Product Review: Shaklee

Erin over at Healthy Branscoms was generous enough to send me a sample of Shaklee concentrate to try out. An itty bitty sample made two 16-oz bottles of organic cleaner, one for windows and one all-purpose cleaner. I've had this sample for a couple of weeks, and I finally got two spray bottles to make this cleaner.

I've read nothing but good things about Shaklee, but I'm a serious skeptic, so I was really excited to see the results when I used the all-purpose cleaner today. Natalie had a serious nose-bleed during the night, and being the procrastinator that I am, I still have not put a waterproof mattress pad/protector over her mattress, so there was a disgusting stain on her brand-spankin' new mattress. Yuck! Then...a light bulb went off! I scurried to the kitchen to grab my Shaklee all-purpose cleaner. Two little sprays and some blotting, and this is what Natalie's mattress looked like

What's that? You don't see a stain? No signs of a bloody nose anywhere? Let's look a little closer:

I didn't take a "before" shot, but, believe me, there was a stain. Thanks to my new Shaklee all-purpose cleaner, no one ever has to know. I've already warned the hubs that we will be budgeting for Shaklee in the near future.

FabuLESSly Frugal Shopping Trip

Natalie spent the weekend with her grandparents (split time between my in-laws and my parents), and my mom brought her home yesterday...sort of. We met at Kohl's because Mom had some coupons she "had to use". She's so super generous, and shopped mostly for Natalie, Nathan (tomorrow is his birthday), and me. Here's most of what we got:

And a breakdown of our bargains:
For Natalie
Blue tank with floral skirt- originally $28.00, paid $8.40
White tank with floral embellishment- originally $14.00, paid $4.20
Floral skirt below white tank- originally $14.00, paid $2.80
White "Auntie" shirt and pink "Grandpa" shirt- originally $13.00 each, paid $5.20 each
Plus some toys, of course!

For Me
Green shirt- originally $30.00, paid $9.00
Brownish-gray dress capris- originally $38.00, paid $7.60
Denim capris #1- originally $36.00, paid $7.20
Denim capris #2- originally $32.00, paid $17.00 (not a really great deal, but they're cute!)
Jeans #1- originally $29.99, paid $11.99
Jeans #2- originally $29.99, paid $11.99

For Nathan
Light green shirt- originally $40-something, paid $18.00
Blue/yellow stripes- originally $45.00, paid $18.00
Light blue w/ dark blue stripes- originally $45.00, paid $13.50
Brown sweater- originally $60.00, paid $6.00 (WOWZA!)
Black striped shirt- don't remember the original price, but we paid $4.20
Brown-striped shirt- originally $36.00, paid $7.20

Plus I got Nathan two shirts for his birthday, both amazing deals!

Add in there a 20% off coupon plus a $10 gift card, and the deals get even better! I'm so excited about our new clothes, and so incredibly grateful to my momma for buying for us!

What's your favorite store for finding a great deal?