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~We had a fun (and hot) weekend here and thanks (not really but we’re making the best of it) to the furlough, the fun will continue today. On Saturday we went to our local Metropark so the big boys (B and L) could fish. WB and I went for a LONG walk (like 6 miles long) while they fished and then we hit up the beach after. L had such a good time that we have plans to go back there later today (but not before I hit up the casino with my mom). We also hit up the fountains / splash pad at the mall and ran into some sidewalk sales which we had to take advantage of.
~OMG, this is going to be a crazy subscription box week. I am expecting Birchbox, Bespoke Post, Love With Food, Citrus Lane, Kiwi Crate, For the Makers, Sock Panda, The Little Book Club and ipsy. And those are only the ones I *know* about. Who knows what else will appear?? Pus, I am still behind on some reviews for boxes I received last week.
~B and I are on Day 23 of the Challenge, which means tomorrow is our last day!!!! I am so happy we stuck with it and am hoping for an overall weight loss of around 15lbs. It hasn’t been as hard as I expected it to be, but I also knew what I was in for and was totally ready to get started. And we have decided what our special meal with be! It’s a local BBQ place that we love. I cannot wait.
~Umm, please tell me other people are still watching Big Brother. OMG. These idiots! Aaryn? GinaMarie? Oh my. Offensive much? I cannot wait to see what happens when they leave the house and find out that, umm, they have no jobs to go back to and that yeah, America pretty much hates you.
~I mentioned it once before, but I am thinking about doing a giveaway with random items I have received from subscription boxes that are cool, but I don’t know what to do with. Examples would be headphones from the Fancy boxes, workout dvds, etc. I get a lot of stuff and often do pass along things that are a better fit for someone else, so I thought this might be fun! Would there be any interest in this? I would probably just make it a mystery giveaway and kind of tailor the items to the winner (i.e. if I guy wins I wouldn’t send him black eyeliner – unless he wants it of course). Thoughts?
~I was so busy working on the my Cruise Review post (OMG it’s so long) that I didn’t get a chance to do a newsletter last night! I’ll do a longer one next week. But I won’t make you wait to see who won the Dallas Shaw GLOSSYBOX… It was Kyra M! Congrats! I will be e-mailing you soon!
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~Word on the street (more like Slick Deals) is that the Target Summer “Mini Seasonal” clearance has started!! It’s 30% off right now, but will go to 50% then 70% and then 90%. Woot woot! I am holding out on purchases until it’s at least 50% off, I swear. If you are wondering what other Target summer clearances have been like, you can check out a few old posts I did here (90% off 2011), here (90% off 2011 round 2), here (75% off 2011), here (more 75% off in 2011), here (50% off in 2011), here (90% off in 2012). You can check out all my Target Clearance posts here, including a few on tips and tricks and how to know what’s included in the sale (seasonal clearance is NOT marked). If I have time, I will try to run there today and snap some pictures and do a post about what to keep an eye out for.
Alright, enough from here. How was your weekend? What’d you do? Tell me all about it!
So are you going to be alerting us when target sales get better?? Lol. I’m waiting for some summer stuff I want for next year to go on sale.
Looks like you had a fun weekend!! I haven’t watched big brother in years, but I’ve heard about the comments and how those people have been fired! I’m glad that they will be ‘held’ accountable for their words. That people have shown them its not acceptable. Also, I want to go to Target now. I was just looking at inflatable pools online….I just want to sit in the pool and Mackenzie can throw water on me. 🙂
I would LOVE a random things giveaway! Especially if one of the items is a pair of those headphones…
Mystery giveaway sounds exciting. Do it! 🙂
Oh my I just wrote about BB in my Monday post too. Wow I haven’t been keeping up on the feed info so all I get are what others post and tv but WOW just WOW. Its so hard to believe that its so early in the season and they are already bat a** crazy. Not sure who picked this cast but I’m thanking them however there are still a couple “floaters” that are just there to fill space but I’m sure they will go soon since almost out of the big hitters. I’m curious to see how many weeks Elissa can get MVP too. Do you think BB knew that she would be getting it every week? They had to assume the first week but for it to keep going on and on.
First of all – I am super-impressed with how you stuck with the challenge! I do okay on the exercise part, but I have such a hard time with the eating. 🙁
I would love giveaways from parts of your other boxes – I have had a pair of the non-earbud style headphones on my list for awhile and have never splurged on those. I’m still hopeful that one day I’ll win one of your giveaways – my time is coming!
