Free Kindle Books

The minute I had my Kindle set up I started looking for ways to find free books, because that's the way I am.You can go onto Amazon's Kindle Store and simply search for "free" and you will get list after list of books that are available, most are free, a few slipped in that aren't.



Amazon does offer hundreds of free Classics which is where I started. There is everything from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Dickens.

I've found a couple of good blogs that post daily deals or books that are currently free. Some of the deals are only good for one day but many of them stick around for a while.

Ereader News Today :Tips, Tricks, And Free Ebooks For Your Kindle

 Ereader promotes a book each day including reader reviews and a bit about the author. I follow along for the freebies of course. Generally several times throughout the day a post goes up with 5-8 new free reads. You simply click on the title and you're redirected to Amazon's site where you can download the book with their one click system if your account is set up right.

The majority of the titles are fiction romance, mystery, and horror. Every once in a while there is a gem of a nonfiction title or a children's picture book. I've found many fun fiction books this way.

Pixel of Ink

Similar to Ereader News, Pixel of Ink posts three times a day (morning, afternoon, and evening) with daily freebies, typically 5-8 titles. They also provide links for daily deals, author reviews, and ebook bargains.

Guess What I Got For Mother's Day!?

 

I am completely and totally in love with this little baby. It does everything. I haven't spent a cent on books and I have a to-read list that's about thirty books long right now (thank you free Amazon). It doubles as a computer which I have been missing since our home laptop died and the Mister always has our Mac in his possession. And yes, I've downloaded some free apps, because everyone needs a few (or more) time wasters in their lives.

I carry it with me everywhere. Cause you never know when you'll need a good book. or a round of pong. or to catch up on some blog reading.

Laundry Room

Our laundry room is one of the few rooms in our house we haven't done anything to since we moved in and I hate it. Actually the room is huge and comes in off the back porch and has great potential but has some features I can't change at the moment which makes it difficult to work around.

Anyways, I am digging in this summer and getting the place cleaned up. I was thinking yellow at first but once the Mister and I started looking online, we're leaning more towards a bright fun green. The laundry room is barely visible from the kitchen and isn't part of the main traffic pattern so I want to do something fun and a little funky and I basically don't care what other people think.

Here's some of my inspiration

I love the collage wall from Dimples and Tangles via Remodelaholic We have a largish wall that isn't suitable for furniture or other helpful things, it's just there so I'd love to do something fun like this.

 Love this green from Flickr

 

I like to use things in unexpected ways and this dollhouse shelf from Pretty Organized Place is ADORABLE. I even have an old dollhouse, too bad I don't have a wall suitable for it. Boo!

 If you haven't seen this floor yet at Remodelaholic you must go check it out. It's incredible. I have really ugly old yellow (gag!) vinyl maybe I'll work up the nerve to do something like this.

 Love the stencil from BHG

Thoughts!?

Recent Pins

I promise I have some crafty things to share soon. Bubby is playing T-Ball and with additional running around I haven't been home much. 

There are a few things I'm loving recently so I thought I'd share with you my recent pins. Enjoy!

 

Super cute hand print embroidery from Tip Junkie

 

This ironing cover for the dryer is awesome! I have a stacking washer and dryer but our laundry room houses a giant chest freezer, perfect for this project. See the tutorial at The Crafty Scientist

 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

I haven't tried this yet but it looks really yummy. There is even a secret ingredient that gives it some nutritional value. Get the recipe at New Nostalgia

 

There are several things here that I'm adding to my list. All the details are at The 36th Avenue

 

and in honor of the fact that BBQ season is finally here....Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce from  Mrs. Happy Homemaker

Still here....

We've been really busy around our house with....well, life, I guess. I've also been focusing on the boys' schooling and gearing up for next year. I've been working diligently over at Living In A Library so you should go check it out.

Hopefully I'll have some projects to share soon. In the meantime I wanted to share this great post I found over at A Girl And A Glue Gun.

She did great reviews on free online photo editing software now that Picnic is no more.

and while I'm at it, how about a couple more....

My sister turned me onto this super fun Lego Playhouse via IKEA Hackers

 

 How cool would that be!?

I just discovered School Time Snippets and fell in love with this idea for a Tic-Tac-Toe chore chart.

 

I'm thinking this will be a great way to make sure chores get down while the boys are home with The Mister during summer break.