I'm a Winner!

So most of you know I developed the bad habit of constantly reading design blogs at my now old job. It was basically my job. One of my favorites, Hostess with the Mostess, frequently posts Surprise Giveaways, which I frequently enter. Guess who freakin' won one out of 246 people! Me! And a chick named Janice, won "75 customized note sheets & a cute acrylic clipboard, packaged with grosgrain ribbon in a decorative box" from Whitney English Paper.

This is the comment that I left when entering the contest (at 9:01 am Central Time):
I guess this is a sign I need to start running the show. Thank-you Hostess with the Mostess! Soooooo happy. After having strep throat for the first day of my new job, having strep throat period, and being trained on data entry today this is very good news. Oh and after watching the LOST Finale too. Can anyone tell me who's funeral that was?? Anybody?

p.s. I'm not supposed to be doing data entry with me new job, I'm just being trained in it. And I hate it. Where is this show I need to be running??

Just What I Was Thinking

Frecklewonder: night owl plaque
The rain this morning made me want to stay in bed. Then I found this plaque today while browsing the Frecklewonder shop (she has a blog too). Already sold - for only $6.50, what a deal!

Etsy: HELLO May by ashleyg

HELLO May by ashleyg

One in stock and I want it! Ashleyg is also the Etsy Featured Seller at the moment. A very talented girl who pays her rent and then some off of Etsy. Me too, please?

UPDATE: I just purchased the HELLO May print! It's my first Etsy purchase and I think it's a really really good one (it's even featured on Design*Sponge's "Around the Web" sidebar, so of course it's famous). I'll let you take a peek at it once it arrives in the mail. Speaking of sidebars, I now have an Etsy Mini in mine with my favorite Etsy finds. How cute! Down the road, it will feature what is for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Smallest Coolest Apartments 2007

#19 - Laure's Sparkling Space

This is (so far) my favorite entry in Apartment Therapy's Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest this year.



There are many others to browse - so have fun! A couple of my other favorites:
#30 - Ron's Hotel "Sweet"
#22 - 42anderson's Love, Eat, Party

I will be posting my freshly painted bay window wall later this week. I am getting ready for a little Cinco de Mayo Cookie Lee Jewelry Party (long name) this Saturday and the goal is to have all my spring cleaning done by then.