Happy Eighth Night of Hanukkah! We did it!
It’s time to enjoy one last blazing night and, of course, make s’mores using the heat from the flames of the fully-lit menorot!
We have one last giveaway to bring our 2018 Hanukkah-palooza to an end, and I hope you like it.
Today’s prize is:
A kate spade Mavis Street Taden tote in a gorgeous blueĀ glitter!
Isn’t that adorable? I love it. I was so excited when I found it. And now I get to give it away!
Want some specs? Sure thing!
- The bag is 12.1″h x 18″top length / 13″bottom length x 5″d
- The handle drop length: 8.85″
- This is a tote with zipper closure
- it has interior zipper pocket and dual slide pockets
And did I mention, it’sĀ glitter?Ā Yes. Glitter.
Ready to enter? Yay!
Just leave a comment what you hope for in 2019! More time with friends? Conquering your TBR pile?
Standard disclaimers apply: I am not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Open to international residents were permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and ready to kick ass in 2019! All goals, big and small, are welcome. Raise your glass to things getting bigger and better in the new year.
Comments will close Monday 10 December 2018, at or near 12pm ET, and winner will be announced shortly afterward.
Good luck, Happy Hanukkah, and thank you for being part of Smart Bitches!
Winner update: Congratulations to Lisa J! Lisa, be sure to check your email inbox and spam folders shortly.
That’s the end to our Hanukkah-palooza, but we’ll be back next year! Thank you so much to this awesome community of readers and we hope your 2019 is full of great new books!
I am grateful for what I have, but hope for health and happiness for my family and I would love less worry about politics.
I’m hoping to care more. When events happen in repetition, I am finding impassivity setting in.
I hope for MORE: more joy, more love and laughter, more compassion and listening, more hugs and puppy/kitten piles and canāt-stop-wonāt-stop-reading books. I want it all for us all. I hope you all achieve and thrive in 2019 like the beautiful beings you are. <3
Iām hoping for a healthy year and good times with friends and family!
For 2019, I would like to travel again. Kid in college, husband underemployed=no traveling. I miss it!
Wow that IS glittery!! For myself, in 2019, I hope for health, energy and courage.
On a personal level, I am looking forward to living in my new apartment. I am also looking forward to writing more, because of the shorter commute that I will have.
On a not personal level, I am hoping that Sweden will have a functioning cabinet, and without an re-elcetion. Please?
Hope to get off opiate painkillers, have less pain and be able to e exercise more. Have my cancer not return, find a nice man.
More time to myself!!!
Gotta finish that dissertation!
Iād like to be a little healthier in the new year. Iāve been walking places within a mile of my home this past year, but Iād like to take it up a notch.
In 2019 I’m hoping to resolve some health issues, to get through my TBR and ALSO my TBW (to-be-written!) list, to be a better daughter/sister/friend/world citizen, and to somehow achieve the magical goal of “work less, make more money.”
Reading through the comments has been a great way to start my day! I hope for some responsible adults to emerge on the world stage (in leadership roles, not as tragic headlines, thx). And personally, I wish for good health for my family and to get at least one more book ready for publication.
Globally, like lots of other commenters Iām hoping for more compassionate political leadership and more substantive action on climate change.
For myself, Iām hoping to keep improving both my Spanish and my physical fitness. I worked hard on both in 2019 and it made me feel much better (mentally and physically) to see myself improve in areas that I could control (unlike so many other things).
I’d like more time that is not working time in 2019
I hope to get myself on a regular schedule by the end of 2019. Our family has been in flux for the past two years and we’re moving interstate again in February; I just want to get settled into a routine.
I’m working towards not letting anxious me stop inner me from planning or doing things I want to do, I’m going to work on building a career instead of letting jobs just happen to me, I’m going to prioritize savings until I have a solid emergency savings account then actually invest my money. I’m going to sort out my house, starting with my closet, because it’s no use keeping things I don’t like to wear.
After reading all these comments, I am cheering everyone on!
My own overarching hope is, in super general terms, less fear and more belief in a global community. My biggest personal hope is that a particular work project currently & stressfully up-in-the-air goes well.
For 2019, I am working on improving my personal relationships with family and friends, as well as work relationships with coworkers. Peace on Earth starts at home and all that.
I have a grand plan to tackle all my digital and real life clutter. Finish cleaning out the basement, read only books I own plus one library book a month, no more requesting arcs or entering contests to win books, can only buy books for my birthday, and clear out the 110 movies on my dvr plus tackle my watch lists on streaming services.
Finish my masters! Should happen in spring or summer!
What I hope for in 2019…. it’s a long list. I’ll just start with this one: I wish for less hate in the world.
I want to travel internationally this year. I have a friend who lives in Ireland, and so many other places I want to see.
I hope the world is less on fire next year.
I have some major renovations planned for my tiny home. I’m hoping this will make it more of a sanctuary than a source of stress.
I also want to be more proactive about my health and lifestyle. I have serious medical conditions that can’t be cured, but can be alleviated.
Basically, I just want to get my shit together!
I hope to finish my library science degree with a minimum of wailing and gnashing of teeth š
better health and more time to read
My hope for 2019 is that I can put out the dumpster fire that 2018 became. I’m going to renovate my house, take care of my health, and stop spending money on silly things. Thank you for the giveaway!!
I am hoping 2019 is a healthier year, and try staying more positive.
I hope my business continues to grow the way it has been.
I hope I FINALLY can finish the Big Life Project Iāve been trying to get done.
I hope my knitting mojo and reading mojo both come back.
And I hope it all happens with me carrying a glittery blue tote.
My goal is to *not* let my work overwhelm the rest of my life.
I’d like to work on more creative projects I’ve had in my head for the last year š
I love writing but was a bit blocked this year, so I’m my writing mojo makes a return in 2019!
I am hoping for more time with friends and family. Most of all, I am hoping to set more time aside to enjoy the quiet moments reading an engaging book or watching plants grow.
I hope to continue to exercise to get stronger. That the family stays healthy.
My hopes for 2019 are to get in better shape (this one is perennial) but also to simplify my life in two ways – reduce social media time and also reduce clutter. Fingers crossed it happens this year!
Iām hoping for a fresh start in 2019. This year has been really difficult and now that Iāve prioritized my own self care, Iām really hopeful that I can start next year on the right note and keep up the momentum.
I’m hoping for a better relationship with my daughter.
Honestly, I’m mostly hoping for a job though I’m excited to get married as well!
I am hoping for some peace for my children. I have three in college and they are all going through stress, anxiety, sadness … just issues. I pray they find the very best version of themselves because they are all amazing young women and so much to offer. For my four at home, I want similar things, just a smaller scale. Life is a beautiful thing, try to find the joy in the everyday. Thatās what I want in 2019.