the Refinery 29 + the Rosebud: "I'm in it, to WIN/WIN it."

My name is Bella and I am the voice and face and thought machine behind The Citizen Rosebud. I am not a model. I am an over 40, Mexican/Scot-Irish/All American  sustainable blend of thrift-store chic, and tongue-in-cheek. I weigh in at a solid likes-to-butter-her-bread 165 lbs, so I guess you might call me plus-sized. I am non-plused about this. 

I am also, by the way, entered in a blogger contest. The Refinery 29 is sponsoring a Style Blogger contest, and the winner wins a trip to New York, some pocket money and the thrill of victory. I like the prize, and my odds. I've got YOU people in my corner, and that means I've got a running chance. 'Cuz, you know, I'm in  to win it. So far I've got 50 votes in my pocket, and since the leader leads by over 250 votes, I've got some work to do.

I've also got some friends who have also entered the contest. My home-girl, Steph from The Loud Mouth is also running. Since we met as contestants in another contest last Fall, along with Brooke of Center Sage, we've all become chums. Steph and I then convinced Brooke of Center Sage to enter too, for old times' sake.

More for #team kristy connections: Then of all sweet things, Laura, yet another friendship that was struck up under the auspices of a Kristy Elena, has entered the contest.  Laura writes For Those About to Shop. A few days ago, while visiting her page I saw that she's running, click over to vote for her, and come back to her blog. It's then I read that not only is she asking her readers to vote for her in the contest, she is asking them to vote for me! This melts my heart, people! Being a team player feels so good when you have so many incredible players on your team!

Brooke needs your VOTE!

This is Brooke. 

She is a total babe. 

And she only has 7 votes

which is a shame because she deserves hundreds! 

So vote!

For Those About to Vote: Laura

This is Laura, the blogger behind For Those About to Shop. She also has an eBay store, which can be viewed right here. 

She too, is in it to win it over at the Refinery 29. I voted for her. Will you?

The Loud Mouth can hear you! Vote!

And then there's Stephanie. She comes armed with a large following and she's garnered over 100 votes. A peek over at her engaging blog and you'll see why. The Loud Mouth deserves your vote.

To vote: 

1. Log into your Facebook account. 
2. Then head on over to Refinery 29. 
3. Search for the contestant's picture (I set up links to the blogger contestants, above)
4. and click the heart next to their name.

So I'm asking you folks to vote. Of course I want you to vote for me at the Refinery 29's The Next Big Style Blogger contest. And you can vote once on as many contestants as your heart desires. So desire these lovelies as well. Because, for me, there is more than one way to win. 
And I'm not just talking about contests.           -Bella Q