Fabulous February Contest

What's more fabulous than getting something for almost nothing? Not much.

I'm so excited and thrilled with my upcoming book, The Redemption of Caralynne Hayman, that I've decided to do something special!

EVERY month until its release date I'm going to offer some kind of contest for those who participate. Sometimes the requirements will be easy like last month and this month, sometimes harder, but always, always fun! Sometimes the gift will be one item; sometimes multiple items.

For your information (and perhaps you already knew this. If so, bear with me, please!) February has SIX special days this month:

1. February 2: Candlemas day, the halfway point between Christmas and Easter. Yes.
2. February 4: Thank a postman day. Hmmm.
3. February 9: Happy Chocolate Day. Oooo la la!
4. February 14: Valentine's Day (sigh: romance is in the air)
5. February 15: Single Awareness Day (well, we do love all you singles!)
6. February 20: Love Your Pet Day (whether you have a pet or not, you still get a gift if you win!)

Now how much fun do you think we can get out of those days?
Well, for every special day listed, I'm going to add another gift to some lucky person. Here are some of the gifts to be included:

* A beautiful lacy scarf

(gorgeous! You'll look fabulous!)

* A bag of Godiva chocolates

(for the chocolate day!)

* A beautiful 3-D journal

(to write down all your memories and thoughts OR to write some notes for your next book!)

and

a $15.00 gift certificate from Amazon or Walmart 

(to save to buy my book OR to spend however you want!)

TWO more gifts coming. Smile.

All you have to do to be in the running is:

Tell me the most special and creative way you'd love to spend with your husband/wife, boy/girl friend or even just a best friend. Include your email addy in the comment section. You can also friend me on fb and comment on my fb page.

Someone will win; it might be YOU!

Blessings!

Journal Books


I love them.

For one thing, there are so many great looking covers. Almost anything you're interested in or like, you can find a journal depicting that interest.

Another thing, there are endless possibilities in which to use them.

notes
history
future plans
ideas


I've filled several with quotes. Love those things and I gather them like a country woman gathering eggs. Here, there, and everywhere. Some tidbits of words catches my eye---my attention--and I'm scribbling it down.

I've used them over and over. Here on my blog, of course, but as fillers on my research papers, encouragement on cards, smartie sentences to friends.

I also like the thought of filling my journals with memories.

For awhile now, I've toyed with the idea of setting down in words, good memories from the past in my life. I wish I'd started earlier, but I didn't. I'll probably forget lots of stuff. But I WILL remember some things. And I'd like to write those things down.

Will anyone ever read my scribblings of my personal life's enjoyment events? Probably not, other than perhaps my boys.

But I'll get the enjoyment of writing them down.

I don't want to feel pressured, like its something I have to do, so I'm going to go slow. Scribble as something comes to me. I'll probably ramble a bit (well, probably a whole lot). I may get boring. I may mess up and scratch out what I wrote.

But it'll be my journal for now, so I guess I'll be allowed to do all that, right?

I just got a lovely, old-look journal (old-fashion picture of children with one of those old wagons on it. Pages inside have a "yellowed" look to them. Makes me want to hold the journal up to my nose for a sniff of a well-used book) from a friend. I've been trying to decide what to do with this beautiful thing. Haven't quite made up my mind, but I will one of these days.

Anyone up to joining me in a jounal craze?
Anyone with ideas on what I could do with this special journal?


Quote:
It is enough that I am of value to someone today. --Hugh Prather

Blessings