Let Me Reintroduce Myself and SALLY♡THINGS.

I wrote a super brief first post of the reasoning behind creating SALLY♡THINGS, which you can read here <- click
I think that I was too excited about writing the first post so I didn’t write it the way that I had imagined. Plus the way I thought I would be using my blog turned out very differently, in a good way though. So let me reintroduce myself again!


My name is Sally Tran and I’m turning 27 this year in July. I am Vietnamese, part of the first American born generation of my family. I’m still very rooted with my culture and background, Vietnamese dishes are my favorite. Even though I don’t speak as fluent as I use too, I understand it perfectly fine. Okay, maybe more like 90%, but that’s enough to pass. A little fun fact, I discovered over the pandemic that I’m mixed with Italian about 20-25%! I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but now I live on the other side of Lake Michigan in Madison, Wisconsin. I love to eat, travel, attend concerts, shows, music festivals. EDM is what I listen to the most. I’m a little headbanger, but I do enjoy all other genres as well. Every time I travel or adventure to some place new, I fall in love with the world and life even more. It’s nice to meet all the new faces and to meet familiar ones over again!

I created my blog instagram back in 2018 with the visions and goals of reviewing products, specifically posting EDM content and hopefully becoming an influencer. When the pandemic started, it became harder to be category specific because of everything shutting down. That’s when I created my WordPress blog SALLY♡THINGS where I had a place to post more of my personal experiences and thoughts, where I don’t have to be category specific and I could write novels if I wanted too. Along the way, I changed my end goals from influencer to blogger. I would like SALLY♡THINGS to be a brand/phrase/business that people hear and can put my face to it. I’m working on making it my creative space. I have many, many, many ideas of where I would like to go with it and I’m slowly working on making those ideas come to life. I’m not an influencer, I’m barely a blogger and not yet a business woman. I am a 26 year old figuring out life and trying to make her dreams come true!
Thank you for reading and thank you for all the support on everything I’ve posted and all the different social media adventures that I’ve had. Most importantly, thank you for the love and kindness! ♡

ps – I do have stickers made of my logo if you would like one or a few, I’d be more than happy to ship them out to you. Just send me a dm or email! I also haven’t been very active with posting lately, but I’m just trying to get my life together personally and work wise. Self care is important and it’s okay to cut some stuff out or put some things on pause to make more room and time ♡


Hoodie Giveaway! ♡

Another giveaway? Y E S ! ! ! I have another giveaway for you guys. Not only is December about giving, but also reflecting and I decided to really run it hard. This year has been so hectic in the weirdest ways that it’s been kind of hard to take all of it in. Can you believe that 3 months from now it’ll be 1 year since quarantine? Yeah, me either! Let’s just sit back in our sweats and take a breather. I lived in comfortable clothing all year, so I wanted to give ONE lucky winner a black reflective hoodie from Lethal (size adult large).


Lethal is a local clothing brand here in Grand Rapids, MI and started by one of my friends! Go ahead and check their Instagram out to see other merch available. No, this is not a paid promotion, I just love supporting friends, local businesses and artist! You know I had to show some love. This hoodie is super comfortable and I really like the simple reflective logo on it. I just love anything reflective! You can visit there website by clicking here!
How to enter:
1) Follow both pages on Instagram @sally.things & @official_lethal
2) Like my Instagram post
3) Tag your friends in the comments!
4) Extra multiple entries by sharing on your story, Facebook and retweet on Twitter! (Fb page: @sally.things / Twitter: @xostran)

I will be making sure you do the first 3 steps to be counted! The winner will be chosen next week Tuesday, January 5th! I will post the winner & contact them via DM. US only.

SALLY ♡ T



GIVEAWAY WINNER: @lindseymuchas ! Congrats for being this giveaways winner

Self-Care Giveaway! ♡

Yes you read that right, I’m doing my first giveaway ever! December is not only for reflections, but also about giving. Christmas is my 2nd favorite holiday (next to Valentine’s Day) and I love giving presents and gifts!2020 has been a year and one thing that it has taught me is to focus on myself more and that includes a lot of self-care. Take that time for yourself, take the energy that you put into other people and put it towards yourself. I mean they are right when they say there is only one you.

For this giveaway, the lucky SEVEN WINNERS will receive an Ipsy bags with 6-7 sample and full sized beauty products that they can self-care with! There’s items like, eyeshadows, bronzers, highlighters, mascaras, facial products and more!
How to enter is super easy too!!!
1) Follow @sally.things on Instagram
2) Like the giveaway post, link here
3) Tag your friends in the comment
4) Sharing the post on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter will also be an extra entry! (Facebook page: @sally.things / Twitter: @xostran)

The 7 winners will be chosen next week Wednesday, December 23,2020! I’ll be posting the winners on my story and contacting them via Instagram DM. I’ll also update this post with the winners as well. US residents only.
*This is not a paid partnership with Ipsy or affiliate.*

Hope everyone stays safe for the holiday and has a good one! Can’t wait to see the winners and look out for another giveaway coming soon!

SALLY ♡ T



AND THE WINNERS ARE:
@anaeup / @hckinny / @as.photogr_ / @amunro_ / @mis.sunshine.pham / @ahmazingyou / @yokarpow