We are bringing back a FAN favorite! For many years we hosted a January Blues Giveaway and haven’t in several years. After celebrating our 10th blogging anniversary we thought this was the perfect time to bring back one of our reader favorites. January is a rough time of the year. The holidays have ended and what better time for a giveaway!
January Blues Giveaway
Let’s keep it simple! We are going to take a priority mail flat rate box and we are going to PACK it full! Seriously, it will be like Christmas Day all over again when the winner gets this box in the mail.
We are taking all of our FAVORITE brands and adding (one time) every single day of January! The best thing is it will be a HUGE variety! It will be full all all of our favorites including some gift cards and then on February 1st we will randomly select a winner!
To Enter:
The best news is there are no hoops to jump through! The more comments that you make on this post give you additional entries to win! It is THAT simple!
You can enter once or you can enter an unlimited about a times. The sky is the limit! So comment away.
We hope you enjoy our “infamous” January Blues Giveaway!
Good Luck!
Melissa and Shelley
Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 21 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
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Awesome! Sounds like fun stuff to win!
I love free sStuff!
Would love to win, thanks for the chance!
Great idea👍🏻🤓
This is awesome. Who doesn’t like free stuff?
Yay! I want to win! Great giveaway!
I know!
Great idea, thanks for the chance!
This sounds so cool. I would love to be part of the winning
Totally agree
Happy 2020
Plan for tomorrow but live today
Love the content
What a great giveaway! Thank you!!
I couldn’t agree more!!
Would feel like Christmas all over again to win!
Wouldn’t it!!!
Random fun packages in the mail is TOTALLY my love language!!! 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!
Neat idea for a giveaway!
Thanks for the chance to win such a amazing gift. Happy New year 🎉
Yes, thank you!
Would be a great surprise as I just had surgery two weeks ago.
I had surgery too and it would be a great blessing
This sounds like the pick up my family and I could use getting back into the swing of things ! Kids go back to school tomorrow and they’re (we all are!) So sad !
Breaks are hard! I love the family time but routines get broken and its makes it difficult
How fun! A box full of surprises would be exciting!
Diana C
What a great box for sure!
Here’s to beating the January blues! Thanks for the giveaway!
Yes, thank you!
Nice!
Way cool
Wow. How awesome!
This sounds like such a fun giveaway. Thanks
Love this!
Yay!!! It sounds fun!
It isn’t even 2pm, and I have had upsetting news already. This would be a HUGE blessing!!!
This would be amazing! Happy New Year!
How fun!! Happy New Year!!
Yay!! This will definitely take away the January Blues!!
How have i missed this giveaway in past years? Been following from the start and can’t believe I’ve missed it!
Ive missed it too!
Taking vitamin d helps a little with SADD but this would be a big boost for the month! 🤞
Definitely a boost!
Thank you for the chance.
O, I love this.
This is very exciting!!!
Thank you for bringing this contest back! This is going to be fun and it comes at a much needed time of the year!
What a great idea!
Congratulations on 10 years!
So much fun! Great contest!
Thanks for the opportunity!
Im excited to see what goes in the box!
Me too
Perfect idea to chase the winter blues away!
Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us all in 2020.
How fun is this!!
What a terrific giveaway and a great way to begin the new year!!
Oh how fun! You girls are the best!
This would be a great kick off to the New Year!
I LOVE your blog and your ideas!
Congrats on 10 years!! I remember when you first started and I went to your coupon classes!
Congrats! This would be a great way to start the new year!
Fun! I think we need gifts and swaps on January more than any other time!
what a wonderful giveaway to chase those january blues away
It would be a great start to the year to win!
Would love a surprise!
I’d love to win!
I could use a pick me up after getting some not so great news right before Christmas.
Thanks for the chance!! Happy New Year!!
Awesome
I’d never heard of this, but what a fantastic idea!
Yay! Can’t wait!
Congrats on 10 years!
Fingers crossed
This sounds like so much fun!
So fun!
What a fun thing to do!!
This is a fun idea!
Free is my favorite!
I do not enjoy the January blues!
I love a good giveaway! Happy New Year!
We went to King’s Island Winterfest to ring in the New Year. Love it!
This will definitely help anyone with the winter blues!
Great idea. Love the blog.
How fun!
Awww, what a nice way to start the new year!
What fun!
A win would banish the WINTERROBYN L blues
Very nice, thanks. Happy New Year!
What a nice thing to do! Happy New Year!
This is an awesome giveaway!!
Throwing my name in the hat.
Thank you for the opportunity to win!! I love Stockpiling Moms!
What a great idea to beat the winter blues!!
What a great idea! I love this giveaway!
Congratulations on 10 years!
Fingers crossed!
Good luck all!
I can’t believe it’s already 2020, 2019 went by so fast!
Thank you for being so generous! A surprise box of goodies is perfect!
Enjoy your blog. Thanks!
This is awesome
Wow
Thanks for the information. This is my first go around
What a great idea! Feeling a little Blue today and saw your giveaway. Happy New Year!!!
Hoping to win.
How generous and fun. Thank you. Happy New Year.
Sounds super fun…and very exciting!!!
Love!!!
This would be such a blessing after all the holiday craziness! I can’t even imagine how exciting it would be to open that box!!
I would so love to win this!
Happy New Year everyone! What a fun giveaway.
I know a lot of people who get the blues around the holidays.good luck everyone
Happy new year to everyone
Wonderful idea!
I hope the upcoming year is a wonderful and successful happy time for you!
Thank you for bringing back this fun giveaway.
It;s always fun to win free stuff!
Good luck to everyone! What a nice way to cure our January blues.
Am sitting here with my baby…thinking a box in the mail would be FUN!!!
How generous of you!
This January Blues giveaway is a lot of fun!
Love this. Nice of you to do this.
Agree, thanks
Wishing everyone a Happy Healthy New Year!
Happ new year
I’m curious as to what’s in the box!🎁
I really do not like the January blues!
