012

This week is already full, and it has just began.  We did our last flea market for the year (I think), so those things need to be taken back to Joe's grandfather's (Pap) basement, I need to clean the chest freezer out, so I can start making cookie dough for my holiday orders I'll have coming in, and Friday we have a memorial service to go to, so needless to say, this week is going to be CRAZY!  Any who, this is what were going to be eating this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Hot Cereals, Banana Nut Bread

Lunches: Leftovers, Canned Soup with Crackers and Cheese, and/or Frozen Meals

Dinners:

Sunday - Bob Evans Take out

Monday - Bob Evans Take #2

Tuesday - Zuppa Tuscana with Homemade Foccacia Bread

Wednesday - (we'll be at Pap's house, and he usually takes us to) Chili's!

Thursday - Leftover Soup and Bread

Friday - Homemade Pizza

Saturday - Egg and Bacon/Sausage Scrambles with Toast and Canned Fruit

Extras: Homemade Cake Mix Cookies with Chocolate Chips

For more AWESOME Menu plans, visit Org Junkie!

Weekly Spending Report: 10/14-20/2012!

Here's this week's spending totals...

• Tuesday's Shopper's Trip (Donuts, Cat Food, Mayo, and Pop Tarts): $12.47 oop
• Wednesday's Shopper's Trip (Raw Sugar, Milk, and 3 Chili Seasonings): $11.68 oop
• Wednesday's Big Lots Trip (Snack Foods for Joe, Organic Canned Tomatoes, and Oats): $14.02 oop

Total OOP: $38.17!

Giveaway at the Humbled Homemaker!

Erin over at the Humbled Homemaker is giving away a $30 gift certificate to Jenuinely Pure.  This company has some amazing products that I cannot wait to try.

Go here to enter to win!

ALDI Deals, Starting 10/17/2012

Here are a few of the deals at ALDI this week...

• Priano Vodka Pasta Sauce 23.5 oz $1.79 ea
• Priano Roasted Peppers Assorted Varieties 12 oz $1.89 ea
• Priano Italian Style Diced Tomatoes 14.5 oz $0.59 ea
• Priano  Alfredo Sauce Roasted Garlic, Light, or Sun Dried Tomato 15 oz $1.69 ea
• Priano Cheese Filled Frozen Tortellini 19 oz $2.49 ea
• Happy Harvest Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes 14.5 oz $0.89 ea
• Kitchen Living 3 piece Pizza Stone Set $9.99 ea 
• Yellow Onions 3 lb bag $0.99 ea
• Green Bell Peppers 2 pk $0.89 ea
• White Mushrooms 8 oz pkg $0.89 ea
• Zucchini 24 oz pkg $1.19 ea
• Roma Tomatoes 16 oz $0.99 ea
• Little Salad Bar Italian or Caesar Salad 10 oz $0.99 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage!

ALDI Deals, Starting 10/10/2012

Here are some of the deals this week at ALDI...

• Sweet Potatoes 3 lb bag $1.19 ea
• Pumpkins $2.99 ea
• Butternut Squash $1.29 ea
• Apples, all varieties 3 lb bag $2.79 ea
• Caramel Apple 3 pk $1.59 ea
• Pineapple $1.89 ea
• Priano Ricotta Cheese 15 oz $1.79 ea
• Reggano Lasagna Noodles 16 oz $1.29 ea
• Happy Harvest Whole Canned Tomatoes 28 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Blueberry Pie Filling 21 oz $2.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Apple Pie Filling 21 oz $1.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Baking Cocoa 8 oz $2.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Baking Powder 8.1 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Flaked Coconut 14 oz $1.49 ea
• Baker's Corner Brown and Powdered Sugars 32 oz $1.39 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their homepage!

ALDI Deals, Starting 10/03/2012!

Here are some of the deals starting this week at ALDI...

