[Super Duper Fantastic] ISFP/INFP. 4w5. World Explorer. Super Hero. Rose-colored Glasses.

I am writing from my Virgin America flight to Toronto. Hooray for wifi in the air, as well as the WordPress app on the phone as I’m too lazy to take the laptop out!

After tallying all the comments first and then the tweets, I had a total of 22 entries. I popped that number into a random number generator, and the winner of the summer giveaway is:

Thankfully, I don’t have a lot of entries, so counting to 22 and then to 7 wasn’t a big deal. Entry #7 was Salt Says – congratulations! I hope you like owls! I’ll post a photo of the prize before I send it out next week.

PS – check out Dorry’s giveway at Living with Healthy Hunger!

On Wednesday evening, Meghan of Wit Whimsy hosted a Style and Beauty blogger meet-up. There was a really good turn-out, and I wish I could have stayed for the duration of the event and met more people.

Attendees walked away with fantastic goodies from Benefit Cosmetics and Shop It To Me. I finally had a chance to look inside this evening, and just WOW!

Lots of goodies, including: BADGal Lash Mascara, Ultra Shines Lip Shine, High Beam, one of their new Crescent Row fragrances, and a one-year subscription to Harper’s Bazaar.

To celebrate receiving a Cherry on Top Award and to share in the awesomeness of the goodie bag, I’ve decided to host a giveaway! Originally, the giveaway item was a bottle of So Hooked on Carmella, but I realized how difficult it might be to mail a bottle of perfume. We’ve got strict rules on liquids in the mail. :(

The giveaway will be a surprise [UPDATED]from The Renegade Craft Fair [UPDATED]. I will be selecting a winner at random next Friday, August 6th!

Here is how to enter:

Please leave a comment below with your beauty bag essential OR your favorite summer beverage.

Bonus Entry: Spread the word via Twitter or blog post. Leave me a comment with a link!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

So the cherry on top of my day was receiving an award from the Tsaritsa! In order to accept this award I have to do three things [not a fan of chain-type things, but FINE]:

1) Answer this question that Tasha posed: “If you had the chance to go back and change one thing in your life, would you and what would it be?”

While I try to live my life free of regrets, fully aware of the consequences of my decisions, there are still things that I could list off when it comes to what I could change because my life is full of changes. There is always something to work for, to strive for.

However, if I were to go back into the past to change ONE thing, it would probably be my reluctance to learn Chinese. The parents made my sister and me attend every Saturday morning, and I really wish I’d paid more attention and was more diligent about studying the language. I still speak more than most would expect, but it’s a little embarrassing to tell people just how many Saturdays were spent in Chinatown and what little I really retained.

2) Pick six people to pass the award on to. Their blog should be truly deserving.

Linda @ Curious Notions, Ange @ Lushlee, Ashley and Stephen @ (never home)maker [this counts as two, right?], Not That Kind of Girl, Dorry @ Living With Healthy Hunger.

3) Thank the person who gave you the award, in the form of a comment on this post.

Done!

To celebrate, my next post will be a giveaway. Stay tuned!

Coffee on an empty stomach [which is usually the case] makes me absolutely jittery. Sometimes I will risk it and have a cup in the office, which my coworker always brews too strongly. Then, the rest of the day, my heart is pounding, and my mind goes all over the place, making calculating and putting together spreadsheets a very inefficient process.

So my alternative? Tea. I prefer the white and green [when brewed lightly and therefore, not bitter] varieties, which is where Adagio came into the picture. The IngenuiTEA Teapot* was recommended by a blogging friend of mine, and since I’ve bought it, I have not been disappointed.

You can brew each cup individually. The process is simple: You put your loose leaf teas on top. Add hot water. When the tea is ready, simply place it on top of a cup, which causes the valve at the bottom to release your tea into your cup. It’s super easy!

Best invention EVER if you’re a tea drinker! The teapot is $19, which after $5 off, is actually $14 for the teapot and a 4-tea sampler. If you’re interested at all in Adagio Teas, I can send you a code to get $5 off! Just leave a comment below, and I’ll send one over to your email address.

And yes, there are Clorox Disinfecting Wipes on my desk…

*Note: I linked to the gift pack because it is the same price as the regular teapot listing and comes with a sampler of their teas, which lasts quite a while.

Time for another Moment of Awesome posts, where I focus on the positive rather than the negative. It’s about what’s gone right, rather than wrong.

MoA #1: Earlier last week, I reported for jury duty. Luckily due to my current employment circumstances [under a contract and not paid for jury duty], I was excused from a trial that would potentially run through April and May. While it would have been interesting to take part in a trial longer than a week [I was on a jury two years ago for a week], I wouldn’t have been able to take a month and a half off comfortably. This girl’s got bills to pay!

MoA #2: Pizza overload. On Tuesday night, RV and I ordered a large pizza after postponing dinner time from our usual 6pm to about 9:30pm, and RV surprised me by eating half of it. Whoever came up with the idea of Indian + pizza is a genius. Hi Zante Pizza! Did I mention how the leftovers work wonders after a rough night with gin? Several nights later, we tried the pizza [super thin crust] at a newly discovered happy hour, and it was only so-so. The following night, we went out for Chicago-style pizza [deep dish!] with a group of friends. I think I’ve eaten more pizza in the last week than I have in several months’ time.

MoA #3: Funtastic and sunny weekend – checking out Lake Chabot with RV, dinner at a friend’s house, April Mistakes birthday party, street fairs, stopping in at a softball game+BBQ.

MoA #4: My blogalicious self was picked to receive an advance copy of Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh’s Delivering Happiness. It comes out June 7th! The book arrived this past week, and I have an extra copy to give out. If you know someone who may want the book, please let them know about the giveaway. Here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment with an awesome moment from your past week.
2) Be sure to include #DHBook somewhere in the comment, so I know it’s an entry for the contest!

Easy, right? I will pick a winner at random on April 30th, which also coincides with when Tony will be making an appearance in SF for a #DeliveringHappiness Happy Hour! I wonder if it’ll be at the SF Giants Tweet-Up!?

Update: Random.Org has picked the #3, so the winner of this giveaway is Jennifer. Congrats! :)