Gain Giveaway: "Together they make perfect scents". Win a $100 Visa Gift Card and bottle of Gain laundry detergent and fabric softener
Sunday, March 07, 2010
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Gain.
This is one of my favorite people. Her name is Michelle.
(I'm protective of her privacy and honestly...this is my favorite photo of us anyway)
My first memory of my friend, Chelle, is when we were at a board meeting for our school's Parent Organization. I was President and was about to call the meeting to order when I got caught up in her conversation with a woman to my left. She was relating a story about taking her cranky children to a filthy, crowded McDonald's in California and slamming her hands down on the table and yelling, "SERENITY NOW!"
And really, who wouldn't want to be friends with someone like that?
I marked on her multiple times after that and one day, not long after the passing of my infant son 6 years ago, she showed up on my porch and asked if she could take me to lunch. And through ups, downs, and many trials and fabulous times, we have been friends ever since.
Michelle is my polar opposite in many ways.
The yin to my yang.
The peanut butter to my jelly.
Where I see the devil in them, she finds heaven in the details.
She is structured, orderly, driven and responsible.
I am laid-back, chaotic, spontaneous, and vividly imaginative.
She thinks she can be boring, I think I can be crazy. (Neither of us agree with the other.)
We both DEEPLY admire and appreciate the things in the other that we lack ourselves.
It makes us work as an amazing, awesome team.
We have pulled of magical things together because we fill in the gaps where the other is either lacking or struggling. We are particularly stellar at pulling off any kind of party. She does things like makes sure we have details like good flow and set up and I am wicked awesome at artfully arranging fruit platters.
Sure, we have our issues, what two people don't? Our friendship has had peaks and valleys, ups and downs, hots and colds. But she knows my secrets and I know hers.
I love her just as she is.
She's grand.
I'm awfully glad she's around.
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I'm a HUGE fan of Gain. The smell is addictive. It makes me happy and cheers something in my soul up.
As this photo taken in 2007 clearly illustrates.
(It was just that kind of day, people.)
I'm thrilled that Gain is sponsoring today's giveaway.
One lucky winner will receive a $100 Visa gift card and a bottle of Gain laundry detergent and fabric softener. You also have a chance to win a $300 Visa gift card as the grand prize.
Here are the rules:
Comment here to enter to win.
One entry per person. You may also have 9 other chances to win by commenting on the blogs of the other participants! Simply visit HERE to find the links to each giveaway!
Winner selected by random number generator and contacted by email.
GOOD LUCK!
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I can really relate to her sticking her head in that box to smell the Gain, I do it all the time with my liquid Gain! The ying to my yang is my mother. We have always been like sisters instead of mother and daughter. We just click in everything we do together which is all the time. we're never apart!
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Bonggamom said...
My husband is my perfect match because we're always arguing. No, not fighting, I mean debating. We love to discuss issues and current affairs, and we love it when we get each other to see sides to the debate that they haven't seen before, and point out errors in each other's reasoning. Our conversations stimulate each other's minds, not (just) bodies!
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happyfunpants said...
I can't imagine my life without my BFF. :) She's the perfect person for me to come to when my day has been stressful or happy. She listens and gives good advice when I ask for it.
Of course, I do the same for her.
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Your mentioning that you met the yin to your yang at a PTA meeting reminds me of the story a former president of our local PTA told me. She said she was trying to convince a member of the PTA to make a talk and the lady kept saying she would be too nervous. The member said she would be so nervous she would pee in her pants. The president said she told the member to "just pee in the same place I do and no one will ever notice."
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Tammylyne said...
My perfect match is my husband,lover and best friend of 15 years. He is a biker where as I am more conservative, He is outgoing where as I am shy. He likes Rock and Roll I like Country.He likes a great party where I like to stay home. Though we may seem like total opposites, we are a perfect match because I tend to keep him grounded and he tends to bring out my wild side.
We are like Ying and Yang and one without the other would be incomplete.A perfect pair
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Deb ~ tnshadylady said...
