tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054677096758099042024-03-13T19:08:12.009-07:00CRISTIN IS COUPON CRAZYI am back. After a long hiatus since having my beautiful baby girl Giada on April 28th, i have decided to re-open the blog! It may take awhile to get things set up but the grand opening will be sometime in november or december. i would love some sponsors for my welcome back party! please email me at itsmecristin1225@gmail.com if you would like to sponsor a review/giveaway. thanks!cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-62807999320190395412011-12-12T11:52:00.001-08:002011-12-12T11:52:30.256-08:00Please subscribe via email<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just fixed the subscription. Please subscribe so you don't miss any posts!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=blogspot/ymwBuh&loc=en_US">Subscribe to CRISTIN IS COUPON CRAZY by Email</a></span></div>cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-85595000137718404842011-12-12T11:39:00.000-08:002011-12-12T11:39:02.354-08:00AWESOME GIVEAWAY COMING SOON!Thanks to a great idea from <a href="http://shesaved.com">She Saved</a>.. i will be doing a <b>STUFFED FULL BLOG BOX GIVEAWAY!</b><br />
I am so excited to do this. I will be stuffing a medium flat rate box with anything i can think of and freebies i have laying around, samples,ect. <br />
I would like to re-open the blog on January 1st since i would like to try to get some more sponsors for more giveaways.<br />
I am so glad to be coming back.<br />
Thanks to those who stuck with me!<br />
It's a busy and wonderful job being a mommy but i have found that i need some time for me too..so i will do what i can on this blog when i have free time and always feel free to email me if you find a great deal/coupon/ect. you would like to share.<br />
The blog is coming back and will be better then ever!cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-20736946052029786452011-10-24T12:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T12:30:00.202-07:00IM COMING BACK!Hey everyone<br />
I have decided to come back. i love couponing and teaching couponing to others to give up this blog.<br />
Since extreme couponing started on TLC there are a ton of people who want to learn how to save by couponing and i would love to help them and show them the right way!<br />
As most of you know, i had my daughter Giada Michelle on 4/28/11. She is amazing. i will post about her soon!<br />
I am going to have my own little office area in the livingroom now so i can get back into blogging and couponing at night while Giada is sleeping or if i can jump on early morning or the afternoon while she plays/naps.<br />
But i am lucky if i eat or brush my teeth during the day! So the night time is my time!<br />
I am strictly breastfeeding and shes pretty attatched to me in one way or another even if shes not eating. So needless to say, since becoming a mommy i dont have the time to blog like i used too. i do however miss it and its really all i have besides being a mommy so i want to get back into it.<br />
im looking forward to late night blogging with a hot cup of tea..<br />
i wont be able to do much but this site is worth following/subscribing for sure!<br />
i will be posting the best deals i see for the week and linking you to the matchups. sharing my trips and posting about each store. i will try to post when i can and hope to have some people stick around!<br />
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Please like the new facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CristinIsCouponCrazy">CRISTIN IS COUPON CRAZY</a> and look for new posts coming soon!!cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-75211659942640585242011-05-18T15:45:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:45:13.451-07:00GIADA'S BIRTH STORYThe weeks leading up to Giada's birth were very hard for me. I pretty much broke down at 39 weeks. I just wanted her out. I went to my NST that morning and passed and then went to clinic right after that. I had some blood pressure issues and protein in my urine(which happened a couple times towards the end) and my one doctor checked me and i was only 1cm. She ended up sending me to the hospital and was going to discuss with the other doctor about possibly inducing me. I spent a few hours alone in the hospital hooked up to the contraction and heartbeat machine..got bloodwork done and everything turned out to be perfect and i was sent home. I had been having contractions but not enough to be in labor yet.<br />
