Cyber Monday- Deals!

Happy Cyber Monday and the beginning of deer season!

If you're from rural Ohio, then you know that today is the beginning of deer season. 

We even get the day off; yes, we are that serious about it!

I joked with one of my students last week and told them that those of us who aren't hunting had to go to school, and they were gullible enough to believe me for a second or two!
I won't be hunting deer, but I will enjoy sleeping past my alarm and being home all day long!

 Woohoo!

I did some serious shopping over the last five days, and by the end of today I will be done D.O.N.E. with my Christmas shopping. 

Along the way I've found tons of great gift ideas for not only others but myself as well.

Alex twisted my arm to go Black Friday shopping not only Thursday night after we had both of our Thanksgiving dinners but also Friday mid-morning. 

So today I'm sharing some gift ideas, whether it's for you, a loved one or a dear friend.

Loft

I didn't anticipate going into the Loft, but as we entered the mall, I thought to myself "We are already here, I might as well check out the deals." 

What might have been an hour later we exited the Loft with tons of new clothes and Loft Cash to lure me back into the store in not even a week later.

The Loft is sometimes a hit or miss place for me. 

On Friday it was a "hit" kind of day!

Here are some of the favorites that I snagged.

I was actually in line to checkout when I spotted one of the workers wearing this super cute top. 

She looked adorable in it, and then I turned around and saw a lady holding the exact same top, so I asked where she got it and went to get the last one on the rack. 

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This sweater is SUPER soft!

In the store, they also had it in blue. 

I was tempted to get that too, but I have Loft cash, so maybe next week I will! ;)

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Another super soft cardigan.

It comes in three other colors.

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I grabbed burgundy leggings because I liked the color. 

Once I got in the dressing room I realized I also have them in black from last year. 

I don't really consider them a legging because I wear them as dress pants, but I love hot fitted they are. 

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This dress was looking super cute on a mannequin outside of another Loft store a month ago. 

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It caught my eye, but at that time I had just bought a blue dress to wear for Christmas Eve. 

Fast forward a couple of weeks and that blue dress is now on its way back to Banana because I didn't love the neckline. 

For some reason they are now not stitching down the piece of material that's left inside of the collar. 

It actually pops up and looks messy, so even thought I love the look of the dress, it's going back. 

In return I now have the super cute black dress above. 

There are so many other Loft pieces that I would have grabbed; however, my intentions walking into the store wasn't to shop. 

50% off of everything was just too good of a deal to pass up. 

Plus, an added bonus of getting double the Loft Cash with your purchase. So for every $50 you spent, you got $50 Loft Cash.

I will be back very very soon and these are the items I have on my lookout. 

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So, if you are a Loft kind of girl... head to their site today. 

There's still 50% off, and hopefully you will get double Loft Cash too!

Ulta

I've recently become an Ulta fan. 

We don't have a ton of modern stores in our local mall, but we recently got an Ulta, and it's nice to have a place with hair and cosmetic needs close by. 

A couple week ago I was ordering some hair gel and found it was cheaper on Amazon; however, Ulta can have some great deals. 

Go check out their Cyber Monday deals here

Some of my favorites are 25% off La Roche Posay.

This is my favorite sunscreen for my face.

Sexy Hair hairspray $10.99

Sebastian hairspray $9.99

You can get $10 off any purchase of $50 ore more using the code CYBERMON17

Also, free shipping on orders of $35 or more.

 

Nest

This might be for the guys, but Alex got an email on Black Friday about Nest thermostats. 

I think we previously had one and took it back or maybe we were going to buy one, but anyways we now have one on the way. 

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Originally $249, it was on sale for $199 with a rebate of up to $100.

Nest lets you control your thermostat from the convenience of your home. 

You better believe I will have it set to 75 for when I get home from work in the winter. 

Nest also offers indoor and outdoor cameras and a fire/CO2 alarm. 

This was Alex's favorite Black Friday deal. 

I will be searching for more Cyber Monday deals today, but I think only one more purchase and my Christmas shopping will be complete!

I'm enjoying the pretty lights, cheery holiday movies, Christmas music and heart warming Christmas novels! 

It's so nice to have the house decorated and all of my shopping done, so now I can really enjoy the season. 

Have a great Monday!

I wish you the best with your Cyber Monday deals and getting a deer!

Friday Favorites: a dress, a necklace, some leggings and a tunic

Hey there Friday!

It always so good to see you!

Today I'm sharing my Friday Favorites Recent Clothing Edition!

There have been so many items that have been catching my eye lately, that I decided to dedicate today's post to new items that I'm adding or want to be adding to my closet!

As always, I'm linking up with Erika, Narci and Andrea. 

We're sharing our favorites from the week.

Grab their graphic and linkup with your favorites from the week, too.

This tie-sleeve shift dress caught my eye a couple of weeks ago, but I thought I could get it cheaper, so I waited. 

