It’s September! The last quarter of the year is my favorite and I’m glad it’s finally here! Here’s how the first week of September went down at my house…
1. This was the first Labor Day in five years of being together that Paul didn’t have to work! We celebrated with steaks at my favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. Not a bad day! 🙂
2. On Tuesday I celebrated one year of blogging! I gushed about that over here, so I won’t repeat myself. Even if you only ever click on my blog through a Friday linkup, thanks for reading!
3. I love couponing because it means I rarely ever have to pay full price for anything. Sometimes I have to wait for the stars to align (when I can pair a coupon with a sale), but it’s always worth it! I got some incredible deals at Target on things we really needed. I spent $30 for the things pictured below – and I saved $36! I paid less than a dollar a bottle ($.88) for my husband’s favorite body wash. Yeah!
4. It’s always a good week when this is in your freezer. I’m proud to say I bought those on Monday and there’s still some left in each container! Not sure how long that will last, though…
5. I am so grateful for the wonderful summer I’ve had! After working full time for several years, I felt like I was able to get my life back this summer! It was so nice to have as much time as I wanted to clean, blog, organize and take care of my home. I got to travel a bunch and I spent a lot of time with my family. I don’t think I’ll get to do this forever, but being home all summer was such a gift! (If you’re wondering why I was home all summer, you can read about that here.)
If you missed any of this week’s posts, be sure to check them out below:
Have a lovely weekend!
Linking up with High Five For Friday, Friday Favorites and Five on Friday
Come Home For Comfort 
Aww! Happy Blogiversary! And oh man do I miss texas road house! I’m totally jealous of your couponing skills, too! ❤
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Thank you so much! Anyone can coupon…it just takes practice to get the hang of it. 🙂
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Congratulations on your blogiversary! I’m new here, stopping by from the H54F linkup. I bought that same ice cream a few days ago and will admit that we devoured it. Yum!
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Thanks for stopping by, Emily! And yeah…the mint oreo won’t last through tomorrow afternoon. So good. 🙂
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I think it’s the Midwest in us that loves the Fall! And awesome job not devouring that ice cream right away! We can’t keep peanut butter cup ice cream in the house because my husband loves it! 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend.
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It must be that Midwest upbringing! Hope your weekend is great too!
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happy blogiversary!! Can’t believe you saved so much at target!!!
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Thank you Sarita! That was an unusual haul, I don’t usually do that well. 🙂
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Not sure if this app is on android, but if you have an iPhone, Pic Tap Go really helps my pictures when I don’t have the best lighting!!
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Thanks for the tip! I have an iPhone, so I’ll definitely check that out!
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It looks like you’ve had a great week! Good job on the coupons. I tried for a while and just couldn’t get into it! You’ve made me think that maybe I should start trying to coupon a little more. 🙂 And congrats on your one year blogiversary! 🙂 I’m glad I’ve found your blog!
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Thanks so much, Chelsea! If you’re interested, over on my sidebar there’s a link to my series on how I coupon. It’s so worth it! 🙂
Have a lovely weekend!
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That ice cream looks amazing!! Glad you had a great week and summer 🙂 Fall is a favorite at our house, too. Here’s to cooler temps and lots of pumpkins!!
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Bring on the pumpkins! Have a lovely weekend!
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Saying hi from the link-up…happy blogiversary! That Target haul is awesome, I’m super impressed by your coupon skills!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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I LOVE the Reeses ice cream! I definitely enjoyed my fair share over the summer. Stopping by from the link-up.
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There’s just something about that salty peanut butter with the sweet cream of the chocolate that I can’t get enough of! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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