Winner Of The 18th Blog Giveaway and Cravings

Congratulations to Impracticalinnorth for winning the gift card to Nordstrom Rack! I hope you get something good! : ) Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! You have me so excited for fall with the things you are looking forward to wearing. It has been in the 100s here in my neck of the woods and it is hard to see ahead to cooler weather. But I am trying…

I am on a clothing shopping ban for September (and since I had unexpected expenses arise, October’s clothing budget is looking bleak as well). This is okay, because quite honestly, I have enough clothes. And it is so much fun pulling out items I have stashed away for this changing weather. This, of course, does not mean that there are not items I am drooling over and waiting patiently for sale on:

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H&M’s Short Dress. I love the blank canvas of this dress. The mustard color is rad. The price is great. So many patterned tights would look fantastic with it. I also think the shape would look good on a variety of body types.

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I all ready have this Free People’s Shadow Hacci Top in grey. It is one of my favorite tops (a sneak peak of it styled can be found in this post). It layers over slips and fun bras beautifully. Over long maxi skirts, jeans and leggings. I want it in navy, too. It is great. Beware, it snags easily. I typically wear a small in Free People and a medium in most other brands. I tried both the small and the medium in the grey color and kept the medium for a looser fit.

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I am in desperate need of some black boots. My other black boots are going on twelve years old. They are a size nine. I wear a seven and a half. Needless to say, they do not get worn. I see a donation in their future. I am really picky about black boots. I want a small heel made of brown wood and a rounded toe. I am leaning towards these Frye boots at an incredible sale price in most sizes (there is also a wide calf version here).

I also love the Dolce Vita Amoux Boots at Anthropologie. Of course they are all sold out, but they are my favorite.

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I think the best thing on Anthropologie’s site right now is the Ruffle-back Sweater Dress (besides this dress I own and this vest I drool over in grey). It looks beautiful online. I cannot wait to see it in real life.

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For the home, I will be watching these pillows until they hit sale.

Edited on 9/30/2014: I removed a craving due to an experience with customer service. Thank you for your understanding. : )

What are you craving this month? Besides rich chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream oozing over the top, melting faster than you can scoop it and bring it to your mouth. Or is that just me? Ahem.

CLOSED: 18th Blog Giveaway: $25 Gift Card to Nordstrom Rack

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This giveaway is now closed. Future entries will not be counted. Thank you to all who entered! I will contact the winner on 9/17/2014.

I cannot believe it has been eighteen months. And yet, I can. I was going through a blog burnout last week. I found it incredibly difficult to write posts and take pictures. It happens. I did not realize how hard it would hit me to have two kids not in elementary school. It has led to some pretty depressing days, in which it is all I can do to get through the day. Let alone make a funny blog post. I did not remember to mourn the holding of the hands in public, the walking to the school gate, the different types of snacks I can no longer put in lunches. It was a bigger transition than I had initially thought. Harder. And my soul and creativity felt drained.

But enough about that.

Thank you all for seeing me through this last week. Hopefully this sadness will pass. I, myself, am on a clothing shopping ban for September, because of the bounty I purchased in August. But that does not mean you have to be! This month, I decided to giveaway a gift card to one of my favorite stores, Nordstrom Rack.

Nordstrom Rack is the place I go to for most of my Free People items. They always tend to have the clothes I want for cheaper than those online discount shopping sites. And I love them for that. In fact, just Saturday I posted about my new sandals I recently purchased there. This Saturday, my post will cover the bralettes I have found discounted there. My friend got a pair of boots there a few months ago for $1. I am jealous of that one.

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To enter for a chance to win the $25 gift card to Nordstrom Rack (also good at regular Nordstrom stores), please leave a comment on this post stating what you are most looking forward to wearing in the fall. I am most looking forward to wearing my Free People’s Miles of Henley Dresses that I feel have not gotten the adequate attention they deserve in seasons passed.

You may earn a second entry simply by being a subscribed reader of this blog (there are many ways to do so on the right hand side of this post) and leaving a comment stating you are a subscribed reader.

Limit two entries per person in the forms specified.

The giveaway runs from September 10, 2014 12:00 a.m. PST to September 16, 2014 9:00 p.m. PST. I will be choosing one winner from the comments entered on this post for the $25 gift card to Nordstrom Rack using random.org. I will contact the winner on September 17, 2014 and display the winner’s name on this blog on September 18, 2014.

Thank you everyone who enters this giveaway! And for stopping by! And for commenting this last month. I really appreciate it!

By commenting on this post, you are entering this giveaway for a chance to win one $25 gift card to Nordstrom Rack and agreeing to the rules outlined in this giveaway.

I will attempt to contact the winner three times with the email address provided. If I have not heard from the winner within fourteen days from the first attempt at contact, the prize will be forfeit and a new winner will be drawn.

Past winners are welcome to enter.

