Premium Happy Scale App Giveaway (my favorite weight-tracking app!)

I have a lot to catch up on as far as posts, so I'm going to try to work my way through them this week. I was going to do the post about the handmade crafting small businesses (see this post for the info if you sell handmade items!) but I decided to give that one more day and today I'll post a giveaway :)

(I'm not receiving any compensation for this post; I just genuinely love this app and since it was on my Favorite Things list, I thought a giveaway would be fun! Much thanks to Russ, who created and developed the app--more about him later.)

When I wrote my post about My Favorite Things, I included on it the Happy Scale app that I use to track my weight. I LOVE the app--the graphs are awesome and super informative without being overwhelming, I love that you can see predictions of what your weight will be on certain dates or when your weight will hit a certain number based on the rate that you choose (such as your current rate of weight loss or a predictions of x number of pounds per week, etc).

The main purpose of it, though, is to utilize a math algorithm to figure out your trending weight (the app does it so you don't have to!). So if you were to weigh yourself most mornings and log it, the algorithm looks at trends over certain periods of times to predict your *actual* weight ("moving average") on that morning. So if I eat really high-sodium Chinese food one night and my weight jumps up four pounds overnight, the Happy Scale app shows your moving average weight to predict what your weight actually is (apart from the water retention from the Chinese food that will likely be gone by tomorrow anyway).

It's very hard to explain, but it's especially helpful for people who have a hard time getting on the scale and letting the number influence your day. If you follow your weight trends (moving averages), you can see that eating 150 extra calories the night before didn't *actually* make you gain two pounds the next day.

As a total numbers nerd, my favorite things about the app are the charts and data that are broken down. For those of you that hate graphs and charts, they're actually really simple to follow--I have a hard time reading a lot of the running graphs on my favorite running app, but these ones on Happy Scale are very easy to understand.

So here are some of my favorite features:

This graph shows all of my logged weights from as early as February 2001(!) to the current. I obviously didn't have the app back then (smart photos didn't even exist) but one day, when I was particularly hypomanic, I backlogged everything I could find about my weight. (I will explain the red and green sections in a moment)

You can also view charts from the past year, 90 days, 30 days, or 7 days...

Graph for the past year

Graph for the past 90 days

You may be wondering what the red and green means. This is one of the coolest features! You can set this to be a comparison of the past 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, last year, or all time. You can change the colors it uses, but I have mine set to Last Year. So the top of the green area shows where my weight was last year at that same time--and the green means my weight is lower now. The red area means my weight is that much higher than the previous year at that time.

So, as you can see for my 90-day graph above, my weight is quite a bit lower than it was last year at this time.

When I first open the app, I enter my current weight for the day (note: my Wednesday Weigh-Ins vary slightly from what I post here; when I take my weigh-in photos, I am obviously holding my phone, which adds a little weight (0.4, usually). What I post on the app is my weight when I am NOT holding my phone.) 

Here is the logbook that shows each weigh-in. Like I said, the moving average and loss/week are based on an algorithm that takes big-picture trends into account. (My "start date" for all of my current stuff is from when I started losing weight in May of this year. I still have all of the data from before, but the algorithm only takes the dates from May forward into account for now.) Sometimes, I will scroll through the logbook to see, "Hmm, when is the last time I was in the 140's?" or something like that. Right now, I'm very excited to get into the 140's again.

This is the screen that you see when you open the app:

The recent stats at the top show my moving average (this is more like my "true weight" based on the trends algorithm, although I hadn't logged my weight in nine days leading up to yesterday--a super stressful week--so it's not very accurate at the moment). It shows my 10-day low weight and my latest entry.

You can set mini goals to show your progress along the way--I have mine set up for five-pound increments, so it shows the progress of that:

It shows the weight trends--how much you've lost in 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, and all time. I have mine set to compare my "moving averages" rather than my 10-day low weight. The moving averages show the bigger picture.

Then, it shows predictions (there are several options that you can set up for this). If I want to see my predictions based on whatever I commit to losing each week, I can tap on "commitment" (I have mine set on 2.00 pounds, but that never happens, haha!). My current rate (I believe that's over a 10-day period?) and then my overall rate from the time I chose to have this weight loss summary start (which was in late May, when I started counting calories).

