The Year 2014 to Date

So far this year has been an eventful one. I switched schools this year to attend Liberty University Online, Jeremy switched from being a full-time technician with Vivint to a part-time technician there so he could become the full-time technician with Tytan Security, we traded in both of our cars for new ones, Briar turned 2 in January and holy cow does it show, my younger sister just had her first baby Knala in February, and we have started the process of having a garden this year! Just over two months into the year and thing are starting to look up so far! I have the first Craft Fair of the year coming up in April, and have opened a new Etsy shop to focus more on the few things that I love to do most out of all my products, and the house is finally staying relatively clean most of the time. Briar has decided that naps when we want them are no longer happening, although occasionally he just zonks out regardless!


Briar passed out on Jeremy at Home Depot!

Oil Pulling.....Sounds Odd Right?

I am sure that most of you have heard about the technique of Oil Pulling, since I found out about this from a Facebook post I am sure it has gone Viral by now. I am thinking about trying this out, since I already use Coconut Oil in most of my beauty products that I make this should not be much of a stretch. I am already aware of a lot of the amazing properties of Coconut oil, which is why I use it a lot, but I am just wondering how accurate this stuff really is from a Scientific point of view. As far as research, it seems to be a legitimate technique that is quickly growing in popularity, so I think that I will be giving this a try very soon! I am however, a bit hung up on the idea of just sticking a clump of coconut oil in my mouth! I am wondering what the potential would be for maybe adding a little flavor with some DoTerra oils?!!? I will give this a try after the initial trial of about a week and see if I notice any more/less results than with the first week. I have incredibly sensitive teeth so my number one goal here is to see some results there, and maybe I can start saving on my toothpaste bill! ;)

New Recipie for Easy Danishes! YUM!!

Today while making dinner I found that I had a bunch of those tubes of croissants in the fridge and did not want them with dinner but did not want to let them continue to sit. I got the idea to make home made danishes! I simply took and put some cream cheese and jelly in them and rolled them up! Baked them for 12 minutes and voila! :) Delicious!

Surveys for Cash!

I have found some pretty fun sites to take surveys on that pay you for your time! Some of them are a little hard to qualify, but this one there are no qualifying questions and its super quick and easy! :)

http://paidviewpoint.com/?r=27iw9r

Paid Viewpoint is an AWESOME site!

Couponing again!

Now that I am doing couponing more regularly, I have started really looking into all the ways I can save and started paying more attention to each store's coupon policies! I have found several stores where you can stack 1 manufacturer coupon with 1 store coupon for even greater savings, leading to even more freebies! :) 

Coupons, Coupons, and more Coupons!

A few posts back I talked about extreme couponing, and I just wanted to drop in and let you all know just how well that is going! I have worked everything out so that I not only get tons of great deals on groceries and other stuff, but I also use eBay to make my money back that I spent to purchase my coupons in the first place!!! :) I sell off the coupons that I know I will never use because it is for something I will not buy, like Pampers Diapers or Cat Food. With selling these I make back everything that I spent in the first place! :) 

Surveys

I have recently started doing surveys online, and they are actually pretty easy to get rewards from! You fill out a profile, take surveys, and get rewarded points. Once you have enough points, depending on the program this varies, you can exchange them for cash or other rewards. :) Some programs are easier to hit your pay out level than others, but the harder it is to reach the better the rewards! It's a pretty neat program! Some of the sites are surveyspot.com globaltestmarket.com sendearnings.com