My Favorite Giveaways of the Week

Since I have started to host my own giveaways I have discovered how much is out there for free with just a few minutes of your time. So I am going to enter myself into a couple of giveaways each week and post links to my favorite one here. If you are interested in having me post your giveaway please contact me!

Here are my favs this week:

Penelope's Oasis is hosting a giveaway here for an adorable flirty apron! I love the pretty in pink!

Catch the Drift is hosting a giveaway for piggy paint here. This is adorable and non toxic for all those cutie babies out there!

Menu Plan Monday

Let me just start by saying how I have started my Monday! I am all geared up to get up at 5:30 and get a lot accomplished. So when my 8-month-old woke up at 5, I was thinking "okay, I will just get up and get stuff done!". I did not expect her to WANT to stay up! I have just gotten her back to sleep, and was able to get my menu plan done. But my husband is sleeping on the couch because I was snoring so loud last night, so it looks like I'll not be getting any cleaning done after this post! (Just take it in stride, Lindsey...)

Now let me just say that I am working a lot this week which is why my menu looks sparse. First, I work in the evenings so if I make something it is usually something in the crock pot. Or we just eat from The Barn (my employer) because we really can't beat the prices ($1 salad bar for me or $2.75 for steak tips and mushrooms for example...)

Lunches:
Chicken noodle & grilled cheese
Pasta Salad
Mac & Cheese and Hot Dogs
Leftovers (2)

Dinners:
Spaghetti & Garlic Bread
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Roast & Veggies
(all these dinners create leftovers!)

Weekly Plan

It's Sunday and that means it is weekly planning time!

Goal One: Getting together with neglected friends...
I have found myself needing to get together with a lot of people but not knowing how to fit it all in. So, I am going to just try to take it one week at a time and get together with one or two friends each week. I am also working quite a bit this week, so it should be interesting fitting it all in.

Goal Two: Get organized about blogging...
If you have read very much of my blog you have realized a number of things. I am relatively new at it and I am trying to sell my own hair accessories. Because I have been new at this whole "blogging" thing I have found myself spending time learning how to do a lot of thing, such as getting my links out there for giveaways, setting up my layout, etc. But I want to get organized with my blogging time. So I have given myself topics for each day to write about. And I am going to find two linky's a day to enter my giveaway into.

Goal Three: Keep the house running
Never ending goal of staying on top my goals! LOL! I have been doing well keeping the house together, just want to keep it that way!


Please feel free link up via comment if you have written about your own weekly plan!

New Headband Giveaway: Got to be the cutest one yet!

This giveaway features my cutest bow yet! At least in my opinion! I love the colors turquoise and brown together!

The bottom bow is brown with turquoise polka dots, layered with a brown ribbon and turquoise accents. It is attached to an alligator clip. I am including a turquoise headband for easy wearing and versatility!

Anyone who would like to purchase from my Etsy shop can take advantage of deals by entering this giveaway! I will give you free shipping on any items! No matter how many!!

Here's how to enter:

1. Visit my Etsy shop, Cute As Pie, and tell me which bow you like the best!

2. Become a new follower of my blog.

3. Write a blog post about my giveaway.

4. Twitter about my giveaway.

Ends October 9th!

Be sure to leave your contact information in each post and also include the link to your blog or twitter.

Good luck to all who enter!

Winner of Headband Giveaway!

Using random.org I have a winner to announce for my headband giveaway!

Entry # 1: Diana!

You did not leave your contact information, so please contact me within 48 hours to to claim your prize. mommychic@sssnet.com

Thanks to all who entered. Stay tuned because I will be posting a new giveaway soon!

If you are interested in sponsoring a giveaway please let me know!

Thursday Thirteen: Thirteen Things I Want To Do This Fall

Thirteen Things I want to do this Fall:

1. Go for a drive looking at leaves.

2. Rake some leaves.

3. Jump in them with the girls.

4. Go on a hayride.

5. Pick a pumpkin

6. Decorate my house for fall

7. Eat at Der Dutchman (this FRIDAY!!)

8. Go to a high school football game (preferably West Holmes!)

9. Cuddle around a bon fire

10. Drink some apple cider

11. Pick apples with the family

12. Breathe in some cold morning air (hard to do lately!)

13. Wear long sleeves!

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Goals for the Week: UPDATE!

If you read my blog earlier in the week you would have read about my weekly plan on Sunday. I wanted to touch base and let you know how I was doing on my plan....

I have done pretty well getting up and getting things done. On Tuesday I must have made the craziest pot of coffee ever because I was super motivated! I cleaned my whole house, instead of doing my daily schedule of cleaning. Which actually makes it nice to maintain throughout the week. I can do my daily cleaning and still feel like the rest of my house is clean too.

I rounded up my headbands for Leah! Check!

I FORGOT to take Payton to story time! I almost kicked myself last night when I realized that I totally forgot! But I will just have to remember to take her next week! (Duh, blonde moment!)