The app saves all of your data, but if you want a "start over" date, you can just have it start tracking from whenever you'd like--I chose the date in May because I felt like it was a new beginning. But I can always change it back later.

And then there are weight graphs, which is are super fun to look at. Since my history is so long, I can't get it in a screenshot (or even 10 screenshots!) but you can scroll right or left throughout the months and/or years to see the charts. These two are from 2009 and 2010 when I lost 125 pounds. The blue line is where my weight was. The green is the difference from the year prior. Pretty cool, right?

Another favorite feature is the reports. You can choose weekly, monthly, or yearly. (I *think* you need the premium version to see the monthly and yearly ones.) Here is an example of each:

You can scroll through to show any week, month, or year that you want! Notice that the week I chose was #1,084--that's how many weeks worth of weights I've logged! Haha.

I really can't stress enough how much I love this app--whether I want it to be or not, weight loss/gain/maintenance is a big part of my life. So this is my favorite way to track it all.

The version that I have is actually the premium version. I started with the free version in 2016 (there wasn't an upgraded version at the time) and after I wrote about it on my blog, the app developer, Russ, was so kind to give me a lifetime membership in 2018 when he started promoting the premium version. He also gave me five codes to use for a giveaway, which I did!

I don't normally think about app developers, but Russ is SO kind and very open to questions/thoughts/ideas/suggestions. He has also lost over 100 pounds himself while using the app, and he's made the app his passion (as well as his job--I had no idea how much work goes into creating and maintaining an app).

(Note: Some of the features I've shown here may be premium features; because mine is premium, I can't see exactly what the free version is like.)

Anyway, the super generous guy that he is, he gave me not one, but FIVE codes to give away for a 1-year subscriptions to the premium version of Happy Scale! (The ONLY drawback right now to Happy Scale is that it is just for iOS users--so you'll need an iOS device to use the app. I know Russ would love to someday develop an Android version!)

To enter for a giveaway for a 1-year subscription to Happy Scale, just fill out the form below (the info is for my eyes only, just so I can notify you if you win). I will select five winners using Random.org one week from today: December 16th, 2021 at 10:00 PM ET. If I don't hear back from you (via email) within 48 hours of my posting the winners, then I'll move on to someone else. One entry per person, please.

I will email you if you win. But if you don't and you're still interested in the app, the prices are super reasonable compared to a lot of subscription apps out there: it's only $1.99 for a month, $11.99 for a year, or $39.99 for a lifetime. You can find where to download it here.

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Book Review: 'The Evening and the Morning' by Ken Follett (and a giveaway)

I completely forgot that today is Saturday and I was supposed to make a heritage recipe to post tonight. I've been trying to stick to a blogging schedule because I like the routine. However, I got NO sleep last night (my forearm and hand were super painful and I finally gave up trying to sleep). I've been kind of in a fog all day and I totally forgot about cooking a heritage recipe. But anyway, I finished my April book pick for the Friends Read-athon that I am participating in, so I thought I'd give a quick review.

When I "review" a book, I don't like to post spoilers, and I don't necessarily like to post a lot of details about what the book is about (because you can read the book descriptions online for all of that), so this is going to be a brief summary of my thoughts about it.

The theme for April was, "Could I BE more excited?" (read in Chandler's voice from Friends). We were to pick a book that was highly anticipated.

I had been very excited to read a prequel to my all-time favorite book: 'The Pillars of the Earth', by Ken Follett. There are four books in the series--here they are in chronological order:

- 'The Evening and the Morning'  (around 1000 CE)
- 'The Pillars of the Earth'  (the mid-1100's CE)
- 'World Without End'  (the mid 1300's CE)
- 'A Column of Fire'  (the mid-1500's CE)

'The Evening and the Morning' was the most recent book that was written, so that is the book that I was looking forward to reading. Here is the description from the publisher (it REALLY doesn't do it justice, though):

"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land. But the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power."

All three books are able to stand alone--you don't need to read them as a series. Each book is VERY long--between 900 and 1100 pages--so it's a time commitment. But they move relatively quickly. 'The Pillars of the Earth' was my favorite, but I have to say that if I was going to recommend one to someone who is interested in the series, I'd say to read 'The Evening and the Morning' first.

