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.
My dogs.
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Dusting makes me absurdly happy. Luckily, I work in a library, where the dust never stops.
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When I think about how far I’ve come even though there’s a lot left to do.
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A good book on a rainy day makes me happy.
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My family. They are healthy and happy, and I am way blessed.
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My kiddos’ laughing makes me happy.
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My two dogs!
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One thing that always makes me happy is when I accidentally hear “Mmm Bop” on the radio or elsewhere. It doesn’t count if I purposely put it on–although that usually makes me happy, too.
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My husband’s soft, warm touch.
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coffee with my husband in the middle of the day to figure out Big Things, like houses and babies. It’s a complicated happy.
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A good book.
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Alpacas, or really any member of the camelid family, always make me happy!
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“I love you, mommy” always makes me happy! ^_^
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My family always, always, ALWAYS makes me happy. And good coffee!
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Seeing my kid’s face when I pick her up after work. And a new Elizabeth Hoyt novel.
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Pumpkin season! Warm days, cool nights, orange leaves, and spiced pumpkin everything…
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Every time I enter my house, I’m welcomed by the worlds happiest dog. She wags her tail, nay.. she wags her entire 55 pound body. It doesn’t matter if I’ve been gone for five minutes, or five days, I get the same welcome. It makes me smile, it makes me happy, it makes me feel like I’m the luckiest person in the entire world.
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Babysitters make me happy
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Mr Big telling me that I am the most beautiful thing in the world and kissing me EVEN when it’s first thing in the morning and I have bedhead and dragon breath
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A clean kitchen!
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Cutting open a perfectly ripe avocado! Despite years of trying to perfect the squeeze and press method of selecting a perfect avocado at the market I always hold my breath when I cut into it because sometimes it has mushy brown spots and sometimes it’s still too hard. A perfectly ripe avocado is a thing of delicious wonder and worth the risk!
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a pint of sorbet and a stack of magazines.
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the fact that it is October 11th today and outside it’s 28 degrees (that’s celsius, folks)
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my kids’ smiles. always.
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My weekly potluck with friends.
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my daughter’s smile and my husband’s hugs! also, pumpkin pie. 🙂
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A late night shower followed by clean sheets and a beloved book.
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Rainy (or snowy) days with nothing more important to do than watch a movie and drink hot chocolate always make me happy.
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When my oh-so-teeny godson (seriously, he’s just barely 2) gives me the BIGGEST hug he can (I don’t see him often) … which totally results in his-face-squished-against-my-neck-because-his-arms-are-two-short goodness. Ah, the love!
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Big bear hugs from my boyfriend always make me happy. We’re doing the long-distance bit right now so every hug is doubly special! 🙂
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Catching up with old friends.
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certain shades of the color green make me very happy.
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My niece always makes me happy. Her smile when she sees me almost brings me to tears. She’s amazing.
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My son saying mommy, always.
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a hike, seeing either of kids curled up with a book, hearing my husband loving the dogs as he comes in the door from work, cooking pasta sauce with a big glass of red wine in my hand.
Oh… and winning cool stuff! That makes me happy too.
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My dog. A golden retriever named Wilson who is an old soul. Always willing to sing with you, walk with you and eat crunchy snacks with you.
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Winning things makes me happy!
Beyond that, chocolate *always* makes me happy.
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My dogs make me happy. Sounds cheesy, but they live each day to the fullest and don’t hold a grudge about the fact that their lives were miserable before they were rescued and adopted.
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My daughter running towards me saying, “mommy!” well that and her purposely bad chicken impression.
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Tea parties and picnic dinner parties with my 3 year old make me happy. But really, and and all special time with my girl is happiness.
And great fitting jeans!
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A cup of hot coffee/tea always makes me happy and content. Which might explain why I try to mainline the stuff during my workday….
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I live in MN, and my happy moment is when I am bundled up outside in the wintry tundra, it is so cold that the snow is squeaky under my boots and my nostrils stick together when I breathe in deep the freezing fresh air.
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Campfires. Even better if s’mores are included!
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A long walk on the trails!
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Walking downtown on a chilly Fall day with a good cup of coffee! Happy!
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Honeycrisp apples always make me happy!
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Crisp, fall weather.
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I am always, always melty happy when my daughter puts her arms around me right when she wakes up in that sweet voice she uses only right then, saying “momma.” always.
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Now that I live in Seattle, and most of my dear friends are still at “home” in SF, I would have to say what makes me happy are trips home & catching up with my girlfriends. The ones who knew me when I was a Girl Scout & bleached my hair…those friendships are much different than the ones with the ladies I have befriended post-kids.
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Margaritas on a porch in lovely weather.
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