Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with Taco Tuesday!

Cinco de Mayo is the perfect excuse to eat out, so check out this awesome list of Taco Tuesday deals in the OC. I am trying to decide between Chronic Tacos and Los Golondrinas.



xoxo, C



image via flickr

Pearl Swimwear Giveaway

If you haven't noticed, summer is coming! As a California girl, that means I'll be spending lots & lots of time at the beach and pool. However, considering I just had a baby, I'm not really all that excited at the thought of putting on a bathing suit.

Once upon a time, or shall we say once upon a body ago, I had no problem sporting an itsy-bity-teeny-weeny bikini. But these days, I'm feeling the need for a bit more coverage & (ahem!) support. & It's not necessarily because I'm not comfortable with my body, because let's face it, even if I was in the greatest shape of my life, as a MOM, that itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny bikini just doesn't really fit into my lifestyle. If you've ever chased a two-year old down the beach, hoping & praying something doesn't "pop out," you know what I mean. To make this whole swimsuit issue entirely more complicated, swimsuit shopping pretty much sucks. Growing up, my mom had a mug that read "Things could be worse, we could be trying on swimsuits." I don't think truer words have ever been spoken. Especially, when you are looking for something that is cute, even sexy, but definitely not sleazy. Something that covers you in all the right places, but doesn't look too grandma-ish. & Something that fits your lifestyle... it's definitely a tall order.

Enter Orange County local Heather Fish & Pearl Swimwear. As a long-time surfer girl & a mother of three wild boys, Heather knew exactly what she wanted & needed from a swimsuit: function, flair & the kind of quality that could make it through an intense active summer of everything from surfing big waves to chasing the kids around the pool. Tired of wishing & hoping someone would design her dream suit, she did it herself. She created these amazing vintage-inspired one piece swim suits that are the "essence of quality, luxury, and girlish glamour". But don't just take our word on how amazing these swimsuits are, we aren't the only ones taking notice & loving Pearl Swimwear. Heather's amazing suits have graced the pages of several magazines, been gifted to too many celebrities to mention, & most recently were featured on ABC's Morning Show.

So by now, I'm sure you're wondering how you can get your hot little hands on one of Heather's incredible swimsuits... well, you can always buy one HERE, or this week, in honor of Mother's Day, one lucky reader is going to win a $90 gift certificate to Pearl Swimwear. Thanks to Heather's generosity, one lucky gal is actually going to be looking forward to putting on her swimsuit this summer! So how do you win?

Here's the nitty-gritty:
* You have until Midnight PST on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 to enter.
* Simply check out Pearl Swimwear's amazing collection HERE, & leave a comment on THIS post, telling us which suit you are lusting after.
* Anyone can enter (so tell your friends), although anonymous comments will be ignored unless accompanied by an email address.
* Please, just one entry per person.
* The winner will be randomly picked & announced Monday.

Interested in increasing your chances of winning?
* For 1 extra entry: Blog about our giveway.
* For 2 extra entries: Sign up for Twitter, & "follow" us HERE & HERE. (If you already are on Twitter & follow us, send us an email with your Twitter name)
* For 1 more extra entry: "tweet" about our giveaway (be sure to include the web address).

If you decided to "increase your chance" of winning, be sure to email us (justspotted@gmail.com) with the link to your blog post, &/ or your Twitter name to so we can check you out & enter your name the appropriate number of times.

xoxo, C & K, and Pearl Swimwear

Mother's Day Gift Guide: New Mom

In honor of K's new arrival, I thought it would be fun to start off with gift ideas for the new mom.

Matching Aprons for Mother and Daughter from Etsy

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a Sassy Pair of Earrings from Anthro

Getting Started on Twitter

Twitter has changed my life and K's. It is addicting and a quick way to communicate and exchange useful information. From tweets I learn about shopping deals, travel specials, and recipes. I also was quickly updated about the birth of K's baby and how to deal with the swine flu. Did I mention that Oprah twitters too?


What is Twitter?

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

How to Get Started on Twitter?

1. Get an account. Go to Twitter.com and click on Get Started!-Join Enter your information and click I accept. Then click on Create my Account.

2. Add some personality to your account by uploading an original photo and filling out your bio.

3. Post some tweets. Tweets are messages that tell people what you are doing in 140 characters or less.

4. Start following people (you can follow us here and here).

If you need more guidance try CNET or You Tube.

Can't wait for your tweets!

xoxo, C

FREE Mother's Day Workshops at Michaels

Michaels is celebrating Moms with FREE workshops all next week. Yep! Yep! Starting Saturday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 10th your local Michaels store will be offering several Mother's Day Workshops for kids. "Kids can celebrate Mom and show how much they love her! Attend Free workshops at Michaels all week long and create 9 different gifts from the heart."

Saturday, May 2nd: 10am - 1pm, Create a personalized keepsake plate for Mom
Sunday, May 3rd: 1-3pm, Make a one-of-a-kind T-shirt for mom to wear
Monday, May 4th: 6-7pm, Create a special corsage for mom that will last a lifetime
Tuesday, May 5th: 6-7pm, Make a paper flower bouquet
Wednesday, May 6th: 6-7pm, Create a personalized coupon book
Thursday, May 7th: 6-8pm, Make a memorable card
Friday, May 8th: 6-8pm, Create a thoughtful wooden frame for a favorite picture
Saturday, May 9th: 1-4pm, Make it for Mom bead event
Sunday, May 10th: 1-4pm, Decorate a Cookie with Mom

xoxo, K