I say this because there isn't as much detail about things that many people may not find interesting--for example, in 'The Pillars of the Earth', a major part of the story is about a man who is building a cathedral. The book is very detailed about the specs of the cathedral and how it's put together. I can see why people would lose interest in that. (But don't let that stop you from reading it! If a book doesn't capture my attention quickly and hold it throughout, I'm done--I would rather quit reading and find a different book. And reading about the cathedral was surprisingly interesting to me, for some reason!))

'The Evening and the Morning' felt lighter. I was able to keep track of the characters easily and the story moved quickly. And if you read this one and enjoy it, I am sure you'll enjoy the others as well.

I think what I love so much about these books is the appalling injustice throughout. It's infuriating to read about the things that the characters get away with (laws and punishments were handled much differently back in the middle ages). When a book makes me get all wound up, it's a powerful book. I found myself telling Jerry every so often, "You won't believe this!" and then telling him what just happened in the story.

If you like books that bring out all of the emotions inside of you, this series will do it. It's the perfect combination of shock, suspense, fury, romance, humor, violence, drama, action, and education all in one book.

I write about these books as a set mainly because they are very similar. This is something that I noticed a lot of reviews criticized. It's almost like a cookie cutter plot (with the exception of 'A Column of Fire'--that was a bit different); the characters between books have the same basic personalities/agendas/love stories/etc. The details of the plot are different, but you could almost swap out the names from one book with those of another and they'd be the same characters.

Because of this, if you have read one of the books, the others are extremely predictable. You'll already know things like: who gets punished and who gets away with murder (literally); who wants the girl and who the girl is actually interested in; and things like that.

That didn't bother me at all, because I LOVED the other books so much that I don't mind the predictability. There is still so much going on in the plot that you don't know--it was suspenseful when it needed to be.

Sorry for the vague review of this book--but it would be impossible to write a basic plot summary because it's anything but basic. Final thoughts: I loved it. I highly recommend it for anyone who has read and enjoyed 'The Pillars of the Earth'. I also recommend it for anyone who is looking for a very emotional and gripping epic to read!

Like I did with last month's book, I'm going to hold a giveaway for a copy of 'The Evening and the Morning'... (this is not sponsored--I just loved the book and I want to share it!). This giveaway is for a Kindle copy of the book--you don't have to own a Kindle, but you do need to download the Kindle app in order to read it.

To enter, just fill out the form below and I'll use Random.org to select a winner. I'll email you to let you know you won, and I'll gift it to your email address. The book is here on Amazon, if you are looking to buy it (affiliate link).

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How Well Do You Know Me? (A fun post!)

I love light-hearted posts. Yes, there are times where I write about the reality that isn't so light-hearted, but these posts take a break from that. And today, I'm going to give someone a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card! (Purchased by yours truly.)

For some reason, I like the dumb little "about me" things that pass around Facebook because I learn things about people that I wouldn't have otherwise! The things that may not come up in conversation. When a friend of mine shared this one, I thought it might be fun to see how well people know me :)

Here is a list of 20 items--and the point is to tell people how many things you HAVEN'T done on the list. I was kind of surprised when I was able to check off all but 5 items that I've completed! Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, considering some of the items may be taboo and I was always kind of a goody two-shoes.

So, let's have some fun with it! I'll post the list of items and you try to guess which five I have NOT done (using the Google form below). You can play anonymously just for fun, or if you want to include your name and email address, I'll give you a chance to win an Amazon gift card.

If anyone gets all five right, then you win the card! If more than one person gets them all right, I'll just do a drawing from those people. Tomorrow night, I'll reveal the five items as well as the winner of the game.

In case the photo isn't visible for whatever reason, here is the list:

1. Skipped school

2. Broken a bone

3. Fired a gun

4. Done drugs

5. Been in a limo

6. Gotten a tattoo

7. Ridden a horse

8. Sung karaoke

9. Gotten a ticket

10. Been arrested

11. Gone zip-lining

12. Been on TV

13. Been on a cruise

14. Gotten a piercing

15. Smoked

16. Met a celeb

17. Been sky-diving

18. Had a one-night stand

19. Skinny dipped

20. Been drunk

So, here is the Google form if you'd like to try and take a guess of which five I've not done! Good luck :)

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Feeling Like a Kid on Christmas Morning

After I got done sewing the first batch of face masks to give away, I had so many people interested in them that I made a second batch--my mom had given me some fabric. (I still have this batch--I don't want to mail them until I find out if the others have gotten theirs. The postal service is SUPER slow right now from what I was told when I called the post office to ask. I've only heard from one person who received hers, and she also lives in Michigan.

