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October 2016

October Savings on Luv’s Diapers

“This review was made possible by iConnect and Luvs. I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are 100% mine.”

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There’s no way around it, parenting is an expensive job! Whether you are a new mom, an experienced parent, or you’d simply like to save on diapers for an upcoming baby shower, to stock-up for yourself at home, or to give to those new moms in your life, you’ll want to know about these new upcoming savings available on Luvs!

 

 

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About Luvs Diapers:

  • Luvs diapers are available in sizes newborn through 6, and can be found at mass, discount and grocery stores where baby care products are sold.
  • With Leak Barrier Leg Gathers and a Leakguard Core, plus our largest absorbency area ever, Luvs makes life easier for busy Moms by helping to keep leaks in the diaper where they belong, so baby stays dry and comfortable.
  • With large stretch tabs, ultra-leakage protection, a money-back guarantee and multiple high-value coupon offers, Luvs with NightLock provides high-quality features for less cost than premium brands.
  • What’s my favorite thing about Luvs?The Luvs Money Back Guarantee: We feel so strongly that our diapers will keep your baby leak-free that we’ve guaranteed them! If you aren’t satisfied with the leakage protection of Luvs, we’ll refund your money. See our website, www.luvsdiapers.com, for details.

 

 

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Why this deal makes Luvs the better choice: 

  • The official diaper of experienced moms, Luvs is offering opportunities to save on diapers this month with a $2.00 print-at-home coupon offer. 
  • Visit Coupons.com during the month of October to access a Luvs coupon of $2.00 off any one diaper pack. So, you’ll just print the coupon at home and use it at any mass retail or grocery stores where Luvs Diapers are sold.
  • A bonus? This coupon is good for 30 days after printing so you can pair with your favorite store deals. 
 

LuvsSo savvy savers, how do you like saving money when you shop? Would you use a coupon for diapers? I’d love to hear about it below!

Here’s to savings,

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DIY Blessings Trees

 

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Gratitude makes us happier. That’s what many spiritual traditions maintain. Did you also know that gratitude, and process of learning and adhering to the idea of choosing to be grateful, can be quantified? 

Recent Harvard scientific research has found that grateful people of various religious affiliations:

  • Show higher levels of positive emotions, life satisfaction, vitality, and optimism
  • Experience lower levels of depression and stress
  • Have more capacity for compassion
  • Are rated as more generous and helpful by other people
  • Are more likely to have a spiritual practice
  • Place less importance on materialism.
  • Are more likely to make progress towards important personal goals
  • Exercise more regularly.
  • Report fewer physical symptoms.
  • And report a persistent feeling of being healthier.

And what’s even better about this recent research, is that it comes at a time of year when being grateful, blessed, and thankful is not just a far-reaching platitudes but comes by way of  vibrant, visual, seasonal reminders, as well as national celebrations too! 

Personally, I like to maintain a gratitude journal. I’m a paper person. When I write down everything I am grateful for I am more optimistic, more compassionate, more centered in my daily walk. Journaling does not make my struggles seem easier, but problem solving seems more obtainable when I switch my overall focus from what I have in abundance, what I have been blessed to have and possess, rather than what I perceive to be in devoid of. Counting your blessings help you see the beauty in being fallible, and how fleeting life, for good or for bad, can truly be.

With this in mind, during the Fall 2016 season, my family and I are taking up the challenge of counting out blessings in a living, visual, affordable capacity, with Blessing Tree Stations. 

 

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These blessing Trees are essentially gathered twigs from my front yard, adorned with upcycled, punched scrapbook stars. Each star acts as a notepad to list out daily blessings, and are hung by copper wire on our “trees.” I mounted the trees to each side of my dining-room arches, to allow our blessings to be in our sights during out paths throughout our home. I also inverted and mounted a set of silicone baking mitts to hold sharpies, the punched leaves, and pre-cut wire coils, to ensure easy access during our daily exercise.

As for the bases, I am using two inexpensive wicker cornucopias for under $1.00 each, and so these two baskets acted as both seasonally-derived decor options, and the perfect vessels for my Blessing Tree Stations. 

Thus far, I have loved this exercise. Seeing what everyone is grateful for. When reflecting on this exercise it occurred to me that some people to whom I am grateful to are dead. Mind you, this is a natural idea for me, and so when I see members of my family mention a loved one who has been called home, I’m great with this too. 

Also weekly, we recap our written blessings over the past week during our Sunday morning breakfasts. That was very powerful for me to be able to hear and experience just how blessed my family has truly been over the past week.

So friends, if you want to see whether these ‘gratitude interventions’ make you happier, I encourage you all to consider creating a Blessing Tree in your home as well. 

So, what is your experience of gratitude? I’d love to hear about it below! 

Here’s to fall, 

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Welcome to this week’s Happiness is Homemade Linky Party

 
Welcome to another week of Happiness Is Homemade Link Party!
 
 
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We are so glad you are here! 

Happy Fall, y’all! The trees are starting to change colors, I am not sure where you may located but here the foliage is starting to look pretty spectacular. Mornings and evenings are getting chilly and that crisp Fall feel is starting to happen. Last weeks party was pretty spectacular and there were so many wonderful fall crafts and recipes from this week…

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Harvest Crock-Pot Apple Butter

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Hello again, savvy savers! If you’re anything like me, you’re all about avoiding leftover waste. I detest is finding mason jars in my fridge at the end of the week with food needing to be thrown away. To me, food waste is just a missed opportunity to help stretch out my food budget just a little bit further. 

With this in mind, and since it’s the last day of National Apple Week, I wanted to use up the organic apples I purchased last week and the leftover apples from my Crock Pot Apple Chai Cider recipe posted earlier this week to make a new Crock Pot Apple Butter recipe! 

What I love about this tasty apple butter is it a truly low and slow recipe, but well worth the wait. Also, depending on the sweetness of the apples used, the amount of sugar used in this recipe can be reduced or removed from the recipe, which is always a bonus in my book. Couple this with this coming month’s drop in apple pricing, due to the harvest season, making this recipe an awesome canning recipe or potential holiday gift idea (paired with homemade bread or muffins), too!

Now, as mentioned above, I made this into a no-waste recipe by adding substituting two cups of the apples called for in this recipe with the cooked apples from my Crock Pot Apple Chai Cider. I was also able to add the spice sachet from the same recipe, too! The rest of the oranges and cranberries used in my cider will be frozen and used for Stovetop potpourri later in the holiday season as well. No fuss, no muss, no wasting, friends! 

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So, here is what the final product looks like post-cooking and emulsifying.

 

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Lastly, here is what the apple butter looks like once it’s ready to be placed in my canner. 

While I know this recipe takes some time to make, but I encourage you all to give this a try this season as it’s ever so worth the effort. Consider this: the average cost of a pint jar of apple butter in my area is $4.98. My cost for making six pints of Crock Pot Apple Butter: $4.56, making this recipe 80% cheaper than retail. Again, so worth the time, energy, and cost-effectiveness of this recipe!

Now friends, if anyone has any tips, tricks, or suggestions for making Crock Pot Apple Butter, I’d love to hear about it below!

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