Well today I was "multi-tasking" like a crazy woman! Which means that I continued "base-coating" my journal pages as I mentioned in this post, and while I was waiting for the "paint to dry", I was also purging and sorting my huge stacks of magazines for "clip-art"...again as I had mentioned in this post. But that wasn't enough for "super crazy woman" so I started cleaning up my blog at the same time! So for all of you bloggers who read/follow your favorite blogs in Google Reader or via another RSS feed...be sure to check out my cleaned up sidebars and check out all the new contests being offered all over blog land that, I personally participate in, and that I feature on my blog.
The clean-up started because I tackled a writing project that I had been putting off for the entire month of October for this Santorini Dreaming Short Essay Contest. I am an avid follower of several foreign blogs but this one by far is one of my favorites because this man followed his dream of carving out a life for himself and his wife in this magical land. Please read his pages Dreaming of a different life and A cave to call home... so that you can understand, fully, where I'm coming from...because there are a lot of other blogs that I follow of individuals who have followed their dreams and relocated to a foreign soil...but none of them are as inspiring for me as Michael's journey. So go visit Oia Santorini and "Dream Big" before the deadline this coming Monday, November 9th.

Photo courtesy of Santorini Dreaming...I could get lost in Michael's beautiful photos!
So while I was in the "cleaning" mode I also added a new site to my sidebar: The Bright Side Project
Once upon a time, it was very, very gloomy. The skies thundered, the economy crumbled, and people only spoke to grumble. Everything looked bleak, bleak, bleak.
Until one day, shortly after a market crash and right before another round of layoffs, a girl named Miss B. came up with a terrifically bright idea. As she later explained to her friend and business partner, Miss K., their mission would be to scour the world for the best in fashion, design, and décor. Then, one by one and everyday, they would give it all away to some very lucky people.
This is how The Bright Side Project began on a wintry, gray day in February.
In February they gave away art for 28 days, In March they gave away 31 days of accessories. In April, they celebrated social conscience with 30 days of eco-friendly everything. And so on, and so on, and so on. Suddenly things didn’t seem so bleak anymore.
In fact, metaphorically speaking, the sun started to shine 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and everyone stopped for a second to remember life is (still) beautiful and there is goodness in the world.
You can more about the "mission" of The Bright Side Project here but I really want to do is to spread the "sunshine" about their wonderful site and to have you spread some "rays" as well. For the month of November they are offering wonderful, "two for one" prizes, for all their giveaways...all month long...so that for the upcoming holidays you can choose to...give one or...to keep one or...to give both gifts...it's up to you.
For those of you who love to read as much as I do, please check out my sidebars...often...because these two lovely blogs offer book giveaways each and every month and sometimes they have multiple, "autographed by the author" book giveaways.
Enchanted by Josephine
Passages to the Past
Another one of my favorite sites which I found while participating in Teresa McFadden's ezines offers FREE vinatage clip art and they have just updated their blog button aka "avitar" so I wanted to make sure you all were seeing this as well.
The Graphics Fairy
So now I'm off to do some more "multi-tasking" before my "super crazy woman" juice runs out...aka "triple grande mocha with skim milk, no whip, no foam and only one squirt chocolate syrup"...got that!
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