I'm going to do a random drawing for the rest of the masks--you can enter at the bottom of this post. Rather than "first come, first serve" I'll just do a random drawing to make it a little more fair. 

Anyway, that second batch wiped me out as far as fabric goes. Also, I decided that I was REALLY tired of making masks. I actually made about 125 of them in total!

However, I got a very sweet email from a reader named Sarah. She said that she and her mom like to quilt and she had a ton of extra quilting fabric that she'd like to send me. I told her that I was grateful for the offer, but that I really wasn't planning to make more masks. She knows how much I love crafting, and she insisted that I should use the fabric on anything that I wanted--she completely understood that I was tired of making masks.

I felt a little guilty accepting it, because I honestly don't know if I'll make more masks. However, I loved the idea of sewing new things! 

I was SO EXCITED when FedEx dropped off two boxes of fabric on Saturday. I had no idea she was going to send so much and such a big variety! I began to lay it all out on my bed as I sorted through it, eagerly looking at each piece and mentally going through ideas of what I could make. Way ahead of myself, haha!

Even overlapping the folded pieces of fabric, I could just barely fit it all on my bed to take a photo. I wasn't even able to fit it all in one photo! 

The fabric was really cute, too!

Anyway, I love the patterns on the fabric, and it almost made me want to make some masks yesterday. Instead, I browsed Pinterest for small sewing projects and pinned about a million ideas. I could have started making something yesterday, but I was too busy pinning ideas!

Maybe I will actually start something tomorrow. I really do need to work on the garage some more, though. The drywall for the ceiling is going to be delivered on Wednesday, so I'd like to finish the first coat of mud on the walls tomorrow. I just wish I could have a totally empty garage to work in! All of our stuff is everywhere--so it's hard to maneuver around to mud the walls. I have to spend an hour just moving things away from each individual wall as I work on it.

But already, I am loving how it looks. It's so much brighter in there and it actually feels warmer already. We had a couple of colder days over the weekend and it was warmer in the garage than outside (usually there is no difference). 

Anyways, I'm going to open up a giveaway for my remaining masks. This time, it'll be a grab bag--I'm going to put the masks in the envelopes and have them all ready to label after I draw names. So, you'll have no idea what color mask it'll be--hopefully you like it! ;)  Again, totally limited fabric... the ones below are the colors I have.

Again, there is no need to pay me--I'm happy to give them away to those that need them--but if you want to give me a few bucks as a donation, I won't say no ;)  I'll include a note about it in the envelope. Like I said, the mail service is ridiculously slow, so it'll likely take a couple of weeks to arrive. I can get them mailed by Thursday this week.

To enter for the giveaway, just fill out this Google form. (Nobody will see the info except for me). I'll give it 24 hours before I close the giveaway entries and do a random drawing. (And I'm so sorry, but I cannot do international shipping on these--you likely wouldn't even get them until next year anyway! ha)

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Born To Run (a super simple book review) and a giveaway!

So, for YEARS I've been saying that I was going to read Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. I bought the paperback copy so long ago I don't even remember buying it. I took it on airplanes with me, I tried reading it when I was between other books, but I just couldn't get into it!

As a runner, I felt it was a rite of passage to read that book. It's been on my list forever, and when I was able to borrow it from the library and read it on my Kindle instead of the paperback, it seemed much less daunting.

And it was! Once I got about 50 pages in, I could definitely understand the appeal. I happen to forget books as soon as I read them, so this isn't really going to be a real review. I'll just write the gist of my thoughts on it and include some parts that I highlighted. (I love that on the Kindle, you can highlight things and have them all emailed to you!)

Let me first apologize if I don't have everything EXACTLY perfect on this post. I finished the book about a month ago, so the details are a little fuzzy. I wrote this based on my notes and on what I found most interesting in the book.

In a very small nutshell, the book is about a running tribe called the Tarahumara that is so remote in Mexico, they seem non-existent. Very exclusive, and despite the fact that they are literally some of the fastest long-distance runners in the world, they are very humble and don't travel around, running races. They just run for fun amongst their community.

