Wow, it’s been crazy being a part of this employment class. It’s kind of like when you’re getting married and you have all those extra things to do like shopping for wedding decorations; but you have the same exact number of hours in the day.

I’m not a fan of getting up early, although I certainly have done so for years and years, and being gone from home 9 hours a day is a change after a long period of being home. The class will be done Friday so hopefully I’ll have a little more time to dedicate to the blog then.

I really can’t complain about the time I’m putting in though, I’ve learned some, met some great people and the opportunities they offer are fantastic. They get unlisted jobs, first stab at filling some listed jobs, and volunteer to employment opportunities for people without work experience or those trying to enter a new field. It’s great to see people who aren’t just pushing minimum wage jobs at you, they are seriously working to get everyone who’s interested into a real job, that offers a livable wage and benefits.

Thanks to Forgetfulone for the “Creative Writer” award. I’ll see what I can do later this week.

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So I dropped by Forgetfulone’s blog and saw her post about this fantastic event hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom. An entire week of blogland togetherness and making new bloggy friends. Like every good party there are some fabulous prizes to be won as well, so take a minute to stop on over at 5 Minutes for Mom and get you and your blog involved in all the fun.

For everyone new stopping by I am Calico Crazy a 40 year old (at least for a few more months) single mom of one (dd 7) currently living in the Memphis area. Our family also includes my Mother, Grandma of Grandma’s Goulash, an 8 year old border collie, 3 cats. and 4 goldfish. I tend to blog a bit in bursts and spurts with lots of memes, and pictures of our zoo and the Mississippi river.

As for which of those lovely prizes I would like to win, well let’s just say that list is enormous and it’s really hard to choose. So far I’ve seen…

• **GRAND PRIZE at the Ultimate Blog Party 2010 is a Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025**
• US104 – Shoot Me Now is giving away one $50 Visa Vanilla Gift Card. Provided by: Shoot Me Now!
• USC 35 – $50.00 CASH ~ Paypal Transfer. ($50 USD or current CAD conversion rate). Provided by: American Muslim Mom
• USC 3 – A $50.00 Target Gift Card. Provided by: Peggy Gorman or USC 15 Haley Quarles of Love, Life, Family…and then some
• US73 – We will give away 2 (1 for each winner) – $30 Amazon gift cards to the winner so they can buy items of their choosing. Provided by: Escalate Network or US74 $30 Afullcup.com or US52 $25 The Product Review Place or US31 $20 Jennifer Sikora (For Such a Time as This)
• US71 – A $50 Bear Bucks Card to Build A Bear Workshop. Provided by: Liza Schwab
• US91 – One $20 gift certificate to Green Mountain Coffee. Provided by: Melissa @ Coffee with Me
• US43 – A copy of Get Out!: 150 Ways For Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future and The Frugal Foodie Cookbook will be shipped to one lucky winner. Provided by: Lisa’s Coupons
• US57 -A beginners yoga kit that is light blue and includes a mat, DVD, Yoga Hemp strap, and block. Provided by: Truth Be Told Blog
• US70 – $25 Kroger Gift Certificate Provided by: Saidah @ A Proverbs Wife

Honestly I’d be happy with almost any prize as long as it wasn’t baby related, no baby things allowed in this house anymore, just ask my kid. I look forward to seeing a ton of new blogs during the coming week, leave me a comment if you stop by here and I will be sure to visit and comment back.

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Forgetfulone is running a great giveaway right now on the My Yoga 2 Go Practice System created by Beth Siegel.

After reading Forgetfulone’s review, I’m positive that this is the perfect way for me to get back into yoga. I used to practice regularly but between moving (multiple times), working, having a child, and homeschooling I’ve really gotten out of the habit and out of shape.

It’s super easy to enter, just visit Forgetfulone, read her review, and leave a comment telling your best relaxation tip. For extra entries you can tweet, stumble, blog, follow, and/or subscribe. The deadline for entry is October 24th at 11:59 PM CST, so head on over and check it out.

Giveaway open to US residents only.

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As promised I’m picking one commenter a week to receive the loyal commenter award, offered through 5 Minutes for Mom.

This week’s commenter is Alice Audrey from Alice’s Restaurant. She always has something nice to say and she is partly responsible for getting the full length clips on yesterday’s Thursday Thirteen. So Alice, feel free to grab your loyal commenter award from above, and I hope you have a great weekend.

And now for Forgetfulone, for making my day and yes even my whole wet weekend last week a little bit better, thank you…

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