Then i hit 40 weeks.. still having on and off contractions..walked around the block for awhile, tried foods to induce labor..even had sex..(i still dont know how we managed that..lol but we did). Still nothing. went to clinic and my protein was back to normal. I was hoping (begging) to be induced..but got sent home and given and induction date of 4-27.<br />
It was a long week but the 27th finally came. i went to clinic that afternoon and then stopped at wawa for a bagel and icedtea then home for last minute packing and to straiten my hair. yes i straitened my hair before i went in to be induced!<br />
We got to the hospital at 6:30pm. i immediatly peed in the cup- for the last time!!! and got my gown on and got into bed and got asked a ton of questions and was hooked up to the contraction and heartbeat monitor. <br />
My doctor thought i looked real big and was shocked that i hadnt had another ultrasound since my biophysical profile ultrasound at 39weeks. so they called in a tech to do the ultrasound around 9pm to get another weight of the baby. the last ultrasound measured her at 8lbs 7oz. this ultrasound measured her at about the same, my doctor was concerned that she may be too big and to do a csection instead of inducing. but he said she isnt to big and inserted the cervidil. it was like a long ropey string that hung out of my vag like a tampon string. it was very uncomfortable at first. it was burny and itchy but that went away fast. i had to stay in bed for 2 hours before i could use the bathroom.<br />
I thought that i was in for a peaceful night and gonna watch tv and sleep thinking it would take awhile for contractions to kick in. boy was i wrong!!! they started coming and they were hurting. i ended up contracting all night and not dilating much. the contractions were so bad and often that they took the cervidil out earlier then usual. my fiance was by my side all night to hold my hand and rub my head and help me through every contraction. these contractions were nothing like the ones that i felt the weeks before.<br />
Sometime the next morning i got my epidural and put on pitocin. the epidural was not as bad as i thought it would be. it didnt take long to get done but we had to stop everytime i had a contraction. it took awhile for it to kick in but once it did i was able to sleep.<br />
That afternoon while i was sleeping i got woken up by getting an oxygen mask put on my face and nurses and doctors in the room. Giada's heartbeat was accelerating and my doctor decided it was best to do a csection right away. i was only 4-5cm at that point. so my fiance let everyone know what was going on.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkNujbyELaHkp3CeXUqjVftNiYMm_085q0tmMGuOhubvURbAp6X9XzYewRRloOzdaSQZ3gkg1X-Q1MhgtoB_-onRbKpP8juXq3kfPIOxDdK-ExIht0kIghyphenhyphenooXF9hZKzdFwbvGjw-gYHH/s1600/100_0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkNujbyELaHkp3CeXUqjVftNiYMm_085q0tmMGuOhubvURbAp6X9XzYewRRloOzdaSQZ3gkg1X-Q1MhgtoB_-onRbKpP8juXq3kfPIOxDdK-ExIht0kIghyphenhyphenooXF9hZKzdFwbvGjw-gYHH/s320/100_0223.JPG" width="320" />I</a></div>In no time at all my fiance was in scrubs and i was getting wheeled into the OR. i was given some medicine in my room prior to start numbing me. they had to lift me to put me onto the table and that was a weird feeling. once i was numb randy came in and it was time to start.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISBOB0fTkTwVD9zbpjoIOSSWp3_spfqc_T2ldQxOAf1Qr0CM8kLcyi30tiZSYpkLkp4-S249n9Y5O-T-zIdlldXd3P_Toy42Md_nD8A5tjQiM1sUbmwgaN3V0KW5ITZxU6o3pskn0yK1_/s1600/100_0224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISBOB0fTkTwVD9zbpjoIOSSWp3_spfqc_T2ldQxOAf1Qr0CM8kLcyi30tiZSYpkLkp4-S249n9Y5O-T-zIdlldXd3P_Toy42Md_nD8A5tjQiM1sUbmwgaN3V0KW5ITZxU6o3pskn0yK1_/s320/100_0224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I was feeling a bit nautious and kept asking for something to make it go away but i started feeling better. i had seen on tv on a baby story a lot of women who threw up while having a c-section and i think i was scared i would too. my doctor that was doing the c-section was amazing. i cracked a joke before he started and made everyone laugh..he is usually the jokester! my anesthesialagist was also great. sge smushed the pillow like that under my head because i didnt want my head flat.<br />
