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.
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Grilled cheese is never-fail to make me happy! It’s so constant and comforting. Not to mention cheesy–one of the best adjectives in the world!
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Oh man, I cannot be angry while walking outdoors through aisles of fresh produce and baked goods: aka the farmer’s market. It would probably be included on great ideas for the perfect date.
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A long, hot, uninterrupted shower always makes me happy.
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(oh these are great, love the read through!) When I spend time outside, that makes me happy. Either in my Kayak on a tidal river, with my kids on a trail hike, lunch time walk or running down a soccer ball on a proper turf field with cleats on.. the movement with the fresh air is something that always perks me up and I think “Right now, this is happy.” 36 suddenly becomes 14 again.
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Fresh flowers/vegetables from my garden….and having my 3 year-old daughter garden with me!
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A day of uninterrupted reading!
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learning new things
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The one thing that always makes me happy in general and also happy that I have had kids is kissing them when they are asleep. Let’s face it some days withe little darlings are rough but all is right with the world when you can peak in on a little person sleeping.
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My goofy dog with a grin on his face…it always makes me happy!
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The first look I get of my son every morning. I swear he is so much sweeter when he’s just woken up, and I’ve been thinking that for almost 10 years.
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This baby in my belly.
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One thing that always make me happy: Hearing my daughter shout, “Mommy!” and come running when she sees me round the corner on the red boardwalk at preschool pickup.
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My daughter’s smile when she sees me first thing in the morning 🙂
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Bi-Rite Salted Caramel ice cream!
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Giant strawberry milkshakes make me grin automatically. Especially in cheery cups.
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Feeling my baby girl move – 10 weeks (give or take) until we get to meet her!
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Vanilla Ceylon tea from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
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my bathroom being sparkling clean.
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Looking through old missions trip photos.
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The reaction of my dogs when I get home from work. They are so excited to see me every time. It’s the best.
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the 30 minutes of after-shower but before the really-have-to-get-up-now-and-get-ready cuddle time with my husband each day.
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Nothing is more perfect than the moment that you press the shutter and know that you just took an amazing picture. Pure happiness.
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My dog, Sunday, because she is so full of joy and she makes me spend so much more time than I ever would at the park.
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“Dog Days Are Over” by Florence and the Machine, which is getting totally played out but still makes me giddy and dance-y.
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Corn chowder. Memories to back it up and tasty, to boot!
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A loaf of bread fresh out of the oven, mmmmmm.
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Crawling into bed at the end of the day.
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Napping with the windows open.
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Kids/babies laughing.
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Visiting newborns.
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Talking to my dog in a high pitched voice, watching her get so excited she runs in circles never fails to make me smile.
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Red headed cub scouts in uniform. Makes me wish I had a little boy.
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My 16 year old son always makes me happy. He and I share the same brain.. it’s scary sometimes how much we think alike. He is my heart.
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Coming home always makes me happy. Even if my people/animals aren’t here to great me, even if the house is a mess, even if there’s a million things to be done, the walls scream of comfort and love.
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Cinnamon coffee, every time.
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One thing that makes me happy… The way I catch my husband looking at me sometimes when I’m completely absorbed in something…and how he then smiles to himself before getting back to work.
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Olives. Olives never don’t make me happy.
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Birthdays! Even though they mean I’m old!
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a hug from my husband ALWAYS makes me happy. it’s calm, peaceful and safe in there.
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A new notebook.
Really good chocolate.
Surprising my kids with something fun.
Bookstores.
The way the air smells on a sunny fall day.
All of these things I experienced this weekend – a very happy weekend indeed!
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The smell of something delicious baking in the oven. That, or tonic with limes.
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The one thing that always makes me happy is endless time in a used bookstore. There’s one in the Bay Area, in Menlo Park near downtown. It has an actual wooden BRIDGE to cross from the main building to the paperbacks section. A nook for the kids’ books where I can ferret out all the Madeleine L’Engle and L.M. Montgomery books I mistakenly shed during my younger years. A huge, austere room for history books. Tall stacks, tight corners. It’s my actual happy place, and my #1 source of Agatha Christies and Virginia Woolfs. 🙂
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The smell of trees and grass after a good rain. Never fails.
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Climbing into fresh bed linens after a shower.
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Waking up next to my boy on lazy Sundays.
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When my usually evil and crazy cat wants to cuddle.
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The smell of fresh mown hay. It makes me smile, even when I’m running. And I hate running!
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It makes me happy when someone asks me to tell a story, when we’re in a social setting and they ask it as though only I can tell it right, and it will be wildly entertaining for all. That makes me feel super glowy.
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Benjamin Shurley.
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Having time to make something or take a class to learn something new….always makes me happy.
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