A Giveaway You Must Check Out

If you like this.....

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And this....

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..then you better enter this giveaway for $50 to Lisa Leonard Designs.

WiWW

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I am finally getting around to posting what I wore today.  To be honest, I was in my pajamas til noon and my workout clothes til three, so this should probably be titled "What I Wore Half of Wednesday (WIHoW)".  Oh well!  It's Spring Break.

Earrings - f21
Necklace - Too old to remember
Tee - Apliiq
Cardi - Ann Taylor Loft
Jeans - Old Navy
Belt - American Eagle
Shoes - Primark (Scotland)

The Pay it Forward Giveaway

So last month I somehow won a lot of giveaways. And while I loved all the great prizes, I thought it might be nice to split some of them... with one of you!

The winner of this giveaway will be receiving a ponytail holder from Aprikot Designs, some of my flower bobby pins from Fl(h)air, and a bracelet from My Bag in the Attic.

And since I've been into crafting up some poofy pins - from old t-shirt material, felt, whatever - I think I'll throw in one of those in too.  The winner can choose which color: yellow, blue, or pink.

All four prizes will go to one winner.  To enter, leave a comment telling us your favorite thing about Spring. For a second entry, follow our blog via Google Friend Connect, and let us know you're a follower in another comment.  Giveaway will end a week from Saturday (April 9), and the winner (chosen through random.org) will be announced the following Sunday.

Six Items Go To Italy!

It's Spring Break, and I'm off to visit my cousin who is studying art in Italy!

My packing strategy is usually to bring as much as I can possibly fit into my suitcase. I end up bringing a super heavy suitcase full of lots of extra clothes. Ooh, sounds a lot like my closet.

Since I've been trying to do more with less clothing (see the Six Items and/or Clean Out The Closet Challenges), plus I have a bag of my cousin's stuff to bring, I decided to try to take my six items on the road (or in the air, as the case may be).

Turned out to be more difficult than I thought. I really wanted to just put my six items in, close up the suitcase, and be on my way. But, since it's an entirely different country and I'm not really sure about the weather (hopefully 60's and sunny, but probably rainy!), I had a really hard time not adding more items!

So here's what I ended up packing...

And here's how it all fit in the suitcase with my shoes, my cousin's clothes, coats, etc...

Hopefully I won't be wishing I had just stuffed the suitcase until it exploded!

Ciao for now...See you in a week!



Job or No Job?

Here's what I looked like for most of the day today...

This morning I thought I had been cut. I was already mentally planning what I could do next.

By lunch time some of my friends had already gotten their pink slips, and I was just waiting to get mine.

Then toward the end of the day I found out that my bilingual certification (which I haven't been using for the past 5 years) saved me. So the good news is, I get to keep my job. The bad news is, I might be stuck in a bilingual classroom next year.

Yikes! Better brush up on my Spanish!

P.S. Thanks for all of your sweet comments and support. Looks like I'm safe for now!



What I Actually Wore Wednesday

I call this outfit (and just so you know, I don't usually name my outfits) my "Today I might be losing my job for next year because of budget cuts, so I might as well look cute while it happens" outfit. The good news is, it didn't happen today. The bad news is, they are voting on it tonight. I guess I'll have to find another cute getting fired outfit for tomorrow! Fingers crossed for good news!

Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft

Yellow T-Shirt: H&M

Skirt: Gap (Love it with the pockets!)

Tights: Gap

Shoes: Target

Fake Pearls: Kohl's 

What I Wore Wednes - er - Saturday

I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy & WIWW today, but I'm sharing my outfit from Saturday, which includes two of my favorites accessories: skinny belts & scarves.

Cardigan - Primark (in Scotland)
Scarf - American Eagle
Belt - The Limited
Jeans - Old Navy
Shoes - Maggie Mooz (a gift from my mom, I think from Nordstrom or Van Maur)

Check out other fabulous outfits over on The Pleated Poppy!