*CLOSED* Book Giveaway: Making Work at Home Work by Mary Byers
AND THE WINNER IS:
Commenter #10.
Jennifer on Wed, 30th Sep 2009 2:53 pm
I blogged about the giveaway. http://virtualassistancebyjen.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/making-work-at-home-work/
Congratulations, Jennifer. I’ll contact you for your mailing info and get this out to you.
To everyone else: if you want to buy this book, it is available at Amazon.com.
I am more excited about this giveaway that I can express! This book has literally revolutionized the way I run Berries and Cream Blog Design and has eased the stress and tension inherent in being a WAHM.
In Making Work at Home Work, author Mary Byers shows moms how to develop an entrepreneurial mind-set without sacrificing their families. This book covers important topics such as developing a successful business philosophy, balancing time between work and family, setting realistic goals, and handling the challenges of being both “Mommy” and “CEO” while running a profitable home-based business.
Honestly, when I was given the opportunity to receive this book in order to review it at my personal blog, I didn’t hesitate for even a split second before accepting. At that time, I was drowning under the responsibilities and demands in my life, and my family was suffering as a result. My husband was not at all happy with how much time I spent working, my children were literally begging me for attention, and I was short-tempered with everyone because I was so overwhelmed.
When I received my book, I immediately began reading, and what I read left me alternating between laughter and tears. Mary’s story was mine – we shared the same problems, the same character traits (that often create our problems), and the same philosophy of business (make as much as you can). As Mary shared the solutions that worked for her, I felt hope for the first time in several months. If she found a better way, perhaps I could, too.
In the end, three steps were what revolutionized my business and my life.
- Quit pretending that because I’m a WAHM my work somehow is less important or takes less of my time
- Sit down with my husband to work out with him the goals and boundaries for my business
- Instead of trying to make as much as possible make each month, set a specific monthly sales goal (once that goal is met, any additional income is an added blessing, but I can also pass on work if I want)
Mary recently interviewed me regarding the effect her book had on my life. In the interview, I share more specific details about the changes I made. She has split that interview into three parts, which are being published at the book’s blog this week. (I’ll link to the posts as they go live. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3)
I was given two copies of the book – one to keep and one to giveaway. I have decided to give away that second copy here at Berries and Cream Blog Design. Here are the details:
- This contest will be open for 7 days (September 26, 2009 – October 6, 2009)
- This contest is open to everyone. Yes, I will even ship internationally. This book is that good.
- You can enter in multiple ways, but please only enter one time per method:
- Leave a comment on this post – I would be interested to hear why you would like to win this book
- Write a blog post about this giveaway; please leave the post URL in a comment here so I can verify this step
- Follow @revkastearns on Twitter; let me know your Twitter username in the comments so I can verify this step
- Tweet the following message: RT @revkastearns: Juggling a family AND a business? Enter to win Making Work at Home Work by @marybyers. http://cli.gs/ybpsm9
- Subscribe to our newsletter; let me know in the comments that you have subscribed or that you are already a subscriber
If you don’t win this giveaway and want to buy this book, it is available at Amazon.com.
Winners for Personalized Confetti, Mommy Card, 501 Quilt Blocks, and 2 Children’s Books
It got very busy last week, and I am just now announcing the winners for these prizes.
Here is the winner of the Personalized Confetti from The Pink Poodle Boutique.
The winner is commenter 25, Tanyetta.
tanyetta on Sun, 1st Mar 2009 7:15 pm
“I am following Revka on twitter! Thank you for a chance of winning this awesome prize ”
Tanyetta has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize. 
Here is the winner of the Mommy Card from Little Ladybug Designs.
The winner is commenter 29, Alexis, who seemed to know exactly which contests to enter.
Alexis on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 8:20 pm
“And I follow Linda”
Alexis has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
Here is the winner of 501 Quilt Blocks from Sunny Island Breezes.
The winner is commenter 25, Cindy B. from Montana.
Cindy B. in Montana…now in Oklahoma on Thu, 5th Mar 2009 5:31 pm
“I have your button on my blog, left sidebar…”
Cindy has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize. 
Here is the winner of 2 Children’s Books from CPA Mom.
The winner is commenter 35, Kim.
kim v on Wed, 4th Mar 2009 9:50 pm
“Thanks for the giveaway!”
Kim has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
Thank you to everyone who partipated in our launch party. You made it fun for us.
