Wednesday Sponsor Giveaways: Studio Calico, Shabby Straps, Simplify 101, & Songbird Ave
Studio Calico • one person will take home the fabulous April kit
For more from Studio Calico be sure to check out their blog + galleries.
Shabby Straps• one person will receive a camera strap & one person a wrist strap
ShabbyStraps offers you a fun and unique way to accessorize your SLR/DSLR camera and your point & shoot camera. ShabbyStraps are all made of the highest quality to ensure the safety of your camera. Each strap is extra thick and comfortable to wear for the shutterbug hobbyist or professional. Whether you are in the mood for polka dots, paisleys or stripes, ShabbyStraps has you covered!
Simplify 101 • one person will receive a spot in the online workshop Organize Your Paper Clutter with Aby Garvey
Paper, paper everywhere! That paper mountain growing on your countertop
represents a loss of freedom, a loss of control, and a nagging feeling
in your gut that something important isn’t getting attended to. Your
paper, and the feelings it creates, makes it hard to relax, focus or
even have fun.
Here’s
the good news: there is a better way! With the right paper organizing
systems in place—those created with you, your paper, and your home in
mind—you can free yourself from paper clutter and the stress that comes
along with it. In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn a
step-by-step process on how to decide if you need a piece of paper (and
for how long!) and how to organize it so you’ll find it again right
when you need it! Your piles (and your stress!) will be replaced by
organizing systems you love, and feelings of confidence, relief and
peace of mind!
Start date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
End date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Registration status: open!
Read more specific details for the workshop here.
Songbird Ave • 5 Bloom & Grow digital kits
This month I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with Songbird Ave and their talented team of designers to create a kit with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The huge kit, including 5 exclusive layered templates, is $8 and can be purchased/downloaded here.
To be entered into today's drawing leave a comment below sharing your favorite book (or a good one you recommend). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific with the winner's posted shortly after.
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The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
I like all of his books.
Thank you for the daily inspirations and product reviews/highlights.
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I tend to lean towards chick lit since they are fun and quick... love the Shopaholic series and "Can you Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella. I also like trivia and enjoyed the books "Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents" and "Secret Lives of the First Ladies" by Cormac O'Brien. Interesting tidbits that you wouldn't learn in school.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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My recent favorite - Marley and Me! I was never a dog owner and thought that I wouldn't really be able relate but I had so many teary moments when I read this book. It's SO touching and makes me want to get a dog :).
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Hi ALi, I absolutely love the shopaholic saga!
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I'm going to answer this as the most powerful book I've read. It would be Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Piccoult.
I read this book on the airplane to CHA. It was very moving. While I was in LA, my second grader had a problem at school with a another boy stealing stuff from his lunchbox. This kid is a continual problem--after reading Nineteen Minutes, I actually stood in the middle of CHA and called my son's principal for a meeting. The next day DH and I were meeting with him re the problem. The school was semi responsive. A year later this other boy still is a problem, but mostly avoids messing with my son. Nineteen minutes made me realize how quickly kids can go down the wrong road. Thankfully we were able to do something early. I refuse for my son to be bullied.
deb mitchell
ps--I really need the paper class---I have so much paper on my desk it covers half of my monitor...paper covers my entire dining table and most of my kitchen counters
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Ohhh, Twilight is fabulous! Do I have to stick to just one suggestion? I'm helping Paula out at BPS with the Reading Room so I could list more, but Twilight is a go-to favorite that's been read and re-read by my daugther and I several times in the last year!
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Right now I am loving Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork . I am only part way thru reading/devouring it! It's wonderful.
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I recommend The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart. Another good one is Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult.
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Just read, The Shack and loved it !
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One of my very favorite books is Garlic & Sapphires by Ruth Reichl. It has food, humor & wit ... a perfect combination for me!
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Been getting ready for some summer autism inservicing...You're Gonna Love This Kid, by Paula Kluth is one of my favorites for teachers of kids on the spectrum.
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I can't possibly pick one so here are my current faves:
"Three Cups of Tea" (currently my #1 - everyone should read it)
"The Kite Runner"
"Eat, Pray, Love"
"Secret Life of Bees"
"To Kill a Mockingbird"
"The DaVinci Code"
Anything by Nelson DeMille (currently reading "The Gatehouse")
Anything by Jennifer Weiner, though my favorites are "Good in Bed" and "In Her Shoes"
"The Memory Keepers Daughter"
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I will recommend Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, its an absolutely beautiful story.
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Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos---amazing. Would love the DE-cluttering class or the camera strap. Thanks!!
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I loved Summer at Tiffanys. It is a story about 2 sorority sisters who work at Tiffanys during the summer of 1945.
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I already entered your giveaway, so please don't count this post in the contest, but I found an article in Scientific American that might interest you. A study positing links between Autism and the indoor environment:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=link-between-autism-and-vinyl
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The DaVinci Code is a fabulous book and one of my all time favorites. If you haven't had a chance to read it drop everything, run out and pick it up right.this.minute. :)
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my favorite book(s) are the postsecret series by Frank Warren. It started out as a community art project. You can read more here: http://postsecret.blogspot.com/.
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I love the entire Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. Come to think of it... I pretty much love anything written by C.S. Lewis
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My favorite book is the Notebook by Nicholas Sparks! Thanks for the chance to win.
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