UPDATED – Moms Light Up This Contest: Winner!
Step off, Moms (and the people that love them). This contest is done. Not only that, this contest has a winner. And the winner is…
Sheliza! Sheliza blogs over at Mom Files and is the proud wife of internet sensation Dwayne. If you aren’t reading her you should be. If you weren’t visiting her blog because it didn’t smell like Sun Dried Cotton, English Lavender, well, we’ve fixed that. Besides, that’s kind of messed up. Scratch and sniff computers are so invasive. You do not want to smell what’s cooking up in here.
Um. Anyway, congrats, Sheliza. Don’t let Dwayne near the tassel.
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This is supposed to be a post for my mother. Or my wife. Or my grandmothers. This is supposed to be a post for a contest called Moms Light Up Our Lives, which they do, but it’s late, I’m tired and I don’t know where to begin.
I could write about my mother and how she raised me and some other kid and how I grew into a wonderful young man, which is true, but then I’d have to go on and on about why I’m so wonderful and that would take forever and as I mentioned, it’s late. Plus, she’s modest.
I could write about my wife and how she married the wonderful young man that my mother raised and in turn is raising two wonderful young men of her own, which is true, but then I’d have to go on and on about why they’re so wonderful and how she’s responsible and there would need to be pie charts and graphs and seriously? I’m too tired for that sort of thing. Besides, who needs pie charts? The only proof anyone should need is in the boys, and of course the pudding.
I could write about my grandmothers. One passed away when I was a kid and one less than a year ago. I could write about what they mean and how I miss them, but those are posts for tears not tassels (see below), and I don’t know where to begin. My feelings there are not contest fodder.
So what does a guy that has been up all night with crying kids, needy pets and an aging bladder do for a contest? He segues.
Did someone say contest? Not unless you read aloud, but yeah, it’s written there (a few times if you want to get technical). Here’s the lowdown: share your story about the maternal figure of your choice and be entered in the Moms Light Up Our Lives contest. You can win a prize and that prize can be a gift and everyone wins and everyone is happy and across us all a little more light will fall. And it will be scented accordingly.
Moms Light Up Our Lives Contest Information
The prize is a Root Candles Scent Collection and it will be shipped in time for Mother’s Day (barring any surprises). The winner will choose from one of three fragrances: Sun Dried Cotton, English Lavender and for the Gilligan’s Island/Deadhead crowd, Ginger Patchouli (I’m sure it’s lovely). The collection includes a Large Veriglass Candle, a Reed Diffuser, and a Scented Tassel (in Alabaster, which is, apparently, a color). Yes, a tassel, which is a totally normal gift for your mother. What kind of tassel were you thinking of?
How to Enter
Leave a comment below about your own mother, grandmother, wife, partner, sister or the mother figure of your choice, and you will be entered into the drawing. Tell the world How Moms Light Up Your Life!
Extra Ways to Enter
Do you really, really want to make your home smell better? Of course you do! Here are some opportunities for extra entries, in addition to your comment (yes, you still have to comment, and it better be nice!) with your Moms Light Up Our Lives story:
1) Become a Root Candles Facebook fan and leave a comment on their page!
2) Tweet about this contest using the #rootcandles tag (you can Tweet daily and post the link in the comments below)!
3) Blog about why you want to win the My Mom Lights Up My Life with links back to this post, as well as to the Root Candles’ homepage and post the link to it in the comments below. Yes, again with the comments. Validate me!
Enter Now! Deadline for entries is midnight, PST, Friday, April 26th and the winner will be notified by email. This means you must leave your email IN THE COMMENTS (but not in the ACTUAL comment, rather in the box that says “email” — pure rocket science).
Good luck!
I am hosting this contest in conjunction with Clever Girls Collective despite the painfully obvious fact that I am not clever, a girl nor much of a collector. I dabble.
Compensation: $50 Visa gift card
Products Received: One Root Candle Scent Collection. I chose Sun Dried Cotton. It smells nice.
For some reason Clever Girls Collective wants me to add this to what I just said:
DISCLOSURE:
Root Candles and the Clever Girls Collective provided me with a review sample of the Root Candles Scent Collection prize pack. I was also compensated for my time to manage the contest with a Visa gift card.
It’s like déjà vu all over again. It just smells better.
This contest is now closed. Thank you for participating.
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I had a mother-figure in my life that taught me in a few short years the value of unconditional love and kindness. She was in my life to show me how to be the best mother I could. She has been gone for 8 years this week and I miss her everyday. She helped to mold me into the great mom that I am. I wished my mother could have been that person.
My mom raised me by herself since I was three because my dad died. It was just the two of us and because of her I know how to be a strong independant woman.
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my mom has been a great mom and an even better grandma. She has helped us tremendously through the years – even living with us for 6 months when I was sick to help with the house, kids and cooking
Call me wind because I am abolustely blown away.
http://twitter.com/misaacmom/status/12554805940 tweet
fb fan of root candle
Joined Root Candle’s FB page and left a comment touting this contest. Woot Woot!
When I was younger, I was the compliant child who got lost in the chaotic mix. To cope, I adopted other mothers. At one time I had 3 going at the same time.
As I grew older, one stayed in my life to become that most treasured of friends—the wise older woman. She taught me that life was as much about playing as it was about hard work; in the real world, relationships change or they stop growing; being true to oneself was more important than being blindly acquiescent; people die, we grieve, we move on but never forget the joy their life brought us; living in the day is the only way to avoid dwelling on the past or being fearful about the future. Judy lit up my life and opened my eyes to the richness of living fully.
I have three cats, two hamsters and a Guinea pig. I love animals too!
My mom watches my kids five days a week so I can work, which pretty much makes her the best mom ever.
I am a clueless technophobe and have no idea how to post from Twitter so here’s what I tweeted.
There’s a great contest going over @http://www.whithonea.com/ prize from #rootcandles.
Thanks again Whit and I love the fun things you said. Dwayne messes with everything. Tassels are never off limits to him *rolls eyes*