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My new sponsor has a GREAT gift idea for Valentine's Day. Datevitation is a Date Coupon Booklet that you can give to your spouse, friend, or other loved one. And they have TONS of cute dates that you can personalize.

Why did I pick this one?
Because Hubby and I use to go to the movies all the time before Sweet Pea. It's classic and we never get to go anymore. With this, I personalized saying that I would find our sitter, since I always make find one. :)

He loves sleeping in, but I always make him get up to spend time with us, so this one was kind of a no-brainer.

I hate Mexican and he loves it. Every time we go out he wants to go there. I have to be in the mood...to be nice and let him go. It's not that I hate it, if it were just margaritas we could go there all the time. ;) It just isn't worth the stomach pain and stench that comes along with it to me. But I love him so we can go one time. :)

This is Hubby's chore. So I will do it for him this time. :D

Hubby's FAVORITE vacation spot but the reason I put this here is because we can't afford Vegas even in the far off future but I wanted you to see how much variety were in these dates.


And what I loved the best was the option to pick 'private' date pages just for your significant other. :D

Plus the whole process was personalized and easy-peasy! I just picked the pictures or actions I wanted and customized the pre-written wording to include some of our little jokes. I cannot wait for it to come in so I can give it to him!

And because the people at Datevitation are so kind (and you know I love a good deal), they have offered to let y'all try it for yourselves! Books normally start at just $20, but as a special treat for my followers, you can use the code 'NANNYMOMMY' for $10 off your purchase so it makes for a thoughtful yet economical gift. So a custom, cute Valentine's Day gift for just $10!

And as if that wasn't enough, you can also enter for a chance to create your very own Datevitation 5 page custom book for free! Just enter in the rafflecopter below!

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Did you decide one of your resolutions for the New Year would be to save money? I know one of mine was.

But where does your money go every month? You have to sometimes wonder if the same little creature that steals socks from your laundry is somehow swiping your debit and credit cards or writing checks in your name. We all know that we need to save money and plan for the future. We might be tempted to run a marathon up hill in the snow before sitting down and seeing where money goes every month.

Before you throw in the towel and decide to give up on your New Year's Resolution of saving for your kid's college tuition, that family trip you've always wanted, or simply getting out of debt, give budgeting a shot with the following steps.

Step 1 - Print off the budget form that can be found HERE or click the image above.

Step 2 - Write down what you are spending on a monthly basis. If you aren't sure, give it your best guess.

Step 3 - Total each category in the total fields.

Step 4 - Total all the categories at the bottom.

You have taken the first step in setting a budget and moving toward your saving's goals. Let 2013 be the year you accomplish your resolutions.

Share with how you are saving money and budgeting this year by using hashtag #getthrifty.

Thanks to www.emeals.com for this helpful budget sheet. Check them out to see how you can save $1,000 each year on groceries.

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As some of you may or may not know, I am a Bzz Agent where I get awesome FREE stuff to review and share my opinions on. The latest thing that I got to try and test out, was CoverGirl's NEW Blast Flipstick.
I love trying out make up products so this was right up alley.

What do I like about CoverGirl Blast Flipstick?
It moisturized my lips right off the bat and the color combinations you could create were awesome. Here are some of the colors I received in my bzz kit and as you can see I used a ton of variations to decide which color I liked best. And you can easily do this too.


What I didn't like about CoverGirl Blast Flipstick?
Although I felt sexy, the lip stick came off on EVERYTHING! And then when it started coming off it just stained my lips and was splotchy plus it made my lips peel. This, although, could be caused by the fact my lips were kind of dry before? But I wasn't a fan of the splotchy look.

So would I suggest buying it?
If you get it really cheap and ALWAYS carry it with you so you can apply more and expect lip stick marks on everything.