Halloween Favourites

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I don't really do much for Halloween now that I'm older and don't have any kids. I didn't even get around to carving my pumpkin I was so excited to get. I feel like last Halloween came and went and I barely even noticed it, I wanted to make this Halloween a little bit better. Tonight will be filled with delicious snacks and all the Halloween movies I can possibly watch. So in honour of Halloween I wanted to share some of my Halloween favourites with you.

Favourite Scary Movies: 
1. Friday The 13th
2. The Exorcist and The Exorcism of Emile Rose - I believe in stuff like this so I love these kinds of    movies but the do freak me out.
3. Poltergeist - I have a friend named Carol-Anne and we always use to taunt her with this movie           "Come to the other side of the mirror Carol-Anne"
4. Scream - I love Matthew Lillard and my favourite quote from this move is "My mom and dad are going to be so mad at me" the best ha
5. Halloween - Can't forget all the Halloween movies
6. The Craft - I don't know about you but when this movie came out it was one of my favourites, I know I'm a giant loser but so be it. I haven't seen this movie in years and I really want to add it to my movies to watch tonight.

Favourite Family Friendly Movies:
1. Beetlejuice - This my be one of my all time favourite movies
2. The Monster Squad
3. Hocus Pocus
4. Casper 
5. Monster house
6. Ernest Scared Stupid - I love all Ernest movies

Favourite Halloween Songs:
1. Monster Mash
2. Thriller
3. Time Warp

Favourite Halloween Candy:
1. When I was a kid my favourite treats to get were chocolate bars. My absolute favourite being Oh Henry bars.

What are some of your Halloween favourites? How are you celebrating Halloween?
Happy Halloween!

Guest Post

One of my October sponsosr Deidre from Love. The Skinnys will be taking over Mavy May today.
Happy Tuesday!

Hey! I am Deidre and my husband and I blog over at Love, The Skinnys. Let me just say. I am happy to be here! Seriously pumped! And with that being said. I know what you are thinking.. something like this perhaps...

"Guest post?... I'm out of here...."

Listen, I have had the same thoughts. And now I have exactly... 7 seconds to impress you. To convince you to click through on that little baby hyperlink to my blog. Trust me. You will want to keep reading.

Top 10 Reasons to Click HERE

1. I have no filter. And that means there are always things that are borderline inappropriate and potentially awkward for everyone to read. And who doesn't love a good awkward moment?
2. The blog is a nice balance between a woman that can wear a crown and a woman that can make herself look like she just got in a bar fight.

 3. Every Tuesday you get to hear a little from my husband. He loves to blog and he loves comments.
4. No story is kept a secret. Wanna know about my past dating life? It's there. Wanna know about my wedding? It's there. Wanna know about what I ate for dinner last night? It's there. Wanna know about the time I hit a bird with my car? It's there... that was a sad day.
5. Every Friday you have a fashion post to look forward to. Cheap fashion that is. We are talking Target, thrift stores, Kmart, Desert Industries. Because we all know I can't pay $100 for a shirt. And even if I could,  I would rather spend $100 on 4 shirts... because that is actually what I tend to do. I have a Target shopping problem.

Ooops... Wrong photo. Let's try fashion again....

6. Easy recipes... cooking is hard!
7. I give good hugs. What does that have to do with blogging? I don't know. But I do love hugging!
8. Weekend music and sweet videos.

9. Currently... there is lots of wedding stuff. Weddings make people happy. So I am spreading it out over time. You can see everything I did. And by did. I mean really did. Do it yourself wedding? Check!
10. Last of all... I am hilarious. If you don't believe me ask my parents.

So hopefully those ten reasons were enough to get a click through and a little love. Otherwise. Nice knowing ya! See you in heaven!

Love,
The Skinnys

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How was your weekend? Did you get dressed up and go to any Halloween parties this weekend?

Happy Monday!

October Sponsor Spotlight

I would like to introduce you to some of the lovely ladies that have been hanging out on my side bar this month. I have asked each of them for their favourite quote for this post. I love quotes so I thought it would be fun to see what theirs are. They have also been kind enough to offer some discounts to their shops for all you Mavy May Design reader, so be sure to check that out too.

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All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

~Lucy Van Pelt 

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 "You know you're in love when you can't sleep...because reality is finally better than your dreams." -Dr. Suess

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She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.  Proverbs 31:25

Amanda is offering Mavy May Design readers 15% off at her shop with the code MAVYMAY15

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“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.” —Roald Dahl

Amanda is offering free shipping to Mavy May Designs reader with the code MAVYMAY

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"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other"
Audrey Hepburn

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 "If you see something that you like and you have the money to buy it, buy it."

