Thursday, March 8, 2012

Getting my swag (back)

This week I was "paid" for all my hard effort in the exercise department. I earned $30 towards Sleevecandy's Vintage t-shirts!

For those who don't know me in real life, my style as two distinct variations. The first is very put-together and coordinated while still funky. The second is what I call "art school chic" and is basically vintage t-shirts with thrifted cardigans, old jeans and sneakers. So, when I saw Sleevecandy was an option on EarndIt, I jumped at the chance to get a few.

Wait, back-up the train, I just realized I hadn't explained what EarndIt is to y'all. EarndIt is a website where you are paid, in points, for being active! You then are able to trade in your points to get discounts on clothing and other things.

With all the running I've been doing, I have a ton of points to spend. But, for a little while there at least, most of the rewards were aimed at men, so I waited and waited until I saw the Sleevecandy reward being offered! So, I "bought" the reward, went to Sleevecandy.com, picked out three t-shirts, paid the difference between the $30 reward and my total, and waited four days for my swag to arrive:
Girl Scouts, Libraries, and Macs - All near and dear to my heart :)

They also sent me some Smarties candies - I ate them during class yesterday when I was feeling peckish:

I love my t-shirts! Now, for the stuff you all really come here to read; how I did this week.

Well, since last Thursday, I've ran 27.94 miles, did two strength training sessions, and accumulated 71 Weight Watchers' activity points! I also tracked 6 out of 7 days (which is AWESOME for me) and I haven't had any beer or cupcakes for 14 days (but I'm having both tonight!).

So...today's weight: 137.6! New all time low! 93.8 pounds gone since I started this journey 3 years ago! I think I may finally have my swag back :)

4 comments:

  1. Awesome work! 71 activity points is insane. I thought my 52 a few weeks ago was good. Looks like I need to work a little more. :)

    I won a free shirt from sleevecandy and I love it. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on their selection. I hope EarndIt starts adding more rewards aimed at women.

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    1. 52 is still good! Mine is only high because of my insane 110 miles in one month goal.

      Rumor has it they sometimes offer Amazon.com rewards - I'm keeping my eye out for it!

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  2. Thanks so much for the writeup! And great job earning that reward! I had no idea Sleevecandy sent candy along with their shirts. Cool idea.

    @Micah We'll definitely be adding more female-centric rewards soon. Stay tuned. :)

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    1. Thanks for reading! I appreciate that you take my feedback seriously :)

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