Alright, alright. The REAL winner.

Well, well. Excited to see who won?

By the way, my awards ceremony was pretty sweet. I didn't trip over any cords or anything. I got my hand shaken, a medal put around my neck, and my picture taken with this important guy. So it was good. ^_^ (plus the chance to wear a skirt and ballet flats is always nice. I like dressing up. :-)

The winner of the $50 dollar basket from NewFashionedWhispers is...

Sarah from Victoriously Free!

Congratulations, Sarah. I'm seriously so jealous of you - I love NewFashionedWhispers. I am adding her to my birthday wishlist - and you should all do the same. Because her stuff is bee.yoo.ti.ful.

Winner of the $50 Basket

You wondering who won? Well you'd better click over - it could be you.

Even if you don't win, I seriously recommend going over to the beautiful shop of the beautiful sponser to check out (and that means BUY) her stuff.

Oops, sorry - I need to head off to an awards ceremony (I apparently did pretty good on an ACT test, so they wanted me to come and get a medal). I will draw the winners later...

Just another reminder - to those who haven't entered, NewFashionedWhispers has a beautiful shop, and you don't want to miss out on the chance to win some of her gorgeous jewelry. (It took several attempts to spell "jewelry" right. Sometimes I have lots of trouble spelling the simplest words.)

So. Enter HERE. Don't forget. You only have a few more hours in which to enter...Off to receive a medal (I get to dress up!). I'll try to post the winners later today.

Enjoy your Saturday!

An Amazing Giveaway for My Amazing Chums (and a chance to get in on another one!)

I have been wanting to host a giveaway for a while - you guys are such amazing followers, chums and commenters that you deserve some fabulous stuff. And guess what? A beautiful Etsyian donated a seriously breath-taking gift.

You ready to see it?

A $50 MYSTERY basket from NewFashionedWhispers!

Her stuff is seriously GORGEOUS. Vintagey and soft, unique, feminine - I look at those necklaces and they take my breath away. How fun would it be to wear them? And it's a basket, so you could get multiple jewelry from her. She's just so talented. And it would make a GREAT Mother's Day gift, don't you agree?

How To Enter:

1. Leave a comment telling me you want to enter.
2. Go visit NewFashionedWhispers and tell me what necklace you would absolutely LOVE to get. And seriously. You won't regret it. I LOVE her stuff.
3. Post about it!

Please leave a SEPERATE comment for each entry. That makes it so much easier on me. And I want to make sure you all get your due number of entries and that I don't miscount or anything.

And the fun doesn't end here. Another one of my lovely chums, Carissa @ lowercase letters is having another beautiful giveaway over at her blog. She's giving away one of these beautiful clutches...

I'm not a big purse person, but I would TOTALLY wear it/use it if I won. I've been trying to find a cute purse to carry my cell phone in...carrying it in your back pocket causes skin cancer, you know. ^_^

Anyways. I always regret saying this, because more entries lessens my chance of winning: but go enter! I say it every giveaway but I want to stress it this time, because those clutches are so dang cute!

Link Up! Upon My Return {Blog} Parade

Yes, I know it’s March 31st, but I’m going to be really busy tomorrow so I opened it a day early. Go ahead and link up! You will be automatically entered into my (awesome) giveaways. (click the link to get the questions)

Also: the MckLinky opens at 12:00. Just as a side-note.

EDIT! I changed the code, hope this works.

Giveaways Revealed and Blog Parade Questions

I WAS THINKING--and I decided (after much deliberation and talking with my parents) that I am going to be giving away my family's fridge (that includes all the food inside it) and our wonderful laundry machines!

Aren't you excited?!...

...I'm only joking. Here are the real prizes... (kudos to my Momma who bought them for me ;)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

(there was a gift recipt...I know I stuck it in the book, but I can't find it to save my life...)

It's spanking new and hard-cover--I was so tempted to keep it. ;)

...and an ADORABLE canvas tote and necklace!

(They were both on sale for killer prices--I can't ever resist that. ;)

Now for the questions...

Note: Sorry for the confusion about the fifth entry. Answering the questions on your blog IS the fifth entry.

1. If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would you say?

2. If you could go anywhere in the world with anyone you wanted to, where would you go and who with?

3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

4. What is one habit (or two ;) that you get teased about a lot?

5. What is (or are) your food obsession(s)?

6. What is the best April Fools prank you pulled on someone or that someone pulled on you?

7. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be?

8. Let's say you could change the world in one way. How would you change it?

9. You have a million dollars (*gasp* ;). How do you spend it?

10. What is one thing that always takes your breath away? (That could mean in a good way OR a bad way)

11. You are granted three wishes. What do you wish for? (Remember, you can't wish for more wishes ;)

12. You can spend the day with one character from a book or series that you've read. Who is that character?

13. What is something odd or interesting about you that is not commonly known?

14. What is one thing that you absolutely positively cannot stand?

15. Say you commited a crime. The judge gives you a choice between sentences: twenty years of complete solitude in the mountains or never having another moment alone for the rest of your life. Your choice?

16. What is one benefit that blogging has given you?

17. A perfect day in your eyes would be...?

Start thinking up your answers! Get ready to post about them April 1st-10th. :)

(My new blog look is being perfected...in the next week or so, it should be finished. :)

Upon My Return {Blog} Parade (yes, that means giveaways ;)

Hey. I hope you still remember me. The break was nice, and I needed it.

