Military Spouse of the Year!

Today, I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear who the 2011 Military Spouse of the Year will be! Of course I'm rooting for 2011 Navy Spouse of the Year, Robert Duncan! But big congratulations are due to all of the others!

Bianca Strzalkowski honored as the 2011 Marine Spouse of the Year
Megan Glynn honored as the 2011 Air Force Spouse of the Year
Crystal Cavalier honored as the 2011 Army Spouse of the Year
and ‎2011 Coast Guard Spouse of the Year Laura Vanderwerf

This is a contest held through Military Spouse Magazine. I feel a personal tie to this contest, as a year ago my signs were featured in the same issue as the 2010 Spouse of the Year!

Wordless Wednesday

Monday Meet-Up with the HomeFront!

First off, yes, I know its Tuesday. Yes, I'm a little late, but I'm okay with that! :)


This Week's Questions come from Leslie of Heart Adrift
(check out her shop because she has some really cool stuff!!)

1. Do you like to celebrate Valentine's Day or do you cringe at the thought of Cupid?
I love love LOVE Valentine's Day! I love to feel loved and to remind other people that they are loved! :) It is a fun holiday at my house with heart shaped foods and goodies for everyone!

2. Are you a flowers or candy kind of person? Or do you prefer something handmade?
I adore the handmades! My Valentine this year was a simple one from my sweet 8 year old. I couldn't have asked for more! (Though I wouldn't scoff at a pair of diamond earrings!)

3. What's your most memorable Valentine's Day story? My first Valentine's with my (now hubby) high school sweetheart. He made fillet Mignon & lobster tails. He covered a giant (like concert size) speaker with a table cloth, and had a candlelit meal in his room. We were 17 and this was sooo ultra romantic. Till his dad walked in and asked if I had somewhere else I should be.

Read more meetups at the HomeFront blog! And check back with me later because the cobwebs around this blog aren't doing any one any good!

Time Flies!

Time flies by so quickly, sometimes it feels that I have had just enough time to blink and everything has changed. Its been about 2 months since I've sat down to write, and that is because we have completed a PCS (ok actually a homeport change..) move. My signs were in the June 2010 issue of Military Spouse magazine. My niece came to visit. And all the while you wonderful people are purchasing signs left & right!

The move went very smoothly, even though I had to do it on my own. My sweet sailor was of course 'out in the field', during the 3 days of packers, moving, & cleaning. We LOVE our new house and feel very lucky to have found it! AND....my workspace has gone from a small 4'x3' closet (ok maybe it was a tad bigger, but not much), to half of the basement! Its also been a lot of fun being in a touristy-beachy town, instead of the college-ghost town that Brunswick had turned into! We spent the past 2 weeks exploring and really having a great time!

The magazine was AWESOME! It happened to be the same issue where they announced the military spouse of the year which was a totally wonderful Air Force Spouse, Lori Bell. (http://www.nammas.org is her organization)

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So that was my personal update. As for the shop, my grand-reopening sale took place between July 1 & 4th and was quite successful, Thank You!! Keep a look out for another sale coming up in August!! (Its time to start thinking about Christmas!!)

Wowsa!!

I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to keep up with my blog, but a little bit of super excitement has headed my way! A couple of days ago the Art Director of Military Spouse Magazine contacted me to ask if I would mind if they added my sign to their "Faves" page for the June 2010 issue! Mind, me? Absolutely NOT! I am actually quite HONORED to have been selected for this, and will be buying many many copies of the issue!

This little project that started out as a hobby on Etsy has really turned into something that I never expected!

March for Babies

Looking for a great reason to buy a sign? I've got one! For the entire month of March, I'm donating $5 from every sign sold to help sponsor the South family in their March of Dimes, March for Babies Walk! So now's the time to visit my shop: http://www.perfectlydistressed.com and get a sign and help a good cause!!

Why March for Babies?
When you walk in March for Babies, you give hope to the more than half a million babies born too soon each year. The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies. We’ve been walking since 1970 and have raised an incredible $1.8 billion to benefit all babies.

A little window shopping!

So as you know I sell stuff on Etsy....but I've also done a little shopping (and wishing) from the wonderful shops there too!

My first buy was a great little notebook from TheChameleonsAttic that really helped me keep my lists organized this past Christmas (and will be used again for next Christmas too!)

I have my eye on one of her rugs too!

My second find was a great little invention, from FrayBabyBibsandMore to keep the sippy cup off of the floor while we're out and about! With a few extra links this nifty little sippy cup sleeve attaches to anything and keeps the cup clean!!

My third buy on Etsy is this heavenly set of candle and reed diffuser from Lilac Ave! These are so much better than any of the things that I have found in the over-priced primitive and candle shops!


And the thing I love most about these shops (aside from their high quality products) is that these sellers are all members of the Homefront Team!

Take some time and check them out! You might just find the perfect gift or even a little something for yourself!