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Disclosure: Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.

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Here’s to smurfy fun,

Please note, though an app affiliate, I was not compensated by Motivated Moms for this review. All opinions are mine alone. 

With running two at-home businesses, working on my first novel, running a blog, time spend volunteering pro-bono legal services, aiding my husband to coach his school’s robotics team, being an active member of several community civic and political organizations, hosting local book club meetings, and attending mass regularly, to keeping up with everything involved in the running of a home, a lot falls on my plate to finish each and every day. 

While I’m not a super woman by any sense of the imagination, you may wonder how I manage to keep so many plates spinning at the same time? I’m able to accomplish all these tasks by keeping all of my priorities straight, delegating tasks out when needed, relying on family members to pull their fair share when it comes to chores at home, and by utilizing several planners to help keep me on track for success. 

This past year I discovered a new planning cornucopia of goodness when I was given the opportunity to review the Motivated Moms iOS app, an app which has helped me stay on top of my daily household routine.

This full year’s app comes standard with a pre-programmed year of chores, broken down daily with a master list of chores and new prescribed and seasonally detailed chores as well. Everything is covered from laundry maintenance to being reminded to clean out my purse from time-to-time. This app is reminiscent of nothing as virtually every home-based maintenance is meticulously listed.

Using the app is as easy as completing a chore, and then once a task is completed, I just touch the check box on my devices screen, where it’s moved to the bottom of my chore list, and listed as a completed task.

Even as a minimalist, I can become overwhelmed by the demands of my home. Having lived my life the guide of perfectionism, as is typical of only children, I tend to go overboard when it comes to chores and feel a personal sense of failure if I don’t get every task completed on my daily to-do list. With the Motivated Moms iOS app, I receive immediate validation after completing each task on-screen and get the instantaneous gratification that comes with knowing in progressing through my daily chores. This app gives you momentum to get it all done! 

I also love that typical homemaking chores, such as the tidying of countertop surfaces and the sweeping of common areas, aren’t the only chores listed. Also included are chores such as exercising, the taking of vitamins, and Bible reading are also included. The Motivated Moms iOS app (also available for Android) keeps me focused on my house cleaning schedule, helping me to take back time in my schedule for more important things like self-care and spending time each day with my family.

What makes the Motivated Moms iOS app so unique? This app is customizable! Not only can I assign and color code for individual person’s and their chores, I can also add or remove tasks based on the seasonal necessity of our family and home’s day-to-day needs. I can even select how often a custom task should be performed. I recently added blowing fall leaves from our walkways to my husband’s every-other-day chore list. A chore that while needed at present will not be a pressing task in the weeks to come. 

I am also able to tailor some of the most perfunctory tasks on the app as well. Since we don’t have the 2nd floor in our home, I hid this task from the chore list and created a new task, cleaning out our home’s essential oil diffusers weekly instead. While pre-programmed tasks can’t be edited, just hiding the original chore and creating a custom task accomplishes the same goal in less time.

Not only can you customize chores for your home, you can also:

• Add rooms, such as a library, sunroom, den, office, pantry, or study.
• Freely hide and unhide tasks as your needs change.
• Add or remove people from chores.
• E-mail yourself a printable of the day’s lists (available for iOS), and if you have an AirPrint printer, you can print directly from the app.
• Sync the app between your iOS devices. As everyone in our home is an Apple user this makes finding out your daily chores effortless. 

While I admit to having been always more of a paper-to-pen kind of planner, but I have been blown away by the ease of using the Motivated Moms system, both by their app and their printable planner. But if you don’t want the app and prefer a printed chore planner? Motivated Moms has you covered for that, too. You can get the same planner, with or without assigned daily Bible study reading, in black and white or in color, for only $8.00, when you use promo code SAVE1 at checkout. You will also receive the remainder of 2016 with each purchase for free as well! 

An initial subscription to the Motivated Moms iOS app is $1.99 and includes two months of tasks and server access. You can buy additional months via in-app purchase for 99¢ per month or a year for $7.99, and again denoted above for only $8.00 when you use promo code SAVE1 at checkout for the printable paper version. 

In all, this app has proven beneficial to helping me finish my chores and get more done, in terms of my home-based businesses, I plan to keep my subscription current and will be using this system again in 2017.

