baby girl dreaming: sale at JCPenny ENDS TODAY.

Just a sampling of the baby/toddler girl clothes for sale at JCPenny right now.

So, I tend to daydream in clothing and accessories or home decor.... Really though.
And since way before I was ever married I used to picture how I'd dress up my future little boys and girls.
Still kind of feels like that as I try to imagine/anticipate actually having a little girl join our family in a few months.  I am so grateful and excited to be having another baby join our little family, every child we have had is a complete miracle. (see story here and here.)

While we wait for November though, I have my stores and sites that I periodically check for good sales on kid's clothes and one of those is JCPenny.>> They have some insane sales: as in under $10 for things, which is basically my cutoff for a "real kid's clothes sale" I am a bit obsessive about kids clothes actually being manageable price-wise, okay not just kid's clothes...but I'm getting distracted.

I ended up getting the majority of my boys' fall clothes from JCPenny last year and I LOVED THEM. They have some great brands for less like Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh as well as some JCP exclusive brands like okie dokie and Arizona Jean Co.


Well this past weekend I was making some of my usual "rounds" and saw that JCPenny has some really great sales on kid's clothes plus THROUGH TODAY ONLY (09/09) get an extra 15% off all apparel (even sale and clearance items) with coupon code: FALLSALE.
*or 20% if you have a JCPenny card, which I don't....
Check out what they have for baby/toddler girls here.

(You can always have a purchase of $25 or more shipped to a store for free and over $99 ships to your home for free. )

So if you still need to get some things for your kid's fall wardrobe or you plan way ahead for coming seasons (like me) check out JCPenny's site today.

New Hairdryer Heaven Over Here: DEAL on this dream machine.

I'd been using my trusty hair dryer for oh, about 6 years (yeah, I like them to last...) when recently, it started shorting and stopping in the middle of blowing my hair.  Eventually it started happening every few minutes.  So before it completely died I knew it was time to look for a replacement.

I knew BaByliss was a good brand because my sister has had one of their dryers for several years now. I wanted a good, reliable but not break-the-bank expensive dryer to replace mine.  Turns out BaByliss has quite a range of quality and cost, I found something somewhere toward the low/middle end (that retailed on the high end) and I LOVE IT.

Meet the BaByliss Pro BABP2800 Porcelain Ceramic 2000-Watt Dryer, it retails at $139.99 (I know, ouch!!) But I scored mine from Amazon (link here) for only $57.09 (with free two-day shipping through Amazon Prime)

Now for those with curly hair like mine a dryer is basically pointless without a good diffuser attachment. I'm really picky about mine, I don't like them to attach in a way that makes them slide or fall off...ever... while I'm blowing my hair.  This diffuser from Babyliss fits my requirements perfectly and costs $10.69, again with free two-day shipping through Amazon Prime.  

I love love love it, even in this Texas heat and humidity, it dries my hair SO FAST and THOROUGHLY. Anything that works well AND speeds up the getting ready process always makes me happy.  

If you're looking for a replacement, I highly recommend this one. I was so happy to find it at this price, here's to at least another 6 years of hair drying goodness. :)

happy face: my husband's favorite shave cream is ON SALE now.

I know it's been a while, we've been visiting family and welcoming my sister home from serving an LDS mission in Australia for the last 18 months, more posts on our family time in Utah to follow, I've just been going through the pictures today and feeling a bit homesick for the family...

Anyway, I've never done a "deal post" like this before but I've really appreciated those who have led me to deals and brands I'd never have found on my own so I thought I'd share when I had something that was worthwhile to me. :)

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My husband is a sort of old-school shaving experience connoisseur, he has tried countless straight-edge razor blades, soaps and creams (including some creams of his own creation) searching for the combination that gives him that "perfect shave". 

While we were visiting family last month, I ran out of one of my favorite go-to daily body lotions from Bath and Body Works (Endless Weekend). So we ran into a B&BW store while we were out shopping one day so I could pick up a new bottle and while I was browsing, he found his new "facial experience obsession": 

C. O. Bigelow: Premium Shave Cream with Eucalyptus Oil. 

My husband RAVES about this shaving cream because it has eucalyptus oil and menthol which lend to a very refreshing shaving experience (he likes it to feel cleansing and wake him up in the morning) and it leaves his skin feeling soft and moisturized but not greasy.

Well this miraculous shaving cream is ON SALE NOW at Bath and Body Works. You can either get THREE of the 1.7 oz tubes for $12 (or mix-n-match) or the best deal:
 buy TWO 5.2 oz tubes and get a 3rd FREE (link to deal here).
(Use code FREE4LABORDAY at checkout for FREE SHIPPING on orders over $25 for Labor Day)

Happy Labor Day & enjoy!