Dresses for 30$ at Suzy Shier! {Savings, CA Only, Fashion}

I love Suzy Shier! It's one of my favourite stores - particularly for the more business-oriented style. I like how trendy their clothes are while still being very professional. Right now, all dresses with the exception of occasion dresses are 30 dollars! This is available in store and online.

Shop here!

Love, Stefanie

My favourite show! {Late Wordless Wednesday}

Any other Seinfeld addicts out there?

Love, Stefanie

Week 2 of Couch to 5k! {Fitness, Calorie Clipping}

Whew! We did it! Today we finished the first workout of week two - which is basically run 90 seconds then walk 2 minutes. It sounds easy, but we're both pretty out of shape (though admittedly Jordan is more fit than I am).This makes 4 runs so far - which I'm really proud of! The past three I just felt it was so hard and week two would be bad - but today was the first day I felt I actually was making progress! It felt good to run, and I felt beautiful. I also found my jog bra, which is a nice step up. However, as you can see, my fake chucks are not exactly ideal running shoes :(

I encourage everyone to try Couch to 5k. I want to be able to run 5k this summer!  

Get the whole workout free here.

Love, Stefanie

QUICK! Get 25$ GC's for 1$! {Savings, CA Only}

Today from 12-4 PM, Cardswap will be having Gift Cards on sale starting at ONE dollar! This is an awesome sale! They will have a variety of various gift cards - I guess we have to wait and see to find out exactly which ones. There will be at least 20 gift cards on sale, so you're gonna want to bookmark this and get there exactly at noon. I know I will be :) 

Love, Stefanie

Win a trip for you and a friend! {Giveaways, USA/CA}

Lately, I've been really focusing on entering contests for vacation getaways. It's a good group of contests to enter because it's something some of us really can't afford. I have always wanted to take a tropical getaway, and I know it's unlikely I'll be able to afford one in the next few years. Also, I know how little my chances of winning are, but it's worth a try! :) This is an awesome contest open to Canada and the United States.

Click here to enter!

Love, Stefanie

Stefanie's Hair Makeover is coming soon! {Personal}

That's it. I've got a dying bowl, a brush, two boxes of bleach, tin foil, and two boxes of light brown hair dye. It's coming! I've been trying to get this black dye out of my hair. I want to eventually go lighter over the summer - but I though I'd be less likely to screw up if I start out with a nice light brown and add in highlights gradually! So here are a few before shots - also a great excuse for me to be a geek and take photos of myself. I've been using this awesome new gradual self tanner and it's starting to work! You  can't see it in the photos sadly :(  I have banished in-sun tanning and I still want a little bit of a glow. 

Love, Stefanie

Win an amazing Zax product! {Our Giveaways, Product Review, CA/USA}

Zax Canada was kind enough to send me their entire product line for review! I truly could not be happier with these products - every single one truly has something to offer. With the help of my boyfriend and his mother, we got a chance to review each product. Zax is a very honest company and it really comes thru in how they present their products. They really focus on other things you can do to help your problems in tandem with their products.  They also do not test on animals! Click thru to WIN a Zax product of your choice and check out my reviews!

Voting is live NOW! Please help? {Announcement}

Despite Roxy messing up and sending me the wrong date for voting (LOL) voting is now live for the Roxy Girl contest! You can vote once a day - and if you do I will be so thankful! In my upcoming Zax Canada contest, you'll even get extra entries ;) This is an awesome contest. I usually never go for things like this - but this time I feel like maybe, just maybe, I'll have a shot if I work really hard. But I need you! Leave a comment on the voting page if you'd like, too ^^

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It's in you to give {Ideas}

Not many commercials appealing to my emotions really have an effect on me. If anything, they usually piss me right off. I'm so tired of seeing celebrities wandering around emaciated children and saving "I'm in this poor, poor village in Africa" and I'm just like, yeah, I'm sure you've done a lot besides promoting poverty tourism and spreading the lie that all of Africa is a big crap pit. However, one commercial really does get me - the commercial for Canadian Blood Services, which you can watch above.

