Menu Plan Monday

From Confessions of an unorganized momma

 

I've been on an unorganized hiatus for a while, but I'll try my hand at menu planning yet again. I'm hoping to get better at preparing my Menus in advance in 2009. I hope I can finally tackle it. I'm starting a diet this week, so hopefully I can watch my calories and portions in the process.


Monday-Chicken Fajitas
Tuesday- Venison Roast & Mixed Vegetables (I'm not gonna lie, I've never prepared a venison roast and I'm not looking forward to eating it)
Wednesday- Venison Stroganoff (made with leftover Venison roast)
Thursday-Just me and Ash, so we'll probably just have leftovers
Friday- Blackened Chicken Salad (whether the hubby likes it or not we're having salad)
Saturday-Roast Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Sunday- Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

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Kmart Deals 12/28

I didn't find too many fabulous deals for myself this week at Kmart. Their prices are a little high when items are not on sale, but I found a couple deals I couldn't live without.

Gillette Bodywash $3.49 on sale (Reg. price $4.49 and Walmarts reg. $3.97)
-$2 coupon
Total OOP = $1.49

Rimmel Mousse Foundation $4.14 on sale (Reg. price $8.28, was 50% off)
-$1 coupon in Beauty Book (I actually stumbled upon some while in the store)
Total OOP = $3.14 I'm excited to try this stuff at that price!

Downy 51oz $5.00 on sale
-$1 coupon
Total OOP = $4.00

Total before coupons $13.48
Total after coupons $9.48

Walmart Deals 12/28

I had a small, but really successful trip to Walmart today. I didn't really need anything, but had some coupons that were expiring so I was deal hunting.

 Huggies CleanTeam Bath Wash $2.50 on clearance
-$1 coupon
Total OOP = $1.50

Russell Stover Assorted Chocolates 10 oz. $2.24 on clearance (was $4.48)
-$1 coupon
Total OOP = $1.24

Tide 40oz $5.00
-$1 coupon
Total OOP = $4.00

Dawn 15oz $1.12
-$0.50 coupon
Total OOP = $0.62

Gift tags 100 ct $0.50 on clearance (was $1.00)

Crest toothpaste $2.48
-$1 coupon
Total OOP = $1.48

Total before coupons $14.77
Total after coupons $10.27

It's that time of year again...

Time for those New Year's resolutions. I always refuse to actually call any idea I get this time of year a "resolution" but rather a goal. I always have the goals but rarely the follow-through to acheive the goal. This year I absolutely HAVE to achieve my goal. I absolutely NEED to lose weight. I don't want to because it's work and aside from losing weight after having my son, I've never succeeded. Do you think I could start breastfeeding again to help since that's how I did it last time? hehe

So, Monday I start a diet. I'm not really sure what I'm doing yet. I think I am going to just keep track of what I eat, calories, portions, etc. and exercise. I know it sounds extremely excruciating fun. You're probably jealous. The goal is 35 pounds, but I'd settle for 20. Heck, I'd even settle for 10 at this point. I just NEED to lose weight, after all I think I have 2 pairs of pants that currently fit me beside my sweats. I am going to see if I can get hubby on board, but I'm not sure that will ever happen. He knows that he could stand to lose some weight too. I won't hold my breath though.

I'll post any healthy recipes I come across and personally try/enjoy. Wish me luck.

OMG Oreo Balls!

While I was cruising the internet for some fudge recipes/ideas, I somehow stumbled upon a recipe for Oreo Balls. I had never heard of them and they looked simple enough. What a mistake to make these, they are DELICIOUS!

Oreo Balls
1 package regular Oreos (or a store brand if you're watching your budget)
1-2 package(s) Cream Cheese
1 package chocolate chips + 1 T. shortening or Almond Bark for dipping (I used a mix of the two)

Crush Oreos in food processor (or put in baggie and crush). Mix in Cream Cheese (I again used the food processor for this part). Put in fridge to chill for a couple of hours. Once chilled, form into small balls. Dip balls in melted chocolate using a fork, toothipick, or whatever works for you. Place on wax lined baking sheet and chill. Eat and enjoy!

