Halloween Cuteness

I love holidays. Like, LOVE them. All of them. And I especially love holiday decor. So go figure that I would be over the moon excited about our Thirty-One Halloween prints. I am SO my own target market, and I'm okay with that! So, I did want to share that they are putting our cute Lil' Bones and Playful Pumpkin Cinch Sacs and Little Carry All Caddy on sale for 10 days only, September 20-30, at 40% off. AND if you want to put your little ghost or goblin's name on the Cinch Sac, personalization on those two items is 40% off, too. Shop for them and play with our interactive personalization studio here: www.mythirtyone.com/bethreed

One of my faves...

I love a whole lot of the Thirty-One products (okay, almost all) but when one of my absolute faves goes on special, that makes me really excited. This month, the Double Duty Caddy is available for $10 with a $35 purchase - actually you can get two of them for $10 each, which is even more amaze-balls. But I digress...

Why do I love this? Basically because, to me, this little gem is PERFECTION for putting on the side table next to the couch, to hold remote controls, pens, the book you're reading, magazines, essentially all your crap. Yes, you have crap. We all do. And unless you live alone, you've got crap x however many people share your home. That's a lot of stuff. And, let's face it, people are going to leave stuff on the side table. It's inevitable. The remotes have to go somewhere.

So, hear my words...I am NOT asking you eliminate all the junk from that table, simply disguise it inside this cute little caddy. Your side table with thank you for it.

Thirty-One OUTLET SALE open today!

Woohoo! It's that time again! The Thirty-One outlet sale is open for business and things are going quick. I snapped screenshots of what is out there now, but these items won't last forever, so if you see something you love, grab it: www.mythirtyone.com/bethreed.

Team Recognition Plan - 2017

For the last several years I have been recognizing my team through a monthly incentive program, where they can earn different buttons or pins for different accomplishments each month. Then, whenever they are ready to redeem, every pin they've collected is worth $5 in product credit that they can redeem through me. My girls have loved it, and it's been a great way for them to get additional product in hand when the catalog changes over and new items come out. Today I made a quick video to explain the system:

Have questions? Feel free to leave them in the comments!

Hostess Packet Walk Thru

I get a ton of questions about what I personally do for my business, so I'm going to be addressing many of these questions through quick videos over the coming weeks. Today, I did a short video on what exactly I put in my Thirty-One hostess packets. EVERYONE needs a hostess packet, why not make them cute?!

If you have questions, comment below. Have fun putting together your new cute packets!

Why I'm Pampering Myself Like Crazy This Year

I have a confession...I'm a direct sales shopping junkie. There are just too many companies out there with products I adore. So I buy. A lot. And until recently I was a total hoarder of all things skin/beauty/pampering. Like truly, the amount of scrubs alone I have is ridiculous. And what's even more ridiculous is that I was not using them frequently because I didn't want to run out. Ahhh! Silly girl, I think I'm good, right?

And that is just a few of them...BUT, I have seen the error in my ways! I vow that this year I will (try) to stop hoarding and will actually use and love all these products that I just had to have!

Including more bath bars and body bars than any one person needs in a lifetime.

And okay, those that know me, know that in general I'm crazy organized...and I tried, really I did, with all the cute Zipper Pouches from Thirty-One, but this is officially out of control under my sink. So I vow that not only will I be using up these amazing products from Posh, Jordan Essentials, Acti Labs, Lemongrass Spa, etc. but that I will get a handle on this whole under the sink thing, and get rid of those products that I have failed...you know, the ones that have dried up, expired, etc. That WILL happen, and I'll take pics when it does. Cause no self-respecting Thirty-One chick should have a bathroom cabinet that looks like this.

Hold me accountable blog-land, I'm on it!

Monday Motivation

I adore this quote. Brilliant and so very true. So many people have spoken on this topic, far more eloquently than I could, and so I am only going to go there just a little bit (I can't help myself).

People, you don't HAVE to think grand to make a difference. You don't need to be Gandhi. You don't need to be wealthy. You don't even need to have a whole lot of spare time. There are things you can do, right now, to make someone's day brighter.

Several times a year, I make up a monthly challenge calendar for my Thirty-One team, where there are different challenges daily that they are supposed to go do and then post to the group that they've done them. I change these up a ton every time I do it, but I always, ALWAYS have a pay-it-forward Friday on there, where they are challenged to pay for the car behind them in the drive-through for coffee or breakfast or whatever. It's simple, it's typically quite inexpensive, and how much brighter did it make YOUR day if someone has ever done that for you?! Best. Feeling. Ever. To be on the giving or receiving end of it. Simple things like that are exactly the kind of things you can do to make the world a better place, your own little corner of the world, anyway.