• Baker's Corner Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows 10 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Pumpkin Pie Bar Mix 17.25 oz $1.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pie Mix 13 oz $2.79 ea
• Baker's Corner Pumpkin Spice Cookie Mix 17.5 oz $1.49 ea
• Beaumont Pumpkin Spice Dry Coffee Creamer 15 oz $2.19 ea
• Belmont Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake 40 oz $7.99 ea
• Belmont Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream 48 oz $2.69 ea
• Friendly Farms Pumpkin Spice Milk 32 oz $1.99 ea
• Fit and Active Pumpkin Pie Non fat Yogurt 6 oz $0.39 ea
• Happy Harvest Chili style Diced Tomatoes 14.5 oz $0.59 ea
• L'oven Fresh Pumpkin Bagels 20 oz $ 1.99 ea
• L'oven Fresh Pumpkin Spice Mini Cupcakes 8.8 oz $2.29 ea
• Specially Selected Pumpkin Ravioli 16 oz $2.49 ea
• Seneca Cinnamon Apple Chips 2.5 oz $1.39 ea
• Garden Mums 8" pots $2.99 ea
  

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage! 

Weekly Spending Report: 09/30-10/06/2012!

Here's this past week's spending report, much better from last week's if I do say so myself!

• Sunday's Dollar Tree Trip (1-2 pk Sanding Blocks, 3 boxes generic Zrytec, and 1-1 lb box Domino Sugar): $5.06 oop
• Sunday's Safeway Trip (2 Newspapers $1 ea, and 4 boxes Frosted Mini Wheat Cereal about $1.35 ea!): $7.53 oop
• Saturday's Gas Station Trip (2 newspapers): $2

Total OOP: $14.59!!!!

Menu Plan Monday: October 8, 2012

Joe and I just got back from a nice weekend away at a flea market.  We made some money, and had a great time visiting with friends and family!  This week should be a little slower in pace than last week, or at least I hope so!  Here's what's on the menu for this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Hot Cereals, Yogurt with Granola

Lunches: Leftovers, Sandwiches, Canned Soup with Cheese and Crackers

Dinners:

• Chinese Takeout :-)
• Pizza Takeout (just getting back from our weekend away)
• French Toast with Sausage Patties
• Zuppa Tuscana with Homemade Foccacia Bread
• Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Soup
• Egg and Sausage Scrambles with Toast
• Nachos/Taco Salads

Extras: Homemade Apple Pie!

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

Weekly Spending Report: 09/23-29/2012!

Things have been crazy around here for the past two months.  After my mom died, it just seems that is has been one thing after the other with our families and here at the museum, so it really feels nice to be back to blogging again - I have missed it so!!!  I have been shopping, but not very often, and not for a whole lot of deals, just scraping by with the essentials.  So, without further ado, here's this week's spending totals...

• Baugher's (1/2 bushel #2 apples for pie filling, cider, and 4 peppers): $14.90 oop
• Staples (1 ream printer paper): $3.18 oop, Earned $3 Easy Rebate
• Giant (various groceries, spent $50 to get the 300 bonus gas points: $54.16, Earned 554 Bonus Gas Points!
• Rite-Aid (4 pks of FREE Stayfree Pads, 2 boxes OB Tampons, 1-4 pk Rite-Aid TP, and 2 bags and candy): $6.53 oop, Earned $3 UP+Rewards!

Grand Total OOP: $78.77 - $6 Earned Rewards = $72.77 Net OOP!  This seems like a lot for me, but I haven't really shopped for much over the past two months, so our stocked up food supply is dwindling.  I am trying to stock up on deals for things we eat/use a lot as I see them to try and get our food supplies stocked back up before winter :-)

Menu Plan Monday: 09/30/2012!

I am so glad to be back to menu planning.  Things have been hectic around here ever since my mom died the end of July.  It seems as though Joe and I barely have a minute to put our feet up before the next item on our agenda is staring us in the face!  It's been good, and bad, but we are making it through.  Here's what's cooking at the Roger's house this week...

Breakfasts: Cold or Hot Cereals, Yogurt with Fruit and Granola

Lunches: Leftovers, Canned Soup with Crackers,Sandwiches, or Frozen Meals

Dinners:

Sunday - Leftovers

Monday - McDonald's :-)

Tuesday - Nachos

Wednesday - 'Fried' Shrimp with Baked French Fries and a Veggie

Thursday - Away at a flea market!

Friday -  Away at a flea market!

Saturday - Away at a flea market!

Extras: Homemade Apple Pie with Home-canned pie filling!

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie! 

ALDI Deals, Starting 09/26/2012!

Here are some of the great deals at ALDI this week!

