We have a winner!
After midnight last night (this morning), I asked Babe to randomly pick a number between 1 and 24. He picked 2.
Our winner is Just T from I Can Do This.
Congrats! Please send me an email at babyonmind@gmail.com with your name and address so I can send you your $20 Target gift card.
Thanks everyone for taking part in my birthday giveaway and sharing all the wonderful things that make you happy. Turning 41 has not been any different than when I was 40. But I am hoping 41 will be a very special year for me.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Friday, August 8, 2014
Birthday Giveaway!
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Last year I was pretty optimistic, looking forward to my first embryo adoption transfer in what I thought would be in the month of September. A year later, I still don't have a baby in my arms, nor a pregnant belly.
However this year, Babe surprised me with 1.5 dozen roses at work a day early. On top of that, he made me open my birthday present early. I am being spoiled with a gift card of a half day at the spa which includes a 90 minute massage, manicure, facial, hair wash and style and lunch. And tonight, we will go out to a nice dinner somewhere. I feel really spoilt. But Babe said I deserve it. It's been a rough couple of years for us. And it's not over yet.
So, in honor of my birthday today, and that I am being spoilt by my Babe, I'm sharing the love. I'm giving away a $20 Target gift card. All you have to do to take part in this giveaway is leave a comment on what makes you happy. Is it the smell of coffee in the morning? Or the giggle of a baby? One of my favorites is waking up in the morning and realizing that I can go back to sleep because it's the weekend and I don't have to go to work!
So tell me what makes you happy. One entry per person please. Only comments in this post will count as an entry. The giveaway will end at 11:59 pm CDT on Wednesday, August 13th. If you are commenting anonymously, please leave me an email where you can be contacted. One winner will be randomly chosen by Babe.
So tell me what makes you happy. One entry per person please. Only comments in this post will count as an entry. The giveaway will end at 11:59 pm CDT on Wednesday, August 13th. If you are commenting anonymously, please leave me an email where you can be contacted. One winner will be randomly chosen by Babe.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Giveaway Winner
We have a winner for our $10 Starbucks gift card giveaway!
For my very non-scientific drawing, I had Babe randomly pick a number. He picked #3 .
That means the winner is comment #3, Snow!
Congrats, Snow!
Please email me at BabyOnMind at gmail dot com (please use normal email format) with your contact info so I can mail the gift card to you. If I do not hear from you by midnight, Monday night, I will have to pick another winner.
Thanks to everyone that commented. It was fun to hear from everyone why you read my blog. Plus I love doing giveaways!
For my very non-scientific drawing, I had Babe randomly pick a number. He picked #3 .
Congrats, Snow!
Please email me at BabyOnMind at gmail dot com (please use normal email format) with your contact info so I can mail the gift card to you. If I do not hear from you by midnight, Monday night, I will have to pick another winner.
Thanks to everyone that commented. It was fun to hear from everyone why you read my blog. Plus I love doing giveaways!
Saturday, March 1, 2014
200th Follower & Giveaway
I noticed yesterday that I reached my 200th follower. 200!
For me, that's a huge number of people following my blog! I know there are many others that read my blog but are not followers.
When I started blogging back in November 2009 (has it been that long already?!) I didn't even know if anyone would read my blog. I wanted to share my journey, and also more importantly, a way for me to journal and remember where I've been and how I felt. Four years, and almost 400 posts later, I'm still blogging, and still waiting.
In honor of my 200th follower, I'm having giving away a $10 gift card to Starbucks.
For a chance to win this, please leave me a comment on why you read my blog.
Have you been, or are you currently in the same journey?
Are you learning more about infertility, adoption, or embryo adoption? Are you starting your process, in the middle of it, or have completed your family?
Do you still check up on me just to see how I'm doing because you read my blog a long time ago?
Did you just happen to come across my blog because you googled something or clicked on a link from another blog?
Have we met in person because of this blog?
Have I helped or inspired you in any way along this journey because of my blog?
I would love to hear from you!
Anyone can take part in this giveaway, whether you follow me or not. But you do have to comment on this post to be eligible. If you comment anonymously, you will have to provide me with an email address that I can reach you at if you win.
