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October 31, 2009

Giveaway Extravaganza - 13 Opportunities to Win

I found so many people willing to donate items for the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash that I have saved some of them especially for today to end this month with a bang. The rules will be the same for each giveaway and will be listed at the bottom of this post. Good Luck!

Down With Knit is offering to our lucky readers one of their awesome eyeglass chains.

If you are the winner, you can find the selection of eyeglass chains here.

Not only do they sell these eyeglass chains, but they carry an array of really different items that you don't find in most etsy stores.

I am the proud owner of a Floozy Koozie, Love the knit items, and these Mack Flops are really different!

Jesse Janes is offering their Fight Like A Girl Pendant & Chain.

There are lots of other Breast Cancer designs which can be found here.

Jesse Janes also carries many other items in their store.
Hair Clips, Keychains, and great Holiday pendants too;

Jesse Janes has a couple of ways that you can keep in touch with them. By Blog, Facebook, and Twitter.

Jewelry by Ann has donated an Angel Cell Phone Charm for this giveaway.

Check out some of these other great items from the etsy store;
Barbie Shoe Earrings, Bracelets, and even full sets.

Six Under A Tree has donated 2 of their great vinyl sets for 1 of our lucky readers.

Dragonflies & Little Birds

Check out some of the great selection from their store:

Card Candy Botique has donated 6 different giveaways.

Think Pink Floral Tag Set of 8

10 pc set of 5x7 Owl Stamped Gift Bags and Matching Tags- 5 of each

10 pc set of Cupcake Tags with rhinestones and string-2 of each color shown.

Memories Handmade Journaling Clip Pad

3 Piece Set of Think Pink Handmade Cards

3 Piece Set of Handmade Cards

Please check out Card Candy Botique on Facebook.

Giggles and Grins has offered one of their pendant necklaces for this giveaway. Winners choice!

Here are some of MY favorites from their store;

Go check out their other selections HERE.

One winner will win this set handmade by Me.

Checkbook Cover, Card Holder & Bookmark

To enter: Visit each store and leave a comment with your favorite item from their store. You must do this before any additional entries will be allowed.

For additional entries (Please leave separate comments for each entry) you can do any/all of the following:

Donate money to support Breast Cancer by clicking on one of the donate buttons on the right side of my blog. 10 additional entries for donating! Don't forget to leave 10 extra comments.
Favorite each of the stores on Etsy. Leave comment with your Etsy username. 1 comment per favorite.
"Follow" my blog on blogger. Leave a comment letting me know that you are a follower.
Tweet about this giveaway. Use #b4bbb in your tweet so I can find it.
Follow any of the above stores on Twitter, Facebook, or their Blog. Leave a comment letting me know who you are following and how. 1 comment per follow.
Blog about this giveaway. Leave a comment with link to your blog.

If you have ANY questions about how to enter, please send me an email @ tinaakapeachez@gmail.com

Giveaway ends on November 7th at midnight.

Please note: this offer is open to US residents only.

Please don't forget to donate by clicking here for Keep a Breast or here for Susan G Komen.

***Current Giveaways - These All End Tonight @ Midnight EST***

October 24, 2009

Ended - Giveaway - My Healing Companion - Cancer Journal

Sorry, this giveaway has ended. Please see our current giveaways in the sidebar.

Kara @ Foob Babe's Cancer Journey & Incredible Women was kind enough to offer the following journal to one of my lucky readers.

Called "My Healing Companion" compiled by a breast cancer survivor - Beverly Katherine Kirkhart. This journal is full of ideas and quotes, with lots of areas for personal reflection. It will follow you on your journey through cancer and help you heal.

Taken from the author, Beverly Katherine Kirkhart's website;
Published as a self-guided journal, eleven sections examine the complex personal issues that people with cancer have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Each year over 1 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and each day, these people need to make some of the biggest decisions and answer some of the toughest questions of their lives—do I want to live or die, how do I want my quality of life to be, Is it o.k. to be angry? Why me? and more. Beverly Katherine Kirkhart cancer survivor, national inspirational speaker, and co-author of Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul, addresses each section in a way that only someone who has been on the journey can.

This important seIf-guided journal considers a number of different aspects of the cancer journey: The physical social, and enduring emotional meaning of having cancer is explored, as are the steps Beverly has used and suggests that others use to move beyond the “why me” syndrome.

