Great Coffee and a Free Coffee Maker – What’s the Catch?

With all the Fall food I have been cooking and recipes I have been reading,  I've been in the mood for warm, flavored coffee. It seems when it gets chilly outside, I crave warm drinks more. I've seen the ads for Gevalia, but always wondered what the catch was. My mom and brother have both tried this company, so I called my mom and asked her what the catch was. She couldn't give me one. The [+]

Curb Appeal

If you are looking for an activity this weekend, Home Depot is offering clinics targeted to women that you might be interested in, especially if you need to add some curb appeal to your home. [+]

New Address

You found my new site at the new address! If you have Just Doing My Best bookmarked, please change the URL to the new one. The old blog and redirect will eventually be disabled. If you subscribe to the RSS feed, the feed should automatically update to the new address. If it does not, please shoot me an email. Still lots of changes, including new art work, coming in the next few weeks and there are [+]

Exciting News!

If you are a regular reader of Just Doing My Best, you will begin seeing changes starting this week. In the next day or so, this blog will be moving to its own domain. Many people cannot read the current site at work (while at lunch, right?) so access will be easier when this change occurs. I have many plans for this site and moving to my own domain will allow those plans to continue.The [+]

Works for Me Wednesday – Frugal Tips

This week, Kristen of We Are THAT Family and host of Works for Me Wednesday asked us to provide our best Frugal Tip. I am providing the link to the original post I wrote about saving on newspapers as well as a couple of others you may find helpful.How to Pay Less for Your Newspaper5 Ways to Stretch BreadFrugality is a Lifestyle - OrganizationIf you enjoyed these tips, you might enjoy subscribing to my feed [+]

100th post – Freebies For You

In celebration of my 100th post, I have found some 100% free goodies to share with you (less possible shipping or tax.) As always, some of these samples require a sign-up, so if you are concerned about your inbox being flooded by companies, consider setting up a free email account at Google, Yahoo, etc., to use for your online activities. Some of these are dated or may run-out quickly.Dunkin Donuts Coffee SampleAveeno Nourish shampoo and [+]

Disney’s Branching Out

Did you know Disney is going green? They have acquired a newsletter devoted to green living and have 5 new films featuring our planet. You can see the trailers at Disney Nature. If this interests you, check out the Disney site and come back here and click to subscribe to the newsletter and for a chance to win tickets to the World Premiere of DisneyNature Earth. [+]

Homemade Freezer-Ready Pizza Sauce

I originally found this recipe at Miserly Moms years ago, before frugal was the new black, and used it often. I recently rediscovered it and pulled it back out of the cookbook as another effort to reduce expenses at home. If this sauce is made and ready, I will be more likely to make pizza at home rather than order out and I do not have to run to the grocery store when I choose [+]

I Won a Prize!

A huge THANK YOU to 5 Minutes for Mom for a generous Macy's giftcard that I won at the Sitewarming Party for the Ultimate Blog Party. I love shopping at Macy's and need to pick up a few Spring items so this is perfect! If you have not checked out the Ultimate Blog Party yet, scroll down and read my post about it. When you follow the links in that post, you will find hundreds [+]

Ultimate Blog Party

Parties just went high tech! Actually, it is me who is new to the Ultimate Blog Party. (UBP) The party is hosted by the hardworking and generous ladies at 5 Minutes for Mom, who want to promote our blogs. How great is that!? The party will last from March 20 - 27 and if it's anything like last year's party, it will involve over a thousand bloggers and hundreds of prizes. Visit 5 minutes for Mom [+]