So, I found a way to save money on produce!  I can coupon all day but you rarely find any for fresh produce.  Why is it so expensive to eat healthy?!?  Anywho... 


Here in Atlanta we have a company called Farmer's Market Baskets that goes to the state farmer's market and brings back truck loads of fresh local fruits and veggies.  Then you can purchase the premade baskets from them for $10-$15.


It's really an excellent deal!  I purchased my first small basket today and here are the contents








I will probably upgrade to a Regular basket for next time and see how that lasts in my house and then decide from there which to use regularly.  They have a website that allows you to handle everything online.  You can choose to pick up a basket every week, every other week or as needed.  You can also place a special order for certain items that vary each week.  Then you can go to their warehouse or various other locations in the area to pick up your basket.  The other locations cost a little more but it's only a couple of dollars.


I first heard about them last year and I cannot believe that it has taken me this long to jump on the bandwagon!  So Farmer's Market Baskets work for me!  Visit WFMW at We Are THAT Family for hundreds of other posts.


While I have you here can I ask a favor?  I entered my daughter in a Cutest Kids contest to win a $150 gift card to the local consignment sale here in my area.  She's in 5th place but has to be in 1st to win and voting ends on Sunday.  So, if you don't mind helping a girl out...  click HERE and this will take you to the Facebook page for the contest.  You have to click on the green VOTE button and then click on the allow button for the app if it pops up.  It will also ask you if you want to share it on your wall and I don't mind if you do.  It will just show her pic to all of your friends and maybe they will vote for her too!  I will forever love all of you and will vote for anything and everything your children do! Here she is... Isn't she just adorable?!?! 

So, I was waiting on a small pot of coffee to brew tonight (either wine or coffee and I still needed to function so coffee it was) and looked over at my stove.  Well, the light was shining on my black stove just right and I could see all of the grease that had built up on it.  I wipe it down but never really realized that SO MUCH had built up.  I decided I had a couple minutes to do something about it.

Now, I'm not a maid or a good house cleaner.  I don't even play one on TV.  But let me tell you something...  Mr. Clean is my new friend!  I opened the cabinet to grab my standby Clorox wipes and saw a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser laying there and decided to give it a shot.  One word - WOW! 

Okay this week I'm going to share with you the most amazing tip I've come across in recent times.

Brace yourself because it's truely life changing!

Here's a video that shows you how to dice a tomato!!

I know... you're thinking "What is she talking about, you just dice it."  But really it gets squishy, and messy and I need it to be neat and pretty.  This has revolutionized my use of tomatoes!



Simply UH-mazing right??  Told you so.

Visit We are THAT Family for lots more tips.

This week there is a theme to the WFMW over at We Are THAT Family.  This the backwards edition where instead of posting tips for you I ask a question and you post a tip for me.

So, as I sit here at 12:10 AM typing this post my question to you is:  How do you get your child to sleep through the night again??

My daughter, 8 months old yesterday, came home from the hospital sleeping through the night.  I know right?  Lucky ME!!  Fast forward 7 months to Spring Break vacation and that came to a screaming screaching hault.  She started waking up off and on throughout the night sometimes as much as every hour and she's wanting to nurse many of those times.  She has had a few glorious nights where she has slept all night but really, there have only been a few in the past month.

So do you have any tips to help me out?  Am I doomed to just ride through this phase and keep the coffee on?

Kristen at We are THAT Family hosts a blog carnival on Wednesdays with the theme Works For Me Wednesday where fellow bloggers post tips that... you'll never guess... WORK FOR THEM!!  You're so smart!  So anyway, here's my WFMW tip on baby stains.

So, as a new mother I'm new to the newborn realm of stains on clothes.  And for mothers of breastfed babies you know what I'm talking about.  So, In my daughter's room I have her clothes hamper right next to her changing table.  And sitting within arms reach on her dresser... drum roll please....  my bottle of stain remover!!  Yep, it's a novel idea, I know!  I use Zout and I fully believe it has magical stain lifting powers.

So, when I have to change my daughter and there's a messy mess, I grab the Zout, spray it on her clothes right then and toss them in the hamper.  Then when I'm ready to wash I just toss them in the washer.  I don't have to worry about the stain setting in and remembering to put something on it when I do the laundry.  And the majority of the time the stain comes out without any further treatment.  Hey, it woks for me!

So, stroll on over to the WFMW post on Kristen's blog and read through the TONS of posts for tips on all sorts of stuff.