I couldn’t hold out until Friday with all of the great stuff that’s suddenly popping up, after a slow week last week.

First, please vote! My post at BeCentsAble this week is all about how voting is green and frugal (and important!). Take advantage of those great freebies and then come back here after you’ve done your civic duty

Second, lots and lots of discount codes on green and natural items, if you are starting to think about gifts or just want to save a little money on things for yourself!

• Kate’s Caring Gifts brings you the very best natural, organic, and ecologically sustainable products that you can find anywhere, featuring natural skin care, organic and fair trade foods, natural candles, and other great gifts. Eco Child’s Play shares a code for 20% (“GREENOPTION”).
• Every weekend, Etsy blog The Storque does a post on stores that are hosting sales that weekend. Free items, free shipping, and more.
• Re-nest has a 15% off code for the eco-boutique Grasshopper 510’s new online store (”sitecelebration”) through November 7.

Is Freepeats in your city? Now open in 35 cities across the country and with more than 11,000 members, this online forum allows parents to pick up gently-used baby, kid, and maternity items for free. Freepeats is celebrating one year with Free Membership Week (thru November - you can get a free lifetime membership, but you have to join this week!

Through this Saturday, several natural beauty and skincare items are on sale at Target including Burt’s Bees, Yes To Carrots, Alba, Giovanni and Dr. Bronner’s. Yes To Carrots body butter tubs will be more than 80% off (only $1.99!) at Walgreens on Black Friday, per ads that have just been released. I’m already envisioning these in a basket with some homemade bath scrubs as a cute gift for babysitters or friends. (Thanks to Attention Target Shoppers and From Wags to Riches for the tips.)

Lastly, eco-guru Dan Seo has a bedding and linen collection at JC Penney (who knew?). Lots on sale now, including cotton and bamboo blend towels and sheet sets.

Wow, kind of makes up for that big old nothing on Friday, huh?