GIVEAWAY: $1000 SHOPPING SPREE!

Today I am excited to be teaming up with a group of great ladies to bring you a GIGANTIC giveaway! One person will be selected to win a handful of gift cards worth up to $1000! The gift cards are to some of our all-time favorite shops like Starbucks, Target, Anthropologie, Pier 1 Imports, and Etsy. So wishing I could enter into this giveaway myself. :) This giveaway is perfect to get your wardrobe and home ready for springtime. Check out the details below to enter!

Thriftary | Two Hoots & a Holler | Style Elixer | Because of Jackie | Simply Just Lovely | Moorea Seal | Jenny Highsmith | The Charming | of Corgis and Cocktails | Maiedae | The Serena Saga | High Walls | Pillow Thought | Him + Her | White Lights on Wednesday

GIVEAWAY TIME
One winner will receive a $50 gift card to Starbucks, $300 gift card to Target, $175 to Pier 1 Imports, $300 gift card to Anthropologie, and $175 gift card to Etsy! Seriously amazing! The giveaway will run until March 31st and you can enter using the rafflecopter entries below. Yay!!

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How exciting! Best of luck to everyone who enters! I hope everyone has had a marvelous week so far. I've been enjoying my day off but I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things tomorrow. Cheers!

WEEKLY WRAP-UP

This week has certainly been eventful. A little dash of everything from making exciting plans for the future to emotional moments that are easily cured by taking a hot bath. Last week Jon and I decided to take this Monday off to have a little R&R during a long weekend together. I feel so blessed that my husband is also my very best friend. We were just talking today about how the more and more time we spend together the more and more time we want to continue spending together. It's exponential! Lately we've been playing video games together, watching movies, going out on dates around the town, and doing lots of talking. :) I'm looking forward to another day off tomorrow.

Tonight is exciting because I'm going to a girls night complete with a bonfire, s'mores, coffee, and nail painting. No matter how old you are, it's so good to have girl time and be encouraged by some quality ladies.

And on a side note, it's been super fun putting videos together for you! Thank you for all of the sweet comments and encouragement! I'm excited to make it a regular part of my blogging. :)

Snapshot(s) of the Week: 1// Shooting photos at the location for the Maiedae Mixer. It's SO beautiful! AND you should totally come. :) 2// A mini Ulta haul from this weekend. The Body Shop body butters smell SO flipping good. I got one in peach and strawberry. Getting ready for spring time! 3// Jenny and I had a morning meeting with the beautiful Anna of In Honor of Design. Exciting things planned! 4// Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a bowl of Lucky Charms. I'm going to be completely honest and say this was 100% accidental. I didn't realize it was SPD until after I shot this pic. What a useful coincidence.

5 Favorite Posts:
* Products Worth the Hype by Essie Button
* Spring Cleaning Kit by Hello There Home
* Homemade Lemon Herb Soap by Sincerely Kinsey
* Minimalist Nail Art by Moorea Seal
* Palm Springs Trip Video by Designlovefest 

Favorite Blog of the Week:
Ingrid Nilsen - Ok, so this isn't a blog, but Ingrid has an amazing beauty channel on YouTube that I just love. She is so easy going, adorable, and has great insight on some amazing beauty products.

Inspiring Me this Week:
This week I'm feeling inspired by rest and balance. I'm excited about taking a little bit of time off and continuing the journey to figuring out how to balance my new life working full-time with Maiedae. :)

3 Things About Yours Truly:
* Currently wearing: black converse, blue skinnies, grey sweater with chambray underneath and lots of gold jewelry.
* I've been craving cheese like a mad woman.
* Jon and I are planning to go to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to celebrate our 3 year wedding anniversary in May. :)

FANCY SHMANCY: POPSUGAR MUST HAVE BOX

This month I decided to give a box subscription service a try! There are a lot of great options out there for handmade lovers, paper lovers, beauty lovers, and more. The reason I decided to try out POPSUGAR was because it's more of a "lifestyle" box that includes goodies for your home, entertainment, wellness, and beauty. This is a little more on the expensive side of subscription box services, but you are paying $35.00 for a month and receiving over $100.00 worth of quality items. Wouldn't this be a great idea for a Mother's Day gift or maybe for a friend that just moved into a new place? Or maybe you're like me and just love receiving prizes in the mail and want to try it out for yourself. ;)

You can subscribe to POPSUGAR for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months at a time. I decided to go for the 3 month subscription and see if it was something I would enjoy. I'm really excited about trying out new products that I'm not familiar with or have always wanted to buy! Check out the site here if you'd like to order one of your own! AND you can check out the video below to see a first impression "unboxing" of the March box. Whoohoo!

Overall, I was SUPER thrilled with the products. I loved how the box had a "get ready for spring" vibe. I'm big into themes. ;) Ahh! I'm so excited about the next box! Do you subscribe to a box service? What are some of your favorites? Happy weekend!

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IN THE NEWS: LET'S BE FRIENDS

It's official. Google is saying goodbye to Google Reader. You can read about it here. To be honest, I've never been much of a Google Reader user myself, I started using Bloglovin' a couple years ago to follow my favorite blogs and haven't turned back. If you're looking for alternatives to Reader for your blog or to follow your favorite blogs, might I suggest setting up a Bloglovin' account? It has a simple and clean interface, it's easy to organize all of your favorite blogs, easy to like your favorite posts and explore new bloggers. I also love the app design for the iphone and tablet.

I realize that you can use Google Reader for more than just following blogs so another great site to check out is Feedly. They also have a stunning interface that has a great editorial feel. You can follow blogs, sites and anything you love, PLUS you can also catagorize it. I think I'll be using both from here on out. :)

Be sure to change your subscriptions over by July 1st! AND you can follow my blog on Bloglovin' here!