Tobi Shopaholic!

Hey Ladies!

I wanted to let you know about this little gem that I found through a friend a couple months ago called Tobi.com. It's an online women's fashion site and it has the most ADORABLE clothes and is one of the main reasons for breaking my bank account. I've always been a shopaholic but now I think it might be a real addiction...Do they make pills for that? :P

I've already purchased through them four times in the past two months. That to me is a lot. Their clothes are similar to Forever21 and Lulu's, but just about every item is feminine and sexy and not hipster. They're just a tad pricier than Forever21's clothing, but I think the quality is better. Aside from having super cute clothes, they also have really good customer service and I mean REALLY good. Anytime I've had a question about an exchange or a specific item they respond to me via email really quickly and they've always had a good answer. Their items also ship and deliver quickly and their shipping is FREE and even returns are FREE! Can you say shopping heaven?! Another great thing about them is that they always have deals going on. When you're a member, they send emails daily on new items and those new items will be 30% off for up to 7 days. They also occasionally have 50% off on the entire site and they've been having 40% off on everything through the end of December as a holiday special. The code is DECEMBER40. Yes, I took advantage of that discount...twice. However, NOW they're having 50% off till 11:59pm PST December 26th! I realize that's just today, but take advantage of that discount and get your shopping on! The code is MERRYXMAS50.

Do not fear if you miss the deadline! If you sign up here with your Facebook account you can get 50% off your first order and help me get 50% off my next order as well, and when you share with your friends, they can help you get another 50% off your next order. I call it the friendly shopping cycle. :)

Also, keep in mind that most items sell out pretty quickly. I recently had a gorgeous dress in my shopping bag, and when I was going to check out, the item was no longer available and now I check regularly for it to come back. Don't let it happen to you!

The dress I'm wearing below is called the Mackenzie Midi Dress. It hugged all the right curves without showing bulges and got me a lot of compliments the night I wore it to a 1920's themed holiday party.

The Miracle Prayer

Christmas is a time to celebrate family, life, the act of giving, and the birth of Jesus Christ, for actual believers that is. It's also a time to get cozy, watch silly holiday movies, cut down a Christmas tree, and spend money on crazy amounts of gifts and light decorations. I love all of those things, minus breaking the bank, but I think we forget one thing about Christmas, which is the gift of miracles. Since I was little I've known of this Catholic prayer called "The Christmas Novena" or as I like to call it, "The Miracle Prayer." It is piously believed that if one prays it starting the feast of St. Andrew, November 30th, until Christmas day 15 times a day they will obtain what is asked in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ.

"Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen"

It's hard to believe your wishes will come true just by repeating a poem everyday around Christmas time. I've done it before and as cheesy as this may sound, the last time I devoted to this Novena which was 2011, I asked that my soul mate would come my way and for me to no longer be hurt. Well, that Christmas Eve, God introduced me to my soul mate in the most interesting way and let me part ways with what wasn't right for me. I didn't even realize I had been praying for that to happen and that it came true until almost a year later when it was almost time to start reciting the prayer again. Call it a coincidence or whatever you'd like, but I like to believe it was meant to be and the Lord really can grant you what your heart desires, if it's for the good of course. It won't hurt if you try it. Just have faith, believe, and let the miracles shine. :)

Happy Holidays & God Bless!