Giveaway is open for a week. You have until 11:59 pm CST on Saturday, March 8th to comment. The winner will be randomly chosen by Babe after that. The winner will be announced on Sunday, March 9th.
Good luck. I can't wait to hear your responses!
For me, that's a huge number of people following my blog! I know there are many others that read my blog but are not followers.
When I started blogging back in November 2009 (has it been that long already?!) I didn't even know if anyone would read my blog. I wanted to share my journey, and also more importantly, a way for me to journal and remember where I've been and how I felt. Four years, and almost 400 posts later, I'm still blogging, and still waiting.
In honor of my 200th follower, I'm having giving away a $10 gift card to Starbucks.
Have you been, or are you currently in the same journey?
Are you learning more about infertility, adoption, or embryo adoption? Are you starting your process, in the middle of it, or have completed your family?
Do you still check up on me just to see how I'm doing because you read my blog a long time ago?
Did you just happen to come across my blog because you googled something or clicked on a link from another blog?
Have we met in person because of this blog?
Have I helped or inspired you in any way along this journey because of my blog?
I would love to hear from you!
Anyone can take part in this giveaway, whether you follow me or not. But you do have to comment on this post to be eligible. If you comment anonymously, you will have to provide me with an email address that I can reach you at if you win.
Giveaway is open for a week. You have until 11:59 pm CST on Saturday, March 8th to comment. The winner will be randomly chosen by Babe after that. The winner will be announced on Sunday, March 9th.
Good luck. I can't wait to hear your responses!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Birthday Giveaway Winners
We have winners for my 40th Birthday Giveaway!!
At midnight, we found our who the winners are. They were chosen in the most non-scientific, random way. I asked Babe to pick one number between 1 to 17 (I had 17 comments). He picked 13. Then I had him pick another number, again between 1 and 17, and he picked 6.
So, the winners for my 40th Birthday Giveaway are:
Tracey from Our Journey to Adopt
and
Life Happens
Congrats ladies! Please email me at babyonmind at gmail dot com with your contact information. I can either mail the Ama.zon gift card to you, or email you an electronic version.
Thanks everyone for participating and helping me celebrate my 40th Birthday! It's really great to receive so many fun and encouraging comments.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Mother's Day Giveaway Winner
Thank you all for participating in my Mother's Day pomegranate earrings giveaway. I loved reading all the things you would love your fertile friends to know about infertility or baby loss. I can relate to almost all that was written and also learned a thing or two as well. I also appreciate the kind words about my desire to celebrate Mother's Day.
As for the winner, it was decided somewhat randomly. I had Babe randomly picked a number between 1 and 13 (since 13 people left comments for that post). Babe picked the number 4 (after first picking 14, he's funny that way).
So the winner is the 4th commenter, Crossing My Fingers from Crossing My Fingers But Not My Legs.
She wrote "The one thing I want people to know is that infertility is a lot harder than you think it is! It's not easy as relax, don't stress, go on vacation...its an up hill battle, so many ifs...something I would never wish on my worst enemy!"
Congrats, CMF! I hope you enjoy these earrings. And may it bring you lots of baby dust!
As for the winner, it was decided somewhat randomly. I had Babe randomly picked a number between 1 and 13 (since 13 people left comments for that post). Babe picked the number 4 (after first picking 14, he's funny that way).
So the winner is the 4th commenter, Crossing My Fingers from Crossing My Fingers But Not My Legs.
She wrote "The one thing I want people to know is that infertility is a lot harder than you think it is! It's not easy as relax, don't stress, go on vacation...its an up hill battle, so many ifs...something I would never wish on my worst enemy!"
I think we can all agree with her!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Mother's Day & A Giveaway
Mother's Day is right at our doorsteps again. This is a tough day for us dealing with infertility. What do you do when you yearn to be a mother and Mother's Day just reminds you of something you want so badly, but cannot seem to have? (hint: I'm doing a giveaway!)
I hope you are able to celebrate this day with your mom. Growing up, I always knew moms were special and I celebrated Mother's Day with excitement. But as a grown up, I really appreciate how special moms really are, the sacrifices they make, the lessons they teach us, the love they give.
