Last week, I had my eye exam. I should say yearly eye exam but I admit it only happen about once every two years. I gave in and scheduled this exam because my right eye has been blurry lately. Thankfully my eye ball (that is just so weird to say!) is in perfect health. Bad news … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Announcing Nordstrom’s Gift Card Giveaway
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Yo Gabba Gabba: Super Spies
Details ... Join the Gabba Land gang as they become super spies, uncover mysteries, explore DJ Lance's house and more in these move-along, groove-along musical episodes! Episodes Included are Super spies, A Bad Spy Takes The Gangs Ballons, Mystery, Space, and Big. Our … [Read more...]
Gift Cards Rock
Do you have someone in your family who is hard to buy a gift for? Do you just want to avoid shipping fees that seem to double the cost of whatever you buy online? Maybe you should look to buying gift cards. We don't but gift cards often but those are two time that we do buy gift … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Veggie Subs
Each week, we post a meatless recipe that is intended as a dinner meal. It's easy to forget, however, that the point of Meatless Monday is to spend the day without meat. On that note, we are going to start introducing some breakfasts, lunches, and snacks that are all meat … [Read more...]
How Do You Love the Moment in Virginia Beach?
We went to Virginia Beach several times growing up. We lived about 2.5 hours from Virginia Beach. At one point, my mom had a co-worker who had a small place down there. She let our family stay at her small place a few times. It was so much fun. Well maybe not for mom and dad as I … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: DCI I Am Not a Paper Cup
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
Do you have Peppa Pig fan at your house?
First, do you live near Charlottesville, VA? If you do, you can get a free ticket to see Sid the Science Kid at the Carmike during the Saturday morning shows! Find details here! Don't live near Charlottesville? Don't fret! You can find a local theater near you … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Cookie Therapy
Baking is therapy for me. The graduate school semester ended and I started baking. (These all left our house to go to new neighbors and co-workers!) Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday post is ... Want to guess what kind of cookies? Leave us a comment and … [Read more...]
May 2012 Monthly Meal Plan
Our monthly meal plan is a staple of our budgeting process. We look at it this way. We are planning meals one way or the other. We can do it on the fly, trying to figure out each day what we are going to feed our kids; we can plan week to week, spending the time planning while … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Direct – Mother’s Day Promotion – Pancake Breakfast Gift Set
Remember our recent post on Maggie's Direct? We are excited to help them announce their Mother's Day special promotion! What is in the gift set? The item is a Wild Maine Blueberry Jam, Wild Maine Blueberry Syrup and Farmhouse Pancake and Waffle Mix set all packed in a big … [Read more...]
Running Down Coupon Codes
Brian pointed out last week he needed new running shoes. His running shoes have a hole in the heel of the fabric. Not only did he need a pair of running shoes, he needed a pair of every day shoes (or in my head tennis shoes because all sneakers are tennis shoes to me). So I told … [Read more...]