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
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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.
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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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Okay, I am putting myself on a diet.  Ok, not quite a diet.  It is a new product called Sensa.  I’ll be honest — I’d love to lose about a hundred pounds.  However, at this point, I would like any sort of weight loss.  My goal is to do an update post each week.  If I don’t, somebody clock me upside my head and remind me.  Sensa is a product that allows you to eat whatever you want.  However, it helps with your portion control.  All you do is shake a some of the Sensa on your food everytime you eat, and it does it’s magic.

I weighed myself this morning, so I know my starting weight (no, I am not listing it here) and I took some pictures (well, my mom was here and took them):

So I guess we can call these the “before” pictures.  I’ve watched the DVD that came with the Sensa, and it said that some women don’t see a change until 3 months into this.  I hope that isn’t me.  I am all for instant results.  The first thing I have noticed is that the Sensa makes my food taste better.  Now, I plan on mostly keeping to my normal lifestyle, and we will see if this works for me.  If you’d like to join me on this journey, use ROCKETXL to get 15% off your order (no minimum order either) and you’ll get free shipping too.

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I have missed quite a few of these listings. However, my goal is to make sure that each week I get this up. These men and women are fighting for our freedom.

L/Cpl. Jason Hanson
21 years old from Forks, Washington
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
July 29, 2006

L/Cpl. Jason Hanson died when a gasoline truck near a building he was in exploded, causing the building to collapse in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Three other Marines were also killed in the blast. Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19 yrs. old, of Clovis, California; Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28 yrs. old, of Wolf Creek, Montana; Sgt. Christian B. Williams, 27 yrs. old, of Winter Haven, Florida.

Hanson graduated in 2003 and joined the Marines in 2005. He married his wife just before shipping out.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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I realize that title isn’t the greatest English.  However, in the past couple of days, I have found myself semiaddicted to Facebook.  Now, I still don’t understand it, or why I should be using it.  I don’t get all those applications.  That being said I ran into a bunch of people I went to high school with.  It started with one of them friending me.  I then started looking for other people I graduated with.  It was weird, cool, and a tad freaky all at the same time.  I actually had a couple of conversations with some of my old classmates too.  I’ll even admit that it kinda makes me want to go to my next class reunion (shh don’t tell anyone).  It’s nice to look at the pictures and see that we all have aged, gained some weight, and have some of the cutest kids ever!

Am I the only one who has gotten caught in this time suck?  Why do you use Facebook?

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