It's okay....

Do you all agree....??? What would you like to add to the "It's okay to be thirty" or twenty or even fourty and fifty? I look forward hearing from you, so I know I am not the only one still doing these weird things....

Enjoy the rest of your week!!!

Guest post, Give Away, and a little Thank You!

I want to start this post with thanking everybody for the lovely birthday wishes!!! I had an amazing weekend with loads of presents and lots a fun! So thanks to everybody to the facebook messages, birthday cards and text messages!

So I not sure if you noticed the following post which was hosted by my lovely friend Rosie from CraftBotic. 
Cool right?!!! She is such a sweetheart and I am so happy I got this amazing opportunity to write a short post for her blog!

Speaking of Rosie.... she is hosting a massive 500 followers give away with 46 prices!!!!!! 


Below is the whole deal on this epic give away! So I am gonna leave you to it so you can win one of these amazing prices and don't forget to check out my guest post!!!!

It's quite simple my lovelies. Enter the prize packages you fancy winning (btw - that will be all of them!) and show my lovely prize donors some awesome Craftbotic love. Three giveaways are open world wide, while the others are USA only. Please make sure you live in the USA to enter the last two or I won't be able to give you any of the prizes. Then I would feel mean!

The giveaway is open for one week starting at 9am (GMT) on Monday 5th November until 9am on Monday 12th November. Winners will be announced later that day. You will have 48 hours to acknowledge your prize win. Prizes are as stated and non-transferable.  New winners will be drawn for each prize pack if no response is given within 48 hours.

Prize One - From Rosie with Love!

$30 Credit to Sassy Lemonade Etsy shop (One of my favourites!)

Check out some of the gorgeous jewellery you could buy!

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Yellow Prize Pack - Worldwide

• 3 months of large ad space + option of interview, guest post, or giveaway (Kate @ Classy Living)
• A custom blog or facebook banner with free fineart photography (worth $35!) (Ana @ Ana Eugenio)
• A custom 'About Me' image  (Anissa @ Chasing Hailey)
• A handmade, crocheted, ear-warmer flower headband (Brittany @ Secondhand Solace)
• 200 x 200 60 day ad space and $10 etsy story credit to her own store (Leslie @ Violet Imperfection)
• One month large ad space at Live Life Love (Cassie @ Live, Life, Love)
• $10 Amazon Gift Card (Brighton @ Dear Brighton)
• Free book (for book club) and one month 200 x 200 ad space (Angie @ Glorious Imperfection)
• Two weeks in post ad space, including advert creation worth $25 (Brooke @ Covered in Grace)
• Set of custom social media buttons (Allyssa @ LyssBarn)
• XL Ad. 200x300.  1 of 2 available. Top of sponsor spots. Rotates with each page refresh. Includes solo guest post & giveaway. Optional group giveaway. Unlimited twitter/facebook mentions.(Kelly @ Houtz House Party)
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Green Prize Pack - Worldwide

• MUA Undressed Palette (dupe for Urban Decay's Naked Palette)  and MUA Constellation (Scorpio)  (Sarah @ Life in a breakdown)
• One months large ad space (Malo @ Life feels good in Portbail Beach)
• Two months 200 x 200 ad space with optional guest post or full blog feature (Julie @ White Lights of Wednesdays) 
• Three months 200 x 200 ad space (Genna @ Freed at Last)
• Custom blog signature (Chelsea @ Truly Lovely) 
• 125x125 ad space for a month (December) AND Tri-pack design - Blog header, share button, Facebook Cover - worth $60 (Angie @ Womanhood with Purpose)
• Two months ad space (Kate @ Life as we know it) 
• $10 shop credit for her brand new etsy story (Jennifer @ Busy Being Jennifer) 
• A custom 'About Me' image (Paige @ Eloping the Stethoscope) 
• One month ad underneath 'About Me' section of site (Katherine @ Green Thickies) 
• A medium-sized ad space (Twins!) and a set of 4 handmade cards. (Jillian @ Hi It's Jilly!)
• A copy of 'Men I Loved Before' by Adele Parks (Lieke @ Swirling Away) - Europe Only
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Pink Prize Pack - USA Only

