Whether you’re new to the idea of a personal retreat or just want to know how to plan a personal retreat, keep reading!
How to Plan a Personal Retreat
What is a Personal Retreat?
A personal retreat is just what is sounds like! It’s a way for you to get away alone, away from your normal obligations and responsibilities. For some, it could mean a day at the spa or laying on the beach, but since personal retreats only come maybe a couple times a year for me, I like to make the most of it, combining rest and relaxation with planning and reflecting.
Why Should I Plan a Personal Retreat?
You should feel the freedom to plan one no matter what, but I think especially if your primary role involves you wearing many hats, then a personal retreat is a great idea. For me, it’s hard to get any kind of break from my normal responsibilities without getting out of the house for big blocks of time (at least a full day). Maybe you work full-time but also have kids and spend a lot of your time driving them around, cooking, and supervising the management of your household. A personal retreat will be a break from all those things, and it will also hopefully give you the opportunity to look ahead to the future and see where you might want to make some changes.
How Do I Plan My Personal Retreat?
There is one big question and two secondary questions you’ll need to ask yourself when you begin to plan. The first question is: What kind of day would help me most feel like myself? There are a thousand answers to this question, and you don’t have to have it all planned out right away, but thinking about this will lead you to one of the secondary questions: Where should I go for my personal retreat? How you answer will depend a lot on how you answered the first question! For me, I need at least a full day (I like 12 hours at least) or, once a year, an overnight retreat. If you are going to go overnight, you’ll need to make sure you have a plan for where you’ll stay. You might choose to get an inexpensive Airbnb in town or in a town nearby. You could also stay in a hotel, or you might be able to stay at a friend’s house. Just try to pick somewhere where you know you’ll sleep well! If you just plan to be gone for the day, think about places where you can think and preferably have free Wi-Fi! Or even places you’ll be able to go phone-free if that would bring you personal peace.
Starting today through Sunday, Sam’s Club is running great weekend doorbusters to get you ready for all things back to school!!
Shop the sales online or in your local club.
If you need a Sam’s Club membership you get can get a year membership for $25 right now.
Sam’s Club Weekend Doorbusters
$50 GAP & Old Navy Gift Card for $39.98
HP 15.6″ FHD Windows Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 7 – $629 (reg. $969)
Acer Chromebook Plus, 14″ FHD Touch Display, Intel i3 – $229 (reg. $349)
Here are all the top deals at CVS and Walgreens starting Sunday 7/27. We’ve got free toothpaste, $1 hair care and lots of other great prices!
We’ve got a brand new ad for Walgreens this week, so the list is short right now. Check back Monday afternoon for tons of unadvertised deals and lots of new coupons. This is 2nd week of the current CVS ad, all deals will end this Saturday.
Remember this is just the highlights, head over and check each list for lots of other deals:
CVS Ad: 7/20-8/2
- Nature Valley Granola Bars, Fiber One 5-6 ct., Select General Mills Cereal 10.4-12.5 oz or Fruit Snacks, 6-10 ct., $1.99
Honey Nut Cheerios, Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups
-.50/1 General Mills Classic Cereal, select 15.6-20.8 oz boxes, limit 5, Ibotta mobile app
-.50/1 General Mills Loaded Cereal, excl mega size, limit 5, Ibotta mobile app
-.50/1 General Mills Kid’s Cereal, select 9-50.5 oz, excl Loaded and mega size, limit 5, Ibotta mobile app
-$1/2 General Mills boxed cereal, incl Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese’s Puffs, Chex, Cocoa Puffs, Trix, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, CVS eCoupon
-.50/2 Nature Valley or Fiber One, Protein One, General Mills Cereal Bars, Chex Mix Bars, Larabar Bars OR EPIC Bars, boxed, CVS eCoupon
-200 points wyb General Mills Cereal, excl cups & treats, limit 3, enter code N0REC before first receipt to get 2000 Bonus points, Fetch Rewards mobile app
-600 points wyb Nature Valley Creamy Protein Bars, 5 ct, limit 3, enter code N0REC before first receipt to get 2000 Bonus points, Fetch Rewards mobile app
-750 points wyb (2) Nature Valley Granola Bars or Snacks, 4-29 ct, limit 3, enter code N0REC before first receipt to get 2000 Bonus points, Fetch Rewards mobile app
(buy (2), use $1/2 coupon, makes it $1.49 each) - $5 ECB wyb (2) Colgate Optic White Stain Fighter 4.2 oz, Max 6-6.3 oz, Total 3.3 oz or 2in1 4.6 oz Toothpaste, $3.99, limit 1
-$1 off Colgate Optic White, Total, MaxFresh, or Sensitive Toothpaste, 3 oz+ printable
-$2 off Colgate Toothpaste 3 oz+; excl Optic White Pro Series, Real, and Advanced 2-pk, Cavity Protection, Baking Soda & Peroxide, Sparkling White, Triple Action, Kids, bonus packs and 3-pk, CVS eCoupon
(buy (2), use $2 and $1 off, makes both FREE) - $2 ECB wyb (2) L’Oréal Elvive Shampoo or Conditioner, 12.6 oz, $4.99, limit 1
-$4/2 L’Oreal Paris Elvive Product, CVS (exp 7/26) eCoupon
(buy (2), use $4/2 eCoupon, makes it $1.99 each after ECB) - $4 ECB wyb (2) Schick or Skintimate 4 ct., 12 ct. or Schick Xtreme 3 ct. Disposable Razors, $6.99, limit 1
-$3 off Schick Men’s or Women’s or Skintimate Disposable Razor Pack, excl. Schick Xtreme & Skintimate 1 & 2 ct. Disposable, CVS eCoupon
(buy (2), use $3 off makes it $3.49 each after ECB) Read More→
Right now at Chewy.com, keep your furry friend cool with this dog bed deal! You can get the Coolaroo elevated dog bed for just $28.23 – regularly $48.99!
