Win a Publix Gift Card!
Who’s up for a giveaway??
We are a busy family. Even though I work from home now, which I thought would mean more free time, I’m still pretty busy. So busy, in fact, that we still eat fast food take out a couple of times a week, usually on the nights when I have meetings to cover. It’s just easier than getting everything out to cook at 8 p.m.
Publix is trying to make our hectic lives a little bit easier with its “Best Meals Happen at Home” event, which is going on from Jan. 26-Feb. 1. Beginning on Jan. 26, you can look for in-store for coupons and take advantage of great savings on some of your favorite participating brands. And, you can go to BestMealsatHome.com to sign up and receive emails with weekly recipes and coupon offers that will help you save up to $200 this year.
Publix is giving one of my readers a $25 gift card! Use the widget to enter. Just an FYI, I do check entries, and if they have not been completed, they will not count, as I have had problems with that in the past. Good luck!
A Piercing Question
Lucy and I were at one of her favorite play places on Sunday when a man asked me if she was a boy. No, she’s a girl. I mean, she was dressed completely in pink, which I thought would have been a dead giveaway.
“But she doesn’t have pierced ears!!!!!!!!!!” he exclaimed.
Because that, my friends, is apparently how you differenciate a boy toddler from a girl toddler.
Judgey Moms who Judge
My daughter is 2, and she isn’t potty training, still sleeps in her crib and doesn’t use a regular cup.
There. I said it. It feels like it’s taboo to admit things like that. I’ve been around some moms lately who have looked down on me because Lucy’s *gasp* 2 and not using the potty. We actually started the potty training process in December, and she was really into it. She wanted to sit on the potty all.the.time.
Then, for some reason, she suddenly became terrified of it, and now she doesn’t want anything to do with it. I don’t think forcing her to use it will make the whole being scared of it thing any better, so we’re waiting it out. To us, this means she wasn’t ready. So, we’ll wait until she is. I mean, she just turned 2 in November. And, it’s not like she’s going to go to Kindergarten wearing diapers.
The big girl bed and regular cup will come in their own time as well, too. She’s not ready for a regular cup. She’d spill it all over the place! Plus, she LOVES using straws. And, I plan to keep her in her crib as long as she doesn’t try to climb out. Why move her when she’s contained and can’t get up when she should be going to sleep?
My daughter is fine. She’s a happy, healthy, thriving toddler. When she’s ready to use the potty and move up to a big girl bed, she will. Until then, I will enjoy my sweet baby girl. And, I will tell all the judging moms to take their comments elsewhere. I’m not any less of a mother, and my girl isn’t any less of a 2-year-old. We’re right where we should be.
Progresso Soup and The Biggest Loser Giveaway
My goal this year is to lose weight. I gained a good bit of weight when I was pregnant with Lucy, and I have yet to lose it. I’m pretty sure that at 2 years postpartum, it can no longer be called baby weight. 
I want to really get back into exercising this year. I’ve been kind of limited because of my knees, but I’ve been using our stationary bike and it’s been going pretty well. I missed a week or so this month, but I’m hoping to do at least three days a week.
And, I need to watch my eating more. I’ve been getting back into eating baked potatoes and veggies for lunch, and I LOVE Progresso soup. These soups were awesome when I was on Weight Watchers because the vegetable soup that I buy was 0 points. With the new points system, I think it has a couple of points, but still not much at all. And, it is SO good. I buy the chicken noodle soup for Joe, and he loves it as well. There’s nothing better than some tasty soup with only 100 calories!
Progresso and MyBlogSpark have teamed up to give one of my readers the chance to try Progresso soup AND The Biggest Loser workout DVD. You can enter by using the widget below. Please be aware that I will be checking the Facebook and Twitter entries to verify. Good luck! And, for everyone, there is a coupon for $1.25 off the purchase of 4 Progresso soups. Click here to access it!
Losing Express Script Program Affects Walgreens Customers
This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.
When I lived in Dalton, I was a regular customer at Walgreens. Not only did I shop there, but I filled my prescriptions there as well.
Now that I’ve moved, we don’t have a Walgreens in town and I have had to go elsewhere for my drug store needs, so I haven’t kept abreast of news regarding Walgreens and Express Script. Walgreens tried to negotiate terms with Express Script to continue as part of its pharmacy provider network last year and, when the two parties weren’t able to reach an agreement, the contract between the two was terminated as of Dec. 31, 2011. This affects both Walgreens and Duane Reed stores.
Now, patients on Express Script plans have to change their pharmacists and drive farther to get their prescriptions filled, which can be a hassle with hectic schedules. In an effort to help customers, Walgreens is offering a special discount on an annual membership in its Walgreens Prescription Savings Club. For $10 a year, a family membership will cover a spouse and all dependent children age 22 and younger. Individuals can join for $5. Club members receive discounts on prescriptions, flu shots, pet prescriptions, nebulizers and diabetic supplies. There are also bonuses when you purchase Walgreens brand prodcts and photo finishing services.
Have any of you been affected by this? Check out the entire press release here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/144giYDsuBLUzZ5rJqe7oo8madlMnFkJ6xTUFcNGsNDM/edit and show your support by following Walgreens on Twitter or Walgreens on Facebook.
