Black Friday Deal Kohl's Cash Back, Ebates, FREE Shipping & Coupon Code! Oh My!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you are taking advantage of the online shopping deals, make sure you go through Ebates first to earn cash back. I just bought my kids some things from Kohls and earned 9% back plus Kohls has $15 Kohls cash back for every $50 spent and FREE shipping with $50+ order! And of course this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't have a discount code for you! Enter promo code THANKS15 for an extra 15% OFF! HAPPY SHOPPING!

Ebates: http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=wYQ2DuOa1JcghQy80JKSFw%3D%3D
Kohls: www.kohls.com

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Deals are not guaranteed. It depends on when you have viewed this post. Deals and cash back sales can change and/or expire. Ebates link is a referral link. This post is not sponsored.

Snapfish FREE Shipping, 35% Off, and Cash Back! Hurry Before the Deal Expires!

Want to know how I got 379 photos for only $22.26 on Snapfish? And, how I got 10% cash back? Keep reading to find out...

I definitely had a lot of photos that needed to be developed and Snapfish seemed like the best bet to do it quickly and conveniently. So, of course I had to look for all of the deals and discounts first. As you all know by now, this girl doesn't like to pay full price for anything if I don't have to. Now while you don't have to choose that many photos in order to get this deal, it is important to note that you will get more bang for your buck the more photos you do. The following information will give you 35% off of your order + free shipping. Also, how to get 10% cash back on your purchase.

As you can see, I chose to get 4x5.3 prints because the photos are from my cell phone and this option means that my photos will not be cropped. You can choose to do this, or you can get your regular 4x6 prints. I also had 20 FREE 4x6 prints on my account. This may or may not be available to you, but that only makes up for $1.80 of my order. Also, your tax will be different depending on where your reside. The discount saved me $11.31 on the prints and $17.71 on shipping & handling for a total savings of $29.02! Amazing deal and I just had to pass the info on to all of you!

Here is the promo code for 35% plus FREE SHIPPING: SHOPSNAPFISH
Hurry! Promo code expires October 15th.

Also going on right now is that ebates.com is offering 10% cash back for Snapfish, so I will be getting $2.10 back for this purchase as well. If you aren't familiar with Ebates, you can check out an older blog post of mine for more info by clicking here. Ebates is especially beneficial during the upcoming holiday months. Who doesn't like getting money back for purchases you are making anyway, right?
 
If you are interested in signing up for ebates click my referral link to direct you there.
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=wYQ2DuOa1JcghQy80JKSFw%3D%3D&eeid=26471
 
While this is a referral link, you are not obligated to join. If you decide to join, you will also get a tell a friend referral link to share with your friends. I hope this information was helpful to you all and that you get some great deals to develop your wonderful memories with. More to come soon including more saving tips, DIY projects and yes...giveaways! Feel free to leave a comment to let me know how this worked for you as well as anything you might want to see in future blog posts. You can also follow me on Facebook at Mayday1101 by clicking here.
 
Happy Shopping, everyone!


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Daylight Savings Time 2014

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Remember to set your clocks forward tonight before you go to sleep tonight because Daylight Savings Time is happening Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 2:00 a.m.

We may be losing one hour of sleep tonight, but on the bright side (literally) we will be gaining one more hour of sunlight to enjoy each day. I don't know about you, but our winter here in Michigan has been a rough one and Daylight Savings Time seems to bring out the excitement that Spring is approaching!

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far and I will be back soon with more posts. I know I have gone missing again for a bit. I have been bombarded with schoolwork lately, but I can see that degree and it's almost in my grasp!

Once things calm down around here, I will be getting started on some more projects that I have in mind and some pretty fun giveaways coming as well. Be sure to Like me on Facebook and Subscribe on YouTube if you haven't already. Also, follow this blog because the giveaways will be on those three platforms. Have a great day, everyone!

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Quick and Easy DIY: Box or Bowl Made of Chocolate

Looking for a quick and easy project to make your loved one for Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, Anniversary, or even Birthday? Well look no further. This box made of chocolate is much easier than you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Things you will need:

 

• Chocolate chips (dark, milk, white...your preference)
• Fresh Fruit
• Flexible container
• Microwave Save bowl or Double Boiler
• Flexible Spatula
• Wax Paper
• Freezer

 

Melt your chocolate in a double boiler on the stove or melt in the microwave in 30 second burst, stirring each time.

Use the flexible spatula to spread the melted chocolate inside of the bowl being sure to bring it up the sides as well. Pop in the freezer or about 2 minutes then bring it back out to put another layer on top. Keep layering and freezing until you get it how you want. Once frozen, gently pop it out of the flexible container and there you have it...a box made of chocolate! You can also throw on a few designs in another color of chocolate as my son did here. It's even a fun project to do with the kiddos.

Have leftover melted chocolate? No problem. Dip some of your fresh fruit (make sure it is patted dry first) in it and place on wax paper for the chocolate to harden.

Fill the box with your chocolate dipped fruit and fresh fruit. Strawberries and blueberries are a personal favorite, but feel free to get creative. You can't get this wrong.

Lastly, wrap it up and place it in the refrigerator to keep cool and try to use within 24 hours for the best taste and quality of the fruit. Or make several boxes (minus the fruit) and store them in the freezer to use later.

I hope you enjoyed this Do-It-Yourself (DIY) chocolate box project. Let me know if you have tried it out and how it went for you by leaving a comment below or on my Facebook page mayday1101 or tweet me @may_day1101. Have a great day!

