A Giveaway and Three, Yes, Three Posts In One!

I had a lot of ideas for a post this week and was prepared to do only one of them, but then yesterday I got my winnings in the mail from the amazing Mindi at Word to Your Mother.


Oh, JOY! I LOVE getting things in the mail!

Did I mention that I always do online shopping because I LOVE getting things in the mail!

And while I'm on the subject, can I say that I LOVE getting things in the mail!

So here is the amazing purse:
I can't wait to use it! (and yes, I know that it doesn't go with the outfit that I have on today, but I forgot to match it for the pic---so GET OVER IT!)

Thank you, thank you, thank you Mindi for choosing me!
(And I apologize if I was whining about not hearing from you---I'm so ungrateful---
bad, bad, blogger)

So, since I was so EXCITED by my win, I decided last night to do a GIVEAWAY of my own---you know, share the love, share the fun, share the getting something in the mail just for you!!

Well,....my first inkling was to give away a hat. Un chapeau. Un Capello. El Sombrero. An Easter bonnet. Those of you who know me know that I am a collector of hats. I used to have about 65 hats...well, until I lent about 25 of them to someone and they never returned them.

Totally wrong, right? But I haven't been able to track them down. Someone has a bin of hats that they probably sold at their garage sale, forgetting who they belong to. Argghhhh....

But here is one of my favorite hats! (I do love those hats that look like the "20's")
(Someday I will do a post on just my hats---I could definitely do that...)

So, in my quest to find a hat, I went to my favorite place. Well, one of them. Yes, its Target----and I still have the fantasy of being able to have enough money to buy anything that I want when I go there. (You know how it is---you keep seeing cute things that you can use----sigh)

But, today they did NOT have a lot in the hat department. I was disappointed, but I perservered. And sure enough, there were lots of other cool things, and I decided to get a few, cause I couldn't decide on just one....

So, HERE is what I decided to giveaway! It is a darling reversible purse----so cute and the colors that they had were great, but I decided on this bright pink and orange one. It is medium sized---so if you carry a ton of things, it might not be the bag for you, but then again, you can find SOMETHING for it!

Here is the outside shot.

Or if you want to turn it inside out----isn't that the cutest?

And then I found the most adorable plastic containers for travel. Do you travel a lot? I do and I really liked these with their plaid pink and black pattern---so I got an extra set----and of course, its always good to have a loofah sponge since they go bad so quickly. (Can't stand it when they get all moldy and smelly!)

Here is a pic of the containers---ready to fill for your travels!

So, then you know the drill.

1. You comment and let me know what your favorite thing about spring is, and if you would like either of the gifts! That is one entry.

2. You write a short ditty and have a link to my blog for another entry---then come back and let me know with a comment---that is another entry.

3. If you "follow" me, or are already a stalker, then you get another entry! (I really need to feel the love)

This giveaway will go for a week, until April Fools Day! And I will be having my young son, Aydan, do the drawing for the winners---then announce it and get it right out to you!


AND....if I don't get any comments, I guess that I will keep them both for myself....


***I am STILL going to try and find an amazing hat---because I really think that spring and summer warrants a fantastic chapeau!***