Happy MAY, friends!
You all know this by now, but I LOVE MAY!
After all of those glorious ‘ber months, May is without a doubt next in line to be my fave.
I hope you are as equally excited about May as I am. And if you’re not? I’m hoping by the end of today’s post, you have an extra MAY pep in your step.
As always, today, I’m linking with my friends Andrea and Erika and sharing my Friday Faves which of course includes…
…my annual SHAY’S HAPPY MAY GIVEAWAY!
Every year, I try and kick off May with a little giveaway.
This year’s giveaway prize was easy for me…
…I have loved my new carry on luggage so much that after using it one time, I bought…
…Kensington a set…
…and Ashby too!
You guys, I did an entire post on THIS LUGGAGE, but let me tell you, it is game changing…which is why I’m giving it away 🙂 .
One lucky winner will receive all three of my pieces: THE WEEKENDER BAG + THE CARRY-ON ROLLER + THE DOPP KIT in their preferred color palette.
This giveaway will run between now and next Thursday, May 7th!
You must enter the link at the bottom of this post in order to be eligible to win (the Word Press link will randomly select the name). There is only ONE requirement on the giveaway and that’s “BE A POSITIVE PART OF THE MIX AND MATCH MAMA COMMUNITY IN MAY”.
We’re all mature, supportive, encouraging women in this community, so this time, we’re going to go on the honor system. Enter your name one time in the link below if you plan on being a fun, active, happy part of this community this month. If you only want to be fun and active today, that’s totally cool, but to enter the giveaway, I really hope you’re planning on being engaging more than one day this month. I would love it if you’re committing to the entire month of May.
That’s it. There are A LOT of ways you can be a part of our community in May!
Maybe that means you’re participating in #photoadaywitherikaandshay or maybe that means you’re trying one of my 31 May Recipes, or walking every day in May with us or reading our May Book Club pick and being a part of the discussion…whatever it means to you, I just think we are all in this together, so I’m not going to ask you to jump through any hoops for the giveaway. Simply add your entry to the link at the bottom of this post for your name to be entered if you’re planning on being a thoughtful part of this community this month. That’s it!
I will stop the giveaway and have it randomly select a name at 4:00 PM CST on Thursday, May 7th. I will announce the winner’s name here on my blog the next morning, Friday, May 8th.
Sound like a plan?
If you want more info on these travel pieces (including a video of me showing them all to you!), make sure you check out THIS POST.
Okay, speaking of all that MAY FUN, once again…
…you can join up with Erika and me every day in May by using these prompts and the hashtag #photoadaywitherikaandshay on Facebook and/or Instagram!
We have been doing this little photo link up for years and years, and it ALWAYS makes me happy to see your pics every day.
For the second year in a row, I am also bringing back…
…WALK EVERY DAY IN MAY!
Whether you only get in 5 minutes or 5 miles, the goal is to walk every day in May.
I hope you join me and walk every day this month too.
And it wouldn’t be May without my…
Every May 1st, I share thirty-one of my best “May meals” for you to enjoy all month long. These suppers are all simple, all seasonal and all family faves. There is no need to fuss with dinner, I have your May covered!
From burgers to other grilled goodies, pastas, corn recipes, lobster and so much more, it’s a delicious month of food for your May!
See?
So much to love about MAY!
Okay, on to a few other faves from the week…
On Wednesday, I shared my WORKOUTS IN A WEEK and goodness, I received so many questions about my workout shorts and tanks. So many of my pieces are older, but I tried to go back and grab as many pics as I could to share the deets…
LINEN TANK (50% off!) + GREEN SHORTS (25% off!)
TANK + SHORTS (comes in two different lengths, I buy the 2.5″ because I’m not very tall)
SAME TANK, DIFFERENT COLOR + FAVORITE SPORTS BRA EVER + SAME SHORTS, DIFFERENT COLOR
ONCE AGAIN, SAME TANK, DIFFERENT COLOR + SHORTS
You’ll notice different color options in the Vuori tanks and shorts. I’ve been buying and wearing them for years, so none of those items are recent. They last forever 🙂 .
This week, we have had allllllllll the weather here in North Texas.
From a 95 degree Monday to today (the high is supposed to only hit 62!), we have had a huge variety.
Between the hot and the chilly, we have had some gorgeous days for spending outside…
On Monday night, I took my magazines outside to read for a bit.
A good magazine and a gorgeous evening just make me really happy.
One pretty afternoon this week, Mades and I cleaned out our veggie/herb garden and planted some new “crops”. We are anxiously awaiting everything to grow in, so we can start incorporating our bounty into our meals.
On Sunday…
…I wore THIS DRESS and HEELS to church. The dress is so comfy and because of the cotton knit fabric, does not wrinkle. It comes in other colors as well.
THIS SHORT SLEEVE SWEATER right here might be my “top” of the spring season! You guys, it’s an Amazon find that does not look or feel like “an Amazon find”.
It’s only $19 and comes in so many other colors.
The material feels luxe…it’s light and soft and I really really love it.
And I loved my jacket so much this week…
…that I already bought it in white too. It’s the kind of zip up jacket I will pull on just about every single day and wear around the house, to the gym, walking dogs, as a layer…love.
And those are this week’s Friday Faves!
I hope you have a WONDERFUL start to your month and a WONDERFUL weekend too.
Don’t forget, in order to win my HAPPY MAY GIVEAWAY, make sure you sign up using the link below.
I’ll see you back here on Sunday.
Happy May! xx
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY!
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