This bed has 2,000 5-star reviews!
The off-the-ground design promotes increased airflow on all sides of the bed, which helps keep your pet cool and creates low-impact areas to pressure points and joints. Plus, it’s portable!
This deal is good for a limited time. Shipping is free on first-time orders of $35 and up.
See more online shopping deals!
Right now at Quay, use this coupon code to score an extra 40% off sunglasses! There are lots of styles to choose from, plus you can try them on virtually!
To get the deal, use code 40FORFORBES at checkout.
Deal Ideas:
High Profile, standard bone frame/brown lense – $45 (reg. $95)
– Use code 40FORFORBES at checkout
Makes it $29.40
All In, standard tortoise shell – $80
– Use code 40FORFORBES at checkout
Makes it $48
This deal is good for a limited time. Shipping is free on orders $75 and up. Read More→
Right now at Amazon, Prime members use this code to score this spa self-care gift box for just $14.94 – regularly $26.99!
To get the deal, use code HOUSAVVY at checkout.
This is great to send to someone to show you’re thinking of them, or grab to stash away for a future gift!
This deal is good for limited time. Shipping is FREE!
See more online shopping deals!
Head to your store to find these Lowes Foods unadvertised deals! This week at my store I found B1G1 FREE Bellatoria pizza and more.
Clearance deals will vary by store. Look through the full Lowes Foods weekly ad to see all the current deals.
Clearance Deals
- White Castle Chicken Breast Sliders, $3.77
- Alexia Parmesan Truffle Broccoli, $3.97
- Botticelli Glaze, 8.4 oz, $1.97
- Ben’s Original Ready Rice, 97¢
-$1/4 Ben’s Original Ready Rice online rebate
(makes it 72¢ ea) - Dixie Lily Self Rising Corn Meal, $1.77
- Betty Crocker Batchables, $6.47
- Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, $2.77
- Tillamook Zero Sugar Beef Jerky, $1.97
- Archer Provisions Grass Fed Beef Jerky, $4.27
- Tillamook Beef Jerky, Select, $4.77
- Crispcake Giant Pizza Crisper, $3.47
- Pompeian 100% Grapeseed Oil, 24 oz, $3.07
- International Collection Sweet Almond OIl, 8.45 oz, $5.77
- TopCare Ibuprofen Tablets, 100 ct, $2.97
- Snuggle SuperFresh, $2.97
-$1.75 off Snuggle liquid fabric softener, select SuperFresh items, limit 1, Ibotta mobile app
(makes it $1.22) - Snuggle SuperFresh Sheets, 70 ct, $3.99
- Glad Quick Tie Lawn & Leaf Bags, 12 ct, $2.97
- Glad Small Trash Bags, 26 ct, $2.97
- Roto-Rooter, $2.97
- Soft Scrub GEl, $2.97
- Lysol Hygienic Toilet Bowl Cleaner, $2.97
- Clorox Bathroom Ultra Foamer, $2.97
-.45/1 Clorox Cleaning or Laundry product, excl $1 and trial (sign up) printable
(makes it $2.52) Read More→
Grab dog treats and toys for your favorite pup at Chewy while they’re on sale for 50% off AND part of a Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale!
If you’re a new customer, you can also get a $20 gift card back on any $49 purchase and free shipping with code WELCOME.
