Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system. Today, the predicted age of survival for someone with CF is more than 37 years.
According to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, about one in every 3,600 children born in Canada has CF. In the US, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation believes there are about 1,000 new cases of CF each year, with 30,000 children and adults in the US affected. Worldwide, that number rises to 70,000.
Sixtyfive Roses: A Sister’s Memoir by Heather Summerhayes Cariou tells the story of a family dealing with CF. At six years old, …read more

Thanks for participating in the Beyond Blogging e-book giveaway. If you missed my review of the e-book by Deb Ng, go check it out.
Thanks also to Deb Ng for supplying a couple of free Beyond Blogging e-books for this contest.
And the blogging winners are:
Dawn from Anything That Pays… A Freelance Writer’s Blog
AND
Andy from Tourist in the City
Congratulations, and look for an e-book in your e-mail soon.
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Congratulations to the randomly selected contest winner, Elaine R. She’ll receive a copy of Stop Self-Sabotage by Pat Pearson.
Elaine said,

“My daughter is a young adult and just starting out on her own. I think this would be a really helpful book for her to read.”
If you missed my review, please read it to learn more about this book — and possibly yourself!
Thank you to everyone who entered.
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Deborah Ng of Freelance Writing Jobs recently published an e-book — Beyond Blogging: Using Your Blogging Skills for Bigger and Better Things.
The 23-page e-book is selling for $9.95, and two winners will have a chance to receive it for free! (Yes, this is a women’s blog, but men are very welcome to enter as well.)
Deb’s book is about moving beyond blogging, but, of course, working as a full-time blogger is a valid career choice too. However, that option isn’t available for everyone. And you may choose to move into a job that’s not on a freelance basis. Or perhaps …read more

It’s cold out, but you can warm up with some lively contests, and hopefully prizes.
Several blogs around b5media have joined up with Bloggy Giveways this week, and this is just a small sampling of the contests. If I included them all, my hand might go numb : ) However, feel free to zoom around b5media to seek out the rest.
If you’re going to enter, do it soon!
Win a Copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats
Win a New Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils and Silk Screens
Win a Free Book: Stop Self-Sabotage
Win a Spring Fling …read more

STOP SELF-SABOTAGE! Get Out of Your Own Way to Earn More Money, Improve Your Relationships, and Find the Success You Deserve by Pat Pearson, M.S.S.W. (McGraw-Hill, Dec. 08, 224 pages, $16.95)
To learn more, read my review of Pearson’s book. Do you believe everyone practices self-sabotage?
To enter to win this book:
Leave a comment on this post before end of day (midnight CST) on Friday, January 30. Tell me why you’d like to win.
The chosen winner will have three days to respond to my email requesting a mailing address, so please check your spam filters Saturday. The contest is open to …read more

Thank you to everyone who entered and tweeted the contest.
The response was wonderful! And I enjoyed reading your responses to the question of what makes you feel good about yourself.
The randomly selected winner of the book Life Doesn’t Begin 5 Pounds from Now is Tession, who said,
“I feel good when I get my water in for the day. I’m trying to drink more and get sidetracked with other stuff, so when I reach my goal I’m thrilled!”
Tession, I’ll send you an email, so please check your spam filter if you don’t receive it today.
Thanks as well to …read more

Life Doesn’t Begin 5 Pounds from Now by Jessica Weiner will help you love your body today – no matter your weight.
Motivational speaker and author Jessica Weiner offers a step-by-step guide for creating a more positive attitude toward your body and your life. The book contains tips and quizzes and other tools to decode the “Language of Fat” and help you feel better about yourself today – not whenever you lose a few more pounds.
This prize is donated by the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty.

To enter to win, leave a comment on this post telling me what makes you feel …read more

You’re sitting at the computer, feeling all cozy while drinking a cup of hot cocoa and staring at the wildlife outside.
What would make it more perfect? Entering to win free gifts!
I don’t have a giveaway right now at Lively Women, but several of the blogs mentioned have multiple giveaways going on. Be sure to visit the home pages and scroll down to see what else is up.
Grounded Fitness is helping you be all sporty. Stop by to enter to win a Danskin Puffer Hooded Vest.
Healthbolt is having a whole month of giveaways. Right now, enter to win a Rhythms …read more

I’m sending a big thanks to everyone who took the time to enter the Conception Kit contest. Your thoughtful comments are appreciated. Thanks also to Conceivex, Inc. for donating the prize.
And congratulations to the randomly selected winner, Kathy! She said,
We’ve been ttc for a while now after an easy first conception and birth. Would love to try this and see if we can make it happen again.
Kathy, please look for an email from me and check your spam filter if you don’t receive it.
If you missed it, please check out the interview on Solving Infertility …read more