Friday, March 16, 2012

Happy Friday V1.1

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10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

1. Fruit
2. AMAZING weather
3. Getting Monte healthy (despite the high cost)
4. The Voice
5. Old Navy's awesome deals
6. New (better) dress code at work
7. Driving with the sunroof open
8. Slingo
9. Candles
10. Ellen DeGeneres (she's just an AWESOME person)

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Shabby Apple Giveaway

It is no secret that I am a total girly girl. My favorite color is pink, I love flowers and ruffles and lace and most of all I adore dresses.

Which is why when I discovered Shabby Apple I feel in love. Their women's dresses are absolutely gorgeous and women in ever shape and size can find a dress that will fit her perfectly. In addition to dresses they also sell jewelry, home goods and so much more.

Today I am super excited to offer all of you the chance to win a gorgeous Shabby Apple dress. I chose the Dressage dress because of its gorgeous color and unique style. Pretty, isn't it?


This is my first time using Rafflecopter as a means to enter so I hope it works well!

Only U.S. residents can enter this giveaway (sorry!)

A winner will be announced on March 22nd.


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind - Part Ten

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46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?  Oh gosh. Everything? I'm one of those people that worries a lot about what other people think. So if no one was judging me, I would do so much differently. I knew a girl once who seemed like she did everything the way she wanted, didn't worry about what others thought of her. She seemed so FREE. I mean, maybe that was just a face she wore but I don't think so. And to be free like that? Would be amazing.
47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?  The other night actually! I was wide awake, wishing for sleep, and started to listen to my own breathing to help me fall to sleep. And it actually worked! It's very calming.
48. What do you love?  Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?  I love my loved ones. I love writing and blogging. I love perfect early fall days. I love Monte! I like to think that I express the love that I feel for the things and people that I love. Obviously though, you can never show your love enough.
49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday?  What about the day before that?  Or the day before that?  Probably not. Oh, I could look back through this blog, sure. I keep my organizers, so I could go back through. But in the grand scheme of things you should just live for each day, not live so that one day you'll be able to look back and remember some perfect day. It's better to just experience things in the moment after all.
50. Decisions are being made right now.  The question is:  Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?  These days, I'm making them for myself. I'm so tired of listening to how people think I need to live my life. It's ridiculous. If I want to go to school to better myself I'm going to school. If I want to get a tattoo on my arm I'm getting a tattoo. If people think I'm not living my life the right way, well, I guess they're lucky they aren't me. Move on.

Wow. That's it. I can't believe I'm all done with the 50 questions and I can cross this item off my 101 in 1001! Which means next Wednesday I'm going to be introducing you all to an awesome new series! Stay tuned!

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