Who does!! I want spring 🙂
Sounds like a fun surprise.
Awesome giveaway, would love to win!
My kids are so excited about this as we follow you guys regularly so you’ve become a big part of our many cooking adventures! Good luck everyone! 😍
Love to win !Thanks for the chance!Is this where we comment?
Thank you for all the wonderful tips and recipes.
This sounds awesome!! Congratulations on 10 years
Congrats!!
A great way to chase the January Blues away
For sure!
I’d really like to chase away the January blues!
Thanks for the chance
Yes thanks
So exciting! Happy New Year!
Everybody can use a pick-me-up in dreary January.
Yay! I’m so excited for this giveaway to come back! 2020 is going to be a banner year. I hope…. lol Happy New Year and good luck to everyone who enters.
Keep believing! I agree
Love surprises. Would make me happy to win.
You and me both
Came back to cheer myself up! This is exciting!!! What an awesome giveaway!
I know right!
Wow! Great start to the new year! Keep up the good work!
Sounds great!
Would love to win!
Me too
Me too!
How fun!
Definitely
Thanks for the chance!!
Yes for sure
Woohoo!!
Awesome
After just getting out of the hospital for the 4th time this year, this would be great!!
Wow! Love to win!!!
Oh what fun this is!
Love it!!!
Thank you!!!
You’re the BEST
Merry Christmas to all!!
Happy New Year!!
Happy Birthday to me!!
I would love this gift box!!!
I hope 2020 is a better year!!
The past might be over but the pain is still there!!!
Please attend my fundraiser on February 1, 2020
Ooh! I love giveaways. How fun! Thanks!
It’s for my daughter. She lost her battle with cancer.
Help me raise money for her scholarship fund.
She was an avid cheerleader for her high school.
Her school won 2 state back to back titles while she was in the team!!!
The fundraiser is going to have food and a band.
Hopefully we will have a great time. Just to remember her.
A Journey Remembered!!!
My daughter was only 22 years young!!
What a fun thing, I love surprises!
She had T cell ALL. A pediatric leukemia.
We live here in Illinois
So that’s my story. Life is tough right now!!
The holidays we tough but I tried to smile daily.
Yes. Baby steps with out tears in our eyes!!!
Her birthday will be hard.
I love sweepstakes!!
It takes my mind off of thinking about my daughter.
I love when the UPS guys rings my doorbell.
Maybe this box will make me smile!!
I like surprises!!
More more more boxes!!
Thank you stockpiling moms for putting this together
Happy happy happy days are coming!!!
Life is short!!
Go out and have a great time!!
Party party party all day!!
Happy 2020!!!
Welcome a new decade!! 2020
I love stockpiling moms!!
Thank you for this give away!!
Happy 10 year Anniversary!!!
Giveaways are so much fun!!!
This is awesome!!
Hopefully I win!!
I hope I win this package!!!
Your gals are the best!!
One month from now I will be winning the package!!
Champagne wishes and chocolate dreams!!!
Champagne dreams on beer money!! Lol
Thank goodness for this giveaway!!
I hope you have a New Years resolution
Because I lost a child…please give your kids an extra hug and kiss every day!!
Always say something nice to them
Snuggle with your son or daughter!! It’s makes everything better in life
I miss my daughters laugh.
I miss my daughters smile!!
I love this giveaway!
This sounds like fun!
Have a Happy New Year everyone!
This is a fun giveaway!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Congratulations on 10 years!!
Happy New Year!
Thank You for doing this package especially at a time when people can have more Jan blues after the holidays and the back to norm life returns. This will surely make someone’s day if not whole next year!!
FUN!! Happy New Year!
This is awesome I love surprises!!!
Thanks for the chance.
The options are endless to guess what could be in the box from stockpiling moms. Hope I win and get to find out what’s inside
How fun this would be to open it would be pretty exciting
I love trying new things this would be like Christmas!
This is the Best Couponing website. I love all the ways I learn how to save. Thank you for the giveaway.
Thanks for the chance!
Happy 10 year anniversary! Thanks for the giveaway!
Today is the first day back to work after the holidays and it is giving me the Blues!
Let’s hope this year brings all good things for many of us!
Sounds fun – Happy New Year!
Something to look forward to in the dark, short, cold days of winter.
Good luck everyone!
Welcome 2020. Good bye 2019!!!
What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2020?
I hope everybody has a healthy and prosperous new year.
I would love to try to exercise more this year.
Maybe I will try to find a better job.
Or maybe I will do better on my job I have now
My New Year’s resolution could be to cook better for my family
My New Year’s resolution could be to by healthier fruits and vegetables for my meals.
Good luck to everyone trying to make New Year’s resolutions work.
This would be amazing especially for my January birthday.
Is it good luck for a goose to poop on your car. Remember a car is a moving object.
I am a Chicago baseball fan. I like the white Sox. Are you a White Sox fan or a Cubs fan?
Real fans wear black and white.
Dear Santa,
Thank you for my friends and family.
Dear Santa,
Thank you for the gifts that we had received from our friends.
Dear Santa,
thank you for the joy spread around the world.
Dear Santa,
Thank you for this giveaway by stockpiling moms. We all appreciate it.
This looks great.
Happy new year.
I would love to win this and share it with my awesome neighbors!
sonds wonderful! I have never entered your contest and would love to win!
That is so awesome!!! Thanks for the chance to win those amazing prizes!!!
Peace on Earth goodwill to all.
Happy new year 2020
Thank you so much for this giveaway.
Thank you stockpiling moms for this giveaway.
2020 is off to a great start! Lots of yummie food to work off. 🙂
Great idea!!
I would enjoy getting a mystery package that you don’t know what is in it.
I hope to enjoy what is in the stock piling mom’s winning box.
What is your favorite season?
My favorite season is winning these giveaways.
I love just entering contest.
It is like a lottery, you never know if you will win or lose.
This is like a gamble. You win some you lose some.
