It's My Birthday and I'll Have a Giveaway if I Want to!

 

****Congrats to Elaine from Miss Elaine-ous Life!****

Email me ASAP with your contact details so I can get your gift cards out to you!

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Yes indeed, today is the day that 41 arrived on my doorstep, (at the UnGodly hour of 4:13AM this morning!), walked in with a huge smile on her face, plunked down her bags, (good grief, she has a lot of baggage, but I'll see if I can't help her be rid of some of that this year!), and announced that she was staying.  I welcomed her in with open arms, and in true fashion, she tripped going up the stairs.

Normally, I'm of the opinion that the age-old adage about fish and house-guests going bad around the same time, holds true...but there's just something different about 41.  I'm not sure what it is, but she looks like she'd be good company to have around.  Sure, she's a bit weathered around the eyes, deep furrows line her forehead, and there are a few very evident gray hairs, but something about her stands a little taller than 40 ever did and there's a look of determination in her eyes that tells me she isn't going anywhere, no matter what I throw at her.  I think she understands that this may be a tough year - tougher and leaner than some we've faced in decades, but she looks like she's ready to stand her ground and not let herself sink into the muddy depths that have lapped at her feet and threatened to pull her under in the past couple of years...when she was younger and weaker.  I think she also knows she's surrounded by a wonderful group of friends and loved ones who won't let her slip back under and into the abyss and that gleam in her eyes tells me that she'll ask for help from those people - and not fear reaching out to them, if she feels the funk settling in.  Friends defeat funk any day of the week!

Sure, it goes without saying that 41 knows she's got a long haul ahead of her.  She knows there is work to be done and it's going to be hard work.  She has fears - just like anyone else in her situation and faced with the same things she's faced with, but I think there is an air about her that is shouting at me - getting in my face and letting me know that she'll meet those challenges and difficulties head on and not be defeated by them!

41 has had a wonderful day thus far and would love the chance to make someone else happy!  So, she’s giving away a $25 Borders gift card and a $25 Target gift card.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and for an extra entry, Tweet about the giveaway and be sure to include @Barking_Mad in your tweet as well as a link to this post.  I’ll leave comments open until Monday, November 16^th at 10PM EST.

   

THE FINE PRINT:  Void where prohibited...which really is just my fancy way of saying that if I've had sex with you,  you gave birth to me, if I gave birth to you,  if you are a sibling (rivalrous or not), or in any, way, shape, or form related to me, nanny nanny boo boo, you can't enter the contest. Dear FCC, no one paid me or compensated me for this post, or the gift cards. They were self-provided!

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P.S. I have no stinkin' clue what happened to the formatting on this post.  I think I'm just gifted when it comes to messing things up...the same way that only I can step on my own feet, trip going UP the stairs, and manage to blow up my microwave by simply reheating left over roast beef!