{ another fantastic CSN stores giveaway! *closed* }

Are you in the market for home office furniture, mirrors, spoons or even plumbing supplies? Well CSN Stores.com has everything you could ever need. Including the Kitchen Sink. With over 200 online stores, this is definitely your place for one stop shopping.

And I would like to help you shop. {It's a girl thing.} ;)

CSNStores.com has generously offered {again} to give one of my lucky readers a $40 gift code! {You may squeal now because this is awesome.}
Here's how to enter:

• Leave a comment. Any comment will do as long as it's G-rated. ;) Tell me about your day, what you would buy if you won, your favorite kind of chocolate - anything.
• For those interested in an additional entry/chance to win, let me know in a separate comment if you are a follower.

Simple as that.

You have until Sunday, February 27th {midnight} to enter.
I will announce the winner Monday the 28th.

Best of Luck Everyone!! --xoxo

FYI: please be aware that this is a one-time use, online code. There may be shipping charges, or, if you're in Canada, international fees for certain products.

*Winner Update *

Congratulations to Mindy who is commenter #21! I will email you your code of awesomeness! :)

Thank you again to all who entered!! I wish you all could win... :(

{ csnstores.com giveaway }

*closed*

The other day I asked my daughter if she wanted to go to school like her daddy and brother. She promptly told me no. Why? Because she didn't have a backpack.

Pretty good logic for a four year old, if you ask me. ;)

I decided to start looking for children's backpacks at an online store I have begun to love over the past few months, even though she doesn't start pre-school until next year. How stinkin' adorable is this?

Or this robot? I know it's not particularly for girls, but I would buy it anyway, just to hang in our closet. Everyday I open up that door I would smile.

Maybe for Christmas....

Speaking of Christmas, it's like 5 weeks away. Anyone else freaking out about this? Or are you one of those super organized people who have all of their gifts bought and wrapped, food in the freezer, and parties all planned out before Thanksgiving hits? {Someday I will be one of those people... just not this year. *sigh*}

My Gift To You:

I want to help a lucky reader ease the financial strain purchasing gifts can be on one's pocket book this year. What would you do if you had $40 to spend on anything you choose from over 200 online stores?? CSN stores.com has graciously offered a one-time use gift certificate to one of MMA's readers: that could be YOU.

Keeping it short and simple:

I'm experimenting with a less is more approach to this giveaway.

| Just leave a comment. One simple comment. |

You can tell me about what you would choose if you won, what colors your Christmas tree will be this year, how many guests you are hosting for Thanksgiving, the name of your pet goldfish, or whatever your heart desires. As long as it's clean... ;) I would love for you to spread the word for extra entries, but there seems to be a lot on people's plates during the Holidays, and I don't want to add one more thing to your overflowing agendas. {And some people don't have blogs, or a facebook/twitter account, so I thought I would even out the playing field.}

You have until Sunday, November 28th {at midnight} to enter. I will be picking a winner via Random.org and announcing the lucky person on Monday, November 29th.

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Best of luck to you all!

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xoxo

jordan

Fine Print: please be aware that this is a one-time use online code. There may be shipping charges, or if you're in Canada, international fees for certain products.

{ a little reminder }

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Just thought I'd drop a subtle reminder....

Hey, who wouldn't want an extra $40 worth of free stuff?

xoxo

jordan

{ a little summer giveaway }

*closed - the winner is announced at this post*

So I actually showered before 9 this morning. Boo-yah! I even blow dried my hair, and then completed it with a bobby pin. I am racking up the points this morning!!!

But that's about where the 'morning-get-ready-for-the-day ritual' comes to a complete stop.

Perhaps if I had one of these sweet vanity beauties to sit in front of, I would be more inclined to get 100% ready before 3 in the afternoon...

And maybe if I had this gorgeous thing hanging on my wall, I would be more observant of the time before it was the late, late afternoon...

Or maybe if I had more of these puppies hanging around, I would be more aware of the awfulness that is my pre-shower state...

Ya know, I'm thinking that if I had these waiting to greet me every morning, I would definitely get ready super early, just so I could wear them...

But enough of my dreams. I'm here to give one of you, dear readers, a chance to make your dreams come true. All thanks to CSN stores.com.

They have over 200 websites of fabulous items ranging from sinks to luggage, bunk beds to microwaves, etc. And you, yes you get a chance to win something from them.

How would you like a

$40 Gift Certificate?!

