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UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed, but I would still love to here your answers to any of these questions. Lauren, from Hobo Mama and Judy B. were our lucky winners, they really took the time to leave some truly thoughtful comments and well increased their odds in doing so. I had a ton of fun with this giveaway and hope we can do something similar again soon.

Ok Ladies, I’ve got a fun little experiment for us today – consider it a “Getting to Know Each Other” exercise. I’ll ask a series of thought provoking questions and provide my own personal answers. Hopefully you’ll be inspired to answer one or all of the questions in return and we’ll all know that much more about each other. OK, here goes …

Are you what you wanted to be when you grew up?

Actually, Yes I am. Growing up I dreamed of being a roller coaster test pilot, a super sleuth, owner of a children’s orphanage and the World’s Greatest Wife. I may not have accomplished all these feats, but I am confident I rock at being the World’s Great Wife. Now, some of you may argue with me on regards to that title but if you were to ask MY husband, I’m sure he would say I’ve earned it and in reality, we only have to be the “World’s Greatest” according to that one very special person. Lucky for me, that one special person is not only my husband, but he’s also my best friend.

Do you have a true passion?

I’ve never felt more passionate about anything than I have about being a Mother. You hear folks talk about finding their “calling” and I honestly believe I found mine the day I became a Mother. Nothing else in my life has consumed me more, filled me with more joy or felt quite so right. So right, in fact, I felt the need to do it three times. So right, that if given the chance I would gladly do it three more times. And a few more times after that if God was willing. Have you ever seen the movie Cheaper by the Dozen? Well, it’s sort of a dream of mine. Really. For now though, I’m relishing all the moments I have with my knee high trio.

How do you center yourself?

Very Quickly. Being home with a 9 month old, soon to be 3 year old, and a 4 year old doesn’t leave much time for solitude, quiet time, or meditation. I steal my moments whenever I can. That’s why I do all of my soul searching, chatting with my angels, and spiritual contemplations in the shower. I try very hard to be as eco-conscious as possible and this 15-20 minute extravagance is probably my worst vice in regards to the environment, but for now I think Mother Nature would commiserate with me. I also try to recite this prayer everyday – it has really helped me stay focused and centered on being the woman/wife/Mom/friend/human I want to be.

Are you a prisoner of your possessions?

Proudly, No – I’ll be the first to tell you I’m a horrible pack rat but as you’ll be learning more about very soon, I have greatly downsized my personal belongings (by about 40% actually) but I still have a long ways to go (I’ve got another 30% to purge). It gets easier as time goes by and my “need” for things is diminishing more and more each day (Hurray!) This is something I’m incredibly proud of.

How old do you feel?

Well there’s a trick question. Much of me thinks and acts like a child, but with more wisdom and awareness. My body is more capable than it was in it’s early 20’s, but the Wii says I’m about 34 (what does it know anyway). According to my birth certificate, I’m 31 but it’s already full of spelling errors {Yep, I mean my name – story for another day} so I’m not too sure if I should believe that Guess I’ll go with how I feel, so I must be about … 24! Yeah, that sounds about right.

These questions were presented to us by the folks at Bare Escentuals as part of their Rethink What Matters campaign. Not only were they kind enough to ask us to participate in their weekly quiz, but they have also offered 2 lucky readers their very own Bare Minerals Blush. Pretty cool, huh?

To Enter:

Answer one or all of the questions to be entered to win a Bare Minerals Blush in one of these colors:

• Aubergine (Rose Pink)
• Beauty (Blushed Pink)
• First Class (Warm Rose)
• Flowers (Bright Rosy Pink)
• Fruit Cocktail (Coral Pink)
• Giddy Pink (Warm Baby Pink)
• Gold Gate (Warm Apricot)
• Joyous Jennifer (Bronzed Pink)
• Morning (Pale Peach)
• Vintage Peach (Poppy Peach)

I’ll close the entires and choose a winner on Saturday, 27 Feb at 9pm CST and contact them by email. I’ll need to know your color preference right away so take a moment to look them over and pick out the color you’d like to try in advance.

Extra Entries:

I’ll count any participating comments on any posts on KSW from now until Saturday as entries in this contest. That’s an infinite chance of entires, just get reading and start commenting. Comments should be relevant to the topic of the post – one word comments or other randomness will not be approved or considered as an entry.

I hope you think this Q&A was as much fun as I did, if so let me know – maybe we can make this a regular occurrence. If you’ve got a question you’d like me to answer email me and I’ll add it to the next segment.