Spam ... and not from the can!

Ugh. So annoying! I have been blogging since 2008, and never have I had this many spam comments! I have removed the option to leave anonymous comments due to this. Has anyone else been having issues?
Today is your last chance to get your entries in for my oh-so-cute giveaway ... I will give 10 extra points to those who post on Facebook today (even if you have previously posted). Just leave a comment letting me know you did so!! xoxo

Fake or Bake?

I am an Italian girl with light olive skin. I tan really well and look fabulous with a bronzed glow, but skin cancer concerns are always on my mind when it comes to soaking up the UV rays.
Back in high school, I would hit up the tanning bed once or twice a week. When I laid out in the sun, I would use a dark tanning oil with no SPF. I was tan, and always got lots of compliments.
I crave the sun, the warmth, the vitamin D and the gorgeous glow. After having kids though, my mindset has changed. I do not want to get skin cancer and risk dying, leaving my boys without a momma, all for vanity's sake.
I have spray tanned once. It was a $35 session and I was slighly darker (just enough to even out the skin tone) for just a few days. So not the same. I have also tried a couple random tan-in-a-can products with no such luck.
So help me out girls! What are your views and opinions on tanning? What is your method of getting some color? What products do you use (no matter what tanning method you prefer) to achieve your desired look?

What your momma say ...

Heard this song for the first time in Zumba last week ... dancin' around the house to it today! Go ahead now ... you know you wanna dance, too!

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Be sure to enter my current giveaway ... spread the word and get extra kudos!! xoxo

Fashion Friday

Gotta love casual Fridays ... wait, who am I kidding? I dress like this 98% of the time. One of the many perks of being a stay-at-home momma!
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Purple Crewneck Long Sleeve Tee: B.P. Nordstrom

Brown Terry Hoodie: Juicy Couture

Jeans: GAP Long and Lean

Ugg Boots in Chocolate

Fashion Fridays are brought to you by Summer ... ♥ her!

Have you checked out my latest giveaway? Scroll on down to enter! Have a wonderful weekend!!

It's Giveaway Time!

A friend of mine just recently opened up an adorable Etsy shop with hand-crafted jewelry, and just in time for Valentine's Day, Lynsee is offering up this oh-so-sweet He Loves Me pendant and chain.
Remember back to those childhood days of picking your favorite flower and wondering if he loves you? He loves me...He loves me not...He loves me!
The perfect Valentine gift! One handcrafted and carved 3/4 inch tag with a pretty little flower missing petals. The words, He loves me, are handstamped into the silver piece. This pendant comes with a sterling silver 16 in chain.
Each item arrives with a polishing pad and is packaged and ready to gift.

So here's how to enter ... you must be a follower of my blog. Add yo' self to that awesome lil' box in the sidebar.
Next up, please visit The Pretty Poppy and check out all the fabulous designs they create. Come back here and tell me what your fave piece is. Simple as that!
I give extra kudos when you spread the word ... Facebook, Twitter, re-post on your blog, send out an email announcement to friends and family (when they drop your name in their comment, double points for you!!), so please share the news of this giveaway! Thanks so much!!
Giveaway ends Wednesday night 2/10 at 8pm (pst), and the winner will be announced by 10pm. Please check back in asap to claim your gift, so that it can be shipped pronto.

A Little Bit of This and That

Tonight I will be hittin' the gym for the evah-so-popular Zumba class. I have heard so much about how fun this class is, and how it burns like 700 calories (suh-weet!). I took the hip hop class on Monday night, and while I am definitely no J-Lo in the mad skillz department, I still had fun and busted out like I was Shawty in da club. Yo.

Has anyone been watching the new series, Life Unexpected on CW? It is filmed here in P-Town (that's Portland, OR), and I am luvin' it! They advertise it as a 'Juno meets Gilmore Girls' kinda show (no need to tell ya'll again about my obsession with the Girls), so this show is def my style. With my luck though, it will get cancelled. I knocked on wood, so no jinxing from here, but I'm just sayin'. It always happens to the ones I love. The new series just started, and you are only a couple episodes behind if you haven't been watching. Check it out Mondays at 9pm.

And here is a sneak peek at what Miss Kim Kardashian is sending me in the mail ... you know, through her oh-so-fab shoe society! I can't wait to see them in person, cuz the description says they are a 'regal jewel-tone of amethyst' (they look kinda brown to me in the pic). I heart just about anything purple (well, except for Barney and I have never tried eggplant ... it is my fave color though), so my heart is pitter-pattering with the thoughts of a purple pump. How many of you belong to Shoe Dazzle?

So that is all for today ... some random thoughts for ya. Hope you are all having a fabulous week!! xoxo