An Extra $1000? SIGN ME UP!

Purex is always giving stuff away!  Now, you can enter to win $1000 and a year's supply of detergent!  I feel that for some of us the detergent might add up to more than $1000 with the number of loads you do.

Enter the Step into Fall Dirt Lift Sweepstakes HERE for a chance to win $1000, plus a year's supply of Purex with Dirt Lift Action Detergent!

What would you do with an extra $1000?  How much do you think you spend on year's worth of detergent?

Happy National Coffee Day!

Free printable from DIY Playbook

There are a ton of deals today on FREE coffee!  Check these out:

Starbucks: Customers can sample Ethiopia coffee at participating Starbucks® stores in the U.S. on National Coffee Day, September 29, and those who purchase a 1 lb. bag of Ethiopia whole bean will receive a commemorative Ethiopia tasting cup, while supplies last. More info

Krispy Kreme:  Get a FREE 12oz cup of hot coffee at participating Krispy Kreme US and Canada locations. No purchase necessary.  Fans of fancier specialty coffee drinks can also get any 12oz mocha, latte, or iced coffee including Krispy Kreme’s delicious Pumpkin Spice Latte, for just $1 at participating Krispy Kreme locations. Excludes Puerto Rico.  More info

Dunkin Donuts:  guests can receive a FREE small hot or iced Dunkin’ Donuts coffee at participating DD restaurants throughout the United States. The offer is available and redeemable only on National Coffee Day through the “My Offers” tab of the Dunkin’ Mobile® App, which is available for both iPhone® and Android™ mobile devices. - More info 

Caribou Coffee: Print the offer here (or show on your mobile device) to get a FREE small coffee 

Wawa: Sign up here to receive a free 16oz coffee

Enjoy!!!

Purex UltraPacks plus OXI Giveaway!

If you are like me then it seems like you can never stay on top of the laundry. There are only 2 people in our house and I am baffled at how many articles of clothing we can go through in one day. It's ridiculous. I haven't changed clothes this many times a day since I went to Girl Scout camp. All fashionistas know that you can't wear the same outfit you wore to rope tying class to dinner or to the camp fire sing along. Come on. Get serious. Tim Gunn would not approve of that.

My grown up budget does not approve of all this washing! I'm looking for the best bang for the buck so I'm all for trying a detergent that includes OXI. Sometimes I have to wash the boyfriends stinky and filthy socks twice before I'm satisfied. I'm starting to wonder if he's running around in the dirt in his socks during the day. Luckily for me (and now for you guys) Purex sent me a bag of Purex UltraPacks plus OXI detergent packs. I'm a big fan of the detergent capsules. I don't have to measure anything with these. 

I just throw in one of the cute green laundry pods (they remind me of something out of The Green Lantern... I'm a bit of a nerd.  Did I forget to mention that?), start filling up the washer with water and throw the clothes in. The combination of detergent plus OXI fights over 101 stains and the DirtLift Action formula has twice as much cleaning power as traditional liquid detergent.  Can I get a "Woot! Woot!"?

Gross, dirty socks clean in one go! Ready to fight another day! Poor socks. What is the hardest thing for you to get clean in the washing machine? Would you like to put Purex UltraPacks plus OXI to the test? Register below for a chance to win a coupon for a FREE full sized bag of UltraPacks plus OXI!

You can also go HERE to participate in the red football jersey giveaway and be entered to win $50!  Just find the jersey on the Purex website and fill out the form. What would you do with an extra $50?

Good luck!

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Crock Pot Greek Chicken with Red Potatoes and Onion

Crock pot lunch week #2 is in the works.  I put everything in the crock pot this morning and will divide it up in my new little purple containers this evening.  I love knowing that a healthy lunch is taken care of for the entire week!  Here are the ingredients:

I quartered 6 red potatoes.  They were all about 2.5 ounces each. I put those in the bottom of the pot. Then I put in the chicken. 890 grams of chicken is about 2 pounds.  I bought a pack of 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast. Then added the sliced onions and finely shredded garlic.  I squeezed the juice of one whole lemon on top of everything and then sprinkled in 1 tablespoon of oregano.  There are more carbs in this weeks recipe but it still fits with in my plan.

Crock Pot Turkey Chili - A Low Carb, Low Fat and Low Calorie Wonder!

The end of summer is upon us and we've had a bit of cool snap in Columbia, SC.  I was looking around for a good crock pot recipe so I could make lunch for the week.  I'm trying to eat out less and I'm carb cycling again.  I'm also lazy in the kitchen and the most anti-morning person you will ever meet.  Making a vat of something on Sunday and dividing it up for lunch for the rest of the week seemed the most logical thing to do.

A friend posted a pretty simple chili recipe so I thought I'd give it a try.  Chili typically has beans in it but beans are not low carb and like Sheldon points out... "real chili has no beans in it" so out those went.



Tomato sauce has more sugar than I was looking for so I substituted some beef broth and reduced the amount of sauce. Hamburger was too fatty so I switched it out for some ground turkey.  Then I threw in a diced green bell pepper and some onion along with a handful of seasonings.  I thought it was tasty on Monday but now that it is Friday?  Oh the flavors have blended together beautifully and it's now one of my favorite dishes.  Everyone at the office tells me how wonderful it smells when I heat it up in our work kitchen. It tastes even better!

The recipe below is for the whole crock pot.  I just divided it up into 4 Tupperware containers (a little less than 2 cups in each) and put it in the fridge. Then I grabbed one each morning on the way out the door. Sadly, even remembering to grab that was hard for me. The morning and I are so not friends. At all.

I hope you all enjoy the recipe! Brown the turkey and drain juices, dice the pepper and onion and throw it all in the crock pot for 7-8 hours on low.  Done!  I topped each plate with 1/4 the cheese and scallions listed below.  (numbers taken from MyFitnessPal)

Freshly Made Sketches #103 Card Challenge

I am participating in the Freshly Made Sketches Card Challenge this week (#103). Here is the card sketch:

And here is the card I created:

It's a bit more square but I like it! I hope the recipient will like it too.