So awesome to have a giveaway l!!
Hopefully, this time I am a winner.
The season I really enjoy his fall.
I love the change of weather and the color of the leaves.
In the fall you get to wear snuggly sweaters.
I love to have bonfires outside.
I love to do campfires and cook for my kids over the campfire.
S’mores of the best things to make over a campfire.
I have gone horse back riding during the fall weather.
Fall is the start of school where the kids go back. Life begins.
Fall is when the apples are ready to be picked!!!
I love to make apple sauce from freshly picked apples!!
Fall is for Apple pies!!
Fall is for canning your vegetables
Fall is for harvesting veggies and fruits!!!
My favorite holiday in fall is Halloween.
Because I’m crafty and frugal, I make my own costume
I really haven’t won anything from my costumes
Oh well.
I hope I win something here!!!
THank you Shelly and Melissa for putting this together
I love jumping in piles of leaves!!!
I love taking the leaves.
My town doesn’t allow us to burn leaves but I love the smell of burning leaves!!!
I love fall festivals!!!
I love going to carnival!!
Warm days and cooler nights are a great Fall combination!!
Thanks for the chance
ooooohhhhh! It would be just like Christmas with all the exciting presents to open all at once. As moms, we all give so much of ourselves at Christmas time as well as all year long. It would be a nice treat to be recognized and get something sweet and nice in return!
What an exciting giveaway it would be multiple surprises!
I would have so much fun with this,it would be fun and exciting.
I hink I would open something like this and be thrilled 30 times!!!
It would be fun to try different products for the new year!
Thanks for your terrific blog all these years!
So far the new year is going fine!
Have a terrific weekend for the first weekend in January!
The struggles kids will never know today would be knowing what an encyclopedia is
The struggle kids will not know today are curly telephone cords.
The struggle kids will never know today are watching full commercials
Struggles that kids have today is waiting to
Struggles that kids have today is forgetting your camera or camcorder at home.
The struggles that kids have today our Rotary telephones
The struggles that kids have today would be not knowing what a beepers pager is
Another struggle kids would have today not knowing how to develop film at a store.
Another struggle kids would have today is not having caller ID on a wallphone.
Struggles that kids would have today is trying to pick out or find a CD to listen to in their CD player.
Struggles that kids have today is not knowing what a Sony Walkman is.
Some kids in this generation might know what a VHS is.
Some of the kids in this generation might not know what a vinyl record is
Congratulations on 10 years!
Yay! Thanks for the giveaway!
Lots of luck to everyone who enters!
A wonderful box of goodies! Thanks for the chance!
Wishing you all an amazing 2020!
Happy 1st Friday of the year!
The USPS flat rate boxes make sending things so easy.
Gift cards are a great surprise! Thank you!
Finally back, yea
Me finally back
Thank you ladies for doing this.
Pick me, pick me!! I would love to win!!
Happy New Year to the Stockpiling Moms! Love your blog!
Hard to believe it’s Friday and back to school Monday:( Happy Friday for those who have worked all week.
Love gift cards.
Iv always loved your favorites, so I know this box will be filled with awesome things!!! whoo hoo!!!!
Yea for 10 years. Thankful I found your blog and have been following all this time. Meeting you guys was the best!!!! You both are down to earth and so easy to talk to. Thank you!
Keeping
things
bright
in
January!
I found the blog!!
That was exciting! First time I’ve ever used a blog!
I really enjoy your FB page!
Absolutely love your giveaways! So fun!
What could be in this box?🎉☀️🍾🥩🎼
This box comes could filled with gift cards.
This box could be filled with new t shirts from stockpiling moms.
This box could have a water bottle and energy drinks in it.
This box could have an Apple Watch in it!!
In this box could be skinny pop popcorn.
In the stockpiling moms box there could be a mini crockpot.
In this giveaway box there could be socks and T-shirts.
In the stockpiling box there could be granola bars.
In this box there could be a stockpiling moms throw blanket.
In this box there could be some lotions and jewelry to wear.
I would love to see M&Ms in this box.
Maybe there will be an iPad or Kindle in the box.
That would be awesome!
So exciting!
Congrats on your anniversary!
In the stockpiling moms box there could be pillows for bed or couch.
What a fun giveaway!
I would love to see some sunglasses in this box.
Can’t wait to find out what goes in the box!!
I would love to see some wine and wine glasses in the box.
I would love to see some pens and pads of paper In the box.
I would love to have a box full of coupons for freebies!! Lol
Awesome giveaway!
Wondering what has been added to the box so far.
I hope everyone is having an awesome Friday!
An exciting giveaway!
Such
a
treat!
Thank you Stockpiling Moms!
I hope the day has brought you many beautiful things.
Sounds fun!
Here’s to an enjoyable evening.
Love following you guys!
Love giveaways!!!! This is exciting
This is such a fun surprise idea.
Try this positive affirmation throughout the new year:
I am resilient and can get through anything.
Say it to yourself several times each day.
Be kind to yourself.
Let January be white and not blue.
January is a month for snow.
January is a month for sledding.
January is a month for skiing ⛷
Never been. Looks fun!
January is a month for sledding
Hoping to take our 9 year old sledding for the 1st time. Way passed due. Can’t wait.
January is a month for playing in the snow
January is a month for building snow people!!
January is a month for snow mobiles
January is a month for giveaways!!!
January is amonth for finding deals at the stores!!
Can you wait till I find out who wins.
January is a month to get a new library card.
January is a month for reading a novel.
January is a month for joining a book club!!
January is a month going to a paint canvas class.
I Hate to say this but January is a good month to start a diet?!!
It’d be nice to win something. 😃
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Pledge to help the environment (from Recyclebank).
Pack your lunches, with leftovers if you can, to save money and reduce food waste.
Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.
– Buddha
Looking forward to another exciting giveaway day.
Thank you, Melissa and Shelley!
Thanks for the chance! Happy New Year!