Once i was completely numb..which was the weirdest feeling ever..even though i could wiggle the toes on my left feet.. they started. i was so anxious to meet my little girl that i wasnt nervous or scared. i didnt feel anything but pressure..which they warned me about and nothing hurt. randy was by my side holding my hand and it hit me that i was about to be a mom and cried. i also want to add that my anestesialogist scratched an itch for me..lol..she was great.<br />
Then i was told id feel lots of tugging and pressure..Giada was about to be born. I waited to hear her cry.. and within seconds...i did! Me and randy started to cry. her cry was the sweetest most amazing sound id ever heard. i heard everyone talking about how much hair she had and couldnt wait to see how much she weighed. i told randy to go with her as they finished me up. i could hear randy talking to giada and it touched my heart. he seemed so proud! she also pooped on the nurse right after she came out. she kept pooping so they had to put a diaper on her.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ4Z6VwgFttKW-6yL09IyIovUuIwyerOuU1_zikwRHbHwSjCKe1sVBCuNBu06qjeulbk-semRP3Ki3LIpb4GrH9h1XQfUx1P6bNCOKec-to6oqy5p66huna65qtebPCCVFsmnJ0SnHs1w/s1600/100_0255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ4Z6VwgFttKW-6yL09IyIovUuIwyerOuU1_zikwRHbHwSjCKe1sVBCuNBu06qjeulbk-semRP3Ki3LIpb4GrH9h1XQfUx1P6bNCOKec-to6oqy5p66huna65qtebPCCVFsmnJ0SnHs1w/s320/100_0255.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Giada Michelle A.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7 lbs 15.9oz</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">21 1/2 inches long</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2:35pm</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">4-28-11</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was awhile before i got to see her..but once they brought her to me i fell in love. she was perfect and looked right at me.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQmh6oKdx-WLw5seIHG-zbIHP0SiwXLqARuWHy-JGpSYTbMpah2_VZXXQ02CWbt5eMcVwO4hxXwSGIgAjA0viuTPVDdGwThwXd5mmhgj9a7Wim8HXbwhK2ihTHRHiIzz7sF-ZdAOy8Cf-/s1600/100_0250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQmh6oKdx-WLw5seIHG-zbIHP0SiwXLqARuWHy-JGpSYTbMpah2_VZXXQ02CWbt5eMcVwO4hxXwSGIgAjA0viuTPVDdGwThwXd5mmhgj9a7Wim8HXbwhK2ihTHRHiIzz7sF-ZdAOy8Cf-/s320/100_0250.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span>Giada and randy went into recovery and they finished stitching me up..i couldnt wait to hold her! i got wheeled into recovery and my nurse got me pain meds and some ice chips. then i got to hold her..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeDqYkOqqQpTmXrgRy3hHlI9VmorbiDEyli4WqGv_lQ8jmJU2Sy2L7EDHeFL4jvvp46XxxrQ-DCO_4V96h1T0IOmTRNEubb_9bUoRvVZTc5ebBMtGehox2OZMg4JkKnzD2YqQltHVtGPJ/s1600/100_0256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeDqYkOqqQpTmXrgRy3hHlI9VmorbiDEyli4WqGv_lQ8jmJU2Sy2L7EDHeFL4jvvp46XxxrQ-DCO_4V96h1T0IOmTRNEubb_9bUoRvVZTc5ebBMtGehox2OZMg4JkKnzD2YqQltHVtGPJ/s320/100_0256.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>She was perfect. i couldnt believe i was a mommy! Within minutes i had her at my boob breastfeeding and she latched on right away! then after about an hour i got wheeled into my room. everyone came in shortly after. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>proud daddyrandy-my fiance holding his daughter </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy5aMZYJuSdRgzRxLvb3fO_6MeYmN34gjM9OLHVy75_qwuYPD6PxErCtOS671u66okGlqHCuQFqp0r_yZmfWt19KBMmUncHXszCWd3sX3q6R_f42oz7OMuYKJkKmVRfYeKuI4byViWUAm/s1600/100_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy5aMZYJuSdRgzRxLvb3fO_6MeYmN34gjM9OLHVy75_qwuYPD6PxErCtOS671u66okGlqHCuQFqp0r_yZmfWt19KBMmUncHXszCWd3sX3q6R_f42oz7OMuYKJkKmVRfYeKuI4byViWUAm/s320/100_0283.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>my mom with randy and giada</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHVG1KXaxLubeB0Btuxy2uEMRbKqY-CgjKTLFNa88GaMnUV2sUzG-yJpV1VPgVhmwkSkNm5FbY4Cc1g5hTOkXavt66DhcQE_GuE4Vnc-trgw3Bc730XsApzHDxnwnTMTVoye1Of36oBq_/s1600/100_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHVG1KXaxLubeB0Btuxy2uEMRbKqY-CgjKTLFNa88GaMnUV2sUzG-yJpV1VPgVhmwkSkNm5FbY4Cc1g5hTOkXavt66DhcQE_GuE4Vnc-trgw3Bc730XsApzHDxnwnTMTVoye1Of36oBq_/s320/100_0287.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>randy, his mom and giada</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZLpfGkjgXMucNGQ3yy0qfujC1jMhYW3F3IesziH-gSbSnrzL7kLUc8XTGcAje27ZNgKE09NXt7FHWZelszRYJbXuOOLoIRb8arhE2S5ELuryz_L_3NEzqcw7Y1NQF5ZlHhL8RwOg-5Zx/s1600/220574_10150565336045214_792440213_18419590_1761573_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZLpfGkjgXMucNGQ3yy0qfujC1jMhYW3F3IesziH-gSbSnrzL7kLUc8XTGcAje27ZNgKE09NXt7FHWZelszRYJbXuOOLoIRb8arhE2S5ELuryz_L_3NEzqcw7Y1NQF5ZlHhL8RwOg-5Zx/s320/220574_10150565336045214_792440213_18419590_1761573_o.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />
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I have a ton more pictures of my friends and family with giada that i will be posting soon. i will also be blogging about the hospital stay and first couple weeks home.cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-20400343716219794112011-05-17T09:21:00.000-07:002011-10-22T20:31:02.702-07:00Me and GiadaAs most of you know.. i had Giada on april 28th. She is amazing. <br />
here is a sneak peek at Mommy and Giada<br />
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we were all hoping that little miss Giada would decide to make an entrance today (since i am 40 weeks plus 4 days overdue) but she had other plans..she wanted to stay in my belly to enjoy easter dinner with her mommy and daddy!<br />
my parents and nephew went to my aunts house and i decided to stay home and cook for me and my fiance.<br />
i wasnt up to getting ready and i just wanted to relax home.<br />
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i made us:<br />
hamsteak, green bean casserole, sweet potato, creamed onions, baked beans(my mom made), coleslaw(my dad made) and biscuits.<br />
it came out good and it was nice to have a quiet dinner at the table alone with the love of my life:)cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-9686153180019576982011-04-22T19:39:00.000-07:002011-04-22T19:39:08.315-07:00HUGGIES ENJOY THE RIDE - 19 POINTS!<div style="text-align: center;">I will be writing a blog explaining how this reward program works soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But if you are already signed up here are some points:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HDDJR-SGKXK-BRXKP - 3POINTS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CDZJH-MJDQS-ZGXKP - 3POINTS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>PCHJG-BBKCL-KNXSF - 13POINTS</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">please let me know if any of these codes are expired. also feel free to leave a comment below with any codes you would like to share. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>bloggers</b>: u are more then welcome to take these codes and post them on your blog.but please link back to me and leave a quick comment letting me know ur taking them:)</div>cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-63652006872513420302011-04-22T06:31:00.000-07:002011-04-22T06:31:28.579-07:00COUPONING 101- PART 2- HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR COUPONSThere are a couple of different ways you can organize your coupons. Pick whichever one works best for you. I myself get 5 papers at the most a week and that doesnt happen very often, so i do not use the <a href="http://www.mamacheaps.com/2010/08/how-i-organize-my-coupons-the-no-clip-method.html">no clip method</a> of organizing my coupons.<br />
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I get very impatient so when my fiance brings home the paper for me on sunday night i usually take all of the coupon inserts out and start clipping! i only clip the coupons that i will use if i find a good enough deal. i never clip coupons that i wont use. i usually let my mom go through the extras or cut out what i know friends and family members may be able to use. then i save the insert to pass on to someone else or i put it aside incase i find a good trade.<br />
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<b>FOR BEGINNERS: </b>for beginners i recommend using a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/R-LL-COUPON-ORGANIZER-BLUE/dp/B002OSFVVO/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1303477328&sr=8-19">coupon organizer</a> that fits in your purse. when u first start couponing u wont have an over abundance of coupons so there is no need for a huge coupon binder in my opinion yet. i started off with the coupon organizer in the link above and it has worked great for me the past couple of years. i use 2 and they fit great in my purse. one for FOOD one for NONFOOD. depending on what u use u may be able to use just one organizer and just label the sections differently.later in this post i will share the sections i have in my organizer(s)<br />