(Florida was incredible--I promise a lot of pictures will be uploaded here, as well as a few right here.)

Anywayserz, Kat told me to do something fun when I "come back". That got me thinking--and I've decided to host a blog parade (as you know from the title, of course).

Appropriately, my blog parade is called Upon My Return {Blog} Parade.

{EDIT}: I apologize for the non-working-ness (^_^) of the code...I think I fixed it.

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The rules are simple. Answer a few questions and WAH-LAH! You are entered into two fantastic giveaways! (You have to realize that I won't be able to spend two hundred dollars on this blog parade--I doubt I'll be able to spend fifty. I just bought my camera, as you know, so I'm re-pooling my allowance--can't spend a whole lot on giveaways. But still--a giveaway is a giveaway. ;)

I have no idea how many people will enter, so I'm going to bribe you all a bit (that's allowed, right? ;). Starting at 20 particapants, when every ten more link up, I will add another giveaway. The more people particapate, the more giveaways there are.

How to get extra entries: (not including answering the questions, of course--you gotta do that ;)
1. Add the bloggie-bash button to your sidebar.
2. Follow this blog if you came upon it from the button.
3. Follow my photography blog (I ♥ followers, I'm not ashamed to admit it. :).
4. Leave a comment. (I also ♥ comments.)

You can get, at the maximum, 5 entries! Now tell me that ain't a good deal. ^_^

I will be posting the questions in a new post tomorrow (I'm warning you ahead of time: I'm a big procrastinator. So it may easily be a few days after tomorrow.). You can think up your answers and post about them starting April 1st, 12:00 p.m. {Central Time}. (There will be an April Fools question. ;)

Upon My Return {Blog} Parade will end April 10th, 12:00 p.m. {Central Time}.

Get ready to link up. :)

Make sure to check back here often for the questions and some more information on the giveaways.

Also, wondering what the giveaways are? Think coffee, a good book, some graphic design stuff, and a nice blank notebook...Oh, and pens, of course. Something along those lines. (Not only am I going shopping sometime soon, but I'm gonna scrummage around the house for something decent to add to the stockpile.)

Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you--I'm re-designing my blog-look. Yes, yes, I know, I just got a fantastic one a few weeks ago...but I'm yearning fall. ;)

I Can't Believe...

...that NaNo starts in two days!!

I've seen several NaNoWriMo Survival Kits and decided to do one.

1. My Laptop. Thank goodness for it. Did I tell you that I love you, Araldar? ("Araldar" actually means "Evil One" in the language of one of my stories...hm...maybe "Araldar" isn't such a fantastic name for my laptop...)
2. My Notebooks. My main notebook is this tattered one that holds about five plots, random quotes, Bible verses, great books, and excerpts from my stories. I have several others, however; unfortunately, I am very unorganized, and, if I have a "brilliant" idea, I just grab the notebook that's nearest to me. Therefore, I have several notebooks and I have to search all of them to find something specific.
3. My Bible. I have it sitting on my desk so when I get "nano-drepression", I can just look up an inspiring verse.
4. Coffee/Tea/Chocolate. I will most definitely be drinking a LOT more decaf coffee and green tea this month. *grins* The occasional cup of hot chocolate, perhaps. And a LOT of chocolate from the stash my mom got specifically for Halloween, but whose leftovers may be used for more productive purposes. ^^
5. The Work-Out Machine. Working out is a stress-reliever for me, so that contraption will be getting a lot more use this month. ^^
6. Gmail. All my friends on gmail better get prepared for some venting. *laughs*
7. Hannah. Hannah, I'm going to call you a LOT, and most of the conversations are going to be complaining about how far behind I am. And yes, we can always bury names if we get depressed. :) (Inside joke...)
8. My Family. Definitely. Where would I be without them? *grins*
9. My Diary. Oh my word, almost all the entries from this time forth until the end of November will be freaking out about NaNo.
10. My Characters. There would be no story without my awesomely-cooperative characters. One of my main characters, Jole, agreed to die without so much as a soft shriek. And another, Arayna, resigned to being stuck in jail for twelve years. And, of course, my evil character, Imandr, is really a good person at heart, but is determined to impersonate a deliciously-evil character just for me. *sighs* But of course, it's my eminently main character that's being stubborn...she's refusing to let Jole and Arayna die, and says she doesn't need to listen to me. *rolls eyes*
11. Books. Insanely inspiring books.
12. Gimp. *grins* thank goodness for Gimp.
13. Music. Lots and lots of music. I have a song for every mood. ^^

AGH! I'm so excited!! :) On Sunday, I'm setting my alarm for around six, so I can get a few pages done before church. ^^

Since I'm only doing 20,000 words, once I achieve that goal, I'm going to keep pushing and hopefully get 50,000 words so I'm ready for full force NaNo next year.

Why do I get the feeling that I'm going to be doing a lot less eating/playing/hanging out and a LOT more writing/scribbling/screaming? :D

One last thing (Note: this is an edit): An AWESOME giveaway at the Elvish Maiden!! Go enter! :)

Two Giveaways!

There's an AWESOME giveaway at the Yodeling Dwarf (3 copies of The Curse of the Spider King)! Go check it out HERE!

Also, an adorable mug cozy giveaway at Below the Plateau HERE! Go enter :)

Giveaway

Click this to go to an awesome giveaway at "Content in Christ"!