So pick something and do it. I dare you.

Woohoo for a good mail day!

I am so excited – new Thermal Totes and Cinch Top Thermals delivered today! LOVE LOVE LOVE! Check out some of our new patterns for Spring:










Lil Mushrooms
 











Flutter












Painted Snakeskin












Awesome Blossom












Leopard Floral












Aqua Circle Spirals
 











Lotsa Dots












Circle Spirals


Not sure yet which is  my new favorite, but I am leaning towards Awesome Blossom or Lotsa Dots! Yay! So ready for an amazing Spring!

TONIGHT ONLY

Hey, special online exclusive fashion show going on tonight only over at www.mythirtyone.com/bethreed - complete with product bundles at discounted prices, and our Mini Zipper Pouch for $2.31 with every $31 you spend! Come on over, see the video of hot looks for summer fun, and then hit Shop to take part in the fun! Just til midnight, then it's over. Hope to see you there!

Organization ala Laundry Room

Many of you followed my drama surrounding my dryer fiasco and the subsequent purchase of a new one. I’m happy to report that my new washer and dryer have settled in nicely and stepped up to the plate as far as their daily cleaning duties go.

Not long after getting the new ones, I became inspired to give the whole laundry room a little bit of a makeover. Nothing crazy – I’m not painting in there (yet) but I figured I could at least clean it up and organize a bit. Enter Thirty-One (of course). I decided that our Square Utility Totes would be perfection for organizing stuff on the shelving above the washer and dryer. And boy was I right. LOVE how it came out.

There are a couple more, one for “Kid’s Stuff” and one for “Storage” but you get the idea. I adore things that are adorable and functional!

Promotion

After working SO hard on my business and watching my team just FLOURISH I am so excited to announce that I have officially promoted to Senior Director with Thirty-One. WOOOHOOOO! I just LOVE my job!! Who would have thought, as at the beginning of the summer I was a Senior Consultant and since then have promoted to Director and then Senior Director!!
So many big, fabulous things are ahead for this company, and I am so blessed to be a part of it all.
To celebrate, email me your order this month only and I will take 10% off your total.
Cheers!!

Updated to add - look what was just delivered a minute ago from my Upline Director, as a congrats on the promotion! Thank you Courtney, love you!!

Comparison Shopping

I LOVE working as an independent director for Thirty-One. I adore our products, and I love that there is really not much in the way of competition in the field for our products. If anything, we most often get compared to Vera Bradley, as far as the look and feel of our bags. Having never owned a VB bag, I have been meaning to check out their items for awhile now, and in the spirit of procrastinating both grocery shopping and my workout, today I have done just that. I have to say, they do have a couple cute things, but I can’t believe how much more expensive they are than Thirty-One. A couple relatively close comparisons, size and functionality wise:

VB Hipster – $58

VS

Thirty-One Organizing Shoulder Bag – $39

So for a third less in price you can get a cute Thirty-One bag that’s within 1/2 inch size-wise, AND get it embroidered with your name or initials. Let’s look at another one.

VB Baby Bag – $125

VS

Thirty-One Cindy Tote – $68

These ones look almost identical, both in size and fabric, even. But Thirty-One’s version is half the price, and again, you can personalize. Did I mention I love my company!? lol. One more…

VB Messenger Bag – $84

VS

Thirty-One Messenger Bag – $38

Once again, dimensions within a half inch of each other, but price miles away. AND, one of the things that makes the Thirty-One Messenger Bag a particular favorite of mine is that the entire front flap of the bag zips off completely and is reversible, so when you buy it, you automatically have two looks, and can buy additional reversible flaps in other designs for $10 each. Meaning that for the price you’d spend on one VB Messenger Bag, you could have the Thirty-One Messenger Bag with a total of 5 flaps for 10 whole new looks for your bag! Hell, personalize one for every day of the week at that price!

Alright, so now that I’ve done my research, I do totally get how people compare Thirty-One to VB as far as style goes, and I’m thrilled to see what a great value Thirty-One is for the price, esp. in comparison.

Weekend Getaway

Looking to get away from it all for the weekend? Here’s a bundle I’ve put together featuring all you need for a quick get up and go weekend.