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<b>FOR THE COUPON PRO: </b>if you have been couponing for a long time and find that u are now getting more coupons or trading or have mastered stockpiling i recommend getting a coupon binder. you can either make one yourself with dividers and baseball card holders or splurge like i did (its my becoming a new mommy gift to myself) and get a <a href="http://couponclutch.com/index.php?p=home">coupon clutch</a>. <br />
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After i clip my coupons i usually seperate them into the catagories they belong in and then put them into my organizer.<br />
<b>These are the sections in my FOOD coupon organizer</b>: BAKING ISLE, BREAD/BAGELS, CANNED FRUITS/VEG, CEREAL/POPTARTS, CHIPS/CRACKERS/COOKIES, CONDIMENTS, DAIRY, FROZEN, GRANOLA BARS, JUICE/WATER/SODA, MEATS, MISC., PASTA/SAUCE/KITS, PRODUCE,RICE/POTATOES, SOUP, FREE COUPONS, STORE COUPONS<br />
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<b>These are the sections in my NONFOOD coupon organizer: </b>BABY, BODYWASH ,CLEANER, DEODERANT, DISHSOAP/LAUNDRY, FACESTUFF, GIRLSTUFF, HEALTH, LOTION,MAGAZINES, MAKEUP, MEDICINE, MISC, PAPER GOODS, RANDY(my fiance-i put mens coupons there), RAZORS/CREAM, SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER, SMELLY STUFF, SOAP/SANITIZER, TOOTHBRUSHES/PASTE, ZIPLOC, HASSIN(the cat- u can of course put PET), FREE COUPONS, STORE COUPONS<br />
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Of course you may have a different way to label them but this is what works best for me. its mostly how the store is set up by isle.<br />
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I hope this helps you to organize your coupons!cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-77330825416019103542011-04-21T13:00:00.000-07:002011-04-21T18:15:57.734-07:00COUPONING 101- PART 1 - WHERE TO FIND COUPONS<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are many places to find/get coupons..</span></div><br />
<b>SUNDAY </b><b>NEWSPAPER</b>- every sunday (except for holiday weekends) there will be anywhere from 1-4 coupon inserts in the paper. i always check <a href="http://www.sundaycouponpreview.com/">sundaycouponpreview.com</a> to see what coupons will be in the paper for the week prior to purchasing the paper. depending on how good the coupons are i will usually get anywhere from 1-5 newspapers. i recommend checking out your local dollar store to see if they carry the paper so u can pay $1 instead of $2.<br />
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<b>INTERNET PRINTABLES- IP - </b>you need to have access to a printer in order to get IP coupons. some websites who offer printable coupons are: <a href="http://www.coupons.com/">coupons.com</a> , <a href="http://www.redplum.com/">redplum.com</a> , <a href="http://www.smartsource.com/">smartsource.com</a> , <a href="http://www.allyou.com/">allyou.com</a><br />
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<b>FACEBOOK </b>- facebook is a great place to get coupons. often times when you "like" a page they will offer a coupon. most of the time it is a high value coupon. also there are times you can get a coupon for a FREE item when the products facebook is doing a special promotion<br />
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<b>STORE </b><b>COUPONS </b>- some stores such as Target offer their own coupons online or sent in the mail specific for use in their store only (these can also be stacked with a MFR coupon-which i will get into later when i post about target.) some stores also have coupons in their weekly ad that can also be paired with a MFR coupon.<br />
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<b>BLINKIES, TEARPADS, WINETAGS, PEELIES -</b> blinkies are little coupon machines placed by a product in the store where a coupon spits out for you- u can see a picture of one <a href="http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/blinkies-in-store-coupon-machines/">here</a>. tearpads are a pad of coupons that are usually hanging on a display or next to a product offering a coupon to use on that product. winetags are coupons that are hanging on a product. Peelies are also on the product itself.u peel the coupon off the product to use it on that purchase<br />
