When we were pulling together gifts for the Mighty Summit, we set a few aside to give away.
If you’d like to enter to win one, please share an item from your Life List in the comments below. One winner will be chosen from comments on this site, the other from Mighty Summit co-founder Laura Mayes’s Blog Con Queso.
Now for the fine print: Please only leave one comment on each site, 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 Wednesday. You have to live in the United States or Canada to enter, because holy holy the shipping is ludicrous if you don’t. Fingers crossed for you.
Update: We have two winners, announced here and here. Thank you to all who participated!
Here’s what’s up for grabs:
1. Ephiphanie Camera Bag by Maile Wilson (shown in top and side views)
These compartmentalized camera totes were designed by Summit photographer Maile Wilson, who used to wrap her DSLR in a towel and shove it in her purse. Sound familiar? Contest winners can choose form any of the designs and colors shown on the site. So you should probably get a yellow one.
2. Chevron Necklace by Feisty Elle
This delicate wood necklace is by San Francisco designer Leslie Yang of Feisty Elle, who makes light easy pieces that make you look pulled together in jeans and a T-shirt. We love this necklace because it resembles an arrow, which is a symbol of courage.
3. Tieks by Gavrieli
Gah! These are my favorite things. Tieks are beautifully made, non-skid flats that fold up to fit in your purse. Once you try them on, they’ll never leave your feet, and they stand up to years of daily wear. Contest winner can choose among the rainbow of fruit flavors available on the Tieks website.
4. Scarf by Mixed Bag Design
These soft scarves go with everything, and the Mixed Bag website allows you to hold fundraisers for causes close to your heart.
5. Bliss Beauty Soaps and Scrubs
In blood orange and white pepper. Do not eat them.
6. The Quintet Necklace by Lemonade Handmade
Another favorite thing that makes me sigh. Every year, Mighty Summit attendees make a list of five things they hope to accomplish in the coming year. This delicate, simple necklace symbolizes those goals. Tiny brass rings just within reach.
7. Daring Greatly, by Brené Brown
A book that encourages you to go be brave. We are pro bravery around here.
8. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson
Mighty Summit alum Jenny Lawson, a.k.a. The Bloggess, wrote this movingly funny book, which includes a chapter on the very first Mighty Summit, and photos of me slaughtering the author with a meat cleaver.
9. Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
Summit alum Gretchen Rubin is once again on the New York Times Bestseller list with her sequel to the Happiness Project, a tome about a year of seeking happiness at home.
10. Oh Happy Day Piñata
Jordan Ferney, the genius behind the website Oh Happy Day, made these teeny eeny piñatas by hand, and they are perfect. You’ll wish you had two so you could pit them against each other.
11. Lands End Canvas Tote
These extra-large natural zip-top tote bags by Lands End are awesome for trips to the pool or beach, picnics, and summering on your fleet of yachts.
12. Daring Greatly Action Book by Behance
Get started on your Life List goals! This notebook is designed to help you plan visually, too.
Mighty Girl 
Visit Australia
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dance naked under a full moon
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My life list is kinda short & involves a lot of travel. One thing on it: Go to Jazzfest in New Orleans, at least for a weekend.
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Go to the opera!
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Take my daughter to Paris.
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I’d like to take myself on a trip to Hawaii. Just me and a hammock on the beach. Fruity drink optional. Days of silence and my own companionship. A time and a place to recover myself.
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To swim with the sharks in New Zealand!
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I want to help my husband reconnect with his twin brother all the while teaching our children – also twins- the importance of family.
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I want to participate in a Crossword competition!
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Attend the sky lantern festival in Thailand. 🙂
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Audition for a game show!
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Complete my MFA, and learn how to make ceviche.
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Spend a summer in London with my husband and two kids.
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To tango in 10 inappropriate places.
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Live in another country for a year or two. I think my kids will return with a better appreciation for all that we have here.
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I’d like to go to culinary school — to quit being worried about savings accounts, jobs, bills, etc., and just spend my time learning more about what I love to do.
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Finish the Couch to 5km running program
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Get rid of bad debt.
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To learn to play the Beer Barrel Polka on the accordion.
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Tips on my list at the moment is to get my website in shape and start actively selling my work again.
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run a half marathon
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To roll a kayak.
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live outside the US for a year while the kids are still young!
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Take my mother on a vacation where she will feel comfortable and not overwhelmed.
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Eat lobster in Maine.
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Feel comfortable in a bathingsuit
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I want to have a better relationship with my parents, so that I can have better relationships with my children. ❤
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Become fluent in a foreign language.
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Learn to ride a cargo bike confidently (and then sell our car!).
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I would like to have a Big potluck dinner , at least 4 times a year . Family style . I love eating with people , I love.
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Learn not to take it all so seriously.
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My life list is in constant flux but I think I need to be brave and unselfish enough to try homeschooling for a year.
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Hooray! Thank you! On my life list – go to race car driving camp.
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Take each of my children on a special trip with just the two of us.
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Travel the world
Find a job that leaves me inspired and full of energy (found!!)
So much more to do….
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Start and maintain a blog. Which will hopefully be jump started by Ms. Alice Bradley’s new writing course 🙂
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Drive down PHC in a red convertible with the top down, looking and feeling fabulous.
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Learn how to use a camera on manual and complete a photo project.
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Build a lingerie wardrobe. A little something for every occasion.
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take the kids to see the Grand Canyon–by road trip
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Try surfing again and fall down less.
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Visit every state in America. PICK ME! 🙂
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Take my son to the 9.11 Memorial in NYC.
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Direct a feature film.
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Spend one night in Budapest. Just one night….
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Go on an RV roadtrip from California up to Alaska and back.
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Publish a book in 2013 (a non-self-published one…I already have 2 of those!) 🙂
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Buy a Turkish rug in Turkey (maybe at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, but that’s negotiable).
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Join a choir and sing again, often, with abandon.
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Live in Europe for at least 1 month
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