And the Winner Is ...

Good morning fellow readers! Let's start the week with some good news for one lucky follower.

The winner of the giveaway is ... JulieStyles (Julie, I guess)! Random.org picked the number 57, and of the 60 valid entries hers was the 57th. Congratulations to Julie who wins the JCrew canvas tote (Julie, please contact me at crazyaboutjcrew@gmail.com with your details).

To the other who participated and didn't win, first thank you for your comments and let me tell you that you know how you fell: I never won a giveaway. Second, there will be more because I found out that it's pretty fun, so stay tuned!

And because there are new followers I would like to take the opportunity to say a few things about me and the blog:

1) There seems to be a myth about me being tall. I'm 5'2", so I'm pretty petite. I probably look taller because I'm proportioned and I generally look good in mini, but I'm no model.

2) My favorite brands are JCrew, Theory and Tory Burch. I also have to mention the Gap because even if I wouldn't say that the Gap is my favorite clothing brand I must admit that during the year I certainly spend more money at the Gap than at Theory or Tory Burch.

3) I appreciate that many of you asked for more posts. I will try to post more but I generally use my daughter's nap time to blog and there is only much that I can do in two hours. My long-time readers know that I generally don't blog over the weekend and in the evening because my husband doesn't approve of me blogging during "family time". However he travels quite a lot and that's when I post more.

4) Please be assured that I read and enjoy all the comments that you leave even if sometimes (in fact, most of the times) I don't comment back and I prefer to use my time to write a new post instead (unless someone asked a specific question that clearly needs to be answered). I personally never subscribe to posts and I don't necessarily expect the blogger to comment back and I assume that that's what most people do. I just wanted to apologize here if this is cause of frustration for some of you. But please keep commenting, comments are bread for bloggers!

4) I have been working for more than ten years as a project manager before becoming a stay at home mom two years and a half ago when my daughter was born. I could stop working because my husband can support us and I feel privileged for that, but also my work didn't pay enough to pay a full-time nanny in the city. It didn't make sense to work just to pay a nanny, so I'm the nanny now and when my daughter is older I will reconsider going back to work.

5) Sometimes I make up words or I use expressions that probably don't sound quite right to your ears. That's because I write in English which is my third language after Italian and French. I could stick to the clothes but because my dream has always been to be a writer, I can't help myself. And yes, I meant "fit like a glove" and not "fit like a glow" but I'm happy of this involuntary effect.

Once again, thank you all for participating and follow the blog. I really find amazing that you take the time for reading what I write and that you seem to like it!