Tip Tuesday: Creative Reward System for Your Kids

So, I finally found a reward system that works for my son. My son is 6 and without going into too much detail on his needs, he was having a hard time adjusting to life as an elementary student. He is use to being with me most of the time since he has been born. I wouldn't call him a Momma's boy (although I see nothing wrong with loving your Mom. :), but he wasn't use to being away from home for that long. He was never one to want to stay the night anywhere but home so you could imagine how elated I was that he was going to start school and I was going to get some grown up time or at least a little bit of alone time. Well, I could go on and on, but I will give you the short version.

 

Since he didn't want to stay at school, he began acting out and the school system being what it is in my neighborhood (I won't bash them, but wonder how some still have a job), my son's needs weren't being met and they would just call for me to come and get him. Well, after fighting for months and months they have finally given in to my demands to have him in a specialized class to deal with his developmental and sensory issues. After just one week in the new school and class, his behavior towards school completely changed for the better. An incentive that I have for him has worked tremendously as well so I thought I would share this little tip with you all.

 

My son loves puzzles and he loves rewards, but to reward a child with candy or a toy every day for being good...well, that's really not helping them. A child shouldn't be constantly rewarded with candy and things every day for behaving how they should already be behaving. So, I thought lets reward him with 2 puzzle pieces each day he does well and when the puzzle is completed, then he will get a reward that was chosen as we started the puzzle. It could be a dinner out with just Mom, a toy, go to Chuck E. Cheeses, etc. My son chose a toy that he has been wanting for a bit. Read on to find out exactly what I did to have such a turn-around with my son and I hope it will be helpful to you or someone you know as well. Please feel free to share this with anyone you feel could benefit from it.

 

 

Things you will need:

• 1 Puzzle (I used a 35 piece since he is so young.)





 

 

• 1 Permanent Marker
• Assemble Puzzle and flip it over.
• Discuss with your child how they want to number it. (My son wanted to go around the outside and work his way to the middle. It's important to have your child be a part of the process and get him or her excited about the reward.)

 

 

After numbering the puzzle pieces, disassemble the puzzle and place it back in the original packaging. Part of the fun on earning the puzzle pieces is searching for the numbers in the box and pulling them out. Also, when they earn more, they can look at what they have and tell you the next two numbers they are looking for. I figured, might as well do a little learning in the process right?

 

The last thing is optional:

 

• 1 small, clear storage bin (I use a 6.2 Qt. Sterilite Modular Latching box for this size puzzle which I will link below since my son decorated his. I purchased mine at Walmart)  
• http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-6.2-Qt-Modular-Latching-Box-Bamboo/31955089(not a sponsored link)

I found that having a small bin to place the assembled pieces in has helped to keep it off of a table where it could be messed with by other siblings or get in the way. I have the bin on top of my refrigerator with the puzzle box sitting on top and ready to go. I found that a clear bin is best so that I can lift it up and my son can look at the bottom of it to see the progress of the puzzle.

 

I hope this Tip Tuesday has been helpful. Again, please share with anyone that is looking for ideas to get their child to behave, do their chores, homework, etc. Someone I know who is a counselor loved this idea that I had and now shares it with some of her clients. If you give this a try, I would love to know if it works out for you. Good luck parents. Kids can be a handful, so sometimes it takes some creativity to get them going. Don't forget to like my page on Facebook by clicking (here) and be on the lookout for some more content very soon.

Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook!!!

Can you believe that Facebook has been around for 10 years? What started out as an idea, turned into a social media giant! I remember when I first logged in to social media and it wasn't Facebook. I started out on MySpace, but it was short-lived for me. Once I was introduced to Facebook, my other account was all but forgotten.

Today, we are able to connect to people around the world because of Facebook. We use it to reunite with family and friends who we haven't seen in years. We use it as free advertising by creating a page to promote your business. It's used to get the word out about a product that has been recalled and even to watch out for a suspect in a crime.

One of the greatest things about Facebook is the stories of people being reunited with their child who was missing by posting pictures and it being shared all over the site. Such a powerful tool to have literally at the tip of our fingers.

While I can go on and on about the great things Facebook has to offer, it also must be used wisely. Clearly, you do not want to announce on a status that you will be on vacation for a couple of weeks in another state. Regardless if it is only friends and family on your page, that status can fall into the wrong hands and you come home from your trip to find your house was vandalized or wiped clean of all your valuables. Just a few words could cause that much harm.

With that said, use this tool wisely and only good can come from it. Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook! And of course, congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg for creating such a massive movement in our history. I'm sure he is already included in high school textbooks. lol

Speaking of Facebook pages, be sure to 'Like' mine! :) I do Tip Tuesdays, some DIY projects are in the works, as well as savings, beauty and fashion posts. Oh, and of course, Giveaways!

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Have a great day, everyone!

Tip Tuesday: Hate Vegetables? Keep This One!

For those who are trying to be healthy or continuing to keep up with your New Year's resolutions...Good for you! Staying fit and eating healthy can be a challenge; especially for those who can't stand the taste of vegetables. Vegetables are a very important part of eating right because they offer the healthiest and most beneficial needs to your body.

All vegetables are important, but if you just can't stand them, I suggest at least keeping this one in your day-to-day choices; Spinach. Spinach has so many benefits and is rich with vitamins A, C, and K, Manganese, Folate, Beta-Carotene and Iron. Another plus is that it is so easy to add to a meal. Sneak it into lasagna, pizza, salsa, pasta salads, and smoothies. Get creative.

Below are links for more information on the benefits that spinach offers your body:

Vitamin A: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/

Vitamin C: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002404.htm

Vitamin K: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002407.htm

Mananese: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/182.html

Folate: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Folate-HealthProfessional/

Beta-Carotene: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/999.html

Iron: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/

(These are not sponsored links.)

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I hope this week's Tip Tuesday was helpful. I have some exciting projects coming up that I will be sharing with you soon. If there is a DIY or any other suggestions you would like to see, please leave a comment below and I will see what I can do. I hope everyone is having a great day!