The author of the book, Christopher McDougall, spent some time trying to track down anybody he could to learn about this mysterious tribe. Once he finds them, he learns all sorts of running tips and techniques from them. He meets an eccentric man named Caballo who lives among the Tarahumara who comes up with a plan to have a real race in the tribe's home turf. He invites some of the best runners in the world, including Scott Jurek--and he accepted!

While I thought the race preparation was very interesting, I was mostly interested in how the Tarahumara run, which is what I'll focus on here (because that's mostly what I have highlighted).

Here is what McDougall was told about running the Tarahumara way:

"Think Easy, Light, Smooth, and Fast. You start with easy, because if that's all you get, that's not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless, like you don't give a shit how high the hill is or how far you've got to go. When you've practiced so long that you forget you're practicing, you work on making it smooooooth. You won't have to worry about the last one--you get those three, and you'll be fast."

The Tarahumara seem to run with no effort at all, and I'm talking dozens and dozens of miles at a time. They have races that seem to go on forever--FOR FUN.

"...the only way to truly conquer something, as every great philosopher and geneticist will tell you, is to love it." 

Since the Tarahumara love running so much, they've got it conquered. Without sponsors or coaches or even running shoes, they are some of the best runners in the world.

When this book was first published, it started the big "barefoot running" trend. I was never on board with it (then again, I'd never read the book). I can totally see why people started running barefoot! The Tarahumara run barefoot or close to it (flat-soled sandals that are strapped on).

Something that I found very interesting was about easy and hard runs. I'm always preaching about the importance of easy runs, and Ken Mierke (developer of Evolution Running, a method of staying injury free) says of this,

"Nearly all runners do their slow runs too fast, and their fast runs too slow. So they're just training their bodies to burn sugar which is the last thing a distance runner wants. You've got enough fat stored to run to California, so the more you train your body to burn fat instead of sugar the longer your limited sugar tank is going to last."

Perhaps that is why when I switched to running VERY easy 80% of the time, I dropped to my lowest weight almost effortlessly and my body fat was as low as it's ever been. I was eating a lot of calories, but I was running very slowly 80% of the time and VERY hard 20% of the time.

Another interesting note about the Tarahumara is about their diet, both for running and health: Eat like a poor person (eat less). Also, the more generic, "Eat better". In this case, eating better is referring to building our diets around fruit and vegetables instead of red meat and processed carbs (nothing new).

The Tarahumara tend to eat pinto beans, squash, chili peppers, wild greens, pinole (a sweetened flour made from ground dried corn mixed with flour made from mesquite beans, sugar, and spices--this seemed to be very popular throughout the book, something that was eaten daily), and LOTS of chia seeds. I admit, I ordered some more chia bars from Amazon after I read this, haha.

I don't want to spoil the race itself in the book (the entire book is leading up toward this unofficial race full of elite runners and the Tarahumara.

Finally, about the barefoot running...

I always thought it seemed so dumb. A passing fad (which it kind of was). However, I did take something from it in this book that I think makes a lot of sense.

Running shoes these days have a LOT of support. However, our bodies weren't made to have all that support under our feet, so our feet have adapted to require it. The benefit to running barefoot is that it strengthens all of the little muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones that make up our feet.

When all of those things are tough, as they are meant to be, we don't need all the support from running shoes. We may want to protect our feet from things like rocks and debris, but the added arch support is only there because we've adapted to it.

I did learn all about this when I went to the Runner's World headquarters and listened to Golden Harper, founder of Altra running shoes (I wrote an interview with him here). And I believed everything he was saying about the shape of our feet and having less support is actually a good thing (in context).

However, when I got the shoes (a cushioned, but flat running show, without arch support--basically barefoot only with padding), I switched to them immediately. I did not, as recommended, *gradually* make the switch as recommended.

I wound up injured, and I wondered if it was the shoes. I believe, after reading Born to Run, that my feet weren't strong enough to just switch to running without any support. The solution to this? Run barefoot every once in a while for a very short distance (a quarter mile or so) until your feet get adjusted to it. Each time you run that way, you're strengthening your feet to use less support from shoes--which will in turn make you a better runner with less injuries.