This bundle features four of our hot new products from the fall line: The City Weekender Tote in Black Pocket-Full-of-Posies print, our Clear Liquid Travel Pouch in Black Tailored Strip (so much cuter than a ziplock bag, and better for the environment, too!), our Pull Apart Cosmetic Bag in Onyx Medallion print, and a Luggage Tax in Onyx Blossom.

Purchased separately, these would retail for $130.50. Purchase them through me via email at beth@grabaclue.com and mention that you saw the bundle on this blog, and get them for $105. AND August is $1 embroidery month, so make them uniquely your own by adding your name, initials or message for just $1 per item. Ask me about additional coordinating pieces that are also available!

Beach, anyone?

Now that summer is at it’s hottest, who doesn’t love a trip to the beach to get some rays and enjoy the water? Thirty-One has some great must-haves for beach going, and with our new prints that just launched yesterday, the options are better than ever!

Pictured here are our Large Utility Tote in St. Andrew’s Garden fabric, Picnic Thermal Tote in St. Andrew’s Tartan, and Mini Zipper Pouch in Floral Fanfare. With just these three items, you can pack up for a day at the beach, without having to haul the whole house out of your car. The Large Utility Tote easily hauls your towels, beach toys and accessories, while the Picnic Thermal Tote will keep your drinks and snacks cold all day – just add a couple ice packs before you leave the house and you’ll be good to go. And the Mini Zipper Pouch is just the place to put your cell phone and keys (you know, those things you DON’T want in the bottom of your bag covered in sand when the day is done).

These are each available in several different patterns, and all can be personalized with your name, initials or message for just $6 per item. View the complete collection in my online catalog.

Regular retail on this three piece set would be $68, but order by email and mention you saw it here on the blog and I will give you these three pieces, in your choices of fabric colors, for $55.

To pool or not to pool

That is the question around these parts daily. Most of the time the chips fall on the side of “to pool”.

Every day, pretty much as soon as she gets up, my daughter is asking if we can go swimming. Which I’m fine with, just not at 8 in the morning. Let a girl get some caffeine on board first. But typically I eventually relent, and at least a couple hours of our day is spent out by the pool. Being that we’re in Florida, our pool is directly behind the house and screened in. This is insanely convenient because it drastically reduces the high volume of bugs we would otherwise have joining us in the pool. The downside to this, though, is that the pool gets shaded by the house for a good portion of the afternoon, and thus remains cooler than I would personally like it to be. This week, the water temp has been holding steady at 84 degrees. That doesn’t sound particularly cold, but trust me, when you first jump in, it sure feels cold.

Today hubby will be manning the pool while I have my Thirty-One Out with the Old, In with the New Sale. A couple of my friends will be bringing their kids along to swim, as well. So today the answer is definitely “to pool”, at least for everyone but me.

Thirty-One Conference 2010

I am finally getting around to posting about the Thirty-One conference I attended in Columbus, OH July 7-10. It was amazing! The energy of the other consultants, the execs and the home office staff was completely contagious, the product reveal was mind-blowing, and the free schwag was a great added bonus!

I probably took about a billion photos, but I’ll share just a few of my faves here.

The new consultant join kit, just $99 for all new girls that join this fall!

The $40 add-on kit, existing consultants can order through August 4th (mine will be here Monday! Woohoo!)

The $80 add-on kit, also for existing consultants (again, arriving Monday – SO excited!)

The warehouse at home office – look at all that product!!

Some of the people working on the custom embroidery side of production. That girl waving in the middle was my absolute fave person – so enthusiastic and energetic – LOVE her!

Two of the members of my team who attended, being silly at the awards dinner. Love you, girls!!

I already can’t wait for next year’s conference. I am hoping that even more of my team will make it – such an incredible experience and definitely something that every Thirty-One girl should attend!

a new kit for fall

To go along with the launch of the new Thirty-One fall catalog, we now have a brand spanking new consultant join kit (and can I just say OMG it's awesome!) For just $99 you get all the products pictured on the right, as well as all the business supplies you will need to get started (catalogs, order forms, etc.)

My business has been growing by leaps and bounds this year, and I am constantly amazed at both my success and that of my team. I feel so blessed to be able to share this opportunity with so many women who are truly benefitting from what Thirty-One has done for their lives and their families.

If anyone has any questions about the company, the products, the kit, the opportunity, or anything else Thirty-One related, please let me know. I could honestly talk for hours about Thirty-One and would love to help you out. :)