Artslim, weight, life, health management.

 
 
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The Giveaway:

In conjunction with Mummified Times Five, I am giving away up to $1000 worth of Maimeri Classico oil paints!

Each prize pack includes 10 tubes of Maimeri Classico paints valued at $9.55 each…so with free postage, that’s a prize pack valued at over $100!! And we have 10 packs to give away!!

To enter, all you need to do is:

-comment on any post ON EACH of Kathy Shell’s blogs (listed in my blog side bar and below):

http://www.artslim.org/
http://www.cards-art.com/
http://www.kathy-shell.net/
http://www.doggiesblog.com/
http://www.gray-nomad.com/
http://www.bloggermuse.com/
http://www.functional-art.net/
http://www.postcards-art.com/
http://www.campfire-yarns.com/
http://www.fridgemagnetart.com/
- then go to the competition post at

http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/2010/02/01/spotlight-on-kathy-shell-giveaway/

and say why you would like to win a 10 pack of Maimeri Classico paints.

(Both steps are mandatory to be in the running to win this prize)

Giveaway finishes 15 Feb 2010   
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The Giveaway:

In conjunction with Mummified Times Five, I am giving away up to $1000 worth of Maimeri Classico oil paints!

Each prize pack includes 10 tubes of Maimeri Classico paints valued at $9.55 each…so with free postage, that’s a prize pack valued at over $100!! And we have 10 packs to give away!!

To enter, all you need to do is:

-comment on any post ON EACH of Kathy Shell’s blogs (listed in my blog side bar and below):

http://www.artslim.org/
http://www.cards-art.com/
http://www.kathy-shell.net/
http://www.doggiesblog.com/
http://www.gray-nomad.com/
http://www.bloggermuse.com/
http://www.functional-art.net/
http://www.postcards-art.com/
http://www.campfire-yarns.com/
http://www.fridgemagnetart.com/
- then go to the competition post at

http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/2010/02/01/spotlight-on-kathy-shell-giveaway/

and say why you would like to win a 10 pack of Maimeri Classico paints.

(Both steps are mandatory to be in the running to win this prize)

Giveaway finishes 15 Feb 2010

 This blog post has been illustrated by postcards from the art of Kathy Shell. These can be orderd through the artist's postcards-art web site or purchased 'direct from the artist', in her caravan awning studio
 
 
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Advance Notice.

$1,000 . value of Oil Paint to be given away FREE to my blog readers during

February 2010.

Not just any oil paint but,

 quality Italian Maimeri Classico 60ml tubes.

These paints are the artist’s daily bread and butter. Anyone – professional or amateur – who picks up a tube of Classico oil paints will find in it just what they need. They contain no waxes or thickeners, and pigment concentration is very high. Bright, lively colours with overall harmony in the palette, these paints from Italy are made with non-toxic, non-polluting pigments that improve light-fastness.

They are versatile paints, offering exceptional value for money, but you could own a set plus postage FREE.  Watch this blog and http://mummifiedtimesfive.net for further details and be the first to enter this FREE competition.

 

 
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Now I have your attention, lol, J , this is one of the most motivational things I have read in a support forum all year.  An inspirational slimming acquaintance of mine won a year’s supply of Tim Tams.They arrived yesterday, all 52 packets of them.She donated the unopened box full of Tim Tams, to the Salvation Army. She said she did not even peak inside to see what flavours there were.

One of the best things I know to do, when I want to achieve any goal, is to surround myself with positive people. I go to gym as much to be near, slim fit seniors who I can look at and be inspired by, positive trainers, as I do to do the exercises. I could work out at home.  I understand the benefit to me of positive influence from others.How can I not be motivated to care for myself when surrounded by such strength of character people I mix with.I am so inspired too when people take the time and effort to comment on my posts.   


Thank you everyonewho gives me such positive motivation. J.    

 
 
 
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Well my last post, rest and recovery, sure was not an exciting one. lol, it didn't excite me either,  I hope this will be a more chearful topic. :-)

FREE for the first 20 people to post a comment on this blog post, this week, ONE Motivational Fridge Magnet, as shown above.

