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Board Games for Adults on Amazon

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May 25, 2021 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

With restrictions loosening, you’ll probably be able to have get-togethers this summer. I have missed seeing friends in person, so I am definitely ready to hang out with them. And, what’s more fun when you have friends over than to play board games? Check out these fun Board Games for Adults on Amazon. And, make sure you grab our Clean Adult Party Games!

If you like Cards Against Humanity, you’ll love That’s What She Said. Pick a judge from your group to read a red setup card while the remaining players select the most hilarious card from their hand for consideration. The person with the winning card wins the setup card, and the first player to collect five setup cards wins!

Speaking of Cards Against Humanity, if you don’t have this game you need it in your life! Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card.

The Do or Drink Card Game is a savage card game with outrageous dares that defy all personal space. This is an expansion pack but you can play a complete game with just this. You don’t need the original.

Jenga is such a fun game and a must-have. It’s a classic party game that will have everyone focusing hard while also cracking up.

For The Girls – The Ultimate Girls Night Party Game is perfect for your next girls night. Each player picks a card, reads it aloud to the group and performs whatever action is on the card. Every winning card gets you a point. 1 Card = 1 Point. The player with the most cards at the end wins!

Keep the laughs coming with Hedbanz Adulting. Players each wear a headband with a card and ask as many “yes” or “no” questions as they can in 90 seconds to try to figure out what’s on their head!

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3-in-1 Coffee & Tea Maker on Sale Today

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May 25, 2021 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Have you been looking for a new coffee maker that uses k-cup pods? This 3-in-1 Coffee & Tea Maker is awesome because you can use it to make both coffee AND tea! And, it’s on sale today only, 5/25.

This coffee machine not only can brew your favorite coffee pods, and ground coffee but also a variety of tea leaves. The patented separate tea leaf holder prevents the flavors of the coffee and tea from intermingling. The coffee filters are equipped with spiral covers for an airtight seal to lock in the freshness, and delivers deep rich extractions for smooth, silky flavorful coffee.

Details:

Fast & easy brewing – This single serve coffee maker is easy to use and built with a boiler heating system to heat water faster and deliver higher temperatures for brewing the ideal coffee or tea in no time. You can enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea at up to 185°F in 2min or less.
Optimize water reservoir – The large reservoir’s design allows you to fill the tank without splashing, it also has a clear scale marked 8 oz and 14 oz to customize the amount and strength. This coffee maker can brew up to 550ml of coffee or tea at a time.
Small single coffee maker for delicious beverages anywhere – This coffee machine measures 12.5×7.2×6.2 inches, and fits conveniently anywhere, so you never have to be without your favorite hot beverage.
Adjustable drip tray – The single serve coffee maker can adjust to nearly any cup size (fits up to a 7 inch travel mug) to reduce splashing, and the filters are all dishwasher-safe.

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New York Times Best Sellers in Fiction

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May 25, 2021 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

Looking for some new books to read? We’ll have a list of best selling books for you each week. Today, we have New York Times Best Sellers in Fiction that you’ll want to grab for yourself or as gifts for Christmas!

New York Times Best Sellers in Fiction

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Date Night Bucket List

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May 24, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day

Date Night Bucket List. Get organized with this full list of 25 unique date night ideas at home, out or even free date night ideas.

Okay, so honestly, a date night for me is in my PJs having all the kids down (and luckily my kids are on Babywise schedule, so that can be as early as 7:30 PM if we do the bedtime routine right!)

For my husband, however, a date night at home will not cut it. He has the desire to get out of the house. In his defense, we both put the computer down, eat a meal that isn’t prepared by us or warmed up in the microwave, and we go over many things we don’t get to discuss in the passing of day. You can see how we sometimes get around this with these free, cheap and memorable date night ideas (with a home full of kids.)

We have five kids, we both work well over 40 hours a week, and we both juggle a lot. We purposely have to carve out time and for us that is each Thursday evening. This is a night we put everything aside. Even though we have made it a point to do this weekly, it still find us in the same routine. We go to the same restaurant, over and over… until the Date Night Bucket List!

Care.com Date Night Babysitter

When we moved from Florida to DC, we didn’t now a soul. I lived in Florida for 30+ year and always swore I would never hire a stranger on a website to watch my kids. Don’t you find when you swear something into existence the most, it just does the opposite. (For example, I always said my child wouldn’t never have a paci – all five did, wink!) Anyhoo, the best thing that happened to our family was our Nanny from Care.com. If you need a nanny or a babysitter for date nights with your spouse, be sure to check out Care.com. We are very pleased. You can interview the person, get recommendations and even do background checks including driving records if your sitter plans to drive!

