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 about an awful [...]

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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. I was [...]

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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 your heart [...]

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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 post called “Treed, [...]

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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 a fine [...]

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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 closed, and the [...]

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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 long time back I [...]

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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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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 sip lemonade and [...]

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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? This Eclectic Life’s This Blog Blows My Dress Up Contest 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 Mrs. Teamouse [...]

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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 many wonderful [...]

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