But for us dealing with infertility, Mother's Day can be so hard to handle. Seeing how special moms are treated, all the flowers, gifts, special brunches, etc. We want so much to be able to celebrate this day, not because we want the gifts or the special treatment. But because we so yearn to be mothers ourselves. It's just another reminder of what we want so badly, but can't have.
I remember growing up, my old church would celebrate Mother's Day by acknowledging all mothers by having them stand up at the service. And all mothers received either a flower or a corsage. Thankfully the church we go to now doesn't do that or it would be too hard for me to attend church on Mother's Day.
My mom lives on the other side of the world, so I will not be able to celebrate with her. Usually we celebrate Mother's Day with my mother-in-law, but this year, she and my FIL is on vacation in Hawaii. So instead, we are going to have dinner with my Babe's 90-year-old grandma.
Will you be celebrating Mother's Day? How?
Do I have a right to celebrate Mother's Day if I have lost embryos, but no baby? I'd love to, but I would feel like a fraud, an imposter. Wouldn't you?
What about those of you that have lost babies to miscarriages? Do you celebrate?
Giveaway!
I'm doing a giveaway in honor of Mother's Day! I suspect that many of us will be celebrating our mothers, but not not ourselves, even though we would LOVE to be mothers. I won't be getting any gifts this Mother's Day, but I am going to bless someone else instead.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about pomegranates being a symbol of fertility and prosperity. Inspired by some of the comments I received, I'm giving away a pair of pomegranate earrings.
There earrings are handmade my me. They are simple but very pretty, though the pictures did not turn out too well. The pomegranate charms are sterling silver and includes a pair of purple sparkly crystals and glass beads. My goal is to bless someone with this pair of earring. Hopefully it can bring you some luck, some "baby dust", if you will. If nothing else I hope it can be a great conversation piece when someone says "Oh, what kind of earrings are those?".
It's really simple to participate in this giveaway. You don't have to be a follower or tweet or anything. Just answer this question in the comments section: What is the one thing you would like your non-infertile friends to know about infertility or baby loss?
That's it. It's that simple.
The giveaway is open to everyone. I will ship overseas if needed. The giveaway will close at 11:59 p.m. CST Tuesday, May 11th. The winner will be randomly selected by my Babe, and will be contacted on Thursday, May 13th.
I can't wait to hear your comments! Good luck!
Happy Mother's Day! Make sure to give your mom or MIL an extra special hug!
I hope you are able to celebrate this day with your mom. Growing up, I always knew moms were special and I celebrated Mother's Day with excitement. But as a grown up, I really appreciate how special moms really are, the sacrifices they make, the lessons they teach us, the love they give.
But for us dealing with infertility, Mother's Day can be so hard to handle. Seeing how special moms are treated, all the flowers, gifts, special brunches, etc. We want so much to be able to celebrate this day, not because we want the gifts or the special treatment. But because we so yearn to be mothers ourselves. It's just another reminder of what we want so badly, but can't have.
I remember growing up, my old church would celebrate Mother's Day by acknowledging all mothers by having them stand up at the service. And all mothers received either a flower or a corsage. Thankfully the church we go to now doesn't do that or it would be too hard for me to attend church on Mother's Day.
My mom lives on the other side of the world, so I will not be able to celebrate with her. Usually we celebrate Mother's Day with my mother-in-law, but this year, she and my FIL is on vacation in Hawaii. So instead, we are going to have dinner with my Babe's 90-year-old grandma.
Will you be celebrating Mother's Day? How?
Do I have a right to celebrate Mother's Day if I have lost embryos, but no baby? I'd love to, but I would feel like a fraud, an imposter. Wouldn't you?
What about those of you that have lost babies to miscarriages? Do you celebrate?
Giveaway!
I'm doing a giveaway in honor of Mother's Day! I suspect that many of us will be celebrating our mothers, but not not ourselves, even though we would LOVE to be mothers. I won't be getting any gifts this Mother's Day, but I am going to bless someone else instead.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about pomegranates being a symbol of fertility and prosperity. Inspired by some of the comments I received, I'm giving away a pair of pomegranate earrings.
