Become.com- An Awesome Way to Shop!

Have you ever done like I do constantly and gone online to shop for something and spent hours just comparing the prices of different stores?

Well if you have, I have a solution for you! Become is an awesome new way to shop online! You won't have to spend hours checking out each and every store to compare prices! You can do it all on www.become.com!

It's so simple! Say you want to find round glass tables or your looking for an organic air freshener.  Simply go to www.become.com and type in Round Glass Tables or Organic Air Freshener in the Shop For section at the very top, and then click Shop! You then get a whole list of products within that category, their price, and where you can purchase them! See one you like? Simply click "See It" and it takes you right to where you can purchase! So very simple! Round glass tables had 440 selections!

So my sister loves Zebra print items and her birthday is coming up in October. If I type in Zebra Throw Blanket I get a whole variety of Zebra printed blankets! I can choose whether I want a queen size blanket or a twin size, whether I want fleece or cotton, and even if I prefer a certain brand! Then I can compare the prices of the kind I want and see which one is the best for the price!

Become has everything your looking for from Automotives for hubby, Health and Beauty for you, and Toys for the kids! This website is going to save us all so much time this Christmas season!

Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop!

Are you a Mommy blogger?

Do you blog about your kids?

Do you blog about great things for Mommies?

Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

This blog hop is hosted by The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green!

Rules to Hop?

All we ask is that you follow the co-hosts: The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, Luxury Living Frugal Style, and So Easy Being Green… the first three blogs on the linky! Then follow Spot #4 which is the featured blog of the week!

We would LOVE it if you’d grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren’t required to.
Be sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

This week’s featured blog is…

Hi Linker-Uppers! I’m Nina from The Adventures of Artsynina: a 1950′s housewife wannabe practicing the long lost arts of cooking, homemaking and wearing high heels. OK, so not the high heels part. My husband, toddler and I drastically changed our lifestyle about a year ago; I quit my corporate job and left the big city for a dilapidated old house in a small town. I love writing, I hate facebook, and enjoy people who know how to use a little sarcasm and a lot of wit. Follow along as we muddle our way through do-it-yourself renovations, finding new ways to survive on less (less money, less junk food, less stress) and other general hijinks!

Fun With Food Friday- Crockpot Spaghetti Casserole!

Today I have another awesome crockpot recipe for you to try! My friend Allison gave me this recipe, and I finally got around to trying it this week! It's a cool spin on Spaghetti, and if your kids like cheese this is a great way to get them to get their spaghetti!

What you Need
-1.5lbs ground round
-1 medium onion, chopped
-1 (26 ounce) jar tomato and basil pasta sauce
-1/4 cup butter
-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
-1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
-1 cup Parmesan cheese
-1/4 teaspoon pepper
-8 ounces uncooked spaghetti, broken into pieces
-3 cups (12 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
-grated Parmesan cheese

What to Do
1. Cook ground round and onion in a large skillet, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain meat and return to skillet. Stir pasta sauce into beef mixture.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour until smooth. Cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in milk; cook over medium heat; whisking constantly, 8 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and pepper. It will look similar to this:

3. Spoon one-third of meat mixture into a lightly greased 5 quart slow cooker. Spread half of broken spaghetti over meat; pour half of white sauce over noodles and sprinkle with 1 cup cheddar cheese. Repeat layers once. Spread remaining meat mixture over cheese. Top with remaining 1 cup cheddar cheese.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hour. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with Parmesan cheese. Makes 6-8 Servings.

Look at all that cheesy goodness!!! 

We love cheese in this house so this was a big hit for all of us!! The only thing I would do differently is maybe cook it closer to 5 hours just to get the noodles a little softer! It was so good and so easy! It does require a little prep time (I'd say 20 min) but it's well worth it! 

Make sure to check out what Mama Chocolate cooked up this week for Fun with Food Friday!! 

I always needs new recipes to try so as some incentive to you, if you email me a recipe to review you can get 10 extra entries into any current giveaway!! Just leave a comment below the giveaway stating what recipe you sent!! Recipes can be sent to mommyferg02(at)gmail(dot)com. 

Help a girl out!!

So have you checked out my Scentsy giveaway yet? You can win 3 Scentsy bars for your warmer for free! I'm also hosting an online Scentsy party currently with my friend Jonna who is the Independent Consultant hosting this giveaway! I am $60 worth of orders away from earning some free stuff of my own! SO.. if you have a Scentsy and want to try some new warmers or  don't have any Scentsy products and want to try them or buy them as a gift for someone else...here's why you should order from my party:

- you get 10 Extra entries into the Scentsy giveaway!! 
-you get 10% off on select items this month! This includes the Scentsy bars!! That makes them only $4.50 each!! 


And because you love me so much right?! :)) You have until next Monday to order from my party! So pretty please order! Any size order will help me!! Thanks bunches!!

Order here(Just click on Join Party by name Michelle Ferguson): https://jonnamcneely.scentsy.us/Buy/SetupPrompt

Thanks so much!!!

Wordless Wednesday(Sorta)- Last Time Around

This is me pregnant with Noah! At like 32 weeks! I was a little bitty thing!

