Back To Organization
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Before I got married, I was such an organized individual. I had days for everything I did, a running grocery list that was basically the same, a budget, a clean house, and I was timely and never forgot. Then I married an unorganized gypsy minded man and my world as I knew it turned upside down.
My husband’s family has a serious issue with being on time and it has proven more than detrimental in my household; manifesting itself in a number of undesirable ways. I in turn just sorta gave up trying to keep it all together because the Man just knew he had it al together. I stayed prayerful and knew that eventually, it would blow in his face. I just prayed for God’s protection and comfort when it did.
The last two years have really shown my man how cluttered and disorganized he has been living his life. Thank God. It took some serious storms, pissed off folks, and lost of income but he started seeing it.
Even got himself an organizing book. Had the nerve to tell me I need to read it. To which I laughed and said., “Dear, I know how to organize. I have just been figting with your lack of for the last 6 years.”
So the last few weeks have found me helping him because he is ready to listen and me also getting myself back on track.
I see that I need to go back to my lists: kitchen inventory, household cleaning, daily business tasks, and even a library so that I don’t take books back late. I am also trying to keep budget straight. There are other things that I have to get straight but it is coming along.
For those who are married, please don’t think that your habits don’t have a direct effect on your spouse, because they do.
I am going to try and write my goals out here on Mom Unplugged and if you have tips, please share them with me. Here is what I am working on now:
- Off the Computer by 9:00pm
- In bed by 10:00pm
- Developing a Home Inventory List
- Organizing my blog posts so that all my blogs and those I am a guest blogger get attention
- Organizing my daily schedule and limiting my Twitter time
I am good with cleaning my house, doing my laundry and things like that because I hate a nasty stale smelling home, but the rest I let get away from me.
Do you have any tips to help me get on target?
And You Complain…Why???
It seems as if things just come full circle in life and this morning, in my life, they did just that. I got a call from Oklahoma at 8:40am and I was not sure what to expect. My mother does not call me that early, unless she really has something to say. However, what I heard on the other end, made me cry and ask, again and again if she was sure.
She told me that my son, AJ’s best friend, Michiah and his family lost their mom last night to an accident that could have been avoided. Not only did the kids lose mom, but dad lost the love of his life; his highschool sweetheart. Her name was Candy.
When AJ first went to OK, he joined the homeschool basketball team and that is how he met Michiah. This young man and his family embraced my son and he quickly became a part of their lives. He and Michiah’s mom, Candy, grew really close. So close that she was willing to be responsible for AJ attending the homeschool co-op that her kids attend. She was to be his sponsor, until I arrive. She told me that she loved AJ as if he were her son because he is just a good kid.
He called Candy mom and Michiah, called me mom, because they now consider themselves to be more than friends, but brothers. I was very excited to met her because of her generosity to my son. They picked him up for practice, took him to games, and helped my mother a lot with an active teen. For that I was so grateful and could not wait to get down there and give Candy, a great big hug.
But now I will only know the memory or her as people tell me about the woman she was.
As I was washing this morning, I considered my life in the last few years and how often I complained about what wasn’t or what should be. How very selfish of me to be so concerned with ME.
There are children and husbands who lose their moms and wives daily. They have no other choice but to deal with the lost. I don’t have to choose to complain.
Perhaps this has all come full circle for me because I am at a point in my life where I am truly changing from that complaining, miserable woman I was. Candy’s death showed me that the road I am on is the right one. I am on the road to LIVE LIFE WITH MEANING!
Tomorrow is not promised. We are not even sure about today.
I am not sad, but I am in awe of the life of a woman who homeschooled 6 children, took care of her husband, who traveled a lot with his job, and she still had her own massage business. And, get this, she lived her life to the fullest from what AJ tells me.
Do you live life to the fullest? Or do you complain day after day about things that you can do something about; whether you control them or not?
Hello, My name is LaTara, and I am a former complainer! But to this day I can’t tell you why other than I wanted people to do it my way or the highway. If I could not see the good in something, I complained. If I was broke, I complained. If my husband did not follow through, I complained. If he forgot to kiss me when he walked out the door, I complained. If my son worked me to the very last nerve, I complained. If I someone did not do as promised or if they broke a barter agreement, I complained. If I did not make a sale or if a campaign went wrong, complained. I complained so much, I could not see clear to work things out in a more postive way.
