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It’s been a whirlwind of giveaway action this week!

If you haven’t yet seen them, check out my two, yes that’s right TWO, giveaways this week.
One for a few sumptuous Earthbody Organics body oils.
The other for a pair of tickets to see the Tony Award winning Scottsboro Boys in Los Angeles.
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A journey back in time

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Anyone who knows me, knows my affinity for Alabama (and the South in general). I didn’t grow up there, but I attended Auburn University for my undergraduate studies.

A lot of people ask me, what drew you to Auburn? To Alabama? To the South in general?
To be honest, it was mostly because my family wasn’t keen on the idea of me leaving the midwest for the “big city” (a.k.a. NYC), so when we traveled around, touring college campuses and came upon Auburn, to my own surprise, I loved it {and so did my parents}!

The campus was so picturesque, a quintessential college town. It was a small place for sure, but with a big soul. And rich in history. I immediately felt at home. Like I could be safe there and also learn, grow and be out from under my parents wing for the first time. It was a wonderful place to call home for four years.
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Handcrafted organic products, inspired by Ayurveda

{photo courtesy of Earthbody}

{photo courtesy of Earthbody}

For those of you who have been around the blog for a minute, you might remember this feature I did on my lovely friend Denmo Ibrahim, Founder of Earthbody in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco.
Because I’m such a fan of Denmo and all that she creates, I wanted to dig a bit deeper into her newly re-launched collection of holistic face + body care products.
I’ve personally used several of her products including the trio of body oils as well as her body scrubs. They’re beautiful crafted and smell heavenly!
Let’s all welcome Denmo back to The Girl Who Knows {yaaay!}. I think you’ll enjoy this short Q+A. And be sure to read on for a very special giveaway!
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The Top 5 things on my radar this week!

Seattle Edition.

{Photo via Stumptown Coffee Roasters}

{Photo via Stumptown Coffee Roasters}

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

With my well known obsession of chai latte’s, it’s unacceptable of me not to try this city’s best coffee shops in search of killer chai. I mean, if Seattle is known for it’s coffee, surely someone there is known for some badass chai. I tried Stumptown while I was in Portland. And even though I know the Seattle location is likely similar, I will be paying their Seattle digs a visit when I get there. Just in case. Chalk it up to “chai research”. ;-)

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