Friday, March 23, 2012

DIY


This is my candle that I got as a gift from one of the parents when I was a sunday school teacher. The candle smelled like cranberry, my favorite scent. In my first DIY with MAC makeup, I used this candle to melt the lipstick and the wick burned out. I didn't want to throw it away so I decided to turn it into something else.


1. greeting card kit I got from the Target One spot $0.99
2. ribbons from Target One spot $0.99
3. Renuzit that I got free after rebate


The result of my DIY. It looks so refreshing.


Mailbox Freebies

1. Mucinex sample + coupon
2. Mike The Gardener "I Love Vegetable Gardening" bumper sticker





St. Jude Research Hospital address labels and note pad
-Woohoo I was so happy when I saw that teddy bear on the outside of the envelope!! That's the second time I got a teddy bear in the mailbox and I get so happy lol. I get a lot of free stuff in the mail but I get even more happy when I get a teddy bear of some sort. I also like the other adorable animals! There's six different ones: tiger, lion, dog, bunny, duck and a TEDDY BEAR!

There's two kinds of address labels and I went on Paint Shop Pro to cover my name and address. The note pad has the adorable animals on it too! :)

One time I donated to CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County) and I've been getting letters with address labels and memo pads. Some I've been getting are from Disabled Veterans of America too. A little donation goes a long way and it's nice to donate to a great cause.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Mailbox Freebies


Sweeps win: Sobe lifewater Coconut water

Macy's Million Dollar Makeover



Go to any Macy's and visit the Estee Lauder counter to receive your free makeover! Make sure you say Million Dollar Makeover.

Visit their facebook page and RSVP today! Then after your makeover take a picture of yourself and upload it in their Facebook page.

The lady who did my makeup was very nice and even gave me pointers on how to apply makeup. I opted for a natural look that complimented my skin tone. :)

Retail Deals: Albertsons

I went to Albertsons last sunday to get my Sunday LA Times and I saw these people with a wheel. After I paid for my LA Times, I headed over to them. I spun the wheel and won a music card where I can get two song downloads and I also got a coupon for Buy One get One Free 5 gum coupon, so I bought some gum. They were on sale there for 2/$3.00, so with the coupon it's $0.75 each. I came back over to the people at the wheel and showed them my reciept and I got a free T Shirt. It fits me perfectly too, I'm a sucker for free T shirts. :D

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Mailbox Freebies

Sweeps win: Bacardi T Shirt
My 3rd win from Bacardi, my 2nd time winning a T shirt. I love their shirts, the ladies shirts are form fitting ;)

Sweeps win: Silk Fruit & Protein + coupons
There is still a chance for you to enter and win! I love Silk products and I can't wait to try the new fruit & protein.

1. Sweeps win: Sunsweet Plumsweets
Promo is over now.

2. Tums Freshers + coupon


Sweeps win: Kiss My Face toothpaste & coupons
This was for February where they had the kissing booth, you had to post a picture of you kissing a significant other. Promo is over now.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mailbox Freebies

1. Sweeps win: Pasta Prima Ravioli coupon
2. Ripped Cream creamer sample
3. Sweeps win: Sunsweet free Plumsweets coupon

1. Sweeps win: NUBY sippy cup
2. Zarbees cough & night time drink mix sample + coupon
3. Nine West Love Fury perfume sample
4. Sweeps win: Totally Target- "I Like" book



Sweeps win: Kumho Tires Fan of the Week goodie bag
-The hat and T Shirt fit my BF perfectly :)


Sweeps win: Free M&M's or Snickers candy bar coupon (x28)
I entered 5 times everyday and I kept winning candy even on consecutive days. The promo is over now.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Mailbox Freebies

Sweeps win: $10 Burger King gift card
They had a promo when they had free onion rings and they had a sweeps going on too. It's over now.

1. Tide Pods sample
2. Palmer's men's lotion


Schick Silk Hydro razor

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

Mailbox Freebies


1. Burt's Bees sensitive daily moisturizing cream.
-Deal is expired but check out their FB page.

2. CVS Simple facial wash gel

I got both sensitive skincare all in one day, coincidence?

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Chicken with Sweet Potatoes & Yellowfin Ahi Tuna Steaks



The first pack or chicken (there's 2 quarter legs in each pack) I cooked them in a pan on the stove. It was so smokey and oil splattered everywhere making a huge mess, not to mention splattering on me. All the herbs on the burned and the inside wasn't even cooked yet. The chicken was pretty tender, but it has TOO much herbs!

I cooked the sweet potatoes (my favorite) and onions and stir fried them, the sweet potatoes were crunchy. These were pretty good.

The next day, I put the rest in my slow cooker and cooked it for 6 hours on low. I ate some and it was tender too but it was really oily and salty. I put the leftovers in the fridge and the next day there was so much solidified fat and I scraped them and put it in the trash. There was so much Rosemary herbs that it was hard to eat. It was still oily and really salty.

I think I should have rinsed off all the herbs off the chicken before putting it in the slow cooker, I'm not a big fan of rosemary and this chicken had a lot of it.




My BF put a coating of beer brat mustard sauce

salt

pepper

fresh lemon juice

I put these on the grill pan and cooked them thoroughly just to be safe since I got them clearanced. I was surprised that when I cooked these, it didn't make the house smokey. This is my first time doing the cross grill marks, they were awesome.


I also bought a bag of southern green on clearanced at Fresh & Easy and stir fried them. So here it is, grilled yellowfin ahi tuna steak on a bed of southern greens garnished with a lemon.

The southern greens were a little dry, next time I'll use baby spinach (my favorite).

Mailbox Freebies

1. Compassion stickers

2. Go Red red dress pin

Sweeps win: Chrysler tumbler
-Deal is expired now


Proctor & Gamble samples and coupons