Congratulations to the winners…Andrea and Aline!

The things I can convince my husband to do are astonishing, even to me.

Like adorn his glasses with cute little flower accessories from Ficklets.

Ficklets are a great way to personal eyeglasses and make them fun for kids to wear or add some style to your own frames for just a few dollars. They hug the arm of your eyeglasses with a small rubber band and are a cinch to change to match your outfit, mood, or quirky sense of style.

If your eyeglasses are in for a much needed update or you’ve got a stubborn little one that just won’t keep their glasses on, you’re in luck…I have two pairs of Ficklets for two lucky winners!

Main entry – that means you have to complete this entry to win!

• Visit Ficklets and tell me which Ficklet is your favorite.

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• Subscribe to my blog by RSS feed or email subscription.
• Follow @CorrinRenee and @Ficklets on Twitter.
• Tweet the following:

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The fine print… Entries will be accepted until midnight, Sunday, December 27th. One winner will be chosen at random and announced on Monday, December 28th. Winner will be contacted by email and/or Twitter and will have 48 hours to respond. Please use your real first name or web moniker and a valid email address when entering. I am not responsible for incorrect contact information. Prize will be shipped directly from sponsor. Good luck!

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My Mom emailed me the other day telling me to visit Elf Yourself like it was some HOT NEW THING. She went on and on about how funny it is and I said yeah, four years ago.

But yesterday’s ill-timed nap kept me up until the wee hours of the morning and in an effort to stop myself from making late night Etsy purchases, I wound up “elf-ing” the whole family.

And it’s still damn funny.

Mom, Dad, Sister, and Me breaking it down.

(This post might have been that much more poignant had I posted it two days ago. But I didn’t. So it isn’t really 3o days. It’s more like 28 days. Use your imagination.)

It’s final. It’s official. Packing supplies have been purchased. Moving trucks have been scheduled. There’s no turning back.

We’re moving to Texas in exactly 30 days.

I dreaded telling work about our move. I love my job, I love the people I work for, I love the people I work with, and I didn’t want to get my ass canned. So, I made a list of the reasons why they should let me work from home, popped a Xanax, and plead my case.

Bless their hearts – they bought it.

After I promised to name our first born after the owner and assured them that it’s my goal to do everything at home that I do in the office (but with no pants on), they said (in the immortal words of Tim Gunn) that we’ll make it work. I’m beyond thrilled that I get to keep my job and excited that it should (hopefully) allow me the opportunity to blog till my heart is content.

Mike is in the process of obtaining his Texas paramedic license. He has a job offer from a private ambulance company and will be interviewing with Travis County EMS. He has great references, great experience, and a new suit – they can’t not hire him.

I mean – once they see that his suit is from K&G Mensware they’ll realize that we could really use the paycheck.

(Before I get accused of being mean to my  husband, his suit may be from K&G, but it’s a very nice name brand suit that’s being exquisitely tailored by a small Asian man to form to the contours of his bubble butt.)

We found a great apartment (read: new and not covered in someone elses germs) on the south side of the city where all the hippies live where we’d like to eventually buy a home. We’ll be squeezing into a one bedroom to save money, see how we like the area, and really put our  marriage to the test before promising to name our second born after whatever mortgage company will approve us.

The moving company hauls all of our worldly possessions away (except for my computers and purses – those are too important to trust a freight driver with) on January 14th and we leave town on the 16th – so you better schedule your quality time with us now!

Photos from the Umlauf Scultpure Garden taken on our trip to Austin in November.

This is a sponsored guest post written by Jason Harvey on behalf of Achieve Anything In Just One Year. Post powered by Sponzai.

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Most resolutions fail because people try to change too fast and accomplish too much all at once,” said Harvey, a Certified Life Coach. “My book is about learning how to make small daily changes and be your own personal life coach.”

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• Set a deadline. A timeframe equals commitment and helps quantify success.
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Still looking for the perfect holiday gift for certain hard-to-buy-for friends and family members? Are they on Facebook? Then try the Old Navy Fab-u-lister!

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To test out the Fab-u-lister, I had it recommend some gifts for me and I own two of the three items it suggested! A sparkle headband and weekend jeans are a staple in my wardrobe.

Give it a try, and get your 15% off Old Navy coupon!