Winner for the VeggieTales Prize Pack
(Don’t forget that you can enter to win prizes all the way through Saturday)
Here is the winner of the VeggieTales Prize Pack from Thrifty Mommy.
The winner is commenter 40, Alexis.
Alexis on Wed, 25th Feb 2009 7:14 pm
“I have your button on my sidebar!”
Alexis has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
The following contests are still open:
1. Personalized Confetti – enter TODAY
2. A Mommy Card – enter no later than Thursday
3. A Better Homes and Gardens book – 501 Quilt Blocks – enter no later than Friday
4. 2 children’s books: Night’s Nice and The Beginner’s Guide to Bears – enter no later than Saturday
Winner for $10 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway
We’re winding down the giveaways, but it’s not too late to enter some of them.
Here is the winner of the much-coveted $10 Starbucks gift card from Seeryus Mama.
The winner is commenter 53, Shelly.
Shelly on Wed, 25th Feb 2009 12:21 pm
“Subscribe to newsletter”
Shelly has been notified and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
The following contests are still open:
1. VeggieTales Jonah pack – enter TODAY
2. Personalized Confetti – enter no later than Wednesday
3. A Mommy Card – enter no later than Thursday
4. A Better Homes and Gardens book – 501 Quilt Blocks – enter no later than Friday
5. 2 children’s books: Night’s Nice and The Beginner’s Guide to Bears – enter no later than Saturday
Winners for Wool Socks, $15 Target Gift Card, and Quick Change Pouch
I hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was busy – out of town on Friday and Saturday and then church morning and night on Sunday (as usual).
Here are the winners:
Hand-made Wool Socks from Shady Side Farm
The winner is commenter 55, Jackie.
Jackie on Sun, 22nd Feb 2009 10:47 am
“I am a subscriber”
Jackie has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
$15 Target Gift Card from Sisterly Savings
The winner is commenter 17, Jamie.
Jamie on Sat, 21st Feb 2009 10:56 pm
“I love Sisterly Savings! It’s nice that all the posts are easy “anyone can do them” money saving tips!”
Jamie has been contacted and has 48 hours to claim her prize.
Baby Star Quick Change (Spring) from Doodlebug & Peanut Creations
The winner is commenter 6, Alexis.
Alexis on Mon, 23rd Feb 2009 12:06 am
“I am already a subscriber.”
Alexis has been contacted and has 48 hours to respond.
Don’t forget that several giveaways are still open for entries:
1. $10 Starbucks gift card – enter no later than Monday
2. VeggieTales Jonah pack – enter no later than Tuesday
3. Personalized Confetti – enter no later than Wednesday
4. A Mommy Card – enter no later than Thursday
5. A Better Homes and Gardens book – 501 Quilt Blocks – enter no later than Friday
6. 2 children’s books: Night’s Nice and The Beginner’s Guide to Bears – enter no later than Saturday
*CLOSED* Giveaway: 2 Children’s Books from CPA Mom
Today’s giveaway (our last launch party giveaway – can you believe it?) is open to anyone with a US mailing address.
CPA Mom from Did You See That? has a little of everything at her blog: “This blog is where you’ll find reviews of books, products, websites and whatever else catches my eye. Where I’ll discuss ideas sparked by current events.” She always has something interesting to read.
Did You See That is giving away 2 new children’s books
- Night’s Nice written by Barbara Emberley; illustrated by Ed EmberleyList Price: $12.99 Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers;Library Binding edition (November 1, 2008) Language: English
“Hop into bed,Turn over thrice, And whisper this softly: Night’s nice, night’s nice, night’s nice…Good Night.”
- The Beginner’s Guide to Bears written by Gillian Shields illustrated by Sebastien Braun List Price: $14.99 Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: L,B Kids (December 1, 2008) Language: English Everyone loves a big bear hug, Soft and cozy, warm and snug.
To be entered in this giveaway, leave a comment at this post no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT, Saturday, March 7, 2009. The winner will be chosen using random.org.
If you really want to win these great books, you can earn up to six additional entries by completing the following tasks. (Please leave a separate comment for each task.)
- Sign up for our newsletter. The sign up box is located at the top of our sidebar. If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting us know that.
- Add our Berries and Cream Blog Design button to your site. Grab the code from the bottom of our sidebar.
- Blog about and link to this giveaway.
- Blog about our launch party and make sure you include a link to this blog (http://berriesandcreamblogdesign.com).
- Follow Revka on Twitter: @RS_Designs or click on the little Twitter icon next to my picture in our sidebar.
