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{BEST ORGANIZED TRAVEL TIPS!}

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Money Saving, Online Deals, Organization

Going anywhere this summer? Here are my favorite BUDGET travel organization tips for making your luggage–and therefore vacation–experience easier. And I’m all about the CHEAP!

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE CUSTOMIZABLE TRAVEL CHECKLIST HERE!

Featured in this video are these travel tubes for your shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash. They are the most economical and best quality I have found (perfect for in-flight, too as they aren’t supposed to leak!) They also come with pre-made labels. Yes, please!

WATCH MY 10 TRAVEL TIPS!

How to take perfect sparkler photos

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Holiday

I LOVE 4th of July! And sparklers are my absolute favorite. I could seriously play with them all day… bright white lights are so romantic to me. I’ve totally gotten sucked in to those gorgeous Pinterest wedding photos with sparklers (tell me if you’ve been there, too! ha!). Even if you are a novice (totally clueless) camera girl like me, you can capture the same shots.

It was just Char and I snapping the photos, but it would be cute to make a heart as a couple. If you have older kids these would make amazing shots, too! Carson was fascinated, but it’ll be a few more years for him 😉

DSLR CAMERA:

I have a Canon Rebel T3i and I LOOOOVRE it. These are the settings I use to make this bad boy get these pictures…

Get a tripod or flat surface
Switch camera to “Manual” mode
Change shutter speed to 5″ (using dial/toggle on most cameras)
Change your picture taking to continuous instead of single shot
I use automatic ISO (standard setting on most cameras)

FAQ:

WHAT IF I HAVE A POINT AND SHOOT CAMERA AND NOT A DSLR?: Change your settings to “night” mode or “firework” mode and give it a try! You can get some pretty decent shots.

WHAT IF ALL I HAVE IS AN IPHONE?: There are tons of free apps designed for this! Just do a search for a “slow shutter speed camera” in the Apple store download. Easy peasy. Also check for a firework capturing download! Play around because not all apps are created equal.

Watch the step-by-step video tutorial here:

Oh, and here is how my mantle looks this year. The flag was free (we already had it) and the wagon was from Goodwill and was $1.99. I thought it was cute and festive. Oh, and lest we not forget I do have a flag on the porch. That’s it! Simple, festive touches 🙂

Happy photo-taking and be safe!!! <3

Quit decluttering!

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Organization

I know. So unlike me. But I’m talking about your photos.

There have been so many times where going through my phone, I would delete pictures to make space. I’m sure you do it, too. Eliminate most of those rapid-fire shots you took 80 of to get the right one.

If you have kids you know what I’m talking about 😉

We instinctively go through pictures and find smiles to save, because surely those are the moments of most joy and worth remembering. And then we delete the photos where we aren’t looking at the camera, it was slightly out of focus, somebody was in the middle of a sneeze, or the moment wasn’t what we were intending to capture.

But life is made of those in-between moments.

And when strung together, they somehow capture it better than those “look over here” smiles anyway.

I’m not a photographer, and I’m sure not “doing it right.” All of these images were taken with my iPhone. All you need.

Today, I’m thankful that I stopped myself from hitting that delete button on these guys. Sometimes we just move so fast and we are looking for “the shot.” I was moments away from deleting all of them…and then I stopped and hit the black and white button 😉

DIY Drawer Dividers

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: DIY Projects, Dollar Tree, Organization

I have always wanted some of these spring dividers from Container Store/lots of other places. Apparently they are awesome and work really, really well… like nearly 5 stars well. Almost anywhere I’ve looked. Pretty darn solid.

As much as I dream about owning them one day, rather than shell out the money (because you know you can’t just get ONE…these things are like potato chips), I decided to try my hand at making my own. And I am so glad I did. They were so EASY to make. The whole process probably took me 30 minutes start to finish? Easy peasy, and the result is awesome.

What I used for this project (click to learn more):…and YES THE DOLLAR TREE CARRIES FOAM BOARD! You’re welcome 😉

They are sturdy and professional looking… and I want to keep doing this to all of my drawers!

Here’s how to make them step-by-step…day by day by day….;)

IT’S MONSTER HUGE!

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Gardening, Money Saving

Before we grew zucchini, I was always intimidated by having it in our garden. Like if WE tried to grow it, we would end up with some shriveled looking alien food. REALITY: It’s one of the easiest plants to grow. I talked about my zucchini obsession in my last garden video. All of our plants have started producing enough food that we haven’t bought veggies in the past 5 weeks. Hello, savings!

Just to give you an idea of the size of the zucchini yield…here is a giant zucchini… and Carson… for scale. We get about 2-3 of these a day from just 3 plants. And oodles of beans and tomatoes.

Yup. The kid was trying to eat it raw. Luna would also like to say hello.

Zucchini takes up about 4 squares of a garden using the square foot gardening method. It’s a big plant… but worth it.

OUR GARDEN ESSENTIALS

(yup, we use dollar tree buckets to gather our produce and bring it inside!)

Last year (when I was still pregnant) Char and I filmed this video about how to make your own raised bed garden on the cheap. So this is sort of like a #tbtuesday? Yay cheap, healthy things!

BEHIND THE SCENES NOTE: I was so tired when we filmed that I sat down to hold the camera for most of it. Oh first trimester…how I don’t miss you. 😉

Baby deals! 6.23.14

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Online Deals

It’s tough to find coupon codes on Amazon…I know I rarely see them. We are in the market for a new convertible car seat (Carson is huge y’all), and of course I was searching for deals, reading reviews, and trying to find this most economical option this morning. I did a search for Amazon coupon codes and JACKPOT! I’ve been looking for all sorts of coupons to try and save me money. We just got a new car so I found some deals to help me save on WeatherTech mats. I’m coupon mad at the minute and I love saving money!

Right now Amazon has a 20% off select baby gear coupon code: SUMMERGEAR

That makes this Graco Convertible Car Seat that retails for $179.99 just $119! I usually really like Graco products.

Wanted to pass this along in case any of you were in the market for one. To be honest, I don’t know when this code expires, but I know this code also applies to lots of other baby items that might be worth browsing! These are the other featured deals!

What did/do you look for in a car seat?

welcome!

by doitonadimeblog Filed Under: Money Saving

Welcome to Doitonadime’s corner of the web!

I want this blog to be simple. Straightforward. I want to have a central location where I upload my videos but also share with you content that matters. Frequently asked questions, printables, my favorite organizing products, great deals online…all of the above. This is also a place that I can connect with each of you and share more about myself and my family.

This blog will be a blog of few words since the meat of my content is in my videos. When I read blogs, I mostly skim and go for the pictures and videos anyway. Don’t lie, you do, too 😉

So click around, explore the links up top, and let me know some things you’d like to see! This site is brand-new, so expect it to grow with time 🙂

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