30 Things To Do Before I'm 30. Part 1

I will be 30 next year y'all...How is that even possible? It really seems like just yesterday I was 18 and starting college thinking 30 was forever away. If you're young and reading this...trust me..it's not. Not that 30 is old. I refuse to have that mind set. I keep telling myself that I'm growing up not growing old. Yes being an adult is tiresome at times. Bills, responsibilities and just day to day tasks can get you down easily but I don't think I would go back to being 21 year old Heather for a minute. Okay, maybe for a day so I could stop myself from making a stupid decision here or there (I'm talkin' about you STUDENT LOANS!) but really I enjoy my life right now. I am married to my high school sweetheart and the best man I know, my children are fabulous (most days) and I have a roof over my head and food on the table. LIFE IS GREAT! However, with 30 being such a huge milestone I have compiled a list of 30 things to do before I'm 30. Hopefully next year I can say that I have accomplished these things or atleast made a good attempt.

30. Master the winged eye. Seriously, don't laugh at me. If you know me at all you know how much I love all things makeup and skincare. And I cannot get a nice crisp winged eye to save my life. I'm not talking Amy Winehouse winged eye. Just a nice, sexy looking winged eye. That's all a girl truly wants.

 

 

29. Conquer a fear. If you ask anyone who knows me what my biggest fears are then they would (should) tell you snakes and closed spaces terrify me. One time a snake got in our house when William and I first got married and when he told me a snake was in our house I literally almost passed out. Everything got dark and the room started spinning. I waited in the car until he got rid of the snake. That's my man! However, that same man when we were in college decided to really test my fear of tight spaces and pushed me into an elevator. I went 10 kinds of crazy on him.

 

28. Donate my hair for a cause. I love short hair. It just looks better on me. I don't buy in to the long hair is pretty hair thing. Life is too short to have blahh hair. However if I am going to grow it out I would like for it to be for a cause. Right now my hair is the longest it has been in a long time. I am trying not to color it or do anything to it. This will probably be one that I struggle with.

 

27. Learn to sew. My friends are probably laughing at this. I am very impatient and to me learning to sew is something that requires patience (because I have tried to learn several times).

 

26. Sleepover somewhere "haunted". Who wants to stay the night at Waverly Hills with me.

 

25. Go on an all girls trip. Girls, lets get it in the works!

 

24. Climb a mountain. Not Mount Everest or anything but I love to be outside and I love to go hiking and so I WILL do this in 2016.

 

23. Sleep under the stars. I have asked my husband to take me camping numerous times but bless his heart he's to pretty for that. Maybe his sister and I will go. We can knock out 25, 24 and 23 in one weekend!

 

22. Go bungee jumping or sky diving. Just being a little over a year from back surgery and still having complications this is something I have to look into but if I can do it..IT WILL HAPPEN!

 

21. Say good bye to people who bring me down. I find myself becoming discouraged with the same people often. Not people who do bad things per say, but people who are selfish and just bring negativity. You're out. ONTO POSITIVITY!

 

20. Get another tattoo. If you looked at me you wouldn't think I already have two.

 

19. Smile more. Seriously. This is a goal of mine. Not that I am not a happy person but I have RBF bad and get asked more often than not what's wrong. I'm not mad...IT'S JUST MY FACE.

 

18. Try a new sport. My husband seriously asked me if I wanted disc golf stuff for Christmas. Uhhhh, no thanks..I'm thinking while vacationing take surf lessons.

 

17. Learn to play an instrument. I'm thinking guitar. I need to get little Chip lessons while I'm at it.

 

16. Take a cooking class. I think I am decent in the kitchen but there is always room for improvement. One of my best friends mom is a talented chef and so is my brother in law so really I have no excuses. Check out her website!

 

15. Get back into shape. This is something I have been really working on since March. While I am only down 27lbs since then slow and steady wins the race.

 

Well that's it for right now. Hopefully this time next year I can cross all or most of these things off the list. They may not seem like much to some but I wanted to set goals that were attainable.

Where Do I Get My Coupons

When I used to be big time into couponing this was the most asked question. Where do I get my coupons and how do I get so many. First of all, I get coupons from EVERYWHERE! When the PG comes out I contact my local newspaper office and have them save 20 extra papers for me with the inserts and it costs 5.00. This gives me 20 inserts and more than enough coupons. I rarely do this anymore simply because I don't have time. If there is a really good coupon out I will but otherwise its a no go but it's a great way to get a ton of coupons. I also have family members that will give me their inserts. You can also go to a certain brands website and usually if you sign up for emails they will send you a high value welcome coupon that you can print. I have an email address specifically for this that I just send "junk" to and can sift through it. That way I don't have all of these types of emails coming into my work or personal email that I use on a daily basis. You can also go to a specific stores website and print coupons or download them via your phone number. Stores such as Meijers, Kroger and Target all have this option. I love Target because they allow you to double coupon. Which means at the top corner of your coupon it will say "MANUFACTURER COUPON" or "STORE COUPON" and they will allow you to use one of each per item purchased. For instance if tide goes on sale for 3.49 which it sometimes does at Kroger and you have a manufacturer coupon for 1.00 and a store coupon for .50 you can use both of those and save 1.50!


