Month: November 2014

Today support Small Business Saturday by shopping at your favorite local store and eating at your neighborhood restaurant. Small businesses is what makes our city have a little character, so it is important to give them a little love. For local businesses here in Columbus, Ohio I have rounded up a few of my favorites.
Shopping
Eats
Fitness
Wines
Drinks

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Have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving, may your food be gobble-lishious!
Blogging has been truly an amazing experience and it has a lot to do with all of you! I am really thankful you have helped me make this dream come true. Although it is in the early stages, you have given me so much motivation and inspiration to keep going and I will forever be grateful for it!  I never imagined how much this blog would open up so many great opportunities for me, but the most valuable part of it is meeting and connecting with wonderful people like yourselves.  I love that I  have something in common with all of you through various interests. Thank you for allowing me to embrace my inner nerd and to be overly enthusiastic about everything 🙂
I am excited for what the future holds and to get to know all of you better! Keep your comments and emails coming, I love reading them!
This past year has taught me a lot. It taught me how to not take anything for granted, to appreciate all that I have, and to make the most out of each day. I am deeply grateful for my family this year. They honestly have been so wonderful through all of my craziness during this transitional year. 
I hope you have lots to be thankful for this year! 

Get ready to shop, shop and shop! 

Black Friday is here and there are tons of great sales happening! 
If you are not one to fight the crowds on Friday, no worries, stores are having sales online. 
I know I want to pick a few items to start my holiday shopping 
and to purchase a few items for myself for all the holiday parties that are around the corner. 
Here are some great options to start you holiday-ready!
Club Monaco (code TGIBF)

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Shopbop  (code GOBIG14)

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Design Darling (code MANYTHANKS)

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Theory  Holiday pre-view 40% off

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Additional Sales
J.Crew— Check out some of my picks here  (code HOLIDAY)
Madewell (code GIFTON)
SAKS (code HOLIDAY)
Piperlime (code THANKFUL25)
Bloomingdales (50% off on a selection state wide)
Kate Spade (code HOLLYJOLLY)
Tory Burch (code LUCKY)
Baublebar (code FRIDAY35)
Brooksbrothers (30% off sweaters, 15% or 20% off if you use your BB card)
Tuckernuck (15% off state wide with code SHOP15, 20% off $150 more code SHOP20)
Nordstrom: (additional 20% off sale items)
West Elm (code SUPERSALE)
Loren Hope (code THANKFULLY)

Tibi (code BLACKFRIDAY14)

Incase you missed it, some of my gift ideas!

“Sometimes I think Dana isn’t listening to me”
Last weeks Friday’s Simply Smitten post I talked about how excited I was to start listening to the new podcast series called Serial. Well I listened to all 9 episodes, each lasting about 30-40 minutes, this past weekend and I am COMPLETELY HOOKED. It is all I can think about right now and I do not know how I am going to be able to wait 2 whole weeks for the 10th episode. If you are unfamiliar with the podcast and feel like you are behind the times, well you are…..only kidding, it just debuted this past October. Serial is a story that is told through an investigation by the narrator, Sarah Koenig. Each season will be a different story that is unfolded. This season, season 1, is the true murder case of a high school girl named Hae Min Lee that took place in Baltimore in 1999. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed has been in jail since he was convicted of the murder when he was 17 years old. 
The story is probably the craziest, most confusing, frustrating and exciting thing I have ever heard. I do not want to give too much away, so I will not talk about the case because it is SO worth listening to! 
Do anyone of you listen to Serial? If so PLEASE message me, I am dying to talk to someone about it. If you haven’t had the pleasure of listening to it yet, stop what you are doing right now and go listen to it!!

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