Trucker's wife & mom blog - recipes, deals, lifestyle
An email from Bing, Microsofts version of a search engine, just hit my inbox! Seems Bing had a savvy plan to entice us frugalista's to use their service instead of their long time competitor, the ever-dominant Google: a rewards program for free stuff! It reminds me of SwagBucks but with the simple focus on Internet search! You can … [Read more...]
During the conversion process, we're told NEVER to delete our Blogger blog when converting to Wordpress but no one really goes into "WHY?". There are two primary reasons to NEVER, EVER delete your Blogger blog after you moved it to Wordpress. 1. The images from the blogger blog that are now embedded in your WP posts will disappear. Before … [Read more...]
Two weeks after upgrading to an iPhone, Instagr.am was released to Google Play for Android phones. Well now there's a service that takes your Instagr.am's to canvas! CANVAS! As in to hang on your wall! Instacanv.as even lets you monetize your pics with your own "gallery store" so other people can buy a canvas of your image. (You can pick … [Read more...]
SUPER SMOKIN HOT FREEBIE!!!! If you want always wanted to try Photoshop but could afford the expense, then you'll definitely want to keep reading! ***Adobe just put Photoshop CS6 in beta AND they're offering a free download to anyone who wants to try it out.*** Hop over to the Adobe Labs website and download the zip file for … [Read more...]
Lately I've been getting into mobography, where you take photos with your cell phones rather than a traditional camera. It's convenient cause I NEVER have my regular camera with me. Call me lazy but sharing photos is just sooo much EASIER with my cell phone. (Taking the memory card from the camera, putting in the computer, uploading the photos, … [Read more...]
Looks like SOPA has been effectively blocked after all the ruckus that was stirred up in the tech and blogging community. YAY! People flooded their senators and representatives with emails, phone calls, and letters demanding internet not be censored. But the work isn't done. There's one more bill the Senate will try to push through sometime … [Read more...]
Everyone is eager to get the best deals to maximize their holiday budget but PLEASE take care and caution this holiday season to avoid being victimized by scammers and hackers. After looking over the infographic, I'm reminded of a valuable piece of advice from my days in the corporate world. A corporate security consultant once … [Read more...]
Wishing my oldest boy a very happy 12th birthday! (which is a bit extra special since it's a snow day with no school!) Tomorrow I'll share the copycat recipe for the … [Read More...]
Can someone send some sunshine & warm weather to North Dakota cause 32 BELOW zero sucks! ;) … [Read More...]
Part of the side effects I'm feeling from the stroke are headaches. They … [Read More...]
I am surrounded by glorious peaches. Our local grocery store has cases of … [Read More...]
Who needs frozen pizza pockets when you can make em at home! With four … [Read More...]
Not your average deal seeking mom blogger.
Jenn is a trucker's wife raising two boys near Fargo, North Dakota. While Trucker Hubby is on the road, she gets to watch what she wants on TV, sleep in the middle of the bed and shaves her legs IF she feels like it (which is rare!) She hates house work, exercise and those stupid "buy 2 items to get 55¢ off" coupons!
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