The book features many examples and exercises for dealing with these daily emotions. Included are stories of Beverly’s own experiences and examples of how she was able to cope, adjust, become positive and ultimately become her own hero. Along with the stories, are exercises that ask the reader to become involved with their cancer—from something as simple as giving and getting hugs, to writing healing letters to making ice cream sundaes with a friend. At the end of each section are blank pages—a place for people to write their stories and jot down their daily experiences—from anger to happiness and everything in between.

Not just for those who have been newly diagnosed, My Healing Companion is for anyone along the cancer path, whether they are just beginning, somewhere in he middle or just finishing. It is never to late to heal emotionally even if you have survived physically.

To enter: Leave a comment with how cancer has affected your life. You must do this before any additional entries will be allowed.

For additional entries (Please leave separate comments for each entry) you can do any/all of the following:

Donate money to support Breast Cancer by clicking on one of the donate buttons on the right side of my blog. 10 additional entries for donating! Don't forget to leave 10 extra comments.
Head over to Incredible Women and enter their giveaway. Leave a comment on any of their posts from this week with your cancer story.
Enter my other giveaways. For each giveaway that you enter leave an additional comment with the giveaway name.
Blog about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway.
Paste the button on your blog. Just copy/paste the code from my sidebar to your site.
"Follow" my blog on blogger. Leave a comment letting me know that you are a follower.
Tweet about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway. Use #b4bbb in your tweet so I can find it.

Giveaway ends on October 31 at midnight.

Please note: this offer is open to US residents only.

Winner - Laurie Wheeler Crusoe

Please don't forget to donate by clicking here for Keep a Breast or here for Susan G Komen.

Current Giveaways

Bad Ass Survivor Pendant

BC Frame/Cross

Breastless in the City

Cooking For A Cure

Digital Invitation

Glass Pendant

Orglamix Organic Eyeshadow

****Kara @ Incredible Women has also gone pink this month. Please head over to her blog to check out the great stories and the PINK giveaway!****

****My sister is also offering a Breast Cancer related giveaway on her site. Check it out HERE.****

If you would like to take the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash button to add to your site, here is the code;

October 17, 2009

Dating with Cancer

Post written by Cathy @ In My Life

Dating was tough enough. It took me many years before I felt comfortable putting myself out there again. I had been widowed at a young age. When I was 25 after only 2 years of marriage my high school sweetheart was killed in a car accident along with his younger brother who was driving the car that day. I thought then that losing my husband would be the worst thing to ever happen to me. In some ways it was and still is. I guess I was just hoping that it meant I was getting the worst out of the way early in life. I would find out how wrong I was 7 years later when I found a lump in my breast at 31 years old.

My first thought when I heard the words “you have cancer” was death. I figured I would be reunited with my husband sooner rather than later. After some of the shock wore off I was able to realize that if I survived losing him that I would somehow survive cancer.

So there I was a young single woman facing a mastectomy, reconstruction, and then 6 months of chemo. I was living on my own and working as an OT at a local hospital. I was hoping I would be ok physically, emotionally, as well as financially. On August 20, 2001 I had 10 hours of surgery to remove my breast and then build a new one using my own belly fat and a piece of my stomach muscle. The formal name is TRAM flap reconstruction which I aptly named my free tummy tuck. I spent a week in the hospital and 3 months out of work during which I began chemo. I continued to date during all of it. Once my hair fell out dating got much trickier. I was dealing with the bald thing and chemo induced menopause but somehow I was still hopeful that I could find love again. I struggled with disclosure unsure of when to tell the guy about my cancer. Sooner rather than later my hair loss would make decision for me as I couldn’t hide the cancer anymore. Some guys would bow out gracefully and then others were just mean. Often times I wanted to throw in the towel. I think what kept me putting myself out there during cancer treatment was that it helped me to still feel alive. All of the things in my life that made sense like going to work, going out with friends and dating became the things that helped me feel a little more normal during my surgery and treatment. No doubt it was difficult especially when I met the guy who told me “You are lucky I am with someone like you…”

As I was nearing the end of chemo I put myself out there online yet one more time and met a man who could see past all the scars and the bald head to the person hidden inside. He had just lost his mom to breast cancer a month before our first online conversation and yet he still wanted to meet me. We celebrated our 6th anniversary on May 31 the same date as my cancer diagnosis. I am now an 8 year survivor. As difficult as life gets sometimes we have to try and move forward. Life shouldn’t stop with a cancer diagnosis. Despite all the fear the best we can do is keep on living.

Cathy Bueti is the author of Breastless in the City. Visit her at www.cathybueti.com

Sorry, this giveaway has ended. Please find our current giveaways in the sidebar.

