How am I so lucky??

Because I apply/enter/register for things. Everyone keeps asking me how I win free stuff, get free samples, find awesome coupons, etc… I put myself out there. Ya gotta be in it to win it!

That being said, I was chosen to receive another (my third) sample and share opportunity with Old Navy through Crowdtap. (I’ve mentioned this before to everyone, you NEED to join this site. If you like voicing your opinion and being rewarded for it, there’s no better site to be involved with.)

This opportunity gave me the chance to sample one of Old Navy’s new short styles, just in time for Summer! Now, I was super stoked for this opportunity simply because it’s been YEARS since I bought shorts… and I do mean years. Probably 2-3 at least. After 4 knee surgeries and a thyroid problem, I packed on the lbs and was definitely not comfortable showing my legs off. Plus I have some pretty gnarly scars to boot.

This gave me the incentive to look again, and to get a pair for FREE to critique. What’s not to love about this whole situation?? With these opportunities you also get a free pair to give to a friend so they can enjoy too. This time around I chose my lovely younger sister, Sara, and made a date out of the sampling experience.

We hit up the Old Navy in Tanger and went crazy. I tried on, no joke, at least 10 different pairs and loved some and just wasn’t feeling the others. To start, I had dropped another pant size, so all the 16′s I picked out were immediately out… SWEET (this trip was already off to a rockin’ start). So armed with my many different styles, I tried to figure out which I couldn’t live without.

The theme this year is COLOR. I loooove color, so no surprise, I wound up getting a pair of madras-style plaid shorts as my “sample” along with two pairs of colored shorts: Purple and Coral. Top my shopping trip off with two coordinating tanks and I am ready for summer!

Free (YES FREE) Old Navy Dress :O)

So I finally got to wear my FREE Old Navy spring dress (courtesy of Crowdtap) to work today since the weather finally turned around! It’s gorgeous (see pic) and great for work. I paired it with a pretty purple cardi from Loft that matched the flowers perfectly. And finished it off with some patent nude wedges from Payless.

You might be wondering how I got a free dress… Well, Crowdtap is an online community where you’re able to voice your opinion directly to the companies you patronize, i.e. Old Navy (with which I’m OBSESSED). They offer Sample and Share opportunities where you get a free item, like my dress, and you get to provide feedback. So I applied for the opportunity, got accepted, got a coupon and got to go to Old Navy and pick out a free new dress! Bonus! Oh, and I liked the dresses so much, I bought a second one since I couldn’t decide.

The great thing about the whole Sample and Share process from Crowdtap, is not only the free item, but also that you get to share it with a friend. I gave my other coupon to my co-worker, Stephanie, to get a dress and she picked this cute one:

I have no idea why it won’t let me rotate the images, my apologies!

If you’re not a member of Crowdtap, be sure to join, and be REALLY sure to check out Old Navy’s spring dress lineup, they have the most amazing selection this year (for equally amazing prices!)

Who.Am.I.

writer . ex-writer . wife . daughter . sister . procrastinator . sarcastic . confused . guarded . neurotic . micro-manager . neat-freak . lazy . book-worm . dreamer . wisher . hope-er . angry . bitter . seeker . student . singer . dancer . ex-cheerleader . overweight . handicapped . nerd . punk . brat . bitch . dimples . canvas . honest . liar . vigilant . dedicated . afraid . terrified . alone . aware . broke . paranoid . over-thinker . hurtful . anal-retentive . grammar-snob . blunt . emotional . short . adult . adult-ish . neglected . offended . begrudging . empathetic . fake-redhead . wandering . un-settled .

work.in.progress…

 

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I will blog more often

I will blog more often

I will blog more often

I will blog more often…

Maybe if I keep repeating it, I’ll actually follow through??

 

I actually have a lot of things I want to blog about too, I’m just too damn lazy.

Finally

Ok, Finally I found a design I really like, and think I’ll stick with. That only took, um, over a month…. whoops.

I have a pile (okay, a hypothetical pile that’s really a file on my computer’s desktop neatly, organized by date) of pics that I want to post and blog about. Cakes I’ve made, dinners we’ve gone to (with good and horrible reviews), etc, but I cant seem to get around to…. whoops again.

Maybe I need to give myself deadlines to work towards… this way I can wait until the last minute and then post things…. My best work was always done at the last minute, so maybe I need a late minute to work towards…. My cousin had a really good reason for procrastinating, “if I give myself a month to do something, I get it done in a month; If I give myself a day, it’s done in a day… so why take a month to do what I can do in a day?” or something like that… the girl’s a genius I tell you.

This week sucks, so I doubt I’ll really follow through with much, let alone writing, so don’t hold your breath… (I say to my imaginary reader….)

What to blog about?

I’ve questioned what to start blogging about for quite awhile, and what to call my mish-mosh of daily goings-on, frantic ramblings, and general venting to the outside world. I still haven’t decided.

I’m pretty sure I’m going to use this space as an outlet to share my crafts (quilting, sewing projects, occasional painting, and Christmas gifts); baking (I’m generally proud of the amazing goodness that comes from following a recipe); gardening (it’s more my hubbys gardening than my own, but he does an amazeballs job of it); and life in general.

I’m still thinking of a semi-catchy, appropriate title, but that might take awhile…