Today is the third anniversary, or “blogiversary”, for Life With Dee! I can’t believe how fast the time has gone. Thank you so much to each of you who read Life With Dee. You mean the world to me.

As a small token of my appreciation I’m hosting a giveaway. As you know, I’ve been doing a monthly LWD Book Club since March of 2016. I read some of the selections on Kindle, read or listen to others on Scribd, borrow some from the library, buy some from our library book sale, purchase some from independent book stores, and purchase others from Amazon. I’m *trying* to get better about releasing books after I’ve read them and I figured out a way to make that emotionally easier for me – I’m going to give them to the winner of the 3rd Anniversary Giveaway.

Note: The giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winner, Nikki!

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LWD 3rd Anniversary Giveaway

I’ve got a stack of nine books that will definitely be included:

And I plan to add at least one or two more “surprise books” to the package. Enter here:

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Again, thank you SO much for spending a bit of your time here with me. The past month has been extremely hectic and I know I’ve been a bit absent here. However, I’ve got lots of blog posts in the works for the coming weeks and some other cool things I’m excited to share with you. I hope you’ll stick around!

 

I mentioned Scribd above and it’s become one of my very favorite reading (and listening) resources. If you’d like to try it free for two months, click here.

*Note: Due to the cost of shipping books, this giveaway is only open to readers in the United States. But I’ll have something open to everyone before the end of the year!

 

 

I am happy to announce that Amanda Grover is the winner of Life With Dee’s recent giveaway! She will be receiving these beautiful earrings:

 

 

Congratulations, Amanda! Thank you to all who entered and an extra big thanks to Amy of Avian Designs for providing the earrings. If you haven’t already done so, go check out her Etsy store and follow her on Instagram where she shares photos of her latest designs.

And now I’m back to work getting ready for our upcoming music fest!

 

Disclosure: Avian Designs has provided the earrings in this giveaway. LWD will pay for shipping to the winner. I was not paid for this post but I was given a pair of earrings for myself, minus the cost of shipping. 

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a giveaway so let’s fix that, okay? Thanks to the generosity of the owner of Avian Designs, I’m giving away a pair of these earrings, handmade and created from up-cycled leather:

 

Avian Designs has a beautiful collection of earrings available, including these which I own:

 

 

What’s really cool about Avian Designs is the source of materials.

 

From Avian Designs Etsy page:

All of my feathered earrings come from either my beloved backyard chickens or a friend’s nearby farm and are collected after they fall off the chickens on their own — hence being cruelty free. The leather/suede comes from thrift stores and is up-cycled into earrings.

 

A quick look at how feathers are usually obtained will horrify you so I’m very happy that Avian Designs’ feathers are obtained in a cruelty-free manner. And I’m always happy to see items reused and up-cycled like the source for the leather earrings I’m giving away.

 

 

If you’d like a chance to win the leather earrings pictured at the top of this post, enter below.

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Also, Avian Designs has graciously offered LWD readers a special discount. To receive 20% off on your order, use this code:

SPECIAL20

But hurry because the discount is only good through this Friday, May 19th. If you buy something, I’d love to see which one you chose.

 

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Disclosure: Avian Designs has provided the earrings in this giveaway. LWD will pay for shipping to the winner. I was not paid for this post but I was given a pair of earrings for myself, minus the cost of shipping. 

Today is the one year blog anniversary for Life With Dee! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year. Wow…what a ride.

One year ago today I published my first post here on Life With Dee. I had already been blogging for over 9 years but just as a hobby. Finally, I decided that the time was right for me to pursue blogging in a more serious fashion.

I hired my talented daughter, Lisa who blogs at Retro Housewife Goes Green, to build this site for me. Bless her – she was very patient with me and continues to be a huge help whenever I have a question. I’ve learned so much from her!

We had the opportunity to attend the Blog Elevated blogger conference together last fall which was a blast.

Lisa started a blog tribe and invited me to join even though my blog isn’t nearly as a big a deal as anyone else’s in the group. But everyone has been so gracious and I’ve learned so much. In fact, those are two of the best parts about blogging – getting to know some wonderful bloggers and the opportunity to learn.

I have a lot of future plans for Life With Dee. In fact, more plans than I seem to be finding time for. But little by little I’ll get to them. I’d love to hear from you…what would you like to see here? Are there any topics you’d like to see me cover? I want to make sure that I’m sharing the sort of content YOU want to read so please feel free to give me feedback. You can leave me a comment here or email me.

Finally, I’d like to thank YOU, my readers. Without you blogging wouldn’t be any fun. I appreciate every comment, every email, every Facebook “like” and “share”. It means more to me than you can imagine and I am truly grateful for your support.

Giveaway!

And so in honor of the first year blog anniversary of Life With Dee I’m hosting a giveaway. Alison of Brocante Home has graciously offered to give one lucky winner not one but FOUR of her delightful downloads! Take a look at these:

The Autumn House

“With a life in the day of a Vintage Housekeeper in Autumn, a list of seasonal puttery treats, some advice for preparing for cooler weather at home, and adding a layer of cosy calm to your Autumn house alongside the three housekeeping recipes you need to give the house a hug, an Autumn reading list and a list of journaling prompts for meditating your way through this gorgeous season of so much promise…”

The Summer House

“With a life in the day of a Vintage Housekeeper in Summer, a list of seasonal puttery treats, some advice for preparing for hot weather at home, and adding a touch of cooling calm to your Summer house alongside the three housekeeping recipes you need to keep the house smelling fresh, a Summer reading list and a list of journaling prompts for meditating your way through this sunny, happy season…”

The Spring House

“Welcome to the second in my series of seasonal takes on keeping house after the best-selling success of The Winter House. What you will find in The Spring House is a fresh, crisp celebration of all the delights of living well in Springtime. With a life in the day of a Vintage Housekeeper in Spring, a list of seasonal puttery treats, and some well-timed advice for shooing away the cobwebs of Winter and refreshing your housekeeping methods in Spring: alongside the three scrumptious housekeeping recipes you need to add a little Springtime sparkle, a Spring reading list and a list of journalling prompts for refreshing your way of thinking, in this, the most delightful season of all…”

The Winter House

“The Winter home is a lovely celebration of all that is cozy and snuggly. With a life in the day of a Vintage Housekeeper in Winter, a list of seasonal puttery treats, some advice for preparing for Winter, and adding a touch of luxe to your Winter home: alongside the three germ-fighting housekeeping recipes you need to keep colds and flu at bay, a Winter reading list and a list of journalling prompts for meditating your way through this long and precious season…”

Don’t those sound delightful? I have printed out my copies and tucked them away in my homemaking binder for inspiration. I know you’ll love them as much as I do.

Enter here:
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And once again, that you SO MUCH for your support this past year!