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?