May for Me Starts Today with a Giveaway!

Every year, I explain that May for Me is all about finding 5 minutes or 10 minutes --- just for you each day.  If you do this for the whole month of May, you will be a happier person 365 days a year. You will find time for you!

This is the 4th annual May for Me Celebration. 

It all started with a conversation between two friends about feeling like there is never any time for us.  That's when I realized, I could find 5 minutes for me everyday in my crazee/busy life!  I will choose to smell the roses, to create, to read, to sew, to quilt, or to just relax.  You can do it too!  Find 5 minutes for you each day!

Last year, I shut off my alarm clock and went back to sleep for a bit and naturally woke up to the birds singing. This year, in Wisconsin, it is too cold to open the windows, but if the furnace isn't running, I will be able to hear to birds singing, as they are back, but pretty cold too. After I did that last year, I now set an alarm, just so I do not sleep later than 8am, but I am usually up between 6 and 7!  I made a change that I really like.  I wake up naturally. Remember I am my own boss and I can be late for work and I can work later in the day, if I choose to start later.

Last year, I chose to add more water to my diet!  That was a great addition!  I drink more water and I feel better because of it.

I found all sorts of 5 minute things that made me happy!

You will be a happier person, if you take a few minutes for you!  Celebrate you! It's May for Me!

Here's the first Giveaway!

You can enter to win my Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern! It is a fun table topper quilt to make in any colors.

Here is an up close photo of my Summer Tomatoes Table Topper Quilt. I quilted it with Bubble Quilting.

Leave one comment to enter --- Answer this question:

What only takes five minutes that makes you happy?

Giveaway is open to everyone.

Giveaway ends at Midnight on Thursday, May 8th and winner will be announced on Friday and the next May for Me Giveaway will start on Friday. 

There will be a new Giveaway every week during May.

All prizes will be mailed out the first week in June.

If I don't reply to you -- you may be a no reply blogger -- check your settings, so I can reply and find you if you win.

Please feel free to share my Giveaway with others.  Blog about it. Share it on facebook. Tweet it to everyone!

Thanks so much!

Marcia

What is May for Me?

What is the May for Me Celebration?

The simple explanation is  ---- "Taking time for yourself".

This is our 4th Annual May for Me Celebration.

See the May for Me Celebration Page for a longer explanation and history about it.

You can add a link to your Blog, if you share at least one post about what you will do to celebrate May for Me --- Taking time for yourself.  And Grab the May for Me Button and add it to your sidebar.  Thanks for sharing!

Here's how I celebrate the May for Me Celebration: 

1. Giveaways each week on my blog during May!

2. Sharing a Linky Party for the May for Me Participants on the May for Me Celebration Page.

2. Sharing a "Minutes for Me Linky Party" each week for participants to share links to posts if you share about May for Me and something you did to take time for yourself or share a tutorial, a recipe, or a time saving tip or two.

3. A few posts about learning how to take a few minutes to smell the roses, relax and breathe, and taking time to sew and quilt just for fun!  I took a crocheting class recently and I will share about that soon. I am going to share some of my thread painting too.  The stuff I like to do --- Just for fun!

That is it --- It is that simple --- May for Me!

Share a Post about the May for Me Celebration and Add your link to the May for Me Celebration Page.

Sharon from Vrooman's Quilts has already shared a post and added her link!  

Take time to enjoy a moment or two in May!

Marcia