05|12|2009
ask apricot launches, & a giveaway!
I am so excited to announce that my advice column is open for business!!!
If you are in need of advice — about love & relationships, fashion, beauty, life, or anything else you’re having trouble with — you may click on that cute blue typewriter on my sidebar, & it will take you straight to my new project. Then, click on the “CONTACT” button & you will taken to the advice submission form.
Before you do anything, though, please read my about page, as well as my FAQs. You will find everything you need to know in those pages, in edition to why I am doing an advice column in the first place.
Check out the first batch of advice questions:
- “how do you tell someone you’re not interested?”
- “I’m petite, but I want a cute swimsuit…”
- “should I dress my age?”
A BIG thank you is in order, to everyone who has submitted their advice to me. Your questions & my answers will be up very shortly, so keep checking back! (A great way to know when your question is up is to subscribe via email!)
To celebrate the launch of ask apricot, I’m doing my first ever giveaway! & the prizes are nothing short of amazing.
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the giveaway!
The first winner will receive the book Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design, by Carrie McCarthy & Danielle LaPorte. Style Statement helps you define who you really are, in every aspect of your life: in your relationships, in your style choices, in the music you listen to, in your favorites & dislikes, etc. This book helped me tremendously when I was on the journey of discovering my true-self. I hold onto my style statement (genuine eloquence) with absolute pride.
The second winner will have the chance to pick out any one item of their choice from my little shop! There are many goodies to choose from. Handmade necklaces, vintage clothing, & items from my very own closet. Perhaps you’ve been coveting an item since it was listed. Here’s your chance to snag it before someone else does!
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how to enter:
To enter the giveaway, you must dedicate a post on your blog to answering this question:
If you could write a letter to your younger self, giving advice for troubles that will happen in the future, what would it look like? What would you say? Would the letter be funny, or would it be serious?
I will pick two of my favorite letters & announce the winners here.
The Rules:
- You MUST link back to ask apricot in your question post, & I don’t care how you do it. If there isn’t a link, you will not be entered into the contest. So make sure you’ve got a link!
- Once you’ve written the letter on your blog, leave a comment here, with the link to your post inside. Then, you will be entered in the contest!
- Submissions for the giveaway end Thursday, at 9:oo PM Pacific time, so make sure you get your letter out within that time.
- & yes, this contest is open to the Internationals!
The giveaway is closed! I will announce the winners tomorrow afternoon!
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 9:24 am:
hi, i already wrote an entry about this.. can i point you that way or does it have to be a new entry?
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 9:30 am:
@ floreta: If you have wrote about ask apricot launching, thank you very much! But to be entered in the contest, you need to have a post on your blog dedicated to answering the question I mentioned above.
Go ahead & show me the post you did about ask apricot on your blog.
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 9:31 am:
Yey! I was waiting for this… so exciting. =) I’m so proud of you darling.
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 10:56 am:
Ev’Yan, I am so excited for your new project… :)
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 11:02 am:
Congratulations! I’ve already added the post to my reader.
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 11:03 am:
I love the idea of writing a letter to my younger self! Thanks for this writing exercise.
Here is the link to my post: http://paginevuote.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/the-things-i-wish-i-knew-then/
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 12:16 pm:
Congratulations on your new project!
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 12:28 pm:
Amazing! You are going to do so well with the new site, I just know it! :-)
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 1:08 pm:
http://www.mischiefmydear.com/dramatispersonae/2009/05/12/a-letter-to-my-younger-self/
Here you go, dear! It’s funny how in writing this letter to my younger self, I’m writing about my current issues & how I think I should resolve them. ;)
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm:
my first visit. nice blog.
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 1:53 pm:
What a fun exercise!
Here is my post http://scoutstudios.ca/personal/207/
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 5:11 pm:
[...] Did I mention there’s a giveaway? [...]
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 5:20 pm:
I posted mine!!! Weee, I’m vying for that book!
http://vintagevelveteen.blogspot.com/
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 5:59 pm:
Yeah, I’ve missed my blogging buddy. Its been a while since we’ve chatted but I see all is well. Congrats on your new project, if anyone can give advice I know its you!!!
on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 9:22 pm:
Hey Ev!!! So proud of you!!! I’ll be posting about both of these!
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 5:08 am:
I found your blog thanks to Kyla Bea and have been reading/lurking for about a month. Love the advice blog and thanks for the writing prompt! Found at:
http://hep-kitten.blogspot.com/2009/05/racquel-loves-apricot-tea.html
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 11:15 am:
This is SO very exciting, my dear! :)
I’m delighted for you. Way to achieve your dreams!
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 12:04 pm:
Hi Apricot!
I found your blog from Megan at Somewhat Voluble from her Blog Crush Sundays.
Here’s my letter to my younger self. Thanks for the great writing prompt!
http://www.thatswhatjesaid.com/2009/05/what-i-wish-i-knew-then-i-guess-i-know.html
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 1:51 pm:
Dear Apricot,
I do not have my own blog. May I post my letter here?
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 2:07 pm:
@ Jenny: Unfortunately, if you don’t have a blog, you won’t be able to enter this contest. :[ I hope you understand. But there will be others in the future, so stay tuned!
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 2:59 pm:
I found your blog via alicia @instandvintage and I was so inspired by that painting and U, I wrote you a poem. Come check it out and tell me what you think!
;)
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm:
Interesting excersize. All of my advice sound cliched but so much of it is true for me.
Here is my entry.
blogs.myspace.com/eclectichermit
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm:
Here’ goes…serious and funny….very typical of me. LOL
http://tipsandcougarlove.com/2009/05/13/a-letter-to-little-me/
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm:
First time passer-by! Thought it was a nice exercise :)
Here’s my entry!: http://icanseemeinyoureyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/letter-to-my-younger-self.html
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm:
I found your blog through your husband, of whose blog I am a regular reader. I enjoyed this exersize and my post is here http://stylishhomeandgift.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Ann
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 8:23 pm:
This was quite fun to write!
http://retromus-ik.blogspot.com/2009/05/letter-to-my-younger-self.html
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 10:42 pm:
I am so excited for you! I know you’ll do great, and look forward to all the interesting articles on your new site. I did take up the challenge, and posted my response to your question at: http://starlagoat.livejournal.com/10256.html
Thank you for a great writing prompt. I enjoyed responding to it, and also reading other responses linked to here.
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 10:52 pm:
[...] Note to Self 14 May 2009, 5:52 am Filed under: Just life, Memories A very enticing giveaway is taking place to celebrate the launch of Ask [...]
on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 11:03 pm:
I feel like I haven’t been updating my blog much lately. Thanks for getting me writing, Ev’Yan ;)
http://idhappens.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/note-to-self/
on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 3:12 am:
Thats so exciting! Im just getting going with my blog and ive read yours back to front! Very inspiring! Thankyou! x
on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 4:34 am:
This was a great exercise– really makes you wonder, if you had the chance to change things, would you take it, knowing if you do it could change everything. Thanks for this Ev’Yan. Oh yeah, and here’s mine:
http://grownupchild.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/me-are-you-there-its-me-you/
on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 8:11 am:
Giveaway contest that make you “work” for your prize are great, and it was fun to write… here’s my letter to my younger self:
http://www.theinbetweenismine.com/2009/05/14/letter-to-my-younger-self/
on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 9:51 am:
What a fun idea!
Here is mine:
http://amandablogandkiss.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/dear-self/
on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 2:56 pm:
yay! i did it!
http://www.cagedblackbird.blogspot.com