"doggie bag"

This past week, I've had the privilege of taking care of my sweet golden retriever, Achilles, at my apartment. He typically stays with my boyfriend Matt because he's at a house with a nice, big backyard, so Achilles can run and play ball his favorite outdoor activity. Matt is out of town right now training for his awesome new job as an adjuster with Farmer's Insurance, so I'm taking turns with his parents to watch Achilles. I've loved having him here because he's forced me to go on jogs and walks at least three times a day in the gorgeous weather we've been having. He's absolutely full of energy, and has had a great time playing with my roommate's new dog, Revis.

I must admit, Achilles is spoiled rotten, and has a ton of toys and stuff that come along with him. I've been using my organizing utility tote for all of his stuff this week, and it's been a huge help. With all of the pockets on the outside, I'm able to store his brush, toys, bones, and treats. The inside is big enough for me to store his bowls and any of his toys that don't fit in the outside pockets as I said this dog is spoiled :). I'll soon be ordering one for Achilles with his name personalized on it, so that it's more convenient to pack up his stuff when we go on trips.






Achilles' "doggie bag" is the Thirty-One Organizing Utility Tote. Only $30, and can be personalized with your dog's name on it!

pay it forward

I am so giddy after such a nice, shocking surprise this morning! My roommate Brittney and I went to Starbucks this morning because we needed coffee and those advertisements for the mocha cookie crumble frappuccinos were too good to pass up. By the way, they are delicious! Starbucks describes them as, "Milk and cookies meets chocolate and coffee for the drink you’re too grown-up to admit that you really want". 

Anyway, the reason I am so giddy is because we got them for FREE! Brittney and I decided... Ahh, we're just having a lazy day today doing laundry, so why not let this guy get in front of us in the line at Starbucks. So we did just that, we let the guy get in front of us. I don't think you could have wiped the smiles off of our faces for a good 30 minutes after pulling up to pay and having the cashier say, "the man in front of you paid, here are your drinks, have a nice day!" I've heard of this happening in movies, but honestly, I've never had anyone do anything more than give me a friendly wave for letting them in front of me. How awesome that someone just paid for our drinks! I think our total was like $9, but that's $9 we didn't have to spend this morning because a perfect stranger paid for us. 

So, I'm feeling inspired today! I'm going to give away a FREE flat iron/curling iron case to one lucky person drawn at random who comments on my blog, and tells me what they plan to do to start paying it forward today! :) 

team spirit

PURPLE! GOLD! PURPLE! GOLD! GO PIRATES! ARRRGGHH!

I am so excited to get my Picnic Thermal Tote personalized with "Pirate Tailgate"! I can't wait to start using my tote to hold drinks when I go to games at ECU and my apartment pool this summer. It's actually big enough to hold 3 bottles of wine or even a pitcher!... so I've been told ;) 


The new spirit collection comes in Spirit Navy, Black, Orange, Maroon, and Grey... colors to suit most any team. I was not gifted with any athletic ability in high school I think my sister got all of those genes in the family, but I was part of the AHS show choir and dance team. I had AHS show choir and dance team shorts, t-shirts galore, jump suits, and even garment bags. I would've definitely used a cute personalized bag and blanket for all of our competition trips. If only they had adult show choirs!

This collection is perfect for school fundraisers. If you're looking for an easy fundraiser that will allow everyone to show off their school pride, this would be ideal! I'll give your school 10% of all funds raised to use as you wish!

summer is here

The Summer catalog is here! Boy, does it feel like summer already in North Carolina with highs reaching 90 all week! The Summer catalog is packed with great organizational and storage ideas for all your Summer activities. I am personally in LOVE with the new spirit line in the catalog! I can't wait to get my "Pirate Tailgate" personalized picnic thermal tote to use at the pool and all of the ECU games this year!

I'm having a Summer catalog debut party! Anyone who orders between now and May 15th, will be submitted into a drawing for a FREE Thirty-One product! There are many ways to earn entries into the drawing, including:

1- entry for making a purchase
1- entry for EVERY $31 you order!
(ex: $31=1, $62= 2, $93=3)
1- entry for ordering the May special
3- entries to a previous hostess
5- entries for booking a party in June or July
7- entries for booking a party in May
10- entries for joining my team through the "opportunity to join" incentive prior to May 15th! ask me for more info :)