Birchbox was great this month- the November theme was “Give” and this box included some extra goodies to pass on to a friend, including some cute gift packaging to do just that! What’s In The November Birchbox: -Lulu Organics Lavender & Clary Sage Hair Powder Sample: Full Size $30 -ModelCo Fibre LashXtend Lengthening Mascara: Full Size $24 (This was a full size!) -Mox Botanicals…

    Before I begin talking about my two years as an uber-broke grad student and tell you my secrets, I want to first say- for you diehard frugal folk, I’m not expecting this to be ground breaking stuff, I know you’ve heard this before or do it yourself.  My point in telling this is not to wow you with new frugal hacks, but illuminate…

  You all know I’m the queen of scoring blogging freebies right? It’s like my fave thing to get stuff for free.  Just as much, I love helping bloggers get free stuff and cultivate their influence so much, I even wrote an ebook about it! (Yes, I’m that obsessed)  Today, I’ve got another opportunity for you to use your blog to be recognized as an influencer…

  I’ve been getting questions on Twitter and email from bloggers who are curious if they should sign up for ad networks like BlogHer or Adsense, or if they should venture into doing ad deals for themselves.  You’ve probably seen other bloggers offer banner ads on their site, so if you’re curious if it’s right for you, read on! Whether you decide to run your…

Seriously, where can I get the chevron socks??!    The Iron Girl was my second 10k- the last being in October for the Surf City Beach Derby.  The experience was totally different and while I still have a lot to learn, I’m less of a novice and more of a runner.  I feel far more knowledgeable about running for my second 10k, and have been…