Happy Happy!

Wheeeee! One of my BEST friends, Danica, nominated me for the Happy 101 Award. Thanks, D! And get your hiney on that couch and quit cleaning! :)

How does this work?

1. Copy and paste the award OR save and attached the award to your blog

2. Link to the person who sent it to you

3. List 10 things that make you happy

4. Pass the award on to other bloggers, visit their blog, and let them know.

TEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

1. Darren and Chaya. They are my family and I love them dearly.

2. My friends - the people who keep me sane, laughing and occupied!

3. Spring. I love the whole renewed feeling of it. I don't love the allergies that come along with that, but I love how cold, dead and dreary days turn into flowery, sunny days.

4. Cupcakes. Something about a small, sweet, icing-y cake. Portable, yummy, and portion controlled.

5. Packages. I LOVE getting packages in the mail. Whether I ordered and paid for it myself. It's something great to get something you want instead of a bill or unsolicited junk mail!

6. Crafting (making cards (especially when I'm making them with Chaya) and sewing).

7. Sewing.

8. Trying new recipes and foods - especially Tastefully Simple. The easier, the better!

9. Kids. I love them. They are so sweet, innocent and funny.

10. Vacations. I can go to IOWA and be happy about it. There's something about just getting away from your daily routine and out of my normal surroundings and routine (or is it getting a day off of work) that makes me happy.

And now for MY nominees:

1. Trisha - she's my team leader for Tastefully Simple, a good friend, and the mother of one of the cutest babies in the world!

2. Emily - she's one of my besties and needs to do SOMETHING to update her dang blog!

3. Colleen - she is awesome and I love her!

4. Erin (EJ) - she is the mother of one of my favorite 4 year-olds and an awesome crafty lady that I love dearly!

Spring is Right Around the Corner!

At least in Tastefully Simple world, that is. The 2010 Spring/Summer Line can be previewed now, with even more EXCITING products to come! There's a definite theme this year, so if you're a fan of salsa, chipotle, margaritas, and mojitos, you might want to book a party and get first-hand exposure to this awesome product line.

It previews on March 8, and my calendar is quickly booking up for March. Weeknights are still open for the most part, but the weekends can be a bit tricky.

Remember - being the first in your "social circle" allows you to be the pioneer with the new line. People will probably order more from you, which means you get more FREEBIES!
Contact me today at simplycdd@gmail.com to get available dates and times! Hosting has never been more exciting, or easy!

I'm in the Mood.... to GIVE STUFF AWAY...

If you follow either of my blogs, you know that I like to give stuff away. I guess you can say I like to share the things I like - in the hopes of introducing a little sunshine into someone else's life...

Well, I'll be doing it again. As soon as I figure out what it will be. For now, follow me. Tell your friends to follow me. Of course, following and commenting is going to be required for this. So send 'em on.

While you're online, drop by my Tastefully Simple page to check out some limited time items. There are some good things that may not be around for the catalog change in just over a month.

I'm officially official

Like, I have my own WEBSITE, official.

Stop by, take a look, drool, shop, book. It's that easy, my friends!

Thanks for your support. I hope to have more like you in the future!

All Signed Up!

Yay! :)

Contact me at simplycdd@gmail.com to book a party, place an order or get general information. I'll get webpage information and all that good stuff soon! :)

Welcome, Again!

Well, I know some (2 - haha) of you are wondering what the heck is the welcome on a blog that's been around (albeit dormant) for almost 2 years. I'm using it for something else now. The name was too fitting, and you can't mess with something that fits, right?

Anyway, my friend Trisha recently became a Tastefully Simple Consultant. She knows I love the product (I better, after having a show that gave me $180 in freebies!), and knows I love to talk! So she offered me the opportunity to be on her team, and I'm going to do it. Her team name is "Team Achieving Dreams". Nice, huh?

Now, I don't know exactly what all of my dreams are right now, but I'm sure I can come up with something. But in the meantime, I started thinking - how nice would it be to:

• pay for our January 2011 cruise without disrupting or changing our current budget for the next 8 months?
• pay for Chaya's orthodontist bill without changing our budget?
• put aside money to replace the Accord when it's time (so we can avoid having 2 car payments)?
• just have some extra cash for whatever (erm, fabric!) I want to spend it on
• pay for Chaya's travel softball fees and trips without thinking twice (that is one expensive sport - did you know a "good" bat is $300!)?

So I'm going to do it. I'm not intending for this to be a full-time job. As much as I'd love to do it full-time, my plan is to "retire" early from ALL full-time work. Haha. But it will be a fun job. A non-job job. One that I enjoy that compliments the one I have to have.

And so it is. I'm becoming a Tastefully Simple Consultant. Is the blog name fitting or what? Think I should start a new one?

Oh, and send me some followers, will ya? :)