Home Sweet Temporary Home | Sponsored Post (Apartments.com)

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of apartments.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

As we work through our current life issues,
I find that my usual coping mechanism is to want to wipe the slate clean and start over.

We've done that lately by going places we have not been before
and in doing that, I almost always find the little real estate papers
and dream about life in a new locale in a new home.

Before I owned a home,
I would always pick up the apartment version of the real estate papers
and pretend that I was going to move into these really posh apartments.

Sometimes, I would go on apartments.com.

Though I've always actually LIVED in apartments that were more
quirky and architecturally interesting and charming
(and, usually, not EVER listed in the papers or online),
I was always drawn to the shiny new, big complexes with fireplaces and the like.

Even though I own my home now,
I can't help but to look for that dream vacation home
or dream apartment in an awesome new place.

I guess it is true that the grass is always greener at your neighbor's house.
Except not here. Because our grass is ALWAYS greener than our next door neighbors.

A little Lime never hurt a yard.
Just. Saying.

I digress.

I got to dreaming and searching for my #perfectfit place to lay my head.

I went to apartments.com and let me tell you how totally easy it was to navigate.
I have not tried the mobile ap on my iPhone or iPad yet, 
but my experience using the site from my mobile device was awesome.
I bet the ap is just all the better.

I've always noted to Robert that it seems like there are not really a lot of apartments here.
So I used the site to just enter my zip code with no narrowing parameters and 
guess what popped up?

Just what I thought.

There is one set of apartments, one home for rent, a commercial property (surprise!)
and a set of townhomes that I didn't know about in the next community over.

Awesomeness.  
Confirmed some things and learned some new things.

I was kind of shocked to see the commericial property pop up
BUT it was actually kind of awesome.  It is a cute place at a great price.

I could use it as an art studio if I was even that far along.

In any event.
If you are looking for a traditional apartment,
a brand new townhome style place,
a rental home
or, perhaps, a rental commercial property to grow your dreams in...

Then apartments.com is totally where you need to start your search.
And be sure to follow them on Twitter @aptscom.

Happy searching!

No Kidding No nonsense Awesomeness | Sponsored

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense for SocialSpark. 

All opinions are 100% mine.

Annnnnd a happy new year to you!

You know. There was a time when I ALMOST
got to stand in Time’s Square to watch the ball drop.

Seeing as I like to look cute if I might be on tv
AND
I hate the cold (check that, I HATE the cold)
that didn’t happen.

Pregnancy issues aside,
I received a couple of samples of the new No nonsense tights and leggings in the mail.
And let me tell you.
If I were the fly by the seat of my pants type
(or, the seat of my leggings),
I might just have been dancing it up in warm,
fashionable style this New Year’s in NYC.

Now.
I know some of you are thinking that
no grown woman expecting a child in less than five months
should be thinking about anything so form fitting as tights.
Or even leggings for that matter.

Oh but you would be so wrong!
These tights are super comfy and super DUPER cute.
I love the texture and pattern that they give to a super simple outfit
and in this season of layering…you just cannot go wrong.

And that isn’t even taking into consideration that you could totally be a last minute party girl (just saying)
and totally hit up Target, Wal Mart or even Safeway (yes, I spied!!)
and pick up a pair of show stopping, style making awesomeness that won’t break the bank.
These are so seriously affordable that I can even get away with a whole closet full
before my better half starts eyeing the Visa statement.
(and I have a VERY big closet)

So you’re not a party girl?
Well neither am I.  I do, however LOVE my winter boots and my big sweater dresses.
Usually, two bits that just do NOT go together.

However.

I was playing around in my closet an holy heck!
If I’m going to be indoors (with some heat)
I can pair the tights with a belted sweater dress, some thick long socks and my boots
and I actually look cuter than cute.  All about the accessories.

And if, instead, I’m heading out to check out my hubby on the slopes,
I can toss on the leggings with an unbelted long sweater layered over a colorful tank and toss on my snow boots and it is ON!

I should note.  The tights and leggings look great with more than just snow boots.
I’m just in that moody, sullen, cozy up with me stage right now and I might or might not have not one, but TWO pairs of new snow boots.

Though some girls are totally on the splash of color kick,
and No nonsense has some serious "lipstick for the legs" going on
(I mean seriously, check ou this video).

