Miche Bags!

No doubt you've heard of the revolutionary purse called Miche and if you haven't I invite you to come out from under your rock to learn about my favorite new trend! If you have heard of Miche or want to learn more about Miche I invite you to check out opportunities with Miche, such as hosting a Miche party where your friends can purchase purses and you can earn free stuff! You can also become a retailer or a sales representative yourself.

Okay, okay - so what IS a Miche bag already?! Innovative creator Michelle Romero accidentally spilled on her favorite handbag one day and out of frustration thought, "Why can't I just change the outside of my purse instead of finding a new bag and having to transfer everything to a new bag?!"

Dun-dun! Light-bulb moment. So Michelle set out to create the first handbags with interchangeable designs, also called shells. You put everything into your base bag - your wallet, your keys, your planner, makeup - whatever! And whenever you change your outfit or feel like changing your purse with your mood VOILA! You simply take off the shell and replace it with a new one. They've got funky, fun designs and more chic, sophisticated designs to fit every personality.

How do the shells work? There are heavy-duty but credit card safe magnets that keep your shell in place. Some shells also slip onto the base for more of a "hobo" style or scrunched style of bag. My favorite are the latter because I really love the look of slouched bags!

I was recently sent the NEW Miche Mini bag base with The Kennedy shell. Isn't it beautiful?! 

I actually ended up wearing the purse with a solid teal colored top the other day and it looked so beautiful! Very bright and spring-like. The Mini isn't as small as I expected; it perfectly fits my wallet, keys, lipgloss and a pack of gum. I think I expected The Mini to be the size of a clutch but I'm glad it isn't because I don't use clutch purses. 

My mom-in-law keeps trying to steal my Miche bags. I have all three sizes - Mini, Standard and Big Bag. Almost everywhere I go people stop me and either ask where I got my bag or they exclaim, "Is that a Miche? Do you love it? I've always wanted one but wanted to meet someone who actually had one!"

Well I'm here, I'm real and I'm honest. I absolutely LOVE my Miche bags. These are the only bags I use now. Anytime I want to buy a new purse I just buy new shells instead. I love that I can store my shells more easily. Try fitting 20 purses into a closet compared to 20 flat shells; you SAVE space!

What I'm looking forward to from Miche in the coming months or years - wallets with interchangeable covers! I have no idea if those are in the works for the future so no spoilers from me as I just don't know anything to spoil. But I definitely vote for wallets!

The Shell I'm Crushing On Right Now,

The NEW Savannah for the Big Bag:

Find Miche on Twitter and on Facebook to learn about all the new products and innovative ideas!

♥

Joy

I received a free Mini base and Mini shell for the purpose of this review. 

Save Money on College

Raise your hand if you’d love to save money on items that typically cost an outlandish amount of money?

Got your attention, didn’t I?

Well, for those of you who are in college, who have been to college, or have children (or grandchildren) in college, it is no surprise that one of the largest single costs associated with a traditional term of college is those textbooks! Those tomes that you have to carry around on your back as you hike across campus daily cost even more than they weigh, believe it or not!

I remember my first quarter in college when I purchased a HEAVILY used Calculus book for $170. And that was 14 years ago! It made me sick to my stomach!

Well, today there are a variety of ways to save money on textbooks. There are online retailers who can help you save more than your traditional local college bookstores.

But I want to introduce you to an even better solution: Renting textbooks via CampusBookRentals.com.



How is this a better solution? Well, even when you buy them as cheaply as possible, you STILL are faced with the necessity of either keeping them and loosing all of the money you paid for them OR trying to sell them back at a fraction of what you paid for them. Not only do you lose money if you are able to sell them back, but if you are lucky enough to have the previous edition of a book while the next quarter will be taught from a newer edition, you are simply stuck.

Not so with these guys. I wish I would have a way to rent textbooks!

CampusBookRentals.com is really easy to use! You simply search for the book you are looking for by ISBN, author, title, or keywords. Once you find your book, you can select a semester rental, a quarterly rental, a summer rental or even select your own return date to get the most for your money! Awesome!

That’s it! Just use someone else’s book and return. And yes…you can even highlight in it, so no need to worry about that!

What makes this site even better? Here are some of their features:

• Free shipping both ways! (WHAT?!)
• 30-Day risk free returns (in case you drop the class)
• No fees or paid memberships needed
• You’ll save 50-85% off typical book prices
• If you decide to keep the book, you just pay the difference between renting and buying.
• Live customer support
• Largest selection in the nation
• Flexible rental periods (which I already showed you)
• Proving themselves awesome since 2007

In addition to making your college experience as inexpensive as possible, CampusBookRentals.com is also donating money from each rental to Operation Smile, an organization that performs life changing cleft lip surgeries on children whose families could not otherwise afford it. They have the goal of donating enough money to provide a minimum of 1000 of these operations that will change the future of a child. This is their 4th year of giving back. You can read about their projects here. I LOVE a company that is socially responsible on top of their main business!

So, when starting the upcoming summer term or planning ahead for your soon to be high-school graduate, make sure you keep CampusBookRentals.com in mind. It might be one of the smartest financial decisions you could make toward your (or your child’s) education.


This post is a sponsored post by CampusBookRentals.com. However, I do not write about companies I do not believe in and the opinions expressed above are solely my own.

And Baby is a.......................................

Well we got our scan and know what our baby is and that also means WINNERS being selected for a couple giveaways!

Congratulations to forever&andalways for winning the Intelligender kit!

And congratulations to Glogirl who correctly guessed we're having a girl and was randomly selected to win her choice of one of my totally awesome mustard seed necklaces!

Winners - you have been emailed. Check your spam folder if you don't see my message!

That Was Fun!

Mama Palooza is over! I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaways during the event and congratulations to all the winners. I also really appreciate everyone who sent in mama thoughts I loved reading them. There are still a few Mama Palooza giveaways that have not ended so feel free to enter if you haven't already. 

Stay tuned for more reviews, giveaways and fun happenings here on Girly Girl Giveaways!

***Monica***

Mama Thoughts

Girly girl reader Erin say " I was born 29 years ago with 5 Congenital Heart Defects, and literally a 2% chance of survival ... I took that and ran with it :)  I am still here today because of the countless hours my mother spent with me in the hospital after having open heart surgery, the countless times she was my therapist, my psychologist, my doctor, my nurse, my friend, my cheerleader, the one who held my hand during every poke and procedure, she is the one who I leaned to while growing up differently than the other children.  She is my world, and I'm only in this world because of her and my dad's love and refusing to let me be a diagnoses not a person.  We have a very close relationship because of this and I want to honor her by answering this because I know there are millions of Special Needs Mother and every giggle is a mother's day for them, every smile is a mother's day for them, every good doctor's appointment is mother's day for them ... and everyday is mother's day for them because they know how close they came to be a childless mother!! "

***Monica***

Mama Thoughts

Girly Girl reader Jennifer T. says "My mom has always been someone I've looked up to. But, even more so, now that I'm a mom myself of a three year old with another on the way. I can't see my life without her. She's a great support to me, physically and emotionally. My daughter is so lucky to have her in her life, as am I."

***Monica***