no more drink rings

UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.  CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER, SHERLIZZY!

If you saw Rachel on The Nate Berkus Show on Monday (and if you didn’t, go watch it here! Right now!), you also saw the beautiful wooden doily chargers that graced her fabulous Thanksgiving table.  Those chargers were made by uncommon, a great little company based out of Indiana that makes all kinds of adorable wood home decor and jewelry … check out their awesome  chandeliers!  Now you have a chance to get some of their unique style in your life for free, because uncommon has graciously gifted us with a set of their super cute wooden doily coasters to give away to a lucky My Chic Life reader!

To enter the contest: Leave a comment on this post telling us what you’re using for coasters now. Old issues of Cat Fancy magazine? Hideous plastic coasters your great aunt purchased for you at the 99 cent store? Manila file folders? Feel free to link to a photo to demonstrate how much you need something cute to protect your wood surfaces from errant drink rings.  The Chic Life staff will pick our favorite submission, and that lucky person will win a set of 5 of these gorgeous little wooden doilies! Contest will be closed at noon PST on Wednesday, November 23rd, and we’ll announce a winner shortly thereafter.  Good luck!!

the civilized coffee drinker

As you may have noticed, we’ve been adding some regular new features to My Chic Life recently — DIY Not?, Half Baked, and Mom-fessions.  We’re curious about what other content you’d like to see on the site and have a few other questions as well, so we created this quick (VERY QUICK!) survey to get some input from you, our cherished readers.  We’re not above a little bribery, so one lucky survey-taker will receive a $25 Target gift card, to be drawn at random!

Responses are anonymous.  Please, only one response per person.  If you wish to be included in the drawing for the Target gift card, please leave a comment on this post after you’ve finished the survey! The survey will be open through March 8th and the winner will be drawn/announced shortly thereafter.  We truly value your feedback, so thanks for helping us make My Chic Life even better!

What Lies Beneath

I had this idea for a contest. It serves no actual purpose other than to fuel my voyeuristic need to spy on other people’s kitchens. Here it is… what does your refrigerator look like RIGHT NOW?!?

No shifting things around, No organizing your veggies, No addition of fancy canisters… just open the door and take a photo as-is. Post it on our Facebook page or email it to me at rachel@chicevent.com. We’ll choose a winner (most organized, or prettiest, or most well-balanced, or most hilarious hello those of you with two beers and a bottle of mustard!!!) The winner gets a $25 Target gift card to help fill the fridge even more!!

Here’s What’s Going on in my fridge: starting at the top left

1. Coffee Mate – self explanatory

2. Leftover stir fry and Leftover takeout – both are regular visitors to our fridge

3. Bottles of Champagne – a good hostess always has some chilled

4. Naked Coconut Water – Everyone from Madonna to Martha is drinking this and I wanted to know why

5. Apple Juice – I hate giving the boys juice so I buy the one with lower sugar and mix it with water

6. Hummus – Is ALWAYS on hand, I eat it with veggies or on a rice cake a low-cal snack

7. Sliced Lemons – For my water, always in there

8. Ground beef and Italian Sausage – I’m making my bolognese for dinner

Ok ya’ll, it’s your turn! Send me photos of your fridge, I dare you!

Submission from "Anonymous"

The Single Guy's Fridge

Felicia Clark Shows Us Her "Crazy Fridge"

Single Guy, mini fridge

A Mother of Three

Full Fridge

Liquid Diet

Big Winner

This was a tough one ladies!! I loved all of the comments especially those about being a mom or being pregnant and how a gorgeous bag like this one from Beso Bags would make you feel prettier… been there, let me tell you!!

And I also really loved the one from Melissa Lankford who said that the bag reminded her of her Big Mama and church on Sundays. As the daughter of a retired minister, I totally hear that one. Those fabulous matriarchs that fill up the pews on Sunday were a big part of my childhood too.

But, I have to announce the winner as Tammy Goodwin. More than one of you wrote in and asked me to give it to Tammy so she could pass it on to her girlfriend, a single mom in the military who just celebrated her year anniversary as a cancer survivor. All the mommies in the world deserve something pretty like this bag, but especially this mommy.

Thank you all so much for writing in… keep the blog comments coming, I really love hearing your perspective.

xoxo,

Rachel

stop and smell the roses

You can use a different bag Mon-Sun, match the bag to your outfit, give them away to six lucky friends, or use one ’til it’s dead and move on to the next one. Your call.

freebie!

To win ALL SEVEN BAGS, simply tell me in 50 words or less what you would do with seven reusable shoppers from Smudge Ink.

You have one week. And as usual, the most creative answer WINS!

'scream's on us!

What’s better than a big frosty scoop of Chunky Monkey? A FREE scoop of Chunky Monkey!!! Yep, today is Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. Visit any B &J’s today between noon and 8pm to score yours.

The temps are rising into the triple digits and our budgets have been lowered to penny pinching. Screw your diet. With new flavors like Peanut Butter Cookie Dough and Mint Chocolate Cookie, old faves like Brownie Batter and Creme Brulee, there is sure to be a cunning concoction to steer you off that straight and narrow.

Try something a little funky (or Chunky) today and celebrate 31 years of ‘screamin with Ben and Jerry.

And guess what we’re going t do with these awesomely free T-Shirts????

GIVE THEM TO YOU!!!!!

Post a comment on this entry that describes in 50 words or less why YOU deserve the free Detroit Sprinkles t-shirts we are so generously offering. HURRY!!! We’re picking the winner Friday which means that you could have a brand spanking new t-shirt to wear by next week!

So tell me, why do YOU deserve a Detroit Sprinkles T-Shirt? Write something original people, boring stories need not apply!