Booktrope Books and Bubbles Binge Giveaway!

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Together with fellow Booktrope authors Gale Martin and Laura Kilmartin, I’m excited to offer this fantastic giveaway to one lucky winner:

A signed paperback copy of my novel Blogger Girl, Gale’s novel, Grace Unexpected  and Laura’s novel, Next Year I’ll be Perfect (a brief synopsis for each book can be found below), lavender chamomile bubble bath, relaxing lavender foam bath, and patchouli and sweet orange foam bath, a lush lavender bath scrubbie, and a $10 Amazon gift card. Total value is $95–all mailed to you by December 25th.

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Instructions on how to enter follow my post below on my favorite ways to unwind!  

I get stressed out often. I think I might have been born with anxiety! When I was younger, I worried about my grades in school, whether the mean girls would be nice to me in class, if a certain guy would talk to me etc. These days, I stress over how much I need to do and how little time I have to do it. How can I keep up with my full time job while trying to write a fourth novel and promote three others?  When am I going to have time to exercise, spend time with friends, catch up on sleep, run my errands etc.?  And I’m single and very much hoping to find that special someone to spend my life with and I worry that I never will or that I already did and lost him. Calgon, take me away!

Ok, I probably just gave away my age, but let’s just agree that I do not live a stress-free existence. But, really, who does? It’s just not possible in this day and age and so all we can do is manage our stress and take time to decompress whenever we can. These are some of my favorite ways to wind down:

Sleeping – Sometimes the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning is when I will be able to get back in bed! I cherish those nights when I get cozy under my sheets, curl myself into the fetal position and close my eyes for as long as my body requires it without the necessity of setting my alarm.  There is something so special about having nowhere to be in the morning and knowing that I can stay in bed the entire next day if I want. I usually don’t, but having the option is simply fantastic!

Writing – believe it or not, writing is my best escape from my real life issues. I get so lost in my characters that I truly forget my troubles.

Running – Running truly clears my head and when I get in my groove and achieve a runner’s high, it’s glorious.

The above are some of the ways I like to unwind but my absolute favorite is a “me night” involving me, a glass (or 2) of wine, take-out or delivery from my neighborhood sushi restaurant and “girly” television/movies. I particularly enjoy watching the series finale of Sex and the City on DVD or a marathon of Felicity or one of my favorite chick flicks like Bridget Jones’s  Diary, When Harry Met Sally or 13 Going on 30.  It’s especially awesome after writing 1000 words of my WIP, running 11 miles and knowing that I don’t have to wake up early the next morning  🙂

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For your chance to win the amazing prize described above, enter the Rafflecopter drawing here:

The contest is open from December 5th-December 15th!

About the books:

Blogger Girl – Kimberly Long has two passions: her successful chick lit blog and Nicholas, her handsome colleague down the hall. But when her high school nemesis pops onto the chick lit scene with a hot new book and eyes for Nicholas, Kim has to make some quick revisions to her own life story.

Grace Unexpected – When her longtime boyfriend dumps her instead of proposing, Grace vows the sexless Shaker ways. She appears to be on the fast track to a marriage proposal…until secrets revealed deliver a death rattle to the Shaker Plan.

Next Year I’ll be Perfect – Sarah’s discovery of a list her younger self put together outlining what she wanted to achieve by the age of 30 turns her world upside down.

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8 Comments

  1. Gale on December 5, 2013 at 12:26 am

    OMG–you can run 11 miles in a clip? Do you run up and down the isle of Manhattan a few times? Like you, I escape into my writing and my characters. I love being the god of my fiction. Nice post, Mere.

    • meredithgschorr on December 5, 2013 at 10:07 am

      Haha, yes, I can run 11 miles. It’s a long run that I usually reserve for Saturday mornings and I only do it when the weather is cooperating. Glad you liked my post – going to check at your post now 🙂

  2. Michelle Guy on December 5, 2013 at 7:58 pm

    Since I started a new job two months ago with weird hours, I feel the same way. Not enough time to eat..sleep…READ. Ugh, it’s the worst! I like to give myself a couple hours on the weekend to myself, to be by myself and do what I want. Which usually means reading.. or shopping 😉

  3. susieqlaw on December 5, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Read

    Susan
    Sendsusanmail at gmail dot com

  4. Jill Hays on December 6, 2013 at 6:53 am

    Thank you for the giveaway. Wish I could run 3 miles!!! Seriously in need of finding time to exercise!

  5. Melissa A on December 6, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Watching a favorite show or reading a book. 🙂

  6. Jessica M on December 6, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    I like to unwind by curling up with a good book. =]

    Thanks!

    -Jessica M
    walkingcorpse11@hotmail.com

  7. dSavannah on December 7, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    I wanna win! (I unwind by reading a book. But of course!)

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