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~Happy Monday! After L got home from up-north yesterday we decided to take a little trip to the beach! We live near a few small beaches, but wanted to go to Lake Huron, because, well, it’s better. So anyway, the boys had a great time. L loved the waves and both of them loved playing in the sand. We will for sure be back this summer.
~Let’s see, what subscription boxes are coming this week? I am expecting PopSugar, the Kelly Rowland Fancy Box, maybe my Fancy Food Box, PashPack (that’s an adult box..), Birchbox, Love with Food, Wantable Intimates, Googaro, and probably ipsy.
~I have gotten a few questions about Tieks, so I thought I’d do a mini review. Likes: 1) The fun colors they come in. They seriously have so many great colors that it makes it hard to decide. 2) That they fold up. Tieks come with a little pouch that you can put them in and throw in your purse. They take up no space and could be a lifesaver to keep in your bag or office drawer if you are wearing an uncomfortable pair of shoes. 3) They are comfortable! You do have to break them in, but once you do, they are perfect. 4) Their customer service is amazing. If you order an 8 and think maybe a 7 would have worked better, they will send you the 7 (free) and let you decide which you want to keep. 5) The quality is amazing. They are hand stitched, make from Italian leather and will last for ages. Dislikes: 1) They are expensive! Classics start at $175. Patents at $195. Prints at $265! 2) They don’t come in half sizes. I wear an 8.5 / 9 so I went for the 9 and they work for me, but they generally recommend sizing down. Half sizes would be better for a lot of people though.
~It’s winner announcement time! The winner(s) of the EOS Prize Pack Giveaway are: Colleen Boudreau and Debra Klein Brownstein! And the winner of the Fitbit Flex + Tory Burch Giveaway is Annie Medeiros! Congrats ladies! You should have e-mails in your inbox!
~Did anyone else watch the Teen Choice Awards last night? Why don’t I know who any of those people are. Well, I know a few. But some of them I wouldn’t recognize in a crowd of one! I need to get with it!
~My washi tape (so many uses, so little time) / planner obsession is back in full force and I celebrated by buying a bunch of stickers from etsy (my SIL is a complete enabler and keeps sending me all these shop names she likes) and some new washi! It was only $1 for all four rolls, so I HAD to do it. With school starting up soon I need to make sure I am all organized. I was checking out his school calendar over the weekend and am hoping to plan a trip for either his winter break (in February) or his Spring Break (April) soon. There are just too many options and I can’t decide what we want to do!
~And I am FINALLY going to update our photo wall in the house (slow down) and need to know where everyone gets their pictures printed? I think I asked this before and it was Mixbook? Is that still where I need to get this done? I need a bunch of pictures and don’t want to pay a ton, but still want them to be super high quality. Tips?
What’s up for your Monday? Any big plans this week? And of course, what subscription boxes are you expecting?
Oh I totally watched the Teen Choice awards last night. LOL I knew a lot of the people at least a little bit but I never realized that the guy from Teen Wolf is the same little boy from Made in Manhattan. Once they said it I was like yes oh yes but before that no clue. Speaking of no clue are you caught up on BB? Did you see the Frankie reveal? Those guys had no clue who Ariana was. haha but I totally want to follow him now once he gets out. I bet his videos are AWESOME!!!
No, I am so behind on BB! I heard that he revealed himself though. I think if they heard her song they’d know her.
I’ve been watching the show but have so not been keeping up with the after hours stuff. I just saw this yesterday.
For those of you who missed the Frankie/Zach fight last night, right after BOB was played http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kroNQN0bciA
I will admit I sat and watched the whole thing. Let me just say that Frankie is good and if he’s not into acting he should be since he is so totally snowing them all over. LOL
I enjoyed looking at your pictures and reading the Tiek Review. I never heard of them before. I discovered the joys of Washi tape last month and am a fan. Planning vacations are fun. Maybe you can go somewhere warm during the winter break. I’m planning for Williamsburg, VA in the spring.
Lots of firsts today. First day of 1st and 10th grade. First day of official cross-country practice for the 10th grader. First day for the boys to train as orange belts in martial arts. Sad for me. No more little ones 🙁
I think the only box I am receiving this week is my first Yuzen box. My Everyday Girl BirchBox was born last Friday so maybe this week. I doubt Popsugar will come this week. It says the 20th and is shipping from CA. I did order a summer clearance Goode Box, but haven’t received tracking information so maybe this week????
Lots of school related expenses coming up. Sports are expensive!!! I need to decide which boxes are for me because in September I will be paying for Nina Garcia and MSA quarterly boxes.
Happy First Day of School to your kiddos!
I am thinking of somewhere warm. It’s just that I am not sure where? I bet you will get Birchbox this week!
KidStir (Plum District voucher) and Kelly Kit (Living Social voucher) arrived today too. Somehow my mailman fit 3 packages and mail in my mailbox.
How was Kidstir??
Is there ever a sale or promo on a Tieks. Seem great but for the price!
I got a $50 promotion code last week which “forced” me to get another pair. Other than that I don’t know if they do anything?
Ok enable another washi freak?? where can i grab more rolls??
Michaels or JoAnns if you want to get it in person. Otherwise etsy!
my popsugar came in last week and it’s PERFECT–all of the colors/variations were exactly what I would have picked out for myself.
I use mpix to print my photos – per a recommendation from our photographer.
Yes! Not mixbook. Mpix! I had some of the letters right. Good thing I asked.
I have always used mpix.com and have never been let down. Super fast printing/shipping and for the price I think they have excellent quality 🙂
mpix! That is what I was thinking of!!!
I also ordered up in the Tieks. I always wear a 7.5 – but if I have the choice – I go wide. So I went up to an 8. They are perfect. First full day today and I walked 3 miles in them (according to my FitBit) before they started rubbing just a bit (not bad AT ALL), but I took them off just so it didn’t start to hurt. I’m finding barely any break in time at all is needed. As for codes – I’ve heard you just have to google search every once in awhile Tieks codes or Tieks discount codes or something like that. They come up – but they are rare. So you are right – if you get a code you are *forced* to buy them. Although I’m thinking they may be worth full price. Waiting to see how these wear as I am HARD on shoes.
I hope we get more codes so we are forced again……..
I grew up on 10 minutes from Lake Huron, and then also had a lake house in Caseville on Lake Huron, and I miss it every single day now that I live in Atlanta!!!
It’s so pretty up there!
Love wash tape! Want to enable a friend some more and drop the names of the etsy shops you love to buy from?
I have bought from these recently:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveAffairWithPaper
http://www.etsy.com/shop/stickerswashiandmore
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlannerPerfection
http://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeStickers
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamanthaLisic?ref=l2-shopheader-name
And I am stalking this one to open again:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoshiMoooosh
You know, we live in LA and I always say that I ‘never see anyone’….but I turned on the Teen Choice awards last night and realized that, um, I wouldn’t recognize these people if they were at a table next to me in a restaurant….so yeah.
Tieks – are they really really worth it? I’m on the fence. About the Sparty green pair, of course….
Totally worth it. Totally.
And seriously you probably do see people all the time. But yeah you;’d never know it!