Monday Meal Plan Menu

If you would like to join in on Organizing Junkie's Meal Plan Monday's, check out her site. There are lots of great cooks that link their weekly menus there and share their recipes. There is something for any kind of diet!

Here's my menu for this week:

Monday Burritos

Tuesday Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo

Wednesday Potato Soup

Thursday Meatloaf

Friday Spaghetti

Saturday Pork Chop Dinner

Sunday Egg & Sausage Breakfast

Todays Coupons

SMARTSOURCE
Accu-Chek Aviva System AND Aviva Test Strips $10 (5/29/11)
Activia Parfait Crunch $1 on 3 (3/27/11)
Barber Foods $1 (4/16/11)
Benefiber $2 (4/16/11)
Benefiber $5 on 2 (4/16/11)
Best Life Buttery Spread, Spray or Baking Sticks $1 (5/8/11)
Biotrue Multi-Purpose Solution, 10oz 2pack $4 (4/11/11)
Biotrue Multi-Purpose Solution, 10oz+ $2 (4/11/11)
Caribou Coffee, 12oz bag $2 (4/30/11)
Chinet Casuals Plates .55 (4/30/11)
Claritin, 20ct+ $5 (3/27/11)
Claritin-D, 15ct+ $4 (3/27/11)
Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush .35 DND (3/19/11)
Colgate Toothpaste, 4oz+ .35 DND (3/19/11)
Danimals $1 (4/26/11)
Danonino $1/1 six-pack or 12-pack cups (4/26/11)
Dulcolax, 25 ct Laxative Tablets or 25 ct Softener or 4 ct Suppositories $1 (6/30/11)
Dynamo, Ajax, Fab, Final Touch or Niagara Products, any $1 on 2 (5/31/11)
Excedrin, 20ct+ .75 (4/16/11)
Excedrin, 80ct+ $1.50 (4/16/11)
Glade 4oz jar Candles $1 on 2 (4/2/11)
Glade Carpet & Room Odor Eliminator .75 (4/2/11)
Glade Fabric & Air Odor Eliminator $1 (4/2/11)
Glade Plugins Scented Oil twin refill $1/1 or two single refills (4/2/11)
Glade Premium Room Spray, 9.7oz $1 (4/2/11)
Glade Scented Oil Candles Products $1.50 on 2 (4/2/11)
Glade Sense & Spray Refills $1 on 2 (4/2/11)
Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit $3 (4/2/11)
Glade Tough Odor Solutions Air Sanitizer or Surface Disinfectant & Air Sanitizer $1 (4/23/11)
Hersheys Bliss Chocolates, 8oz+ $1 on 2 (4/2/11)
Hersheys Kisses, Reeses, Hersheys Miniatures, Cadbury or Whoppers bags $1 on 3 (4/2/11)
Honey Bunches of Oats Raisin Medley $1 (4/10/11)
Huggies Baby Wipes Tub, 72ct or less FREE up to $3.49 wyb Huggies Baby Wipes Refill, 300 ct.+ (3/19/11)
Huggies Little Snugglers or Little Movers Diapers $2 (3/26/11)
Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers $2.50 (3/26/11)
Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers $2 (3/19/11)
Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers, 60ct+ $3.50 (3/19/11)
Listerine Mouthwash, 1L+ .50 (12/31/11)
Listerine Total Care, 500mL or Restoring Listerine, 1L $1 (12/31/11)
Listerine Zero, 500mL+ $1 (12/31/11)
Lysol Clean-Flip Starter Kit or Floor Cloths $1 (6/1/11)
McCain Purely Potatoes Frozen Potato Product $1 (4/30/11)
Mentos, 45pc+ bottle $1 (4/30/11)
Mentos, 15pc+ $1 on 3 (4/30/11)
Nature Made Vitamin D $1 (3/27/11)
Nature Made Calcium $1 (3/27/11)
Nature Made TripleFlex $3 (3/27/11)
Neutrogena Naturals $1 (4/27/11)
Pediasure $2 (5/31/11)
Pepperidge Farm 3-layer cake .55 (5/22/11)
Polly-O String or Twists Cheese $1 on 2 (3/31/11)
Resolve Laundry Pre-Treat .50 (4/10/11)
Resolve In-Wash Stain Remover $1 (4/10/11)
Similac SimplePac, large size powder 1.37lb+ $3 (5/31/11)
Similac SimplePac, large size powder 1.37lb+ $5 (4/30/11)
Skim Plus Milk, any 64oz $1 (4/10/11)
Tostitos Artisan Recipes Chips $1 on 2 (4/13/11)
Zegerid OTC $3 (4/2/11)
Zegerid OTC, 42ct $6 (4/2/11)

