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Month’s End – October 2014

10/30/2014

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Snapshots from October

1) I took a quick day trip to Santa Barbara to get some outdoor time in before winter weather rolls in.
2) Per my usual tradition I bought Taylor Swift’s newest CD the day it came out. I always buy them at Target because they’re the ones with the exclusive deluxe CDs that come with 3 extra songs.
3) I got to catch up with some good friends at a wedding (technically this happened in September but it just missed the last post).
4) I’ve gone into full blown planning mode for my upcoming trip to Europe! I haven’t been this excited about a trip in ages – so that says something about what Europe means to me.
5) I participated in a wonderful Etsy swap.
6) I bought my ticket to next year’s Influence Conference!
7) I helped pull a jet! (It was a fundraiser at work)
8) I finally caught up with a food truck that I’ve been wanting to try for awhile now. It was delicious!

I also survived my 2nd ever pager rotation at work!

You Might Have Missed

October Goals
Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker – My Review
Tour Through Blogland
$75 Stitch Fix Giveaway!
Europe Packing Tips – 8 Essential Items
MLB Stadium #15 – Wrigley Field
Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes {Book Review}
Influence Conference Giveaway
What I’m Loving – October 2014

Good Finds

Great article about 9 things you should be doing as you read your Bible from Relevant

These fantastic tips about how to save money on K-cups

This useful list of blogging tools

Some ideas for how to keep your emails organized

This interview with Bob Goff. I particularly liked his answer to the first question

This absolutely adorable video of a military dog retiring and going home to be with his owner

Jenna Brussee

Thank you for sharing my k-cups post! You rock :) It sounds like you had a great month. That is so exciting that you bought an Influence Conference ticket! I have been considering it, but it would get pretty pricey since it’s so far away from me. I definitely need to go to a conference of some sort next year, though.
- Mandy
  
  Funny thing is I already had it in this post before we got paired up this week! =D
  I would love to have you come to the Influence Conf! If you come we should be roomies.
Emily Abernathy

What a great month! Going to check out that saving money on K cups post because I would love to stop throwing money at my coffee! Oh, and I love Taylor’s new album. :)
- Mandy
  
  I spent WAY too much money on coffee. Ha. And Jenna’s post on k-cups had a lot of great info so I was excited to see that she posted it.
  Hope things are going well in DC! =)
allisonramsing

You’re going to influence next year, yay! I’m planning to go and look forward to meeting you!
- Mandy
  
  I’m so looking forward to meeting you too! I’m already so excited about the conference =D
Judith

Sounds like October was a success! Wishing you a Happy and Kick-Butt November!
- Mandy
  
  Thanks Judith! Here’s to a kick-butt November!