The bible says that we are what we think. Can you imagine what I was? Let me tell you it was not very nice.
Today I see that my decision to take things as they come and adjust my mind to deal with what is in a proactive manner, was a good one. I am doing it right and I thank God, that even through this tragedy, I can see that.
I just spoke with AJ and he was with the family at their request. He, Michiah, and the basketball coach were playing basketball and living because they know that is what Candy would want them to do.
We are given so many gifts, so much to enjoy and be grateful for. So many people to love and spend quality time with. So much to do in life. A purpose that is just ours to fulfill.
And you complain….WHY?
My Epiphany: This Is Who I Am
For me life is always about self-discovery because with that discovery comes growth, power, and strength to move forward in life. My Creator did not give me life to just sit back, twiddle my thumbs through my experiences, and learn absolutely nothing about myself and what He is doing in, with, and through me. No, it always about knowing who you are, where you have been, and where you are going. And most of all you must understand the why.
This past weekend I felt compelled to read a book that I borrowed from the library in June and only glanced at the pictures. It is a copy of Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration
I was taken into the world of a woman who I have admired for years and who, through her book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelo, who looks very much like my 75 year old aunt and matriarch on my father’s side, is the definition of a self-made woman. Funny thing is so is my aunt who I also greatly admire, and, who many say, I am very much like with a quiet strength that roars like a lion.
Outside of her honorary degrees, Maya never attended college ( I attended but did not get my degree) but has received numerous honorary degrees and is a college professor. She has traveled the world and never let anything stop her. Her life has become ours through the series of autobiographies and poems she has written over the years. She has shown us what is means to be a Phenomenal Woman and how to stand tall and say “Still I Rise” in the midst of adversity and strife. So much to say about a woman who has lived and still does so today.
For years I thought that Maya Angelou’s fame came at an early age. While it did in so many ways, her writing did not. She was first a singer, a dancer, and an actor. But is was writing that won her heart. Maya Angelou was near or in her forties, when what we know as fame found her; although she had come into her own in so many ways from the time she was a little girl.
As a little girl, Maya, then known as Marguerite Johnson Angelos, was raped by one her mother’s boyfriends. He, after his trial where she testified, was found dead; the victim of unknown assailants that many believed to be her own family. Maya says in the book that she felt like her voice had killed him and so she stopped talking for about 6 years. It was through poetry that she found her voice.
What struck me was the fact that I too found my voice through writing, poetry to be exact. However, that was just one parallel that helped me to see why we I felt so connected to a woman I have never met. We both love people, relationships, making a difference, and our children with a passion. We love having gatherings, cooking, and sharing about God who is our Creator without judging others. We are both transparent, open, and ready to share our experiences to help our fellow man.
This weekend, well this morning to be exact, I had an epiphany of Who I Am as I rounded the corner to the end of the book. As I was reading the last chapter, tears started to flow and I couldn’t help but to just say thank you to God. It was as if my life opened up before me and I felt a peace that truly does pass all understanding. I was truly in a moment with God as I read each word. Of all I read in the last chapter, it was the words of Ms. Angelou’s son, Guy (written as a dedication to her in his first book), that struck me the most, causing an overflow of joyous tears:
“You have taught me there is no end of learning, to growing, to reaching higher, to pursuing the right path, and perhaps greater, that all pursuits are lost if there is no love, no investment in others”( Guy Johnson, Standing at the Scratching Line, Random House, 1998)
That is when I knew, This is Who I Am. I strive to learn, grow, and reach everyday. I have been on a discovery of self for quite some time and thank God, today I really saw it. You see I am more than wife, a mom, and someone’s daughter. I am God’s creation first and foremost with a sure destiny and purpose; and then, I am ME. I can never forget that. If I lose who I am then I lose all that God has created me to be.
