When we were pulling together gifts for the Mighty Summit, we set a few aside to give away. Here’s what’s up for grabs today:
Large Natural Zip Top Canvas Tote Bag by Lands End
I had no idea how useful these were until I had one. Sturdy, preppy delicious, and just the right size for a weekend away. Yours will not say “Sarah” on the front, but it will have the same trim.
I bought a pair of these genius travel shoes a while back, and they’re one of my favorite things. Tieks fold in half so you can stuff them in your purse, and 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.
Bamboo Dahlia Necklace By Feisty Elle
You know that girl who always looks so cool, and you can never pinpoint what it is about her? Good jewelry. Dahlias are my favorite flower, and designer Leslie Yang made a silver version of this necklace for Summit attendees.
Neoprene Laptop Case from Mixed Bag
Now you can drop your laptop more stylishly than before.
Tattly makes temporary tattoos that don’t suck. We’ve talked about these before, and they’ve come out with a few new designs since. Instant toughness boost for the nerd corps.
A one-year subscription to Typekit, the service that lets you use a variety of fonts on your site without having to serve them as images. Have you noticed the Web has been looking prettier lately? Thank these guys.
Gretchen Rubin was one of our Mighty Summit attendees this year, and she brought along her New York Times Bestselling book, which is about her year-long experiment in making her life happier. I love this idea, and this book.
The Quintet Necklace by Lemonade Handmade
I’ve mentioned this necklace before, we give one to each of the attendees to symbolize the five Life List goals they hope to accomplish in the coming year. I love the necklace for its simplicity, and I like the idea of five golden rings being little commitments to yourself. I wear mine most days until I’ve crossed everything off for the year.
And that’s it for today. Pretty good, huh? To enter please leave a comment about something on your Life List, contest closes next Thursday night at midnight PST. Helen Jane and Laura at The Queso are doing giveaways as well, so head over there for two more chances to win.
Now for the fine print: Please only leave one comment here, because it’s the nice thing to do, and also because multiple entries on Mighty Girl 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 Friday. Offer eligible only to U.S. and Canada.








Big on my life list and I’m actively working on it: Publish a photography book!!
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I just started putting my mighty list together. One big thing for me would be to take a chance on myself and follow my heart to become a real baker.
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A recent addition to my life list is: learn to make French macarons (http://www.michigirls.com/2010/08/10/life-list/). My husband and I recently took a class and I think once I successfully make them at home a couple times this will be crossed off!
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Re-upholstery. A wing-back chair, or maybe an old and beautifully carved sofa, or just an ottoman. I want to re-purpose a piece that my family will live with for years and will become a part of our family history. Or at least looks cute for a couple of years.
Also, take cello lessons again. Last time was when I was pregnant with my baby – now 10 years old.
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I am a mere seven weeks away from crossing off a big life list goal–finishing graduate school. The homestretch is going to be killer.
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Working on spending more time enjoying the present versus worrying about the future.
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On my life list is to own a beach cottage. My husband and I have been looking at property along the ocean, and we’re one step closer to making the dream a reality.
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Run a half marathon!
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I’m putting the finishing touches on a paper — hopefully will soon be crossing “publish an academic paper” off my list soon!
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My life-list item I’m focusing on now is having an urban vegetable garden. I love me some kale and beet and cannot wait until I’m able to just go out to my garden to get them!
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Make a cherry pie from scratch!
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Two things on my list that I hope to accomplish this winter: learn to play chess and learn to knit sweaters for my girls. I’m just finishing my first big knitting project now (a blanket) and then I’ll start on a sweater!
Here’s my full list! http://mostdaysiwin.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-list.html
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I want to go skiing…I’ve never been and have always wanted to go! Woo hoo for giveaways!
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Ahhhh I want to win so bad just for the Tieks!! I’ve been drooling over them for ages!
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I want to go on a mission trip to India.
Dreams…
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Next item I’m planning to cross-off: Go to Camp Mighty. (Not pandering, honest!)
