Free Happy Birthday Cards

March 9, 2010 by Alison  

Free Happy Birthday Cards

I totally know this is what my grandma does for organizing and remembering birthdays.  She orders cards, addresses, and stamps them.  The first of each month she sends them out.  She has never forgotten a birthday! She... [Read more]

FREE Photobook from Picaboo

March 4, 2010 by Shelley  

FREE Photobook from Picaboo

That’s right! We found another Freebie, and it’s a good one! Whoo hoo! This is a large ‘8×11′ PhotoBook to all new customers {not the small 8×8’s or flip books}. To Get a free Classic photo... [Read more]

Top 3 Favorite Cleaning Products – EVER

February 18, 2010 by Missy  

Top 3 Favorite Cleaning Products – EVER

photo found here. I am always wondering, as I stroll the cleaning supply aisle, if any of the products actually do what they advertise.  I just wish someone would try it and let me know if it works – or better yet, just... [Read more]

Free Photo Canvas and Photo Calendar

February 3, 2010 by Alison  

Free Photo Canvas and Photo Calendar

How about a free canvas or photo calendar? Click here and it will take you to get your Free 8×10 canvas print. Canvas People is offering a free 8×10 canvas or a $55 credit toward a larger canvas!!!  This is Shelley’s... [Read more]

How I learned to get 6 Juice Boxes for $0.18

February 2, 2010 by Alison  

How I learned to get 6 Juice Boxes for $0.18

When you find a good thing…you just want to share!  Notice the ‘Happy Face’ next to the $0.18 total for 6-3 packs of Tree Top Juice! Shelley, Missy and I hopped on the ‘couponing’ bandwagon over... [Read more]

7 Ideas for Hair Bow Holders!

January 26, 2010 by Shelley  

7 Ideas for Hair Bow Holders!

You’ve got the bows…now where are you going to put them? Here are 7 ideas! 1.  CBKMFISH created this out of chicken wire! 2.  And Nannygoat turned a Goodwill find into this gorgeous framed hair accessory organizer! 3. ... [Read more]

Family Laundry Room?

January 23, 2010 by Alison  

Family Laundry Room?

Pic :College Rentals Scary huh!!! Why didn’t anyone tell me about the greatest invention in laundry history???  Okay my mom probably did I  just wasn’t listening. The laundry sorter…and only one per household.... [Read more]

Inbox tutorial…kind of

January 21, 2010 by Alison  

Inbox tutorial…kind of

I made this last year for one of the craft groups that I had at my house!  Craft group rocked:)  I didn’t take any pictures along the way, but I will explain the measurements and the ‘how to’s’.  This... [Read more]

7 ways to Organize your papers!

January 21, 2010 by Missy  

7 ways to Organize your papers!

Overwhelmed with papers?  I found a few solutions to your problem!  Okay so actually to my problem.  I seem to pick topics I struggle with the most so I can find solutions to blog about.  So if you benefit from this as I... [Read more]

Sticviews is giving the first 100 HowDoesShe readers $10 in free product!!!

January 18, 2010 by Alison  

Sticviews is giving the first 100 HowDoesShe readers $10 in free product!!!

We have been looking for ways to neatly organize kid’s stuff.  You know all the wonderful crafts they make you that you just can’t throw away?  The Christmas ornaments they hand ‘crafted’ at school. ... [Read more]

Stop what you are doing and get to OLD NAVY!

January 14, 2010 by Alison  

Stop what you are doing and get to OLD NAVY!

If you need clothes…now is the time to stock up!!!!!!! I just got back from OLD NAVY and they are having 1/2 off of their clearance items! January 15 – 18, 2010 Babies sleepers for $2 Polo kids shirts were $1.50 Women’s... [Read more]

Clip Board Tutorial! Make it cute.

January 13, 2010 by Alison  

Clip Board Tutorial! Make it cute.

Clip Board Tutorial! Make it cute.  My daughters are always stealing my clip board!  Yes, I do have a clip board and yes I do use it{even in public}.  I wanted to reclaim my treasure so I got these clip boards at the dollar... [Read more]

List of Lists…7 free downloadable lists!

January 13, 2010 by Alison  

List of Lists…7 free downloadable lists!

After having 4 kids and ‘birthing’ my brain each time I have become a list maker.  If it’s not on the list then…it probably is not going to get done. The list is where I dump my ideas.   I don’t... [Read more]

Gift Giving Organization

January 12, 2010 by Shelley  

Gift Giving Organization

Doesn’t it seem like there is ALWAYS a gift giving event? Do you ever forget about a ‘gift giving’ occasion until the day of? Or do you just NOT have time to get out and buy for the occasion? {Um, I’ll... [Read more]

7 Ideas for a Closet!

January 8, 2010 by Alison  

7 Ideas for a Closet!

Here are 7 ideas on what to do with a closet.  Tips on how to organize them in to an office or mudroom!  Make sure you check out the mud room idea at the bottom!{It’s cool!} My husband and I thought about doing this in... [Read more]

Organization Tips

January 7, 2010 by Missy  

Organization Tips

Get your new year off to a great start with these organization tips!  We will be updating daily, so check back! #1 – Establish a toy “jail” A toy jail is a place where bad little toys go and live for an extended stay... [Read more]

Birthday Cards – never be late again!

January 5, 2010 by Missy  

Birthday Cards – never be late again!

