Novalee Nation says

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"You tell them that our lives can change with every breath we take... and tell 'em to hold on like hell to what they've got: each other. You tell them we've all got meanness in us, but we've got goodness too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. And that's why we've got to make sure we pass it on."

ps - don't foget to enter my giveaway! celebrate being a girl :)

celebrating all things girly GIVEAWAY!

If any of you know me, you know that I'm NOT a patient person, I can't keep secrets about presents and I can't keep the giveaway a secret either, so without further ado-

Druuuummmm rolllll please.....

[Some of]Amanda's Favorite Things - 

celebrating all things girly ♥

 

I wanted to put something small together of some of my favorite items that I can't live without on a daily basis - I put a list together and came up with this!

1. Chocolate - because, um, hello?! I probably eat WAY more than I should,

but being a girl means it's ok to splurge every once in a while

2. Glamour Magazine - for those of us who don't always feel as glam as Kim K.

being a girl means you find your own way to be glamours :)

3. Dove and Degree body mists - ask anyone, I have at least 3 different scents on me at one time, 

because being a girl means smelling 'pretty' some times

4. Popcorn - the buttery kind, I know but again it's ok to splurge sometimes

being a girl means you might want to even share it!

5. The Notebook - is there even an explanation needed?!

because being a girl means you've probably cried at least once seeing this movie

6. Pink nail polish - I don't paint my nails as often as I'd like, but this is my favorite kind that doesn't chip off easily

because being a girl means sometimes you give yourself home mani's

7. Mascara - I NEVER leave home without it, because I love it, but also because I have albino eyelashes if I don't wear it, I hope you like it

because being a girl means getting dolled up sometimes

8. Burt's Bees chapstick - because c'mon, let's face it, it's winter and chapped lips aren't so hot and

because being a girl you think of the little things like that

 

There are three ways you can enter to win this basket-o-goodies

1) Leave me a comment (on this post) letting me know ways that you pamper yourself!

2) Follow The Forever Endeavor (and make sure to leave me a separate comment letting me know you did/do!)

3) Post about this giveaway on your blog or Facebook and leave me a separate comment letting me know you did so-and make sure to include the link.

& an extra entry:

4) Cook and post a picture of one of the recipes I've made/mentioned on my blog - make sure to leave the picture/story how it turned out in a separate comment as well!

(For my first giveaway, you do have to be in the United States to win, but don't worry, there will be more that will be open to my international friends as well!)

I will announce the winner after using a random generator on Tuesday February 1st, so you have until Monday 1/31 11:59pm CST to enter to win! 

Be sure to check back on February 1st to see if you won!
I'm super excited about this and I hope you will be as well :)

(Winner will have 3 days to send me their info and if I don't get a response, a new winner will be selected using the same process.)

Moving Contract, Giveaway Announcement, and a couple Thank You's

Good morning! Happy Tuesday!


First -I'm putting this in my blog, because I figure I will have something tangible to look back on when I contemplate throwing something in the corner, leaving it for someone else to do, and not organizing like I should. Something to keep myself accountable.

I, Amanda Lynn Hutson(Moury) do solemnly swear;
-That I will not stuff things in places they don't belong
-That I will be better at labeling items
-That I will organize our belongings
-That I will not wait for someone else to do it for me, I will take the initiative and do it myself.
-That I will unpack all of our things in a reasonable amount of time
-That I will actually move in - this includes but is not limited to, hanging photos/mirrors/artwork up, unpacking ALL said boxes, opening wedding gifts we haven't had room for until now, etc
-That I will decorate and make this house a home
-That I will not stress and get caught up in material things that we don't have, we will accumulate over time

There. That should do it.

Second - I will be announcing my very first giveaway on Friday! I'm super excited, it's nothing fancy, just
celebrating being a woman!
Please stay tuned!

Third - I just wanted to say a quick thank you to my unsung followers, I've gotten messages, Facebook posts, and through the grapevine, some really inspiring words from you about my blog - can I please say from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. I'm not sure if many of you know the story of when I was planning our wedding, I put a lot of it on Facebook - like I had an entire picture album dedicated to 'wedding ideas' because we had/have so much family out of town that aren't able to be apart of the planning process, I wanted them to feel included. Surprisingly I received quite of bit negative feedback and mocking from some friends and family, making fun of how 'often' I was posting about the wedding and 'didn't I have anything better to do?'. Excuse me for caring about my family, and excuse you for being rude. If you don't like what I have to say/post - don't read it and or delete me. So when I started this blog I was fearful of the same thing happening. I've gotten a few jabs but mostly just positive feedback and I can't tell you how grateful I am and what it does for my creative spirit.

So, thank you, thank you, thank YOU.

 Especially Juan and Tassie - Thank you <3

PS - Please see my other post this morning, I have two :)