It is not a surprise that I love to shop. I don't have to always make a purchase but I do love to see what local stores are offering and this past Friday the North Iowa Bloggers spent a bit of time together enjoying a few of my favorite shops in our town. First stop was Soyphisticated Candles. I love all of the products that Camille Lee offers and have never been disappointed with anything that I have gotten from her. I have blogged about her before several times (check out my first … [Read more...]
Feb 11, 2013
Giveaway with an Ulterior Motive
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It's time for a giveaway here at It's Just Life but I have to be honest. I have an ulterior motive. I am fully disclosing this up front. You see---the month is almost half over and my comments are not where I would like them to be. If you have followed me for any time you know that I have a Comments for a Cause on my blog and for each legitimate comment during that month on any post (heck--it could be on a post from 2008 for all I care!) I will donate 50 cents to my cause. This month I am … [Read more...]
Nov 25, 2011
Black Friday Special Via ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I know you are all doing your Black Friday shopping and thought I would let you all onto a great place where you can get some awesome candles, body lotion, lip balm, laundry detergent and what not. I happened upon this wonderful shop in Mason City and am hooked on the stuff. Add to the fact that the owner, Camille Lee, is just an all round nice person and talented to boot. She is offering a 20% discount through November 28th and it is yours just for the clicking!!! Just put TDAY2011 in the … [Read more...]
Sep 3, 2011
What Will I Miss?
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I am just going to say it. I have not been a huge fan of Iowa. It has not been my favorite state to live in. Perhaps it was because we moved FROM North Carolina to Iowa and then moved again from AUSTRALIA back to Iowa. Two climates that are much better, in my humble opinion. My life got a little complicated there for awhile so if you have followed me for awhile you know about our moves. Regardless, I am thinking that Iowa has not been the state where I have achieved a blissful state. I … [Read more...]
Apr 9, 2011
The Virtual Choir
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Today while I was running around trying to find things to put into a Welcome to Mason City basket I had to visit my local candle guru, Camille, at Soyphisticated Candles. Now you know I have blogged about her and her fabulous candles before and it is worth a trip to her store if you live here or a gander at her website if you don't! Awesome products and nice person to boot!!! Can't get much better than that. Anyway, while I was rambling on and on about what I was doing somehow she told me … [Read more...]
Apr 4, 2011
Chocolate, Ambulance Rides, Scents, Coffee and Tea, Please!
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Meet Me on Monday Blog Hop 1. If you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? That is really a tough question!!!! One food???? I guess it would have to be.....wait for it......chocolate. I love chocolate. And no one ever said that it had to be a healthy food that you could totally live off of, did they??? 2. Do you write your blog posts in advance or the day you post them? I normally write them the day I post. Sometimes if I get too many ideas at … [Read more...]
Jul 16, 2010
The Ripple Effect of Kindness
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Worth a read!!! I am a firm believer in this--have been the recipient many times and have tried to pay it forward myself. This week I challenge you to do something along these lines! Let me know what you do and I will post it here!!! I will start you off with what I have done---one of the vendors at the Farm Market here in Mason City has some fabulous products. I have blogged about the local Soyphisticated Candles before (do a search to find the blog post). Great business, great owner … [Read more...]
May 25, 2010
Rhubarb, Asparagus and Kusina Gold
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"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot—And whether pigs have wings" The time has come for......the North Iowa Farmer's Market in Mason City! Woo Hoo! I am excited!!! I trotted on over to the Kmart parking lot today which is oh so convenient for me! Loaded with a pocket full of dollar bills and change and my favorite trusty Australian green bag in tow I ventured out … [Read more...]
It's Just Life 
6 Years Later–A Giveaway
When I started this blog 6 years ago today I had no idea what joy it would bring. I started out on Blogger with a blog called Beth Ann's Musings and in 3 years time I migrated my blog to WordPress and renamed it It's Just LIfe--Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. I have never looked back. Over the 6 years we have been on a bit of an adventure. I have posted 1866 posts and have recorded 22,824 comments on my blog posts over that time (that includes my own comments/responses). I … [Read more...]