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April chocolate winners!!

Monday, April 30th, 2007

For reasons too mysterious to explain, I’ve decided to go big this month and award some extra chocolate just because.
So I’m happy to announce that April’s chocolate winners are:
JANET!!
KIMMY!!
JONE!!
FARIDA!!
And one secret winner who will just get random chocolate and never know why. Bwaa-haa-haa.
Congratulations to all of you! Your chocolate is on its way!
(P.S. […]

Important chocolate contest update

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Since the temperature here is in the 90s already, I think we all need to face the fact that allegedly summer is coming.
And those of you who won chocolate in my chocolate drawing last summer know that despite all attempts to keep the gift from evaporating, often what you got from FedEx was a puddle […]

Throwing out 50 bits of mental clutter

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Wow. Last night I read this article by Gail Blanke from Real Simple that Sara linked to in her comment yesterday, and wow.
Apparently cleaning my desk isn’t enough. It’s time to clean my mind.
Please read the whole article, but the part that made the big impression on me was this:
“Now that […]

March chocolate winners!!

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

SO many entries this month. And I found out why: Yahoo put me on some sort of a “free chocolate” list. Hmmm.
Whether you’re a book lover or just a chocolate lover, all’s fair. So here are this month’s lucky chocolate winners:
SHARON J.!
FRAN B.!
KAITLYN R.!
And a special bonus chocolate to
LYNN […]

February chocolate winners!!

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Yes, Valentine’s Day is long behind us, but chocolate is good for you all year long, I say.
So I’m happy to announce this month’s chocolate winners:
HEATHER LOUISE!
ANTHONY!
JOYCE!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on the way!!
Technorati Tags: Chocolate, Free Chocolate

Special Bonus This-Has-Been-A-Great-Week Chocolate Giveaway

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

A rising tide floats all boats. In the spirit of that, some of you are going to get some special surprise chocolate in the near future. Why? Because this has been a very, very, very good week for me. So much happy news my face is almost breaking from all the […]

January chocolate winners!!

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Once again, winners were chosen by the resident winner-chooser, who is presented with a stack of entries every month and persuaded to select three.
So if you didn’t win this month, enter again in February. What do you have to lose?
The January winners are:
Faith!
Michelle!
Kimmy!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on the way!
Technorati Tags: Chocolate

December chocolate winners!!

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Happy Almost New Year, everyone!
Employing the usual method of thrusting the stack of chocolate drawing entries in front of my husband, saying, “Choose,” and letting fate take its course, this month’s chocolate winners are:
Diane!
Regina!
Pearl!
Congratulations! Your chocolate is on the way!
Technorati Tags: Chocolate, Free Chocolate

Okay, here’s where you don’t forgive me

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Remember when I told you about that crack popcorn from Garrett’s? I ordered some for my friend Carolyn a few weeks ago, and couldn’t resist getting myself some, too. True to form, I found myself inhaling it within two minutes of the FedEx man dropping it off. I was having so many […]

The great chocolate and liver experiment

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Hi, I’m Robin, and I’m a chocoholic. (Hi, Robin!) It’s been 158 days since my last piece of chocolate. Incredible.
Some of you may recall the great chocolate and liver experiment of July, 2006. I hesitate to link to it, just because I am once again exposing my weirdness, but what the […]