Company Girl Coffee 5.18 and Winner

It was a lot of fun yesterday - counting up things as we put them away! I was surprised - no, SHOCKED - at how easily and quickly I was able to deal with that many items that were out of place....and how good it felt to get it done so fast!

We had a bunch of Company Girls who participated and reached 100 things (and beyond!) so I had to draw a name for the winner of the "Nest" print. I wish I could send one to each of you! I'll have to do this again so that everyone will have more chances. In fact, read down to the bottom for a another chance today, why not!

The winner of the canvas print is Deborah, who submitted her count along with a poem! She wrote:

Cruising around on facebook, Putting off the "grind," I clicked on "Home, my page refreshed, And Lo! What I did find! A lovely little challenge to get off my behind! That boost was what I needed so to my room I trekked. I found lots of little things some treasured and some not so much. Little pieces of this and that,  Mostly on MY side! What's up with that?? Airsoft guns, mateless socks, nerf bullets, and khaki slacks, Earrings on the nightstand, books and magazines, Receipts never-ending and bits of paper galore! Hangers, a shirt (ack! mine!) and even a dog! Is down there on that floor! I stopped counting at 100 but I passed it not by much, I looked around a bit embarrassed that I had passed over such! But as I put away each little thing, I remembered I was blessed to have such activity:  A job, A spouse, 4 Sons, A church--A family! 2 things I found especially brought a smile to my face A dingy old rag doll made by my own dear grammy And a scrap of paper on which my Mother in Law wrote A lovely little quote: "If thou of fortune be bereft and in thy store there be but left two loaves. Sell one and with the dole buy Hyacinth to feed thy soul."  ~~ James TerryWhite So thank you, Rachel, for this sweet way to get me going Who knew that it would bring a smile  And remind me so much of ones I love. (No dogs were counted or harmed in the meeting of this challenge!)

I love it! And the fact that no dogs were harmed is icing on the cake. :) Thanks for the smile Deborah! Send me your address and I'll get your print to you.

I'm not posting a NEW Small Thing today, except to challenge you to continue yesterday's motivation to go for picking up as many items as possible. For our winner, I've got a SAMPLE sized print of this:

It is 7" square, rather than the usual 14", and it is a great reminder that all the little things (like picking up 100 items) really do matter when they come from the heart. (The full sized print is available here for purchase.)

I will enter yesterday's participants into this drawing AND any new participants who can pick up at least 100 things around the house today. Just leave me a comment with your tally number and I'll announce the winner on Monday! You may enlist help from family members because cleaning is a team sport.

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