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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Giveaway: $35 to CSN stores CLOSED

How would a free thirty-five dollars sound to you? How about a $35 gift certificate to any one of CSN's 200+ online stores?

If you haven't yet heard of CSN, they sell everything from children's backpacks to cookware, to furniture! There is literally something for everyone on your Christmas list (or hog it all to yourself, I promise I won't tell!).

Here are just a few of my favorite things that you can get for under $35 at CSN:

Murval Capri Metallic Jute Large Tote in Pink

Rachael Ray Bubble and Brown 4 piece Ramekin Set in Yellow

Lazy Susan Ceramic Bud Vase in Marine

Drooling yet? Here's how you can enter:

Please leave a separate comment for each entry! And please include your email address in your comment!

MANDATORY:

You must be a follower of this blog! And..... tell me the best Christmas gift (or Hanukkah gift!) you've ever received!

Extra entries:

+2 Subscribe to this blog via email (upper right hand corner)

+1 Follow me on Twitter

+1 Follow CSN stores on Twitter

+1 Tweet this giveaway (or share on Facebook) using one of the "share" buttons below this post, or you can say something like this:

Enter for a chance to win $35 to CSN stores via @yes_teacher http://tiny.cc/nbtxg #giveaway

You can tweet/share this giveaway once daily and leave a comment with the link!

The fine print:

*This giveaway ends Wednesday, Dec. 8th at 11:59 PM. Winner will be drawn and notified via email on Thursday 12/9.

*There may be international shipping charges in the case of Canadian addresses

Monday, November 29, 2010

Mondays with Jack, 17th edition

Welcome to the latest edition of Mondays with Jack! If you want to know what this weekly feature is all about, see here.

Trash Stasher Bag from EclectiCollection

"Here's a good thing to do if you go to a party and you don't know anybody: First take out the garbage. Then go around and collect any extra garbage that people might have, like a crumpled napkin, and take that out too. Pretty soon people will want to meet the busy garbage guy." -- Jack Handey

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Advent Calendars

Are you like me? Do you procrastinate? "Oh, December first is a million miles away; I can think about advent calendars later!"

Well guess what?! It's right around the corner! Below, I've featured some printable advent calendars for all of the other procrastinators out there:

Printable Advent Calendar Treat Cones from Anders Ruff

DIY Advent Calendar from A Million Ideas

Advent Calendar Garland Kit from Two Sisters Originals

Mod Trees Advent Calendar from Julie Marie

Now we can all enjoy some last minute Advent beauty!!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Black Friday Sale!

Just wanted to let you know that you can use the code BLACKFRIDAYSPREE to get 20% off my entire store! Offer valid until Saturday, 11/27 at 11:59 PM, so hurry!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

How to observe Thanksgiving

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;

Count your gains instead of your losses.

Count yoru joys instead of your woes;

Count your friends instead of your foes.

Count your smiles instead of your tears;

Count your courage instead of your fears.

Count your full years instead of your lean;

Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.

Count your health instead of your wealth.

-Author unknown

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

To die for

That's what this recipe is: TO DIE FOR! Once you taste this pumpkin cheesecake, you'll never want to go back to plain ol' pumpkin pie.

picture borrowed from All Recipes

You can find the recipe here. I highly recommend the following changes, though:

1 tsp of vanilla instead of just 1/2
generous pinch of the spices
an extra 2Tbs sugar
take 1 cup and 1/3 cup of the cheesecake mix for the bottom layer instead of just 1 cup

Oh, and a homemade graham cracker crust is really easy and tastes much better than store-bought (although I'll never judge you, either way!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Mondays with Jack, 16th edition