For more information on Motivated Moms, also be sure to join them on Facebook and Twitter.

Motivated Moms has been gracious enough to give two LadyPrefers2Save readers their very own 1-year subscription to this amazing app. To enter, just leave me a comment and let me know why you are excited to try this app in the new year. 

So savvy savers, let me know how you plan to get everything you need to get done at home in the coming year. I’d love to hear all about it below!

Good evening, savvy savers! Tonight I want to share with you all something I never speak about on my blog, my faith. Over the past few years, I have been on a personal path of cultivating my personal faith. From reviewing selections from Christian authors to enjoying faith-based podcasters and periscopes, I have carved out time to focus on my spiritual roots.  And while I don’t often post my views on this topic for the world to see, this is nonetheless important to my family life and own spiritual well-being. I received a $25 coupon to The Family Christian Store, and it was the perfect opportunity to use their Buy One Get One 50% off deal.

And it is with this in mind that I agreed last month to review The Family Christian Store’s online shop, and as a result was provided with a  $25.00 gift certificate to facilitate a small, personal online shopping afternoon of fun.  

So a little about About Family Christian:

• Family Christian is a Christian retailer, operating in 250 stores across the country.
• They are committed to helping you find, grow, share and celebrate your faith thru a wide selection of Christianity-focused merchandise including books, music, Bibles, DVDs, gifts, journals, and more.
• When you shop with Family Christian, your purchases support their various international ministries. 

Navigating the site:

Using The Family Christian Store’s website was really rather easy. I enjoyed not being asked to both verify my laptop’s location, cache, cookies, nor required to sign up for an account. I like shopping from sites where I am truly treated as a guest. 

Navigating the site was also very seamless. Though the site was very minimally designed, it has a clean interface, the pages loaded quickly, and it was easy to see whether or not any items I was interested in purchasing was available online or through one of their brick-and-mortar locations. 

The first thing that caught my eye was their extensive collection of Illustrated Faith items – which are currently 10% off. Also their large selection of Journaling Bibles – many of which are 30% off currently and would make excellent gifts for Fall’s Season of Gratitude devotionals. There are also many upcoming releases available for pre-order in their Journaling Bible section, so if you’re passionate about Faith Journaling, the Family Christian website can be your new one stop shop for all your faith-based journaling needs!

There are also several rosaries available, excellent for all of the upcoming festivals on prior to the advent season. As there are several frugal, affordable nativity and advent sets currently available for children all great reduced in price, up to 80% off at present as well. These would make excellent Advent or frugal, three-gift Christmas selections, too! 

And speaking of the advent season, there are several advent sets available for children all great reduced in price, up to 80% off at present as well. These would make excellent Advent or frugal, three-gift Christmas selections, too! 

A few finds currently on the site include:

Sadie Roberston Journals: Select journals from the Sadie Robertson line are now 30% off through August 25! Ignite a renewed passion for exploring God’s Word, whether you’re jotting down notes from a church sermon or recording prayer requests from small group—you’ll have all the space you need. Choose from 6 styles, and save now for early holiday gifts!

DVD: Miracles from Heaven: Upon discovering her 10-year-old daughter, Anna, has an incurable disease, Christy Beam becomes a ferocious advocate of finding a solution while restoring her family’s faith. Based on a true story. Stars Jennifer Garner and Kylie Rogers with Queen Latifah.

VeggieTales Collection: Catch up with old friends Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Junior Asparagus, and the rest of the VeggieTales gang will keep kids giggling and learning with their silly songs and life lessons on a wide selection of DVDs, and books! 

Also worth noting, the Family Christian Book Store online store is currently offering shoppers and awesome Buy 1, Get 1 at 50% Off Sale, on all book selections, movies, and musical selections for the family, now through August 25, 2016! With products ranging from jewelry to apparel, to gifts and seasonal décor, and  even educational resources, Family Christian has so much to offer shoppers from all Christian walks of faith! 

Ordering:

So after looking at a few items, I was able to find a few items for my husband’s holiday stocking this year! I’d share but then it wouldn’t be a secret for him! Oh, and a little something for myself, a roll of the Illustrated Faith Washi tape – which I will be socking away for putting my 2017 planner together during the last week of this year.