Ironically enough the next week it was 50% and I used some of my Banana Rewards, so I basically got it for free. 

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It comes in black and this royal blue. 

I chose the royal blue and plan to wear it Christmas Eve. 

After finding the royal blue dress I've been looking for a gold statement necklace. 

I've seen some that looked okay but weren't exactly what I was looking for until I saw this...

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It was sold out and then back in stock right before I went to bed earlier in the week. 

I thought I could wait until morning, but nope it was gone!

This is exactly the type of necklace that I'd like to find, so if you see anything similar please share it my way!

Everyone has been posting about this twist front top.
It comes in 14 different colors and is a unique "twist" on a regular plain top. 

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I haven't been able to pull the trigger yet on checking out with it in my cart because I'd really wish it would go on sale, but it is so cute!

These high-waisted leggings are calling my name. 

I've been looking for tunics to wear with leggings because I feel a lot of them are baggy and oversized and that just doesn't look good on me, but in my search for tunics I found these leggings. 

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They're currently on sale, and I don't even have a pair of black leggings that aren't workout leggings, so they may be mine by the end of the day!

Speaking of tunics, I found this basic yet cute side-slit tee. 

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It comes in six different colors, and I think I could wear it with leggings and make it a go.
I really like the striped ones of these (black and white and white and gray), but I basically have the same thing in a regular long sleeve tee, so I'm not sure which one will make it into my cart.
I don't have a gray basic tee, so I'm veering towards this one.

There are so many cute things in the Nordstrom sale that each time I sit down I find even more things that I like.
For that reason I haven't checked out yet...
keep adding and adding to my bag and hopefully by the end of tonight I will narrow my choices and checkout!

Have a great weekend!

Weekend Finds

This past weekend my mom and I went on a little impromptu shopping trip. 

My mom is going on a cruise  in a couple weeks and needed a new swimsuit. 

She had something to return to Old Navy, so we stopped by there first. 

I haven't been to Old Navy in probably 10-15 years. 

The store was so crowded, and I just felt the setup of the store didn't do it any favors. 

The dressing room line was backed up right smack dab in the the middle of the store and everyone was running into everyone else. 

The one thing I did like was they had a Quick Change area that just had a curtain that you pull. 

I had a romper and two little dresses and quickly tried them on in there. 

I really did like this romper. I thought it would be a good swimsuit cover-up.

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This dress was even cuter in person. Super lightweight and airy. 

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But I opted to just put everything back and we headed out. 

We went to Macy's, and they were having some great sales!

My mom found a suit! 

It was the first one she even tried on!

We then headed to the shoe department. 

I've been looking for a few different types of shoes. 

One is a slide-in casual shoe. 

I have a pair that has gold sparkles/glitter on the side, but I wanted something that would go more with everything. 

The first shoe I saw was this

Ralph Lauren Janis Sneakers

They come in 8 other colors and are originally $49.

With the promo code FRIEND

you can get them for $34.30!

I tried them on in a seven, but they were too big. 

I wanted to try a 6.5, which I never wear, but they were sold out. 

So, I plan to order them online. 

I'm debating between this tan color and the lighter latte.

Style & Co. Haddie Ankle Shooties

Next I found these ankle shooties in black and gray. 

I thought I wanted black, but they didn't have my size, so I tried on the gray in a 7. 

They're originally $69.50 and on sale for $59.99

With promo code FRIEND you get them for $41.99!

The only thing that bothered me about them was the back piece by the heel. 

On one of the shoes it had a rough piece of material that kept scraping my heel. 

The left shoe had it, but the right one didn't.

I thought it was the zipper in the back, but it wasn't. 

I opted to pass and might order them online. 

Lucky Baley Perforated Chop Out Booties

These shoes come in 3 other colors. 

They're $129 originally, but use the promo code FRIEND and get them for $90.30

I purchased these in a 7. 

I've had my eye on them for a while now, and this is the cheapest price that I've seen them for!

Here are some other Lucky brand shoes that I love as well...

Lucky Keezan Block-Heel Booties

Now $90.30

Lucky Perforated Basel Booties

This shoe comes in 4 other colors.

Now $97.30

From there I stopped at the fragrance counter to grab some more perfume. 

With promo FRIEND you get 10% off fragrances. 

I ran out of my perfume a week or two ago. 

So, I've been using all samples and old perfume that I could find. 

I decided to buy Si by Giorgio Armani again. 

I grabbed it last June just before our wedding. 

I like to get the travel size ones, so that I can get new perfume more often, if I'd like. 

I hate clutter and having a bunch of different things laying around. 

I'd rather use one or two perfumes, finish them off and then try a new one instead of having 5 at one time. 

So, it's Sunday morning, and I'm off to decide what new tops I'd like to order. 

I have a bunch tabs open on my phone and would like to get them taken care of. 

Hopefully by the time you are reading this I have made a decision.

I'll let you know later in the week what I opt for, and I'll be making my final decision on my Athleta suit bottoms soon!