Cyber Monday and Adopt-A-Mom Program!

First, I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving and got to spend some quality time with your families. I know I have been incognito for a while, but I enjoyed spending some quality time away from my computer and with my family. No need to fear for I will be spending this week, catching up on various things that haven been going on. However, in the mean time I want to make sure everyone gets to take advantage of my Cyber Monday sale as well as a very special opportunity to give back this holiday season. So here it goes!

No need to be bummed about being back at work today, I have a little Mary Kay Cyber Monday deal to sweeten those Monday blues. More importantly, because we are in the season of giving, I want to share with you a way to give back to your local community. For a mere $10 donation to the Adopt-A-Mom program (see below) I will provide a Satin Hands Lotion and a pair of gloves beautifully gift wrapped to a mom who might otherwise be forgotten this season. What better way to share the love this season?!

For the sale you ask? Here you go!

Cyber Monday (12am - 11:59 pm)-

Orders up to $49 get a FREE Satin Lips Mask

Orders up to $99 get a FREE Satin Lips Set

Orders up to $199 get a FREE Compact (unfilled)

Orders $200+ get a FREE Volu-Firm eye cream!!!!

ADOPT-A-MOM Program

I am so excited to be participating in the “Adopt-A-Mom” program this holiday season.  Last year through many generous donations my Mary Kay sisters were able to bless over 4,000 women throughout the Northern Virginia area and beyond.  The Adopt-A-Mom program allows you to purchase our Satin Hands Lotion and a pair of gloves, beautifully wrapped, to be given to local women who might otherwise be forgotten at the holidays.  These gifts will benefit women in shelters as well as Church organizations throughout Virginia. 

The impact we can make in someone’s life is truly amazing!  My personal goal this year is to bless 100 women, and with your support we can reach that goal. For just $10, the cost of a drive-through meal or 3 Starbucks drinks you can reach out to another woman in love and compassion.  Simply let me know how many moms you would like to bless at the time of your purchase & I'll be sure to add your donation to your order.  Thanks for your generous support!

Email me or visit my website to place your order today before midnight!

mbolt9@marykay.com
http://www.marykay.com/mbolt9

High Five for the Little Things

I can't believe Thanksgiving is in less than a week! Which means Black Friday is next week too! Usually I am the crazy lady who camps outside Target at midnight for a 4am opening, but this year they are opening at 9pm?! Come on people, it's still Thanksgiving! For those of us who actually want to spend time with our families, the industry is making it impossible. Am I supposed to eat and run so I can get in line at 6pm?! No way!

My husband said it best the other night, "They should just do a reset". Since everyone is always trying to open one hour earlier then the next guy and every year the start time gets moved up, they should start all over again at 7am like the olden days. I think I'm going to rely on the internet this year for my shopping. I'll let you know how it goes.

Enough of that, here are my top 5 things from this week!

1.  I LOVE the fall. I also love the fact that we are so close to country roads and on beautiful fall days can just go cruisin'
2. As you read on Monday, we bought a Mustang! One week later and we still dig it, so that's good!
3. Casual Fridays make me happy. My two newest items to my fall wardrobe: mustard pants from Loft and leopard print target shoes from last week's High 5.
4. Don't you just want to eat this little nugget up?! Hadleigh is 7 months and couldn't be cuter.
5. Milo enjoys my wardrobe almost as much as I do! Sometimes I too find myself wanting to nap among my clothes! (Ok maybe not, but it sure does look comfy)

Big plans for the weekend?! We are laying low and catching up on some chores around the house. Oh yeah, and I'm running 15 miles. Womp womp....I might die.

Linking up with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk

Kickin' It

So I just HAVE to share this amazing new app with you guys. It's called "Shopkick" and it is my new obsession. It all started 2 weeks ago when a friend invited me to join. It was free and looked like fun, so I figured I had nothing to lose. Well let me tell you, this app is LIFE CHANGING!. Ok, that might be a little dramatic, but seriously. Get it!

"What does it do?", you ask? You get what they kicks for walking into your favorite stores. It's that simple. Open the app, and walk into one of the stores available (Target, Old Navy, Macy's, Best Buy etc.) for kicks and there you go! Once you're in the store, there might be fun scan missions to do. Those get you even more kicks. And on certain days, (such as today) you get bonus kicks for each walk-in.

Now I know, your next question is, "What do I do with all these kicks?" Glad you asked. You get giftcards! That's right people, free money! For instance once you earn 500 kicks you are eligible for a $2 Target gift card. Now obviously it makes it more fun to save your kicks for something really good. How about a $300 gift card to use at Tiffany's?! That's what I'm saving for!

How could this get any better?! Earn your kicks even faster by linking your credit card. We all know we buy stuff at Target almost every time we walk in. Why not get rewarded?! Another way to get kicks quick is by inviting friends to sign up. Every person that signs up using your link will give you up to 2,500 kicks in their first 30 days as members. You get kick for kick until they reach 2,500 kicks or 30 days (whichever comes first).

So now that you know about my FAVORITE app. I must leave you so I can earn my bonus kicks for the day. It turns your lunch break into a fun adventure!

If you want to get the app you can download it using this link and sign up
Please note: You are NOT required to sign in using Facebook. Under the Facebook option, there is a sign up with email option. Do that.

*This is not a sponsored post. I am THAT excited about this app, and wanted to share it with ALL my readers.

Happy Kicking!

Time to Get Serious

I don't know how many times I'm going to post about my marathon training failures, but I'm REALLY hoping I can get my life together and get back on target this week! (FOR REAL!)

I ran twice last week, but no long run (go figure).

 Nothing to write home about, but at least I did something right?

For some reason 15 miles has been a huge mental block for me. I've hit the half way point and am happy with my half marathon time, but now it's time to get serious and train like I'm running a full and not a half.