No January Blues here! This box sounds like it would be fun to open! Full of surprises!
This would be a fun prize to win!
Happy Saturday everyone!
Have a great day!
Another day….another surprise…and more excitement!
Enjoying these temps in Jan. I do hope to have snow for some sledding time.
Favorite things in January?
Me-My moms Birthday (Who also loves Stockingpilingmoms)
Start of a newyear.
Martin Luthern Kings Day
A friends Birthday
I do love this phrase….The sky is the limit!
Yes, the holidays are over…breaks are over until Spring Break so this right here gives us a month of excitement. Something fun to look forward to. YEA!!!
Take the winter blues away!!!! With a fun giveaway!
THANK YOU again Ladies!!!!
10 years is amazing!!! Thankful for these 10 years following you ladies!
Speaking of snow…It’s snowing. I enjoy the snow if it only would stay off the roads. I do not like driving in it. Winter is a time for us to be home except for school. I would love to do that too.
Safe travels for anyone seeing snow today!!!!
chicago land area received a few inches of snow. Hippies.
Out and about at a wrestling tournament this morning.
Wrestling is one of those sports you don’t want to watch.
Rolling around on a wrestling mat with a bunch of boys is not my cup of tea on a Saturday morning.
I’d rather be sitting in front of the fireplace with a nice Hallmark movie on.
Shopping anyone?
Fireplace with s’mores anyone?
Anybody want to make snow people?
Sometimes I’d rather have my feet in the sand.
Time to shovel the snow.
Snowball fight.
Snow angels welcomed
The trees look so pretty with the snow on them.
What are you thankful for today?
Family
How can you show someone kindness?
Simple as asking how they are today
New year! New you!
Peace.
Tolerance.
Kindness.
Grace.
Time to go home!!
Staying positive doesn’t mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.
Saturday afternoon. Time to do your chores
Instead of counting the days, make the days count.
True
Time to wash the dirty dishes.
Time to sweep the kitchen floor
Do what I say. Don’t say what I do
Ugh. Time to wash the laundry
Time to match the socks.
A giveaway January treat. Thank you for something fun to look forward to every day!
With 4 kids, there are lot of socks to match up!!
Can’t wait til I win!! I will share it with my kids.
Is it nap time yet!!
Wow. I can’t believe it’s a new year!!
Time to make better decisions in my life.
Time to not sweat the small stuff.
Set new goals for 2020.
Has anyone made a bucket list for the year?
nope
I would love to do more traveling. But with kids and their schedules. It prevents me from doing a lot of things. Ugh.
I think being in love with life is a key to eternal youth
you’re only here for a short visit.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor
Practice smiling this year 🙂
Chasing away the January blues. Thank you!
Love For All, Hatred For None
Change the world by being yourself.
Every moment is a fresh beginning.
Never regret anything that made you smile. – Mark Twain
Die with memories, not dreams
Aspire to inspire before we expire.
Everything you can imagine is real. – Pablo Picasso
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Whatever you do, do it well.
Congrats on 10 great years!
I love Christmas gifts….in February!!
I miss seeing both of your faces!
Agree!!
Pick me!!!!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
The suspense is so much fun!!!
Agree! It is!
I have to say it’s hard to believe we are in 2020. When I was younger seemed like 2020 was so far away and there was suppose to be flying cars. LOL.
Nay we have this amazing giveaway-more fun. I have a chance to win, not sure I would be able to afford a flying car…LOL
Whatever you do, do it well
What we think, we become
All limitations are self-imposed
Tough times never last but tough people do.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
1. Made from fossil fuels.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
2. Huge carbon footprint.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
3. Lasts forever.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
4. Only a tiny percentage is recycled.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
5. Pollutes our oceans.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
6. Causes hormone disruption and cancers.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
7. Leaches toxins into food and drink.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
8. Kills marine animals and birds.
9 reasons to refuse single use plastic:
9. Enters our food chain.
One day the people that don’t even believe in you will tell everyone how they met you
Today was an all football day sneaking in to comment so I am here!
I would enjoy something like this a great deal it would be so neat!
Something like this would chase away the winter blahs a bit we had snow yesterday!
If I’m gonna tell a real story, I’m gonna start with my name.
If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything
Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish
Hate comes from intimidation, love comes from appreciation
I could agree with you but then we’d both be wrong
Oh, the things you can find, if you don’t stay behind.
January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 360 days remain until the end of the year
January 5, 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; the Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.
January 5, 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg
January 5, 1757 – Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides
January 5, 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold
January 5, 1875 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
1-5-1970 – The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured
1-5-1974 – The warmest reliably measured temperature within the Antarctic Circle, of +59 °F (+15 °C), is recorded at Vanda Station.
1-5-1975 – The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
1-5-1976 – The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
1-5-1976 – The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before
1-5-1991 – Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War
1-5-1991 – Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu
1-5-1993 – The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
1-5-2005 – Eris, the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
1-5-2014 – A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.
Happy Sunday! Tomorrow is another day of football watching.
I actually enjoy watching football we watched the AFC Saturday now the NFC Sunday for wild card position.
Your limitation—it’s only your imagination.
Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.
Sometimes later becomes never. …
Great things never come from comfort zones.
Dream it. …
Success doesn’t just find you. …
The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.
Dream bigger.
Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.
Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
Little things, make big days
It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible
Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.
Another giveaway day!
Wishing everyone a lovely Sunday!
Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.
Enjoy!
Dream it. Believe it. Build it.
The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.
Dream bigger. Do bigger.
Dream it. Wish it. Do it.
Great things never come from comfort zones
Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
Pledge to help the environment (from Recyclebank).
Choose garbage bags made from recycled plastic to reduce their negative impact.
