February 2011

Today is National Tortilla Chip Day (and totally deserving of caps)! Be sure you check out my recipe for the best homemade tortilla chips you will ever have in your entire, yes, your whole entire, life. Homemade tortilla chip recipe  

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Wordful Wednesday: Jaz + Monkey = Love

by Jill on February 23, 2011

Our kitty has a new friend; Mr. Monkey from the Dollar Tree.  She took him up her cat tree and snuggles with him when she’s feeling all snuggly.  Isn’t it cute?

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Weekly $ tip #22. This week’s money tip might be hard to do, but if you get nothing else from my awesome money tips let it be this. PAY MORE THAN THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON EVERYTHING credit cards car house department store cards everything you have borrowed money for The ONLY case I would not [...]

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A Silken Thread book giveaway (3 winners)

by Jill on February 21, 2011

Let’s face it, I’m a single mom with THREE kids, I work full-time, I cook, clean, do laundry, I’m a room parent, I write a blog, I’m doing P90X, I travel with my job, I write, I blog and I love to HAVE FUN.   (Hmm, maybe this is why I don’t sleep anymore.) I also [...]

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Two New Posts on Yahoo!

by Jill on February 21, 2011

Hey Everyone!  I hope you are all enjoying President’s Day!  Heh, have you ever seen me happy about a Monday?  I have the day off, woohoo! So, I have two new posts up on Yahoo and would love for you to go check ‘em out! Ten Blogging ‘Hazards’ No One Told Me About I know [...]

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… on migraines

by Jill on February 19, 2011

I’ve been MIA for a few days because I’ve had a migraine.  One that landed me in urgent care Thursday morning.  I feel victimized by migraines.  Seriously.  I can hardly even get out of bed sometimes and they rob me of DAYS out of my life and I’m tired of it. And, did you hear [...]

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Oscillo (homeopathic medicine) giveaway

by Jill on February 16, 2011

Has your family been plagued by the flu, strep, or the common cold… this year?  It has been a brutal flu season in my house! Have you tried homeopathic medicines?  Luckily I was introduced to homeopathy when Bones (16) was a baby.  And thank GOODNESS for Oscillococcinum, or Oscillo (Oss-sill-oh), a homeopathic medicine for the [...]

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Managing single income finances

by Jill on February 14, 2011

Thank you to TurboTax for sponsoring my writing about household finances.  Learn more about how TurboTax can help you find every tax deduction you deserve. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. Managing finances is difficult.  Managing finances on one income, with no [...]

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Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel is BACK!

by Jill on February 9, 2011

Join Nielsen Home Scan Consumer Panel – You’ll earn gift points that are redeemable for name-brand merchandise, including electronics equipment, jewelry, household items, toys, and much more! You’ll also earn entries into their many cash-based sweepstakes.

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At King Soopers this week: FREE tuna.  Starkist tuna is 10 for $10 through next Tuesday.  Head over to Starkist.com to print out a $1.00 off coupon. FREE toothpaste.  Colgate is $.98.  There was a $1.00 off coupon in the 1/30 Smart Source newspaper insert.  There was also a $1.00 off Colgate in the February [...]

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