Atlanta's Frugal Mom

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of making another trip to Ross Dress for Less, just in time to see all their back to school gear! Boy, was I blown away -- from organization and storage (things my nerdy-side craves!);  kitchen items (knife set w/kitchen shears $7.99), laundry ($11.99 for an iron and $5.99 for a collapsible ironing board), and  other household items -- perfect for the dorm room;  to outfits at unbeatable prices! Additionally, I saw some great baby items, at amazing prices, too!  Breathable crib bumper ($9.99) and MANY, MANY, MANY name brand, stylish diaper bags ($12.99) (...cute character shirts for the preschool crowd, too!) Minnie Mouse t-shirt - $4.99 And, naturally, I did a little retail therapy myself, AFM style !  (Translation: I raided the clearance rack.  Each top was under $7!) Would you like to shop at Ross? I'm excited to team up with a few great blogging pals to bring you a giveaway for a...

Since my infant son is still too young to help his big sis “make” cards for various occasions, I try to include him in the process anyhow. 🙂 Keep on saving!  :o) –Barbara   **This post may contain affiliate links.**

Since my infant son is still too young to help his big sis "make" cards for various occasions, I try to include him in the process anyhow. :-) Keep on saving!  :o) --Barbara  

My daughter spent the day with my parents yesterday, and came home with some of the chocolate chip cookie they made. Apparently, she’s a (chocolate) chip off the ol’ block! Happy Wednesday, y’all! Keep on saving!  :o) –Barbara   **This post may contain affiliate links.**

My daughter spent the day with my parents yesterday, and came home with some of the chocolate chip cookie they made. Apparently, she's a (chocolate) chip off the ol' block! Happy Wednesday, y'all! Keep on saving!  :o) --Barbara  

My happy li’l redhead — now DRY in the morning! :o) My happy li’l redhead — now DRY in the morning!  :o) Mothers of baby boys everywhere instantly know what this post is about: our little boys have a knack for filling up their diaper at night, well above capacity! I’ve heard many mothers discuss their solutions to this nighttime diaper leaks dilemma: move up a size at night, just strap it on tight try a different brand put in a maxipad (yep, a maxi pad!) change him at once during the night special “night time” diapers …..and so on….. I tried several of those options for nighttime diaper leaks when my little boy started leaking through at night — him wetting through his jammies each night was just getting to be way too much!  Since I was more than well-stocked with diapers of various brands (y’all already know how I find cheap diapers !), I tried several brands, both in his current size and a size up.I even tried the maxi ...

My happy li'l redhead -- now DRY in the morning!  :o) Mothers of baby boys everywhere instantly know what this post is about: our little boys have a knack for filling up their diaper at night, well above capacity!  I've heard many mothers discuss their solutions to this nighttime dilemma:  move up a size at night, just strap it on tight try a different brand put in a maxipad (yep, a maxi pad!) change him at once during the night special "night time" diapers .....and so on..... I tried several of those options when my little boy started leaking through his diaper at night -- him wetting through his jammies each night was just getting to be way too much!  Since I was more than well-stocked with diapers of various brands (y'all already know how I find cheap diapers !), I tried several brands, both in his current size and a size up. I even tried the maxi pad, which actually resulted in even wetter jammies in the morning!   But that lead me to bel...

This weekend as I watched my son start rocking back and forth, with his arms and legs pushed up in crawling stance, I can’t help but recall when I was about seven or eight. My mom would playfully push on the top of my head and remark, “stop growing up so fast!” I now know what you mean, Mom. I know what you mean. Keep on saving!  :o) –Barbara   **This post may contain affiliate links.**

This weekend as I watched my son start rocking back and forth, with his arms and legs pushed up in crawling stance, I can't help but recall when I was about seven or eight. My mom would playfully push on the top of my head and remark, "stop growing up so fast!" I now know what you mean, Mom. I know what you mean. Keep on saving!  :o) --Barbara  

Every time I changed the head on my electric toothbrush, I spent hours devising the perfect method of cleaning the (absurdly nasty!) gunk from the inside. The dilemma I faced was finding a cleaner that was safe to use on an item I put in my mouth ... Then it finally dawned on me: vinegar ! First, I let it dry out overnight with the head off.  Once dry, I knocked as much funk out as I could, then let it soak in a glass of vinegar for about 15 minutes. Next, I used one of my "for cleaning only" manual toothbrushes, and cleaned most I the gunk out. However, there was still some gunk I couldn't quite reach just inside the neck. So I thought back to 2nd grade science... I put the toothbrush back in the glass of vinegar, then added about a tsp of baking soda . After marveling over the bubbles (hee hee!  it never gets old!), I was then able to loosen the remaining gunk, and -voila!- my toothbrush was good as new again. What uses have YOU discovered for vinegar? ...