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<b>MAGAZINES </b>- All You magazine offers great coupons monthly. i have only seen allyou magazine in walmart. i have a subscription which is a great thing to have. there are other magazines who have coupons as well but sometimes its only a couple.<br />
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<b>FRIENDS,FAMILY,CO-WORKERS</b> - ask your friends ,family and co-workers if they use their coupons and if not if they could save them for you every week. or to save the coupons they dont use for you as well. my mom gets inserts from co-workers for us after they go through and clip the coupons they use<br />
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<b>TRADING </b>- i love to trade coupons. sometimes i have an over abundance of coupons that i will never use or dont use that i can easuly trade with someone who will use them. a couple of great sites i have used to trade are: <a href="http://www.afullcup.com/">afullcup.com</a> , <a href="http://forum.couponmom.com/">couponmom.com</a> and <a href="http://www.weusecoupons.com/">weusecoupons.com</a><br />
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<b>COUPON CLIPPING WEBSITES - </b>sometimes u cant find someone to trade with, a coupon may be regional and u didnt get it or there is a great sale on something that u want to stock up on. thats where a coupon clipping service comes in. they get a ton of coupons and u pay for their time to clip them and shipping not for the coupon itself. i have been using <a href="http://www.mycouponhunter.com/">mycouponhunter.com</a> for well over a year now and i am very happy with her site.<br />
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<b>WRITING TO COMPANIES - </b>last year i got a great idea from a fellow blogger to write to companies complimenting their products. most of the time when u do this they will send u some high value coupons as a thanks for liking their products. you can also request coupons and most of the time they will send you some.<br />
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<b>THE PRODUCT ITSELF</b> - sometimes there are coupons inside a product or box or bag, ect.- so always check!! <br />
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<b>SAMPLES -</b>i sign up for every sample i can. almost everytime i recieve a sample in the mail it comes with a coupon! so its worth the minute it takes to sign up for a freebie/sample in hopes that there may be a coupon in with it.<br />
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<strong>ECOUPONS:</strong><a href="http://enlnks.com/aff_c?offer_id=21&aff_id=3" target="_blank">Cellfire</a>, <a href="http://www.shortcuts.com/" target="_blank">Shortcuts</a>, <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/c9102ox52x4KOOOOPUNKMLPTROQS?cm_mmc=CJ-_-2606283-_-3333492-_-Join%20Upromise%21%22%20target=%22_blank%22" target="_blank">uPromise</a>, <a href="https://www.pgesaver.com/" target="_blank">P&G eSaver</a>. These are coupons that you can load to your store savings cards. No clipping required!<strong> -<i> thanks <a href="http://freesamplefreak.com/how-to-get-started-with-couponing-part-1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Freesamplefreak+%28FreeSampleFreak%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail" style="font-weight: normal;">Freesamplefreak</a></i></strong><br />
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<strong>NEWSLETTERS:</strong> Sign up with your favorite brands or stores newsletters online. If there is ever a brand or a store that you like, sign up for their emails, most companies send out newsletters that include money saving coupons. -<i> <b>thanks</b> <a href="http://freesamplefreak.com/how-to-get-started-with-couponing-part-1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Freesamplefreak+%28FreeSampleFreak%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail">Freesamplefreak</a></i><br />