My sister makes me a better person! She's the one I share a funny joke with, go on road trips with, cry on her shoulder when I need to, or just to be there when I feel like I'm all alone in the world. I cannot imagine my life without her! She's always upbeat and positive and is a good counterpoint when I get down in the dumps. She's my go-to pick me up. :)
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At this time in my life, I would say my roommate is a perfect match. I lost John, my Significant Other and she lost her husband in the same month of the same year.
We've known each other as "family acquaintances" for years (she's my son's second cousin) and it was the family, knowing our living situations at the time that suggested we become roommates. Now, we are also very good friends.
We've had similar life experiences and some similar health issues, so we can very much understand what the other is going through. I suffered a "vascular event" that I worked to overcome and she's a stroke victim. I also have a great deal of respect for the hard work she put into recovering as much as she's done.
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Jeanette H said...
I was fortunate to meet my perfect match in high school. I am a first generation Asian-American. For those of you who did not grow up with an Asian Mom let me fill you in...Asian Mom=HUGE importance on education. This is not to say that other Moms don't do this as well, but in my experience Asian parents take this to a whole new level. Anyway, that pressure made me serious about my studies and my life in general...then in walked Joe. From our first introduction he made me smile and over the years has taught me not to take myself so seriously. He has helped to make me well balanced.
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I can relate to the smell of laundry detergent!!! :) some just bring peace and the feeling of sunshine and outside, others you just want to avoid, especially when they stick to the clothes and you have to avoid people wearing them!!! LOL my ying to my yang has finally showed up and we are getting married June 19th!!! :) I can't wait to spend my life with him... some days he's as irritating as heck, other days he's doing his best to make me laugh, and he does everything he can to take care of me and our two babies :) he's pretty good balance to my crazy Leo side with his analytical Virgo side :) sometimes those bump heads, but most of the time he reason is just what my crazy needs! :)
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At 1:06 PM ,
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My perfect match is my grandbaby, Madison. She is five years old and has a terrific sense of humor and we share alot of laughs. She loves classical music like I do, she loves to "play" the piano like I do. She has enjoyed "The Nutcracker" since she was 3. We "sing" the choral from Beethoven's 9th together as loud as we can along with her Papa. I am so thrilled that she loved classical music, plus she is becoming a reader like her Nana! How great is that?!
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At 1:27 PM ,
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My perfect match is my best friend, aka, my husband. We've been together for 13 years and I'm better for it. He balances me out when I'm acting crazy. He's strong in areas I'm weak in and vice versa. God had the perfect soul mate picked out for me.
Thanks for the contest!
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Naturally Single Mom said...
My perfect match is my best friend, J9. (That's a nickname, her mother isn't THAT nuts.) She and I have been friends for 7 years, have only ever seen each other in person three times; maybe the equivalent of a week if it was all added together. Still, we can talk on the phone for hours, and each of us knows that if the other ever needed anything, we'd be on the next plane out.
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My perfect match is my husband. Seriously. Sounds cheesy I know. We met when he was a Freshman and I was a Sophmore in HS. He says he loved me at first conversation. He has pursued me for 15 years. We finally got together romantically. Got married in 2 months. I epitomize right brain, he is the left brain. He is cynical and sarcastic and researches. I am impulsive, gullible, and a "polyanna". We center each other. Today is our 3rd anniversary. Still going strong.
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My best friend is Dan. He amazes me each and every day. I've only seen him twice in the last year. (I saw him on the 20th of May!!!)
Though we are polar opposites in some respects.... we share a deep love and respect for each other that helps us understand our differences. I know that if I needed something he'd do anything he could to help me. If he needed me I'd do the same. We've done it time and time again... everything from a roadside rescue to sitting in a park talking until the sun rose to driving 10 hours so he could see his children for a mere 8 hours.
PS My birthday is June 3rd:) I'll be 33... I'm waiting to be approved for disability (June 6th will be my 7th month since I applied) So $100 and laundry detergent would honestly be the best present. I could do laundry without freaking out over the cost and maybe with the $100 buy some new undies! I haven't had new ones in three.freaking.years. -
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thecowgirlwannabe said...
