Winter. There’s something special about all that snow and ice, but that specialness wears off sometime after the holidays when there’s nothing but small celebrations like Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s days to look forward to. The gloom can settle in, making it hard to see what’s just so special about the everyday.
Us snowbound folk can’t claim to be the only ones who have predictable periods of gloom in our lives. Sometimes the clouds gather not in the sky but in our heads even in the sunniest weather.
And sometimes we’re lucky. Sometimes we notice a sparkle of light and sun in the most mundane moment, and it beats the gloom into submission. For me, sometimes it’s a student’s silly comment or the sight of T bringing me a special, unexpected treat. It could be a sky of beautiful stars, or if I’m lucky, a startling northern lights display. Maybe it’s just the breathless giggle of a very happy and very ticklish little boy.
What brings out your inner sunshine when the gloom takes over?
First, write a post about your sunshine or take a picture of it and provide us with a caption.
Then, when you’re finished, link the entry to this blog and leave a comment on this post by 8 p.m. CST on Friday, January 18.
On Friday, I’ll post links to all your entries and ask readers to visit your blogs. Everyone will get a chance to vote for a favorite entry through a poll like the one on the left through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23. The blogger with the most popular entry according to my very unscientific poll gets a measly $20 Amazon gift certificate.
And, at the end of this, I think we’ll all be winners :) Good luck!
**EDIT**
After thinking about it, I shifted the dates just a little bit so that I didn’t interfere with Stacy’s Thursday theme, which happens to be winter. So, comment and post by Friday, January 18; voting is over by Tuesday, January 23.
12 responses so far ↓
1 C // Jan 13, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I might have to play along with this. In the meantime while you’re running this ultra high-tech and totally scientific contest ;), I tagged you for a meme.
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3 Michelle // Jan 14, 2008 at 4:17 pm
My entry is posted. Let the Sunshine in! :)
http://gotchababy.blogspot.com/2008/01/let-sunshine-in.html
4 kristyk // Jan 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Mine’s done!
http://kristyk.org/2008/01/14/my-sunshine/
Hooray for sunshine!
5 Stacy // Jan 16, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I have mine set to go up on Friday…just squeaking in! :)
6 Stacy // Jan 18, 2008 at 8:13 am
Here’s mine!
http://the-kraft-family.com/WordPress/?p=867
7 Stacy // Jan 18, 2008 at 10:00 am
What a great contest idea! I always feel so lousy in the winter.
8 starfish // Jan 18, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I entered!
9 Beebo's Mum // Jan 18, 2008 at 7:03 pm
What a wonderful topic and a great reason to de-lurk!
Here is my entry!
http://babybeebo.squarespace.com/beebo/2008/1/19/deus-ex-machina.html
10 Carrie // Jan 18, 2008 at 7:27 pm
What a great contest and you got another person to de-lurk!
here is my entry (just in time!)
http://minnowmusings.blogspot.com
11 Sara // Jan 18, 2008 at 8:02 pm
http://itsnotaboutthatanyway.blogspot.com/
thanks for this opportunity
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