• 2 months Large ad space (200x200) worth $30 (Katlyn @ The Dreamy Meadow)
• $10 Starbucks gift card (Sara @ MissVentrella)
• A blog banner and a sampler set of handmade cards (Emily @ She's Got a Camera)
• "Featured Ad Space on my blog (worth $15) and a print from my shop (worth $10 + shipping) (Amy @ The Charming)
• $25 credit to her etsy shop (Amie @ Pinkapotomus)
• A surprise gift bag worth $10-15 (Allana @ A husband and a dog)
• Custom set of blog buttons (Jesse @ Jesse Kay Graphics and Design)
• A Sinful Skin Lotion. Made with natural ingredients. Pure and spa-grade. No chemicals, fillers, gluten, parabens, paraffins, SLS, or SLES. (Jourdan @ Two Million Miles)
• $5 Starbucks gift card (Tabitha @ Mommy, Daddy and Mason)
• One month ad space and feature blog post (Anja @ Cocalores)
• 200 x 200 ad space for one month AND $5 Starbucks gift card (Alejandra @ Army Wife, Mommy Life)
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Blue Prize Pack - USA Only

• One month large ad space AND $10 shop credit to her store envy shop (Sarah @ All Things Blogs)
• 250 x 250 Large ad space with optional guest or feature post AND $10 Amazon gift card (Mia @ Chronicles of Chaos)
• $10 credit to Domestic Creations store envy shop (Kendra @ A Proverbs 31 Wife)
• 2 months free large ad space -- Appears at the top of the ads section and is excellent for lots of exposure! Comes with a group introduction, social media mentions and an option for a guest post, product review or giveaway.(Brittany @ The Sapphire Bee)
• $5 Starbucks Card eGift & A Peck (200x200) ad spot on her blog for 30 days (Carrie @ A Frugal Foodie Wife)
• 2 months Medium ad space with shared feature post (Kim @ Single Doubt)
• 4 custom blog buttons (Breenah @ By Breenah)
• $15 Starbucks eGift card (Alicia @ Quicktastic Adventures)
• Medium ad space (Carly @ Lipgloss and Crayons)
• Mini zipper pouch from 31 gifts worth $12 (Jessica @ A Bunch of My Nonsense)
• Small 'I love you dear' deer sign in purple from her etsy store (Bethany @ Pitter and Glink)
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Last days in my Twenties

So these are my last few days in my twenties..... after this week I am officially old(er). To be honest I am kinda excited for my birthday party! I am celebrating my birthday on Saturday with some friends. I have planned a wine tasting at home. So a wine specialist is coming to my home and then we can taste and drink vinos! Sounds cool right? And I made little goodie bags with some things I am loving at the moment and that I wanted to share with them! And I did manage to give everybody the same but keep it personal.

On Sunday it is my actual birthday, and I will be celebrating this with my family. Hopefully I will get loads of presents :) I found someone who will make a high tea for me and my guests, so lots of nice little snacks and sweets like muffins, sandwiches, brownies etc! And no I will not only be serving tea! Of course will also be wine and beer :) 

That way I can drown my sorrow.... Am I sad or depressed that I am turning 30....? Not really. But I am kinda curious to see what will happen will me the coming 10 years. For example, will I get married.... do I all of a sudden want to have kids? At the moment absolutely not... but who knows what will happen. What will happen to my career and when will get a proper house with a garden, preferably with a vegetable plot and dog?! I am not yet sure what kind of dog I would like.... maybe one of the following:

Labradoodle, they come in black, brown and this golden white! Aren't they the cutest dogs ever?!

www.partyflock.nl

Bernese Mountain dog, also a very cute dog! But they are very large and need lots of space.... But a very nice dog to cuddle all day!

www.dogbreedinfo.com

Golden Retriever, we had a Golden Retriever when I was young. His name was Bobby and he was our best friend! He lived to be 13 years old, which is pretty old for a dog! I still believe he got that old because he liked to live with us and because all the attention he got from the familiy! I loved this dog!

I love this picture! He looks so handsome!!!

In this phote he was pretty old! I actually believe it was taken a few day before we had to  bring him to the vet to give him his final sleeping injection.... That is probably why he looks so sad :(

Lagotto, I really like these dogs! They are somewhat smaller than a Golden Retriever and they are an Italian breed! They are trained in Italy to find the valuable Truffles.

www.dogbreedinfo.com

Which dog do you like best?

Well those are all things I think should happen the coming years... but when and how...?

A while ago I made this list. An overview of things I want to do when I am 30, a.k.a. Swirling 30-in-30 list..... Somethings I am sure I will be doing like: Run the half Marathon , it is scheduled for November 11th! And like take my little cute niece to the petting zoo! Other things are a bit more challenging like eat less candy... and save extra money for my wedding and not buy clothes for 1 whole month! But then again it needs to be challenging! Otherwise what's the fun of it all?!

Do you have a similar list? And what is your most challenging goal on the list?

Hope to see you back when I am actually 30!