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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100th post + giveaway!

Well, I have finally hit the milestone. After nearly a year of blogging, I've hit 100 posts! (I almost wrote pots. Blame my lack of caffeine, tee-hee.) I honestly never thought it'd get this far where I'd have such amazing friendships with so many bloggers from all over, and being able to read heartwarming, hysterical, and honestly just inspiring blog posts. You all are so amazing, and I want to thank you for all for accepting my weirdness and for giving me something to smile about. So in the spirit of sharing, I'm having a giveaway!

I decided to give away two separate prizes this time and then for my 1 year blog-a-versary in two weeks, I'll hold another giveaway~ Yay for giving! (Sidenote: if you feel like giving, visit Love Harder; if you haven't seen LivitLuvit's post about it, go here!)

This giveaway's theme is: Stuff You'll Hopefully Use Everyday :) I went on a hunt for items that were handy but had a little flair to them. So now, onto what you could win!

This eco-friendly bag from Envirosax is inspired by the romanticism of Bohemia (which is why this bag is called La Boheme). When I first saw this, all rolled up, I honestly thought it was an umbrella. In reality, once you unbutton it and unroll it, it's a 19.5" x 16.5" eco-friendly bag ... in other words, big! And the kicker? It can hold up to 44 lbs (and it's waterproof, which is always cool). There were so many cute designs that it was so hard to choose just one, but I thought this design was classic and hopefully something you can use everyday!

If you want to enter this giveaway: be a follower + write in the comments "La Boheme, please!"

For an extra entry: Blog or tweet about it & leave an extra comment so I know!

For another extra entry: Leave another comment & tell me your favourite product/design from Envirosax!

This adorable memo mousepad from Origami Lane contains 60 sheets on a matching mousepad. From what I can see in the packaging (since I don't want to open it!), you can detach the memo cards easily from the mousepad and keep them side by side for a pop on your computer desk! Et voila. A mousepad you can use everyday and 60 sheets you can use ... up until you use them all, hehe.

If you want to enter this giveaway: be a follower + write in the comments, "Mousepad me!"

For an extra entry: Blog or tweet about it & leave an extra comment so I know!

For another extra entry: Tell me what kind of things you would write down on your memo sheets!

Open to international readers!

You can enter both giveaways, just make sure to leave separate comments!

Comment by February 8th!

I really hope you'll enjoy this giveaway and thanks everyone for your support, for your comments, and for being such amazing people :) And thanks to your response, Ask Nikolett will continue (next month)!

Hope you've been having a good week so far!