The Book of Awesome

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To enter to win a copy of The Book of Awesome, leave me a comment and tell me something awesome.  It can be anything: that someone else unloaded the dishwasher, that you got a piece of good news, that you made it through the day without throwing a brick at the television.  Whatever.

Thank you so much to everyone who responded with advice (or just sympathy) to my rant yesterday.

One of my readers recently put me in touch with a writer named Neil Pasricha, who writes a blog called 1000 Awesome Things.  He writes about the awesomeness of the everyday: illegal naps, terrible businesses run by children, and wearing underwear just out of the dryer.

Seriously, I defy you to look at this list and not feel better.  His blog is so full of the awesome, that now it's a book: The Book of Awesome.   Neil was kind enough to send me his book to read, and it's simply wonderful.   The Book of Awesome is rich with reminders of how amazing everyday life is.

Your comments yesterday also reminded me that in moments like this -- when I'm overwhelmed by raising four kids, trying to sell a house, and missing my husband -- it's important to breathe and enjoy each moment for what it is.  And also to give the kids baths before dinner because it's not like I'm going to have more energy later.

I wish I could give each and every awesome one of you a copy of this book.  You should have it as a badge of your awesomeness.  The awesome people in your life should have it for Valentine's Day.  If I was Oprah, I'd scream, "look under your chair, because Neil Pasricha is hiding under there with a copy of his book and we're all going to Australia!"

Alas, I can only give away one.  And we're not going to Australia.  And Neil Pasricha is not hiding under your chair.  As far as I know.

In the spirit of 1000 Awesome Things, here are ten awesome things about my day yesterday:

1. It's warm enough here that I wore flip-flops and capris.
2. E-mails that made me laugh.
3. This news story: Law enforcement, community, and a little dog collaborate to find autistic 6-year-old who wandered
4. My laundry? It's done.
5. Designing a stabbity Valentine card.
6. No one needed help with math homework.
7. Pizza delivery.
8. Paper plates (sorry, environment).
9. We played outside after dinner and I taught the girls how to do cartwheels on the lawn.
10. Little Dude saying, "I just want to snuggle."

Your turn!  Leave a comment, tell me something awesome and you'll be automatically entered to win your very own copy of The Book of Awesome.