Deal Ideas
Nylabone Power Chew Textured Dog Chew Ring, x-large – $7.59 (reg. $13.59)
also part of buy 3, get 1 free
Petstages Dogwood Tough Dog Chew Toy, Large – $6.10 (reg. $11.99)
also part of buy 3, get 1 free
BulliBone Superbrush Peppermint Flavor Dog Chew, Large – $6.46 (reg. $15.99)
also part of buy 3, get 1 free
Pet Qwerks Dinosaur BarkBone Bacon Flavor, Medium – $4.99 (reg. $13.99)
also part of buy 3, get 1 free
Chuckit! Ultra Duo Tug Tough Dog Toy, Medium – $8.57 (reg. $18.99)
also part of buy 3, get 1 free
Offer good for a limited time only. Shipping is free on orders of $49+.
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Here is a list of the Publix unadvertised deals I found at my store this week! Get good deals on Dove shampoo, Kellogg’s cereal, and more.
Closeout deals will vary by store. Look through the full Publix weekly ad to see all the current deals.
Closeout Deals
- Sylvania TruWave Technology 60W, $4.95
- Pacific Foods Hemp Milk Unsweetened, $2.07
- Publix Hot Cocoa Mix, 8 ct, $1.89
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Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer, 2.3 oz, $7.39
-$10 off Kenvue WYB $30 Aveeno, Band-Aid Brand, Benadryl, Bengay, Clean & Clear, Desitin, Imodium, Johnson’s, Lactaid, Listerine, Lubriderm, Maui Moisture, Motrin, Neosporin, Neutrogena, OGX, Pepcid, Polysporin, Rogaine, Simply Sleep, Sudafed, Tena, Tylenol, Visine, Zarbee’s, and Zyrtec items, Publix eCoupon
-$5 off Aveeno Facial Moisturizer, Serum or Treatment, excl trial printable
-$5 off Aveeno Facial Moisturizer, Serum or Treatment, excl trial size, Publix eCoupon
(use $5 off, makes it $2.39) - Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, 23.7 oz, $5.99
- PanOxyl Acne Treatment Bar, $3.99
- Dove Hyaluronic + Hydration Cream Serum, 8 oz, $6.39
-1,500 points WYB Dove Serum Body Wash, limit 3, Fetch Rewards mobile app
-2750 points WYB $10 in Dove Select products: Body Wash 18.5 oz+, Bars 4 ct.+, Scrub 15 oz, Hand Wash, Cream Serum, Hair Care, Baby, Deodorant or Hair Stylers, Fetch Rewards mobile app
(use $1.50 off Fetch, makes it $4.89) - Publix Apricot Scrub, 6 oz, $1.47
- Tervis Select Cups 16 oz, $7.49
- PowerCrunch Protein Crisps, $4.34
- Alani Pre-Workout Cosmic Stardust, 7.05 oz, $12.49
Buy One Get Ones
- Belgioioso Gorgonzola Crumbly Cheese, 5 oz, at $4.29 ($2.14)
- Collier’s Welsh Cheddar Cheese, at $7.39 ($3.69)
- So Good So You Organic Probiotic Shot, 4 ct, at $11.99 ($5.99)
- Philly Gourmet Sandwich Steaks, 21 oz, at $10.99 ($5.49)
- Manischewitz Beef Hot DOgs, 10.3 oz, at $9.79 ($4.89)
- Fage Sour Ceam, 16 oz, at $2.99 ($1.49)
- Petit Pot French Dessert, 7 oz, at $3.79 ($1.89)
- Oatly Frozen Dessert, at $5.49 ($2.74)
- Jones Dairy Farm Golden Brown Sausage Links, 16 oz, at $8.99 ($4.49)
- Dunkin Iced Coffee & Milk Beverage, 13.7 oz, at $3.99 ($1.99)
- Serendipity Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jelly Stix or Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly, 6 ct, at $6.99 ($3.49)
- Love Corn Premium Crunchy Corn, 4 oz, at $3.99 ($1.99)
- Calbee Harvest Snaps Snack, at $2.99 ($1.49)
- Slim Jim Smoked Snack Sticks, 3.92 oz, at $5.29 ($2.64)
- The Laughing Cow Original Cheese Wedge, 6 oz, at $4.19 ($2.09)
- Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Crunch Cereal, 15.4 oz, at $5.89 ($2.94)
-.75/1 Kellogg’s Cereal, 5 oz. or larger, any flavor, Publix eCoupon
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Cereals & Jumbo Snax printable
(use .75/1 makes it $2.19) - Kellogg’s Special K Cereal, 12.5 oz, at $5.79 ($2.89)
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals 6.3 oz+, limit 1, cannot use with other coupons, Checkout 51 mobile app
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals printable
(makes it $2.39 ea) Read More→