- Follow Linda on Twitter: @brazilian_linda or click on the Twitter icon next to her picture in our sidebar.
You can combine steps 3 and 4 into one post, but leave a separate comment for each step you complete.
Visit our Prizes page to see all the prizes that we will be giving away.
I wish you all the best.
Winner of All You Magazine Subscription
Here is the winner for the much-coveted All You magazine subscription from Bargain Briana.
The winner is commenter 188, Gogirl.
Gogirl on Thu, 26th Feb 2009 4:16 pm
“Saves me lots of $$$$!”
Gogirl has been contacted and has claimed her prize.
*CLOSED* Giveaway: 501 Quilt Blocks (book) from Sunny Island Breezes
Today’s giveaway is open to anyone with a US mailing address.
Nancy has created her own tropical island at Sunny Island Breezes. There she reviews books, posts about Sewing on Saturdays, put up Sunday Scriptures, shares her recipes, and more.
Nancy is giving away a Better Homes and Gardens book – 501 Quilt Blocks: A Treasury of Patterns for Patchwork & Appliqué. Inside you will find actual size drawings for 501 four-inch quilt blocks, and it also includes projects as well as tips & techniques.
To be entered in this giveaway, leave a comment at this post no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 6, 2009. The winner will be chosen using random.org.
If you really want to win this wonderful book, you can earn up to six additional entries by completing the following tasks. (Please leave a separate comment for each task.)
- Sign up for our newsletter. The sign up box is located at the top of our sidebar. If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting us know that.
- Add our Berries and Cream Blog Design button to your site. Grab the code from the bottom of our sidebar.
- Blog about and link to this giveaway.
- Blog about our launch party and make sure you include a link to this blog (http://berriesandcreamblogdesign.com).
- Follow Revka on Twitter: @RS_Designs or click on the little Twitter icon next to my picture in our sidebar.
- Follow Linda on Twitter: @brazilian_linda or click on the Twitter icon next to her picture in our sidebar.
You can combine steps 3 and 4 into one post, but leave a separate comment for each step you complete.
Visit our Prizes page to see all the prizes that we will be giving away.
I wish you all the best.
Winners for Photographic Letter and Logo/Header
Here’s our next round of lucky winners.
Photographic Letter from The Dusty Attic:
The winner is commenter 1, Ginny. (How often is the first commenter the winner?!)
Ginny on Tue, 17th Feb 2009 2:09 pm
“What a cute site, love the way KATE looks!”
Ginny has been contacted. If she does not respond within 48 hours, I will use random.org to choose a new winner.
Basic Logo from IM Web Graphics:
The winner is commenter 7, Tanyetta.
tanyetta on Thu, 19th Feb 2009 2:09 am
“I am following Revka!”
Tanyetta has also been contacted and has 48 hours to respond to claim her prize.
We still have 2 more giveaways to add (one on Friday and one on Saturday). Don’t forget to visit our Prizes page to see what is still available.
*CLOSED* Giveaway: Mommy Card from Little Ladybug Designs
Today’s giveaway is open to everyone in the world.
When you have a special event, professionally designed announcement and invitation cards can create the perfect first impression. Kim from Little Ladybug Designs offers all kinds of gorgeous cards including adoption and birth announcements, birthday and wedding invitations, holiday photo cards, and more.
Kim is giving away a Mommy Calling Card – you will be given the image only and will have to have your cards printed by someone else, like VistaPrint.
To be entered in this giveaway, leave a comment at this post no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 5, 2009. The winner will be chosen using random.org.
If you really want to win your own Mommy Calling Card, you can earn up to six additional entries by completing the following tasks. (Please leave a separate comment for each task.)
- Sign up for our newsletter. The sign up box is located at the top of our sidebar. If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting us know that.
- Add our Berries and Cream Blog Design button to your site. Grab the code from the bottom of our sidebar.
- Blog about and link to this giveaway.
- Blog about our launch party and make sure you include a link to this blog (http://berriesandcreamblogdesign.com).
- Follow Revka on Twitter: @RS_Designs or click on the little Twitter icon next to my picture in our sidebar.
- Follow Linda on Twitter: @brazilian_linda or click on the Twitter icon next to her picture in our sidebar.
You can combine steps 3 and 4 into one post, but leave a separate comment for each step you complete.
Visit our Prizes page to see all the prizes that we will be giving away.
I wish you all the best.
