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This Blog Blows My Dress Up

Cancelled Due To Lack Of Interest

July 4, 2008

Aw, heck. I had posted about a writing contest called Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall. I wanted you to tell me about the most hideous beauty experience of them all!
Obviously I am the only person I know who has had one of those, because I’m the only person who has posted [...]

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Anybody With Eyes In Their Head Would Know

June 24, 2008

Ordinarily, an optometrist appointment is not my idea of the social event of the season.
On that day in 1981, it was definitely a highlight of my month. I had given birth to my second son just six weeks before, and had been cooped up at home since arriving home from the hospital. [...]

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Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall. A Writing Contest.

June 20, 2008

[UPDATE: SORRY, THIS CONTEST GOT CANCELLED!]
Have y’all ever spent hours trying to make yourself presentable, only to have the whole process backfire on you? Have you ever used some “beauty regime” that made you feel like an ugly duckling? Maybe you were getting ready for a date with that person who made [...]

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Interview With Damien Riley of Postcards From The Funny Farm

April 3, 2008

Some of y’all may remember that I recently had a writing contest on my blog. It was called the This Post Blows My Dress Up Contest. You can click that link to see all the entries. The theme was “Scared Silly,” and Robin at Around the Island was the winner with her [...]

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Results of the This Post Blows My Dress Up Contest

March 29, 2008

Y’all, Damien is fast! He’s already picked a winner in the This Post Blows My Dress Up Contest, and I figured it would take him all weekend! This wasn’t an easy task I asked of him.
I just want to say that you folks “did me proud.” That’s Texan speak, for “you did [...]

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These Posts Scare Me Silly!

March 28, 2008

Whew! Third post of the day…how do people do this? On top of posting, I’ve been writing contracts all day so I get to eat this summer! Gotta bring home the bacon.
Thanks to all of you who participated (or promoted) the This Post Blows My Dress Up Contest! It’s now officially [...]

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Thursday Thirteen Number Thirty-Nine. The Game Is Afoot.

March 13, 2008

CONTEST IS CLOSED TO NEW ENTRIES
Actually, it’s not a game. It’s a WRITING CONTEST. It’s been awhile since I had one, and I figured it was time. My “bloggiversary” is coming at the end of this month, and I want to celebrate. I want to read some good stories. A [...]

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This Blog Blows My Dress Up—3rd Contest Winners

July 8, 2007

It’s time to announce the winners of
This Eclectic Life’s
THIS BLOG BLOWS MY DRESS UP CONTEST

A Texas Sized THANK YOU to all the entrants in the contest! I appreciate all of you taking the time to pass along your posts to us. Matty, at Running on Empty had the difficult task of sorting [...]

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Say It In 7

July 4, 2007

The World According to Suz has a fun [tag] writing contest[/tag] going on called “[tag]Say it in 7.[/tag]” You are expected to write the world’s shortest story. Rules: Each story must have only 7 words. You may, however, add a “By” followed by a fake author’s name, if it adds something to your [...]

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Contest? Let’s Do It Again!

June 21, 2007

[UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED TO NEW ENTRIES]
THE WINNER of [tag]This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest[/tag]:

Arkie Mama’s entry Take a walk through our newsroom
SECOND PLACE:

The Truffle with “But Mommy, I thought Grandpa went to heaven! What’s he doing in the toybox?”
THIRD PLACE:

TeaTime Ramblings with “Hamster Dance?”
I’m nothing if not a [...]

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Generosity

June 18, 2007

I’m gonna be honest with y’all. If I wrote a hilarious post and won a contest, AND $25.00 Amazon gift certificate as a reward, I’d be ordering my summer reading right now! Why I’d order a mystery by Linda Barnes or Marcia Muller. I’d take those books on my back porch and [...]

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This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest Winners

June 18, 2007

I guess some of y’all may know there was a writing contest going on around here. I asked people to send me a link to a funny post they had written and to link back to the contest on their site. I was looking for a post that would “blow my dress [...]

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First Share A Square Day

June 17, 2007

Once again, I have too much to tell you. Do y’all wish I could shut up? [tag]This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest[/tag] is officially closed to new entries. All of the entries will be sent to Jennymcb for judging and the winner will be announced on the 18th.
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Charities, Bottle Trees, and Contests

June 15, 2007

Oh my goodness! I have tons of things I want to tell you about, so I’m pulling part of them together in one post. I’m behind in answering my comments, but I hope you’ll forgive me. I’ve had oodles of things going on around here.
You might have noticed that button (created by [...]

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This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest

June 2, 2007

CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
THE WINNER IS: Running on Empty’s I think I’m Going to Hell!
SECOND PLACE IS: Arkie Mama with Sunday-afternoon trauma — though it’s questionable who suffered more, me or the kids
THIRD PLACE IS: Karen’s PediaScribe Blog with Doctor, Heal Thyself.
[ORIGINAL POST]
Y’all, I’m in need of a good laugh, and [...]

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This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest Winners

May 8, 2007

I believe I might’ve told y’all that a contest was going on.

This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest has officially been judged. I am so grateful that someone else had to make the decisions! Every post that came in gave me a laugh that I sorely needed. There were [...]

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Bits and Pieces

May 5, 2007

I haven’t been surfing through blogs this week in my usual fashion. For those of you I normally visit, know that I’m seeing you on RSS feed but I’m not usually taking time to comment. I’m hoping life gets back to normal next week.
Real Life has been cramping my style. [...]

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Link Love for a “Newbie”

April 22, 2007

In my last post, I mentioned that in the beginning no one read my blog, so I felt as if I was talking to myself. That seemed to strike a chord with at least one other blogger. Alyssa, at I Wish has been going into my archives and commenting on those old posts, [...]

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Link Love and Contest Update

April 19, 2007

Before I go a bit further, let me say DUH!. I apologize to anyone who looked at the post for [tag]This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest[/tag], and said, “Huh?” I said the deadline was April 3….it’s MAY 3RD!!! So, click the contest button on the sidebar, or go [...]

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This Blog “Blows My Dress Up” Contest

April 18, 2007

I enjoy posts that make me think. Poignant posts that work my emotions catch my eye as well. But, I believe my favorite posts to read are the ones that turn over my giggle box. Why? Because a good dose of laughter is healthy.
Studies have shown that a good belly laugh [...]

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