I love visiting warehouse stores. I could spend a couple hours shopping at Costco and consider it fun. Costco has not sponsored this post, I just love shopping there. (Though I would love to partner with them, hint, hint…wink, wink.)
Think about it, you can shop high quality clothing, jewelry and electronics under one roof. Grab [...]

Just in time for grilling season, I would like to introduce you to my husband’s favorite grilling ingredient, aside from the beef, of course. A while back, we tried a bottle of Country Bob’s All-Purpose sauce and he immediately fell in love with it. While he is not a picky eater, it is rare for [...]

If you like cookies that are easy, chewy and something a little out of the ordinary, you will love these Easy Lemon Cakemix Cookies.

Easy Lemon Cakemix Cookies
Ingredients:
1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar for decorating
Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Empty cake mix into large bowl and [...]

When it comes to price negotiations I usually think of large purchases such as a car where the discussion of the final price can become like a tennis match. With smaller purchases, we can find percent off sales advertised in the store’s flyers or clip coupons.
The other day in a book store, I watched a [...]

Over the next few weekends, I will pull a post from the archives. This one was originally published in February of this year before I gained many of  my current readers. Take a peek at the comments also because there are some fantastic ideas.

Bread may not be the first thing we think of when we [...]

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Each month, Coupons.com rolls out new coupons for the month. I waded through the 12 pages to identify a few high dollar ones for you.

$5.00 – Hasbro Pictureka! game – Watch for sales to combine with this coupon and think ahead to any upcoming birthdays
$4.oo – any Non-Drowsy Claritin, 15 count or larger
$2.00 – any [...]

The first Wednesday of each month, Kristen at We are THAT Family hosts a themed edition of the Works for Me Wednesday blog carnival. This month’s theme is  “Mom, I’m Bored.” Thankfully, my children have rarely said this to me, though I have a pile of rock waiting to moved, lest I hear the [...]

If you have read Just Doing My Best for very long, you know there has been a move, some changes and a slightly bumpy road. This move, in all its goofy symbolism, made me think of a Chocolate Earthquake recipe I wanted to share with you. Hey, any reason to share chocolate, right?

Earthquake Cake
1 German [...]