* Negative comments (chosen at the discretion of the owner of this blog) will be deleted and that entry will be forfeit.

*this giveaway and post is not sponsored by or affiliated with Nordstrom Rack.

NOW CLOSED 17th Blog Giveaway: $30 Amazon E-Gift Card

This giveaway is now closed. Further entries will not be counted. Thank you to all who entered! : )

This blog has been up and running for seventeen months and I could not possibly post every day if it were not for you guys who stop to read it. I have made plenty of mistakes, but above all, I am having fun. My tagline for this blog has always been, “stumbling through life while still having fun.” I never knew how true that phrase would become many months ago. Thank you for helping me up. And for being supportive. I really appreciate it beyond words. Most importantly, I love the interaction and the people I have met here.

I have been shopping a lot on Amazon lately. It is my son’s birthday on Monday, so I have found it convenient instead of heading out into the heat. I also recently showed how I wave my hair with my wave iron purchased there on this post.

I buy almost all of my books from Amazon (although if I am in San Diego, I make it a point to stop at the amazing bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy. I love supporting independent bookstores).

What was I saying? Oh, that’s right. Giveaway. Amazon.

Let’s get to it:

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This month I am giving away one $30 e-gift card to Amazon.

To enter for a chance to win the gift card, please leave a comment telling me what food you have been craving in this heat. After reading Rachel’s post on her blog, Promises Like Pie Crust, all I want forever and ever is pizza. If that is too personal, you may leave any comment you wish as long as it is nice.

You may also be or become a registered reader of this blog by subscribing on the right hand side of this page via any method for an extra entry. Please leave a second comment if you do so stating as such. The second comment is your second entry.

Limit two entries per person.

The giveaway runs from August 10, 2014 12:00 a.m. PST to August 16, 2014 9:00 p.m. PST. I will be choosing one winner from the comments entered on this post for the $30 Amazon e-gift card using random.org. I will contact the winner on August 17, 2014 and display the winner’s name on this blog on August 18, 2014.

Thank you everyone for entering! And for stopping by! I really appreciate it!

By commenting on this post, you are entering this giveaway for a chance to win one $30 e-gift card to Amazon and agreeing to the rules outlined in this giveaway.

I will attempt to contact the winner three times with the email address provided. If I have not heard from the winner within fourteen days from the first attempt at contact, the prize will be forfeit and a new winner will be drawn.

Past winners are welcome to enter.

* Negative comments (chosen at the discretion of the owner of this blog) will be deleted and that entry will be forfeit.

*this giveaway is not sponsored by or associated with Amazon.

Winner of the 16th Blog Giveaway and Cravings

Congratulations to Brynne Poore for winning the $50 Modcloth Gift Card! I am so excited for you. I cannot wait to hear what you get. : ). And thank you to everyone who entered! I really appreciate it. When I thought of the silly question about honey, I wondered what people would say. There were so many interesting responses. It ended up being my favorite question and answer for a giveaway and each answer made my day. I especially loved Sarah’s answer. It made me smile.

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On Tuesday I visited my daddy’s bee farm. It was such a relaxing and fun day. The kids rode on his ATV and shot their bb guns that he bought them for Christmas. We made Honey Vanilla Ice Cream. I made Beef Stroganoff for dinner so he would have plenty of leftovers for the next few nights. And the night before we were going, I woke up giddy. I told my husband, “Honey! I could do some outfit photos there!” And we did! A lot of them. I cannot wait to post them, but I am behind. As always.

The only bad part of the day was that I discovered I am a terrible shot.

I told my husband on the ride home, “Honey, I’ve always had that. I always knew that I am not a tough chick, but I could shoot a gun.” Don’t ask me why I thought this, because I had never shot a gun before. But I was convinced that I would be amazing at it.

He laughed.

But now that dream is crushed. And I am seriously more worried in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

For my birthday, I received so many Anthropologie Gift Cards (which is awesome!). I also received a Free People gift card but I promptly used it on this and this. I am hoarding the Anthropologie ones for a good sale price on most things. But that does not prevent me from lusting after a few pretties. Here are my cravings for July:

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Anthropologie’s Daisy Dot Dress. It is a great silhouette. I wish there were reviews on it, but as of this writing, I do not see any.

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If Anthropologie’s Solana Dress had sleeves, I would consider it a full priced purchase, but alas, it does not. I love the pink color and the shape of this.

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After Tuesday’s post, I have been searching for some decent slips with pretty hems. I love Modcloth’s Can’t Stop Dancing Half Slip.

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And Modcloth’s Give Me Gracefulness Full Slip in grey. I don’t think you can have too many slips. I love this tulle.

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Finally, I had a dream that I owned the Midland Button Cuff. I think that is a sign. Do you think David Beckham would like it?

What are you craving this month? Have you all ready splurged? Please share!

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