Contest Countdown 🎂 🎂 🎂 (To My Birthday)

How we gonna wrap up this #DontSettle summer?

On Instagram of course, with five solid weeks of picture perfect contests, rolling right up until Labor Day (AKA my Birthday) Weekend. (September 2nd: Holla!)

That cake? (And celebration of life.)  Still going down. Everything else gets the reboot. (So stay tuned 'ya scaredy cats of creativity.)

Each Saturday, check out @WriteOnGrrrl for a new quote from Settling Down, a humorous novel of female empowerment by Dawn Keable. To enter: (1) Follow me on Instagram, (2) Tag your favorite beach babe, then (3) Submit your picture perfect takeaway of what the quote o' the week means to you.

(Be sure to use the hashtag of the week, so I can find you.)

This time 'round it's a team effort: Creativity? On you. I've got the prizes. And my uber talented husband @thefunkyphotog shows up as your (non-Simon Cowell) judge.

Every week he'll determine one lucky winner of the #DontSettle prize pack, that will include: An autographed copy of Settling Down, a fierce luggage tag (for your own personal journey), twenty #DontSettle prayer cards (so you can help spread the message) and a piece of dope jewelry to vary weekly (and featured in the Saturday slide show).

➡ Contest rules (ugh. Sorry to be the wet blanket.) :

1. Open to lovelies ages 18+
2. The world needs love, but this contest is open to US mailing addresses only.
3. Previous winners of any #DontSettle prize pack must wait (60) sixty days in order to win another prize. Thank you for allowing us to spread the love equally. 

The #DontSettle Summer Ultimate Beach Bag Giveaway Take Two

Welcome to the weekend!  Let's celebrate beach reading, shall we? 

As promised, behold The #DontSettle Summer Ultimate Beach Bag Take Two. One lucky winner will score:  An autographed copy of Settling Down, a humorous novel of female empowerment by Dawn Keable, a fierce #DontSettle Beach Bag and luggage tag (for your own personal journey), twenty #DontSettle prayer cards (so you can help spread the message) and a beautiful green resin bangle bracelet ( 'cause 'ya can't feel good, unless 'ya look good).

➡ Contest rules (ugh. Sorry to be the wet blanket.) :

1. The world needs love, but this contest is open to US mailing addresses only.
2. Previous winners of any #DontSettle prize pack must wait (60) sixty days in order to win another prize. Thank you for allowing us to spread the love equally. 

The #DontSettle Summer Ultimate Beach Bag Giveaway Take Two

A Valentine's Day Giveaway? Yes, Please. Enter to Win the Don't Settle Swag-A-Licious Prize Pack

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Hey, beautiful you. 

I wanna be your Valentine.

Yup. Be mine and all that. 

This February 14th, aka, the most isolating of Hallmark holidays for the single chick, we're gonna do things a little differently. This year, you'll be armed with heartfelt sisterhood backup, moi, ready to shatter the myth that you need a prince in your life, Charming or otherwise, in order to be complete in this world. And maybe, just maybe, in the end all you need is one.

So, rise up my single ladies. We're celebrating the individual awesomeness you bring every day.

All. By. Yourself.

My question:  You do believe this too, right?

Insert praying hands emoji. 

Phew. Listen. I understand. Life is a battlefield. And no matter how strong you are, everyone needs a reminder every once in a while. So I've got you:  Signed, sealed, delivered. 

Behold the swag-a-licious #Don'tSettle prize pack.

One lucky winner will celebrate the solo with a signed copy of my book Settling Down, a humorous fictional guidebook, if you will, in the spirit of Jennifer Weiner, that explores what happens to an otherwise strong intelligent woman when she looks outside herself for love and happiness. What did Providence Monthly Magazine have to say?  This:  "The reasons to like this book are numerous...It's funny, for one. Really funny. And a lot smarter than a lot of other "chick lit" books that all get grouped together in an unfairly negative way."

But that's not all. You'll also receive a #Don'tSettle luggage tag and beach bag, for your own personal journey. Plus, I'm even going to help you put your own ring on it, 'cause it is kinda integral to the storyline. How does.sterling silver, size 7, grab ya? And last, but not least, I'm including a heart filled with yummy chocolates, because, well, duh. 

The best part? You don't have to share.

Yeah, I know. I'm the best.

And guess what? You are too.

(Contest open to US mailing addresses only.)