Thanksgiveaway!

More often than not, my bloggity blog brings me happiness. And mostly because of you. Yes, you. With the month of thankfulness around the corner, I'm doing a thankful challenge/giveaway in honor of you. Like I mentioned yesterday, I'm going to make you work for it. Except it isn't really going to be work because you will reap the rewards from it, whether you win the giveaway or not. (This challenge is a spin-off of the one that Leanne had and I WON!! I LoVe the concept. Sorry- no links. I don't know how to copy and paste with my new computer)

I really love the idea of paying-it-forward. Whoever coined the concept is brilliant. When I lived in NM, I got really sick for about a week one winter. Just your run of the mill winter type sick that hit me really hard for whatever reason. And for a few days, I just couldn't get off the couch for much of anything. And my friend Irene (love her dearly) happened to call me. I sounded like complete crap- I couldn't even fake it that I felt good. And she immediately hung up the phone and arranged to have meals delivered to me. Seriously. It's one of my favorite friend moments in my life. And I'll never forget it. Some day I am going to pay that forward. That does not include new baby/serious illness/expected medical moments. I just mean a friend that is temporarily under the weather and can't make supper for her family. We just all need a break some days.

I'm not expecting you to pay it forward, necessarily. I just want you to do something for someone that you would not normally do. Or never have done. I want it to be someone that you are really thankful to have in your life. Double points if it is ME. Kidding. Seriously kidding. Do something that they will definitely take note of and will make them feel really good. Make it a favorite friends moment. It doesn't have to be extravagant, just meaningful. Bring somebody a surprise lunch with a sweet note, bake them fresh homemade cookies, double your supper and give half to a friend, bring them a "hug in a cup" aka Starbucks, drop a card in the mail just because, etc. Anything that you can think of that you haven't done before. And I give you until the end of November. You can enter on the comments or in an email to me: mindjo1 @ live dot com.

The prize is to be determined. I'm thinking Pampered Chef, though. Drawing will be Thursday, December 1st. Be creative! Be thankful.