I love making a difference in life and sharing who I am, in hopes that I too can show someone that all is not lost. You just have to get up and go find it. It is waiting. I too believe that to be in pursuit of something for selfish gain, is a lonely way to live and means absolutely nothing if you don’t care about others along the way.
Writing is like breathing to me and that is why I know I could never give it up. I may never be a famous writer as I hope to be; that depends on the road God has for me. However, like Maya I will never stop using words to make a difference.
God has given me the skill and talent of creative communication with the gifts of encouragement, leadership, wisdom and discernment to know ho to use it. Right now it is through natural health and proactive living; and yes, even in my poetry that I still dabble in.
This is who I am!
In ending this post, I want to share a poem by Maya Angelou that reaches into my core every time I read it.
Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Maya Angelou
Repositioning My Marriage
As I read this book, I realize that I also need to reposition my marriage; even more so than I already have. On September 1 I will be celebrating my 6th Anniversary and I have to be honest when I say that my first few years were pure hell and I was ready to jump ship so many times.
There are many layers to the story of my life with the Man but for the sake of this post, I will only focus on the ones that I think had the most impact on why I went through so much pain.
My husband and I met on July 4, 2002 over the internet. It was a fast courtship as we both knew what we were looking for and we were older than the average couple when they marry, so we married after his visit to my home in Los Angeles. I had already been told by my mentor years before meeting Rupert that I was going to marry fast. I did not believe her and look who was right. Were Nancy still alive today, she would still be laughing.
I moved to Chicago in November of that same year and while on birth control, became pregnant with Brehane in December. Talk about a shock to my system. We were not expecting that at all but we worked our way through it and thanked God for the blessing that would be Brehane Yosef Ham-Ying.
My husband is an odd man who I think has way too much intelligence for any one human. As result it can sometimes make living with him very unbearable. But he can find a solution for just about anything. Ever heard of McGyver? Well my husband is him in the flesh. I have to admit though that being married to a hot headed woman for the last 6 years has taught him much and he see that he does not have the control he thought he did.
I went into the marriage depressed and as result it reaked havoc on many things in our marriage. I also had an attitude issue because I was not as trustworthy of men as some women are. I was raised by my momma who after being abused by my sister’s father decided never to marry again and she never let another man step over her. However, she did not teach her daughters the value of a man outside of making sure he had money and a job.
I had to help my sister fight her husband, watched my momma beat up my drunk aunt’s drunk boyfriends time after time again until my momma finally told her to get out, and I was sexually abused by, not one, but 5 different people, 4 of them being male. When my daddy found out that one of the men was my own step-brother he beat the fool out of him and told me that he would never bother me again. Which he did not but my daddy also did not tell my momma which in turn means I received no help for the problem. And then my daddy died in 1985.
When Daddy died it was as if my very life slipped from me and I went deeper and deeper into an abyss of mistrust, bitterness, and even anger.
I realized sometime later that all of these events perpetrated by men left me with a very bitter taste in my mouth when it came to trust. For me I had been disappointed by every man who entered my life, even Daddy because he died before it was time.
Yet, I knew I wanted to be married. I learned that while I had forgiven all those who were a part of my downfall into depression, I did not heal from that abusive past. I carried it with me into my marriage, unbeknown to me, and in turn I did some very mean things to my husband.
So you see a few of the layers and you can see that they run pretty deep because there are more.
In 2006, I began to work on LaTara and all I had contributed to our marriage. I allowed God to show me all the ugliness that dwelled deeper than I had imagined. What He showed me was not good but I had to look in the mirror in order to begin the healing process.
Let me pause here to say that while I am not the only one in this marriage and it takes two to tangle, I can only be responsible for me.
What Repositioning Yourself is confirming for me is that I am on the right road. When TD talks about dealing with those voices of reasons, I felt very connected to L Lover. I gave my husband the blues in many instanced and mis-trusted him, closing him out of much of my life out of fear, that like many of the men in my life, he too would disappoint.
My marriage is much better today than it was yesterday. I am learning to appreciate and trust the man that God put in my path for a life together; bringing Him Glory. Is it perfect? Heck no! But it is much better.