PROCTER & GAMBLE
Always Infinity Pads $1 (3/31/11)
Always Pad, Clean or Feminine Cleansing Cloth .50 (3/31/11)
Always Pantiliners, 34ct+ .50 (3/31/11)
Bounce .50 (3/31/11)
Bounty Paper Towel or Napkins .25 (03/31/11)
Cascade .25 (3/31/11)
Cascade Rinse Aid $1 (3/31/11)
Charmin .25 (3/31/11)
CoverGirl $1 (3/31/11)
Cover Girl Naturalluxe Lip Balm FREE wyb Cover Girl Naturalluxe Foundation (03/31/11)
Crest 3D White Professional Effects, Advanced Vivid, Stain Shield, Gentle Routine Whitestrips $5 (3/31/11)
Crest 3D White 2 Hour Express or Professional Effects Whitestrips $10 (3-31-11)
Crest Rinse, 946ml + $1 (3/31/11)
Crest Toothpaste 4.0oz+ or liquid gel .75 (3/31/11)
Crest Toothpaste 4.0oz+ or liquid gel (exc Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar) $1 (3/31/11)
Dawn .25 (3/31/11)
Downy Liquid or Dryer Sheets $1 (3/31/11)
Duracell CopperTop Ultra Advanced or Ultra Photo Lithium .75 (3/31/11)
Duracell Hearing Aid, 6 pack+ $1.50 (3/31/11)
Febreze Air Effects $1 (3/31/11)
Febreze Fabric Refresher $1 (3/31/11)
Febreze Flameless Luminary Refill $1 (3/31/11)
Febreze Flameless Luminary Starter Kit or Device B1G1F up to $4.99 (03/31/11)
Febreze Noticeables Warmer FREE up to $3.29 wyb Refill (3/31/11)
Febreze Set & Refresh $1 (3/31/11)
Gillette Bodywash $2 (3/31/11)
Gillette Bodywash FREE up to $4.99 wyb Gillette Deodorant (3/31/11)
Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor manual or power $4 (3/31/11)
Gillette Fusion Shave Prep or Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor $1 (3/31/11)
Gillette ProSeries Skin Care $2 (3/31/11)
Head & Shoulders Shampoo or Conditioner $1 (3/31/11)
Iams Canned Food Dog or Cat .50/3 (03/31/11)
Iams Healthy Natural Dry Food Dog or Cat Food $1 (03/31/11)
Iams Proactive or Premium Protection Dog Dry Food or Cat Food $1 (03/31/11)
Metamucil $1 (3/31/11)
Nice N Easy $1 (3/31/11)
Nice N Easy Color Blend Foam $3 (3/31/11)
Olay Bar, Body Wash, In Shower Body Lotion, or Hand & Body Lotion $1 (3-31-11)
Olay Bar Soap, Body Wash or Shower Body Lotion FREE wyb Olay Facial Cleanser (3/31/11)
Olay Pro-X (exc .03-1oz) $3 (03/31/11)
Old Spice Body Wash FREE wyb Olay Spice APDO (3/31/11)
Old Spice Products $1 on 2 (3/31/11)
Oral-B Battery Toothbrush $3 (3/31/11)
Oral-B CrossAction Manual Toothbrush $1 (3/31/11)
Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage TB .75/1 or any 2 Indicator or Cavity Defense (3/31/11)
Oral-B Stages or Zooth or Crest Kids Manual or Power Toothbrush .50 (3/31/11)
Oral-B Stages or Zooth or Crest Kids Toothpaste .50 (3/31/11)
Oral-B Stain, Glide, Glide Floss Picks .75 (3/31/11)
Pampers Diapers or Pants $2 (3/31/11)
Pampers Wipes, 60 ct+ .50 (3/31/11)
Pantene $1 (3/31/11)
Prilosec $3 (3/31/11)
Puffs .50/2 (3/31/11)
Puffs FREE up to $1.99 wyb Vicks Product (3/31/11)
PUR Multi-Pack Replacement Filters $2 (3/31/11)
PUR or PUR Flavor Options System $4 (3/31/11)
Satin Care Shave Gel or In Shower Moisturizer .55 (3/31/11)
Secret .50 (3/31/11)
Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant $2 (3/31/11)
Swiffer Refill FREE up to $7 wyb Swiffer Starter Kit (3/31/11) .
Swiffer Sweeper Wet Mopping or Dry Cloths B1G1F up to $10 (03/31/11)
Swiffer Wet Jet Starter Kit $5 (3/31/11)
Tampax, 18 ct+ $1 (3/31/11)
Tampax Pearl or Tampax Pearl Compak, 18 ct+ $2 (3/31/11)
Tide Detergent .35 (3/31/11)
Tide Stain Release, 26-50 oz powder, 15-34 ct duo pac or 36-68 oz liquid $3 (3/31/11)
Tide Stain Release 10ct duo pac, 20oz liq, or 14-21oz pre-treat FREE wyb Tide Detergent, 75 oz. (3/31/11)
Venus ProSkin MoistureRich, Embrace, or Breeze Refillable Razor AND Venus Cartridges $5 (3/31/11)
Vicks Sinex $4 (3-31-11)

