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~Happy Monday! I don’t know if I am happy that the weekend is over or sad! It was a super productive few days here. We ran errands (so many errands), the kids played with their friends, WB spent his first night in a big boy bed (go WB) and we all got to sleep in a little too! It was a good weekend.
~Birchbox has released Part 1 of their August Sneak Peek Video! It reveals the 4 items that subscribers will be able to pick from this month to customize their box. They are: Noir Long-Wear Eyeliner in Forever Noir, Laura Geller Cool Lids Cream Eyeshadow in Silver Sands, ModelCo Shimmer Bronzing Powder and theBalm Cosmetics Stainiac. I am kind of leaning towards the Stainiac, but we’ll see. They haven’t announced when the selection e-mails will be going out, but make sure to keep an eye out for it! The video also revealed that the August Birchbox Book Club pick is: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling. I will be adding that one to my reading list as well!
~I am expecting quite a few subscription boxes this week including WB’s Citrus Lane, a Citrus Lane Mystery Box, bluum, Stitch Fix, GLOSSYBOX, Loot Crate, Lip Factory, BOXYCHARM, The Bride Box, Escape Monthly, Nerd Block Jr. and maybe one or two more that I don’t know about?
~B and I (yep he let me help) spent a bit of time putting together our IKEA purchases (they are STUVA benches) for the playroom. We have been having some trouble with lego storage / building space and I am SO hoping that this does the trick. It should give L enough space to have a few builds going at the same time, space for his creations and space to store whatever. And WB will still have space for his trains and, if he’s lucky, L might even help him play with legos too ;). We still need to hang two shelves which are going to be for his lego guys which should help a ton too! Plus it will look cute to be able to see them all.
~We haven’t figured out when it’s happening yet, but the garage sale preparations are under way. B was like lets do it next weekend!! Umm, too bad you have drill and won’t be home. Okay, then let’s do it the following weekend! Umm, yeah, you are going out of town that week. It’s hard to fine a weekend, but I think that if we have everything sitting in the garage all ready to go it will make it a ton easier. And if it sits there for a few weeks, so be it. At least it’s not in the house anymore!
~I am so behind on my winner notices! Eeek! Without delaying anymore, here goes:
Just for Fun Friday Giveaway: Cynthia Reyes
FabFitFun Summer Box: Adrienne Dorsey
Orange Glad 3-Month Subscription: Rachael Juedes
Fall Nina Garcia Quarterly Co. Box (#NGQ04): Jenny Birk
Congrats to all the winners! You have been e-mailed. If you didn’t win, don’t worry, there are always giveaways new coming!
~I must tell you guys, you are all geniuses! I posted in one of my reviews that I always end up wasting stuff that comes in packets because I don’t know how to properly seal it again and got a ton of amazing ideas. Travel sized containers, binder clips, a storage container in the shower to hold products, etc. THANK YOU! I picked up some travel sized containers and am going to start transferring stuff that comes in larger packets and will use binder clips for the small stuff.
~Did anyone see Sex Tape (the movie – I don’t want to know if you actually watched one) over the weekend? Or any other movie for that matter? I really want to see that and also need some recommendations on movies out on DVD / On Demand. I always want to watch a movie and then I just sit there and can’t remember what I want to see!
What’s up for your Monday? Any big plans this week? And of course, what subscription boxes are you expecting?