• Friendly Farms Low fat Yogurt Strawberry or Peach 32 oz $1.99 ea
• Gardenline Garden Bags 32 gal pop-up style $6.99 ea
• Kirkwood Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts 3 lb $5.99 ea
• Lifeway Low fat Kefir Mango or Pomegranate 32 oz $2.79 ea
• O'donnells White Chocolate Cream Liquor 750 ml $8.99 ea 
• Season's Choice Diced Onion Rings 16 oz $1.29 ea
• Onions 3 lb bag $0.99 ea
• Baby Carrots 16 oz bag $0.59 ea
• Celery $0.89 ea
• Red Potatoes 5 lb bag $1.49 ea
• Red Grapes $1.98/2 lb container
• 4 pk Pears $1.59 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage!

ALDI Deals: Starting 08/15/2012

Here are some of the deals starting this week at ALDI...

• Garden Mums 8" Pots $2.99 ea
• Countryside Creamery Tastes Like Butter Spray 8 oz $1.49 ea
• Combos Cheddar Cheese Pretzels 7 oz $1.69 ea
• Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines $0.29 ea
• Bananas $0.39/lb
• Mangoes $0.59 ea
• Green, and Red Grapes $1.98/2 lb pkg
• Kiwis $0.99/4 pk
• Millville Raisin Bran 20 oz, or Honey Crunch 'n Oats Cereals Almond or Original 14.5 oz $1.89 ea
• Millville Old Fashion or Quick Oats 4.2 oz $2.19 ea
• Nature's Nectar 100% Tomato Juice 4.6 oz $1.29 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their Homepage!

Weekly Spending Report: 08/05-11/2012!

Here are the shopping trips from last week, before we left for vacation.  I was able to get a LOT of great deals!

Target: 4 boxes Annie's Mac and Cheese (sale and 2 Target Coupons) for $3, 2 bags Annie's Snack Mixes @ $0.99 ea, 1 Up & Up feminine itch cream (used TC) @ $0.89, - $0.05 for bringing my own bag = $5.82 oop

CVS: 3-12 pks Coke Zero (not pictured, on sale 3/$10), 3 pkgs Snack Size Hershey's Candy (sale + ECB deal) @ 3/$1.97, 1 Aleve travel pk $1.57 - CVS C $3/1 = Money-maker!, and 1 pkg Zantac (sale, ECB deal, and MC) @ $0.99 + used ECB's to Pay

Total OOP: $4.33, Earned $4 ECB's!!!!

Rite-Aid: I actually had to stop at 2 Rite-Aids to find 2 Advil PM's.  Joe uses these often, so I wanted to make sure to get my limit.  2-80 ct Advil PM's (20% discount + MC + UP+Rewards deal = $3.59 ea) and 1 Con-air Hairbrush (20% discount + UP+Rewards deal = $0.55) + Used SCR Check and UP+Rewards to Pay

Total OOP: $3.89, Earned $10 UP+Rewards!!!

Safeway:  I haven't been to Safeway for months, but I have been hearing wonderful things about the new Just for U program, so I had to go give it a go.  I ended up with some awesome deals too!

5 Tortino's Pizzas $1 ea on sale - $1/5 load to card coupon +

6 Lean Cuisine Dinners $2 ea on sale - $0.12 ea Just for U Savings - $5 off $15 Frozen Food in-ad Coupon =  11 Items for $10.28!!!!

2-24 pk Pepsi $5 ea (Friday sale) - $2/2 MC (newspaper) = 2/$8

3 boxes Hamburger Helper $1 ea on sale - $0.75/3 doubled MC (newspaper) = 3/$1.50

Total OOP: $18.38, Savings of $31.52, 64%!

Giant: I used a LOT of coupons towards my total + $40 from Joe's Mom to be used towards our vacation food so in the end it was, $70.93 - $10.13 in Savings and Coupons - $40 from Joe's Mom = Net OOP of $20.31!

I also stopped into the Dollar Tree, Kohl's, BJ's, and Giant again, but didn't take pictures of the trips...

Dollar Tree: 5 bags of Bagel Chips and a bucket $6.06 oop

Kohl's: Used my $10 off any purchase coupon to buy 2 Simply Home Yankee Candles in Bartlett Pear on clearance, Saved $29.20, Total OOP $2.95!