Wise Crafty Momma Am I
I don’t do a lot of blog parties but when I heard about the Mom Talk Network having an artsy momma blog party, I just had to join in. I was a bit confused on what and artsy momma is but when I read what they were looking for I thought “yep, I fit the bill”. So here I am sharing why I am an artsy momma.
I have been into crafts for some time. Having owned a day care for 4 years and working at a church as a VBS teacher, Youth retreat facilitator, and Pre-teen bible study teacher, I have the opportunity to make many crafts.
I have always enjoyed crafts but I never thought they would come in handy for everyday living. You see I am a natural living momma and I make a lot of my own products for the home and body. It sorta happened out of necessity more so than a passion to make healthy products for my family.
Because of finances I went in search of how to make products at home that the entire family could use. For us it was hard to even buy lotions at times and the cheap stuff is just no good for the body and it tends to leave my pretty caramel skin a little ashy. Sorry, LaTara was not having that.
So the first thing I experimented with was making bath salts and body sugars. My very first body sugar was a honey lemon one that we wanted to eat more than putting it on our body. But we did and I tell you after a shower that included this body sugar, your body was well polished and smooth.
Then I learned how to make a coconut and olive oil mixture with shea butter and tea tree oil. We call it the head to toe body cream because it is a good cream for the hair, face, and body. Especially here in Chicago in the cold winter months when your skin becomes dry and crackly from the harsh low degree tempts. Before I made this cream I was one scaly looking sister from the knees down.
It was such a great experiment that when it came time to remove the toxic chemicals from the home I started using everyday around the house products like baking soda, Borax, lemon and vinegar to clean the home. Of course I added essentials oils for that disinfecting need that a bottle of Clorox would often solve.
It has been a joy actually using the knowledge I have from years or research and combining it with my love of crafts to make products that are non-toxic and healthy for the entire family.
As a woman who strives to live an authentic existence being able to create products that speak of who I am and what my family stands for makes it all worthwhile. I think a huge part of authenticity includes doing what you do with joy.
If you are an artsy momma why not join us this week over at Moms Talk Network for the party.
Where There Is No Vision
Ok so I am only in chapter 3 of the book but this is not a book that you digest quickly. You have to take it one bite at a time and digest it slowly so that you don’t miss the valuable nutrition it provides. This morning’s meal was phenomenal.
Chapter 3 finds us reading about how we can become much like that characters on the tv show Lost. They had no idea where they were so they had no idea how to get out. How many times have I felt that way. You know that’s what happens when we allow life to stand on top of us as opposed to us standing on top of life. Talk about a wake up call!
It is so easy to let life beat you up and tear you down. But TD makes some great points that I just have to share:
“If we are to overcome our failures and disappointments in life, we must develop our own navigational system.”
“Do I accept this (the circumstance) is my fate or simply a temporary state? If it is my fate, then I am finished and I should give up.”
“It is so easy to become engrossed in one circumstance and lose sight of the limitless power that lies within what we have been given.”
“…we will often misdiagnose the problem and feel defeated when we could actually prevail.”
“Now you must understand that positioning requires understanding where you are and measuring it against where you are going”
The italicized word is mine but the rest, man, that is some good stuff. In essence what TD is saying is that without vision the people will fail. It is up to the individual to determine ENOUGH and work at making life what is is intended to be for them. Their destiny is determined by their navigational system.
Do you have a navigational system? What is your vision?
I will be the first to admit that because of the depression I was in from 1997 until 2007 I let life beat me up pretty bad and in turn I lost sight of my vision. You see God gave me a vision some years ago and I have always known that my mission, vision, and main goal in life is to be a Motivating Encouraging Force in the lives of those I come in contact it on some level, as mandated by God. Whichever way He tells me to turn I must do. I knew then what I know now, that for me my vision is a God vision.
I am stuck on the verse in Psalms 37 where it tells me to delight myself in the Lord and He will give me the desires of my heart. My vision should be a part of my desire and that means my delight in the Lord directs and guides my desires. In case you are not getting it, what I am really saying is “It is not about me at all”.