I’m all about the neutrals.
What I love about these new No nonsense styles is that even their neutrals are rich!
For example, I got Pop Black Leggings. and these awesomely textured gray tights.

Sometimes, the coolness of an accessory is in the texture or layer it adds
and I LOVED the texture and pattern of these gray tights I received.

Frankly, as a sista girl, I’m not trying to pull off yellow or purple.
So these were PERFECT.
I love that there was this subtle texturing and pattern.
On their own, they are a little statement piece because of the attention to detail on these.
Love. That.

All said, you should totally like No nonsense on Facebook
 and follow them on Twitter (https://twitter.com/benononsense).
Who knows? 

Maybe you’ll run into style guru Jill Martin as she dishes fashion tips on Twitter
and kicks off a Facebook contest where you and a friend could win a chance to meet Jill in NYC
for a shopping spree.

I mean seriously, Jill is the NY correspondent for Access Hollywood.
And she wrote the NYT bestselling book we all live our lives by on an almost daily basis.
Or am the only person always screaming “I have nothing to wear!” as I try to get to work in the morning?

In any event, go win that.
So long as that friend is me.
Okay, that friend doesn’t have to be me.
Not guilt tripping you at all.

But before you go - help me decide.

Do I rock the tights or the leggings with this outfit?

 

You decide.
Or, when you win your trip with Jill,
ask her for me.

Happy New Year to all the sexy ladies out there.

We will all be burining it up in our new No nonsense leggings and tights.

B3HD the Early Days | Game On

So.

We all know that there is going to come a time

real soon here

where I blog even less than I currently do.

In an effort to keep it keeping on here

and to free up some time to start another blog 

(yes, because I'm crazy like that),

I'm going to do a bunch of different series here.

This one - B3HD the Early Days - will be

full of posts from back in the day

that most of you never knew existed.

Because they existed on a totally different blog.

That was back in the day when we first moved in and were all in DIY mode.

Rather than just link up to those posts,

I'll go ahead and repost them here.

Enjoy!

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i collect vintage board games

but primarily just so that I can have their pieces

and score keeping pads

and colorful cards

I love vintage paper goods.

What is it that you collect?

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Lane Bryant Giveaway Winners...AND... | sponsored

Though I may be down and out with the head cold of the season,

that doesn't mean you need to miss out on the Lane Bryant fun.

As promised, we have not one but TWO

!!!

winners of $30 Lane Bryant gift cards.

Now.

Before you have your little heart crushed 

in the event that you are NOT

one of the two,

please rest assured and keep reading.

Because I might know a little something something

about how your life COULD BE forever changed tomorrow

with a few little tweets in an epic twitter party.

First things first.

Drumroll please...

Winner #1 | Mary Happymommy

(LOVE the leather shimmer blazer on her board)

Winner #2 | Laurie

Tawny had some winningly hot looks on her board too.

I would TOTALLY pay her $30+ to be my personal shopper (smile).

Didn't win a gift card?  Never fear.

If you need a little fashion retail therapy for an upcoming holiday party

or some hot tips on how to keep your look fresh this season, 

then be sure to stop by and chat holiday fashion with our friends at Lane Bryant! 

Join the @LaneBryant “Holiday Fashion Fun” Twitter Party 

this Monday, 12/17 at noon PT/3pm ET! 

Fab prizes! 

RSVP to win prizes, including $30 Lane Bryant gift cards! 

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Don’t forget!
Lane Bryant’s “12 Days of the Most Wonderful Surprises” goes  until December 16! 

You can unlock a new surprise offer every day on the Lane Bryant Facebook page. 

It’s the perfect way to get your favorite must-have fashion items for the holiday season, at great prices.

 

Once More - The Details:

What: Lane Bryant “Holiday Fashion Fun” Twitter Party

When: Mon 12/17 noon PT/3pm ET

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Follow: Hashtag #LBHoliday @CleverGirlsColl @LaneBryant

RSVP here: http://clvr.li/128tjBx

Prizes: 18 $30 Lane Bryant gift cards

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective,

 and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Week 105 Random Pinehurst

Mary Christmas (smile).

One year ago, she joined us.

And now...

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