Product Review

For those of you with children still in diapers, this one is for you!

Target recently came out with their Up&Up brand for Diaper Genie Refills.

My family and I decided to give it a try since it was $1.35 CHEAPER than the Playtex brand for ONE refill. 

I see no difference. It holds the diapers and smell in, so that's all we care about plus it claims to hold two extra diapers compared to Diaper Genie. It's a win win situation people.

How to clean a microwave

Well if the title of the post didn't have you at the edge of you seat, this post probably won't either, unless you hate cleaning the microwave as much as I do. It's probably one of my most hated chores. You practically have to crawl into the darn thing just to clean all the odd angles and surfaces.

I turned to Pinterest, again, for a solution. The good old mix 1 cup of vinegar + 1 cup of hot water trick. I was expecting a miracle. Steam clean a microwave? Genius!  I set the timer for ten minutes and went to the living room to sing and dance with my two year old daughter. 

Meanwhile the house has a faint smell of vinegar.

The timer went off, and I immediately inhaled a big ol' whiff of hot vinegar. Eeesh. Be careful if you try this experiment. Open the door and stand back while the steam lets out.

It didn't clean the microwave, obviously. All it did was loosen the crusted on mess so I wouldn't have to scrub AS hard. It did an okay job. I'm not sure it's worth using a cup of vinegar for it though. 

B+ Pinterest, B+.....

Until next time.

Couponer Tip

Check out the new way to save with Targets new "Cartwheel" download what YOU want to save on. Pick ten items at a time. I picked diapers, diaper wipes, and formula amongst others. Each coupon is an additional 5%. Every dollar counts. 

Have a great weekend!

Pinterest Experiment

Well we all have them at some point in our lives. Fruit flies. We all hate them, we are all annoyed by them, so how do we get rid of them?

My family and I have a compost bucket that we take out daily, in addition to a diaper genie, that for whatever gross reason they are also attracted too. We already take both out on a daily basis, so we needed something more. 

I then turned to good old Pinterest for some solutions. I needed something kid/indoor friendly. I don't want to spend money on poison, because we have two young children in the house, and our problem isn't that bad. We just needed a little "oomph" to help us out. This is what I found:

Put 1/2 cup of apple cider, mixed with a couple drops of dish soap in a bowl. Mix well, sit back, and watch the flies drown.

I guess our fly issue wasn't as bad as this bloggers, because although it DID work, it took almost 48 hours to catch ten! So they aren't immediately attracted to the scent, but like I said, it does work. Plus ten dead flies are better than ten flies flying around our kitchen! 

Ick! 

Here's the link to the blog I researched: 

http://www.thecommonsensemama.com/2011/10/yo

u-can-call-me-fruit-fly-killer.html?m=1

Recipe worth sharing

http://realmomkitchen.com/489/mini-german-pancakes/

Tried these over the weekend, they were very good! But be sure to follow the directions. When it says to ONLY fill half way, really do only fill half way. They rise up quite a bit.

Here's my picture of the finished product;
We used syrup for a topping with macadamia nuts, the second topping is powdered sugar, and for a third filling we used raspberry jam.

I would definitely make these again! Two thumbs up!

Deals at Target this week!

Hi parents!
Just wanted to share some good deals happening this week at Target;

1.) Huggies Pull-Ups or Goodnights or Pampers Easy Ups or Underjams are $19.79 for the BIG pack. Plus get a $5 Target gift card when you buy two.

2.) 10% off select Plums, Ella's Kitchen, Happy Baby, and other organic baby food.

3.) 32oz Gatorade = $0.96 EACH

4.) Select Oroweat bread = $4.69 EACH

5.) Room Essentials 8 inch plastic tabletop planter = $3 EACH

Upcoming Events

I thought I'd put together a calendar of events of different things going on around the Big Island in the next few days. I'm always on the look out for things to take my family too, the weather has been especially sunny, so go out and have some fun with the fam!

May 5-11, 2013:

What: Puna Music Festival;
Workshops, music intensives, concerts.
Where: throughout Puna. To be held at Kalani Oceanside Retreat.
For more info, visit www.punamusicfestival.com

May 8, 2013:

What: Lei Making
Where: Kilauea Visitor Center
When: 10am- noon.


May 8, 2013:

What: Breastfeeding Awareness Photo & Art Exhibit.
Where: Prince Kuhio Mall
When: 5pm-7pm
Cost: FREE

May 12, 2013:

What: Charity Walk Fun Run
Where: Mauna Lani Resort
When: 6:45am
A 3 mile Run/Walk
Minimum Pledge Entry of $35
All Proceeds go to Hawaii Island Charities.
Run includes full food festivities at Shops at Mauna Lani.

Coupon Deal at Target

Just wanted to share! Good time to use these three coupons together.
Digiorno cheese pizza is also on sale for $5.49!
For two pizzas and three juices, it'll cost $15.95


Don't forget your reusable bag, to save an additional $0.10.