Sunday, April 25, 2010

Comments, comments, comments! And my GIVEAWAY WINNER!

OKAY, OKAY!  I'll think about it.  It's funny  how a few months away from something can sort of make the memory fade.  Well, make my memory fade.  I was sure that the "Comment Free Blogging" would free up all kinds of time for me...stripping me of my guilt-driven obligations.  And it kind of did.  Kind of.  I love all of you who have taken the time to email me and talk to me through the different means of communication!  It feels so awesome :)!  But, I cannot count the number of times I've been asked What's it like? It's quiet.  And yeah, it frees me up a bit.  But honestly, I do miss it a little.  I thought I'd be okay without "feedback"...and I am okay...at the same time, it's a little lonely and I miss a lot of you.  The ones I haven't been back in touch with.  I miss the laughs...the questions...the observations...the smart-ass remarks.  I even miss the simple YUM!  Is it really saving my sanity?  Can I open myself back up to comments without the feeling that I MUST respond to every person, every time?  

Basically, I'm pondering the whole Comment/Comment-Free thing.  What should I do?  What are your thoughts?  Please, leave a comment oops! vote on the pole to the right (on my sidebar) to let me know your thoughts.  I'm wavering.  Fickle.  I'm fickle.  I need you...

And on to the winner of the book MAKE-AHEAD MEALS FOR BUSY MOMS by Jane Doiron.  Drum roll please................ Kristen from Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker.  Congratulations, Kristen (I used the old-fashioned draw-from-a-hat method)!  Please email me at girlichef at yahoo dot com with your shipping address, which I will pass on to Jane so she can ship you your loot!

...thanks to everybody who entered...I wish you could all get a copy.  Wait! You can all get a copy by clicking on the link (but it'll cost ya).  Don't forget to vote on the pole, please...I'd really like to know your thoughts!