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Giveaway: Too Faced “The Naked Look” Makeup Palette

Thank you all for all your kind comments and messages regarding my last post on depression.

I am doing better, but I believe that we are still a long ways to go to start feeling like my normal self again.

My therapist is encouraging me to partake in activities I once enjoyed, and to take up old (and perhaps some new) hobbies again. To carve out some time for myself each day, even if it’s just a few minutes, to do something that will be beneficial for my own well-being. And as we started to create a list of things I can do, I realized something:

I’ve missed blogging.

So I’m back. I can’t promise that I’ll blog every day like I used to, but I want to try. Because as I once told a good friend, even when things got so hectic and life seemed so chaotic, blogging was an activity I looked forward to because I had full control over it, and I knew that I was doing at least an okay job of it.

And to celebrate my return, I’ve decided to host a small giveaway —

One lucky winner will receive a Too Faced “The Naked Look” makeup palette!

I received this palette after trading in 500 Sephora Beauty Insider points. I always save up my points forever, waiting for something good to come along, and when I saw this palette as an available perk, I was immediately reminded of my Smashbox Perfectly Polished Lids Giveaway and decided to snatch it up for my readers.

“My Little Geek” ABC Book — Review and Giveaway!

Ed note: When this post was published earlier today, it somehow published a version without the Rafflecopter widget and instructions on how to enter the giveaway. 🙁  I have no idea what happened, and I apologize for the mistake. Here is the correct version.


Your kids will be smart enough to know that A is for apple and Z is for zebra…why not broaden their horizons a little? And while you’re at it, why not add a geeky twist?

My Little Geek will allow you to do just that. This kid-friendly board book will certainly help adult geeks teach the ways of geekdom to their little ones, from “Android to Zombies.” Written by Andrew & Sarah Spear, and illustrated by Edit Sliacka, My Little Geek is full of wonderfully adorable pictures and nerdy concepts that is sure to expose your children to the amazing world of geeks.

Giveaway: Plaid Doctrine Eco Messenger Bag!

Today I am very excited to be introducing Plaid Doctrine, a travel accessories company that crafts its products from recycled bottles! Plaid Doctrine was created by Suzanne Park, who logged 300,000+ miles traveling for work and found herself frustrated with the travel gear available today. She says, "I searched high and low for my last laptop bag. It was on the expensive side, but it fell apart after just 6 months." According to Suzanne, "These are the kinds of travel accessories I would’ve killed for in my days of non-stop travel. They're good-looking, but not too trendy. They're green. And they're built to last. It's a win/win/win!" What makes Plaid Doctrine even more appealing is that nearly all of its materials are sourced...

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Win a Set of 500 Business Cards from Next Day Flyers! [Giveaway]

Are you suffering from a case of the Mondays? Well, I've got good news for you, because this week I'm offering an exciting giveaway from Next Day Flyers! Next Day Flyers is an online printing company that delivers top-quality printed marketing materials with one of the fastest turnaround times in the industry. Their printing procedure is environmentally friendly with the use of recycled materials and waste-reducing processes. All print jobs are subjected to a 33 quality checkpoints before being shipped, and their Online Design Center ensures that designing, and ordering print jobs are as easy and painless as possible. Next Day Flyers has operated out of Los Angeles for the past 13 years, but they recently opened a new printing facility in...

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Giveaway: L’album des trésors de bébé [Gorgeous French Baby Book]

Update:  This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Elisa T, who entered via Twitter! If you are anything like me, you would probably agree that most baby books out on the market are crap. They are usually pretty cheesy and most do not have anything extra special about them. This is the primary reason I was thinking about forgoing the baby book route when I was pregnant with Claire. (That, and the fact that I'm a complete idiot when it comes to scrapbooking.) And then I read about L'album des trésors de bébé on my friend Kelly's blog...

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