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Put this book on your to-get list: “God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours” by Regina Brett. You may have seen Brett’s lessons swirling around the Internet. I did, and back in October, I listed them all right here. Now, the newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize finalist has turned each lesson into a short essay, and WOW, are they motivating. In fact, I’ve been practicing one of her tips: Instead of saying “I have to … wash the car, drive my kids all over town, exercise,” try saying, “I get to … wash the car, drive my kids all over town, exercise.” It makes a difference, really. I think my 5-mile run was a little more inspired the other day because of this technique. Try it. Then plan to get the book. Or better yet, head over here and enter to score a copy (gotta do it by Wednesday at 5PM, though). Three lucky readers will win!

Chances are you’re resolving to do what many Americans are doing right about now: Eat better and get in shape! Well, you’re in luck, because you have two full days (today and tomorrow) to enter a giveaway for Bethenny Frankel’s new book, “The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life.” You might know Bethenny as one of the stars of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” but she’s also a celebrity natural food chef, columnist for Health magazine and best-selling author.

To gather some tips from her book and enter to win your very own copy, just head over to BravingBoys.org. If you want a second chance to score a book, you can also enter at my Breast Cancer blog.

Photo: http://www.bethenny.com/

Cupcake craving, anyone? Here’s a chance to score some sweet treats from Bangerang Cupcake Company. Just leave a comment on this post at my Breast Cancer blog (not here!), and on Friday, a random drawing will reveal a winner. Could be you!

Allison entered our Smoothie King giveaway and told us, “I think both of my boys could use a taste of the Lil’ Angel smoothie!” Looks like her little ones will soon slurp some strawberry, banana and papaya creations, because Allison is our lucky winner, and one $20 Smoothie King gift card is on its way to her Ohio house.

Congrats, Allison and boys (pictured above)!

Practical gifts are great, but I think truly the best gifts are those that have a little something “extra special” about them … something a mother might not normally buy or splurge on herself! The Little Sassy Pants personalized burp cloth and onesie are the perfect example — a set every mother would love to show off on her child, and who wouldn’t be proud to give this as a gift?

So, we’re thinking Stephanie must be pretty happy to have won this “extra special” gift, but we suspect that brand new baby of hers is quite a gift too — Stephanie just had a baby the other day. It’s her first, and boy is that kid going to be decked out once Stephanie gets her sassy, personalized burp cloth and onesie.

So happy for you, Stephanie!

Thanks to everyone who entered our very first giveaway, and guess what? We’ve got another one going on right now. Enter to win yourself a $20 Smoothie King gift card right here.

Smoothie King loves kids (they also love grown-ups), and we love them too, because they are giving away one $20 gift card to a lucky reader. But first things first – here’s what the Smoothie King crew wants you to know about how they cater to little ones:

First, they open at 7AM on weekdays, which makes it easy to pick up something nutritious before work or school drop-offs. Second, they offer six super blends in 12-ounce Kids’ Kup sizes. Third, there’s fruit in smoothies, and kids need fruit. Fourth, each blend includes 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals for children. Good stuff, right?

OK, now down to the business of how you can win this smooth prize: First, check out this store location guide, and make sure there’s a Smoothie King near you. Then, take a peek right here and leave us a comment revealing what Kids’ Kup creation your kids would love most. Heck, tell us what you’d love most too, because, really, you can spend all your winnings on yourself if that’s what you want to do.

And here are the rules of the giveaway:

• Leave a comment below and tell us what Kids’ Kup creation your kids would love most (or what you’d love most).
• The comment must be left no later than 5PM ET on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
• You may enter only once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive one $20 Smoothie King gift card (valued at $20.00).
• Winners will be notified by email and in a post on this blog, so make sure to check next week to find out if you’ve won!

Today is the last day you can enter to win the Sweet Onesie Gift Set from Little Sassy Pants. Leave a comment by 5PM, though, and you might just be the lucky winner. All you need to do is go back to the original giveaway post and follow the instructions. Good Luck!

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If you like personalized baby stuff, like I do, then you’ll want to get in on this giveaway, because Deidre over at Little Sassy Pants is awarding one lucky reader with a Sweet Onesie Gift Set.  This sweet set includes two personalized items: One premium burp cloth and one onesie (samples pictured above). To enter to win this precious prize, just tell us in a comment what you think is the perfect baby gift. More giveaway details follow. Good Luck!

• Leave a comment below and tell us what you think is the perfect baby gift.
• The comment must be left no later than 5PM ET on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
  
• You may enter only once.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
• One winner will receive one personalized premium burp cloth and one personalized onesie (valued at $29.00 ).
• Winners will be notified by email and in a post on this blog, so make sure to check next week to find out if you’ve won!