5 Waste-Reducing Ideas for Bookworms (from Recyclebank).
1. Borrow books and e-books from the library.
5 Waste-Reducing Ideas for Bookworms (from Recyclebank).
2. Swap your finished books.
5 Waste-Reducing Ideas for Bookworms (from Recyclebank).
3. Frequent used bookstores in your community.
5 Waste-Reducing Ideas for Bookworms (from Recyclebank).
4. Participate in Little Free Libraries.
5 Waste-Reducing Ideas for Bookworms (from Recyclebank).
5. Find creative places to donate used books.
What’s the best book you’ve ever read?
What’s your favorite way to keep books from ending up in the landfill?
Wonder what’s going in the giveaway box today.
Another fun giveaway day.
Thank you Stockpiling Moms!!
Sad to see my daughter go back to school tomorrow. She is my bestie and I love when she is home with me.
Happy martini day!!!
What’s your favorite way to enjoy a Sunday evening?
Spread joy.
Thanks for the chance. Didn’t get anything for Christmas so this would be nice.
Yesterday you said tomorrow. Just do it. – Nike
One day the people that don’t even believe in you will tell everyone how they met you.
What we think, we become. You can become whatever you put your mind to it!!!
Have enough courage to start like a family and enough heart to finish as a parent.
Determine your priorities and focus on them.
Be so good they can’t ignore you.
Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.
Nothing lasts forever but at least we got these memories
Don’t you know your imperfections is a blessing?
Reality is wrong, dreams are for real.
To live will be an awfully big adventure. – Peter Pan
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
There is no substitute for hard work
Strive for greatness
What consumes your mind controls your life
What a beautiful Sunday evening with family.
Today we watched football NFC was today one was quite the upset!
Tomorrow is Monday we have a lot to do! It never ends.
This “infamous” January Blues Giveaway is a fun way to start the year.
I am sure today is back to school for most children. ugh!
It was really nice to have a few days off from work the past few weeks.
We have not had a lot of snow yet where I live. I am sure we will be getting some soon.
Good morning!
A lot of kids go back to school today. Hope it goes well 🙂
Make it a marvelous Monday!
Another giveaway day. Yippee!
What fun thing did you do over the weekend?
Happy Monday to all!
What can you look forward to today?
One more day for the box of surprises!
Good morning, happy Monday.
My thought for the day is when you drink cold water after chewing mint gum.
Have you ever brushed your teeth and then drink orange juice? Tell me what you go through.
Who remembers wearing silly bands and collecting them.
Did you know running up a slide was a skill as a kid? Were you able to do that.
Do you know kids today do not write in cursive?
Because of texting and computers, kids have trouble learning to spell.
When I grew up,I grew up having spelling bee contests.
Nowadays, kids don’t even enter a library to take out a soft or hard cover book. Today kids have what’s called kindles to read.
Unless it’s the Wall Street Journal, kids will never understand reading a newspaper from front to back.
Strive for greatness.
Wishing everybody good luck!
Pledge to help the environment (from Recyclebank).
Donate your old plastic Christmas tree (if it’s in good shape) to a local homeless shelter or community organization.
Recycle holiday lights. Replace with LEDs.
“Recycle” your live tree in an eco friendly way. (from Recyclebank)
For real cut trees, many cities have drop-off locations and/or curbside pickup programs, and they’ll “recycle” them for you, by turning them into mulch, using them to rebuild sand dunes, or for erosion control.
How can you teach your kids the importance of recycling?
How can you teach your kids the importance of recycling? (from Recyclebank)
Let them pick out a fun reusable water bottle to use instead of buying bottled water. Having a personalized style helps kids (and adults) feel a sense of ownership over their sustainable choice
How can you teach your kids the importance of recycling? (from Recyclebank)
Involve them in sorting the recyclables. Little kids can look for the recycling symbol or the plastic number codes on packages.
How can you teach your kids the importance of recycling? (from Recyclebank)
Start a compost pile in the backyard and let the kids be the ones who turn the compost tumbler or add scraps. It’s a gross-but-cool learning experience to watch how the organic waste decomposes, and to spot the occasional worm helping the process along.
The whole family can get involved! (from Recyclebank)
Take a household waste-reduction challenge: Set a goal to see if you can reduce the amount of landfill-bound trash that your family generates each week. Weigh your trash as a baseline, then try to recycle, reuse, or shop smarter each week to throw out less and less trash. If you succeed, have a family celebration — an eco-friendly one, of course, like riding bikes to a favorite ice cream place!
Do you practice meatless Monday?
Another day in paradise.
it’s off to work I go
Rise and shine it’s Monday morning.
There’s nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s OK to be a butterfly.
Mistakes are proof that you are trying.
You’re amazing just the way you are.
What is your favorite meatless Monday meal?
You’re braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem, and
smarter than you think.
Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.
No one is perfect that’s why pencils have a erasers.
Check out Stockpiling Mom’s recipe index.
You could try the slow cooker vegetable soup (clean eating).
Easy prep and looks delicious!
Which step have you reached today?
I won’t do it.
I can’t do it.
I want to do it.
How do I do it?
I’ll try to do it.
I can do it.
I will do it.
Yes I did it!
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
You are amazing.
You are important.
You are special.
You are unique.
You are kind.
You are precious.
You are loved.
Or the low carb zoodles with marinara sauce (clean eating). Only 10 minutes total time to make.
Looks delicious!
Maybe the paleo avocado egg bake (clean eating). Add a salad and you’ve got a meal!
What other yummy recipes can you find?
Stockpiling Moms has a whole vegetarian section in their recipe index. What will you make?
Check out the menu planning section. There’s vegan, salads, and more.
If you like to plan ahead, there’s also a whole freezer meals section.
I just found “10 Vegetarian Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in 2 Hours”. Just what I need!
Stockpiling Moms has your meatless Monday covered 🙂
Believe in yourself.
Work hard
dream big
never give up.
Today is the day to learn something new.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out
If you didn’t get away over the winter holidays, now is the time to plan your next vacation.
Have you seen the Stockpiling Moms travel section?
There are travel reviews and travel tips.
What is your favorite vacation memory?