Caitlin contacted me with a generous offer for one of my readers: a one-time-use $40 gift certificate to use however you want! Head on over and start dreaming, then come back for the details on how to win said certificate of awesomeness.

{waiting for all ya'll to return}

Now that everyone is back, here's the rules:

You have 3 opportunities to win. Leave a separate comment for each entry.

Entry #1: leave a comment about what you want need from CSN stores.com

Entry #2: leave a comment telling me you do or are now following mma

Entry #3: blog about this giveaway, then leave a link in your comment so I can hop on over and get to know you better!

Pretty simple, right?

You have until midnight on July 31st to enter, and I will announce the winner on Monday, August 2nd. That winner will be chosen via Random.org.

And now for the fine print. I'm not getting anything out of this. This is purely for my readers. I was not paid or blackmailed into saying nice things about CSN stores. ;) I'm doing this purely for the love of blogging and mma's readers. Also, please be aware that the gift certificate is a one time use only. There may be shipping charges, or if you're in Canada, international fees for certain products.

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Best of Luck!

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xoxo

jordan

ps. if the winner was curious, curious about what to get me for... um... Pioneer Day, I think this is quite lovely... ;)

Okay, I'm totally kidding.

Kind of. :)

{I've linked this post up at Saving Money & Living Life. It is also located at Giveaway Scout which is a giveaway search engine where users subscribe to receive updates on giveaways all over the web}

{ DustyLu's giveaway . . . }

Alright. Time to let you all in on a little secret. I am in love with Lu's blog. Serious eye candy peeps. And not only that, she is hosting a fabulous giveaway.

One that I want to win *super* badly.

But we all know about my luck.

I am like the rabbit in the dessert who lost it's leg to someone's keychain.

Never win.

*sigh*

But I won't give up! I'm blogging for a chance to win these morsels of goodness:

Yeah. I have an obsession with cake stands.

I would love to get my hands on these beauties:

*stands from here*

But if I don't win, I guess I could head over here and get this:

But I would prefer to win.

Will someone say a prayer for me?

;)

Thanks to DustyLu and The Agoura Antique Mart -

xoxo

jordan

{ purging the clutter }

Spring is here. I have been basking in 70 degree weather, the smell of freshly cut grass, and windows open, a soft light breeze causing the sheers to look like ocean ripples. Then waves. Then tsunamis. And blows things off counters, causing yet another mess for me to clean up.

Yay.

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I have decided that I have too much crap. I am not a pack rat, but my tightwad mind gets the better of me at times. The classic thought "I need to save this- one day I will have a use for it" constantly plagues the deep recesses of my brain.

I've been getting better, though. I have discovered a new high that only donating to Goodwill can bring. Refreshing, invigorating, relieving, liberating- I love it!

My sweetheart has mixed feelings.

'Cuz I seem to be more willing to get rid of his junk stuff before mine. Oh well. Baby steps, right?

I have another confession. I like things that smell good. Like lotion.

Oh, yes. The lotion bottles. I have eleven-teen billion of them plaguing my bathroom cabinets and storage. All used. Because... I need change. Not the major life altering change, just little changes, like, rearranging furniture, new hair cut or color, jr. high wardrobe revamp- oh wait. That last one is life altering. Scratch it.

So I like to use different flavors on different days. To match the mood. {Doesn't everyone?}

But no more!!! I am purging my lotion stash! 7 year old vanilla spice lotion, 3 year old orange cream lotion, 2 year old pumpkin spice lotion: This is your eviction notice!!!

But do not worry my sweet containers of yummy smellingness. I will send you to a good home.

Which leads me to announce

another mma giveaway!

{insert screams of pure giddiness here}

One of you lucky readers will win...

my Supply of Partially-Used Lotion!!

Hooray!

You will have 5 chances to win. All you have to do is leave a separate comment telling me:

1 | what your favorite lotion flavor is.

2 | that you blogged about this giveaway.

3 | that you tweeted about this giveaway.

4 | how old your lotion bottles are.

5 | mayonnaise or miracle whip?

You have until midnight on March 31st to enter this awesome giveaway. {I know, don't cry. I really am this generous.} I will be using Random.org to pick my winner!

So get those fingers flying across your keyboard and

good luck!!

xoxo

jordan

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April Fools!

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Don't fear. I would never give away nasty lotion bottles to you, dear readers, no matter how good they smell. ;)