Wow time flies!

I'm sorry about how bad I've been about updating this blog lately. Between being breaking up with my fiance, moving, my son's adjustments to a brand new life (he's finally doing better!), him getting stitches, participating in a Savvy Sale (more on this later), job searching, room mate searching, and my 19 credits at school, we have been BUSY!
So I do apologize. Here are some of the good deals that I've been enjoying:
It says:

"Introducing new Palmolive® Pure + Clear Detergent!

This exciting new detergent from Palmolive provides a natural, glowing shine that redefines clean. It contains no dyes, no unnecessary chemicals, no heavy fragrances. It is also an extremely environmentally friendly product: Its phosphate-free formula is biodegradable and leaves no harmful residue on dishes. Its bottle is even made of post-consumer recycled plastic!

And, of course, it cleans your dishes masterfully! You will be amazed at what this environmentally-conscious cleaner can do, without having to scrub for hours!"
I've actually tried this already. It's not too bad, although I have been using an alternate method (that I make) to cleaning my dishes. More on that later. Here is the link for this sample!


"Introducing Don't Disturb Me! Asphalia for Natural Sleep, a natural solution to your sleep problems. Leading Nutritionists are hailing "Don't Disturb Me!" Asphalia for Natural Sleep as the "biggest breakthrough in sleep improvement in decades." Don't Disturb Me! contains Festuca Arundinacea, a Welsh meadow grass, which provides a natural plant source of Melatonin. Instead of synthetic melatonin normally found in over the counter sleep aids, our product contains a physiological dose of natural melatonin. That means your body is getting the correct amount of melatonin needed by your pineal gland, to promote healthy sleep.
Natural
Non-Addictive
Powerful Anti-oxidant
Low dosage of Melatonin
Wake up feeling refreshed with absolutely no drowsiness.
Simply take 1 capsule with a glass of water thirty minutes before bed. Don't Disturb Me! will help you gradually drift off to sleep, and stay asleep!"
This I haven't tried, yet, but can't wait to! HERE is the link!


Free Handmade Soap! "
Another very nice bar... a nice fresh fragrance and enriched with avocado oil for extra moisturizing. Enriched with emu oil.

Words from a manufacturer: "Our handmade soaps are made using the cold process method in small, 8 pound batches. Each bar is hand cut and trimmed, then cured for at least four weeks. Each bar will measure approximately 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and will weigh approximately 5 ounces. We individually wrap our handmade soaps and provide a complete list of ingredients on each bar." Here is the link

Bountiful Baskets (of produce)

Bountiful Baskets is a co-op that offers fruits and vegetables on a regular basis, as well as "specials" that vary by season. We have participated a couple of times and love it. The first time, however, I goofed and bought a basket ($15 for conventional- which we did the first time but now we do the $25 organic) AND an optional $5 fruit salad basket. We received all of this: for $20 (plus an extra $3 since it was our first time).


The result was:
-3 heads of spinach
-a head of Kale? (or some sort of lettuce...)
-3 bundles of celery
-2 yellow peppers
-9 pears
-1 cantelope
-6 apples
-5 peaches
-3 artichokes
-7 bananas
-18 little tomatoes
-4 yellow tomatoes (not sure what they are..)

and for our added-on fruit salad basket:
-huge bag of grapes
-1 watermelon
-huge case of strawberries
-huge case of blueberries

Luckily Charles had a birthday party that day so we made some fruit salad & served some vegetables. The produce lasts.... if you take good care of it & store it properly. It is always extremely fresh because the group of participants all purchase fruit/vegetables in bulk from the distributor. This means that we get it before the grocery store and therefore get super fresh produce at the cost that grocery stores do. And you don't have to pay anything (besides a $1 in handling) because it's a bunch of volunteers that put on the show. You pick your purchases up on the Saturday that you select. It's generally around 7 or 8 in the morning (since heats a huge factor here) and it's wise to bring either a laundry basket or a ton of reusable shopping bags. You do not get to chose what is in the general basket but I've also seen crates of tomatoes, loafs of bread (the $10 for 5 loafs of honey wheat is supposedly amazing... it's bakery style!), grass fed beef, Italian produce baskets, fruit salad baskets (like what I received), summer fruit baskets (pineapple, coconut, etc.) for sale. It's an awesome deal and if your family is small (like mine.... it consists of mommy, daddy & toddler), I would suggest splitting it. This coming Saturday, we are splitting the basket with my mom. I'm curious to see how this goes!!
You can find more information about the one that I participate through here.
You can also check here if you don't live in Arizona or Utah. I would also suggest googling your state/city & the words "produce co op" together and see what pops up.

Happy Savings!!

Free SHAMmyWOW

i have been using shammies for quite some time now in lui of paper towels. Don't get me wrong... we also use rags (actually, we have "repurposed" our son's old burp cloths into rags for cleaning!) and there are times that I just don't think shammies will cut it, but for cleaning up water or a large liquid mess (which occurs often being a parent of a toddler!), shammies ROCK. Right now, ShamWow is offering 2 FREE shammies for the exchange of your goddess wisdom (aka a quick & painless survey!!!). HERE is the link. Be sure to watch the movie.... it gave me the happy butteflies just thinking about freebies that help me stay both economically & environmentally friendly!!!

Kiss My Face (AND my wallet!)

Kiss My Face is an awesome, environment & skin friendly/healthy brand. I love their toner that you literally just spray onto your face after a nice warm wash. It is by far one of the most refreshing feelings that helps me get through the summer days.

Right now, they are giving away a "free sample bottle of Kiss My Face© Aromatherapeutic Anti-Stress Shower/Bath gel.

Anti Stress Shower & Bath Gel has an infusion of fir needle essential oil to calm the mind, and nerves while it gently cleanses the body. What a day, what a week! Ease your mind, take time for yourself. Recuperate, revive, relax. Let the warm, calming water drench your body.

Contains Ginseng, Gotu-Kola, Ivy, Lavender, Rosemary, and other soothing ingredients complimentary to a relaxed lifestyle


Suggested Use: For a bath pour into running warm water. For a shower, apply liberally to the skin and massage muscles and joints"

Go HERE for the sample!

Let me know how you like it! I am VERY excited to try this!! Maybe I'll even take a bath and make the mister watch the toddler! :D