There’s nothing better than a family vacation!
Stockpiling Moms has ideas for girls trips and couples getaways, too!
Christmas break is over and kids are back to school today. It’s so quiet in my house.
January Blues are real. Knowing today was the sign Christmas break is over makes me sad. Love spending time with my son. It was suppose to be back to school today but, with a fever we have 1 more day together. Makes me sad he is sick but thankful I can be here with him.
Remembering I could come on here for a try at an amazing prize!!!!
Jan. 6th=6 prizes now in the box-how exciting!!!!
Thank you once again Shelley and Melissa and your team for sharing your blog with all of us. All the hard work that goes into it.
Love trying your recipes out and so far THUMBS UP!!
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/after-school-fruit-smoothie/
We love smoothies and will need to try this one. Yummy!
What a fun idea!
Believe in yourself. Never give up
Ok. Works over. Time for fun!!
So you ask what I’m doing for fun?
So I’m donating blood.
People always ask why? Well. I do it to save a life.
I have been doing this for 12 years. I have never passed out. Lol
I have some really good veins for them to poke me! Lol
I try to donate every 8!weeks.
Yes. Sometimes I even get an incentive for it.
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/healthy-one-dish-chicken-bake/
This recipe is very yummy. One dish!!!
Sometimes it’s monetary $$$
Sometimes a free long sleeve t shirt
Sometimes it’s a coupon for a free entree at a fast food restaurant
My hubby is giving me the blues because is just being a jerk and giving me a stress headache.
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/funeral-rolls/
These are the bomb!! Very yummy and good! Big hit at gatherings.
Blood has four main components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
Blood has many different functions, including: transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and tissues. forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss.
By volume, the red blood cells constitute about 45% of whole blood, the plasma about 54.3%, and white cells about 0.7%.
There are three types of living cells in blood: red blood cells (or erythrocytes), white blood cells (or leukocytes) and platelets (or thrombocytes).
Text CHARLIE to 444-999 to opt into text messaging to receive information about upcoming blood drive events, promotion and blood inventory needs.
Today I received a coupon for noodles and company. $10. Just for giving blood.
The WBC differential part of the CBC breaks down the WBCs into five different types: neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils
Blood, fluid that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away carbon dioxide and other waste products.
There are three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells (RBCs) are by far the most abundant type of cell in the human body, accounting for over 80 percent of all cells. Adult humans have somewhere around 25 trillion RBCs in their body, on average.
Sounds like a fun giveaway! Can’t wait to see what your favorites are!
Blood is made of blood cells floating in plasma. The plasma is mostly made of water with chemicals in it.
Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. … Albumin is the main protein in plasma, and it functions to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood
Blood cells are made in the bone marrow . … It contains young parent cells called stem cells. These blood-forming stem cells can grow into all 3 types of blood cells – red cells, white cells and platelets. These blood-forming stem cells make copies of themselves, and they also produce mature blood cells.
If you are wondering why I am obsessed with blood cells, I had a child who was suffering from leukemia. We had to know these things in order to treat her.
Blood is essential to life. Blood circulates through our body and delivers essential substances like oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells. It also transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. … Generous blood donors are the only source of blood for patients in need of a blood transfusion.
The same thing happened about a million years ago for O blood type. So O is actually the most recent blood type. At first this might seem weird since O is the most common blood type, but these kinds of things happen all the time. Different traits can become more common over time for lots of different reasons.
I donate blood because I want to help others. I want to save that one persons life. There are so many things you can do and giving blood is one of them.
I know this is not the platform to encourage people to donate blood, however, if I can get one person to donate blood, you have just saved a life. You will feel better about yourself
Blood facts
Approximately 8% of an adult’s body weight is made up of blood.
Blood facts
Females have around 4-5 litres, while males have around 5-6 litres. This difference is mainly due to the differences in body size between men and women.
Blood fact
Its mean temperature is 38 degrees Celcius.
It has a pH of 7.35-7.45, making it slightly basic (less than 7 is considered acidic).
Blood fact
Whole blood is about 4.5-5.5 times as viscous as water, indicating that it is more resistant to flow than water. This viscosity is vital to the function of blood because if blood flows too easily or with too much resistance, it can strain the heart and lead to severe cardiovascular problems.
Blood fact
Blood in the arteries is a brighter red than blood in the veins because of the higher levels of oxygen found in the arteries.
Protection
Leukocytes, or white blood cells, destroy invading microorganisms and cancer cells
Protection
Antibodies and other proteins destroy pathogenic substances
Protection
Platelet factors initiate blood clotting and help minimise blood loss
Blood plasma is a mixture of proteins, enzymes, nutrients, wastes, hormones and gases.
Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. In vertebrates, it is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma.
Blood is found in blood vessels. Blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins) take blood to and from every part of your body. Blood is pumped through blood vessels by your heart.
Ok. I’ll stop. I’ll do something more interesting tomorrow. Any suggestions? Lessons learned, educational or trivial??
I hope 2020 is a better year so far not so much.
We bought a house from WELLS FARGO never ever do it they are the worst ever and no we do not bank wih them they owned the house.
I am looking to try new and different product this year.
I am looking forward to all good things this year!
My family is thinking positive!
My resolution is to buy organic and healthier foods.
Happy Tuesday everybody. I hope Tuesday brings smiles and have fun times today.
The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
IN JAPAN, LETTING A SUMO WRESTLER MAKE YOUR BABY CRY IS CONSIDERED GOOD LUCK.
Monday is the most common sick day. Except in Australia, apparently, where the most common sick day is Tuesday.
Fridays are the least likely day to be sick. People are much happier and likely to go to work on Fridays. Fridays also tend to be the day where it is more social and positive in the office/workplace.
If you work 40 hours a week from age 20-65 you will work just over 90,000 hours in your lifetime.
Retail salesperson is the most common job in North America. There are 1.9 million retail salespeople in Canada!
