A little less frequent

I'm exhausted - and I've been posting blogs a little less frequently. It's taking all I have to spend the entire day taking care of my kids (my husband isn't coming home from work until late these days), preparing for the CPSIA to take effect and facing the fact that I will probably no longer be able to do what I love. While sad, I am trying to focus on the fact that this will maybe give me an opportunity to explore more of the things that interest me.

We have still been doing our normal routine here - muffin tins, fun projects, etc. I just haven't taken the pictures to share. Either I completely forget - or I just don't have the energy to find the camera.

But I do promise, I will be back. This next week is another hard one - and then after the weekend, I hope to be back to my normal blogging routine (let's hope). I'm not saying that I won't be blogging this week, it probably won't be as frequent. Again, another sad way that this CPSIA legislation is sucking the life out of me. I love to blog and hope to get back to it as soon as possible.

In the meantime, please remember, I have a give away going until the end of this week... and please be sure to vote at change.org. I think there are three more days to vote.

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Give-away - Attention Cat people!

Okay, so I openly admit, I'm not a cat person. I have a dad that doesn't like cats... and several people in my family, including myself, are allergic to cats.

But I do love my Scrappy Little Monsters... and I do value the opinions of my fellow EtsyRAINers. On their suggestion, I have made my first cat nip Scrappy Little Monster.

But here's the deal. This little guy is sad because he does not have a cat companion. He has no way of knowing if he's adequate, no way of knowing if he could improve, no one to tell him... he's a great friend.

And as his creator, I can't let this be. Sooo... I'm doing my second give-away. Hurray! This little guy needs a new home. A home with a cat. A home with a cat that tends to like cat nip. A home with a cat that likes cat nip in cute little cat nip toys. A home with a cat that is not afraid of little stuffed monsters with only one eye.

Is this your home? Do you know someone with a home like this? Then please enter my give-away by leaving me a comment on this post. I'd also love some feedback on the design of this little guy. He has two ears on top, one long tail with a triangle on the end and a round body... about 2.5 inches in diameter. Certain aspects of this design would change from one toy to another, but I'd most likely stick with two earish things and a long tail. Do cats dig two earish things and long tails on their toys? Let me know. You can also gain an additional entry if you follow my blog (top left corner). Since this is a give-away for cat people and not everyone is a cat person... please let me know if you already follow the blog and would like that second entry. I'd hate to enter one of my followers into the give-away, only to find out that they don't like cats.

This give-away is for US residents only as I'm not sure how much he will cost to ship. Sorry to those international folks... I will have other give aways for you to participate in... but if you would like to leave me some helpful cat tips, I'd appreciate it.

I've also promised this little monster a new home by Christmas... so that means I'll be running this give-away through the end of the week only. So, please have your comments in by December 13th.

*** Important *** I am hoping to gain feedback on this product. Please do not enter this contest if you have no intention on giving me feedback once your cat has met my monster. Also, feel free to give this to a friend... but follow up with them so you can report back to me. Thanks!

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