I can’t wait to see how you like the Love With Food box – I thought it was a particularly fun one.
I had a great weekend – saw Roman Holiday as a part of a summer classic series they are doing here, hung with friends, walked my pups, and zumba! Thanks for asking. 🙂
Woohoo! For a half second I wondered why my name was in your blog post! It’s been forever since i’ve won anything! Thanks!
I can not wait for Aaryn and GinaMarie to go. Aaryn is such a bully. She is mean and rude and she represents EVERYTHING I disliked in high-school. I think it was really cool that Howie was trying to make it so they would lose the have not competition but McCray like super sucked at that competition. I will definitely keep watching just for the simple fact that I cant wait to see what Julie says to Aaryn on the outside. I seriously cant believe that Aaryn doesn’t understand why she was called a racist. She is seriously an idiot.
YES! Please go to target and do a post! I need help.
First of all, I love your blog! You’ve gotten me to start loving subscription boxes and I love reading your opinions! Second of all, I also have been watching Big Brother and I CANNOT believe Aaryn and Ginamarie. They are so frustrating and Aaryn is the biggest brat in the world. I felt so bad for Candice on last night’s episode.
I say yes to that giveaway!!! 🙂
I did my weekly Target trip yesterday and my seasonal stuff is on clearance!
Is Aaryn not the most ignorant person in BB history? And GM, really? She knew Nick for, what, like three weeks? You would have thought they had been married for 50 years the way she acted when he left.
I had no idea Target did these sales!! I am SOOO excited and plan to do some serious shopping! So, the items are just in the regular aisles? Are they stickered at the clearance price? I am so glad you posted about this!!! THANK YOU!!
Also, your babies are ridiculously cute!!!
I like the random giveaway idea! (and I’m headed to Target today, but more to find Twinkies that clearance stuff LOL)
Thank goodness the Plate box doesn’t deliver in my area! Every time I think I have enough subscription boxes, I read your blog and try another. I’ve got to give some up. I tried Orangeglad which was really yummy, but not sure worth $21.
Love your blog!
BB is my favorite show ever. My husband and I are obsessed and have been since the 1st season. Aaryn will get what’s coming to her once she leaves the house. I hope Howard wins MVP soon. I don’t know anyone who would have handled the situation in the house better than he has.
I think a giveway would be great. What do people usually do with some of the pricier items they don’t like? I just signed up for Pop Sugar Must Have and got my first box in July. I hated the necklace and my hubby wants me to toss it so it doesn’t add to my clutter of stuff that never gets thrown away. I didn’t put up too much of a fight because I know I’d never wear it, but throwing it away seems like a waste. I thought about ebay or craigslist but seems like too much trouble for what it’s worth. I don’t even want to re-gift that necklace!!
Hubby and I had our first baby free weekend since our son was born. (He’s 18 months old) It was AMAZING!! We need to do that more!!
Can’t wait to get some deals at Target!
Those splash pads look like fun. I’ll have to get my boy’s to one before summer vacation is over.
I also want to try out the clearance sales this year. The stuff you get on clearance is great and I would really like to know when the Baby Gap sale starts. I never get to the mall often enough to even know when they have sales.
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I would love a grab bag giveaway!!!! All of your giveaways are awesome so I know that would be too!!!!
I am obsessed with BB. Ginamarie and Aaryn are amazingly horrible, but don’t count Kaitlin out! Yuck. I dislike Ginamarie the least of the three because watching her cry into Nick’s shorts was comedy gold. It’s such a guilty pleasure show, but I cried while watching Sunday’s episode.
I am determined to get a drink dispenser at the Target sale this year. Also hoping for one of those big party-size drink buckets. My favorite thing is finding something that someone else has hidden. I picked up the Tervis tumblers at 50% off a couple of days ago. I told my husband that they were a bfd on the Slickdeals forum. He did not see what the bfd was. Rude.
Did you get the email saying that goodies.co is starting a kids box? I’m all over that.
Sorry I made this like my own version of Monday Morning Ramblings. I’m a bit of a rambler.
Aaryn is in such denial and she looks like a complete idiot. I think my target is at 30% off right now, but only on a couple of things as far as I could tell. I don’t think any of the “stuff” with the orange summer tags is actually on clearance yet. There were tons of beach towels with actual clearance stickers on them last night when I went.
I cant wait for your Target posts! Every year I try to find some little kiddie pool or sprinkler on clearance for the next year — I’ve never even thought to check Target though! Excited to see what you find! : ]