Review and Giveaway with The Coupon Wallet!

I am so fortunate to be able to do great giveaways here at Till Death Do Us Part.  It's all made possible by great companies and sponsors. 

Today's awesome giveaway is courtesy of The Coupon Wallet.  Times are tight , and I have turned into a coupon hound.  That's where organization is key.  I organize everything else, so it was time to organize my coupons as well!   

I have two of great products from The Coupon Wallet. The first is a basic coupon organizer in a totally cute fruit pattern!

There are tons of coupon wallets and organizers out there, and they usually consist of basic accordian organizers.  This one is very different!  It has tabbed dividers and is very heavy-duty.  It even comes with scissors for clipping last-minute coupons and pre-printed shopping lists.  It also attaches to your shopping cart--how convenient!

I also have a delux organizer....it is the MOTHER of all coupon wallets, and I love the pattern!

It has everything that the basic organizer does plus a calculator (no more using my cell phone!), pen, grocery club card holders, and small magnifier!  I also love how much room it has and that you can customize your extra tabs for more organization.  All the organizers are hand-washable, as well!

The Coupon Wallet is the number 1 seller of coupon organizers on the web, and they're manufactured in and shipped from the good ol' USA!  They also offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Ready to win your very own oranizer from The Coupon Wallet?  Here's how!

To Enter:

1. Become a public follower of Till Death Do Us Part. (mandatory)

2. Visit The Coupon Wallet and tell me what product you would choose if you win (they have every color and pattern under the sun!). (mandatory)

3. Tell me your favorite store to visit with coupons.

This giveaway will be open worldwide from today through Sunday, June 19 at 10 p.m. central time.  Giveaway winner will be announced here that night! 

If you'd like to shop for an organizer now, use the coupon code Crazywego10 for 10% off your purchase!

Good luck!

*Author was supplied with free product to review. All words, statements, and opinions, however, are solely that of the author.

Minky Couture Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the Minky Couture giveaway is Amanda!!!  I am contacting you asap so that you can get your awesome blanket!

Tomorrow, an awesome new giveaway is starting, so stay tuned!

I Love Zinnias

Was there ever a more perfect flower?

Straight and tall.  Colorful and bright.

Always a surprise.

Sunshine in a mason jar.

I Dream of Desks

Not too long ago, I dreamed of a kitchen island.  Well, I'm still dreaming of that and many other things.  (Alas, they will stay dreams for now, as our darling free dog has needed two eyelid surgeries in the past month.  Yikes!) 

Anyway, here are my latest dreams: desks.

Why do I dream of desks, you ask?  Well....I can't believe I'm about to show you this photo....it's an extreme embarrassment, a nagging thorn in my side, a source of constant irritation. 

This is my husband's desk in his office.

I've pleaded. I've begged. You can see (barely) the masculine, sophisticated room I created when we first moved here.  But it's a lot easier to see the frat house it has become!

Needless to say, I get no work done in there. I pay pills, do my editing work, etc. at the coffee table or kitchen table or on the couch.

So I dream of desks.  And of the office/study I could put them in. 


Oh for my husband to work in a space like this one.

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I can also see him working from a black computer desk with hutch or a modern L-shaped desk like this one...


Anything but an old, insanely heavy, concrete-top chemistry table with no storage!  Even a small credenza would work better!

As for me? I need something function and very importantly, beautiful!

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Perhaps I'd get nothing at all done in these rooms, but it would sure be fun trying!

Basil Crazy

What started as a handful of seeds a few months ago has turned into lots of basil.  To keep it growing and producing all seasons, you need to keep cutting and harvesting it. 

The "problem" is that I can't use it all!  So, I've been experimenting with different ways to preserve basil for future use. 

To harvest, pinch off the large leaves just below the lowest leaves. 

The easiest method is drying.  It's important to lay the basil leaves on a wire rack so that both sides have venhilation.

I placed the leaves on the rack and baked them at 170 (my oven's lowest setting) for five minutes, then turned the oven off and let the basil remain inside as the oven cooled.  I repeated this process twice more until the basil was completely dried and brittle.  I then crumbled it into a jar for storage and later use.

Though drying is the quickest and easiest way, the basil does lose some of its flavor.  Another option is to preserve it by freezing.  This involves a few steps.

The first is to boil several cups of water in a small boiler.  Submerge the basil leaves for 5-10 seconds to blanch.  (Be careful...it's easy to burn your hand when doing this step!)

After blanching, quickly place them in water-filled ice cube trays.  This stops them from cooking and drying.  Then pour a little more water in the trays to completely cover the basil and ensure throrough freezing.

I also repeated this same process but froze the basil in olive oil instead!

Once they are throroughly frozen, pop them out and store in freezer bags.  They can then be easily added to sauces or soups in the future.  

It'll be like summer all year long!

One Year Ago

Harvest

The raised beds are bursting at the seams!  It's great to see our garden flourish.  Here are a few of our recent harvests.  (Click here to see some other garden produce we've enjoyed this year!)

The green beans and butter beans were big and green and literally the best we've ever tasted.  And there's still more to come!

We've got basil coming out our ears! It's amazing what a few seeds can do.  The leaves are so big and fragrant.

I can't wait to enjoy more of this as the season progresses.

What herbs and vegetables have y'all been growing?