Holy gas mileage!

So, the family and I recently took a trip back home to Oregon. We left Boise Friday in the early morning (around 2am) and went back to Bend for the weekend.

We stopped in Caldwell at the Flying J (exit 29) and filled up with gas. We didn't make any stops for gas again until Sunday evening.

Going the speed limit is fabulous for your gas mileage. I read a tip on saving money from Pinterest and was a bit skeptical on it. It appears as though it is pretty accurate though.

Considering I speed a little (approximately 5mph over the speed limit in town (some times) and a little more on the highway/freeway, and normally don't see 400 miles to a tank of gas. I'd say there is a lot of truth in going the speed limit does save you money!

I can't believe the kind of gas mileage my car got! I haven't seen over 411 miles to a tank that I can remember, EVER. Not even in someone else's car.

My husband calculated the mileage that we got for the trip. It was approximately 31 miles to the gallon! Crazy right?!

Before filling up on Sunday I was wanting to go around the block a few times to see just how many miles I could get to the tank before my low fuel light came on. However, we didn't have time to do so. So the last record I have before getting more gas is 446.9 miles.

Here is a photo that I recently posted to my personal Facebook page. A friend of mine asked what kind of a car I have, while another asked how many gallons my gas tank held. My car is a 2007 Kia Spectra and the manual states it is 14.5 gallons for the tank.

As you can see there is 400.5 miles on the tripometer and about a 1/4 of a tank left to go. 

The next photo is the last one I took right before pulling up to the gas station. Notice the numbers and the fact that the low mileage light is NOT on :)

Crush Mini Flat Iron deal!

While I was on Facebook earlier this evening I found what a Groupon deal that I peaked my interest!
A blog site that I have liked on Facebook that lists deals for a variety of items had it posted.

Thank you Madame Deals, Inc for sharing about the Crush Mini Flat Iron on Groupon. I have one ordered in Raspberry and can't wait to get it and try it out.

I'm not only excited that I saved almost half of what it normally costs, but I'm excited to see how it works with curling my hair. Its normally $30, however, I got it for just over $15.00 shipped due to tax with being in Idaho.

I have a flat iron already but it is a bit wider than the Crush Mini and I've been envious of those girls that I've seen with the 1" flat irons that use it to curl their hair!

***Image courtesy of Madame Deals, Inc's blog!

Gevalia coffee maker & 4 boxes of coffee for $9.99

Yes, you read the title correctly.

I received a 12 cup programmable coffee maker from Gevalia and 4 boxes of my choice of Gevalia coffee all for $9.99!

I made a video to show what I received and it gives credit to Coupon cousins too as that's where I heard about the fabulous deal.

Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycgutEXt9Xg&feature=youtu.be

Busy organizing, cleaning and packing!

As a lot of you know we are in the process of moving. Not only are we moving but we're moving out of state and the children and I are going before my husband. We're not sure how long it will be until he is there, we just know it won't be any later than July 1st. There are a LOT of variables with the situation.

Anyway, this last week I have been busy packing, organizing and cleaning what I can with all that is left. I leave Friday with the kids and won't be back to our house. So I need to make sure that what is left can be packed by my husband and that it goes with us. No sense in him packing things that we don't want or need at our next place.

Monday was spent cleaning out the bathroom cabinets and getting things organized in the computer room. Still have some things in the computer to box up but most of it is pretty much together so it shouldn't take too long.

Yesterday was spent in the garage. For the most part it is ready to go. There are a few more boxes for me to go through and repack as there are some things that can be donated and thrown out.

Today was supposed to be spent getting some of those loose ends together. The ones from the computer room and the garage along with making sure I have a list of everything that MUST go with us on Friday and a list of what to get from the store before we go.

HOWEVER... I'm not so sure how much I'll get done as I have a sick child. I'm not sure if it is the flu or if her gag reflexes is what caused her to vomit but let me tell you...it was NOT pretty. What was even worse is that while I was tending to her and calming her down (she just turned 4 yesterday), the dog, one of them, ate the oatmeal she puked up. YUCK!

But of course her doing that made it easier for me to clean. ICK still I know but it kind of got a smile on my face. haha

I'm doing what I can to make sure that I blog at least once a week if not 2 times a week. Things have been super busy though and I don't see them slowing down any time soon. Especially not with school starting on Tuesday. Its all happening so quick and there is so much to do.

I will be checking in on the blog and blogging when I can as well as posting on the Facebook page when I have a moment. If you'd like me to talk about a certain subject please contact me via the contact page here or on Facebook. I'm happy to share my experiences and bring up what you'd like to hear about as it might help others too.