What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday {#42}

Happy Wednesday friends! It's a glorious day out today with our SECOND day in a row of sunshine! Things are looking brighter around here--literally and figuratively! :)

Since it's Wednesday, you know it's your chance to link up with Jessi and I to share what's hap-"pinning" with you lately!

I don't know if you've noticed, but there have been some MAJOR sales lately. Old Navy had 40% off on Friday with free shipping, and Loft had a Flash Sale on Sunday/Monday with 40% off new arrivals, 60% off sale items, AND Free Shipping (which they rarely offer other than during Christmas).

So, needless to say, my credit card has been getting a workout. But I figured I'd share with you some of the items that I picked up and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of on my doorstep!

//Old Navy Finds//

These two tops have cute and fun details to them. I got the black top in white, and it has small pom poms on the bottom. 

And I found a denim jacket, which I'd talked about last week, so hopefully this one works!

{via}                                   {via} (in white)                              {via}

I thought this dress was too cute to not try and see if it works once it gets here, and I got the cross body bag for something like $18 and figured it would be good for our Greece/Turkey trip this summer.

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Total with taxes: $76

//Loft Finds//

Again, I feel like I hit the mother load when they sent out this flash sale announcement plus free shipping. I immediately found a bunch of things that I liked.

1. Scallop Lace Sleeve Tee  // 2. Striped Strappy Cami

3. Swing Tank   //4. Crochet Mixed Media Puplum Top

 And I may have loved that bottom left swing top (#3) so much that I got it in this color, too:

Swing Tank

Total with taxes: $112

And because I'm terrible, and have no self restraint, I went back on Monday and found these two accessories and quickly added them to my bag and checked out:

Mixed Stripe Tassel Scarf                        Pearlized Double Sided Earrings

Total with taxes: $28

Needless to say, I'll be putting myself on a tight leash when it comes to any sales coming in the near future, but I feel like I got some great stuff (if it all works out) for just over $200. And almost all of it could be taken with me on our trip this summer #win!

Now it's your turn to link up with us and share what's hap-"pinning" with you!

What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday

It's Wednesday which means it's time for another round of What's Hap-"Pinning" with Jessi and I!

Did you guys see the Loft sale starting Sunday morning? 40% off AND Free shipping! That free shipping with Loft only seems to come around once a year (Christmas-time), so I was mega surprised and hopped onto my computer to make some purchases as soon as I saw that email.

I'll show you what I got, and then I'm gonna rant a little bit about how Loft ticked me off this weekend with their customer service (or lack thereof).

I have a major problem little obsession with tops. Once you have bottoms you have staples. Tops are what change up your outfits the most I think. And this is why my closet is jam-packed, but that's another story :)
Here's what was in my latest Loft haul:
I love the pretty coral color here and see it being a great transitional Spring piece

{via} $26.99

 This one will obviously be more for next season, but I loved the medallion sweater Loft had earlier this year, and if this is anything like that one, it'll have been worth getting it now for next year:

{via} $32.99

I figure this one will be hit or miss for me. I think it could look good paired under a blazer, or stand-alone with cute skinnies and wedges. We'll see how it fits when it arrives:

{via} $17.70

This one I KNOW is going to be gorgeous. I got it last year, when it wasn't on sale (it was $40 something) to bring my order up to get free shipping. I debated keeping it because the lace detail is SO cute, but I couldn't spend $40 on a t-shirt (remember that, Biana?) For $23, I'll take it tho! #cometomama

{via} $23.70

 This is just a standard tee, but I love Loft tees--and I love blush, so this one should be perfect!

{via} $20.70

*These are NOT affiliate links. This is just me sharing with you some of my finds, in case they intrigue you, too*

And now, here's my rant. I love Loft. I shop there at least once a month, usually, so friends get me gift cards to Loft (and so do kids' parents sometimes too). I went to use a $25 gift card when I checked out Sunday morning, and it was applied to my total. So I go to check out, with my credit card info entered and I get an error message. So then I had to wait until 9am for their customer service lines to open. I called multiple times between 9 and 9:40 and each time I called, I kept getting the message to call back during their "normal business hours" which were listed as 9am on Sundays.

While I was doing that, I was trying to get someone on their Online chat. I started off 3rd in the queue, then moved to 2nd....then back to 3rd.....then back to 2nd. And then for the next 30 minutes I was bounced back and forth between 2nd and 1st place before I finally gave up.

I removed my gift card from my order and lo and behold, it let me check out (even though my gift card was totally valid). 

So I wrote a scathing email to their customer service (since no one actually seemed to be working), and got an email back the next day thanking me for inquiring about the balance of my gift card. Not at ALL what I'd written about. 

