As you all may know, I love Lands’ End products.  They are products I never have to wonder if my kids will somehow wreck.   The only coat my daughter has NOT managed to rip the zipper out of is her Lands End winter coast.  That is why when I heard about the “Way to Grow: Plant a Seed, Make a Difference.” campaign I knew I had to post about it.  As we approach the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, this initiative connects kids, parents and schools through gardening and teaches that even the smallest steps can make a difference.  One person can change everything.

Way to Grow: Plant a Seed, Make a Difference works like this.  Visit www.landsend.com/thehub to enter your school to win funds to support a school gardening project or science initiative. (Madison attends a very small school, so I am soooo entering this).  Submissions will be accepted from April 5, 2010, through May 14, 2010.  The other cool thing is that      during this time, Lands’ End will include a packet of 100-percent organic Russian Mammoth Sunflower seeds from Seeds of Change™ with online orders of Lands’ End Kids merchandise.  How cool is that?

If you are on Twitter, make sure you join their Twitter Party on Wednesday, April 14th from 7  – 9 om CDT with Seeds of Change, a purveyor of organic seeds and a leader in the organic food movement. The party will feature gardening tips and 20 fun giveaways including organic seed collections, gardening totes, gardening books and Lands’ End gift cards.  Make sure you use the hashtag #landsend.

Hope to see you there for such a great cause!

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Yes, I really am okay.    I realize it’s Friday night, and with this title, you may think I had too much to drink.  Instead, I am just tired and waiting to fill you in on my exciting trip that I took on Wednesday.  I was invited to go on Lands End’s yacht for a little trip in Lake Michigan.  It was definitely cool.  I had never been on a yacht before (and that goodness for the gum I was chewing, because I know I would have been sick otherwise.)  Kim from Hormone Colored Days and Dawn from Because I Said So were my mates aboard.

Needless to say, I really enjoyed myself.  Now, the sunburn on feet not so much and the blisters on the bottom of my feet (which I got from walking 6 blocks in my dress sandals which I will never again!) not so much also.  I had great company, and I learned a lot about Lands End!

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You all know how much I love Black Friday shopping.  However, I was given some top secret information regarding Lands End!  They are having a Daily St. Nick Pick, and I know what tomorrow’s deal is.  Normally, Lands End‘s cashmere items run about $89.  Tomorrow, they will be on sale for $50!!!  Start your Black Friday shopping early and head over to Lands End tomorrow!

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I meant to pick the winner of this giveaway last night. However, Hostgator was upgrading something, and I didn’t have access to my sites. Then I had this mess to clean up (see picture. That would be mac and cheese).  So without further delay, the winner is Kim from What’s That Smell!

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I love Lands End.  They have some of most stylish clothes at a good price.  They even have plus size items that look good, so they score 2 thumbs up in my book.  I also love that they have a virtual model on their site.  All you have to do is put in your height and weight (there are othere things you can customize too like eye shape and hair color).  You then can pick up clothing to put on your model, and know how that looks on you.  You can exchange out colors, sizes, and pretty much anything else you want.  I could literally spend hours just playing with that.

Now, if you are interested in shopping there for yourself or Christmas, use this coupon code:

Code: OUTERWEAR
Pin: 1013

This code will get you free basic UPS shipping on any order you have from October 13 – October 20.  Now, I know that times are tough.  Lands End knows this also and wants to give one of my readers either a Women’s Half-Zip Pullover or the Women’s Sherpa Fleece. I will let the winner pick which one she would like to receive!  What do you need to do to enter this contest?

Each one of these things will give you one entry:

1. Leave a comment on this post. I want to know which one you want and what color it should be.
2. Twitter about this contest. Please leave me your username so I can verify.
3. Stumble this post. If you don’t know what Stumble Upon is, please read Lori’s post at Blogging Cents. She explains it extremely well.
4. Add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc.

For 5 additional entries,

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.
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This contest will end October 29th at 8:00 pm CST and is for US residents. Good Luck!

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