bags & mousepads & time, oh my!

"Every day brings a chance
for you to draw in a breath,

kick off your shoes, and dance."

One of my least favourite phrases -- that I'm guilty of saying at least once per week -- is "I don't have enough time." In reality, I have tons of time, but our society operates in such a way that we need to feel busy all the time. We multitask instead of concentrating on one thing.  The Internet is just one example: we're reading blogs, tweeting, going on Youtube, and the latest thing, Google Buzz (seriously? what is this?). We become so distracted by so many tasks that things begin to lose meaning. 

When was the last time you just read a book, on your couch, for a good couple of hours? I know, you have work, or school, or things with friends/family. But make that time to just concentrate on one thing, at least once a month, if not once a week (or, if you can manage it, once a day). For me, that moment would be turning on my music and dancing. Or sharing a good conversation with someone without looking at a cell phone. Just draw in a breath, and relaxing. 

There's some short therapeutic Thursday for you right there! And now, giveaway winners!

Thanks to making a nice hand-written list and random.org, here are the two winners! And in about one-two weeks I'll have another giveaway, just need to get something ready first!

The winner of the La Boheme bag is #10:
Jaime! Congrats!

I might do another one of these bag giveaways because it seemed like a lot of you could use one :)

And the winner of the memo mousepad is:

Krissy! Yay!

Please e-mail me at betterthancoffee@gmail.com with your address information so you can claim your prize! And don't fret, awesome followers -- more giveaways to come. I have a bit of exciting news (nothing huge, just something exciting) that I want to involve in a future giveaway, so stay tuned for that. 

Now, it's my official week off from school, so I'm off to relax.

What are you looking forward to this weekend? :)

And remember:

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