I got in touch with customer service on Monday and the only thing they offered me was free shipping the next time I ordered, but I have to call and order it through one of their agents (so, apparently I can't call on the weekend since no one seems to work then). Needless to say, I was pretty ticked off. It was not very good customer service at all, not to mention the time I wasted trying to place this stupid order, and didn't even get to use my gift card. Their customer service has been really good in the past when my order has gotten switched with someone else's (twice!). This time was a big disappointment.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'll think twice before I order from Loft again. Well, after I use my stupid gift card....

Ok, now that that rant is over, it's your turn to link up and share what's hap-"pinning" with you! It doesn't have to be Pinterest related!

Weekending Highlights+{a Giveaway}

Happy Monday, loves! After a fun-filled weekend, friends and yummy food, I'm definitely not ready to jump into the work week, but alas...we must!

My highlights this weekend included:

~getting out of work early to pick up my friend Lynn during some free time while she was in town

~Happy Hour at Bracket Room (Chris Bukowski's bar) for a couple of hours of catch up, girl chat, the most delicious mac n cheese, and some nice quality time together

~a mini dinner date night with MG, ending the night watching Dateline

~Did a little saturday shopping and got our friends' new twins (a girl and a boy) two cute little outfits for when we get to meet them this week (I mean, look at that little ruffle butt! I die)

~Picked up a new chair for MG's desk at Pier 1 to replace his old one--love the pattern and the rivets!

~Drove to National Harbor for a little daytime excursion--but boy was it chilly near the water! 

~Wandered in and out of a  bunch of stores in the area, including the Peeps store!

~Stopped at a tea shop and finally got started on my journey to drinking more tea since we went on our food tour in Chicago

~Had lunch at Granite City and headed back home

~After taking a week off, we finished the last part of our puzzle (that sky was torture!! haha), followed by some cozy reading

~Had a double date planned in Old Town, but our one friend got sick so MG and I had an intimate date night just the two of us (with shrimp and scallop mushroom risotto that was pretty banging)

~Came home and watched Everest--holy Moses, that movie is SO well done, and SO intense!!! Totally recommend it!

~Proceeded to have dreams about the movie the entire night once we went to bed

~Woke up and tried my first batch of tea--it is SO good! #teadrinker

~Ran some Sunday morning errands, with a stop at Panera for some breakfast bagels!

~Headed to our friends' housewarming in DC to see their new place and bring them a housewarming gift--got to meet a lot of their friends from South Carolina who were so nice and fun

~Made our way to another Superbowl party to see another group of friends and watch the game

~ate so much yummy Superbowl food--why is football food so dang good??

~Rooted for the Panthers for all of my Carolina girls! 

And after that, we made our way home and into bed to start the week!

How was your Superbowl weekend? 

~.~.~

Also, I'm joining up with Pamela and a fabulous group of ladies for an awesome giveaway in honor of Valentine's Day: a 1 year subscription to Birchbox!
Hosted by: Jessi's Design, The Sequin Notebook,  Going The Distance,  Pink and Fabulous, Living On Cloud Nine, Lisa Loves John, Twin Living Blog and A Little Glitter.

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What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday {#27}

Happy Wednesday! I've somehow survived the first few days back to work and am getting back into the swing of things. Funny enough, by the end of the day on Monday, it didn't feel like I'd had any time off at all (oh how quickly reality sets in!)

Now it's time to get into what's hap-"pinning"--you can link up about anything going on with you, it doesn't have to be Pinterest related!

Remember on Monday when I showed you that amazing Target display of all the cute home decor and home goods they had? That got me perusing their website and I found some more things that I'm having trouble resisting!

{via} $17.50                                                         {via} $16.99

I love both of these! I actually got the one on the right when I was at Target. If I'd seen the one on the left I probably would have snagged it, too!

{via} $14                                                               {via} $56.00

This rug has so many fun colors--perfect for a Spring facelift (or Winter!) and this end table--loving the industrial feel to it with the mix of wood and metal.

 I'm obsessed with how chic this chair looks, and the mirror is such a soft and pretty accent:

 {via} $210                                                                           {via} $33.99

 These look fun and unique, too to add some character to a space:

{via} $35

Basically, if you let me loose with an endless budget in Target, I'd come away with a seriously insanely beautiful house to show for it! These are just some of the gems I saw while perusing--there's plenty more to get you in trouble!
(This post was not sponsored, and no affiliate links--this is just me looking through a website and sharing my finds with you).

Now it's your turn to share what's hap-"pinning" with you!