Simple, Cost-Effective Ways to Spring Clean

Simple, Cost-Effective Ways to Spring Clean

With the end of winter thankfully coming up, it's now time for all of us to get our homes ready for the great weather, good spirits, and joyful activity that comes with the arrival of spring and the promise of summer. It's time to Spring Clean!

The one problem with Spring Cleaning is that it can get expensive, especially if you are doing a very thorough clean of your entire home. There are all the products you need to buy. There are the cleaning appliances that you'll eventually replace. There are bigger considerations for your house, such as the maintenance of your air conditioning system. These things are all a part of Spring Cleaning, and so there are often high costs, but necessary, if you want to have a clean, healthy home for the rest of the year.

So how can you avoid some of these high expenses? Well, you have to be willing to compromise. You also have to be creative! With that in mind, take a look at some of the following tips and feel free to add you own!

Use Home-Cleaning-Remedies
You know all of those expensive cleaning products? Well, you can often find home remedies that can clean your house just as well as some of those expensive products. And often, these home remedies are easier on your house, because they lack the harsh chemicals of bleach and ammonia. They are also good for your health and the environment. For example, try using baking soda to clean mildew off of the shower curtain in your bathroom. You can use diluted vinegar to clean soap scum from the bathtub as well. You simply have to be a little creative. For more cleaning recipes be sure to check out Lisa’s earlier post, “Make Your Own Household Cleaners”

Buy Efficient Cleaning Supplies
By efficient, I mean the classic tools, those cleaning supplies that have been around forever: mops, brooms, bagless vacuum cleaners. These cleaning tools are less-expensive than their newer counterparts, and they are more efficient. Think of all the waste that a combination sweeper/mop creates; also think about how much money you spend buying those replaceable pads every few weeks. If you have a mop, you may have to spend a bit more time wringing it out and cleaning it as you use it, but you won't have to spend a lot of money in order to use it. Likewise, if you use an efficient bagless vacuum cleaner, you can avoid having to buy bags every few weeks. The vacuum cleaner will run much more efficiently, allowing you to clean your house easier.

Clean Creatively!
Finally, think about how you can clean your house creatively. Cleaning creatively means you have to clean areas you wouldn't normally think of as being dirty. Consider the area behind your refrigerator. That's where your refrigerator coils are located. But, the dirtier they get, the more inefficient they become, forcing your refrigerator to work harder in order to cool its insides. In a way, cleaning your house thoroughly can save you money! Dust light bulbs and light fixtures, replace your air filters, clean your windows around your doors, and you might find that your house is more efficient, thus helping you save money on energy.

What's your favorite Spring Cleaning tip? 

By-line:
Lauren Bailey, regularly writes on the topics of online colleges. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: blauren99 @gmail.com.

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Monday Meal Plan Menu

If you would like to join in on Organizing Junkie's Meal Plan Monday's, check out her site. There are lots of great cooks that link their weekly menus there and share their recipes. There is something for any kind of diet!

Here's my menu for this week:

Monday Chicken Fingers

Tuesday Beef Broccoli Stir Fry

Wednesday Chicken & Noodles

Thursday Pork Chops

Friday Breakfast for Dinner

Saturday ??

Sunday Taco Salads