When we were pulling together gifts for the Mighty Summit, we set a few aside to give away. There will be Summit giveaways on Mighty Girl all this week, but this first one is a doozy. Here’s what’s up for grabs today:

I bought a pair of these perfect ultimate travel shoes a while back, and they’re one of my new favorite things. Tieks fold in half so you can stuff them in your purse, but the quality is amazing. They come in all sorts of candy colors and metallics — plus they pack flat and slip off easily when you’re heading through airport security. The winner gets to choose any pair for $135 and under. I recommend orange.

Photojojo’s Tokyo Dreamer Strap
I can’t believe how long it took me to replace my ugly, logoed camera strap. Photojojo’s Tokyo Dreamer strap really dresses up your camera, and even has a little pocket for extra memory cards or a lens cloth.

Lola Epiphanie Camera Bag by Maile Wilson
Maile was an attendee at this year’s Summit, and she brought along her bright Epiphanie camera bags. I use mine as my everyday purse and have finally stopped busting expensive lenses and gadgets by wrapping them in hand towels and shoving them into an un-padded purse. Now I can have my SLR, my flip, and my phone(s) with me without anything banging together and cracking or getting scratched by my keys.
And that’s it for today. Pretty good, huh? To enter to win, please leave a comment about something on your Life List.
Now for the fine print: Please only leave one comment, because it’s the nice thing to do, and also because multiple entries will be disqualified. I’ll use random.org to select the winner, and I’ll announce who won at the top of this post and in a separate post next Tuesday.
I need to see Italy, at least once if not more than once.
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One thing on my life list is to go on a ministry trip with my husband South Africa. There is a ministry and orphanage there that we support.
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Stand up for myself or something I care about, on the spot. Concisely and gracefully, without being weird. I’m not very good when i’m put on the spot, but I will improve!
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Sew something I’m proud to wear (I guess I should add that I don’t know the first thing about sewing).
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One of the first things I crossed off my Life List (only a few months ago) was going to a drive in movie. This was all inspired b/c there was a drive in in my town that we would always see and then it closed right after we moved there. This was 20 years ago.
I JUST found out yesterday that this drive in that has inspired so much longing for 20 years showed exclusively porn. PORN has been fueling my Life List this whole time and I had no idea. Clearly it worked though.
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To open my own studio in the DC area with my sister in law. With great photography, eclectic crafts and a little coffee shop too!
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To visit Barcelona and see/spend time at all the Gaudi sights (leaving tomorrow, for a long weekend!)
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Travel and photograph all the old clapboard churches I can possible find, them make a book of them for myself.
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One really big thing on my life is to knit a sweater for myself. It might take a year (or two!) but I will do it!
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I want to start a tradition of taking a trip for my birthday every year.
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Run a 5K.
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One of the items on my list, is to go on a storm-chasing tour. I just discovered that not only do these exist, but they have ones that are specifically for photographers. Saving up right now–can’t wait!!
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To take a bike tour of Italy.
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Take a photography class and really learn how to use my camera.
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buy and remodel my dream house and take lots of pictures of it
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Travel (and excessively photograph) iceland.
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kiss my husband under the eiffel tower! hope to do it next year for our 10th year anniversary!
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Get a job that allows me more time with my family.
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Graduate from college and get a great job
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To take the perfect picture, of course!
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Find out what job would make me happy and then go get it!!!
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The two things on my life list right now are to finish my bachelor’s degree and find the love of my life. 🙂
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Teach my daughters to roller skate.
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Visit Sweden.
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to ride on the back of a cute boy’s motorcycle (while he’s driving it, obviously!)
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watch a baseball game at Wrigley Field (guess that’ll have to wait till next year….go giants!).
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To run my first marathon which I will do November 7th in NYC!
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To volunteer for a cat rescue organization (and not come home with an armload of kittens every day).
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Run a 5k!
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The first dog I ever had died a year ago this past Sunday. A couple of months ago my new dog found me. He’s only about 18 months old and 16 inches long but he’s turned up to 11, 12 if he’s well rested. I’ve been struggling. Struggling with the loss, struggling with the gain, struggling with having a new dog around, struggling with how smart he is and how dumb I feel when I can’t keep ahead of him (8 times out of 10, guaranteed). A few days ago, though, I hit on a way to help. I’m going to put “Train a dog to be a Canine Good Citizen or Delta Dog (hopefully Eddie)” on my life list. I think the extra motivation of the life listing community and how much I like to accomplish things on the list are going to help me enjoy the journey and see the process of training and trusting and loving this new dog in a kinder light. Kinder to him but kinder to myself, too.
Thanks for the life list community. On this, as in so many other things, I really needed it.
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To be able to bake bread every week
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Taking pictures in Italy would be lovely! 🙂
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Take my dad out of the country. He has never been and traveling has always been my favorite thing. I want to share that with him. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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I’d like to own a tiny storefront where I sold my handmade photo greeting cards, candles, soaps, jewelry and muffins, and a few stellar thrift store finds. I would keep a pot full of tea brewing, and customers would be free to linger and chat in the super-comfy seating areas.
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To run a marathon.
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I am just starting my life list, but three I want to complete are:
1. Buy a house
2. Visit the Caribbean
3. Have a second baby
and of course take lots of pictures of all three.
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potty train my daughter!!
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I’m recording family voices … Grandma talking about quilting, the kids talking about video games, the uncles about football, etc… Anything ordinary.
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Travel Europe and photograph it with my husband
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One of the items on my life list is to sleep in a castle. I think it has a strong possibility of coming true this next spring. We’re hiking Hadrian’s Wall, with a side trip to Scotland. As a matter of fact, I’m GOING to make it happen. I know it’ll be a cold place, and not the fairy tale most people imagine… But it’ll be AWESOME nonetheless!
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Finish an Ironman triathlon.
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In all honesty, to become a great photographer and get paid for what I love to do best!
Also, find a cure for my dilbating Fibromyalgia…
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The most pressing item on my life list is to become a professional photographer. I was just recently laid off from my job, so the pressure is on!!
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I don’t have a Life List but I’m going to start one and the first thing on it will be ‘MAKE A LIFE LIST’… That way I will have already gotten one thing finished and hopefully will keep the momentum going!
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Go to Tokyo and spend time visiting the mountains, shrines and city. And, take a bazillion pictures of it all!
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My biggest goal is to show my daughter the world. I also hope to go to college some day.
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Learn to play a musical instrument.
Pull of a multiple course dinner for extended family.
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Wear a flouncy hat to the Kentucky Derby.
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I’ve had a list for years, it’s still being modified, fully fully back having one and you are awesome for all of your encouragment for others.
Currently to be completed:
restore something old (preferably a house)
Live in a foreign country
meet my future children
Eat a regional food from every state while in that state (halfway done)
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Travel to the Galapagos Islands…
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