My favorite present around holidaytime is the gift card. It allows you to try stores you are previously unfamiliar with – and make fabulous discoveries!
Last week also happened to be my birthday (a complete debacle, but that’s for another blog), and among my emails was a gift card to BareNecessities.com. Lingerie happens to be one of my favorite things on earth, so it seemed to be a great way to start off my first day at Shopaholics!
Check out what I bought with my gift card:
I fell in love with this set at first Blush! Check out the Blush Mademoiselle Glam …read more

Just in case you have a Mom who loves all things chocolate… and who doesn’t, Hershey has put together this 3 pack of of hydrating lip balms including Hershey’s Vanilla Crème, Milk Chocolate, and Almond flavors. They keep the lips smooth and moisturized and have an SPF of 15. They taste good, they smell good… but hey, they are from Hershey, what else would you expect?? And when they are all used up, you have these cute little tins.
Sephora sure knows Moms!
Photo Credit: Sephora

Where: JCPenney
When: Saturday, May 3rd… 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
What: 25 to 50% on items that your Mom will love!
Go check them out… they are having sales online too!
Photo Credit: JCPenney

This is a shopaholics dream come true. She simply gets to list what she wants and someone else pays for it. I love it! In no particular order…
*Leonidas Belgian Chocolates: Valentine’s Day Velvet Heart This really should be one of the healthy food groups!
* Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Comfortable Cashmere Valentine’s Day Set I don’t know why I haven’t picked up this fragrance as of yet. Smells yummy!
*Chaco Women’s Webbing Flip Sandal I have problems with some flip flops… must be the lack of arch support, but it can hurt big time if your feet don’t like what they …read more

I could give you a list of everything that I would like for Christmas, but I thought that I would go in a different direction… the items below are what the readers of the site are buying through Amazon. What you see below, are the most popular purchases in November!
Philosophy Milk Man Suitcase Set
A Baker’s Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Flour Pot Cookie Book: Creating Edible Works of Art
Stitch-It Kit
To Drive the Cold Winter Away
The Cake Mix Doctor
Murder Rooms – The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Remanufactured iRobot Roomba 4230 Remote Scheduler Robotic Vacuum
Hope that this …read more

Well, this would certainly make me happy! In my mind, there is nothing that can’t be made right if there are cookies involved! So, if anyone wants to bake up a hefty batch of cookies and send them to me, you would be making this blogger very happy!
And your favorite kind of cookie would be??
“Be Happy” Cookie Sampler – Cheer a Friend with This Happy and Delicious Gourmet Cookie Sampler From Nana’s Cookies & Gifts, Including 2.25 Pounds of Delicious, Soft, and Scrumptious Chocolate Chip, White Chocolate, Oatmeal Raisin, Snickerdoodles and Peanut Butter with Kisses Cookies!

One of the hardest things for me is to go into a supermarket and not by something that isn’t on my shopping list. It is as if they are just waiting for me to walk in. They have this massive magazine section that I swear has magnetic qualities.
And then there is the makeup department! and if that isn’t bad enough, most of them now have a gift section. I swear, I could do all of my Christmas shopping at the grocery store. Not sure that the kids would appreciate it, but it is getting easier and easier. …read more