Happy Super Tuesday. I presume (though this may not be a sure thing) that we in the US will find out some important winners today, so I figured I’d give another winner a reason to celebrate. But first, we all get a reason to celebrate (or at least commiserate). The January Group Writing Project was all about “Me Time.” With 21 great entries, we have a wonderful array of solutions, discussions and pleas for help waiting for your eyes and your comments.
Now, feel free to spread the link love by copying the above list (instructions) and posting it to your own blog. Believe me—they all deserve it (and some serious “me time”).
The Winna!
Chosen at random the winner of our prize, a $30 Amazon.com gift certificate, is <drum roll>…
Me Time! by Joleene Libby
Congratulations, Joleene, on not only winning the gift certificate (again, she was chosen at random!) but also on participating in a GWP for the first time! The gift certificate will be winging its way to you soon!
Still working on your entry? Even though we’ve awarded our prize, we’ll continue to accept, read, link to and comment on submissions through next week.
Tuesday, 5 February 2008 | 4 comments »
Categories: Contests | Tags: group-writing-project, me-time
I think that “me time” is really important for mothers. I think most mothers would readily agree—in fact, I think that most mothers have so little downtime that we’re desperate for that one little minute we can claim as our own. And we’ll take it wherever we can get it.
Though it’s easy to look back and think that I haven’t really had any “me time” since my son was born, I know that isn’t the case. There was a while there where I got in the habit of getting up at 7, while Hayden suddenly began sleeping in until 8 or 9. I could get a jump start on work, I could write something great on MamaBlogga (well, as great as I get), I could read my favorite blogs, and not have to worry about my personal projects until Hayden went down for a nap.
And then he started waking up at 6:45.
When Hayden still took three naps, I had up to 5.5 hours to myself during the day—plenty of time to get lots of work done and spend time straightening up the house and doing things I wanted to do. Of course, as soon as I came to rely on this, Hayden stopped taking his third nap. After a while, two naps came to be more than adequate.
And then, of course, he was down to one, which has been whittled away until some days it’s not even enough to get all my work done. (Let’s not even discuss the normal state of disarray the house is in!)
But then there’s the other side of the coin—the special occasions where I get to go out (or stay home) without my family. And feel guilty or simply miss my family.
While I spend much of my time wishing for regular “me time,” I don’t know what I’d do if I took it!
Edited to add: as I read through your wonderful entries, I realized that “In my opinion, anything that helps you to feel recharged, happy and more or less ready to take the next onslaught of life’s challenges counts as ‘me time.’” This definition is much broader than what many of us think of—pampering, relaxation, etc. But this is what I’m looking for in “me time.”
Monday, 4 February 2008 | 8 comments »
Categories: Contests, Fulfillment | Tags: group-writing-project, me-time
This writing project has ended. Please view the full list of wonderful entries at the January GWP Finale, and subscribe to MamaBlogga to find out about the next group writing project!
After eight excellent Group Writing Projects, we’re gonna do it again. It’s time for the January MamaBlogga Group Writing Project!
In honor of this time of year, the theme for the January Group Writing Project is “Me time.” Feel free to write about how you take time for yourself, how you need time for yourself, what you do with time for yourself, and/or anything else that comes to mind.
Feel free to go in any direction that appeals to you. Even if you don’t choose to participate, you can encourage others to participate!
- Your post can take any form as long as it reflects this theme—this includes anything from serious to sarcastic, about your children, your future children, your pet, etc.
- You can participate with a blog post, a podcast, a video, a page on your website, etc., etc. If you don’t have a website, contact me and I’ll be happy to publish your entry here on MamaBlogga.
- Only NEW posts (i.e., posts have not been published prior to 28 January 2008) are eligible. Posts must be submitted through the submission form before Sunday, 3 February 2008.
Why participate?
There are lots of reasons to participate! All entries that meet the guidelines will be listed and linked to here on MamaBlogga. This an opportunity for you to discover new blogs (and for others to discover yours!). In July, I came up with five ways to get the most out of the GWP.
And, of course, there is one more incentive: one lucky post author, drawn at random, will receive a $30 gift certificate to Amazon.com (to be announced Tuesday, 5 February 2008).
Finally, we’d appreciate it if you linked to this post or to the guidelines/submission form on your entry post so that others can learn about the project and participate.
Now get writing!
Monday, 28 January 2008 | 5 comments »
Categories: Contests | Tags: group-writing-project, me-time