This week my goal is to run a total of 22 miles. Three and four miles on Tuesday and Thursday, then 15 miles this weekend. It WILL happen. I have exactly 2 months before the Disney Marathon which is only 8 more long runs! I now have to play catch up and increase my runs by 2 miles every weekend. That will put me at 26 miles on Dec 22 and then two weeks to taper back before the race.

Let's talk about something more fun, shall we? Ready to see who won $40 in free Mary Kay products?! Drumroll please.......

YAY Kailyn! Email me what you want :) 

Thanks to everyone who entered.  If you didn't win, no worries. Place your order by midnight tonight and I will give you 10% off your entire purchase just by mentioning this blog! I also ship within the United States for FREE! Email me your orders at: melissa.m.bolt@gmail.com

Gonna try something new and link up for "Tell Me About Tuesdays" with Helene from Helene in Between.

Muscle Car Monday

What a GREAT weekend! It was the first weekend in I don't know how long that I didn't have to work my part time job (I'm no longer working at Kirkland's) OR go anywhere. We took advantage of the beautiful weekend and did some really fun things!

On Saturday, we woke up and decided to go shopping at our favorite mall. Old Navy was having 50% ALL outerwear, so I of course couldn't resist on getting the cutest little navy pea coat for only $27! Then I went to LOFT and decided I wanted another pair of the colored jeans. I chose mustard yellow, but forgot to get the modern curvy and got modern skinny instead. Hopefully I can switch those out!

After all that shopping, I knew just the thing to bring a smile to my husband's face. We were right by a Carmax so I said "Let's go walk the lot and see what they have!" You see, we have one car, a Ford Edge and have been talking about getting a second, more "fun" car. We test drove a mustang but it wasn't exactly what we wanted. My husband had his eye on a used Mustang Cobra so we went to the dealer to check it out. Long story short, the price was right and it was exactly what he was looking for. Needless to say, we didn't want to lose it so we bought it. Just like that, on a whim!

Sunday was fun because it was another beautiful day and an even more perfect day to put the top down and cruise! And cruise we did!

Have I mentioned how much I ADORE our home town? This is practically our backyard!

Don't forget that tonight at midnight, the Mary Kay giveaway ends. Enter by following this blog AND commenting for $40 in FREE Mary Kay products! Also, anyone who emails me with an order and mentions this blog will receive 10% off their entire order! (Good until 11/13/12)

Good luck!

Linking up with Molly for YOLO Monday's!

Shoes, Babies, and Kittens....Oh My!

Glad to be back in a normal-ish routine this week. The time change definitely has its pluses and minuses but I must say, I'm mostly happy about it. This time of year is my absolute favorite. I love the holidays and everything that comes with it (yes even the tight budget and family drama). So when I button up my coat to leave for work and the sun is setting on my commute, I'm a happy girl!

Hope everyone had another great week! Here are my highlights:

1. As usual, Milo spends most of the day waiting to have his picture taken, so every now and again I oblige.
2. As you saw last week, my sister-in-law had a beautiful baby boy! We headed to Richmond on Saturday to meet him. He was only a week old in this picture and I couldn't get over this adorable little outfit. All I could think about was the movie "A Christmas Story" and how the little brother getts bundled up to go outside to the point he couldn't move.
3. Now that I'm back in a routine and marathon training is halfway over, I've decided to try and set a weight loss goal for myself. I'm using the Lose It! app to track my daily calories and weekly weigh-ins. Initial weigh in is complete and my goals have been set. Getting my cruise body ready for March!
4. I fell in love with these red booties on Zulily and decided I HAD to have them. I haven't been sold on ankle boots until I saw these. Red and with a bow! I've already been dreaming of outfits for when they come. (Yes, I actually dreamt about them. Obsessed? Perhaps!)
5. I keep seeing leopard shoes around and when walking through Target I stumbled across these beauties. They were on sale for $9 so I figured it was a good investment.

*Don't forget to follow this blog for a chance to win $40 in Mary Kay products! Enter here for your chance to win! Contest closes Midnight, Sunday.

Linking up with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk

MK Giveaway

Hello friends! First and foremost, I want to say THANK YOU to all my readers, that's you! I started this blog 4 months ago to hold me accountable for my marathon training. But along the way I started having fun with it and now it has morphed to what you see today! So again, I thank YOU for standing by me and reading!

Now, for today's post. As some of you might have seen on last week's High 5 for Friday, I decided to start selling Mary Kay. Makeup has always played an important role in my life because I was not one of those girls with a perfectly even complexion and dark features. Instead, my face is covered in freckles (and no, not the cute kind where you have like a few dozen on your cheeks and nose) I'm talking full on millions of freckles everywhere. I secretly hope they all connect one day and I can be a super tan person. Features on my face don't stand out, so makeup has always played a key role in helping me with that. Over the years I have learned what works and what doesn't.

I discovered Mary Kay when I was 18 and the rest is history. Don't get me wrong, there were times in college where I was in a pinch and hit up the local drugstore to get my fix, but I always found my way back to Mary Kay. It just seemed to do the job. I was always happiest when I had my Mary Kay face on. I've tried MAC and other products, but for me I could never justify the cost.  So here I am, selling a product that I not only love but use every single day.

Since I am having my Mary Kay launch party this weekend, let's celebrate by hosting a giveaway! How about a $40 MK gift certificate?!  Check out the Mary Kay product line here! Now are you ready to win?! There are two chances to win below. Contest closes end of day on Monday, the 12th.

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If you place an order through me by November 10th, you will get 10% off your entire purchase! Just mention this blog with your order. You can email me your order: melissa.m.bolt@gmail.com

Happy shopping!