stationary giveaway!! Ends May 15!

Hey everyone! My sister and I are giving away great stationary to a lucky winner! The winner will receive the stationary she chooses, along with the monogram or name (in the winner's chosen font), as well as paper style, from the ones shown below!
In order to win, leave a comment on this blog!

In order to get extra entries:
Post about this giveaway on your blog
Post a picture of your favorite of the below stationary on the blog entry

mention the giveaway on twitter
become a follower of this blog
become a follower of me on twitter: http://twitter.com/preppypolitico

You get an extra entry for each thing above that you do. Ya'll that is 6 chances to win! Just let me know about it in your comments! Good luck!!

These designs were custom made by Carolyn, my wonderful sister. I'm working on some designs, but I don't have her talent yet (c: Thanks sis!!!

Giveaway at Lauren Nicole Gifts!

For all ya'll who have to send a belated mother's day gift and you want to make a good impression, head on over to Lauren Nicole Gifts where she is hosting a great Lilly Pulitzer giveaway! It's a cosmetic bag and a bottle of perfume, and I think that it would make a great gift for your mother, a friend, or yourself!

Isn't this great? Go on over and sign up to win!

travel products!

I decided that I wanted to give solid shampoos and conditioners a try for this trip. Have ya'll ever heard of LUSH cosmetics? It's a website that mostly has organic and vegan products, but it specializes in solid shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc. I ordered the trichomania solid shampoo. It's 3.5 oz for 9.75, but it's supposed to last as long as 3 bottles of normal shampoo, which costs me about 6 dollars a pop.

The conditioner is called Junglemania, and it smells soooo good! It was 9.95 for 3.5 oz, but again, is supposed to last as long as 3 bottles of shampoo.

Seriously, you should try these things. They are just one of many things that you can buy in order to avoid those pesky 3 oz. rules on planes (especially for long trips where you don't want to check bags). Go to lushUSA.com to order yours! They have tons of other products, too, depending on your fancy.

Once I've figured out the longer term effects of these products, I'll let ya'll know, but so far, they work like a dream!

3 jobs?!

The second part of my summer is shaping up to be pretty interesting! I get back to the states on June 22, and as soon as I get back it's going to be a flurry of activity and work.

I work for a dining hall here on campus, and when it closes for the summer it sends everyone willing over to another dining hall to work. So, I'll be doing that for 25 hours a week. Plus, I just interviewed for an internship with the department of rec sports marketing department. They seemed to like me, and I REALLY would love to gain the experience, so keep 'em crossed!

That's 2 jobs at 40 hours a week. THEN there's the job that I took for 40 hours for one week transferring a company here in town from their old operating system to the new one.

I'm gonna have my work cut out for me! On the plus side, looks like I won't really have to work that much during the school year.

Rue La La!!

How is it that everyone knew about this place but me?

However, thanks to Preppy Pink Crocodile, I got an invite to this excellent online source!

I am new to the Lilly movement, and the only Lilly Pulitzer I have ever bought was the leash/harness I got for my sister's puppy for Christmas, which doesn't actually belong to me.

Well, I had COVETED this halter top (I found a halter top!) when it was in-season last year, but the price-tag kept me away. But with the Rue La La boutique sale, I got it for $49! I couldn't pass it up!!

Because I've spent this entire year saving every penny for Europe and never once going outside of a strict monthly budget, spending the money gave me INCREDIBLE buyer's remorse, even though I've given myself a shopping budget for summer clothes. Luckily, whenever I look at this picture, I get all thrilled and happy! I hope hope HOPE that it fits well and that my first piece of Lilly turns me into a lifetime lover of it!

What did ya'll buy at the Rue La La Lilly boutique?

European Travels!

Hey everyone-

When I go to Europe this summer, I'm doing a blog about my travels!

Be sure and check it out here. I'll be posting about everywhere I go!

Be appropriate when commenting, my parents are reading! I don't need them knowing about my alter ego, preppy politico

last one today

I joined this new era and added a twitter account! my username is, obvi, preppypolitico. check it out! http://twitter.com/preppypolitico