This year, I want to get over my fears and donate blood to Canadian Blood Services. We can't save the whole world - but donating blood literally can save the lives of real people in our communities. I've known many people who need blood - and I feel like we all have a duty to our fellow people to give. I'm a HUGE baby about pain - so I'm very worried if I decide to go through with it. In the meantime I want to encourage others out there who can donate. I see so many people who have no issues with needles at all - and a lot of them just get busy and have trouble getting out to a blood clinic. I want to encourage these people how important they are, because some people do just have a debilitating fear of needles that will make it so much harder for them to give. If you're blessed with a high pain tolerance and no fear of needles - just do it!

There are so many of my fellow Canadians who have done so much. I'm glad that if I were to be injured, we'd be able to save my life. Same for you. It's all of us. It really is 'in you to give'. Also, some of you may have more rare blood types - like my mother has. These people are especially necessary. I hope that this year and this commercial seen all over the Canadian TV networks will make a great year for blood donations. To my friends in America, you too! Some of you might even get PAID!

Love, Stefanie

Peace signs never get more cool {Wordless Wednesday}

Wednesday is crazy as usual, but my skin has been feeling really amazing lately - remembering to stick to a regime and taking my makeup off before bed has made a world of a difference.

Love, Stef

Use Mint.com to manage your money! {Money, Savings}

Mint.com has become my newest happiness in terms of money. I am really excited about this website - it truly has every tool you need to save money, budget, and just keep track of your spending. And the best part is, it's 100% FREE! Now, I love learning about money and debt. I find it really interesting, because it's truly a problem that affects so many people. I watch Til Debt Do Us Part obsessively and I just know I never want to end up in a similar situation. At 20 years old, I haven't gone to college/university yet and am happily debt-free. Which is believe or not an accomplishment when you check out some of these debt stats for young adults!

Gail from Til Debt Do Us Part. She just cracks me right up with her accent and tough advice!

"In a recent report from Demos-USA entitled "Generation Broke, The Growth of Debt Among Young Americans," by Tama Draut and Javier Silva, the following statistics regarding credit card use in the United States are frightening:

• Average credit card debt among indebted young adults increased by 55% between 1992-2001 to $4,088 (based on the value of the dollar in 2001).
• Young Americans now have the second highest rate of bankruptcy, just after those aged 25 to 44. The rate among 25-34 year olds increased between 1991 and 2001, indicating that Gen-Xers were more likely to file bankruptcy as young adults than were young Boomers at the same age.
• Among the youngest adult household with incomes below $50,000 (2/3 of younger households [18-24 years old]), nearly one in seven with credit card debt is in debt hardship.
• The average indebted young adult spends nearly 25 cents of every dollar of income on debt payments.
• Of all college seniors, 96% have credit cards.
• Nearly one out of every five 18- to 24-year-olds reported being late or missing payments on a loan within the last year." - Life123

Isn't that horrible!? I hate to see so many people my age, or even 5-10 years older than me who are declaring bankruptcy! I want to do all I can to make sure these problems don't happen to me. I only want to go into debt to pay for the important things - like being able to buy a home in the future. I recently did get a credit card, however, to make purchases online and to build my credit rating up from the nothing it is right now. But that's were Mint comes in for me. You can hook up your bank accounts, credit cards, and anything else manually if you want. You can track bill amounts, set budgets... basically anything you need to keep on top of your money. They use bank-level encryption, too, so you can sleep soundly that your info is secure. Right now, I'm currently planning what our budget will look like when we move to Toronto for my boyfriend to go to college. Yikes! It's gonna be weird working full time and moving to a new city - but I'm excited, too. I plan to continue to keep track of everything with Mint - and as soon as I'm making a full-time income I'm going to start putting away money in savings. Even if I only save a little bit each week, I will be moving forward - not back with high debts. 

What are you guys doing to track your money and debts?

Love, Stefanie

Win 50$ in Scentsy goodies! {Our Giveaways, CA/USA}

This is to say thank you,

to all of our awesome readers that we adore so much!

Jenn's Blah Blah Blog has teamed up with some awesome bloggers to bring you this awesome $50 Scentsy Giveaway!

What would you get with $50 in Scentsy Products?

• Scentsy Warmer?
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Winner can choose products up to $50!

Enter to Win $50 of Scentsy products! Giveaway is open to US and Canada and will end on May 22, 2012! Best of luck to Everyone!

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