Cathy has decided to offer one copy of her book Breastless in the City to one of our readers.

To enter: Visit Cathy's Site and leave a comment with something you found interesting on her site. You must do this before any additional entries will be allowed.

For additional entries (Please leave separate comments for each entry) you can do any/all of the following:

Donate money to support Breast Cancer by clicking on one of the donate buttons on the right side of my blog. 10 additional entries for donating! Don't forget to leave 10 extra comments.
Blog about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway and paste the button on your blog. Just copy/paste the code from my sidebar to your site.
"Follow" my blog on blogger
Tweet about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway. Use #b4bbb in your tweet so I can find it.

Giveaway ends on October 31 at midnight. The winner will be posted the following day.

***If you are already a follower of my blog, please be sure to leave a comment so that your additional entry is counted.

Please note: this offer is open to US residents only.

WINNER - Carma

Please don't forget to donate by clicking here for Keep a Breast or here for Susan G Komen.

Current Giveaways

Bad Ass Survivor Pendant

Cooking For A Cure

Digital Invitation

Glass Pendant

Orglamix Organic Eyeshadow

If you would like to take the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash button to add to your site, here is the code;

October 15, 2009

Ended - Giveaway - Dolce Diva Designs - Glass Pendant & Chain

Sorry, this giveaway has ended. Please see our current giveaways in the sidebar.

Dolce Diva Designs has decided to donate one of their Pendant & Chain sets to one of you lucky readers.

Here are a few examples of their pendants:

These were made especially for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
My favorite is the "Got Squished?" one.

For the Vampire lovers (me included):

Sexiness you can wear around your neck!

Aren't these the greatest? Yes. They are. And YOU want one don't you?

Here is what you have to do to win one of these bad boys:

To enter: Visit Dolce Diva Designs and leave a comment with your favorite item from their store. You must do this before any additional entries will be allowed.

For additional entries (Please leave separate comments for each entry) you can do any/all of the following:

Donate money to support Breast Cancer by clicking on one of the donate buttons on the right side of my blog. 10 additional entries for donating! Don't forget to leave 10 extra comments.
Purchase any item from Dolce Diva Designs 5 additional entries for purchasing.
Blog about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway and paste the button on your blog. Just copy/paste the code from my sidebar to your site.
"Follow" my blog on blogger
Tweet about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway. Use #b4bbb in your tweet so I can find it.

The Winner will receive 1 Pendant & Chain of your choice. Chose from any pendant in the store, or they will create a custom one for you.

Giveaway ends on October 31 at midnight.

***If you are already a follower of my blog, please be sure to leave a comment so that your additional entry is counted.

Please note: this offer is open to US residents only.

WINNER - Laurie Wheeler-Crusoe

October 13, 2009

Ended - Giveaway - Posh Pixels Design - Digital Invitation

Sorry, this giveaway has ended. Please check out our current giveaways in the sidebar.

Posh Pixels Design offers a wide range of personalized digital invitations for your birthday needs. Each invitation is sent by email as a 5" x 7" high resolution jpeg. You can have these printed at your local printer, or of course print them at home to save time and money.

Here are some of my favorites from the Etsy store;

Posh Pixels Design is giving away 1 Personalized Invitation. Winner gets to choose design.

To enter: Visit Posh Pixels Design and leave a comment with your favorite item from their store. You must do this before any additional entries will be allowed.

For additional entries (Please leave separate comments for each entry) you can do any/all of the following:

Donate money to support Breast Cancer by clicking on one of the donate buttons on the right side of my blog. 10 additional entries for donating! Don't forget to leave 10 extra comments.
Purchase any item from Posh Pixels Design 5 additional entries for purchasing.
Blog about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway and paste the button on your blog. Just copy/paste the code from my sidebar to your site.
"Follow" my blog on blogger
Tweet about the Blogging for Boobs Breast Bash and this giveaway. Use #b4bbb in your tweet so I can find it.

Giveaway ends on October 31 at midnight.

***If you are already a follower of my blog, please be sure to leave a comment so that your additional entry is counted.

Please note: this offer is open to US residents only.

WINNER - Jannabee

Please don't forget to donate by clicking here for Keep a Breast or here for Susan G Komen.

Current Giveaways

If your blog/site has gone "pink" this month, please let me know so
I can add it to the sidebar. If you would like to take the Blogging for
Boobs Breast Bash button to add to your site, here is the code;