I only used one package of cream cheese, but they may have benefited from a little more. I would really like to try Mint Oreos with this recipe. I also used a mix of Almond Bark and chocolate chips for the dipping chocolate. You could use white chocolate or make any other alterations that suit your fancy.

Walmart Trip 12/20

I'm finally getting around to posting about my Walmart trip on Saturday. I can thank my fudge making extravaganza for hogging up my time on Saturday. I'm not going to itemize my receipt because there were only 4 items that I used coupons on and those were my "bargains." The other items were things we needed and didn't have coupons for.

2- Oil of Olay Regenerist Cleansers $6.44 ea.
1-Glade Scented Oil Candle $2.77
2-Glade Scented Oil Refills $2.00 ea
1-Green Giant Steamers Mixed Vegetable $1.00
$20.65 before coupons
-$5 off any 1 Regenerist Moisturizer or 2 Regenerist Cleansers
-$2.50 off Glade Scented Oil Candle
Buy 1 Glade Scented Oil Refill get one Free
-$0.50 off Green Giant Steamers
$10.65 OOP after coupons

Plus there is a rebate on Oil of Olay Products, so I will actually gain money on that purchase. Gotta love that!

I wish that was my actual total, but I bought other things so my total was $102.xx before coupons and $92.xx after. The cashier even commented about how it pays to coupon.

An Award!!!

My blog received an award!!! Alright, so I received it a month ago and am FINALLY getting around to posting about it. **hides in shame** Better late than never, right?

I received my lovely award from Berleen. She's a fellow Minnesotan and a reason for Thursday Thunks. She has an amazing sense of humor. :) Thanks Berleen. Sorry it's taken me so long to post this!

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So, here are the rules to receiving this award:

1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.

2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.

3. You must copy and paste the rules and the instructions below in the post.



Instructions:

On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then "add image" it in your post as a picture so your winners can save it as To add it to your sidebar, add the "picture" gadget. Also, don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by emailing them or leaving a comment on their blog.
 
 
Here are my 5 nominations (in no particular order):
1. Tara (Deal Seeking Mom) - Tara has a wonderful blog with lots of ways to stretch your budget. She has great information on getting deals at CVS and Walgreens. I've learned a lot and am still learning from her blog.
 
2. Niki (Free2BeFrugal) - Niki always has lots of frugal tips and freebies in her blog. She also has yummy Meal Plan Monday menus.
 
3. Crystal (Money Saving Mom) - Crystal also has a lot of frugal tips in her blog (are you noticing a pattern of the blogs I visit yet?) as well as freebies. Crystal's on a bit of a holiday blog break, but I'm definitely looking forward to her posts in the new year.
 
4. 5 Dollar Dinners- 5 Dollar Dinners has a lot of frugal recipes and tips. She even breaks down the cost of the recipe so you can see how much each meal costs. She has a lot of fun recipes if you're looking for something new.
 
5. Marcy (Stretching A Buck) - Marcy has  a lot of great tips and loads of printable coupons.


Now, on to the final part of the award. Here are my 5 addictions.

1. Sugar. Any sort of sweet or baked good or anything with sugar in it.
2. The internet. Blogging, Facebook, Message Boards. I spend way too much time on the net.
3. My son. I just love hugging and kissing my sweet boy. He's amazing.
4. Cooking. I love to cook/bake. I hate cleaning up, but I could cook all day if I had a need to make that much food.
5. Starbucks Peppermint Mochas. I no longer live near a Starbucks, but when I get near one my car instantly pulls towards it. :)

Thursday Thunks

1. If you had to have a brain transplant and had to choose between a cat brain and a dog brain, which would you choose?


Well, cats usually seem a little smarter, but I think I would have to choose a dog brain. I'm really not a cat person anyway. Dogs always seem to have fun. I know my dogs sure do.

2. Why do you think bananas are shaped the way they are?
Easier to grab? Besides most of the other fruits are round or roundish so why not stand out and be different.

3. Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip?
This one really depends upon the mood because I will eat both. And if you're referring to what I call them, I think I use mayo interchangeably wheter it's mayonnaise or Miracle Whip.

