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My good friend, Cathy aka Crunchy Cute has created this Patriotic themed 13 pocket Designer Coupon Organizer exclusively for Frugal Plus Readers! How cool is that?! 
With the 13 divider pockets, you will have ample room for many Money-Saving Coupons!
For those of you just being introduced to Cathy and her Organizers…
WHO IS CRUNCHY CUTE?
Cathy is a “modern day hippie with a touch of dainty and adorable”
A well established business in Atlanta that specializes in creating designer budget cash envelope organizers which are based on the Dave Ramsey “cash only” system.
She creates Awesome coupon organizers and many other accessories to help budget your time and money 
Her fabric choices are Fantastic! If you choose to do so, you can also pick out your own fabric and request that she custom make an Organizer to reflect your personality.
From personal experience, she has impeccable customer service, and goes out of her way to make sure you are 100% completely satisfied with your organizer(s).
Accessories for Designer Cash Only Money Envelopes/Carrier – Checkbook/Receipts/Change/Cards Holder…
As you can imagine, Cathy keeps extremely busy with all the Cute Fabrics, Quality, and very Reasonably priced products she offers!
I LOVE to embellish so most of my organizers are one of a kind. The fabric buttons, the ribbons and the coordinating fabrics will vary from one organizer to another!
Check out her Shoppe..
Cathy has very generously offered One Lucky Frugal Plus Reader the Chance to Win the Designer Patriotic Coupon Organizer 
To Enter:
Valid for Residents of the U.S., age 18 and older. Please no PO Boxes.
Mandatory Entries (2 Separate Comments):
** You must be a Subscriber of Frugal Plus. You are welcome to sign up on the right-hand sidebar of my blog. Your subscription must be active, so be sure to check your email and activate it.
** Go over to Crunchy Cute’s Shoppe and let me know which of her designs is your favorite
Extra Entries (optional):
** Follow Coupons4Me on Twitter and Tweet this Giveaway. You may tweet once a day until the end of the giveaway for an extra entry (leave the link to your Tweet in your comment(s)
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This Giveaway will end Friday, July 16, 2010.
The Winner(s) will be chosen by Random.org. I will post the Winner(s) here on Frugal Plus, as well as, email directly. You will then have 48 hours to claim your Prize.
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Killer Chevy Bankes is a master of disguise, and just paroled, he’s coming after the woman who sent him to jail, the beautiful antiques expert Beth Denison. A set of antique dolls brings Beth into his sight, and inspire Chevy’s disturbing crimes as he draws closer to Beth and her young daughter. Chevy sends the dolls to Beth one-by-one and she soon realizes that these antiques carry the same marks as his victims, signaling that the final piece in his collection will be for her.
Neil Sheridan gave up his FBI shield five years ago, but his best friend Rick, a cop, pulls him in as a consultant on a case involving a serial killer who is eerily similar to a murderer Neil encountered in the past. The investigation leads Neil to Beth’s doorstep, and he is certain she isn’t telling him the truth. Neil is the only one who can get through Beth’s defenses and, as they grow closer, discover the secrets that Beth is hiding about her fateful night with Chevy.
Dante Torelli is an undercover FBI agent assigned to protect a mob informant and his family. But when the informant’s hiding place is blown, a baby girl is snatched by a ruthless hitman. Now, Dante must save the toddler, uncover the traitor in his department, evade various bad guys, and deal with the toddler’s sexy aunt, all before the biggest mob trial in Chicago history, set to begin in just three days.
When Zoe Adler’s stepsister went into the witness protection program because of her sleazeball boyfriend, she wasn’t supposed to tell anyone. Except the two sisters have always been close, and Zoe has been babysitting her niece, Pete, since her birth. What harm could it be to secretly get Zoe an apartment in the same building where the FBI is keeping the family under protection? So when someone inside the FBI turns and a hitman snatches Pete, Zoe is right there. During the shootout, she jumps into a sexy, uptight FBI agent’s car and hangs on as he pursues the hitman. No matter what it takes, Zoe is going to bring her niece back.
CAN A WOUNDED BEAST . . .
Reclusive Sir Alistair Munroe has hidden in his castle ever since returning from the Colonies, scarred inside and out. But when a mysterious beauty arrives at his door, the passions he’s kept suppressed for years begin to awaken.
TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST . . .
Running from past mistakes has taken legendary beauty Helen Fitzwilliam from the luxury of the ton to a crumbling Scottish castle . . . and a job as a housekeeper. Yet Helen is determined to start a new life and she won’t let dust-or a beast of a man-scare her away.
TO TAME HIS MOST SECRET DESIRES?
Beneath Helen’s beautiful façade, Alistair finds a courageous and sensual woman. A woman who doesn’t back away from his surliness-or his scars. But just as he begins to believe in true love, Helen’s secret past threatens to tear them apart. Now both Beast and Beauty must fight for the one thing neither believed they could ever find-a happy ever after.
THE GREATEST PASSION
Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, she agrees. But that’s before the devilishly charming Sir Stephen Carleton captures her heart-and tempts her to betray her betrothed, her king, and her country.
IS WORTH THE GREATEST PERIL
Sir Stephen Carleton enjoys his many female admirers-until he dedicates himself to winning the lovely Isobel. So when a threat against the king leads Isobel into mortal danger, Stephen has a chance to prove that he is more than a knight of pleasure…and that love can conquer all.