A lot of people have private messaged me and asked about when I would be blogging more deals and honestly I don't know. I know that I will be couponing more and investigating for more deals with the holiday season coming up and I will be sure to post the deals that I find on here! I will try to update weekly with new deals and where you can find them so stay tuned!

Short and Sweet

Ok...So here we go. This post is going to be short and sweet (hence the title...I'm clever like that) and full of deals for you guys. Once I get my computer fixed which will probably be when husband and I get back from vacay I will be posting more frequently. With Christmas rapidly approaching I really want to stay on top of my game with savings and share those savings with you all!! So let's get right into it!!


If you ask most mom's what they dread doing the most the popular vote will probably be going grocery shopping. However, I love it. My husband hates to go and so therefore momma makes him stay at home with one kid, maybe 2 while I venture out to the grocery. It's my "me" time. Whoop Whoop! But for those of you that hate going to the grocery I have a little steal for you. Right now you can go to Schwanns.com fill your cart full of yummy goodness, register(if you aren't already) and put in the code FIFTYOFF and get 50%off your order. What's even better is you can do it from your couch and not even have to worry about taking those PJ's off! You go girl! No...seriously...go now and do it!

Another steal for you..This will be great for mom's who have older girls or if you have sisters or whatever! Awesome Christmas gift!  Y'all have heard me go on and on about my NUME wand before. I don't just LOVE it....I LURRRRVVVEEE it! Nothing curls my hair quite like a NUME. Well right now you can go to www.NuMe.com and get any 2 Classic or Magic Curling wands for 39.00 plus 11.00 for shipping! Put in the promo code HIP2SAVEWANDS at checkout making your total 50.00!! While you're at it go over to HIP2SAVE.COM and checkout her great deals and finds!

Y'all I have a problem...and that problem is KOHLS...Seriously...I love that place. So here ya go especially for you cardholders. When checking out at www.kohls.com put in these promo codes for huge savings. FASHION10 (10.00 off 40.00), TREAT30 (30%OFF FOR CARDHOLDERS, HAYRIDE for 15% off for non cardholders and) and MVC4FREE gives you free shipping. CHA CHING! There ya have it! Money back in your pocket!

Okay guys, that's all I have for you right now and as always if y'all have any question let me know! I'll do my best to answer! Hopefully by the end of the week (more like Sunday) I will have brand new deals for you! I am going to get coupons today and look through store ads so I can have more in store savings next week!

Mother Moments

So I know that I said I was going to post yesterday but I had a little guy at home that was extra cuddly and we fell asleep together so the blog fell to the wayside. #sorrynotsorry. Anyways on my way to work this morning I was thinking about things to blog and deals and if you know me you know I get side tracked ummmm fairly easily. So I was thinking about something semi funny that happened the day before and it got me on a whole new blogging subject. Being a mom has taught me so much and I have done so many things that I never thought I would do. Pizza for breakfast? Yep it's happened. Dessert before dinner, done it. And you know you're not a mom when you are at the grocery store and see a kid pitching a fit and look over at someone and say "UH, my kid will NEVER act like that." Get over yourself. Yes they will. They may only do it once...but yes it will happen. Then it got me to thinking about if someone just heard parts of conversations what in the world they would think. I have yelled, ahem said more odd things that I would never think would come out of my mouth...Here are a few things that yes, I have had to say to my children while being a mother.

"Get your butt off of the oven." Oh, I've had to say this one several times. My dear sweet son has a habit of taking his undies off and putting his bare against the oven door while dinner is cooking. Seriously kid?

"Don't sneeze in my mouth." Yes my child literally tried to open my mouth and sneeze in it. Same child as above.

"Quit licking me." Please someone PM me and tell me I am not the only one who has a child that does this. He will just go up to me and try to lick my face like he is a puppy dog. Lord help me. I wish I didn't have to say it but yes same child as above. Anyone see a pattern here with this one. 

"Don't stick that in the plug in!" Fork, spoons, straws whatever we can get our hands on. We are moving past this stage thanking the good Lord we made it out alive. Okay I know what you are thinking...is your house not baby proofed?  Please I have a billion of those plastic thingies and either they are a joke or my kids are geniuses. I vote the latter.

These are just a few of the things that I have had to say that has made me question my sanity. Trust me there are more. But that is for another day and another blog. On to what I do best. COUPONING! Here are a few deals that you really really don't want to miss out.

Ever heard of the NUME Curling Wand? It's supposed to be legit. It has rave reviews online and it is usually 149.99. Right now add the Nume Magic Wand to your cart online put in the promo code WINTER29 and get it for 29.99 plus shipping! Swear to it! Go HERE ! NOW!!

   And here is an awesome deal if you are an avid CVS shopper.

 

Buy 4 Pull Ups Training Pants (Jumbo) $8.99 each
Use 4 $3/1 Pull Ups Training Pants Coupon {1/11 SS}
Pay $23.96
Get back $10 Register Rewards for spending $30
Final Price: $3.49 each!

Buy 2 Glade 8-oz Room Sprays $0.98 Use the $3.00/2 Any Glade, Ziploc, or Windex Products Printable Coupon Final Price: FREE + $1.04 moneymaker!

And there ya go guys! It's not much but it's all I have time for right now. If you have any questions send me a message, FB me or if you have my number text me!