4. Do you use keyboard shortcuts?
Very few. An occasional function key and the dreaded CTRL, Alt, Delete when the computer's being a POS.
5. Are you a member at InsanityCafe Forums & Arcade? If not, you should be.
No I'm not and I don't appreciate being told what to do. ;)

6. Where I live it was a low of -19 degrees this morning - what was your low last night/this morning?
You know, I didn't watch the weather this morning so I'm not sure. It was no warmer than -10 this morning so the temp was probably pretty close to the -19. Why do we live in Minnesota?

7. Do you like hard boiled eggs?
Not really. I really dislike the yolk.

8. Have you ever drank green beer?
No. Beer makes me feel green. It tastes awful so I don't drink it.

9. Whats your favorite cleaner?
Whoever is doing the cleaning for me! :D I really like using The Works if I'm cleaning the bathroom. Otherwise a bleach spray for most other cleaning projects.

10.White or whole wheat bread?
Both. I bake my own, so it just depends upon what flour I feel like using.

11. Everyone has some type of phobia - whats yours?
Arachnaphobia. Spiders=ewwwwwwww.

12. Aren't you glad there weren't any Christmas related meme questions?
Yes, I worked retail for over 6 years so I am very Bah humbug about Christmasy (hehe) stuff.

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YouData

I was reading Free2BeFrugal and stumbled upon Niki's post about YouData. I had seen the site before, but was hesitant to sign up. Today I decided what the heck. I saw by Niki's post that you would be paid weekly to your PayPal account and in Niki's first week she earned $9. Now that is by no means a large sum, but that's 1/4 of our water bill or 1/2 of our Netflix bill each month. Or if you want to relate it to groceries, thats a few jugs of milk. I signed up and tried out the service. I was pleased that you had to give very little personal information. No mailing address, no social security number. An email address and a mobile phone number are the only personal details they asked for. I was also pleased at how simple it is to earn money. In about 15 minutes I earned $5.86. I downloaded their ad player and visited the links they provided. I was pleased to see that they are not an affiliate program where you need to refer people to make more money. So, by telling you about this program, I in no way benefit monetarily. I recommend you go check out their site and consider sigining up. It's certainly worth a try.

Couponing

I have discovered a new obsession. Coupons! I am just starting out, so I still have a lot to learn. The stores that are close to me do not double coupons, so my goal is to make a trip once a month to a town where grocery stores do. I also hope to strategize those visits with Kmart doubles, if there is an even that month. I did my first Kmart doubles a couple weeks ago and I had a blast! I intend to me more organized for the next round, if there is a next round. I'm not normally a Kmart shopper, but they doubled coupons up to and including $2. I got Dove shampoo for $0.79 and the conditioner was free! I got free Diego band-aids for Ashton too. I'm going shopping tomorrow and already have some coupons ready. I hope to post my savings on here after each shopping trip. I'm a little bummed that the next couple batches of newspapers will not have coupons, but look forward to 2009's coupons.

One resource I want to mention is AFC. I have found this site to be extremely helpful in addition to many of the frugal blogs I visit.

Wow!

Has it really been nearly a month since I last posted? Where has the time gone! Thanksgiving came, then my son's 2 year old birthday, and then a week of Ash being sick. Now here I am, I caught his bug although so far I think I am doing a lot better than he was. I promise to have some new and hopefully interesting posts now. I am back and nothing is going to bring me down now! hehe

Is it over yet???

Ugh! So it's my birthday today. I dread HATE my birthday. I hate when people make a fuss over me and I hate what my birthday stands for. I can't wait for it to be over. I don't care about age. That doesn't bother me. I'm 26 now, no biggie. But my birthday is a yearly reminder that I was an unwanted child. 26 years ago, some lady (and yes, I do know her name and have spoken to her once but that's a whole differnet blog lol) threw me into foster care. After some indecision on her part she finally decided to give me up. So I sat in foster care for 10 months. As I look back, I can't believe my parents still wanted me since I was practically a toddler by the time they got me. So, happy fricken birthday to me I guess. And Thanks I guess to the lady who didn't want me. I'm going to have to assume my life is better without you.


