UPDATE! We have a winner!! Katherine of Miceli Fitness! You won the Back to School Giveaway. Thanks for being lovely!
It’s time for a treat!
I’m moving towards September kicking and screaming. I’ve been moving towards September kicking and screaming ever since I realized that the first day of school is completely bunk. On the first day of school, my mind was always a mishmash of… Which pair of overalls am I going to wear? Where is my dang locker? I’m really not fit for this AP Biology class! Someone tell me why all my girlfriends are making out with boys this year! I can’t go out tonight,I’m watching X-Files alone in the dark. Seriously, it’s cool.
I was a late bloomer. I got cooler in my early thirties (um… this year). By cooler I mean that I’ll wear slippers at the grocery store if I dang-well want to.
Thank goodness my school days are over. There’s still something about September that gives me the jitters. The tides are changing to Fall. Let’s work with the change. Let’s treat ourselves.
I want to send you a box of some of my favorite things.
I wrote a cookbook and I totally want you to have it! The Joy the Baker Cookbook is in the gift box!
We’re going to need some actual school supplies: fancy pencils, clever and colorful Washi Tape, a planner for your plans, hello hello bookmark tabs, and a capsule letter.
Oh! And Mentos. Yea…
We also need to be clever cute.
I’m obsessed with red and pink nail polish fingers. They know how to work, be playful, and chic. Ps. I know nothing about being chic. I’m BS-ing you.
Straws too! We’re still on this paper straw bandwagon, and I want you to have some.
I want one of you to have this fun-times Back to School Gift Box! Giveaway is open to readers domestically and internationally. In return, I’m asking you to share the love (and cookies). Share a delicious cookie recipe with your friends on Facebook. Throw some life tips to your friends on Twitter. Email your mama a cake recipe you’d like her to make. Anything! And don’t forget to leave a comment on this post between now and Friday. Giveaway ends August 24th 2012 at midnight PST. A winner will be randomly selected using random.org.
Overalls on. Head up.
Get it? Got it? Good!
xo.joy
Alisa
Haha! I love that the Mentos were included. :) Those paper straws are also super cute!
Tina Johnson
I love love love school supplies!
Kristin
My favorite part about school starting was always getting and organizing new supplies! And the smell of a new backpack. With all of my new things in it.. Yeah.
Kerianne
Thanks for the giveaway!
Rachel
Hi, I made your nectarine cobbler the other day amazing! Currently dreading the start of term, I’m an embroidery student heading for my final year but all I really wanna do is bake!!!!!! Xxx
Selena
I always loved getting school supplies too!! I did buy some crayons to donate recently and I just sat and smelled them for awhile…mmm, crayons…
Emily S
I miss back to school shopping so much! It was almost better than Xmas : D
Deb in Indiana
This is my daughter’s last year of school — I would be thrilled to be able to pass this on to her (perhaps, minus the cookbook…).
Lindsay
Such a great giveaway!!
Martha
a treat and a half!!! this would definitely calm my totally-not-cool-with-going-to-uni state of mind this september!
mollysusie
The *only* good thing about going back to school were the new supplies! Now back to school means, to me, being able to go on vacation without all these damn kids all over the place! Thanks for the giveaway … it’s pretty fabulous!
Marina
my boy is starting kindergarten this year so i had to buy school supplies for him – such a weird feeling!
Theresa Queen
Cookies are sweet,
Bakers are wise,
I hope I’m the one,
To take home the prize!
Sini
Um… Look at all those comments o_O 1,820. Well, that’s a few. I would say celebrity status, Joy ;)
Jenn
Oh no! Am I too late? I’ve been on vacation and am just getting caught up now! :(.