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Monday, April 28, 2014

No Sort Laundry Detergent...A Giveaway!

Hi, friends! I’m back! I think life has slowed down a tiny bit, so I can get back to blogging a little more regularly. Last time I told you that I have 2 review blogs coming, but now I actually have 3. This will be one of them. I'll try to throw in some cute Eliana posts also. 

Purex asked me to review their No Sort Laundry Detergent. I have to admit…this one scared me. I was super nervous that my laundry was going to end up being a rainbow of colors that I didn’t want. You see, I am a laundry nazi. I read EVERY tag on mine and my husband’s clothes. If it says wash warm, I wash it in warm. If it says wash cold, I wash it in cold water. I figure they know better than I do how their product should be cleaned. The only exception to this is my daughter's clothes. I wash all of hers in cold because for some reason hers tend to shrink more easily. 
According to Purex, this detergent features Anti-Color-Transfer technology which traps loose dyes and prevents color bleeding accidents. I tried the No Sort Laundry Detergent on a few loads. I tried it on both a cold and a warm load, as well as one of my daughter's loads. Nothing faded! In all fairness, the bottle does say not to use it on clothes that haven't been washed at least 5 times. I didn't have the guts to be risky when I tested it. I told you...laundry nazi.
Purex gave me 3 free coupons to give to you guys so you can try this. Also, if you click on this sweepstakes link, you can be entered to win $1,000 from Purex. 

*The Purex brand provided me with a sample of Purex No Sort for colors detergent in exchange for a product review. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.



Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Stay Tuned...

Stay tuned...

I have two review posts coming up soon. One is for Starbucks K-Cups. I have some $4 off coupons to giveaway for that one. The other is for Purex No Sort Laundry Detergent. I have 3 free coupons for that one. I haven't tried it yet, but I am anxious to see how it works. I'm both excited and nervous about it. We'll see how it turns out.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

April Meal Planning

Tanner and I have been meal planning for several years now. What do I mean by that? At the end of every month, I sit down and create a menu for the next month. I usually plan between 3 and 4 dinners per week. I would love to plan more, but our schedule just doesn't allow us to eat at home every night right now.

I have found that sticking to our meal plan is the thing that helps our food budget the most. I create a monthly meal plan because then I only have to do one big grocery shopping trip per month. Some people like to create weekly meal plans because they can plan according to sales. I would suggest trying both ways if you haven't, and see what works best for your family! I usually put mine on a monthly calendar, but we always mix-up the order.

Most of the time my meal plan includes freezer meals. One of my best friends and I get together every few months and freeze as many meals as we can in a few hours. We usually end up preparing around 7-10 meals. This is one of my favorite things to do because I know that I have some delicious meals waiting for me in the freezer, and usually all I have to do is thaw them and put them in a crockpot or the oven!

I'm going to do a longer post about freezer meals sometime, but for now, I thought I would show you our meal plan for April. Let me know if you want the recipes! I may start posting this each month and adding pictures.


  • Chicken casserole (freezer meal)
  • Goulash & salad
  • Crockpot chicken and stuffing
  • Tater Tot Casserole (can be a freezer meal, but I haven't made it yet)
  • Chicken Ranch Quesadillas
  • Chicken BBQ (can be a freezer meal, but I haven't made it yet)
  • Meatloaf (can be a freezer meal, but I haven't made it yet)
  • Chicken pot pie (freezer meal)
  • Lawnmower Taco
  • Honey Lime Tilapia (freezer meal)
  • Saucy Roast Beef
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Breakfast
  • Chicken Teriyaki