So in my repositioning I am once again catching hold to the vision I have had for some time now. As I catch on to the vision it motivates me to move forward with my goals and dreams in life. In my depressed stated I felt that there was no need to dream because God did not want me to. But I was listening to the wrong voice and in the end it was me who missed out and I could have been doing my vision. Nope,
Notice I said “doing my vision”. What I mean is that as Jakes says in the book, God has already instilled in me all I need to move forward and accomplish the vision set before me; but I need to reposition myself to be able to utilize the gifts, skills, and talents He has entrusted me with. That means I must be doing something to make the vision a reality.
It makes no difference how far I am from the dream and I may make the wrong turn every now and then, but my navigational system will be right there to get me back on track. That means there is no reason to let life sit on top of me because I can always allow the system to guide me towards the right road. In allowing this, what I am doing is actually living on top of life no matter what my current state is.
No I will not always be in a good state. Life just does not work like that. However, even if I am in a bad state, I can, like Paul, learn to be content and know that this too shall pass. Nothing is forever except God’s purpose.
I am so encouraged by what I read this morning and I have more to share. However, I will write more posts on the subject later. For now I have to go and “do my vision”.
Repositioning My Business
As I am reading Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits, I am making changes almost daily. As I write this post I am looking at my business structure and how many branches it has to it. There are not many but the fruit they are yielding is growing into some pretty tasty fruit. However, I have to make some changes to make it all work.
So here are a few changes I am making:
- After September Vegan Family Living will be more in the hands of my husband so that I can focus on the service business that is blooming before my eyes. We are also turning it into an online magazine with a holistic mission. So I am not sure if the name will change yet. I don’t think it will but we shall see. We are seeking writers and if you are interested in joining the team just email me for the writers’ guidelines. Having more writers than just me will also help with time to. I already have an editor in the wings waiting to start.
- The Vegan Meal Helper will remain as it is for now. The changes I made were minimal but afforded me time to focus elsewhere when needed. Again, this will also be another area that my husband will become more involved in September. The members love it and I am going to be featured on a new site launching July 15, Herproblog where I talk about how I created the membership site using WP only. They think it is very cool!
- I hired my son, AJ to help me with VA work. His rates are cheaper and I can add this to his homeschool portfolio. He will be doing audio producing/editing, uploading content, transcribing, email cleaning, formatting recipes, writing show notes, and submitting articles for me. He is excited!
- I am branching out in the service field to provide WP blog consulting and customization services. I am taking a cool course right now, Blog Evangelist, and it is so on time. I already have a writing service I provide through The Natural Writer and it is doing well.
- My target market is still the same as it is with every part of my structure as is my mission to help people live more proactive lives through natural health and living.
- September will find another new project for me but this time it is a JV with my good friend, Marguerite Wright of Mother Knows Best. We are excited to bringing a service to the table that will help women with the many health issues they have. I will be more on the marketing end of things. More on this to come soon!
What I have realized is that God is moving me more towards the service end and I love it. I enjoy my other sites but I have a passion and drive for the services I provide plus I think I am pretty good writer and I know enough about WP to help folks get a blog up, add some cool plug-ins and even do quite a bit of customization. I think that is good.
I see God repositioning my entire family in so many ways and I have been encouraging it on every end. Every part of our business structure is beginning to involve the family. My 32 year old niece in LA who is a single mom working 2 jobs (3 when school is in) to make ends meet is about to join our structure as well. It is my goal to get this girl home creating an income that is comparable to what she brings home now. Even my 68 year old mom will be getting in with us once the garden gets going.
I really don’t think God would have it any other way.
Repositioning is a good thing! Stay tuned for more.
Repostion Yourself - The Beginning
by TD Jakes. When the book first came out, I felt a tug towards it, but I was still in a mind set of not caring much about who I was, where I was going, or what God had for me to do. I was in denial that God could actually bless a woman like me.
I was in an apathetic mode and I really was not aware until one day I looked in the mirror and said to myself, “I don’t like me. Why would God even care to do anything through me.”
Truly I was giving up on myself, my hopes, my dreams, my desires, and my drive to be that motivating force that God called me to be so many years ago. I found myself wondering where LaTara went. What happened to that girl who had faith that move mountains and stepped out on the tight rope with God as the balancing stick?