BJ's: 1 lb Bag Diet Cape Cod Potato Chips and 1 pkg Apple Gate Cheese, used two coupons Total OOP $8.48

Giant: Bought 2 newspaper and 3 more boxes of Stevia pkts OOP $11.77 - $3 coupons = $8.77 oop

Grand Total OOP: $78.99 - $14 Rewards Earned = Net OOP: $64.99!!!   

For all the deals I got and all the shopping I did, I think I did AWESOME!!!

Freezer Cooking Day!

Before things got hectic around here, Joe and I harvested our onions for the season, we ended up with a huge basket full.  So I spent an afternoon before vacation processing them for the freezer.  

I ended up with 14 - 1 cup portions of diced onions 

(thanks to my mom's food processor, which will now live in my kitchen)

While I was using the food processor any way, I whipped up a batch of homemade knock-off Chili's salsa (recipe coming soon).  You have to drain the tomatoes for the salsa, so I froze the 1 cup of tomato juice as well, I figure I can use it in chili, or something like that.

But, there were still a few more onions to process, so I took the last 11 and sliced them for the freezer, and had 6 meals worth, for things like fajitas, or to saute with mushrooms for steak or sandwiches.

Lastly, I wanted to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies to bring along to the beach and snack on, so while the mixer was already dirty, I whipped up 2 more batches of dough for the freezer - yum-o!!!

I only spent an afternoon's worth of time, and got some much accomplished, I love days like that!

8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered House Update #6

 The 5th week of decluttering was an easy one for me, mainly cause I had 2 days off!  Here's what I ended up getting rid of...

Day #21 and 22: Children's Closets
Joe and I have no children yet, so this does not apply to our household, so 2 days off for me!

Day #23 and 24: Clothing, Master Bedroom Closet and Dressers
Items Decluttered: 29

Day #25: Bathroom #1
Items Decluttered: 22

Total Items Decluttered: 46
(Still Ahead by 278 items!)

8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered House Update #5

 For the fourth week of this challenge, things were still plugging right along.

Day #16: Magazines and Newspapers
Items Decluttered: 20

Day #17: Decorative Items
Items Decluttered: 45

 Day #18 Furniture
Items Decluttered: 4

Day #19: Children's Clothing
Items Decluttered: 0
This unfortunately does not apply to our home yet, so a day of rest it was!

Day #20: Children's Clothing Day 2 or Freezer Clean Out
I did a little straightening in the freezer, but mostly used to day to put some things up in the freezer for easy meals and snacks later on (update coming soon).

 Total Items Decluttered for Days #16-20: 69
(282 Items Ahead!)

8 Weeks to a Less Cluttered House Update #4

 Well, I am way behind on giving updates, even though I have been plugging along with decluttering the house.  This has been a crazy few weeks with my mom dying, going to a steam show flea market for a week, and now Joe and I are at the Ocean for the week.  However, I really want to see this decluttering challenge through, so I am trying really hard to keep up with it, and things are flying around here.

Day #11: Children's Books Day 2 or Purse
Items Decluttered: 1

Day #12: Adult Books

Items Decluttered: 25

Here's the finished product!  (fyi this bookcase was FREE off the curb!)

Day #13: Adut Books Day 2 or Fridge Organization

Items Decluttered: 5

Day #14: First Aid and Medicine

Items Decluttered: 25

Day #15: Kids Artwork

Another day that doesn't apply to us, so no decluttering today! 

Total Items Decluttered for Days #11-15: 56

(263 Items Ahead)

ALDI Deals, Starting 07/18/2012!

Here are some of the great deals at ALDI this week...

• Belmont Sorbet Assortment Raspberry, Lemon, or Mango 14 oz $1.99 ea
• Diana's Bananas Banana Babies Milk or Dark Chocolate 10.5 oz $3.49 
• Little Salad Bar Fiesta Dip 18.5 oz $2.99 ea
• Millville Blueberry or Mixed Berry Fruit and Grain Cereal Bars 10.4 oz $1.69 ea
• Reggano Linguine or Fettuccine 16 oz $0.99 ea
• Uncle Ben's Country Inn Rice Broccoli Rice Au Gratin or Chicken Rice 6 oz $0.99 ea
• Vanderwall Clothes Drying Rack $9.99 ea
• Vanderwall Pop-up Hamper $5.99 ea
• Vanderwall 3-tier Laundry Cart $9.99 ea
• Vanderwall Table Top Ironing Board $5.99 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their homepage!