groceries and headbands

here are my totals from publix. it was a great week with lots of good sales. click here to see the list from southern savers that i used to make my list. i got $153 worth of groceries for $65 which equals a savings of $83. considering last week was a triple coupon week (i got $228 worth of groceries for $47) and i heard a story from a lady who got $1,016 worth of groceries for only $83, this hardly seems like a good deal. but, i stayed within our budget and got a lot of good things - healthy things too! i get a bit nervous sometimes because i hear stories of people gaining 20 lbs once they start couponing. yikes! i think you just have to be wise about what you buy...and, if you buy some unhealthy stuff, just don't eat it all in one week.

our grocery budget is $50/week, but the diapers come out of our baby budget. the diapers were $9.99 per box - what a deal!!! so, i really spent $45 from our grocery budget. yippee - came in under budget!!!

freebies this week: spray 'n wash, ore ida steam and mash potatoes (2 bags!)

highlights: campbell's healthy harvest soup - they were b1g1 free, plus i had coupons. they ended up being $0.84, which is a meal for me! the hummus was on sale for $2.50 and i had a $1.50 off coupon so it ended up being $1.00! eggo waffles were $0.70 per box! birds eye frozen veggies were $0.29!

let me also mention that this week starting wednesday is super doubles at harris teeter. super doubles means they will double any coupon that is $1.98 or less. i am excited for that!!! to stay within our budget, i will plan on not going to the grocery store at all the following week. can't wait to tell you about the harris teeter deals!

now, on to headbands. problem = a rainy saturday. solution = headband. when it rains, there is no sense in doing your hair, especially if your hair is curly and gets extremely frizzy in the rain. headbands somehow hide a bad hair day really well. besides earrings, they are my fave accessory. my gold one below is my best friend. it matches everything. if its raining where you live, go put on a headband and have a great saturday!