Chicago!

Source: google.com via Keri on Pinterest

I'm escaping from Tennessee and heading up to Chicago this weekend to see one of my besties, Stephanie. I've only been to Chicago once, and that was 12 years ago. In December. Can't really see a whole lot when you're bundled up like an Eskimo. I'm really excited to be going. We're gonna check out Navy Pier and hit up the Field Museum. 

Source: google.com via CjA2104 on Pinterest

I want to check out the Chicago Bean, cause it looks like a giant silver jelly bean, and who doesn't love that?

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And a few people have told me to go see the Buckingham Fountain as well. Isn't she pretty?
I'm sure I'll be taking lots of photos and I'll probably end up making a scrapbook which, of course, I'll share with all of you. :)

Holiday Scents Trio CP Soap Giveaway!

The holiday season is literally right around the corner so I figured I'd host another giveaway! Yay giveaways!

Up for grabs is the Holiday Trio pack. It includes the following scents: Feliz Navidad, Holiday Fir and Gingersnap. These bars are made with luxurious oils and a generous amount of Shea Butter so they won't dry your skin out like some other soaps can. These are perfect for gift giving, or just treat yourself!

The giveaway starts today and runs all the way until December 1st so you have plenty of time to sign up and you can get extra entries my Tweeting about the giveaway daily. Just click the 'Read More' below and follow the instructions :)

VOTE!

{Image via The Handmade Gift Guide}

Voting is now open for the Handmade Gift Guide Ad Space contest!

Please head over and vote for your favorite. I've got an item from each of my shops listed: StrangeCandy, IssueGirl, Venenzia & Golden Leaf. (We're in the top two rows)

Voting closes on Sunday at midnight and the winner will be announced on Monday. The winner gets a deluxe ad space, which I could use desperately!

Thanks for voting!

{Juicy Summer Watermelon Cold Process Soap by Golden Leaf}

{At First Sight Leaf & Briolette Necklace by Venenzia}

{Seychelles Necklace by StrangeCandy}

{Ho Ho Ho Holiday Notecard from IssueGirl}

Sunday Recap

It started out simple enough. I slept in, snuggled with the boys and spent a few hours drinking tea and perusing blogs. After that I dragged all of my December Daily stuff out and set to work on planning my foundation pages and just getting everything in order. I even modified some Thickers that I had (I'll be doing a post on that in the next couple of days.)

Enter Mom.

"Hey, wanna go fishing?"

And my afternoon of scrapping went out the window.

Just like that.

I did manage to catch 6 Largemouth and a Bluegill so I can't complain. Mom can; she only caught one.

So now dinner is in the oven and Once Upon A Time starts very soon.

All in all, it was a great weekend. Hope you all enjoyed yours as well :)

A Thousand Words

{Our flight from the lodge back to Anchorage}

{Seriously could not get enough cloud/sky/sunset pics}

{Agate Beach. Life is good}

{Down at the big lake. Before jetting across the water}

{Welcome to the lodge}

{Arctic cotton}

{Nonvianuk Mountains}

{Steph & I}

...Seriously, check this girl out!...

{Somewhere between Chicago & Seattle}

{The flight back to the lodge from Brooks}

Work It: Level 1

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I found this on Pinterest and figured I'd give it a shot. Over the course of the summer I lost almost 30 pounds. Yeah, I know, go me. I still want to lose another 10-15 but mostly I just wanna tighten everything up. Today is Day 5 and let me tell you, I guess I never realized just how much jumping jacks will kick your ass. Sweet Jesus! My quads and glutes are a little sore. I get to rest today, then on to more jumping jacks and sit-ups. I'm still running on the treadmill every two or three days and randomly using the TotalGym. This is designed as a 60 day plan and I'll reveal Level 2 and Level 3 as I complete the previous. Or you can head over to Pinterest and find them for yourself :)

And here is some music for you to crunch to!