Date Night Bucket List

We have a list of Date Night Bucket List Ideas to extend the excitement of your nights out with your spouse. In fact, in our bucket list we have 25 ideas! This would give you half a year of date night ideas if you go out weekly. Some of the ideas can even be combined if you find yourself going out less frequently. Or flip the printable over and add your own ideas!

Included in our Date Night Bucket List are the following ideas…

Unique Date Night Ideas

Visit a Festival
Take a Road Trip (even if 30 mintues away)
Play Mini Golf
Go Dancing
Go Antiquing
Visit a Winery
Go See a Local Band
Visit the Planetarium
Go to the Arcade
Go Bowling
Go to a Paint Night
Go Ice Skating
Rent Your Dream Car and Go for a Ride
Go to a Comedy Club
Take a Dance Class
Go to a Karaoke Bar

Date Night at Home Ideas

Play Board Games
Take a Cooking Lesson (on YouTube!)
Make a Bonfire and S’mores
Have a Living Room Picnic
Stargaze in the Backyard
Take-out by candlelight
Play a Board Game
Do a Puzzle
Plan a Vacation

Free Date Night Ideas

Watch the Sunset
Visit Another City and Get Out and Explore
Go to a Museum

Date Night Bucket List Printable PDF

Want our Date Night Bucket List? Put it on your fridge and get to checking off activities. You can download our Date Night Bucket List in our Spring Bucket List Ideas.

Alternatively, get bucket lists for the entire year which include not only date night bucket list for couples but also family bucket lists ideas.

Date Night Bucket List Ideas Printable

How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

You can also follow the directions below.

Have your PDF, Word Document or printable saved to a folder on your computer.
Sign in or create a Staples account.
Return to the Staples Printing Service Page.
Scroll down to Self-Service printing.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
In the left column, choose add file(s).
Select upload files (to upload a file from your computer).
Add more files or select the blue upload button.
Select done.
Give your job a name in the top left column.
Choose color or B&W.
Make sure your project is single sided. (You can choose double sided if you need.)
Choose the correct orientation of your project – landscape or portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×11 67 lb card/coverstock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel. It makes the paper very durable and sturdy.)
Save your product to Staples or select add to cart on the bottom right.
Proceed to checkout.

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your date night photo ideas or bucket list. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

We do it! We have weekly date nights even with five kids. Take a look at these Date Night Ideas for the home, for free, or even for special occasions out of the house. Where to find a babysitter, why date nights are important and more! Pin to Pinterest.

Get orgnaized! Of course we want to organize your date nights, but also take a look at these Winning Home Organizational Printables to get you and your family orgnaized! Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Seasonal Bucket Lists for Every Occasion. Pin to Pinterest.

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Date Night Ideas – How We Do It With Five Kids!

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May 24, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day

Date Night Ideas

This post isn’t late. I know Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but having a date night is more important than just on February 14th. When my husband and I first got married, date nights were not very important to me. I know that sounds silly. Honestly, coming from being a single mom, I was just grateful to have a partner to sit at home with me at the family table. I had had my fair share of dates during that time I was a single mom.

My husband, however, he wanted to court his wife. That reads incredibly sweet but it was a bit of a stressor to me. So I didn’t initially view it as sweet. I viewed it as adding something additional to my plate, I viewed it was having to get dressed and put on makeup, I view it as work to prepare the kids and try to get out the door… you get it moms, right? The perfect date for me was more like April 25th – not too hot and not too cold! Haha!

However, he was right. It wasn’t a date on the calendar, it was what we invested in each other. The more infrequent our dates become, the more I can feel the stress on our marriage. We needed to invest at least a few hours of alone time in our marriage without the distraction of kids, tv, chores, etc in the home.

Thus, began, our weekly date nights.

Date Night 101

When you need a date night, but don’t know how to go about it, you may need Date Night 101. Dating your spouse is important, especially if you have kids. It’s easy for your relationship to fall to the wayside. Focusing on each other for a certain amount of time each week can really help your relationship grow. I’ve tried to cover every aspect of a date night to help make it successful for you and your spouse.

Date Night Bucket List

What if you have a sitter but you don’t know where to start with WHAT to do? I want you to check out my Date Night Bucket List. This is a list of items will help you narrow down exactly what you want to do! It’s fun to get ideas from a bucket list and then execute those ideas.

Free Date Night Ideas

What if you have a sitter but need to stay on budget? There are lots of free date night ideas out there. Some ideas that I have for a free date night is making dinner at home, taking a walk at the park, taking a hike in your favorite park, head to a local book store and look at the books, go to a free museum, head to the beach, play a sport together, or just sit and talk!