Sorry if you were looking for something more cheerful today, but I promise I have a more cheerful post for later.

Thursday Thunks

Welcome to the November 13th version of Thursday Thunks!

1. Have you ever pooped in the woods?  If I did, it has been blocked from my memory!


2. You are starving. You have not had anything to eat for days. In front of you is poison ivy, a live hissing cockroach, and a rotten stinky piece of some sort of mystery meat to eat. Which would you pick and why?
I'm going to have to go with the cockroach. I am very allergic to poison ivy, so I don't want to know what would happen if I were to eat it. Even if I was starving, I can't imagine a rotten, stinky piece of mystery meat being good for me since I'd probably get sick. So as diguisting as eating a cockroach would be, I think it's the safest choice.


3. Bottled or Tap water?
Both are fine. I'm not much of a water drinker, but usually it's tap water.


4. Your dream job, what would it be and why?
I'm living it! I'm a SAHM and it was my dream to be a SAHM.


5. Do you have any snow globes?
Yes I have a couple of them, however I don't really know where they are. As I think of it, I know they are in the garage and it's getting pretty cold out so I probably won't have snow globes for much longer.


6. Do you like your bed? If not, what kind of bed do you want?
My bed is okay. It's a pillowtop mattress. A King bed would be nice, but other than that I haven't ever slept on a bed that was a lot better than my current one.


This Thursday Thunk was brought to you by Kimber, the color purple and the number 13.

Wordless Wednesday - Boys & their Toys

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Tackle it Tuesday

After a busy weekend of cooking for hunters, I am back to blogging. With all the cooking and baking I've done lately, my spice cabinet has become overrun with clutter and mess. I don't know how long this tackle will stay tackled, but it was quick and easy and worth it.

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There's the mess. And...... drum roll please......

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Isn't it pretty?! For more Tackle it Tuesdays, check out 5 Minutes for Mom.

Thursday Thunks

1. The election is over... what do you think? Yay!!! It's finally over!!!!!     I think it is just great that we have finally elected someone of another race into the Presidential office. It would have been great to have a woman V.P., but I think this is even better. I just cannot wait until he gets sworn in!
2. Tell us about a snowman. A snowman is made of snow. A lot of snow men have three snow "balls" that make up their body. Aside from that, the construction of the snowman is up to the person building it.
3. What brand of ketchup do you buy? Honestly? Whatever brand is cheapest. I usually buy a generic/store brand.
4. Do you use a cookbook? Sometimes I do. Sometimes I look up recipes on the internet. Sometimes I don't need a recipe. It just depends upon what I am making.
5. Do you blow-dry your hair or let it air dry? If I need to go somewhere and look relatively nice, I blow-dry my hair. Otherwise, if I am just hanging out at home I will let it air dry.
6. When was the last time you were sick? So long ago that I can't even remember.
7. What is the strangest letter of the alphabet? Q It has to have a "u" with it to make a word. It's like it is afraid to be alone.
8. Who was the last person you bought a present for? My niece Katelyn. What was it? Some pajamas, some preschool activity books, and some markers. Will you buy me one? Umm..... I guess if you really think those things would be of use to you.
9. Why are we ending at 9 questions? Because everybody else tries for 10. :)

I've been a little wrapped up in getting things ready for deer hunting this weekend, that I haven't had time to blog. I thought this might provide a little entertainment while letting you get to know me. Thanks for looking. Find more fun at Thursday Thunks

Wordless Wednesday

I had a hard time choosing photos for this Wordless Wednesday. I took around 20 photos of Ashton and Rosey playing in the box. He had so much fun with this box. No animals were harmed in the making of this Wordless Wednesday.

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Tackle It Tuesday

I am not the world's neatest person and you've probably already figured that out by the title of my blog and seeing some of my earlier posts. I live in a mess and although I don't like it, I generally do not feel compelled to do anything about it. For some reason, lately I've been wanting to do something about it and I'm just going to keep going with that. My (our) bedroom is a mess. Alot of the mess is my doing and some is my husband's. But in all honesty, it's mostly my mess. In my defense, I am a lot neater than when I was living at home with my parents. Back then you couldn't even tell I had a floor. At least now you could sort of see it.

