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~If you missed my recap our weekend from last night’s Sunday Sentiments, I’ll recap it again. Friday night was milk and cookies with Santa at L’s school. L spent the night at his Nana and Papa’s house that night because his bunk bed (which is a Santa gift) was being delivered Saturday and I didn’t want to have to figure out how to explain that. We were supposed to go to a Christmas event Saturday afternoon / evening, but L got the flu, so that was a no go (boo). B went to a work holiday party and L and I sat around feeling bad for him because he felt so crappy. He was back to normal on Sunday though and the fun (including playing in the snow) resumed. WB’s weekend excitement consisted of getting his own Flipeez hat ;).
~I have contacted all the winners of the Ramblings of a Suburban Mom 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways, but I know people like to know who won, so I am posting them all here as well! I will also post again when the giveaways have all ended. They are:
Day 1: Ciate Mini Mani Month: Mandy J Hi***an
Day 2: Stella & Dot Pieces: Bethany C.
Day 3: Favorite everyday beauty items.: Jill Pa***an
Day 4: $100 Target Gift Card: Sabra Pa***co
Day 5: December PopSugar Must Have Box: Stephanie H**t
Day 6: 3-Month subscription to Bespoke Post: Samantha VanW****r (haven’t heard back from)
Day 7: $100 ErinCondren.com gift card: Jess D.
Day 8: $100 Fancy.com gift card: Brittany Nichole
And don’t forget, you can still enter the giveaways for Days 9 – 12 here.
~I am expecting a bunch of subscription boxes this week including Citrus Lane, Love With Food, FabFitFun, MunchPak, Bike Loot, Petit Vour and Tea Sparrow. And probably some more that I am forgetting about. Between that and Christmas gifts I have ordered, it should be a busy mail week. And OMG, I got a package delivered yesterday. On a Sunday! I was so excited. B was too. It was Kiwi Crate from USPS. So exciting.
~I know a lot of people were interested in joining the Facebook Subscription Box Buy / Sell / Trade Group I mention sometimes, so if I haven’t sent you an invite, let me know. Just to clarify, it’s NOT my page, just a group I am in. I’d give you the link to it, but it’d be useless since it’s a “Secret” group because of the spam they were getting.
~I complain about this constantly on here, but I have to go return bottles this week and I am so so dreading it. It’s just so darn gross and smelly. But it needs to happen because I have been avoiding it for way too long. I can’t even think about how gross it was there last time or I will back out from going. I cannot.
~This week is going to be a busy one around here. I need to get my Christmas cards out, finish up some Christmas shopping, drop off some donations, get things ready for L’s holiday party at school (and go to said party) and finally WRAP presents. To everyone who said that this was your favorite Christmas tradition in the giveaway question, I would like to invite you over so you can enjoy even more of this tradition this year. LOL!!! I don’t love wrapping, but I plan to lock myself in the basement (when B is home of course0, throw on a movie and not stop wrapping until it’s all done.
~All you washi tape lovers have talked me into it. I am headed out to Target and Michaels today to pick up some tape and other “stuff” to deck out my 2014 EC planner. L and I also have some Christmas crafting to do this week, so I need to grab some stuff for that as well. Pretty sure I will come home with a large variety of chevron washi and not much else.
That’s about it from here this morning. What’s going on for you this week? Got holiday shopping to finish? Are your Christmas cards out yet?
Can you send me an invite to the facebook group please?
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Your the bomb!
I bought the washi tape thingy at Costco. You should get on that before it’s gone!
I do need to go there this week.
Oh, I would love to join the FB group! Could you send me an invite? I can e-mail you how to find me on there!
Just sent you an invite.
Hi,
I would love an invite. I have stuff for days. Just the 2 popsugar boxes left me with most of the holiday and reg box needing a different home.
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I know what ya mean about returning bottles & cans… I try not to let it go too long before I return them (probably 2% of them are from anything I consumed). I like to wake up early on the weekend run down stairs (we live on the top floor of an apartment) and put the bags of bottles/cans in my car before my son gets up. This forces me to return them… because 1) I don’t want to go anywhere with all those cans in my car 2) I start to think about how those cans are probably stinking up my car and I better go asap……….. I return them at the grocery store with my son, who I like to think he enjoys it? He’s 2. THEN I reward myself with a coffee (from the $ I got from returning the cans) while I browse the grocery store and use the rest of the $ (if there is some left over from the $1.57 grocery store coffee) towards the grocery bill. THEN I feel SOO much better, like the weight of all the bottles and cans were on my back and now they’re GONE!
We get $0.10/bottle here. I always end up with enough for s Starbucks. But it’s just SO gross! Luckily my car is filled with stuff I need to drop off at donate right now, so I can’t put the bottles in. But I totally do that too. I hate having that kind of stuff in my car so it makes me want to do it.
Haven’t started shopping yet. Will be sending out cards this week. Today is my first day out of school, so i am going to be reading for fun.
Sounds like a busy week for everyone!
I would love to join the Facebook group! I swore I would only do one subscription box this year and somehow managed to sign up for 3 more! They are addicting 🙂
Sent you an invite!
10 cents a can!!!!!!! it’s only 5 here… usually I make like $3-4 a return haul… (60-80 cans)…. I’d make $6-8 if I was in your state… that’s the difference between grocery store coffee and Starbucks like you said
LOL!
Could you send me an invitation to the Facebook group I am looking at a stack of Glossy Boxes, Birchboxes, etc. etc. etc. way too many subscriptions.
Thank you,
S
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I would love an invite to the Facebook group! Thank you! 🙂
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Can I get an invite as well. Thanks
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Check out my Monday Afternoonish Ramblings inspired by your post.
http://innerworkingsofthefemalemind.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/monday-afternoonish-ramblings-secret-santa-reveal/
Will do!
I’ll be finishing wrapping this week. Somehow I got roped into wrapping all the presents my mom got for everyone but me plus the presents I got people. I’m like half done with all the stuff she bought but haven’t wrapped any that I bought lol. Plus my niece and I have to put ornaments on the tree which I’m not looking forward to cause even though she likes doing it she rushes way too much.
At least you started wrapping~
My cards aren’t out either. Shutterfly is taking forever to get here. Was supposed to be last Friday and then today and now its saying tomorrow. Ugh I have others but I like these better so hoping to get them and send them out. My list is ready so when they are here I will have to buckle down and just do it.
My cards came today. I am making B seal them tonight. I don’t even want to deal with that!
Well lo and behold they showed up today. I guess I know what I’m working on tonight after I do my nails. 😉 A girl must have some priorities.
I’m making B help this year!
I asked for the group before but I think my invite got lost 🙂 Peas and Tanks
Sent an invite!
awwww these furries melt my heart every time! <3
I can’t imagine life without them!
I’d love a Facebook Group invite when you get a chance. Happy Holidays!
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invite please!
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Can you send me an invite to the group? Thanks, Maggie (hopefully you can find me – it’s just Maggie Thompson on Facebook)
All I need is an e-mail address so you are all set! Invite is sent!
Please send me an invite, thanks!
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Hi. I know you tried to send me a Facebook request previously but some reason I didn’t get it 🙁 Would you mind trying again please?
Just sent! It comes from Facebook and your other one went to your blog e-mail. This one went to this e-mail you just left.