You can see more free date nights in our Date Night Bucket List.

Elaborate Date Night Ideas

Sometimes you need a fancy night out. Maybe you and your spouse haven’t been out in a while and you just want to do something fun together without worrying about money. We do a date like this at least once every few months.

Do a weekend away
Wine tasting
A night out on the town
Go to a fancy restaurant
Ballroom dancing

Date Night at Home Ideas

A few truths. It’s possible that you won’t be able to find a babysitter, but you still need that quality time with your spouse. Go ahead and look into date night ideas right at home. Dating your mate is important, and it doesn’t need to be difficult.

Here are a few date night ideas at home to help you out:

Have a BBQ after the kids go to bed
Cook a dinner together, right at home
Have a dessert night where you eat your favorite desserts
Have a game night at home
Order takeout
Have a movie night
Have a game night together
Sit on the patio and have cocktails
Tell Alexa to play romantic music.

If you are feeling the love, try a Date Night Box Subscription or Date Night Cards.

Some of these Date Night at Home Ideas are creative and fun, also make an effort to go out. I really fought my spouse hard to have more date nights at home, but he was right in his rebuttal. I exclusively focus on him if I am away from my home. I am tried at home, I have a long list of things to do, and the kids will all fight for my attention. While, on the occasion or even season, it is okay, hire a sitter to help you get out of the house.

Where to Find a Babysitter

Finding a babysitter can be well… interesting. We have had a few that clearly were not a fit. You have seen that Luvs Second Kid Babysitter commercial, right? On some nights, this was me!

If you don’t have family close and can’t rely on someone you know to watch your kids, this can be hard! There are some solutions to finding a babysitter.

Split Your Kids Among Friends: It may be hard for one friend to take on all of your kids, so split them up! All the kids don’t need to be together in order for the parents to getaway.

Trade Babysitting Nights: Trade babysitting with another mom. While this can be harder, it is possible to make it work.

Word of Mouth: You can ask friends for a referral to one of their favorite babysitters. Word of mouth is always the best way to hire someone. I have also asked around and found babysitters in church nursery and have even found some on local Facebook groups.

Stalk the Park: Don’t think I am kidding. My kids were playing at the park one day and I observed a babysitter with another child. She was doing great and I thought, she would be a perfect fit for my kids. She was with a a year before going to college!

Care.com

Sometimes the best way to find a babysitter is to head to Care.com to find one. If you don’t have family in the area, it’s best to choose a platform like this that can help you find someone that fits your style. Not all babysitters are easy to find. Care.com will help cut out the middleman and help you find a babysitter that can make those date nights a reality.

Care.com is how we found our Nanny. We had a nanny for two years before our three boys were old enough to attend preschool. For us it was more affordable than full time preschool. She also was so incredibly helpful by making dinner, running errands, doing small chores, etc.

Have you heard someone say, we or I don’t have time for that? The truth is as moms, there are some things we really don’t have time for, but we do have time for what we put first. My advice to you is to make date night a priority. If you don’t, they will never happen. When they have time to happen (like the kids are all finally out of the house), you might look at your spouse and think – who is this man? Don’t let that happen. Don’t grow part, make your marriage first.

Whether you do date nights at home or hire a sitter, use these tips to help you date night happen with your spouse.

Print this Date Night Bucket List – Ideas for home, for free, and unique ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Have a great babysitter? Take a look at these Nanny and Babysitter Appreciation Ideas! Pin to Pinterest.

Faux Flowers for your Home

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May 24, 2021 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

I love having flowers and plants in my home but I don’t like having to continue to replace them when they die. So, I’m loving these Faux Flowers for your Home. They add a fresh look and they won’t have to be replaced regularly!

This White Bursting Astilbe Bush would look super cute in decorative glass bottles. This is a quick and easy way to add fresh florals to your decor.

Lemons are the perfect addition to your decor the summer months. You can get a bunch of these Lemon & Wildflower Stems to put in a vase together. Or, add individual stems to other floral displays.

If you’re looking for a faux plant, this Mountain Bells Pot is one you’re going to want to add to your cart. I love the purple flowers, and this is ready to go – just put it wherever you want in your home.

Do you have flowers at home that need just a little something extra? These Green Snowballs would look great in an arrangement with your favorite flowers.

If you love ferns, make sure you grab this Rooted Cape Fern. This would look great on your mantel or on a side table.

How pretty is this Hanging Dew Leaf Vine? I love that it hangs rather than standing straight up. I have fake, decorative books on my fireplace, and this would look great on top of them.

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