The Sewing Mom

If you haven’t heard, we have an awfully cute puppy. You can scroll down a few posts and you’ll see just how cute and spoiled our little puggle really is! I’ve probably got more picture of this dog on my hard drive than of any other thing, I just can’t bring myself to delete any of them. Maybe that’s a good thing because now, if I can just decide which one of the photos is the cutest, I can enter it in the Anamigo FREE Pet Photo Contest! I could even win $300 and that would buy a Christmas present or two! Check out this press release:

Is your pet cute enough to win you $300?
Enter the Anamigo Pet Photo contest and find out.
Entries that get the most votes will win daily and weekly cash prizes.
You could win:
- Daily prize of $25. (You have 7 days to win!)
- Weekly prize of $125Get your camera out and email your friends. Your furry friend could bring you in cash!

Enter the contest for a chance to win a Kiwi Pink Retro Dots bag from Pink Lemonade Boutique Bags! This is a handmade, beautiful bag. Whether it’s for yourself or a gift (the holidays are right around the corner), this is a contest you definitely want to enter. There are several ways to enter, so check it out. Don’t wait though,this contest will end on September 12, 2008 at 12 PM CST.

There is a contest going on over at After the Dust Settles and it’s a fun one! It’s an easy one too, leave a comment and you get an entry!

The prize? The cutest little whole melon ceramic piggy bank that you see pictured above. I mean, look at this face, how could you not want this?!

While you’re there, be sure to check out her other ceramic items.  She makes them all by hand and, if you’re looking for a gift, I’m sure you’ll find something super cute!

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I have submitted this entry in a contest. I hope you’ll click and vote for me! Thanks!

Edited to add:  We are now into the final 4 days of voting.  If you haven’t all ready done so, please vote by simply clicking on the “vote” button directly below the video.  If you’ve all ready voted, you are welcome to vote again!

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Since moving to Texas a year ago, I’ve been battling sinuses and allergies. It has played havoc on my head and eyes. For the past several years, my eyes have been so dry and since moving here, they’ve only become worse. I can no longer wear my contact lenses and am forced to wear my glasses, something I used to never do in public.

I don’t really like wearing my glasses because I don’t feel I look good in them. I have a small face and it’s difficult to find glasses that compliment. In fact, I wear glasses that are mostly rimless in an attempt to make them less noticeable. Unfortunately, because I also need bifocals, the lenses have to be a little bigger than I would like, so I can’t get them too small.

The other thing I’ve had to stop doing is wearing eye makeup of any kind. My eyes are itchy 100% of the time, so it’s pointless for me to wear makeup on my eyes, I’d simply end up rubbing it off. It frustrates me because I think wearing glasses also makes me look older. Since I am getting closer to the big 5-0, I don’t want anything making me “feel” older!

This morning I entered a Makeover contest that, if I win, I believe would really improve me self-confidence and maybe even allow me to get something done about my dry eyes! I’ve recently spoken to an optometrist who suggested plugs to help maintain what little natural moisture my eyes create. I’m hoping a $10,000 makeover could include such a procedure.

That’s right, this contest is for a $10,000 makeover! The contest is only for women who are over 35. Entry is very easy, fill out the typical name and address form and then write a short, 500 words or less, essay on how a makeover would benefit you.  Submit your entry online and you can even include a photograph of yourself if you would like.

I just submitted my essay and talked about my eyes and my dislike of wearing glasses. Wish me luck!