Celebrate the Holidays with My Very 1st Blog Giveaway!

NOTE: Each entry must be submitted here so I can keep track of the entries!

Infertility is difficult no matter what time of year but around the holidays can be especially tough! I have 2 gifts that I think you will enjoy and hope they will pick your spirits up. 

The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks and Losses by Karen Salmansohn.  It is an “easy” read with practical, realistic information.  It is not an infertility book but the information in here is relevant.

“Infertility Survival Kit” - Will include a $25 spa wish gift card, pedicure set, fuzzy socks, nail polish, shower puff, lotion, and much more….


I have a post dedicated to the Infertility Survival Kit with more details coming soon!!!

RULES:

Comment: Leave a comment between December 6th and December 21st on any of my posts and you will receive an entry. (1)

Status Updates: Tweet or update your facebook status about this giveaway or any of your favorite posts and you will receive an entry for each. (2)

Blog post: Link to or write a blog post about “My Hopeful Journey” and you will get an entry. (1)

Follow me: Join me on facebook, twitter, follow my blog (or enter your email in my RSS feed) and you will get an entry for each (3)

To submit an entry for the above categories please add a comment to this post with the information including the category (maximum of 7 entries). If you are an existing follower and would like to be included, simply add a comment on this post and it will be included. 

All entries will be  tallied on Wednesday, December 22nd and will be announced by Thursday, December 23rd.  Due to the nature of these gifts, please limit your entries to US addresses only. If you do not reside in the United States, you may gift your giveaway to someone that has a US address. 

Infertility Survival Kit image is from sirsnapsalot.

October ICLW Scorecard

I am so glad I participated in my 1st ICLW!   If I had to give myself a grade based on the rules of ICLW, I would say I got an A.  I got behind one day but I did catch up the next day.  I also made up my own rules so I didn't get so overwhelmed with the ICLW commitment.  Based on my rules I would say I got a B. 

My ICLW Rules

1. Log each blog comment made each day on my spreadsheet*
2. Visit new blogs each day for the entire week (tracked on spreadsheet)
3. If I didn't connect immediately to the 1st post I read, I read more posts so I could really try to relate and connect
4. Reply back to each comment that I get on my blog
5. Write a new post each day (I didn't quite follow this one which is what made my grade a B instead of an A.... I wrote 5 but that was a record for me)

I really wanted to try to get to know and read as many different blogs as possible for the first go round... hence rule #2.  There are so many great stories out there to follow!  The blogging community is overwhelming and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew with following too many blogs.  I feel like I could get lost for hours upon hours on my computer screen if I don't set limits... How do you manage your blogging time with everything else?  How do you choose which blogs you will follow?  Any ideas?

* I created a spreadsheet from the master list of October participants to keep track each day of the blogs that I read and commented on.  (I will do this each month that I participate and post it right next to the ICLW button just in case you are an anal as I am).