Jamberry Review and Giveaway!!

First let me say that I am a "girly girl", unfortunately, I am horrible at it!

 I don't wear much makeup, I wasn't even sure I owned a blow dryer until the other day. It was practically all I needed to do this adorable JAMBERRY wrap manicure!

I can not get over how EASY these were to put on! I don't get manicures as often as I would if money and time were no object. These took just a little bit of time, kids were napping. It was the best 15 minutes of avoiding toilet cleaning I could have asked for on this no school snow day!

Regular manicures last me about 2 days before they start to look rough and I hate that, it's just like tossing  $15 out the window. Shellac stays on better, last longer but I am not convinced the lights to set them are good for us and the hefty price tag and nail damage makes them an occasional thing but I'd rather cut them out altogether. 

Yes, I could just paint my nails at home, but I would have my left hand painted and my right hand would be horrible, and who has time with kids to actually sit and let them dry? Not me or any other mama I know.

I have tried some of the other stick on sheets like this and I never had good luck with them, these are different, just a little heat from the blow dryer and they set so smooth! No bumps or creases or holes at the tips! 

OK, enough about how much I loved the application. Now I want y'all to get some!  I am going to give away 1 sheet of nail wraps, enough for 2 mani's and 2 pedi's!

Here is how to enter!

1. Check out my friend Ashley's Jamberry page HERE then comment and let me know which pattern you would pick if you are the lucky winner!

2. Like her facebook page HERE and comment letting me know you did!

3. Like Cupcakes Kisses 'N' Crumbs on Facebook HERE and comment letting me know you did!

4. Facebook not your thing? You can place and order HERE, your order will get you 1 entry!

And for a 5th entry AND additional games and winnings join the party HERE and comment letting me know you did!

I am going to keep this giveaway open until the 20th! I can't wait to share how these Jamberry nails hold up while we are snowed in and I am working on projects!  Good Luck!!

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52 Weeks of Organizing~ Week 5

Last week was dealing with kid dishes!

This has always been a struggle. Getting these kids to take the top one, and not hunt for the color they want has been a pain!

Problem solved with these dishes, all the same and a little more grown up. They take up a little more room but since we have been purging there was plenty of room. Haven't found cups yet, thankfully we have enough party cups to last a long time!

Now we have an empty drawer. I am sure in all this organizing, moving stuff around, we will find a better use for the drawer.

How do you keep the plastic dishes tidy at your house?

This week is the Fridge and Freezer and goodness do they need the help!

One of our darling children left the bag of frozen blueberries open and they are all over the freezer!

I also have lost track of what all is in there while things have been crazy.

Excited to get it back in order!

When I clean the fridge and freezer I take everything out and wipe the shelves and sides with warm water and a magic eraser. Haven't had anything I couldn't get off yet! I also check the expiration date on things in the doors. Those seem to be the things that don't get used or checked often enough.

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February goals!

We are a few days in, I am a little late. Seems to be my trend the last few weeks! Some of our goals will be the same as January, some new ones!

1. One of my goals in January was to put an extra $1000 towards debt. That goal is continuing into February! 

2. Build our savings a little more. I know lots of people are doing the $1-$52 per week. I'm not sure that would work for us, putting $200 away right around the holidays. But I love the idea!

3. Meal plan & stick to it! Going to aim low, high for me right now, and say 3 days a week!

4.  Schedule in my planner! Been horrible about just writing dates down and not times and no idea what half these dates are, leaving me scrambling!

5.Water! I think this will still be a challenge for me, even though I did pretty good in January!

6. Stick to 52 weeks of Organizing Plan. Loved this in January, think February will be great too!

7. Deep Clean Bathrooms

8. Still avoiding fast food!

9. Spend more time at home!

10. Find 3 more better alternatives for groceries.

The Plan

1. Stick to my budget, no extra spending, not relying on overtime, 1 trip to target per week.

2. The savings plan that is so popular is about $125/month. I am ok with $25 a week and getting close enough. Setting it up automatically for Fridays!

3. I have no problem making a meal plan, sticking to it with crazy hours has been the tricky part. Prep on weekends!

4. I need to just bring it with me everywhere again, that will help!

5. Keep on with the cold water in the fridge

6.So far it's been going well.With some of my other goals it should be even easier

7. A little each week is the plan

8. Pack ahead, plan ahead

9. NO MORE OVERTIME! And I have a new schedule at work, both of those should really help!

10. Leave a little extra time at the grocery store to read labels.

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January's 10! How we did!

I need these posts to help me with accountablity. You can see our January goals HERE.

And here is how January went down!

1. Pay off $1000 Minimum of DEBT.. that horrible, nasty thing.

Done! We were able to pay off and extra $2050! (not including the regular payments we usually make)

Thanks to all that overtime and some budgeting. We could have paid off some more but we did some fun stuff that wasn't free in January. And two early February birthdays to boot!

2. We did get some apple slices (with Halloween freebie coupons), other than that I didn't have any, kids either! And I have only had very limited pop the whole month! Wasn't perfect, but a whole lot better! February will be even better than January.

 3. I did find some alternatives to the cruddy filled stuff we used to buy.

~Chips, while they weren't a very frequent thing. These are amazing! GF, NON GMO, nut free and delicious!

~ The Target brand fruit snacks. So good, no artificial stuff and relatively inexpensive,not much more expensive than other fruit snacks and way less expensive than Annie's brand. A good compromise for us.

~Again with the Target brand.. the juice boxes. We don't love to use them at all but once in a while we do use them and now I won't feel as bad about it!

~ We would occasionally get the kids granola bars for their lunch boxes, I have failed at making them so many times! I am not sure if these are just a local brand, I can read every ingredient in them, better than the other brand we were getting.

~ I convinced the kids to try the whole grain pasta again, we haven't had pasta much but every little improvement helps!

4. Meal Plans.. Horrible! I just did flat out horrible, not with eating out, although we did a couple times, I just didn't stick to the plan. I didn't have to add any additional grocery trips though so I think it worked out ok!

5. Being at work makes it super easy to drink plenty of water! Being at home was always the hard part for me. We got a Brita pitcher like this one to help! If the water is already cold I will be more likely to drink it.

6. Loving getting this place organized! Check out more HERE. Now that birthday parties are over I will feel less like a crazy person!

7. I have my list of stuff to add to Emergency packs and am slowly (very slowly) adding stuff to it! Only got a couple things this month.

8. Journal writing is still hard for me! I started keeping supplies in my nightstand and car, and purse that has helped. Not every week, but still a little better.

9. Home made dishwasher tabs have been working ok. I don't use them every load because I feel like they leave a build up a little bit on some of the dishes. So every few loads until they are gone. I am not sure if I will make them again. Not these ones anyway.

I used 1C. Borax

1C. Washing Soda

1C Vinegar

1/2C Epsom Salt

few drops of Essential Oil, I used Sweet Orange this time.

10. Got the kitchen nice 'n' clean & a little more organized.  You can find my deep cleaning kitchen list here.

Should have February Goals soon!

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