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COUPONING!

I did a trial run the other day. When it was nice outside I laid out all my coupons (some from other Sunday's) and all the ads for this week. I took a sheet of paper to write down which matched the sales. I know there are websites that do this for us but they don't always have the same sales in my area, our stores are picky I guess haha. Well on my first try I spent $8.07 on about $30 worth of random toiletries at Wal-Mart and at Publix I spent $21.49 on almost $60 of groceries! I think that I was very successful and a lot of fun but my little 3x5 coupon accordion folder thing just isn't practical... I wonder if a binder with those plastic baseball card sleeves would work better... any suggestions? Oh and if you coupon I would love some helpful tips! :)

Fastest Post Ever

Super busy day at the office, been here since 8am and have been non-stop, probably going to be here until 6:30/7... gotta love legislative session, thankfully only 3 more weeks!! But I am really sorry for missing Top 3 Thursday but be sure to check out Elizabeth's blog for the link up and everyone's answers...

Be back soon, promise! :)

Wishful Wednesday

It's time again for Wishful Wednesday over at The Seattle Smith's

This week's topic is:

I wish' .... I had the willpower to
stay on one particular diet,
and it would be the Mediterranean Diet!

This is more of a lifestyle change than a diet and it has everything I love to eat! Here's the 10 Principles.

According to The Mediterranean Diet Foundation: "The Mediterranean Diet is characterized by abundant plant-origin foods such as bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts; the use of olive oil as the main source of additional fat, moderate consumption of fish, seafood, poultry, dairy products (yogurt, cheese) and eggs, as well as small amounts of red meat and a daily moderate intake of wine generally at meals. Its importance to the health of individuals is not limited to the fact that it is a balanced diet with a varied and adequate supply of macronutrients. To the benefits of its low content of saturated fatty acids and high content in monounsaturated fatty acids and in complex carbohydrates and fibre, we must add the wealth derived from its antioxidant substances."

Sounds amazing to me, but the only downside is no fast food and limited sweets but maybe that's a good thing. Adam's grandma is getting into her 90s and she's been on this 'diet' her whole life, she's really active and you would have no idea how old she was by looking at her. Evidently it's big in Morocco... maybe we should start it....

What diet do you wish you could stick to? Head on over to Kelsey's to link up with your answers!