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Giveaway! And Birthday! Two good things at once!

21 Oct

I just realised that today is this blog’s 1st Birthday!  And I’ve also just written my 200th post! What ho!

So, here’s where I get all humble on you…whether we’ve only just met, or whether you’ve been offering me your lovely thoughts, chat and support since the beginning, THANK YOU.  I’d like to think that I’d still be here, rambling away into the ether if you hadn’t been cheering me on all this time, but let’s face it, that’s probably not true :)

And so to celebrating…a double whammy like this requires something mighty special.  My natural inclination is to go for cake, but unless all you lovely readers can find your way to Edinburgh that might be a little bit lonesome for me.  No my birthday treat must consist of something I can share with the people who have taken the time to read and comment on my beloved little internet project over the past year.

Enter my first ever blog giveaway…

That’s right, GIVEAWAY!  Drop your pens, put down your cups of tea and get typing…there’s FREE STUFF to be had!

‘But what free stuff?’ I hear you all shriek.  Well, as yet, I’ve got absolutely no idea (is that bad?  I’m new at this!).  Tentative first thoughts are moving in the direction of tea and charity shop treasures but you never know, it might be something totally different…you’ll have to enter to find out!  I can assure you all at this stage that whatever I do end up bestowing upon one lucky reader, it will be both awesome and inkeeping with the tone of the blog.  No nasty surprises on the horizon, I promise!

So…if you’re into getting mysterious (of the good variety) parcels through the post, leave me a comment or drop me an e-mail at ralreid@gmail.com, telling me your favourite thing about birthdays.  I’ll pick the winner at the end of next week and a lovely little something will be winging its way through the labyrinth that is the Royal Mail very soon thereafter!

Happy competing!

  • http://conversationpieces.co.uk Zoe, Conversation Pieces

    Oooh mysterious! Count me in :) Happy blog birthday!

  • http://makedomum1.blogspot.com/ Make do mum

    Happy blog birthday!
    I’ve just had mine too but noticed a week too late – oops.

    My favourite thing about birthdays is opening my cards/pressies in bed with a nice cup of tea.

  • http://www.makinggooduse.typepad.co.uk Elizabeth

    Happy blog birthday – hope you have many more to come.

  • http://www.domestikated.wordpress.com domestikate

    Ooh a mystery giveaway – that’s doubly exciting! Happy blog birthday to you too; that cake looks amazing! Think my favourite things about birthdays have to be the birthday cake, and an excuse to put bunting and balloons everything!

  • http://cobblestonesea.wordpress.com jane

    very happy blog birthday to you!
    i’m afraid to admit i’m not a huge fan of real-life birthdays in general (blog birthdays are another matter however!) but, let’s face it, my favourite thing about them is the presents…!!

  • Lauro

    The best thing about birthdays is that you are legitimately free to do some things which are slightly more extravagant than the norm – like going out for a slap up breakfast or shooting people at Laserquest. Guilt isn’t an issue because (a) it’s only annual, and (b) you have license, on your birthday, to be nice to yourself with no exceptions.

  • HannahTintheUK

    Happy Blogger Birthday! I am American and coming from a country of coupons GALORE…sadlly I haven’t found any thrifty sites…UNTIL YOURS! I am very grateful for this blog and finding out how to save here in the UK! Thanks!!

  • http://thisyeari.wordpress.com Kat

    Happy Blog-birthday!

    Oooh, am I too late? Best thing about birthdays are, without a shadow of a doubt, presents. I know it’s not the kind of thing people should say, but it’s true (for me!). :) Because of when it falls (right between Christmas and NY), I never really celebrate my birthday so pressies are the highlight.

    xx

  • Catherine

    Congrats on your blog birthday! My favourite thing about birthdays is just a little thing my son said on turning 3 last week. A couple of days afterwards he said out of the blue ‘thank you for my birthday i love my toys but i glad i just me again and not birthday 3 me’!! It just reminded me how easy it is to overwhelm them and how they don’t really need all these ‘things’! It’ll be a different story all too soon I expect, however!!
    But if you’d asked me 2 weeks ago – the best thing is cake!

  • http://double-sidedtape.blogspot.com Myra@double-sidedtape

    My favorite thing about birthdays is giving presents and making a big deal about it. I love seeing your reaction when you open the gift, so you have to open it right when you get it. No waiting!

  • Hannah evans

    Ooooh I love presents but I think the best thing about birthdays is not parties or *regrettably* presents or even a cake (unless it’s chocolate fudgecake) ….No the best thing about birthdays is receiving cards because they show your being remembered by those who matter most without a hefty pricetag.

    I do like presents too though :)

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