sorry, more bad news....

I found my Gerber Organic baby food is also packaged in #7 plastic. What a frightening find. Lucky for us, I have only been feeding her solids for 2 weeks. I was very upset and wrote a letter to Gerber but have not heard back from them yet.
I have since purchased only Earths Best and plan to use my new baby food mill as well. I encourage you all to check your plastic packaging and inform these companies that we will not purchase their goods packaged in toxic plastics.

What plastic items have you found around your house that we should be aware of??

Frugal Friday

My frugal tip for today is a great trick I have recently been using with my Swiffer.  I take a micro-fiber cloth (we have a number for cleaning and dusting) and poke it into the Swiffer, just like you would the purchased disposable cloths.  Throw in laundry when done.  Its just that easy.  No more running out of cloths, spending the money (they are a bit pricey when you use them as often as I do) and no more filling the land fills!

Happy Frugal Friday

Throw away your Nalgene bottles

 

I have a large stylish pink Nalgene bottle that I am very attached to.  I flipped it over this morning to discover that it is made with plastic #7.  This is a very harmful plastic, Nalgene uses it because it is unbreakable.  The chemicals  bisphenol A and phthalates can cause cancer, neural and behavioral problems, reproductive dysfunction, and other neurological problems.  My mother has been warning me of this for years but I did not really listen until recently, when I became a mother myself.  I hope to God I have not consumed too many of these chemicals during pregnancy, I could not bear it if I have hurt my daughter.  Please check all your plastics and throw away what we know to be extremely harmful.

Throw out #3, #6 and #7

Studies show #1, #2 and #5 to be safe.  (but are they really?)

Some good links on this info are:

The Daily Green

Trusted MD

Time (article on baby bottles)

Science Daily

Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer on this topic but it is very important to me.  It should be very important

 to you as well.  Protect your children and loved ones please.

On a lighter note, I did just order 2 Klean Kanteens which are 100% safe stainless steel.  My mother has a few and they are quite lovely to drink out of, I had not realized how water really takes on the flavor of what surrounds it. Originally I wanted to order the ever popular SIGG metal water bottle because they are so pretty, but upon further research I discovered that they have a PLASTIC LINING.  Quite absurd, I guess they too only care about the environment and not our bodies.  Oh well, Klean Kanteen it is then.

Freebie Thursday

Try Joicos new K-PAK hair recovery here.

Tampax and Always Samples from Being a Girl.

Something for your furry friend; Greenies pet treats for kitty or dog.

Join the Pringles Advisory Board for free samples and surveys.

Take your vitamins!  Free 2 week supply of Naturemade Vitamins. (you must register with site)

Help our bee population and join the Great Sunflower Project by planting free seeds in your yard this year.

Dry skin?  How about some Eucerin Calming Creme.

And Finally, Visit Walmarts Free Sample Page for a check to see if there are any samples you have not signed up for yet!

Todays Commissary Deals; Bangor

I spotted a few good deals today while grocery shopping at my local Commissary.

Baking Potatoes $0.19 per lb

Cucumbers $.39 each

Sunsilk Hair Products are $2.49 each, use recent newspaper insert coupons for $2/1 and BOGO makes them less than $.25 each

Aquafresh Advanced toothpaste is $2.26 minus recent internet coupon here of $2 off

Welches bags of Dried fruit $1.47 each minus coupon in recent papers for $1 off 1

Betty Crocker Frosting is $.99, if you haven't cashed in those $.55 coupons, now is a good time!

 

Well, thats all I have for now.  Let me know if you saw something great!!

Baby is crying and needs some lovin', gotta go!

Gotta Love Freebies

If you happen to wake up early, log on to this site for your free Uni-Ball pen.  I never seem to make it in time, supplies must be very limited and those darn east-coasters are getting them all!

I made $.67 cents at Walmart.

 Though not a big fan of the store, I will go for really good deals.  These are all the freebies I got today at Walmart. Most of these coupons were from recent newspapers.  

The cat treats were for 1 Free Bag, I had 2 coupons.  

The Suave lotions were for $1 off 1, giving a $.03 profit on each.  

The Glade Scented Oil was a $3 off coupon giving me a profit on that item of $.53.  

These toothbrushes were purchased with an online coupon you can print here.  One dollar off any Colgate toothbrush and if you search the shelf  (it took me a minute!) you can find the $.96 toothbrushes. This adds a small profit of $.04 each!

I also saw the big aerosol Glade fragrance sprays for $.94 each and I know there has been recent $1 off coupons, this would be another freebie!!  And a BOGO coupon as well.  Ill get mine next time!

Happy Shopping

Pantry Remodel

Early last week I had a genius idea to re-shelve our pantry.  Well it took me a good few days to empty all the food out and organize into bins.  It took my husband a day and a half to demo it after we discovered the 'pantry inside a pantry' had been built into the framework of the house back in 1939.  He worked really hard and finally got it stripped clean.  

My stepfather came over to help frame out the back half, thank you Marty!  My husband then re-wired for lighting and the installation of a microwave (yes, we want it in the pantry, no place to install in the kitchen).  He then attempted sheetrock, another first for him, and did a fabulous job.  

I, yesterday, did all the mud and spackle work, which was quite a job.  Today I did a primer coat of paint  (and remember, choosing 'just a bright white' is never an easy task)  then I added wall texture spray.  I will not attempt to scrape all the texture off the old half of the pantry, just not worth it, I do need to remember this is just a pantry after all.  I then took baby to the store while the paint and texture dries.  (I will post my freebie deals soon)

Upon my return I discover that my husband has gotten off of work early and will be a great help to move this project along.

Here we go.......

Rite Aid and Walgreens post

I did really well this week.  Did 2 runs to Rite Aid and one to Walgreens.  I spent $4.88 total.   After, of course, all coupons and rebates.

Yikes, the picture is sure fuzzy, maybe next time Ill take a moment to charge the camera first instead of grabbing my husbands iphone instead!