There earrings are handmade my me. They are simple but very pretty, though the pictures did not turn out too well. The pomegranate charms are sterling silver and includes a pair of purple sparkly crystals and glass beads. My goal is to bless someone with this pair of earring. Hopefully it can bring you some luck, some "baby dust", if you will. If nothing else I hope it can be a great conversation piece when someone says "Oh, what kind of earrings are those?".
It's really simple to participate in this giveaway. You don't have to be a follower or tweet or anything. Just answer this question in the comments section: What is the one thing you would like your non-infertile friends to know about infertility or baby loss?
That's it. It's that simple.
The giveaway is open to everyone. I will ship overseas if needed. The giveaway will close at 11:59 p.m. CST Tuesday, May 11th. The winner will be randomly selected by my Babe, and will be contacted on Thursday, May 13th.
I can't wait to hear your comments! Good luck!
Happy Mother's Day! Make sure to give your mom or MIL an extra special hug!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tote Giveaway - We Have A Winner!
Thanks to all you wonderful people for playing in my first giveaway. Your bucket lists are so fun and creative! I really enjoyed reading all of them.
My Babe randomly picked Sarah from Infertility and Me for the winner of my first giveaway. She has chosen to receive the Thomas Paul Tree Tote.
Congrats, Sarah! You'll be looking snazzy with this tote!
These were some of the items on my bucket list before the giveaway.
My Babe randomly picked Sarah from Infertility and Me for the winner of my first giveaway. She has chosen to receive the Thomas Paul Tree Tote.
These were some of the items on my bucket list before the giveaway.
- Scuba dive with whale sharks (I attempted to do this once, but we didn't encounter any)
- Scuba dive with manta rays
- Swim with dolphins in their natural environment
- Sky dive (again)
- Bungee jump (again)
- Visit Tibet before it gets even more commercialized
- Take a train ride on the scenic railways of the Swiss Alps
- Go hang gliding, parasailing, cave rafting, and Zorbing
- Get a tattoo (still trying to convince my Babe to let me do it, maybe for my 40th birthday)
- Go on a hot air balloon ride
- Learn to speak, read and write Mandarin (Chinese) fluently
- (Re)learn how to play the piano
- Cruise and camp in Alaska
- See the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
- Travel, travel, travel.......
Friday, February 5, 2010
My First Giveaway!
Because it's Friday, and the weekend is almost here, it's a fabulous time for a Fabulous Friday Giveaway! The folks as CSN contacted me a few days ago about hosting a giveaway for my wonderful blog readers. CSN carries a huge variety of different products including mailboxes, housewares, home decor, shoes, bags, and baby and kid products... you name it, they probably have it.
After looking at the huge selection of products, I have decided to give away a cute tote by the designer Thomas Paul. His designs are chic, clean, fun and modern. Since I couldn't decide on which one, I'll let the winner decide.
One lucky winner will be randomly chosen to receive one of a choice of the two totes below. The winner will be selected by my Personal Random Number Generator a.k.a. my Babe.
The totes are:
100% cotton fabric
14" W x 16" D
White tote with Black print on both sides and Lime Green trim and handle.
(simple, elegant, chic!)
OR
Russian doll graphic
White tote with Red print on both sides and Red trim handle
(how cute is she!)
To enter the giveaway, just leave me a comment letting me know what's on your bucket list. What's a bucket list? It's a list of things you want to do before you die, i.e. "kick the bucket". Do you want to learn a new language? Skydive? Go on a safari?
So, what's on your bucket list? Just tell me one or two, or list me your top ten if you want, I won't stop you. By the way, having a kid/kids doesn't count. Oh, and if you haven't seen the movie, "The Bucket List" starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, you should definitely check it out.
Good Luck peeps!!
p/s If you are leaving a comment anonymously, please include a first name or nickname and an email address, just in case there are more than one person commenting anonymously.
**Open to US and Canada residents only. Giveaway closes at 11:59 PM CST Wednesday, February 10th. Winner will be randomly selected and contacted on Thursday, February 11th. Prize will be sent directly to winner by CSN (I will need to give them your contact info).
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