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August 29, 2013 / blogging

Cara Box Reveal | August

Cara Box
I previously participated in the Cara Box in February & April and took a bit of a break until now. I was really excited though when Kaitlyn announced the theme & how everyone was going to be paired this month so I wanted to participate for sure in this month’s swap! And besides, getting mail at our new house just makes me happy 🙂 Snail mail is the best!

AUGUST CARA BOX: SEASONS OF LIFE

This month’s theme has to do with the way you all will be paired. This month everyone had an extra option on the sign up sheet that asks you to select your age range and “stage of life”. {So for me this was 20’s & married with no kids –  and I couldn’t be happier with my two pairings!}

A little bit on Cara Box if you are unfamiliar…

You will have one week to sign up before matches are made and the pairings are posted on Wifessionals. Bloggers AND Non-Bloggers can participate. Women from around the world are welcome to sign up! There will be some sort of theme for every exchange – anything from a season, to a color, to a topic (like fashion or childhood). 

You will get paired up with two other women, email back and forth to get to know each other, and will crazily stalk their blog…in the most non-creepy way. Each exchange will last for the month. By the end of the month, you will create a box or package, specifically for the woman you were paired to send to, and ship it off to her. Your other partner will do the same for you. 

You can participate as much or as little as you choose. Need a pick me up this season? Come and join in! Don’t have an extra dollar to spare right now? Come back whenever you want! Since you are re-paired each exchange, you can come and go as you please 🙂

This month I was paired with Chelsey over at The Fair Fox, who I sent a box to, and Amberly over at Life With Amberly & Joe who sent a box to me! I really enjoyed getting to know both of these ladies and I encourage you to check out their blogs if you haven’t already! It really makes a difference with the pairings when you have a good deal in common with your partners, and I love how the pairings were done by stage of life this time. I have been so fortunate each month I’ve participated to gain some great new bloggy friends, and I know everyone hasn’t had the same experience – but I am so glad to have been able to meet some fantastic ladies through this process! This might be my last time to participate, so if it is, I can certainly say I went out on an equally as high of a note as I started with : )
So as I mentioned, this month’s theme was based on seasons of life & Amberly nailed it! I was so excited to get home on Monday and see the box on the kitchen counter. Even my husband was curious as to what was inside! I am pretty excited about all the goodies within and can’t wait to use each of them! 
Contents of the #carabox:
Super sweet note (& ADORABLE business card – makes me want my own!)
Weekend Trips Magazine for some great getaway excursions to the outdoors, with some awesome lodging and activities so I am so excited to plan a trip to one of those locations. 
Some fishing lures to take to the farm, where we have a lake and lots of fishies – the husband was excited about this one most!
Some Sensual Amber body wash to clean up after our outdoorsy activities.
Nail polish in my favorite colors for a bit of girliness as well.
The Holiday (such a wonderful movie!) for some relaxation & down time.
And the Big Bang Theory dice game – Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock! (LOVE this)
So tell me, what did you you get in your box? Don’t forget to link up on Wifessionals for the August Cara Box Reveal!


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  1. Bekah Walsh says

    August 29, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    what a fun box!

    When that sensual amber was first released, I was in LOVE. I bought the whole inventory when they had a sale. Whoops! By the next year, I wanted nothing to do with it! It does smell nice, though 🙂

  2. Kate @ Another Clean Slate says

    August 29, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    I need to try the sensual amber. Glad you had a good experience!!

  3. Life with Amberly says

    August 29, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    I'm so glad you liked it!!! I hesitated on the fishing things because I have no clue about fishing, didn't know if they were tacky or if they were even the kind you use, but I couldn't resist, so I'm glad your husband loved them!

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