Birthday á la Mode Turns 2!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Birthday á la Mode! 
No major events or giveaways today as I am just getting back into the swing of blogging again after my hiatus. Hopefully by year 3, I'll be able to do it big, but for now, I'll just live in the moment and have a cupcake!

Celebrate milestones! 

Birthday á la Mode Turns 1 + FREE Giveaway!!

Hello Chéres!

Today is a cause for celebration. Why? Because, it's my blog's birthday! *throws confetti*
It seems like it was just yesterday when I wrote up my first post. Now, 103 entries later, here I am :)

I first started this blog as a way to keep a positive attitude about all things big and small. Exotic and plain. Creative and exciting.
My thought process was, if I focused all my energies on things that I love, it would make my life so much brighter. Everyone should focus on the things that make them happy and live everyday like it's their birthday. That's the mantra I try to live by ⎯hence, BALM (Birthday á la Mode) was born!

I'll admit that I never thought anyone would be remotely interested in what I had to say, but, I'm happy to see that my readers enjoy what I write and actually interact and send me emails. For that, I would like to say THANK YOU!

Keeping up with good spirits and positive energy, I would like to show my appreciation to all you lovely readers out there. I am hosting my first BALM giveaway! The lovely prize is a $50 gift certificate to one of my favorite (cause that's what it's about) stores: Sephora. To enter to win, you all need to do just TWO things: 

1. FOLLOW (if you're not already) the blog. You can do that by clicking the "follow" button on the right hand side of the homepage. You may have to scroll down a bit to find it.
2. FILL OUT THIS FORM. It's quick (7 easy questions), painless and pretty self-explanatory. Just in case though, instructions can be found at the top of the page. 
Giveaway entry ends one week from today. I will select (at random) and announce the winner on Fri, 8/19!

That's it! So, to everyone GOOD LUCK and THANK YOU again! Can't wait to see what the next year holds :)

Celebrate the future!

Go Shawty . . .

When I was younger, I used to think about the fact that everyday was somebody's birthday. Somewhere out in our great big world, someone was celebrating their life.
This fascinates me, and led me to think: why is that most of the time, one only fully looks out for themselves on their birthday? On your actual birthday, how many times have you said one or more of the following:

• "Not dealing with it / he / she today. Don't people know that it's MY day"
• "I'm going to treat myself today"
• "For my birthday, I'm going to do x, y, z"

Everyday should be your day and treated as such. It's time to focus on the things that inspire us and make us smile. Moving forward, this will be my outlook on life. I'm going to live everyday like it's my birthday and focus on the things that make me warm & gooey inside.

Are you ready? Welcome to Birthday a La Mode. It's time to celebrate!