I know you want to see the before shots. Please excuse the stark white walls and the ugly carpet. This is how we bought the house. We are actually going to be building our master bedroom in the garage, so we're not going to bother decorating this room and then redecorating later.

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Unfortunately I didn't go and "make" the room extra messy for the pictures. This is the way our bedroom has been for at least a month. Notice the fire extinguisher in the last picture? One day I teased my husband that if there was a fire in the kitchen in the middle of the night that we would not be able to get out of the house any other way than our small windows so he grabbed the extinguisher. haha

So..... (drum roll please) here are the after pictures.

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You will notice that the bed is still unmade and the pile of jeans are still on the floor. I'm not big on making the bed, neither my husband or I see the point so I didn't bother. The pile of jeans belong to my husband. They are his work pants and he needs to take them to work tomorrow so they can get cleaned. It's nice not having to wash those for him. I didn't vacuum the carpet either. I didn't want to wake my son since our room is next to his. I figured my husband would be happy enough with these results. :) The whole job took less than an hour and now our room is nice and tidy. Even the closet is neat!

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Menu Plan Monday

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Nothing to exciting on the menu this week. I am just starting to work on my menu planning. I need to start planning well in advance so I have the ingredients on hand for new recipes.

Monday-Thanksgiving Casserole - I call it my Thanksgiving Casserole because it reminds me of the goodies that we have at Thanksgiving (of course we have turkey instead of chicken, but it's close). There's no actual recipe I use for this, but it's chicken (cooked, I cut it up), a box of chicken stuffing (prepared to box directions), a can of cream of chicken soup and sometimes I use mashed potatoes and/or corn. I basically layer the ingredients potato, corn, chicken. cream of chicken (I add some water to get a gravy-like consistency), stuffing. I bake it in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 350.


Tuesday-Chicken Fajitas - Still looking for a good recipe for this


Wednesday-Meatloaf and mixed vegetable


Thursday-Spaghetti & meatballs w/garlic toast - I like to cook my meatballs ahead of time and then freeze them, so I can just take some out of the freezer whenever I need them. My husband loves meatballs, so even if spaghetti doesn't sound exciting he'll be excited about the meatballs.


Friday-Leftover meatloaf so I can have a night off. :)


Saturday- It's the first weekend of deer hunting, so I'm bringing some Chicken Tortilla Soup over to the In-laws' house and I'll enjoy whatever goodies they have there. :)

Sunday- Deer hunting is still going on, so Ash and I are either fending for ourselves or eating at the in-laws.

Check out other meal planning ideas at Meal Plan Monday.

Halloween is just a memory now

Well, Halloween is over and the candy hangover has subsided. It was my little man's first Halloween dressing up and "trick or treating." Last year he dressed up but did not go trick or treating since he could not walk or talk and we didn't give him candy (we still don't). This year, we dropped by relatives' houses on the way to grandma and grandpa's house. My husband didn't get home until 6 last night and by the time I got him fed and he got cleaned up and ready, it was too dark to take any pictures of them trick or treating so all I have is indoor shots.

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We took the picture above a few weeks ago when we got his costume.

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There's my little guy last night looking at his cousin dressed as a firefighter.

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He finally looked at the camera!

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He has an obsession with his fingers. If he has a hangnail or anything like that on his finger he's got to pick it. Especially when we are around other people. hehe

We only stopped by 5 different places, but he still got quite a bit of stuff. Grandma spoiled him and had a goody bag ready for him.

