Dude! Try This Now!

Do you want to know a secret about me?  I'm a total penny pincher.  It stems from the early days of my marriage, when we were so poor we literally had zero furniture---we slept on an air mattress and sleeping bags, you guys!---but we were so rich in love it seemed like a good trade.  Luckily now we have enough to make ends meet, but I still get a little thrill standing in the grocery aisle when I can get a good product for a great deal. One of my cheapskate confessions?   I like our little doggy for lots of reasons, but seriously?  The fact that a twenty pound bag of dog food will last nearly six months makes me love her all the more!  And when you're only buying dog food twice a year, you can wait till the huge sacks go on clearance and feel like a total boss for spending twelve dollars to feed your dog all year. At least, that's what I used to do.  Enter Nature's Recipe Dog Food.  I received a coupon for a free package of the food and thought just for fun, I'd

Yesterday I had a cruddy day.  I was frustrated that some projects hadn't gone as well as I'd hoped and I was sore from painting the front door (why does that minimal square footage take SO. FREAKING. LOOOONG???)  During the evening, I found myself alone in the house and decided that I was going to take a hot bath and soak my sore muscles and pamper myself.   I ran the bath and gathered my good body wash and candles and remembered that I had a few products from Kroger's new Spa line just waiting for me to try.  (Did I tell you how much I love being part of the My Magazine Sharing Network?  They sent me the coolest kit with several items to try for free, plus coupons to use on the products in store!)  I decided to start with the Deep Clean facial sheet mask. The mask is nearly translucent, kind of like the texture of a thin baby wipe, and soaked in a deep cleansing formula.  You just peel the paper back off the mask and apply it to your face.  Honestly, it's a littl