Overall, I was able to checkout within minutes and expect my items to arrive within 5-7 business days. However, there was one point of interest while checking out, while from using the site was that I needed to insert my gift certificate code on the Shopping Cart page was not made clear during the initial checkout page. It wasn’t until I reached the payment page that I realized I’d failed to insert that code. Because of that, I had to start my checkout experience all over. Aside from this, all went well with ordering! 

However, there was one point of interest while checking out, while from using the site was that I needed to insert my gift certificate code on the Shopping Cart page was not made clear during the initial checkout page. It wasn’t until I reached the payment page that I realized I’d failed to insert that code. Because of that, I had to start my checkout experience all over. Aside from this, all was well with ordering! 

In all, I was pleasantly surprised with the easy and availability of this awesome retailer and would recommend them to family and friends as well! 

What’s even better, savvy savers? One lucky LadyPrefers2Save reader can now you can win a $25.00 gift card to The Family Christian Store. To enter, please use the Rafflecopter below. 

Please note:

• This giveaway has been provided by Propeller Consulting, LLC.
• Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own. 
• Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway. 
• All ISP addresses will be verified.
• This giveaway will run through midnight on 8/26/16 CST.
• If you have won a prize from our sponsor Propeller Promotions in the last 30 days, you are not eligible to win.
• If you have won the same prize on another blog for this same promotion, you are not eligible to win it again. 
• The winner is subject to eligibility verification.
• Sweepers are discouraged from entering.
• The winner will be contacted via e-mail and have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.
• The sponsor is solely responsible for prize fulfillment.
• By submitting an entry, you are indicating that you have read and agree to these Official Rules.

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So, savvy savers I encourage you all to shop for the products you love from the convenience of your home online at Family Christian Stores this season. And if you are already a Family Christian Store shopper, I’d love to hear about your online shopping experiences as well.

Here’s to you,

• Please note: this giveaway will be open to readers age 18 or over and are US residents.
• This giveaway will be open through 06/27/2016 at 12 pm.
• All entries will be verified and duplicate entries, ISP addresses, and false entries will be disqualified.
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• Subscriptions must be active previous to time of entry.
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• Winners will be notified via email, and prizes will be mailed from the above mentioned sponsor.
• TheLadyPrefers2Save is not responsible for any unforeseen issues in regards to gift cards, gift card delivery, and gift card redemption.
• Good luck, everyone!

 
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Hello again, savvy savers! If you all are anything like, with cooler weather right around the corner, you are getting excited to think of warm drink season, especially for pumpkin, spiced, and cinnamon flavored drinks!

With this in mind, here is some exciting news! One of my new blogging buddies, Joy, from Blooming with Joy, is currently hosting a giveaway on her blog to promote her tea shop, and her special Autumn-themed Pumpkin Bliss Tea, which is made with premium black tea from Sri Lanka flavored with pumpkin and exotic spices. Autumn just wouldn’t be the same without the warm, smooth sweetness of spiced pumpkin – and neither would your tea time. Comforting and rich flavor, with lingering cozy aromatics.

Also, are you more of a latte drinker like me? Awesome! Just add some steamed milk and you have a pumpkin spice latte but with all natural ingredients!

Ingredients: Black Tea, Natural Pumpkin Spice Flavor, Cinnamon Bark, Ginger Root, Cloves, Marigold Flowers and Cardamom

Caffeine Level: High

Pumpkin Bliss Tea come is two varieties.

• Compact: The cutest way to get your Pumpkin Bliss Tea is in our 2oz tin.
  Make your Pumpkin Bliss Tea by the cup or gift it to a friend. I use my infuser set to brew a couple of cups daily.

• Economical Sack: The most economical way to get your Pumpkin Bliss Tea is the 6oz sack. It can be easily brewed in your iced tea machine.

So, onto the best part…the giveaway! This raffle is for a $6.99 coupon to my Blooming With Joy Tea Shop. You can use it towards a tin of Pumpkin Bliss or get $6.99 off any of my products. Sound good?! 

To enter, please use the rafflecopter function below. Good luck, ya’ll!
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Here’s to you,