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Right now you can purchase these fun personalized wall decals from Belle Chic. They have several styles to choose from, and they are all priced at $11.99. These would make such a fun wedding or anniversary gift, and would also look great on your family photo wall! Shipping is $2.99. Have you ever shopped at BelleChic? BelleChic is your place to buy handmade goods from the world's best artisans. Be inspired by their artistry, passion, and creativity while you discover BelleChic – "the beautiful style." Not only will you find savings of up to 75% off, you'll meet your new favorite designers. In short, it's the best of the best of handmade. Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.    Related Stories 
Here are the best gluten-free coupons and deals, thanks to Janelle from Gluten Freely Frugal: Gluten-Free Coupons: $1.50 off ONE (1) Mott's for Tots Juice, $2/1 Zevia 6-Pack, $1.00 off three (3) BUSH'S Grillin' Beans, $1/1 DeLallo Gluten-Free Pasta, $1.00 off 2 HORMEL NATURAL CHOICE products, and $1.50/2 Mary’s Gone Crackers products.
Food Should Taste Good Chips $0.75/Bag at Rite-Aid: This week at Rite-Aid, you can pick up FSTG chips for just $0.75 a bag by combining +UP rewards and the high value coupon for $0.75 off Food Should Taste Good chips. Your final cost is $0.75 per bag, which is a sweet price for these chips! 
Save 70% on Jules Gluten-Free Baking Products: Living Social is currently offering a 70% Savings at Jules Gluten Free! For just $30, you get a voucher for a baking and recipe package for new customers, which includes: $30 ($99 value) for a baking and recipe package for new customers; Includes five pounds of flour, cookie mix, cornbread mix, and pizza crust mix; Five e-books featuring 183 gluten-free recipes. This is a great value for Jules’ products! Crunchmaster Crackers $1.75/Bag at Walmart: Many Walmart locations now carry gluten-free Crunchmaster Crackers, priced around $2.50 per bag. There is a $1.50/2 Crunchmaster Crackers coupon available. Use it to snag bags of crackers for $1.75 each at Walmart! 
Udi’s Granola $3.81/Bag Shipped: Amazon Warehouse currently has the Udi's Gluten Free Granola, Vanilla, 12-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 3) priced at $11.43 and eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping! That equals out to approximately $3.81 per bag shipped! There are several other flavors available as well at similar pricing. Just make sure to only purchase the gluten-free granola! This is a Warehouse deal, so quantities are limited. Janelle is wife to Brad, who is celiac, and mom to 2 sweet girls, one of whom is celiac, and the other showing signs of gluten intolerance. She blogs about the gluten free life on a budget, including coupons, deals, recipes, and other money-saving tips at Gluten Freely Frugal.
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Right now, you can use coupon code MONEYSAVING to subscribe to Arts & Crafts Homes magazine for just $6.99 per year. You can order up to 3 years at this price! About Arts & Crafts Homes magazine: Our mission is to offer expert advice and perspective for those building, renovating, or furnishing a home in the Arts and Crafts spirit. Offering hundreds of resources, we showcase the work not only of past masters, but also of those whose livelihoods are made in creating well-crafted homes, furnishings, and works of art today. Each issue is a portfolio of the best work in new construction, restoration, and interpretive design, presented through intelligent writing and beautiful photographs. This offer expires on Tuesday 08/13/13 11:59 PM EST. (Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.) Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.  Related Stories 
After our vacation last week, we had a LOT of laundry to catch up on today. My initial reaction was to be a little overwhelmed by the mountain of clean clothes, but then I decided to turn it into a fun memory: we popped popcorn, turned on a movie, and had an afternoon Laundry Party. You know how they always say that Mom’s attitude sets the tone in the home? Well, that was certainly true today! When I enthusiastically pitched the Laundry Party idea to the kids they were all SO excited about it. In fact, by their reactions, you would have thought I had told them we were all going out for ice cream!  I think we just might be having some similar parties like this in the not-too-distant future! Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.  Related Stories 
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#9 Breathe Deeply If you're constantly giving, giving, giving out and never taking time to breathe and replenish your supply, you'll soon run out of oxygen. This is why it's so important to have white space in your life — and as a blogger. What is White Space? Picture a book that had no margins — the words completely filled each and every page of the entire book. There was no white space at all — just words on every square centimeter of each page. Would that book be an easy read? No, it would feel chaotic and busy, probably even overwhelming. So it is with our lives. If we don't allow white space to breathe and refresh, but instead pack every moment of every day full to the brim with to-do's and projects, our lives will feel chaotic, disorderly, and likely exhausting. 
How to Cultivate Margin & Breathing Room If you have a full schedule, you won't probably naturally find a lot of margin or breathing room in your life. Instead, you have to be intentional about cultivating it. Here are some ideas: 1. Allow Two Extra Hours Each Day As I mentioned last week, instead of packing every hour of the day with an activity or project, schedule in at least two hours of margin time. This is buffer time to allow for the interruptions that are bound to happen. And if you don't have two hours' worth of interruptions in a day, you can use the extra time to do something relaxing and/or refreshing. 2. Schedule Time for Refreshment We're all wired differently, but one thing is true for everyone: we need to make time for refreshment. What this will be and how this will look will be unique to each person. For instance, some people are refreshed by doing something like sky-diving or rock-climbing. Me? I'd prefer to have a heart-to-heart talk with a friend or to cozy up in a quiet and clean house with a hot cup of tea or coffee and a good book. Ask yourself what truly refreshes you. Make a list of the things that come to mind and then think through how you can incorporate some of these things into your everyday life. Maybe it’s taking time to call a friend to catch up for 15 or 30 minutes a few times per week. Maybe it’s hiring a babysitter so you can go out to coffee with friends for a few hours every other week. Or maybe it’s just shutting down the electronics early, making yourself a cup of tea and spending 15 to 30 minutes with a good book before bed. 
