The people have spoken!

America has voted. It was a tight race, with many worthy contenders.

But alas, there can only be one winner.


<insert drumroll here>


With ten votes... the winner...of two free headbands from Little Slice of Awesome is...

...going to be announced after a word from our sponsors...

No, just kidding. I would never do that to you. Ok, I actually would, but I don't actually have any sponsors, so it would be the shortest commercial break ever.

Congratulations, Rachel! Pippi Bands was the clear winner of this competition!

In close second was Noodle Huggers. Kari, you've won one free headband!

Rachel and Kari, let me know which bands you'd like and I'll get those out to you.

I really like both of these names and I'm having a tough time deciding which to choose. My thinking is that, since the other headbands out there all have names with the word "bands" in them, I want to be different (because, well, I am different!) and use Noodle Huggers. I love the thought of having Pippi as the mascot, of sorts, though. But, for the sake of standing out from the crowd, my non slip headbands will now go by Noodle Huggers!

Thanks everyone for participating in this little competition. I'm excited at this new stage in my "business" :)

Let your voice be heard!

The time has come! I've compiled all of your ideas (and a few of my own) for Little Slice of Awesome headband names. And now...it's competition time!

Here's the deal. Below is a list of all of the ideas (in no specific order). In the comments, vote for your favorites. Everyone gets three votes each. Please don't vote for one option more than once. (Only one will be counted if you do).

a.  Noggin Bands

b.  Emysue Bands*

c.  Noodle Huggers*******

d.  StayPuts*

e.  Head Hugger Bands*

f.  Pippi Bands**********

g.  Stuck on You Headbands**

h.  Awesome Bands**

i.  Fast Bands

j.  Noodle Huggers

k.  Badass Bands

l.  Banger Bands

m.  Cool Headgear

n.  Chica Bands

o.  StayPut Headbands

p.  Noggin Thongs***

q.  EmyBands******


You have until tomorrow (Friday) at noon to vote.
Once all the votes have been tallied, I'll reveal the winner of two free bands!

Another one about poop

Momma, I'm embarrassed for you. Slacker.

First off, I confess. Last week was a running fail big time. It was supposed to be my first week of "official" half training; I was supposed to run two days. I ended up running...one day, and two miles at that. I'm embarrassed, and I don't really remember what happened. I did, however, get in two days of spinning. I'm pretty sure three workouts in a week is a new low for me. This week WILL be different! I mean geez, my training plan has me running THREE days a week, with the other days left for rest or cross-training. I can pound the pavement three days!

I've decided I'm going to call this week a step-down week since I never really took one when my plan called for one. It's definitely a weak excuse, but I'm using it.

WIN: You can't deny me a childish Nike shirt. I waited months for this to go on
sale and it finally did and it was the best day.

Speaking of shirts, I've made it my mission to "desensitize" Pippi to wearing shirts since she gets so cold and Winter's coming so I'd like to get her a sweater or something. I tried her out with one of my old shirts.

Ma, i think it's a little too large.

She actually kept it on for a while, which was shocking. And then while I was cleaning my room she disappeared for a few minutes, which is never a good thing. When I went to investigate, she had gotten it half off. I'll keep trying.

Poor Pippi has been sick for a couple of days. She acts fine, just a little sluggish, and let's just say her poop isn't...uhh....solid. I'll leave it at that. I didn't think we had any chicken or white rice, so I made her plain pasta and greek yogurt. And then, Sunday morning, I was informed we had chicken in the freezer. She's going to get really sick of plain, boiled chicken, but I'm determined to get her poo (and belly) back to normal. Ahhh...the things you worry about upon becoming a dog momma.

I felt so bad for her Sunday night that I sacrificed my blanket AND my side of the bed.

Pippi a.k.a. Spoiled Rotten

I found out this morning that it's possible she may have a parasite. Yes, a poop parasite. In order to find out, this entails me bringing in a sample of Pippi poop (tehe) to the vet. With every fiber of my being I don't want to touch her liquid leavings. But since I really want her to feel better, I guess I'll be doing just that. I'll let you know how that goes <whimper>.

Did you win anything in Kari's bake sale yesterday?? I was outbid early for the two things I really wanted, but since I'm not made of money, I chose to back down. This is difficult for me. Instead, I bid on and won some delicious-sounding cranberry walnut bread. I can't wait to get it and make it my breakfast. I'll be shipping out my two packages of cookies to the winners this morning. I may have to buy more ingredients and make another batch, though, because those suckers are delicious!

In closing, don't forget to submit to me your naming ideas for my etsy shop headbands for your chance to win TWO free bands! I've only got a few ideas so far. Keep 'em comin!

Competition time!

Yesterday I found this on Pinterest and laughed out loud. It's so true! If I walked into work without makeup on, I'm convinced people would think I'm ill. (Thanks, family, for the permanent under-eye dark circles).

Tell me it's not true :)

I'm currently in the process (along with a couple of other creative souls), of naming the headbands in my etsy shop. I want to spread the word and get more interest, and I think it calls for a brilliant marketing strategy beginning with a super fun name. I want this name to stand out and not be like all the rest of them. Mine are clearly the best ones! (BTW, If you have bought one [or two or seven :)] and wouldn't mind my using a quote from you to use on a flyer or poster, or even on the Facebook page, let me know!)

So far we've come up with some good ideas. Brainstorming is fun (thank you, Thesaurus.com). BUT, I know there are some even better ideas floating around in your brains. Enter: THE COMPETITION (dun dun dunnnn).

Here's the deal-e-o:

1. Between now and next Wednesday (November 2), leave a comment on any post with all ideas you come up with for my non-slip ribbon headbands.
   
2. I'll take all the ideas that I receive and post them on Thursday.
   
3. You will all vote on those ideas.
   
4. The winner of that vote will receive TWO FREE BANDS (and will possibly be the namer of the bands!)

I'm looking forward to reading your ideas, as crazy as they may be. So, get on it and start sending me your ideas!



Just in case you need some inspiration