How I Saved A Fortune at Target!

First of all, I would like to start off this post by apologizing to the people who were stuck behind me in line at Target. That had to suck. I had no idea that they would have so much trouble scanning all of those coupons one at a time. Also, I didn't know that they would only have one cashier on duty or that she would have to manually enter the coupons that wouldn't work. But I have a right to savings, and so do you. If you had a bunch of coupons, I would understand. You would just rather spend that money on makeup, just like me, right? Right. So, see that picture up there? That is my lovely Target haul. Before coupons it rang up at $90.67. The shirts I didn't have coupons for, but I put them up there because they were a steal, on clearance for only $2 a piece. After my coupons My total was down to only $69.62!! Then you add the redcard giving you 5% off and the total goes down to $66.14. We are talking $24.53 in savings! I am one happy little coupon girl! My favorite thing is that if you have a Target coupon you can stack it with a manufacturers coupon for double savings. I got so many awesome things! Feel free to wonder at my shopping savvy now.... And since my taste in makeup is unfortunately much more high-end then my taste in everything else, here is what I will be buying with all of the money I saved... That is right. One eyeliner. It is an awesome eyeliner though! Now you know why I need to use coupons so badly. If you have a similar makeup problem, try subscribing to some of the awesome blogs where I find my deals. My favorites are: Living Rich With Coupons and .Penny Pinchin Mom I follow them on Facebook so I can stay current on all of the savings around town!

It Has Begun!

Today I got the stuff to start making Alex's weighted blanket. I used some coupons and ended up spending about $25 on the supplies, I bought the Polly Pellets and Batman fabric, the rest of the fabric is actually leftovers I got out of my storage box in the garage. We are only going to the therapist this week and then we are taking three weeks off so hopefully that gives me some time to get him a weighted blanket and weighted vest made and see how it helps Alex out.

Also, the therapist is recommending we buy a cuddle swing for our home. She tried it with Alex in the office, and it seemed to help some. Before she tried it he was running into walls and stuff, and he calmed down afterwards. Have any of you tried any of these things or do you know someone who has? Any suggestions/advice? We are only a couple of months into our life with Asperger's, so it is all pretty new to us. Here are the swings I am talking about. One is the actual one from his therapist and the other is a similar product from IKEA that is much cheaper, but a bunch of the comments say that it works well for children with autism and sensory needs.