Leonardo Da Vinci is credited with writing the first resume.
In Germany, employers can require women to wear bras to work. (Yes. This is true!)
The Netherlands has the shortest work week in the world at 29 hours per week. That’s a full 11 hours, or a day and a half shorter than in Canada.
McDonald’s has 761,000 employees worldwide. Yes. Really!
The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items. That’s almost an hour a day!
Working for the Weekend” by Loverboy is ranked #100 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80′s.
Hello!
Welcome to Tuesday!
Hope it’s a great day 🙂
Plastic pollutes the environment. How can you live with less plastic?
Here are 9 tips for living with less plastic.
1. Bring your own reusable shopping bag.
2. Carry a reusable water bottle.
3. Bring your own mug or cup for coffee, etc.
4. Pack your lunch in reusable containers.
5. Say no to disposable straws and utensils.
6. Skip the plastic produce bags.
7. Slow down and dine in.
8. Store leftovers in glass containers.
9. Share these tips with your family and friends!
Here are 10 ways you can help the earth every day.
1. Turn the lights off.
2. Recycle.
3. Plant a tree.
4. Use both sides of the paper.
5. Eat less processed food.
6. Stop buying bottled water.
7. Drive less, walk more. (or use public transportation)
8. Turn off your computer at night.
9. Bring reusable shopping bags.
10. Switch to eco friendly light bulbs.
Have to go to work. Ugh. ANother day in paradise.
Today we are going to a CARE program meeting. To make sure we are treating patients well. Repeat customers.
I’m crossing my fingers!
Happy Tuesday –dropped my cane corso off to get fixed and hoping it does not snow before I have to get her
This would be nice to win. Good luck to all.
How is your Tuesday shaping up?
What is going well for you today?
If you’re thinking of visiting Disney, Stockpiling Moms has tons of tips.
See tips for visiting Disney with special needs.
Learn how to see more characters at Walt Disney World.
Find the best breakfast locations at Disney.
Get Disney cruise tips, too!
How can you incorporate reading skills into your Disney vacation? Stockpiling Moms explains how.
Learn the 10 ways to love a Disney cruise vacation.
Find ways to stay cool at Disney.
Can you eat gluten free on a Disney cruise? Find out with Stockpiling Moms.
Learn how you can save money on food at Disney.
Yes, please!
What are the must see attractions at Walt Disney World?
I would love to hear more about this!
How to get a Disney vacation approved for a school field trip? Stockpiling Moms tells you how.
hello…another new day, another prize added, and another day with my son being sick. Playing catch up on school work stinks. He has a lot to catch up on missing 2 days. So this is a + thing for me today!!! Yea, love prizes!!!
My toes and fingers are crossed! Woot, woot!!!
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/caprese-skewers-with-balsamic/
These make a nice get together food. Yummy!!
https://www.stockpilingmoms.com/how-to-balance-a-checkbook/
Great read if anyone needs help on this!
When a 100-year-old woman says that wine is the secret to a long life, you listen up. This magical liquid can do just about anything, from flavoring your brownie to sharpening your mind — all in moderation of course
Yes, it’s possible to have fun without alcohol, but when Amazon sells this booze-concealing purse it’s a lot easier to get the party started. A secret compartment can hold up to 1.5 liters of the good stuff — and the tote is pretty cute to boot.
Looking through travel information…thank you I have a lot to read up on.
Good luck everyone
Wine advent calendars actually exist.
Excited for the chance to win! Happy New Year!
I enjoy checking out the recipes on your blog.
Love when you can, cry when you have to, be who you must, that’s a part of the plan. Await your arrival with simple survival, and one day will all understand.
Love is a battlefield.
A world without heros is like a world without sun, you can’t look up to anyone.
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, we can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it, all let’s dig it. Can you dig it, baby?
If heaven and hell decided that they both are satisfied, illuminate the numbers and their vacancy signs, if there is no one to guide you when your soul departs, then I will follow you into the dark.
Great balls of fire
you shake my nerves and you rattle my brain, too much love drives a man in sane. You broke my will, but what a thrill pit. Goodness gracious, great balls of fire.
You’re living in your own private Idaho.
I want you to lead me, take me somewhere… Don’t want to live in a dream one more day.
It makes me sick to know my life will be represented by the world were in now.
Upon my arrival, I either learned to swim or drowned.
Can’t you see? Oh can’t you see, what that woman is doing to me.
Free Bird
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?
If loves so easy, why is it hard?
You are dangerous cause you’re honest, you’re dangerous because you don’t know what you want.
Ring of Fire
I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down down down and the flames went higher.
You would think with all the genius and all the brilliance of these times, we might find a higher purpose and a better use of mind.
It’s a long way to the top, if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll.
The future so bright, I got aware shades.
There are places I remember all my life, through some have changed. Some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain.
We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school.
Can’t stop falling in love
Take my hand, take my whole life to, but I can’t help falling in love with you.
The preacher said, you know you always have the Lord by your side. And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran 20 red lights in his name.
Goodness gracious great balls of fire
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl.
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone shadow. If I fail, if I succeed, at least I’ll live as I believe
Some will win, some lose. Some were born to sing the blues.
Number one best written song was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Second best song was stairway to heaven by Led Zeppelin.
Third best song is imagine by John Lennon.
Number four written song is smells like teen Spirit by
Number five written song is ONE by metallica
Number six is hotel California by the eagles.
Number seven is comfortably numb by Pink Floyd.
Number eight song is sweet child of mine by guns and roses
Number nine is hey Jude by the Beatles.
Number 10 song is Lose yourself by Eminem.
Number 11 is November rain by guns and roses
I love rock and roll, put another dime in the jute box baby!!!
What made you smile today?
Enjoying a relaxing evening!
Another giveaway day. What went in the box?
How has someone shown kindness to you recently?
Another thank you to Melissa and Shelley. You all are the best!
Happy Happy place….Needed to come and see this again…prizes, prizes!!!!
