Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends! Did you remember to wear green today? Baby E has the cutest little shamrock headband she is going to be wearing! If I can get her to cooperate long enough I’ll share a photo with you over on Instagram a little later! I’m actually still somewhat covered in green paint from a project I was working on yesterday (stay tuned for that) so I’m pretty sure that counts, right? In the meantime, it’s time for the 2016 reader survey! Every spring I like to poll you guys to see what you’re loving and what you could live without and I take that feedback into consideration when plotting out content for the year. This year, perhaps more than any other year before, I would really really love your participation! I am about a month or two out right now from launching all new branding plus the biggest site redesign in The Sweetest Occasion’s eight year tenure on the world wide web. With that in mind, and having taken a lot of time while I’ve been hanging out with the baby and working a little less, I’m considering making some fairly big changes to how we do things around here.
The heart of what I babble about will always be the same (entertaining, home, food, DIY, etc. etc.), but I am contemplating packaging it all up a little differently. I want to make the work I do more useful for you but also more inspiring. I want you to come here and really feel empowered to host a fun dinner party or overhaul that room in your house that has been driving you nuts. I think the journey is too short not to make the most of every day and every stage of life. In my own life I am committed to living in a way that celebrates every day and I consider it my mission to help spread a little joy in the form of a well mixed cocktail and glittery craft projects. So, I want to know what you love. What you need more of. What you’re totally over. What am I not writing about that you’d like me to write about? What posts do you skip right over? Dish it all out by taking the survey. If you complete the survey (and be sure to provide your email address) you’ll be entered to win a $100 gift card to your choice of J.Crew or Anthropologie! (Or get crazy and take $50 to each – your pick!) If I could, I would give you all $100 to take the survey, because I am sincerely that interested in your thoughts. Alas, I cannot so one winner it shall be, but please know I am so grateful to you for taking the time to be here, supporting The Sweetest Occasion and generally just being awesome. I can’t wait to read all of your responses! (Take the survey right here!)
The fine print: The survey will be open through Wednesday, March 23rd at 8:00am ET. One winner will be selected at random and announced on Instagram and Snapchat later that day. In order to be eligible for the giveaway, entrants must complete the survey and be sure to include their email address for the purposes of contacting them about their prize. (Your email address will never be shared!) Any questions? More feedback to share? Email Cyd at [email protected]