I would like to say my perfect match is my husband, Jim, BUT I can not!
My perfect match is my friend Teresa! I love her and her family so much! We like the same things and we LOOOOVE our children, I love hers & she loves mine. She is a WONDERFUL mother & woman and has taught me how to be a better mom & person!!
She lives far enough away that I can no longer hop in the car to see her, the day she moved I thought I'd die, my heart ached worse than it had in years. I was crushed.
My life is definately less full without her.
We still see eachother & go on vacations together with the kids and I cherish every moment we are together!!
Thank you for the oppertunity!
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Scattered Mom said...
I could say my perfect match is my husband, because he is. But if I were looking for someone NON related to me (by marriage or otherwise), it would be my friend Anne.
We joke that we are kindred spirits-we both love food and baking, and in some ways we are very different, but in others we are exactly alike.
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My perfect match is my husband. We have been married for almost 8 years and have two beautiful children. Before we were serious about each other we were best friends. No romance at all. For 5 years. We have so many things in common but do things differently so we balance out. Sure we fight but it doesn't last long because we have been through hell and back together. A daughter who has had 6 surgeries for her ears and will need more throughout her life so it will not become life threatening. Unemployment. Crushing poverty. But he is entering the Army in July and we are hopeful things will take a turn for the better. Through everything though we have always stuck together and truly held each other up.
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My perfect match (other than my hubby) is my amazing friend Andrea. We have been friends since we were 12...been through the ups and downs of life together. When I was sick and had surgery this summer, she came to my aide and helped with my laundry. I will NEVER forget that!! I see her weekly and love her to death!
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My perfect match is my BB! No thats not a type-o I didn't mean BFF, i meant BB! My BlackBerry! Thats right...its does everything I can't (stay organized, remember the time, keeps emails organized) and even sends cute lil email reminders to me about certain things. ...I guress I should have picked a family member or friend like everyone else did!...oh well, my BB always has my back!
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Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug} said...
My perfect match is my partner because he's always here with me and always there for me. He is consistently caring, kind, and thoughtful in every way -- ever ready to help and lend a hand with whatever needs to be done. He's been by my side through menopause and surgery -- sickness and in health. We have our moments, but I couldn't ask for a better support system. He's my best friend, my soul mate, the yin for my yang! *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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My youngest son and I. We make perfect sense with each other. My older son makes perfect sense with my husband as they are just alike and totally get each other. My youngest son was born with a very rare brain disorder, but despite his challenges, he is like me in so many ways. Even just his littlest mannerisms that he does, I look at him and say "my goodness the only person I know who does that is me." We are so incredibly close and have so much fun together and I've taught him so many skills. Lately he has made a big jump in a wide range of areas. I feel like no one will ever love and appreciate him the way I do - even though my husband and family love the heck out of him. I know that God gave him to me because I needed him. He is my life and I mean that in the best possible way.
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I have been with my hubby since I was 16 and married to him since I was 19! We just celebrated our 20th first date anniversary and are going to celebrate our 17th wedding anniversary in a few months! It never ceases to amaze me either. My hubby has taught me to be less selfish and controlling, has helped me to reach dream goals (like getting my degree), helped me to discover hidden talents, and just in general made me so much of a better person than I ever would have been on my own. He teaches me daily and we learn from each other.
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My life partner is my whole world. She makes me laugh, fills me with love and longing (in a good way LOL), and brings me joy in life that is really hard to put into words. We balance each other and keep each other grounded. We support each other thru it all and know what is important (and its not THINGS).
Scott
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I know I've mentioned it here earlier, but my friend Donna is definitely my perfect match.
She's a travel agent and won a trip to one of those all-inclusive resorts. Her first thought was that I need a break from all of my studying and invited me to go along.
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My perfect match is my son. We have been our own little family since he was 5. He is now 21 and is still my BFF!