You are my sunshine my only sunshine! You make me happy when sky’s are gray.
So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, but
I’ll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I’ll be there for you
(Like I’ve been there before)
I’ll be there for you
(‘Cause you’re there for me too)
You’re still in bed at ten and work began at eight
You’ve burned your breakfast, so far things are going great
Your mother warned you there’d be days like these
But she didn’t tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees that
Chorus for the second time…
I’ll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I’ll be there for you
(Like I’ve been there before)
I’ll be there for you
(‘Cause you’re there for me too)
No one could ever know me
No one could ever see me
Seems you’re the only one who knows what it’s like to be me
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with
Someone I’ll always laugh with
Even at my worst, I’m best with you, yeah!
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear
When it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
I’ll be there for you
I’ll be there for you
I’ll be there for you
(‘Cause you’re there for me too)
I wish this was one comment per day, it is getting tougher to scroll to the end it seems.
We wre cleaning up the other house today and it was cold as could be. I have to find a way to degrease in cold temps.
Hubby has a liver scan tomorrow gonna have to go to bed early the VA is 2 hours away.
Welcome to Wednesday!
Made it to midweek.
Happy hump day.
Happy Wednesday to all.
The week is half over. Looking forward to the weekend.
Thanks for the chance!
Snow squalls today makes me so glad I can work from home.
Here’s the story
Of a lovely lady
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls
All of them had hair of gold
Like their mother
The youngest one in curls
It’s the story
Of a man named Brady
Who was busy with three boys of his own
They were four men
Living all together
Yet they were all alone
A new day=a new prize! Whoot, Whoot!!! So exciting. Day 8 already. Wow-Wee!
Stay warm today. It’s cooollllldddd out there! If it’s going to be cold I would like some snow to go sledding-not to drive in through. LOL! Too bad it does not work that way.
Thank you Stockpilingmoms!!!!!!!
It’s the January giveaway!
Do you make New Year’s resolutions?
Here are ways your New Year’s resolutions can help the earth (from Recyclebank).
resolution = Eat Healthier.
If one of your resolutions is to eat better, one way of doing so is to eat fresh, unprocessed, organic foods and less meat.
Processed foods often use more energy for production and packaging, and they could potentially contain genetically modified ingredients, so avoiding them makes sense from an eco standpoint.
resolution = Get Fit:
Don’t just drive to the gym and run on the treadmill. Instead, hit the streets: hop on your bike, walk your dog, start a running program on your smartphone.
Better yet, find an app like WoofTrax or Charity Miles that donates to a cause every time you exercise.
Running, biking, and walking are fitness activities that don’t require the use of any equipment or resources like electricity.
You can combine errands with exercise by biking or walking to destinations or errands, which saves car trips.
Exercise is great for you and the environment!
More ways to make the best of your New Year’s resolutions…
resolution = Give Back
Consider focusing on environment-related organizations as a way to give back.
You can search online at Charity Navigator to find an organization worthy of your support; it rates the various organizations based on financial performance, accountability, and transparency.
resolution = Get Organized
A clean and organized home and work space can be environmentally friendly.
You’ll conserve resources if you are able to find, and use, everything you need, rather than having to make a trip to the store to buy replacements.
You consume less, save gas, and avoid an unnecessary trip in your car.
resolution = Quit Smoking
Not only is smoking very bad for your health, it’s bad for the environment, too.
By some estimates, cigarette butt litter totals 1.69 billion pounds annually, and the chemicals in the butts affect land- and water-based wildlife
Do yourself — and the earth — a favor and find an effective and lasting way to quit smoking.
You’ll save money, too.
And feel so much better!
Would be fun to go through a box of goodies. Good luck to all.
Do you know how much food gets thrown away each day?
According to CBS News, “Between 2007 and 2014, U.S. consumers wasted nearly 150,000 tons of food per day. That’s nearly a pound per person and equates to about 30 percent of the average daily calories consumed for every American.”
How can you reduce food waste?
Here are some ideas (from Recyclebank).
Plan your meals better.
The most food waste is results from unused portions of ingredients that go bad before they can be used.
When planning meals, try to find recipes that use similar ingredients that you know you’ll have a surplus of, but in different ways.
Shop from your pantry before you head to the store.
After you make your shopping list, take a look in your pantry and my refrigerator to see what’s already there.
You might even change your plan based on what you have on hand.
A potential money saver!
Know what to do with food that’s past its prime.
Wilted lettuce and bruised fruit might not be the prettiest, but it doesn’t mean it’s inedible.
Often greens can be revived by dipping them in cold water for a few minutes.
Produce with bad spots on it can often be cut up and still used in a recipe — zucchini bread, a smoothie, or a fruit butter, for example.
Even hard cheese with a spot of mold can still be eaten safely if you cut the mold away.
Be careful, though, with bread, soft cheese, or jarred foods like jam. If you’re in doubt, it’s safer to throw it away.
Don’t always believe the expiration date.
Food doesn’t automatically go bad the moment the date stamped on the carton arrives.
Terms like “sell by” and “best by” are simply guidelines, and you can usually use up the rest of the container safely within a week or so afterward this date.
Chicken, ground meat, and precut, bagged produce, however, are more likely to have bacteria, so in their cases, it’s a good idea to heed the date.
Use it all.
For example, you can make stock from chicken bones and vegetable scraps,
Have “Leftovers Night” dinner weekly.
If the leftovers can’t be combined into some kind of meal that makes sense (grain bowls are great for this), the kitchen becomes a free-for-all, and everyone gets to pick their favorite leftovers to reheat.
Leftovers night means no extra meal prep for you!
Buy loose produce.
Avoid plastic bags intended for bagging produce and bring your own reusable mesh produce bags.
Less waste and safer for our oceans.
As convenient as they are, avoiding pre-washed or prepped ingredients, such as salad greens or bagged broccoli florets, also cuts down on packaging waste.
It’s cheaper too!