Many of you know, if you follow this blog, that almost 2 years ago I decide it was time to come out of my depressed state. That meant working through every emotion that had me in the state that I was in. But at the time I was not at a point to read books like Reposition Yourself and although this particular book did not come out until 2007, I was not ready then either.
Anyway, I am at the point where I need to read this book and soak up what it has for me.
From the moment I read the first word, I have been enthralled with what TD has to say. He starts out telling he story of how we come to face the characters of our voices of reason. The example of the woman in this book that he used had to face Bee - The spiritual self, Manny - the Manager, L Lover, and Dee Dreamer.
Each of these characters come together to have an intervention of sorts and make the woman face things she has been dealing with all the wrong way because she has become a bitter, apathetic individual whose goals had become a bit warped. Here are a few of the observations that each of these characters shared with her:
Dee Dreamer: “It’s been so painful watching you settle for less and less in your life, working a job beneath your talents and capabilities, accepting the roles that others assign to you, giving up the creative pursuits that once fueled your ambition. I’m the part of you that longs to be all that you were created to be, the dreamer inside you who loves to look ahead and aim for the top… Instead of fighting to keep the fire inside you alive, you let the embers die by becoming addicted to a life without dreams, without hope… You can’t do on this way -it’s killing you. Fight for the dreams that were once such a vital part of your life.”
L Lover: “Look at your now. I see you faking your interest, distracted by what you need. You stopped giving, so you stopped getting back. You can’t sow indifference and get back affection. Forget about the relationships that went bad or had issues. Don’t lose sight of the loving person you were meant to be. You stopped loving the idea of love. Your authentic self is camouflaged by a self who has no feelings. Do you know that living inside of you is like being trapped by a mannequin?”
Manny, The Manager: “”Your addiction to apathy has affected everything. It has affected your business - your finances are going to hell! And don’t even get me started on your credit! You are just letting things go. You don’t handle your business anymore. You won’t face up to issues and that not getting any better. They are getting worse…Listen, I know you have faith and I know you believe in God. But God helps those who help themselves. Or maybe I should say faith without works is dead. You can’t just pray about business, you have to do something. Doesn’t the Bible say that a blessed man is the one who “whatsoever he doeth shall prosper’? Listen God can’t bless what you won’t do. You haven’t been taught correctly. Prosperity doesn’t come from giving an offering. It’s good to be a giver. But you must also be a thinker, a planner, and a worker.”
Bee, the Believer: “If you want to break through your addiction to mediocrity, your recovery must be spiritual. It doesn’t necessarily involve going to church. That is good but without a personal relationship with God, churchgoing is empty. Focus on what your soul hungers and thirst for: to relate to God. God will guide you, but only you can take the first step on the exciting journey known as the rest of your life. Aren’t you tired of the slop for which you have been settling? You may have squandered your resources so far, but God delights in providing His children with what they need when they rely on Him. It’s time. It’s time.”
Now I don’t know about you, but this sister saw herself in this woman who was being faced with her voices of reasons. Mine have been speaking to me for some time and I have watched myself change and continue to do so as I take steps to make sure that I am repositioning myself.
I am going to share more from this phenomenal book, Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits , and I invite you if you have the book to comment, write about it on your blog, or just say a pray for me and others who are in the process of repositioning in some area of their lives.
Who Moved My Cheese
Years ago I read a book along with my former church called “Who Moved My Cheese” and it was really good. Unfortunately over time I let one person read it and then another and eventually is was no where to be found. Today I was in the Mom Masterminds group forum and saw a link to a video based on the book. Give a look and tell me what you think!
And The Winner Is…
I was supposed to announce the winner of the Pear Budget Lifetime Membership on Tuesday but things just got in my way. You know things like LIFE! Anyway, I am happy to announce the winner of the contest and she is….Drum Roll Please!!!!
REBECCA! Congratulation Rebecca, I will be contacting you with the code for your prize!
Thanks to everyone who participated. All 4 of you 
What will the next contest be? Oh who knows…just stay tuned!
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