Adventures in cookie decorating

So since I've become a SAHM, I've wanted to get in touch with my Martha Stewart side in the worst way. I love to bake and I love to cook, I just hate the clean up. I've been just aching to make and decorate cookies. Some women love to shop, I love to eat food! So, Wednesday night I rolled out some cookie dough and yesterday I tackled decorating. The first attempt at making frosting did not go so well. I had found a recipe for royal icing the other day but yesterday changed my mind and decided I wanted to frost the cookies. So, when I started making the first frosting recipe I did not follow the directions AND I tweaked the recipe a little. BIG mistake! I ended up with a royal icing type mix. hehe So, I made a batch of buttercream frosting. That turned out fine, but of course, buttercream is a little tempermental. It gets soft to quickly (I did not have shortening, so I was working with true buttercream) and it gets too cold to quickly.
Imagine a girl who has zero cake/cookie decorating experience working on decorating cookies. Do you have that mental image in your head? Great, 'cause that's me. I've dabbled in it many years ago, but I think I was 10 years old the last time I attempted and the frosting was too runny then too. I do have to say, that deep within me is a cake/cookie decorator. I just need to dig for her practice a little. All in all, the finished product doesn't taste horrible and looks okay, so I'm happy. Now of course, I would have loved to use more than one color while decorating, but I have to remind myself that I need to take baby steps.
I spent most of my day decorating and still have a few cookies to decorate, but I ran out of buttercream so I quit for the day. I do have to say, they are mighty delicious. I've eaten WAY to many. Here are some pictures of some of my favorite from yesterday. I just spent my time experimenting since I wasn't really making the cookies for anybody but my family.

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Obviously I ran out of room for the word Halloween on this one, but I ws proud of how semi-neatly the writing turned out on this one. As I got to the end I stopped caring about neatness. lol

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This bat didn't turn out quite how I wanted it to, but I still like it.

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This cat and the moon below were dipped in the icing-ish concoction that was made with my first batch of flopped frosting. They turned out pretty good.

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I'll probably mix up another small batch of buttercream and decorate the few cookies that are left. This particular sugar cookie recipe is not the type that should be left unfrosted.

Thursday Thirteen - Things I need to do

Thirteen Things about Shan When I was trying what to do a Thursday Thirteen about, the first thing that came to mind was the fact that I probably have thirteen other things I should be doing. I'm not one for remembering to put together a "To Do List" and well, I am the unorganized momma for a reason. ;) 1) I need to get my Christmas card list put together so I know how many to order. 2)I need to color my hair. My roots are showing extremely bad and it's really quite disguisting. 3)I need to put one last coat of paint on the walls of the bathroom. If I was a better painter, I probably wouldn't need to do this. :) 4)I need to vacuum!!!! 5)I need to figure out what we are having for supper. 6)I need to balance my checkbook. 7)I need to get my little guy's Halloween costume ready for tomorrow. (He's going to be a chicken.) 8)I need to do some laundry. 9)I need to put icing on the Halloween cookies I made last night. 10)I need to do something with the Hamburger in the fridge. (Today is the sell-by date.) 11)I need to get caught up on the shows I missed when I was baking the Halloween cookies last night. 12)I need to organize my freezers. They are such a disaster right now and I can hardly fit anything in them. 13)I need to clean up the kitchen after my cookie rolling from last night. What a mess! So, what do you need to do today? Check out Thursday Thirteen for more fun!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Some pictures just don't need explaining! :)

Tackle It Tuesday

Well, this morning in honor of Tackle it Tuesday, I decided to tackle the bathroom tub. We are in the middle of a bathroom renovation (I will post about it when we are done) and the tub is one of the few things we are not replacing. I painted the bathroom on Monday and dripped tan paint in the tub. My husband got paneling adhesive and caulking on/in the tub as well. It was pretty gross. On top of that, the husband must have decided to pull one of the loose tub floor grip strips off so there was residue from that on the bottom. Yuck.

My tools of choice for tackling this project were: The Works Tub & Shower Cleaner and a Scotchbrite Scrub Sponge.

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Pretty gross, right. I love using the Scotchbrite sponges because it takes a lot of the work out of cleaning the tub. I pretty much only use the green scrubby side. I have always loved The Works as my tub cleaner, but there are many other products out there that work just as well. The spot where my husband took one of the tub floor grip strips off was the worst to clean and took quite a bit of elbow grease, but I got it off.

And now for the after!

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Isn't it pretty?? I'm pretty proud. Hopefully this weekend we can get the rest of the bathroom looking nice!