The power of Target

What is it about target that makes you want to buy everything?

I've had my living room rug for a couple months now, and I just wasn't digging the colors anymore. I wanted something more modern and updated.




Here you see my adorable pooch modeling the colors for me, fuzz from his recently destroyed toy and all.

Sorry for the blurry photo, it's all I have now! I sold it on craigslist. I have been eyeing this rug from target for weeks now:

Maples Fretwork rug in gray

When I saw it was 15% off, I went ahead and sprung for it! After my 15%, I also got another 5% off for using my brand new target debit card! Read about that here if you haven't heard about it! My sister told me about it, and I think it's an awesome idea. It has all the perks of a Target credit card, except the money comes directly out of your checking account. So now I get 5% off everything, and free shipping, and I can't overspend!

After both those discounts and using the money I got from selling the old rug, I came out almost even! I also picked up this adorable soft rug for in front of the door:

I couldn't find it on the website for you, but it was $14.99(before my 5% off) and I just love the color! It's a gorgeous deep teal and adds a nice touch without being overwhelming. It doesn't have any backing thought, and I need to tape the corners down.

I adored these cookie jars, but held off from buying them. I'm trying to cut down the counter clutter because my kitchen isn't the biggest, but look how cute!

Also, have you seen these stickers? They were all over popular Pinterest items in Target.

As if Pinterest isn't addicting enough already, now we've got pins running around in real life!

I also loved these mercury glass dishes:

Then I picked up one of these cute placemats for $3.99:

Then I had to hurry and leave the store before I bought anything else! I think it will make a super cute pillow! I'm either going to cut it open and  stuff the inside(it's lined) OR find a cute contrasting fabric for the back.  Stay tuned!




Crockpot Cheesy Chicken and Rice

Hi all! Today I'm going to share with you an easy and inexpensive crockpot meal!

I love my crockpot. Nothing is better than throwing some ingredients into the slowcooker, and then arriving home from work to a great smelling house and a done or almost done dinner!

I don't even remember exactly where I got this recipe from. A friend of my mom's, I think. It is SO easy and delicious. I will warn you, this does contain "cream of" soups, which admittedly are not the healthiest things to eat, BUT sometimes you just need something easy and quick.

*** EDIT: My sister just updated me that this recipe came from HER friend, Sarah! All I could remember was my mom handing me a tupperware bowl and telling me to try it, and I was hooked as soon as I heard how easy it was! I've made it dozens of times since then, and it's always good.


First you are going to mix one family size cream of chicken soup and two regular sized cheddar soups.

Just dump them in and give it a good stir. I usually add a fair amount of black pepper, but maybe only a pinch of seasoned salt, if any at all. The soups have enough sodium as it is.

Next I added two large chicken breasts, about 3/4-1 pound. These were huge, usually I would use 3.

Just poke them down until they are covered by the soup, and that's it for now! They need about 3-4 on high or 4-6 on low. But it's basically impossible to over cook this. It's not uncommon for it to cook more than 10 hours from start to when we are sitting down to eat.

Once the chicken is done, I just take my spoon or two forks and start shredding the meat. The longer it's cooked, the easier this will be. After 6 hours it just falls apart.

 Next I steam a bag of frozen veggies and mix that in. I like broccoli, but carrots and/or peas are really good too!

The last thing is to cook your rice, which takes about 10 minutes typically. Then get yourself a bowl, load up with rice, and spoon the cheesy goodness on top!

Yum!

If I'm feeling extra indulgent sometimes I'll add some shredded cheddar to the top, but it still has great cheese flavor either way. Enjoy!

Ingredients:                                                                                                Printable Recipe

2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breast

1 family sized can cream of chicken soup

2 regular cans cheddar cheese soup

12 oz frozen vegetable of choice

4-6 cups brown rice

Black pepper, to taste

Mix together soups, add with chicken to crockpot and cover, cook for 3-4 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low. When chicken is finished cooking, shred the meat, then add the steamed vegetables. Cover and let sit while rice cooks. Serve over brown rice.

Serves 6+

DIY Halloween Costume

This year is the first year in a long time that I've actually dressed up for halloween. We are allowed to wear costumes at my work for halloween, but last year I just wore a lame themed t-shirt, and the year before that I put on a cat ear headband and called it a day.

Well not this year! I actually put together a real costume, and I didn't pay one cent! I am a HUGE fan of The Big Bang Theory, and since my hair is dark right now, I though I'd dress up as one of my favorite characters from the show, Amy Farrah Fowler.



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