Loving Lately

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My recent obsession is combat boots. I do not have any yet but they will be my next purchase, I just love them. I have also recently discovered Polyvore. I know what you're thinking, how can that possibly be, but it's true. I alway wondered how everyone got all those items together like that and now I finally know.
Today I'm linking up with Glossy Blonde

Chocolate Covered Oreos

I made these a little while ago for a bake sale Steve's class was having. They are so simple to make and they're really good. All you need is:

   - Bag of Oreos

   - Milk chocolate

   - sprinkles  

Melt chocolate in pot or warmer (I did mine in the microwave but I wouldn't recommend it) Once chocolate is melted dip the Oreo in, making sure you've covered the whole cookie. Place the now covered Oreo on wax paper, use your fingers to sprinkle on as much or as little of the sprinkles as you like. Repeat until you have your desired amount of cookies. Let cookies set for 20-30 minutes or place in fridge to set faster.

Voila! There you have it. So simple and so good!

I'm giving away a pair of leopard print button earrings over at Penniless Socialite head over there to enter and to check out Tara's blog :)

How was your weekend?

Happy Monday! 

High Five For Friday

1. Took my cousin to Rawlicious for her birthday lunch, SO good!
2. My niece and I with her new sunglasses like her aunties
3. Renewed my passport yesterday. I'm traveling in January and my passport expires in March BUT I can't use it with in 6 months of the expiry date so then technically it expires in October. Why isn't the expiry date the actually expiry date!? Is it the same for other counties also?
4. My Niece again, she loves having her picture taken.
5. My pumpkin :) I can't wait to carve this thing. I grabbed a couple free carving stencils and now to decide which to go with.

Today I'm linking up with
From My Grey Desk
What Jean Likes

Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Happy Friday!

Carving Stencils

I was look for pumpkin carving stencils and I came across this post over at It's Written on the Wall. They have a few different sites you can click on and get all sorts of free stencils.

Happy Hump Day!

Tuesday Tango

The Tuesday Tango is a multiple link-up post for everyone to meet new people and grow your audience. There will be eight link-ups that you can add your link to - Twitter, Facebook, Hello Cotton, Bloglovin, Instagram, Pinterest, Better Blogger Network, and RevolutionizeHer.

All you have to do is follow the host(s) for that week and then add whoever else you'd like to!

Permanent Hosts:

After Nine To Five | Big Apple Mami | Yellow Umbrella

This Week's Rotating Hosts:

Mavy May Designs | Mom Fitting It All In

Directions:

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Add at least 5 people from the link-ups

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Want to host one of the weeks? Let us know!

Friday - Get Your Butts Up!

For those of you who don't know I am getting married in the Dominican in January and I'm trying to get  my "beach body" ready hehehe. These are some of my favoutrie 'butt' workouts that I find really work.

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Happy Friday!!
What are your plans for the weekend?
Today I'm linking up with:
Local Sugar Hawaii 

Doggie CPR

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I saw this on Pinterest and thought it would be good to share with all you dog owners out there. Hopefully you never need to use it but good to know, it may come in handy.

Today I'm linking up with Chasing Big Dreams

Happy Thursday!

Loving lately

In this post last week I told you guys that I was thinnking about going vegan. Well I have decided to give it a go. It's been just over a week now and I've doing pretty good. It is hard though, mostly because I can't just grab anything and eat it when I'm hungry. That being said it is also a plus because it makes you think about what you're going to eat and not just grab random crap to snack on, which brings me to what I am loving lately - Vegan Recipes.

 

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Today I'm linking up with
Glossy Blonde
The Life of a Not so Ordinary Wife
After Nine to Five

How was your weekend?

Life lately

1. Reese playing with her duck, which is now totally destroyed/  2. Morning coffee and some reading with the dogs/  3. I curled my hair yesterday (for no reason) I think I might do it more often. I really like the look/  4. Grapes sleeping with head against the sliding door. He always finds the most uncomfortable places to sleep/  5. My dog ate my money :(

Today I'm linking up with From my Grey Desk for High Five for Friday & Me & The Moon for Find & Follow

Happy Friday everyone!! Here in Canada it is Thanksgiving weekend, so that means a long weekend for most, but not me :(.  Today my mom is in surgery have her gallbladder removed. I will be going to see her first thing tomorrow morning with some good reads and good eats now that she will finally be able to enjoy some food. Also tomorrow we are having Thanksgiving dinner at Steve's parents and boy am I looking forward to it! Then it's work for me for the rest of the weekend.
What are you up to this weekend? Anyone celebrating Thanksgiving?

Oh how Pinteresting - Words

Do you ever have those days you just want to crawl in your bed, hide under the covers and cry? The last almost week has been like this for me, bad day after bad day after bad day. Sometimes it's really hard to stay positive when it seems like nothing's going right. I'm not usually one of those people who sits around and feels sorry for myself when things aren't going the way I want. I do believe everything is what you make it and there no point in making yourself sad and depressed. I usually need to have a good cry then move on. Somethings not going right change it. In this cause I think I just need to re group and change my out look. I always find these little sayings help to refocus and motivate me.

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 What helps you get through a bad day or week? Do you have any words you live by?