I decided to try it out a couple of times. The first time, I was running (in shoes) on the treadmill and my knee started hurting after two miles. I have no idea why! Remembering the book, I kicked off my shoes to run just a short distance (0.25 miles) and my knee pain went away!

I had to put my shoes back on to finish the run (running without the shoes was tiring on my feet and the book recommended only doing it for shorts periods of time as you adjust), but it was interesting to see how much my gait had changed when I took off my shoes. I was landing on the balls of my feet, which I don't do in shoes.

And I have to say, the following day, I was SO SORE. Just that short, easy run without shoes definitely used muscles that I wasn't used to. So, I'm hoping that doing that once in a while will strengthen my feet.

I've even had my cross country kids take off their shoes and socks after practice and do about 0.12 miles (across the field and back) with their bare feet. I tell them to run naturally, and not sprint. Just run however it feels comfortable. They said they love the feeling of the grass on their feet, and taking off their shoes feels great after running 3-4 miles in them.

I'm hoping that by doing it now and early, while they are young, they won't need so much support in running shoes when they are older. I hope that their bare feet will be nice and strong to help prevent injury. And besides, running barefoot is actually pretty fun! ;)

So, now that I've finally finished Born to Run, I can say that I actually recommend it. It took me a long time to read far enough into it to really get invested, but once I did, I found so much of it fascinating. It's a funny read, and reading it on the Kindle made it go by so much faster than the paperback! (Read how much I love my Kindle Paperwhite on this post. I can't say enough good things about it!)

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Since I love my Kindle so much, I still have this paperback copy of Born to Run that isn't going anywhere. It's not brand new (like I said, I started it 8 million times) but I'd love to give it to someone who would like to read it!

So, if you live in the U.S. and are interested in reading Born to Run, just fill out the Google form below. You don't have to jump through hoops by posting on social media and all that jazz (although it would make me feel good if you followed me on Facebook or something; even though I rarely post there! "Fans" have been dropping like flies, hahaha).

Just fill out your name and email address--it will be for my eyes only--and I will select a winner via random.org on Monday, October 14th at 1:00 pm ET. I will email you if you're selected :) And let's pay nicely, kids--one entry per person. I hope you enjoy the book! I really did like it a lot once I got into it.

(Ugh, apparently I didn't change a setting when I posted this, and the form wasn't working. It should be working okay now!)

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Anne Taintor Mug Giveaway (From Me, With Love)

I tried SO hard to get a post up last night, but the post I've been working on is really long and detailed and is going to take me some more time, so I'm going to at least get this post up up this morning, and hopefully the other will be ready to post tonight.

I've been meaning to give these away for a while and just haven't gotten around to it; but since everyone has been so generous with donating things to my cross country team, I want to give something back (no, this isn't anything super special, I know, but it's something!).

When I was remodeling my kitchen, I bought these mugs because they go really well with the epoxy countertop that I made for my island. I bought six of the mugs because the mug tree that I bought had spots for six mugs. However, the mugs are large (not standard size) and I could only fit four on there. I planned to return the other two, but the store is so far away that I just never got around to it. And then I had the idea to just give them away on my blog. Because I think they're pretty fun mugs!

This one is my favorite. Because I'm legit crazy, and my cats don't give a shit. They love me because they've trained me to be at their beck and call.

Here is my collection that I decided to keep. These are Anne Taintor ceramic mugs that hold 14 oz of your favorite bev!

And here are the mugs I'm giving away (one of them is a duplicate of mine because the store only had five different ones--clearly I'm a cat person, haha):

I have one of each: "Dress for the job you want" and "You say 'crazy cat lady' like it's a bad thing".

I don't like making people jump through hoops for giveaways, so you don't need to comment, tag, hashtag or anything else on social media to enter. Just fill out this simple Google form (it will be for my eyes only). I will use random.org to select a winner. Please only enter for one of the mugs (not both). One entry per person, and duplicate entries will be voided (because let's play fair, kids!).

I'll leave entries open until Friday, September 13th at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. If you win, I'll email you and get your shipping address. And I'm so sorry for those of you outside of the States, but shipping would cost probably twice as much as each of these mugs do, so I'm just going to open this to those in the States.

Okay! If you want one of the mugs, just fill out this form:



Like I said, I'll choose a winner on Friday and notify the winner via email. Good luck!

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