Wanderlust

July 12, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

Beats Antique = Love them. Amazing.

First we saw: Ziggy Marley… followed by the awesome… Gramatik.

Well, I was lucky enough to be sent to the wonderful Wanderlust Festival in Colorado last week (sent by Toyota). This festival is for yoga lovers…. while I’m into yoga (when I say “into it” I mean… I used to do it… and, now I do nothing), I didn’t really take away a ton of yoga knowledge from this event. I was more into the people. Yup. The amazing people. Everyone was so sweet and nice. PLUS… I met/saw some amazing inspiring folks: Aron Ralston, Deepak Chopra, and the Wanderlust creator, Jeff.

My favorite moments: Riding the chair lift on the first day… and, eventually realizing that there is a support bar that pulls down over us… safety. Ha! The meditation class… I had to go back to my room to nap. Aron Ralston’s talk… I definitely cried, mostly when he share the photo of his 2 1/2 year old. AND, the last night: we started with a Ziggy Marley show….. and Terra and I stayed up WAY too late. 2 am… My brain was so tired the next day.

This really was an amazing experience. I don’t feel like there’s much more I can say. Just: What a wonderful community.

– Chelsey

P.S. I was joined by Terra, Suebob, and Kate for this trip. They were amazing ladies! Go say “Hi” if you have a moment.

Disclosure: I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. I did not receive any compensation for writing this post, or payment in exchange for participating. The opinions expressed herein are mine, and do not reflect the views of the Toyota.

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Into the wild

July 11, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

{Outfit: //Shirt: thrifted//Skirt: about 6 years old…//Shoes: Target//}

Well, hanging out at Copper Mountain Resort isn’t exactly “into the wild”, but I was surrounded by beauty. I set out on my adventure last Wednesday (yeah, I was traveling for the whole 4th of July). Why was I there? Well, I was sent to check out the Wanderlust Festival. How do I describe Wanderlust? Hmmmm, well if you love yoga, hiking, and just plain life… this is for you.

I have so much more to share about the people and experiences at Wanderlust… but, it’s going to take a bit of time to organize the millions of lovely words and photos I have.

So, for today I just want to share how beautiful Colorado is. I have never been to this state. Most of the Denver/Copper Mountain area does remind me of Southern Oregon. It’s gorgeous… and whoa: the elevation. By the time we had made it up to the festival, we were close to 10,000 feet. I’ve never been this high (only in a plane). And then, we took the lift up the mountain to enjoy the beautiful view… that took us up to 12,000 feet. The elevation took a couple days to get used to (can you say… out of breath while walking up one flight of stairs). BUT, I loved it up on the mountain. So gorgeous.

I hope you all had a lovely holiday week… and, have a beautiful Wednesday!

– Chelsey

P.S. I was joined by Terra, Suebob, and Kate for this trip. They were amazing ladies! Go say “Hi” if you have a moment.

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{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too… Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Jenni from the Blog, and Live and Love Outloud.}

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The Paper Mama “Pet” Photo Challenge

July 10, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

Well, it’s that time of year again. The time when little Mr Angus gets eaten alive by nasty fleas. Yuck.

It always starts around May each year… Poor little pup starts biting and scratching (and, of course passes these neat fleas onto our kitties). He’s pretty much miserable if we don’t get some flea medicine on him. Maybe since he’s so tiny they just bother him more? I don’t know.

I try to love all creatures… I pretend they all have a purpose (even those scary spiders have a purpose)… But man, to me fleas are here to spread disease and lies (ok, maybe not lies but I bet if they could talk they would be swindlers. Hee).

Any who, I don’t like them. They think I taste delicious and I’m sure that’s true, but I’m not dinner. So, I give him flea meds (we use FRONTLINE Plus), which takes a couple days, but he feels better without all those biting bugs. And no more fleas biting me! Yay!

In my celebration of these dead fleas (that sounds dark), I want to do a little photo contest! PLUS: I will give a $50 gift card to one of you. Yup. To the winner I choose.

The Photo Challenge:

This is a photo contest, so share your best photo of your pet (no kids this time)! Like my other photo challenges, to enter all you have to do is link up (below in the linky tools) the exact blog post URL containing your pet photo entry. Please review my photo challenge rules if you have any questions. And, have fun!

– Chelsey

And while you’re at it, enter the “My Pet Loves… Interactive Sweepstakes” at mypetlovessweeps.com. Simply share a photo of your pet, and a note about what your pet loves, and you’ll be entered to win a monthly prize award of $500!

Sponsored posts are purely editorial content that we are pleased to have presented by a participating sponsor. Advertisers do not produce the content. I was compensated for this post, but the opinions and text are all mine. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRONTLINE Plus. The giveaway winner must be a resident of the U.S. 48 contiguous states. Last day to enter the giveaway is Thursday, July 19th, 2012. 11:59 PST. One winner will be chosen by me (Chelsey Andrews) and has 72 hours to get back to me, after I email them. Good luck!

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Tags: angus, chihuahua, dog, fleas, frontline, pm photo challenge

Categories: BHG

Dress Redo

July 9, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

Last week I found this dress on the clearance rack for $10. I REALLY didn’t like the top portion of it (so unflattering/uncomfortable), but the bottom flowy skirt part was lovely + I loved the floral print. While at the store I stared at the dress for a few minutes and, like the weirdo I am, I pulled the dress up over my clothes to see how it would look as a skirt. I really loved it. So, after many side eye looks from my daughter… I purchased the dress.

The cool thing about this dress redo… the waist already has elastic in it! SO I simply trimmed in between the stitching, folded in an inch at the skirt top, and sewed little stitches around (to keep it from flipping up). AND, done. I’m pretty darn pleased with the end result. I just added a little belt for extra support (you never know when someone may pants you… ha).

Ta da!

– Chelsey

{Related Posts: //How I Make a GIF//Placemat Apron DIY//DIY Fox Costume//}

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The “Favorite Photo” Challenge Winners

July 9, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

First:

Congrats! You can grab your first place button here!

Second:

Third:

Fourth:

Fifth:

Congrats! You can grab your top 5 button here!

Favorites:

Congrats! You can grab your favorite button here!

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First time joining the Paper Mama photo challenge? Start here for rules and upcoming challenges.

My photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.

. 2010 winners . 2011 winners . 2012 winners .

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The Paper Mama “Favorite” Photo Challenge

July 7, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Share a favorite photo from June.

My example of “Favorite Photo from June”:

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First time joining the Paper Mama photo challenge? Start here for rules and upcoming challenges.

My photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.

. 2010 winners . 2011 winners . 2012 winners .

Pets (This is a prize challenge. The photo challenge will start a few days early, on Tuesday).

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Photo challenge buttons here:

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The “Sweet” Photo Challenge Winners

July 7, 2012 | Posted by Chelsey

First:

Congrats! You can grab your first place button here!

Second:

Third:

Fourth:

Fifth:

Congrats! You can grab your top 5 button here!

Favorites:

Congrats! You can grab your favorite button here!

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

First time joining the Paper Mama photo challenge? Start here for rules and upcoming challenges.

My photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.

. 2010 winners . 2011 winners . 2012 winners .

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