Hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did a mini STAYcation.  We used free Legoland tickets on Friday and hit the Nixon Presidential Library on Saturday (where Chad and I had the funnest time photo-shooting ourselves in the reflective visor of real spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong). But then on Sunday it all came to cash in because I woke up sick.

Don’t click away.  I’m not giving away a spacesuit.  Or a camera.

But I do think you’ll be interested in what I’m giving away today. So continuing in my My Favorite Things: Six Weeks of Free Stuff, I’m giving away a trio of my favorite writing items. Even if you aren’t a writer, I’m sure you’ll be happy.

$25 to Starbucks because that is where I get most of my writing done. I’m at my cozy little Starbucks twice a week when my three-year-old is in preschool.

$25 to iTunes because without my headphones connected to my computer listening to my writing playlist or something similar, I can’t get any work done with the milk steaming and people talking on their cell phones in the background.  Music takes me to my happy place when I’m writing.

A mini Moleskine notebook. For the past few months I’ve kept one of these with me WHEREever I go. I put one in my purse and I leave it there.  I write blog posts, shopping lists, and writing ideas in it. It’s perfect.

One of you will receive all of these in one tidy little package that is my pleasure to mail off at the end of the week.  So, to enter, leave a comment in the comment field telling me your favorite trio of whatever.  Three lipgloss colors. Three tea cups you love.  Three places to vacation. Whatever you want. Three things that somehow go together.

Leave your comment (one comment only) before 9pm on Wednesday night and I’ll announce the winner on Thursday.

What’s your favorite trio?

Oprah does it.

And now I’m doing it.

And to be honest I haven’t watched Oprah since I was on bedrest pregnant with my OLDEST daughter 8 years ago.

Anyhoo…

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time then you will know that I’m not really a giveaway girl. I’ve given away books written by my friends and acquaintances in the last year, but I’ve never done anything like I will be doing in the next six weeks.

Don’t have a heart attack.  I’m not giving away cameras or refrigerators.

But every Monday from now until the end of the year, I will be hosting a giveaway. Yes, that’s right.  Every Monday. Like clockwork.  (Or as regular as jogging regimen used to be before I started writing a book…)  And they will be MY FAVORITE THINGS.  Sorta like Oprah.

And since I’m not in the giveaway circuit, most (not all) of the things I get to give to you I will be purchasing myself.  Some have been donated and I’ll make sure you know when someone has been gracious enough to donate something to my readers.

So to launch this My Favorite Things: Six Weeks of Free Stuff series, I’m giving you one of my personal favorite things. A necklace by Lisa Leonard. She just has been generous enough to donate one of her brand new Paper Lantern necklaces to one of my readers.

Not only is Lisa one of my favorite people, but her unique jewelry is some of my favorite to wear. I’m not glamorous or overstated, so for me her pieces are the perfect amount of jewelry around my neck.  I have one to giveaway here this week and the winner will be able to personalize it with the names they choose (yours won’t say “chad” “hope” and “naomi” because if it did, that would be weird).

To enter, leave a comment telling me one thing you are thankful for (this being Thanksgiving week, I thought that would be appropriate).  Please, one comment only per person and the comments will be open until 9pm Pacific Time on Wednesday.

I’ll announce the winner at the end of the week.

Oh, I’m so excited! Are you?