>Take a break anyway. That’s what I’m doing. I have too much on my to-do list, but I decided I’d earned a short mental health break and I’ll hit the blogs to relax my mind. Deep breath now —

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Win a lovely beaded bracelet.
Go to Scribbit for her weekly Saturday Giveaway.
Check out Mir’s latest contest with a gift card for Outback Steakhouse.

Take a survey for BlogHer. I did!

Sally forth and read the latest episode of Saffron Sally, a woman with spice. Er, I mean a well-seasoned woman. She gets updated regularly, too, in true serial style.

Check in on Mir’s latest advice and buy something. You know you want to.

Speaking of shopping, this is La Petite’s new favorite clothing store.

Read a book, join a discussion group at MotherTalk.

All this and coffee, too? Life must not be as bad as I thought.