• $50 Your Way Giveaway September 2020

    September Giveaway is HERE! I can’t tell if 2020 is screaming by or if it’s crawling by. (Okay, that makes absolutely NO sense!) If you are new here the monthly giveaway ways starts with an update on life on a mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho. So not knowing if 2020 is going slow or fast could be just lack of oxygen to my brain! Hopefully, you will become an official Peanut and come back often. Peanuts are a FUN group.Need some encouragement? Wanna whine? Or share a triumph? You have come to the right place! I’ll go first (every month!) I’m going to start with it’s COLD in Idaho. I believe I actually got a whole week of summer and we went straight to fall. SO NOT HAPPY! The cold is aggravating my RA something awful. Gesh old age ain’t for the weak!Ahhhh now the whining starts. (continues?)My hands have steadily gotten worse. A couple doctor visits and a nerve conduction study the diagnosis carpal tunnel. Hopefully surgery gets scheduled ASAP! I’m crying uncle.It’s hard to type (not cool for a blogger!)I can’t knit for more than a few minutes at a time (I can hear the ohhhhhh from knitters and crocheters out…

  • How To Save Money On Your Interior Design Projects

    Interior Design Projects

    Everyone’s life is different, though there are a few things we all should do. One of those things is to save as much money as possible throughout our lives. This is the best way to set yourself up for a strong and stable financial future. If you don’t save money, your finances will continue to leak month after month. It leaves you with less money to pay for emergencies or to go towards important purchases.  Enough about that, let’s focus on how you can save money. Today’s post will take you on a short journey around your home to look at ways you can save cash on interior design projects. Renovating and revamping your home doesn’t have to be costly, particularly when you heed this advice:   Do it yourself! Consider all the different costs that go into every interior design project. Now, think about which costs are often the most expensive. Yep, you guessed it, the cost of labor. Paying people to help with your projects will usually mean they get done a lot quicker. Unfortunately, it will ramp up the costs to a point where you spend far too much.  So, don’t be afraid to get your hands…

  • Let’s Shop Jeulia!

    If you’ve been around Peanut Butter and Whine for a while you know I’m a HUGE fan of jewelry. ALL kinds of jewelry! I am particularly fond (okay, let’s be real here I adore bling bling jewelry! The sparkly the better!) Hello Jeulia Since I love switching up my jewelry, I shop at Jeulia. This is a site that allows me to shop on a retiree budget, but still have amazing jewelry. Each and every piece is beautifully crafted, full of sparkle and shine!! Each piece of jewelry looks as stunning as pieces that you would normally pay thousands and thousands of dollars for.  From wedding jewelry to necklaces!! Don’t worry, there are fun right-hand rings and earrings as well. JEWELRY!! Many, many pieces of sparkle and shine! If you have been around Peanut Butter and Whine for awhile you know i have been having terrible problems with my hands. Lately my hands, especially my fingers have been swollen.  It has gotten to the point I can’t wear my wedding rings! I truly feel naked without them. Seriously, after 36 years of wearing my wedding set, I now have huge indents where my rings use to be!  However,  they are…

  • Who Loves Prints #Coupon Code GIVEAWAY 6 FUNNY Digital Bundles $342 Value!

    Zombies brains

    How often do you look at your walls and wish you could switch up your art, add funny digital prints or just switch out the artwork? Seriously, who has time (or energy!) for that?? Not me that’s for sure, y’all know I am WAY too lazy for that. This giveaway is for you!  However, I do like to change things up and short of hiring a personal home decorator that was at my beck n call 24/7 (wait, does that person even exist ’cause that would be just another reason to win the lottery!) As my mind wanders on winning, I will have my maid, my cook, and my decorator! Ohhhh how tired will my pointer finger be!?!? Gardener, I need 2 of those as well. Maybe a handyman for working around the house, fixing the baseboards, and building new steps. Oh my GOSH my house is not big enough for all my wants ‘n needs. Okay, back to my original train of thought. Art. What if you could add a little touch here or a little touch there?  For instance, when my son Zachary and his family arrived I could have added a few ‘extra’ sarcastic notes around the…