Gift Giving = Deal Time!

Who doesn't love a good deal?!

There are a ton of new websites out there that offer huge discounts on major brands and destinations. Discounts can be huge BUT the sales usually last less than 36 hours and the items sell quickly. If you wan to participate, you'll need to register - but no worries, registering is free. Nevertheless, these sites tend to be on my morning checklist....

Rue La La has just about everything, and sales start and end daily. 

One Kings Lane has all home products. They are very high end, but if you are looking for an investment, this is a good place to find something stunning at a lower price.

Living Social offers discounts to local businesses based on where you live. Their offers could be anything from restaurant discounts to laser treatment discounts. I recently purchased a few photography classes for a huge steal through the site.

Gilt Groupe has a mix of high end designers for home, fashion and jewelry. Their stuff goes fast and I'm often finding myself with things that I want but are sold before I get the chance to click. Luckily, they offer a 'wait-list' type function, and will e-mail you if they get more in stock.

The Foundary reminds me of One Kings Lane, but with much more affordable products. This site could be a home run for holiday gift giving!

 Last but not least is one of my favorite sites to visit. It isn't a site that sells anything, but it does all of the price hunting for you (in a way). It's called Copy Cat Chic, and the title should be self explanitory. This site finds some really fabulous (and really expensive) designs, and then hunts for very similar designs being sold at a fraction of the cost. I *adore* this site.

Happy shopping!

I should be packing but....

Instead I would rather be looking at some of my favorite online distractions.

So I know this is a stationary/paper product blog, and trust me, I've been doing a TON of designing, but not a whole ton of printing, since my printer is currently buried among the moving boxes. It will be unearthed soon though, since tomorrow is the BIG day- closing!!- and then moving over the weekend!! Yippie!!

In the meantime, while I wait for my partner in crime to show up with his mothers van to pack, I've been browsing to keep my mind busy...


Have you seen this before? Now that I'll have my own kitchen I MUST try some of these desserts!! Adorable!!!

How about anything from this blog? I'm totally in love - and can't wait to try - recipes from Modern Foodie.

I always vowed to stay away from Martha Stewart, but I'm sorry, these cupcakes make me giddy!

Alright, since I am watching the waistline, thanks to the wedding dress search, I must move away from the food blogs....

This is one of my favorite, favorite, favorite blogs. Makes me feel all warm and dreamy inside....makes me want to sing and dance...makes me want to make everything prettiful!


Hope you all enjoy the updates as much as I do! Tomorrow, when you think you are having the most stressful day ever, just think of me moving into my first place and take a deeeeep inhale- I guarantee I will be a trillion times more stressed than you!

For My Fellow Brides...

Alright, so maybe I'm not the best bride in the world. I hate frilly things & pink things. Planning has become a procrastination project...I mean really, I'm just too busy to be looking at dresses and flowers! Why do brides really need bouquets anyway, they just die!! So, you get the point, I'm more of the low-key, no frills type when it comes to planning my own wedding. In fact, when my fiance and I went to Vegas, our families were genuinely worried we might come back married. Of course we thought about it, but in the end I am a bride. I want a party, I want my family there, and I want a dress that will take the air from his lips.

So, believe it or not, I have some of my favorite sites/blogs that I visit frequently for my own wedding inspiration.

Although many brides love Style Me Pretty - and I do love it also - I am more in love with their Little Black Book blog.

100 Layer Cake - if you know me, you know I love cake, so there's no question I love this site!

I'm a DIY kinda gal, so this site tickles my fancy! IDIY

HOLY MOLY!! This site might be my all time favorite, and I am seriously considering getting the Mario inspired cake for my husband-to-be as a grooms cake! Blue Cupcake is heaven!!

Enjoy all!! Happy planning!