TORN BETWEEN…
Alexandrine Marit is a witch in mortal danger. An evil mage craves the powerful, mysterious talisman that supplies her magic, and the only person who can keep her safe is a dark and dangerous fiend called Xia. With his fierce animosity toward witches, he’s hardly the ideal bodyguard. Yet as days turn into nights, she can’t deny the white-hot passion between them.
DESIRE AND TEMPTATION
Xia hates witches. They enslave and mercilessly kill his kind. But he’s been ordered to protect Alexandrine, who, to his surprise, has a spirit he admires and a body he longs to possess. With the mage and his henchmen closing in, Alexandrine and her protector must trust the passion that can unite them…or risk losing everything to the enemies who can destroy them both.
New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose delivers another pulse-pounding suspense novel that ties into SCREAM FOR ME.
Five teenage girls have been murdered. One survived, and only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those responsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence.
Susannah Vartanian and Luke Papadopoulos have both sworn to stop the murderers for their own reasons. Susannah, the sister of the hero in SCREAM FOR ME, suffers from a mysterious past that is connected to the sinister black market. Luke is an investigative agent and a computer expert who refuses to let another child predator get away.
Susannah and Luke are instantly attracted to each other, but their troubled pasts prevent them from immediately acting upon their feelings. The case will lead them to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where anyone can mask their identity. As Susannah and Luke draw closer to the criminals, they discover a chain of deception so intricate they don’t know who to trust. Susannah and Luke find comfort in one another’s arms, but the killers are ruthless and determined, and will take extreme measures to insure their anonymity and keep their business intact.
A Very Special Thanks goes out to Anna over at 
for the opportunity to once again offer my Readers a Great Selection of Reads!
Anna has very generously offered 3 Lucky Frugal Plus Readers the complete Set of six RITA Award Nominee titles 
To Enter:
Valid for Residents of the U.S. and Canada, age 18 and older. Please no PO Boxes.
Mandatory Entry:
** You must be a Subscriber of Frugal Plus. You are welcome to sign up on the right-hand sidebar of my blog. Your subscription must be active, so be sure to check your email and activate it.
Extra Entries:
** Follow Coupons4Me on Twitter and Tweet this Giveaway. You may tweet once a day until the end of the giveaway for an extra entry (leave the link to your Tweet in your comment(s)
** Become a Member of Frugal Plus via Google Friend Connect
** Favorite Frugal Plus on Technorati (leave a comment on FP’s page on Technorati, as well as here) let me know you did this.
** Click on the We’re On The Fence Button (right-hand sidebar under Badges & Widgets) and Vote for Frugal Plus. You can do this Daily for an extra entry
** Share this giveaway with a link-back to the Giveaway post here on Frugal Plus from your Facebook page or profile (leave direct link in your comment)
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** Put Frugal Plus’ Button on your Blog (leave the link in your comment)
This Giveaway will end Friday, July 30, 2010.
The Winner(s) will be chosen by Random.org. I will post the Winner(s) here on Frugal Plus, as well as, email directly. You will then have 48 hours to claim your Prize.
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Here are your random numbers:
78 – Tabathia B
51 – Julie
75 – Deanna
14 – Angie Bailey
5 – Linda Kish
Timestamp: 2010-07-01 18:20:34 UTC
As you may remember, I recently partnered up with Making Work at Home Work as a blogger.
Expanding and Contracting: Managing Your Stress Level
By Mary M. Byers
My work is seasonal. I make about 30% of my income for the entire year in one month! That’s the good news. The bad news is that it can be stressful getting through such a busy time. That’s where the concept of “Expanding and Contracting” comes in.
Expanding and contracting requires making a conscious decision regarding how big your life view is going to be at any given time. For example, I once had a speaking engagement in my home town. Since my mother lived there, I decided to take my children along so they could spend some time with grandma.
Several weeks before the engagement, my world view was still large. I could look at the calendar for the entire month, make plans for later in the summer, and keep an active “To Do” list for the week. As the engagement approached, however, I narrowed my focus to getting my presentation ready and getting myself and the kids packed. The day before our departure, getting out the door and to Grandma’s house was ALL I focused on. As soon as my presentation was over, however, I was able to expand my focus again and begin planning for our next trip—a family vacation.
You’ve probably used these concepts of expanding and contracting without even knowing it. Think about the last time you had friends over for dinner. When you called to extend the invitation, your life view was still large. As you approached the day of the meal, your view contracted as you began to plan the menu and make your grocery list. The day of the event, your view likely contracted even more, to the point of being focused on straightening the house and getting the food prepared. After your guests arrived, your view could begin to expand again and by the time they left, you were probably already thinking ahead to what the next day would bring.
Expanding and contracting your view is extremely useful in staving off stress. As I view my calendar some days and an overwhelmed feeling starts creeping over me, I simply take a deep breathe (or two, or three, or ten, depending on the situation!) and ask myself, “How can I contract my focus?” Doing so keeps me from being paralyzed and gives me a focal point toward which to direct my energy. It’s an extremely effective means of staying sane when you’re running a home and a business under one roof. Having a laser focus is necessary sometimes just to get you through the day.
What techniques do you use to help you get through your work-related busy times?
E-mail me at mbyers@marybyers.com and I’ll share your tricks in my next post. Until then, now that I’m done traveling for awhile, I’m expanding my focus again and it feels good!
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Mary Byers is the author of Making Work at Home Work: Successfully Growing a Business and a Family Under One Roof. You can learn more about making work at home work by subscribing to Mary’s free blog at www.makingworkathomework.com. Interested in more articles like this? Join the blog ring here.
