Jan
15
Uh huh. That is a picture of me breast feeding my child. On the internet. With my boob out of my shirt. And I’m not even campaigning for anything. Look closely. See that shirt I’m wearing? That is a Milkstars nursing top. Can you see my nipple? [No, thirteen year old boys googling breastfeeding hoping for pictures of boobs and winding up on this blog, you can't.] Dee’s head is exposed to fresh air while my boobs/nasty postpartum belly flap are not. That is the miracle of Milkstars. And that’s not all. These shirts are soft. And comfortable. And generously long. And flattering.
CLICK THROUGH to read my complete review and find out more, including how you can get free shipping on your Milkstars order for the Month of January.
Oh, and Delilah was extremely entertained by the bright red lips I donned for that picture, which inevitably resulted in her spending the better part of the afternoon looking like this:
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Dec
21
If you didn’t already know this about me, I’m a big time procrastinator (um, hello birth story? …unless of course you are a present or potential employer, in which case I have the work ethic of an Ox.) Anyway – with the arrival of Sweet Dee and you know, other stuff, I never got around to ordering those birth announcement/holiday cards that I had been swearing up and down since JUNE that we would do this year. Lucky for me, I have friends in high places, and they’ve come to save the (holi)day.
Remember when I posted about this new [amazing] service called PaperlessPost.com? Well, the lovely Ashley at Paperless Post got in touch just in time for the Holidays to offer readers of The818 a nice little incentive to join up, if you haven’t already. (Consider that my thinly veiled disclosure.) So, click HERE, or on the invitation above to be taken to an exclusive link for readers of The818.com (a.k.a. the Holiday Procrastination Station) and earn 35 free stamps just for signing up! These bad boys are fully customizable, user friendly, and so darn pretty that when your friends and family open them, they’ll think this was your brilliant Holiday Greeting plan all along**! (Well, except for my friends and family, because they read this blog.) 35 FREE STAMPS!!! GO GET ‘EM!
**Even if you’re not a procrastinator like me, what’s better than being able to send out invitations and announcements that are easy on eyes and the environment?
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Nov
09
I have another giveaway for you guys. No, I’m not kidding. Apparently, people LOVE people who read this blog (that’s you) and want to shower you in gifts all. day. long. (I know I do. But these prizes aren’t furnished by me, so I can’t take all the credit.)
Remember Fabulous Stationery? (If not, they are home to some of the coolest and swankiest personal stationery designs you’ve ever seen.) Well, they know it’s been a rough year, and they want to give three (yes, another THREEBEE!) readers of The818.com $25 Gift Certificates to their site just in time for the Holidays! (Plus they’ve got a pretty sweet giveaway of their own going on for their customers, should you choose to become one…) Click HERE to enter!
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Nov
07
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!
The Three winners of the RetailMeNot Threadless.com 25$ Gift Certificate Giveaway are:
JULIE S!
MARISA!
BRIDGET COMBS!
Thanks to all who entered! Winners, please email me to claim your prize.
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Oct
30
It’s [awesome-money-saving-coupon-site] Retail Me Not’s 3rd Birthday, and to celebrate, they’re giving 3 lucky readers of The818 $25 Gift Certificates to Threadless.com, home of cool and creative tee’s for men, women, and kids (they even have onesies!)
Click HERE to find out more, and enter the giveaway.
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Sep
27
As you may know, I am a huge fan of One Kings Lane: purveyor of beautiful home furnishings at amazing sale prices via the internet. Well, guess what? The folks at OKL have been kind enough to offer to furnish one lucky reader of The818 with a 100$ Gift Certificate to their site. Which is awesome, because I love One Kings Lane, and I really, really love free stuff. (Current OKL sales are pictured above – new sales start daily.)
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Sep
21
Congratulations to Jaime, you’re the winner of the Poopie Pastries Mini Diaper Cake Giveaway! Email me by Friday to claim your prize.
Thanks to all who entered, be sure to visit Bethany over at Poopie Pastries for more great gifts, and stay tuned for more awesome free stuff from The818!
**Winner chosen via Random.Org**
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Sep
12
Today is my baby shower – which I couldn’t be more excited for (even though I haven’t a thing to wear…if I could run around naked for the next month, I swear I would…but I won’t, because I don’t take pleasure in terrifying small children, and I don’t want to have to tell my daughter about the time Mommy got arrested for exhibitionism.) Anyway…in honor of this great day, one lucky reader is going to win this super cute Mini Diaper Cake from Poopie Pastries!!!
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Sep
01
Spoodles, you’re the Winner of the 75$ Fabulous Stationery Gift Certificate Giveaway! Congrats, I know you’ll have fun picking something from FabulousStationery.com’s amazing array of beautiful things. Email me by Friday to claim your prize!
Thanks to all who entered! Stay tuned for more awesome free stuff from THE818!
**winner was chosen via Random.org**
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on sale today (as well as some of their super sweet office furniture) of which I am a huge fan. Unfortunately they don’t have the drool-worthy and multifunctional 
I’ve been eyeing for Delilah’s nursery, or their adorable 
that everyone always seems to be sold out of in white, but thanks to OKL you can outfit your child’s entire room with their Plywood BeBe collection, pictured above, for about half price.