Breastfeeding- Things I Hope To Do Differently This Time

Since it's World Breastfeeding Week, I figured no better time to write about my breastfeeding experience with Noah and what I hope to do differently this time around with baby boy #2. I only breastfed Noah for 4.5 months and those few short months were a struggle. I think a lot of it was just being clueless and exhausted. So I've compiled a list of things I want to differently this time around so that we last at least the first year instead of just a few months.

1. No bottles the first month or so. This is one thing we did right away even though the hospital advised us not to. The first night home my milk hadn't come in yet and Noah was HUNGRY. So at 5am after no sleep, we gave in and gave him a bottle with formula in it. Once my milk came in I had plenty of milk but instead of nursing every time I pumped and bottle fed him some or let Brian or others feed him. By 4 months old he preferred the bottle, which was easier to suck than the boob. He would fight me when I tried to nurse him. He didn't want the boob..he wanted the easy bottle. Which led to lots of frustration and stress on my part. Which ultimately led to me giving up and giving in to formula and the bottle. 
2. Don't be afraid to nurse in public! This is something I was so afraid of with Noah! I would go out to the car and nurse in the uncomfortable car before I would nurse in public. I  didn't have a good nursing cover though so I would have to use a blanket or jacket to cover up. That was always a total fail. Brian would have to sit next to me and hold up the blanket so it wouldn't fall down, etc. So most of the time I just didn't even try and either fed Noah a bottle or nursed in the car or got home as soon as possible to nurse at home. This is something I am determined to give another try. I am going to purchase a good nursing cover that covers me up well and won't fall down and I'm just going to do it! 
3. Educate myself better.  I read up on breastfeeding with Noah but I never took a class or anything. I hope to take a class at the hospital I'm delivering at before baby gets here. Also after Noah was born the lactation consultant came and helped me at the hospital and even gave me her number to call when I got home if I had questions. But I never called her. This time I won't hesitate to ask for help or learn more. 
4. Don't stress out so much about it! My goal is to breastfeed one year. Hopefully by doing things differently I can make it to that goal. But if for some reason it doesn't happen I'm not going to stress out about it. There are a number of reasons it just might not be possible so if I do everything I plan to do and it still doesn't work out, then so be it. Also, those first few weeks breastfeeding are the hardest, but I plan to just do my very best and try to stay as stress free about it as possible. If I'm stress it'll stress out baby and that's the last thing we both need. Brian will be home for 3 weeks when baby is born so he will be here to help with Noah and I will have the time to get the hang of breastfeeding again and even get the rest I need in between. So there should be no reason for me to stress out, right?! LOL! 

So those are the things I hope to do differently this time around. I REALLY hope I can get to my goal of one year and I plan to be better prepared this time around too! 

Feel free to leave a comment telling me about your breastfeeding experience! Is there anything you would do differently? Do you have any tips for me? How long did you breastfeed for? I'd love to hear from you! 

Scentsy Review & Giveaway!! Plus Party!

I have just recently discovered Scentsy products and the first time I was exposed to one was when I was visiting a friend and she had a Scentsy warmer going in her kitchen. I seriously thought she was baking cookies! That's how yummy the scent was! It smelled so real! So then when I found out another friend was an Independent Consultant for Scentsy I had to get one!

Never heard of Scentsy? Well Scentsy was created by two stay-at-home-moms(yay!) who wanted to create a safer alternative to scented candles! The Scentsy warmers use the heat of a light bulb to warm scented wax! There are so many warmers to choose from that will accent any room in your home and with over 80 scents to choose from you are sure to find a scent(s) you'll love!

When I made a purchase I got the Multi-pack which came with one warmer and 3 scents for the price of what a warmer and 2 scents would cost! I purchased the Quill Mid-Size Warmer, which is pictured below, and the Home Sweet Home, Sugar Cookie, and Hazlenutt Latte scentsy bars.

I love the warmer! It sits right on my counter top and matches my counter perfectly! The scents are amazing! My favorite of the 3 I purchased is Home Sweet Home! What I love about the bars is that you can break off two little squares and put them in the warmer and it will make your whole house smell amazing! Then when you are done, if you want to use another scent, you can just pour the wax back in the package and it will harden up again and you can re-use it! I loved the scents so much that I went and bought 3 more Scentsy bars! I bought Birthday Cake, Banana Nut Bread, and Black Rasberry & Vanilla. I love all three of those too! I currently have Banana Nut Bread in the warmer right now!

I seriously plug in my Scentsy every single day! It's safe to use all day, and even the wax doesn't get hot enough to burn you if you get it on you! It makes my entire house smell great and, in my opinion, works better than any other plug in, spray, or candle! And at such an affordable price ($5 per Scentsy bar/$35-$40 for the wamers) you can have an awesome variety in your home!!

Buy It!

https://jonnamcneely.scentsy.us/Buy/SetupPrompt

Visit the link above to purchase! Click on Join Party under my name Michelle Ferguson!

Win It! 

My amazing friend, Jonna McNeely, Independent Scentsy Consultant, is offering one lucky reader three Scentsy Bars in Sugar Cookie, White Sands, and Coconut Lemongrass!