Happy President’s Day! Regardless of whether you like the President or not for most people any excuse for a long weekend is warmly received. In fact it seems even politicians were looking for excuses to curve the Monday blues. Here are some facts about President’s Day..

·         It started in the 1880’s when George Washington’s birthday started being celebrated as a federal holiday.

·         In 1968 congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill which moved several federal holiday’s to Mondays (Thank you!)

·         The name “President’s Day” was originally rejected by congress but became the nationally recognized name due to ad campaigns from major retailers ( do I sense a trend in the power of marketing?)

At any rate we can all expect to enjoy some awesome President’s Day deals including our totes. Check out our close out designs and get your fav designer bags for half off!

Why Us??

Top 10 Reasons to own a Reusable Patty Reed Fashion Bag

1. They turn plastic waste into beautiful, designer bags

2. They help reduce the production of more throw-away bags

3. They are the most fashionable bag in their category

4. No other reusable bag offers this many features for this small a price

5. No one can beat our price and our quality

6. They are a sure way to get compliments

7. Our small company allows for a more personal experience

8. You can feel good about supporting a small, women-owned business

9. Our breast cancer totes support the environment and the fight against breast cancer

10. These bags will last forever

Valentine's Day

Say hello to National Chocolate Month!! If you aren’t in love already that ought to have done it! It goes without saying that we eat a few more sweets during the holidays than we usually do, but before you start mentally beating yourself up for that truffle here are some chocolate-friendly facts that might change your mind:

• Chocolate contributes less than 2% of the fat in the American diet.

• Stearic acid, a fat component that makes up 1/3 of the fat in chocolate, does not raise blood cholesterol. Oleic acid makes up another 1/3 of the fat in chocolate. This fat has been shown to be beneficial to heart health.

• Chocolate contains specific antioxidants called polyphenols that are currently being studied for their health benefits.

You can check out these facts and more at www.chocolateinfo.com.

These lovely roses were from my sweet Valentine and I’d love to know what you got from yours! Write a comment here or post about it on our Facebook page I’d love to hear from you!

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!!

Today the little groundhog crawled out of his hole and determined whether we need to get bikini ready or if we can hold off on shaving our legs for another 6 weeks. I don’t know about y’all but I’ll take the sun and a bikini over more cloudy days in a heartbeat.

This tradition started in about the 18^th century in Europe as a German celebrated holiday. If the little fur ball, named Phil who is quit cute I must say, comes out on a cloudy day it means we are on the fast track to sipping piña coladas by the pool and shopping Saturday markets with our fav Patty Reed bag. If it’s a sunny day, and he sees his shadow, he runs back into his hole and we have another 6 week break from selected personal grooming practices.

Now there’s good news and bad news. Bad news: Phil saw his shadow at 7:20am this morning EST. Good news: He’s not as accurate as your local weather man. Apparently since its recorded beginning there have been 99 shadow sightings and 17 cloudy days, the other 9 were not recorded.

You can see pictures of Phil and a listing of the festivities at the official Groundhog Day website www.groundhog.org. You can also check out our Facebook page and follow the link from our Groundhog Day post to read more.

VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAY GOING ON NOW!!!

Check out our Facebook Page and enter in to win one of our Valentine’s Day totes and a coupon to use towards your next purchase! Don’t miss out!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! It looks like we passed the 300 fan mark on our Facebook page!! Let’s see if we can get 50 more this weekend! It’s great so many people love and use our totes! Even in economically hard times, investing in a reusable tote, that is still very affordable, is better on the environment and your pocket book.

This was said in a 2003 Pew Oceans Report: "In the long term, economic sustainability depends on ecological sustainability." So help the environment and yourself and check out our website for affordable, designer totes that really make a difference!

A Shoe For Every Occassion

Patty’s birthday bash went great today. All the employees got together at the office for lunch to celebrate and one of her gifts was this high heeled tape dispenser! So cute. The bag giveaway on our Facebook page in celebration was a huge success and congratulations again to our winner Mary Ragan!! I am already plotting for a juicier giveaway next month for Valentine ’s Day so don’t forget to Like our page and you could get free totes too!!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!!

Today is Patty Reed’s birthday and it’s snowing!! Up at our office in the West hills of Portland, OR above campus it’s beautiful with a light dusting of fluffy snow.. Here are some pics from this morning. Those footsteps on the deck are mine and that fountain is all iced over! Don't forget to head over to our Facebook page for our FREE GIVEAWAY!!

Back to the grind people! So grab your cup o’ joe and have a great week!