Dirty Martini | Week In Review

Celeb 411

Couldn't they have told him to watch the pole!  DANG

Celeb 411 - We can't get enough of Kimye and apparently neither can the Papi.  Poor Kanye was caught on tape running into a pole while house hunting (again) with Kim K.  Ouch!  Then of course there was the Night At the Museum...we mean MET where that tragedy of a dress worn by Kim was just....just TRAGIC.  Yes we've talked about her maternity wear with Kristyn Burtt recently but she is just not listening to us!  Luckily she won't be stuffing herself into regular clothes much longer as baby Kimye should be arriving soon.


We just have to mention once again how much we love Chelle O as our girl Patrice Washington calls her.  Just loving her, with one handsome Prince Harry, in this look by Prabal Gurung (did you know they sell this label at Target?).  As always she is looking ever so lovely at the Mother's Day White House Tea.  Gon girl!!!

Reality Recap

Evelyn Lozado and her daughter Shaniece hit up the cover of Rolling Out Magazine.  In this special Mother's Day edition they talk about their very close relationship.  Evelyn reveals how she leaned on Shaniece after the domestic abuse situation with her now ex-husband Chad Johnson.  Shaniece said that was her proudest moment of her mother when she left that situation.  Congrats on the cover ladies!

StyleDIVA Adventures

StyleDIVA Adventure:  It's Curvy Trend of The Week time and this week I'm sharing with you the latest in cute curvy denim looks.  The ladies behind the brand ZMJ Denim  are gearing up to take the show on the road to FFFWeek in NYC and need some support.  Check out their campaign on Kickstarter to support them as they get ready for one of the biggest plus size fashion shows of the year.  

Cocktail Erika’s Cocktail of the Week

Tequila Sunrise

Ingredients:
4 oz. orange juice
2 oz tequila
1/2 oz. grenadine
orange slice for garnish
maraschino cherry for garnish

Mixing Instructions:
Pour the tequila and the orange juice into a highball glass with ice cubes.  Stir until ingredients are combined well.  Next slowly pour the grenadine around the inside edge of the glass.  The grenadine will sink and then slowly rise to mix with the other ingredients naturally.  Then garnish with the orange slice and cherry.

Enjoy!

Miss the Show?????

Did you catch the show?  We always got you so don't worry because you'll need this fabulous advice from Sister Save-A-Lot about Frugal Living.  Get Yo Life and Yo Stockpile together!

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Coupon Organizing with Sister Save A Lot

As an Extreme Couponer I know all too well that the key to saving is being organized.  As a couponer you acquire coupons from everywhere.  The number 1 source is the newspapers, then you have internet coupons, pull tags, peelies, tear pads, blinkies, and coupon books.  This could become an overwhelming task.  My main coupon goal this year is to make sure that my coupons are kept in check.

Accordion Style Coupon File – You can find these wallet style coupon files at just about any office store or in the office area of Target or Walmart.  These files allow you to sort your coupons by the categories of your choice and are often small and easy to carry with you to the store.  This system will work great for a single person who may not be in need of a lot of products.

 Coupon Box – You can make your own coupon box using a recipe box or other small storage container and your  choice of dividers and/or envelopes. I have a coupon box that is filled with coupons that I get from stores once I check out. I picked up mine from Michael’s (the arts & crafts store).  Be sure to use a coupon to save on your coupon box purchase!

File/Clip/Print As You Go – This is the method that I use.   File your coupon inserts and printable coupon sheets and clip only what you need for the week. If you are utilizing blogs like this one when preparing your grocery lists each week, the location of each coupon will be spelled out for you.  All that you have to do is know where to go to find the coupon.

Coupon Binder – Coupon binders are exactly what they sound like… binders with page protectors that store all of your coupons in one place.  Most couponers use baseball card holders to hold the coupons.  The best way to organize the binder is to section them of into categories such as dairy, meat, snacks, health & beauty etc.

Be sure to choose a method that works for you.  You may want  to test out a few methods to determine what works best.  With everything that you do have a "Happy Couponing". 

Antoinette Peterson is one of the couponers featured on TLC's Extreme Couponing and Extreme Couponing All Stars.  She is also a regular on the weekly radio show Cocktails and Conversation.  Her popular website www.sistersavealot.comwww.sistersavealot.com is a great place for money saving tips, access  to the latest coupons and sales and rebates that are available.

Home Depot Christmas Light Exchange with coupons

It’s that time of the year to think about your holiday decorations.  One major part of your décor is your lights.  The holiday’s isn’t the holidays without festive lights. Last year Home Depot had this promotion and it is back again this year.

As in years past, you can take you can take up to 5 strands of Christmas  your broken or old Christmas lights to Home Depot and get three coupons to save on some new energy efficient lights.

 Here are the coupons:

$3.00/1 Home Accents Holiday LED Lights

$4.00/1 Martha Stewart Living or GE Holiday LED Lights

$5.00/1 EcoSmart or Light Show Holiday LED Lights.

This opportunity is available until November 13th; you can receive up to 5 coupons.

Here is the link for the coupon.

http://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/HomePage/Superfeatures/Events/Chirstmas_Light_Exchange/docs/Christmas_Light_Trade-in.pdf

Sister Save A Lot

TLC Extreme Couponing Diva - Sister Save-A-Lot

Today we Sister Save-A-Lot (Antoinette Pearson) called in to teach the Divas how to save at the grocery store by clipping coupons.  You may have seen Antoinette on the TLC hit show Extreme Couponing. 

Antoinette works for a large nonprofit agency in Chicago and is the proud mother of a 4 year old.  As a working mother, Antoinette is also passionate on living on less and is committed to helping others (like the Divas) do the same.  We had an opportunity to sit with Sister Save-A-Lot as she shared with us her secrets for saving at the grocery store checkout.

 Here are a few of the tips she shared with us today:

1. Know your store's coupon policy before taking your shopping trip.  You can check out the store's website or visit their customer service area.  
2. Collect your coupons.  You can get them from your Saturday/Sunday paper, websites (i.e. www.coupons.com) or from coupon clipping websites.
3. Create a system for organizing your coupons - binder or file cabinet or file box.
4. Build your stock pile by buying items that are on sale and that you have a coupon for.  If laundry detergent is on sale now and you have a coupon for it, then get it now.  Even if you don't need it now.  Rest easy in knowing that you WILL need it at some point and just think, you got it on the cheap.
5. Always have your sales paper and coupons available and organized (you'll) thank Sister Save-A-Lot for this one when it comes time to make your grocery list and shopping.
6. Check out the coupon databases like www.coupontom.com to see if there are coupons for items that you would like to buy.

For more information on couponing like a pro, check out Sister Save-A-Lot at www.sistersavealot.blogspot.com, "Like" her on Facebook at Sister Save-A-Lot or follow her on Twitter @SisterSaveALot.  

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Thanks Sister Save-A-Lot for all of the great couponing tips!  We can't wait to put them to practice!

Join us on Saturday, June 11th as we chat with Sister Save-A-Lot