giveaway: little lovelies.

the first ever giveaway through my ute!

about a year and a half ago i came across a blog that i fell in complete love with - mrs. priss. well, i actually had a girl crush on morgan the blogger, but same difference. through random blog stalking and the occasional message about our asses looking wonderful in old navy jeans, i discovered she was quite crafty and just plain awesome. so we teamed up to give you this little giveaway.

she makes some of the cutest flower accessories you have ever seen!

one of my lucky readers in going to win up to a $15 credit on one item for her etsy store little lovelies!

here is all you have to do to enter - do one or do them all!

• become a follower of my ute / or if you already are, tell me [1 entry].
• blog about this giveaway and link me [2 entries].
• head on over to little lovelies and tell me what your favorite lovely is [1 entry].

to make sure random.org gives you credit for each entry make sure that you put each entry in its own message in my comments section. i want everyone to have a fair shot at looking fabulous!

i will announce a winner this friday [may 7th]. good luck!

the one where i summon the higher powers for a job.

we won't get into any religious viewpoints on my blog, i'm sure mine are much different than most.

this whole "being unemployed" thing is not working for me or my ego anymore. i have been busy with school and clinicals for the past ten weeks so it hasn't seemed that bad, but if you have been a reader for a while, you may remember THIS. i have not had a full time job since. le sigh. eff you economy, eff you.

don't get me wrong, if it were in the cards [so to speak] for me to be able to be a part time SAHM, i totally would, but i need to "work hard for the money... so hard for it honey". to keep up with our lifestyle and to keep up with my sanity.

with my final exam for Phlebotomy this week, thursday [april fools day, who does that?!?] i am feeling the pressure even more to get a job in the field i have decided to pursue. maybe pressure was the wrong word. no one is pressuring me, especially cj, but i have been applying to various sites with no avail. everytime my phone rings, i am hoping it is a number i don't recognize with a friendly voice on the other line saying, "what time would you like to set up an interview?". or even better "your resume format is outstanding, you must be a spectacular person, you've got the job!".

i live in the land of healthcare, or so i hear. i'm just waiting for that call to get my foot in the door.

be thinking about me on thursday morning, and until i make an obnoxious blog post about my new job. i will love you forever.

smooches.

miss layla grace.

i recently came across this story and was immediately touched by it. i scan through many blogs a day, some interesting, some not so much. this one was different, very different.

it tells the tale of a mere 2 1/2 year old little girl named layla grace who is was battling stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma. i immediately found myself diving head first into the life of this little girl that her parents so selflessly shared with the rest of the world. they want to make people aware that this world is simply not filled with joy all of the time. that the mark that this little girl left on the earth, in her short stay here, was enough to touch strangers from all over the world.

here is her story. 

most of you have probably heard the news now if you were following her mother and father via twitter.

layla lost her battle with neuroblastoma this morning. some may find this news sad, but this little girl was so sick. i find it hard to feel anything other than relief for her family and for her sweet little body. in her final days she lost all control of her ability to live and her parents were suffering beyond comprehension.

it was so hard for me to read that her parents would take different shifts sitting with her so she would not have to be alone when she passed. i cannot even fathom the idea of where strength like that comes from. watching your child die before your eyes, and not being able to do a thing about it, is something no parent should ever have to be put through.

rest in peace sweet layla grace. your story has touched more people than you will ever know.

people of walmart.

if you have ever graced your local walmart with your presence, i am sure you have seen one or two of these people roaming around. im charging my camera phone at this very moment.

god bless the creator of this site.

http://peopleofwalmart.com/



enjoy.