Birthdays I am THE WORST person to be writing this post about remembering people’s birthdays because, well… I don’t.  But, that also makes me the best person to write this post because I did a lot of research... [Read more]

Please Remove Your Shoes!

January 2, 2010 by Alison  

Please Remove Your Shoes!

Please Remove Your Shoes How fun is this!  I always feel awkward asking people to take off their shoes when they come inside….now I don’t have to (at least not as much)!  This is a Please Remove Your Shoes sign/frame... [Read more]

To the lady who didn’t wash her hands…

December 30, 2009 by Alison  

To the lady who didn’t wash her hands…

How to wash your hands! This post goes to the lady at the rest stop bathroom who forgot to wash her hands! I’m sure it just slipped her mind. She probably didn’t realize that she is part of the statistic... [Read more]

Are you getting your free Photo Canvas and Photo Calendar?

December 24, 2009 by Alison  

Are you getting your free Photo Canvas and Photo Calendar?

Are you getting your free Canvas and Photo Calendar? Canvas People is offering a free 8×10 canvas to every household!  We tried it and look how cute it turned out!  You do have to pay shipping, but $14.95 for a $55 canvas…that’s... [Read more]

4 Teacher Appreciation Gifts

December 15, 2009 by Missy  

4 Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Teacher Appreciation Gifts We had a few requests for more teacher gift ideas so here you go! This practical teacher gift idea is always needed!  Now you can personalize it for your teachers. I have seen a few different tutorials... [Read more]

Don’t buy another gift card until you read this…

December 7, 2009 by Alison  

Don’t buy another gift card until you read this…

WAHOO Cheaper Gift Cards!   I wish I would have known about this site years ago!  This site offers Discounted Gift Cards...  They buy them from people who don’t want them and then sell them for cheaper. We checked into... [Read more]

Extended Cricut Expressions Offer w/ free shipping!

November 30, 2009 by Alison  

Extended Cricut Expressions Offer w/ free shipping!

Okay…Why a post on a Cricut Machine? I know they can do a lot for paper, but have you seen what they can do with vinyl? For one…They are small and affordable.  Vinyl cutters are expensive and take up a lot of room... [Read more]

Family Fun – Christmas Gift Idea

November 27, 2009 by Shelley  

Family Fun – Christmas Gift Idea

A magazine subscription is a personal gift, that gives all year long! Family Fun Magazine is one of my favorite magazines! It is a staple in any young families home. Today {Black Friday} you can get an entire year subscription... [Read more]

Couponing Basics by FabuLESSly Frugal

November 18, 2009 by Alison  

Couponing Basics by FabuLESSly Frugal

Couponing 101 We are more than just a coupon blog we are helping people live a Fabulous life – on LESS! We are FabuLESSly Frugal! We are Cathy & Monica – two friends living FABULESSLY FRUGAL!  We are so excited... [Read more]

Shutter Message Board

November 16, 2009 by Shelley  

Shutter Message Board

Do you have a nasty old pair of these hanging around? Well I didn’t. So I went on a hunt. I found them at a second chance building supply store. You can usually find them on craigslist too. I spent $10 for a pair. Sand,... [Read more]

UPDATED! OFFER EXTENDED! Christmas Gift Idea – Friends, Family, & You?

November 13, 2009 by Shelley  

UPDATED! OFFER EXTENDED! Christmas Gift Idea – Friends, Family, & You?

This is the perfect Christmas Gift at the perfect Price. Everyone loves Dinner at a great restaurant! This is the perfect gift for just about everyone. Restaurant.com is having their 70% off gift certificate sale!!!  Use Discount... [Read more]

We Were Featured on Fabulessly Frugal!

November 9, 2009 by Alison  

We Were Featured on Fabulessly Frugal!

We were featured on FabuLESSly Frugal.  Thanks Cathy and Monica for working so hard to help us to find deals and lowering our grocery bill! addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.howdoesshe.com%2Fwe-were-featured-on-fabulessly-frugal'; ... [Read more]

We’ve been featured on Discount Queens!

November 3, 2009 by Shelley  

We’ve been featured on Discount Queens!

Discount Queens just featured us on their site! They are our main source for keeping us updated on couponing! If you saw our #29 Christmas Neighbor Gift Idea post and were amazed that we bought 60 brownie boxes for free (okay... [Read more]

Want to recycle Old SHOES???

October 26, 2009 by Alison  

Want to recycle Old SHOES???

I am a bit of a ‘recycler’ freak.  I have guilt whenever I throw something away that I know I could have recycled .  I’m always trying to get my husband on board.  We have a wonderful blue recycling box sitting... [Read more]

Hello! Get your morning organized!

October 22, 2009 by Alison  

Hello!  Get your morning organized!

Getting Kids Organized with these… Getting into a routine will a lot easier for my little squirts with these free printable cards.   Thanks to Amy from  living locurto they come in the boy set (shown) or a girl set.  Happy... [Read more]

Couponing? Find some of the best links!

October 8, 2009 by Alison  

Couponing? Find some of the best links!

 This post is dedicated to the great couponing blogs out there! We love you.  Thanks for saving us money and TIME! Here are some of the ones that we love.  We based it on their ethics, their updates and their spunk. We know... [Read more]

New Free Fonts Sites

October 7, 2009 by Alison  

New Free Fonts Sites

This post is for free fonts!  Great for increasing the font file on your computer.  These are are top sites. 1.  This first one is fonts for peas…super cute!  Click here for the link! 2.  The second is dafonts. ... [Read more]