3. Foster Beauty & Creativity in Your Life You need to make time for beauty, art, and creativity in your life. Once again, what constitutes “beauty” for one person will look different for someone else. But we all need to take more time to soak up the beautiful things in our life instead of rushing through our days at breakneck speed. One of the reasons I aim to always have some kind of handwork project going — be it knitting, embroidery, or something else — is because it gives me a sense of fulfillment to create with my hands. And this creativity often breeds creativity and energy in other areas of my life. I also love to drink tea or coffee out of cute mugs, listen to music music with rich depth, try yummy new recipes, watch movies and read books with really great story lines, and burn delicious-smelling candles. Each of these are little ways that I seek to cultivate beauty, art, and creativity in my life — and in our home. They are such simple things, but they inspire and enrich my life. 4. Count Your Blessings If I’m too busy to count my blessings, I’m just plain too busy. Life is full of blessings — even on the really difficult days. Reading One Thousand Gifts really inspired me anew in this area. My mom gave me a blessing journal at the beginning of this year — I can’t find it available anywhere online, but it’s basically just a little journal with one line for each day of the year for you to write a blessing down. I’ve loved this because it’s so simple: it only takes 30 seconds each morning to write down a blessing or two, but it helps me to start out the day reminded of the wonderful blessings in my life. You could do something similar with a notebook or journal. Take time each day — either when you get up or when you go to bed (or anytime in between!) to recount the many things you have to be grateful for. This will change your whole outlook on life!
When you take time to breathe deeply and have margin in your life, you’ll not only be in a much healthier and happier place, you’ll also be more inspired as a blogger. Not to mention, you’ll just plain enjoy life a whole lot more! What are your best tips for carving out margin and breathing room in your life? photo credit; photo credit Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.  Related Stories 
Breakfasts Fresh Veggie Scramble, Oatmeal, Omelets, Cereal, Eggs, and/or Fruit Lunches Mac & cheese, fruit
Snack-y lunch {Veggies, cheese, yogurt, fruit, crackers}
PB&J, carrot sticks, apples
Cheese quesadillas, carrot sticks
Leftovers x 3 
Snacks Fruit/veggies
Popcorn
Boiled eggs
Smoothies
Double Chocolate Muffins
Breakfast Cookies
Peanut Butter Toast Dinners Breakfast for dinner: Pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit
Crockpot Mexican Lasagna, steamed veggies, fruit
5 Star Cheeseburger Casserole, steamed veggies, fruit
Turkey Burgers, steamed veggies, fruit, brown rice
Dinner with extended family x 2
Dinner out
What's on your menu this week? Tell us in the comments or leave a link to your menu plan post. Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.  Related Stories  Here are some of the best deals at Target this week, with thanks to Marcy from Stretching a Buck for her help in compiling them:
Peaches – $0.50
Buy 2 and use $1/1 Target Mobile Coupon (FRESH)
Free after coupon Nectarines – $0.50
Buy 2 and use $1/1 Target Mobile Coupon (FRESH)
Free after coupon Select Annie's Macaroni and Cheese or Pasta – $1
Use $0.50/1 Target printable
$0.50 after coupon Quaker Chewy Bars (8 ct) – $2
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from the 8/4 RedPlum insert
Stack with $1/2 Target printable
And use $0.50/1 Ibotta rebate
And use 5% OFF Cartwheel.com coupon
$0.68 each after coupons and rebate Crayola Crayons (64 ct) – $2.50
Buy 4 and use 2 $1/$5 printable
And use $2/$10 Target printable
$1.50 each after coupons Up & Up 3-Ring Binder, 1 inch – $1
Use 15% OFF Cartwheel.com coupon
$0.85 after coupon Up & Up Wood Pencils, 24 ct – $1
Use 15% OFF Cartwheel.com coupon
$0.85 after coupon See the full list of deals at Target this week here.
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Here are some of the best deals at Family Dollar this week, with thanks to Anna from Dollar Store Deals for her help in compiling them.
Pampers -Swaddlers or Cruisers Size 1-6 (20-40 ct) – $9.50
Use $1.50/1 printable
Stack with $0.50/1 (Text PAMPERS to 28767) – Family Dollar Mobile Coupon
$7.50 after coupons Luvs Jumbo Pack Diapers Size 1- 6 (23 – 50 ct) – $7 Keri Lotion, 8.5 oz – $2.75
Use $2/1 printable
$0.75 after coupon Era Liquid 75 oz – $4.50
Use $1/1 coupon from the 7/14 RedPlum insert
$3.50 after coupon Tide Pods (14 ct) – $4.50
Use $0.50/1 coupon from the 7/14 RedPlum insert
$4 after coupon Herbal Essence Shampoo or Conditioner or Hairspray – $3
Buy 2 and use Buy One Get One Free coupon from the 7/28 P&G insert
$1.50 each after coupon Ivory (3 bars) – $1.50
Use $0.50/1 coupon from the 7/28 P&G insert
$1 after coupon Iams So Good! 3.2 lbs Dog Food – $5
Use $1/1 coupon from the 7/28 P&G insert
$4 after coupon Crest Toothpaste Anti-Cavity or Baking Soda Whitening – $1 See the full list of deals at Family Dollar this week here. Got student debt? Sign up for SmarterBucks (for free!) and earn rewards that help pay down your student loans. Click here to learn more.  Related Stories | | |
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