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Thats all i can think of for now. if anyone else has any other ways to get coupons please let me know and i will add it to the list. i hope this helps!!cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-80704441885559423932011-04-21T11:49:00.000-07:002011-04-21T11:49:52.600-07:00COUPONING 101- INTRODUCTIONI decided to start my own couponing 101 series in my own words in hopes it will help fellow couponers and beginners.<br />
<b>i am not sure the order i will be posting the series in but here is a list of what i will be covering:</b><br />
where to find coupons<br />
how to organize coupons<br />
how to use a coupon (correctly)<br />
coupon lingo<br />
cvs<br />
rite aid<br />
walgreens<br />
target<br />
walmart<br />
shoprite<br />
how to write out your shopping list<br />
and more<br />
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if you have questions or suggestions on anything i should cover please comment this post and i will make sure to answer them for you.cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-66916495118728796852011-04-17T07:02:00.000-07:002011-04-17T07:02:36.172-07:00I AM DEFINATLY BACK!i miss this blog too much<br />
i am back for good and going to work on the blog as much as i can before miss giada makes an entrance and post whenever i can once shes here..babies do sleep so i should be able to even put an hour in once in awhile to get some posts up!<br />
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i am losing subscribers:(<br />
i have to figure out how to get them back!!<br />
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i am deleting more old posts because i really want to start fresh with the blog<br />
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there are a ton of things that are going to be happening here on the blog:)<br />
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i am planning on having a coupon class here in my small town in south nj and i will need to make some print outs for the class(es) so i will be sharing them with my readers so they can print them as well as have all the coupon 101 (as many call it) information offered on the blog<br />
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i am also going to go back to posting my store trips and how much i saved. i hadnt done much couponing the past few months because i have had a very rough pregnancy. but i am getting back on it now!<br />
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the giveaway linky is making a comeback<br />
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and once i get the blog back up and going i am going to wor on getting more review opportunitys and giveaways. i am hoping that i get contacted more since i will have the baby and hopefully do some baby/mommy related reviews and giveaways. im also open to etsy stores contacting me if they would like to do reviews/giveaways. (id love to do a review and giveaway with one of those sweet headbands for baby with the big flower on it)<br />
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i would like to do store matchups but i can never get a good enough list made up so i would like to find a couple of boggers who are willing to lket me link to them for the matchups<br />
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and of course updates on Giada Michelle !!<br />
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there will be alot more coming soon and if u have any ideas or questions or suggestions please feel free to comment this post or email me at itsmecristin@yahoo.comcristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-65982382587379529252010-12-01T10:36:00.000-08:002010-12-01T10:36:55.123-08:00UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!Hey everyone<br />
I am so sorry i haven't been on since october and that i havent even been on facebook.<br />
As you all know, i found out at the end of August that i was pregnant.<br />
Unplanned, but a very pleasant suprise.<br />
I had made another blog to document my pregnancy but i never really got on it yet :/<br />
This pregnancy has been very rough for me so far.<br />
I had morning sickness from the first week after i found out<br />
they finally gave me some pills to stop that!<br />
when i was maybe 8-9 weeks i got a horrible ear infection and cold that lasted for about a month.<br />
then the sickness was still around and i could barely eat anything.<br />
about 2 weeks ago i got hit with the same cold all over again and im still fighting the cough. i swear ive had a cough that wont go away since i got pregnant.<br />