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I love the life list.
My little goal is to do something little every day that brings me joy, and I’m doing ok at it. My big goal is to own a cabin in the mountains.
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To do before I die: learn to surf…
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I want to visit 50 botanical gardens around the world. With a stop at the Huntington Gardens in LA on a work trip a few weeks ago, I’m halfway there!
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I want to have a baby! (For some reason, it’s the scariest item on my list)
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Complete my own happiness. It’s a life-long project.
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Spend at least 2 months traveling Europe by train.
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The newest addition to my life list is to get a cake that I’ve made published in a magazine.
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In the next year, I will make a terrarium and bench press 100 pounds. Someday, I will sing a whole song in key (this will require serious professional intervention), and drive my car on a racetrack.
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My Life List hangs on my fridge, and I spotted this one today during breakfast: Visit South America. Time to start saving for those plane tickets…
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You are nice, Maggie.
I am currently learning to skateboard. Here’s hoping I don’t need to pack clothes in that tote while I take my broken ass to the hospital.
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I want to spend half the nights of a year sleeping outside.
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On my life list – learn to ski! And I live in New England!
Love the flats.
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This year we WILL have a garden at our elementary school! It’s been on my Life List and finally starting to happen! It took me a while to figure out that I can’t do it all by myself but that I have a lot of fabulous parents to collaborate with!
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I need to officially write down my life list. I have several things bouncing around in my head, but until they are in print they don’t seem attainable? Winning would be a nice kick in the rear.
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I love that you are constantly making me think about what it is that I love and what makes me happy. It’s hard to make yourself a priority. Thanks!
My goal is to make 25 different pumpkin recipes this fall/winter.
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I’d like to publish an article in an academic journal (and look sassy while I do it!) Thanks!
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Hooray! Today is my birthday, and part of my celebration is to create my life list. No, I don’t have one, even though I’ve been following you for awhile. Anyway, the first item on my list is to run a 5k before my next birthday. I’m starting from scratch on that, so it’s a biggie, but not unachievable.
Thanks for the entry!
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My most recent addition to my life list includes a multiday horse back trip through the andes. … And our tickets our booked for this November!
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I want to eat at every Michelin-rated restaurant in California.
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So many awesome prizes! Thanks for the chance to enter.
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Fingers crossed! Random from my life list: #43 See a European soccer game live, preferably Man U.
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My most recent addition to my life list is to enjoy looking forward to good things, rather than want them to happen all at once. For example, my husband and I have mapped out our financial plans, and hope to start shopping for a new home in about 5 years. I would love to be able to shop and move into a new home now, but being able to spend time looking forward to it is nice!
I so love the shoes! Thanks for the giveaway!!
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Cook a goose.
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Great prizes! I want to get enough stamps in my passport that I’ll need extra pages! Oh, and I want to learn how to make a delicious pie crust…from scratch!
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I actually crossed off two things on my list last weekend:
Eat lobster in Maine (holy cow was it delicious),
and at the same time added a new state to my “visit all 50 states” goal.
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something i’ve recently added to my life list: become an employee owner of new belgium brewing. it pairs well with learning how to home brew …
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I want to make my own quilt and have a garden (for the second one, I might need to move out of my apartment first) 🙂
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On my life list? finishing my phd! :o)
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Life List: Visit all 50 states and 7 continents.
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Become a US citizen. It’s been on my list for some time and this year I am going to fill out the paperwork and make it happen. Nothing like adding one more passport to the pile of travel documents every time we head home to Australia for a visit.
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I love that the Life List entries have such range… consecutive on mine: Reprise high school trip to Scotland, floss daily, learn to knit.
Adore the flats.
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Make more art is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I recently found out a proposal I wrote for an art show was accepted so I’ll be making that piece of art soon!
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I’d love to learn to belly dance before I die! Thanks for the chance to win these awesome goodies!
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excellent giveaway!
my goal: buy a house and make it my home. and have nary a white wall in the place.
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