Since I had a few ladies tweet & blog about this, I decided to do it the old fashioned way (thanks for the inspiration Elisharon) and write everyone's name on pieces of paper and fold them up.  If you tweeted about this give-away you got an extra entry and if you blogged about it, you got an extra two entries.

                             

And the winner is...

Congratulations Julianne
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Now, I know how much it sucks for everyone else that didn't win, and I wish I could give each and everyone of you a prize, but don't worry beecause... I'm going to be doing another give-away when I hit 100 followers!  So stay tuned and thank you all for entering!
Mexx dress, Garage denim jacket, Le Chateau pashmina, Bamboo gladiators,
Aldo bag (also seen here), H&M bangle & Tiffany bracelet ... (oops, left my work pass on!)

One and a half weeks into my only-wearing-flats experiment, and I'm getting tired of this.  I feel so casual in flats and while I welcome the breather from heels, two weeks is a long time.  Regardless, I thought I'd give you a peek at this outfit today.  This Mexx dress is a loose crisp (lined) cotton dress, with pockets - which I love!  It's great for those I'm-feeling-bloated days, and also an easy dress to throw on.  I've rocked it with heels and flats, in the summer and in the winter (with and without tights) - it's quite versatile (and forgiving).


Today is your last day to enter my GIVE-AWAY!  It's super easy, just leave a comment on the give-away post & be a follower.  The winner will be announced tomorrow!
{ Anne Michelle, Imortal Sandal }

Well, I caved.  After not buying a single pair of shoes for three months (!), I could no longer resist when I layed my eyes on these ones.  As some of you know, I have a small shoe obsession... some may call me a collector... so refraining from buying shoes for over 90 days is a helluva long time.  I average several pairs per month but since I'm saving hard core for our August wedding, I've been trying to repress the shoe shopping addiction.  I've been good, up until now (forgive me JM). 

Now, as far as me wearing these beauties, you're probably wondering why I didn't just give you an outfit post with these in them.  Well, as previously mentioned (over a month ago, I might add) I hurt my back and it's still not better.  I've been avoiding the gym, stretching, trying not to do anything too strenuous for my lower back but I'm still in discomfort.  So, I'm conducting a lil' experiment: no heels for two weeks.  I'm on the second week and for a girl that wears heels (almost) everyday, it's getting tough to rock my outfits with the same feeling I get when in heels.  Nonetheless, it's for a better cause and hopefully will provide the results I yearn for (a back-to-normal back).  So, until next week, these beauties will find a place on the (shoe) shelves and there they will remain until their time comes.


It's GIVE-AWAY time!  I'm doing my first give-away to thank you all so much for the support, comments and visits to my blog.  I started blogging a mere three months ago and cannot believe how far I've come and all the great people I've 'met' in this great blogging world.  Your comments mean so much to me and really encourage me to post frequently and keep things fresh - so thank you!

Up for grabs:  An A.Co Designs original chocolate pearl necklace with a satin ribbon


Here are the rules:

1. You must be a follower (yes, I will check)

2. Visit my Etsy Store and tell me what your favourite piece is or what you'd like to see


*** Extra Entries ***

2 entries ~ Post / Blog about this giveaway on your site
(be sure to comment again & let me know)

1 entry ~ Tweet about this giveaway & include the link 
(be sure to include me in your tweet: @ACoest1984)



The give-away closes on Thursday, May 6 at 9pm EST



* If you don't have a blog, please leave your email address
Old Navy jacket (also seen here), H&M tank, Sirens dress, Joe cardigan,
Sirens leggings, George rubber boots, Le Chateau pashmina, Aldo bangle & ring

This weekend called for sun, sun and more sun, but come mid-afternoon on Saturday it just poured.  Fortunately, the weather was much nicer on Sunday (super humid though, ick) although I forced myself to stay inside and clean all day.  Super productive, not so super fun.

{ my fave: purple tulips from the BFF }
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