This here is the last Mighty Summit giveaway! Hello, trusty tote.
Large Natural Zip Top Canvas Tote Bag by Lands End
Man, these things are useful, and strong. We use ours to carry our child like an expensive, overbred dog. No, I kid. We use it on our yacht.
Yours will not say “Gifts” on the front, but it will have yellow trim. You could use it to carry around all these books:
You Lost Me There, by Rosecrans Baldwin
Hey, my friend Rosecrans is a novelist! Even better, the book he wrote is very good, and you will like it. It’s about a memory specialist who loses his wife and later finds a set of index cards covered in her writing. He comes to learn that his memories of a perfect partnership aren’t true to his wife’s feelings of isolation and disenchantment with the marriage.
No One Cares What You Had fro Lunch, by Margaret Mason
This is a signed copy of my book, which is not a novel. But! It is very green and full of good ideas for your blog.
Wiley’s Guide to California Wine
In which you will learn that California wine is delicious. Apologies for the spoiler.
This is the book Laura edited full of great writing and photography from women around the Web. Also, it is pretty.
In addition to the tote, Lands’ End also threw in a gift card. You could use yours for this. Or this. Or one of these. Whatever you want, really.
$50 Gift Card from Soma Intimates
And who doesn’t need new skivvies?
To enter, please tell us about one thing that always makes you happy. And remember that we still have a few open giveaways, so put your name in over there too if you haven’t already.
Fine print: Please only leave one comment for each giveaway, 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 Monday.
Mighty Girl 
A baby’s belly laugh. Whether a relative or a stranger…impossible not to smile.
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My 13 year old stepson and my husband creating a new inside joke so corny that you’d have to be related to us to laugh
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Laying down, face forward in the bow of our boat as my fiwnce drives the boat. The sensation of flying over the water knowing my love is with me is such a feeling of joy & freedom!
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Those perfectly clear days when the Golden Gate Bridge looks red all the way from Berkeley.
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My puppy, Chomsky.
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Hot coffee on a cold morning. Simple, but oh so awesome.
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eating a raspberry picked from our garden.
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My daughter’s kisses and hugs always fill me with happiness!
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A hot bath and a good book.
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Brunch, out or in and definitely involving eggs and good friends!
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Lunch dates with my mom!
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the smell of leaf piles burning in the fall
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A pair of good fitting jeans!
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My dog bouncing around trying to tell me she’s hungry. I laugh every time.
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my daughter calling Bob Marley “the father”
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After a day of work, I drive home thinking about how I can’t wait to see my husband and my son. I always, always feel happy to be going home to them.
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My husband, he is pretty incredible.
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People watching at the airport. Yes, there are a lot of angry, grumpy people but there are also a lot of people so excited and happy. When I’m stuck somewhere I always like to watch different people and imagine where they might be off to or what is going on with them.
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Sunday brunch with delicious food and good friends
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surprise sunbeams on cloudy days
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new shoes
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lazy weekends
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When my dog sleeps on her back with her belly showing. That makes me happy! She’s so cute!
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the downy-soft fur on the top of my dog’s head right between her hears
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hearing my 4yo boy flush the toilet. He was almost 4 years before he finally peed on the potty. Every flush I hear I give myself a pat on the back!
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My puppy!
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On our early morning walks, my dog always runs so fast on her way to the next tree/bush/fire hidrant. That’s not her normal gait, and it makes me laugh.
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the sound of baby palms slapping together when they clap
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Curling up on the sofa with the blanket my Gran crocheted, closing my eyes, and enjoying a quite 5 minutes!
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Independent bookstores.
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Getting a beer and a burger with friends and then heading to a concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.!
Also: reruns of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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the scent of creosote in the air after a desert monsoon. sunshine after days of gray. long phone conversations with distant friends. my husband’s sparkly eyes.
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Rainy day that’s cold enough to have a blanket a friend made for me over my feet/lap, and a stack of books to read!
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Tea.
Black tea, British-style with milk and sugar, to be precise. It warms me up and reminds me of when I lived in the U.K. I don’t drink it as often as coffee, but when I do, it reminds me of adventures past.
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Watching my kids playing together. (They’re still small and haven’t learned to fight yet…)
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A day off, even with children. ooooh or maybe my best friend being due any minute with her first baby! ya, that one.
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ALWAYS makes me happy – all of the laundry clean, folded and put away.
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Walking past laundromats makes my pep peppier.
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always makes me happy: the feel of a brisk autumn breeze
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Ice cream! Always.
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Snuggling with my boyfriend always makes me happy. Even is he is annoying me. Also, give my baby Luke a bath.
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Anything that makes me think of summer. Getting into a warm car, a big spreading leaves, the smell of creosote, the sound of skateboards on the sidewalks, garden-fresh vegetables, and on and on.
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my scottish terrier pup maisie!
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my fav memory of eating watermelon outside my best friend’s apartment and dreaming of marrying him. which i did 4 years later!
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Sleeping in always makes me happy!
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Blowing on my little guy’s tummy making “belly farts”.
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coffee, summer and the ocean
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My son’s bulldog-underbite grin never fails to get a reaction.
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My dog — one of those cute, white, slippers of a pet.
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pale pink always makes me happy. and three-day weekends!
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