C's New Blog. :)

I don't know if you noticed, but there is a new link at the top of my blog, for C's (my boyfriends) new blog!  He is in New Jersey (a long way from the midwest) for an undetermined amount of time for work.  Basically work bought him a 1 way flight and said "we will buy the return trip when we know more about when your coming back..."  Sounds great huh.  But then in this economy beggers can't really be choosey so he packed his bags and said "sign me up."

Anyway, while he is on the East Coast (perhaps we can convince him to continue to blog once he returns) he will be updating a blog to share with his family and friends.  So go check it out!  C's Blog

Sams Club non-members Welcome this weekend!

This is an FYI for everyone.  If you are a Sams Club member, get your shopping done Thursday or wait until Monday!  Every year Sams Club lets non-members come into the store to try to hook us into joining the rest of the year.  Fortunately for non-members (like myself), that weekend is this weekend!  (Just in time for back to school season)  Therefore, if I were a Sams Club member, I would avoid this store if at all possible.  I also learned that some states (Illinois is NOT one of them) have a tax free weekend.  More info here.

 :)

Free Kitchen scissors

Do you need kitchen scissors?  If so - head over to facebook here.  Fill out the order form and you should get scissors soon.  The site says it will ship in 5 days!  Not bad. :)

Good luck!  Let me know when your scissors arrive. :)

Free breakfast - Happy Birthday to me! :)

Corner Bakery has a promotion going on right now.  Free oatmeal! :)   

Chilled Berry Almond Swiss Oatmeal, a summertime favorite made fresh to order and loaded with ripe seasonal berries

Go to this site.

It seems like everyone in the entire world is trying to get free breakfast so if the site doesn't work, just continue to press refresh.  It took me about 15 minutes to get it all said and done.  You will know it went through when you get an email.

My birthday happens to be on Monday the 6th, which is one of the days they offer the free breakfast, so .... I get free breakfast on my Birthday! :) Lucky me!

Good luck!

Is this a house or apartment?

We are moving out of the apartment this Friday and moving in with my parents for a few weeks (hopefully).  The house does not have plumbing currently due to the gigantic renovations we are having done.  The house is supposed to be done in 3 weeks, but that is not going to happen.  We have been delayed due to permits.  *sigh*

But anyway, one of the things I'm looking forward to most is being able to say I live in a house, not an apartment. :) 

Whenever I order takeout, the person on the phone always says "Is this an apartment?" And up until now, I have always had to say yes... It has always made me sad.  In fact, instead of putting Apt # XXX on my return address form, I usually put Unit #XXX.  So I honestly, can't wait until I can order takeout and for them to say "is this a house or apartment?" and for me to say "House." :)  Very strange, I know.

Nook books for FREE!

 I love free books.  And I LOVE my nook. :) I bought the nook a while ago, before the kindle came out with free books.  I was all sad when the kindle had free books and the nook didn't.  However, Barnes and Noble right now has 6 books for free!!  HURRY! The deal ends July 26th.

There is a catch (but its worth it).  You have to try Barnes and Noble new browser-based reader.  Go to this site at Barnes and Noble.  Click "Read it now".  Scroll down to sample each title, then click "NOOK Book: $0.00" in the top right corner to purchase.

The books are -   

• The Vow: The True Events that inspired the movie - Kim Carpentar
• Perfect Island Getaways: 1000 places to see before you die - Patricia Schultz 
• Sex and the City - Candice Bushnell 
• Map of Bones (Sigma Force Novel) -James Rollins 
• The Boxcar Children Summer Specials - Gertrude Chandler Warner 
• Brave - Tennant Redbank 

I have no idea if these books are any good, but I'm going to give it a shot!

The other thing I'm not sure about is if these books will transfer to my Nook.  I only have a WiFi Nook, so I have to wait until I have an internet connect to see if they show up on my Nook.   I'll let you know when I know. :)

Express Coupons - Did you know?

So - by now I'm sure all Express clothing/accessory fans know of the coupons they offer.

I don't know what the coupon is called but I call it the tiered coupon.  You know what I mean, where they give you the option of taking $15 off of $50, or $30 off of $100, or $60 off of $200. The below coupon is one the express.com site has offered right now. 

 
However, because I'm addicted to coupons (and I LOVE express jeans) I also subscribe to their mailing list and gave them my personal address to send me coupons.

Well, until now, I didn't realize Express.com will offer a coupon code that may be different from the one they email you!! I got this coupon emailed to me.

If you read that, you have to spend WAAAY less money to get the deals. 

And, to make things even MORE confusing.  At the beginning of this month I got this in the mail -

So, the moral of the story is, pay attention!!! I can get $150 worth of clothes for $90 (or 40% off) instead of a measily 30% off just through their website.  Also - sign up for their emails, you can get good discount codes. :)

I'm back, with a fun Free Drink from Starbucks!

I've been gone for a long time.  Basically since I started house shopping.  Well, since then I found a house and I've been battling contractors for a while trying to update a 50's style kitchen and bathroom.  And let me tell you, there are good 50's styles... and there are bad 50's style.  A pink bathtub with baby blue wall tile is not my idea of a good 50's style bathroom. 

Anyway - The time for the fun stuff. 

July 13, Noon to 3 p.m.

 

Enjoy a free Tall (12 fl. oz.) handcrafted Starbucks Refreshers™ beverage at participating stores. No purchase necessary. Limit 1 per person.   

I will be visiting the local Starbucks after lunch on Friday for sure!  I haven't tried these, and I am ready. :)

 

"Real Kitchen" Hit the big time!! Well, sorta.

Yay for Real Kitchen!  Real Kitchen is one of my favorite to-go places of all time.  See former blog post here. 

And someone finally gave them some recognition.  Go here for a video on real kitchen.  (They don't let people embed it.)

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I LOVE Real Kitchen... The cupcakes are to-die-for!  In the center of each cupcake is... well... the only way I can describe it is a - flavor pocket.  If you have a caramel cupcake they put a pocket of caramel in the center of the cupcake.  Its gooey and delicious.  Similar if you have a lemon cupcake, they put a lemony gooey delicious flavor pocket in the center. 




I really have a taste for Real Kitchen cupcakes now...

Earn $5 in Pals Rewards!!

Go here to play a quick flash game on facebook.  You can earn $5 in pals rewards money.  All you have to do is get $100 in your virtual cart and you'll get $5 REAL dollars!  Its really not that hard (although the virtual carts are a bit difficult to control).  Make sure you have a Petco Pals card or register one when your done playing the game.

There are a TON of items for less than $5 at Petco, so you can find stuff for free.  Petco has a ton of items for Dogs, Cats and Fish.  There are also some items for Gerbals, Birds and other smaller animals.

Anyway, I hope your pet enjoys its new $5 toy or treat. :)

This is ADORABLE!!

C sent me this.  I literally had a smile on my face the entire time I was watching it... So cute.

Ever hear of Savored?

C introduced me to Savored - go here Basically, if you spend $10 you can get a 30% discount on your entire bill (including liquor!)

Right now they only have restaurants for Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and DC. (Unfortunate for my Milwaukee friends.)


I LOVE going to nice restaurants, but I feel guilty buying a bottle of wine when I can get it for 1/3 of the price at a liquor store.  So knowing I get 30% off really helps the guilt. :) 

Most of the restaurants are pretty nice.  I'm going to Boston later this year for my cousin's wedding so I plan on using this to go to a nice restaurant there.