then on sunday afternoon i wasnt feeling very good.. i didnt eat much that day and layed down at 430 and ended up falling asleep until my fiance came home. once he got home i was having such bad pains in my upper stomache and nausea that i was literally shaking in bed. (i had also been extremely constipated for a few days)<br />
at about 9pm i felt real sick and ended up throwing up..violently. it was SCARY. i couldnt stop. i had never gotten so sick in my entire life.<br />
i ended up eventually going to sleep and got up again around 1am and barely made it to the bathroom and got very sick...again<br />
i finally fell back asleep a few hours later. i woke up at 630 or so and i was thirsty so i had a small cup of water.<br />
well..at about 9am that all came up..<br />
by this time my fiance was awake and heard me and insisted that we went to the hosp[ital-my mom said we should go too. mainly because i couldnt keep water downa nd didnt want to get dehydrated..especially being pregnant.<br />
we got there at 10:18 (i only remember this because i had to write the time on the card..lol) and ended up waiting about an hour to get called. i was lucky and got my own room with a door. YAY! i was excited because i didnt want to be in the curtain rooms especially since i didnt know if id throw up again.<br />
i had to pee in a cup and that was hard..lol..harder then usual since i could barely go.<br />
they eventually hooked me up to some iv fluids because i was indeed dehydrated and gave me some anti nausea medicine and some protonics and a little bit of pain meds to help my stomache pain. i wasnt sure if it was from throwing up or something worse.<br />
the ER nurse tried to check babys heartbeat with the doppler and after a very long time of checking my whole tummy and tons of pressing.. couldnt find it:/<br />
so she called an OB nurse.. she tried and couldnt find the heartbeat either! i then got sent to get my gall bladder ultrasound..more pushing on my poor totally sore belly:(<br />
my gall bladder was fine. in that time the OB nurse decided to go to get a different monitor. the one that they put on u when in labor. the circle one with the strap to go around your belly.<br />
she turned that on and put it right under my belly button and sure enough.. there was baby.. heartbeat was 155-160. i was relieved to know baby was ok.<br />
we ended up staying in the hospital until almost 8pm before i got discharged. they had told me i had a uti and wanted me to have antibiotics first and the doctor also wanted to give me another bag of fluid to get all the toxins and acid out of me before they sent me home.<br />
i was sent home with some ani nausea pills and some antibiotics (the antibiotics are tearing up my poor tummy) <br />
randy my fiance stayed with me until about 430 then my mom showed up so he could go to work then his mom came to give us a ride. it figured the one day i was in the hospital my dad needed the truck. lol<br />
so we went home and i had some strawberry jello and slept on the couch sitting up all night because i was scared to lay down because my chest had been burning soooo bad.<br />
i spent all day yesterday in bed and managed to have toast, gatorade and soup. since i hadnt eaten since like 12pm on sunday!!<br />
i am going to the clinic today so they can check my weight and check baby again<br />
then on friday we go to the gender ultrasound to find out if its a boy or girl!<br />
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thanks for reading if you did.. i will try to keep everyone updated. i have tons of pics to share sooncristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-505467709675809904.post-51992928675944233272010-08-23T19:29:00.000-07:002011-04-22T06:37:04.527-07:00IM PREGNANT!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As most have you have probably seen on my facebook.. I am pregnant!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to make a seperate blog to post about my pregnancy journey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone will subscribe and follow me through this!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fromcristintomommy.blogspot.com/"><img alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" border="0" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/zv35hj.jpg" /></a></div>cristiniscouponcrazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227986982583927671noreply@blogger.com5