“There is a misdirected obsession with weight and weight loss,

the focus is all wrong.

It's fitness that is the key.”

Steven Blair quote.


I have twenty of these fridge magnets to give away this week, one to each of up to 20 posters on this blog.

The image is from a watercolour of Anna Bay in NSW, that I painted a few decades ago, it's so simple yet I always loved it more than more complex works. I love the positive motivational message by Steven Blair, I used with the work, it inspires me and I love to share it with others
 so the first comment posters (up to a max of 20 ),  on this post, will all recieve one for free, I have 20 to give away. On Sunday I will contact my posters who have won.  This would also make a great stocking filler or gift to send with a card.

Along the thought lines of Steven Bliar's quote, I just discovered some wonderful,  Bountiful Women by  Bonnie Bernell
 Bonnie Bernell Web Site Highly recomended rading.

 
 
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Win this gift voucher, signed by me, and you can use it to buy from my EBay store or from my private on line store.
Just mention one of my webs, as a recommendation to view it, in one of your blogs. Post a comment that you have done this, on this blog with your blog post link this in turn will promote YOUR blog. In one week's time I will draw a $20. gift voucher for one of my link exchangers and comment posters.  Wishing everyone, fun, and personal benefit in drawing attention to your own blog, in getting into the spirit of this competition.  Competition is short, one week only, drawing is next Friday night.

I am working long and late hours listing teddy bears into a clearance sale store on EBay.

It was the sedentary job of selling on EBay which lead to my obesity during my 50’s.  So pleased I broke the cycle and became slimmer and healthier in my 60’s.

Today I had the enormous thrill of discovering the weights I pull are higher than some of the younger men at my gym are using. J. I have only been working late at night listing on EBay for a couple of nights and already i am finding I want to go snack at night on high calorie snacks, just to break the monotony, so it’s even more than the sedentary behaviour it’s the snacking that I find is harmful.  Tonight I used my observations (snacking at night while I list) and applied a corrections tool. I went and bought a punnet of beautiful blueberries and I have a bowl of them with natural unsweetened, no fat yogurt beside me and I’ll also drink some Dilma tea while I work.  I also have placed a 2 moth time limit on this downsizing sale; I’ll not be led back into sedentary work, long term.I am looking forward to the Extreme measures course beginning next Monday evening at my gym. And i am going into a competition to try to win a $100. Gift voucher from by NoniB, offered by We are Slimming, for spreading the word about their weight loss support forum.

I thought I would do my own Gift voucher competition which this time will be drawn from my readers who recommends any one of my blogs, in their blog, and then leaves a comment here, with the name of the blog,  so I can check it out. 
This will help promote, both our blogs.
The competition will be drawn in one weeks time

JLooking for Online Weight Loss Support? Then why don't you pop by and check out www.weareslimming.com.au/forum

 Win this voucher and use it to buy teddy bears , art cards, art fridge magnets from my stores
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On Monday I draw the winner of Faith, the lovely hand finished bear I will be sending to one of the wonderful people who have taken the time to comment on my blogs. I have also decided that she will be my painting portrait, subject tomorrow night. I rather enjoy posing a bear with flowers, as a painting subject.

Faith will be far happier heading off to her new owner than where she was before stored along with my art supplies in metal buildings we hired for the purpose, while we downsized from Buninyong gallery where she was created.

There is room here on the grass lands near our summer studio if we wanted to put up a metal building as storage; a few of our neighbours have done this, on this communal vacant land not far from the lake. Space is still a little crammed in our downsized home so I suppose I know I could use the extra space but I also know I should be downsizing, lol, me as well as my possessions, and having another room, in the form of a metal building on the nearby land, would be like my keeping bigger clothes, ‘just in case’, it would be too easy to begin spreading again, lol, J. So Faith sits for her portrait with me tomorrow night for a little relaxation and pleasure for me and then  we find her a new owner on Monday and I look for creative ways to downsize some more possessions. J  

 
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Prize details.
On Monday 19th of October I will be drawing the winner of the competition for

WIN ‘Faith’.

A unique, hand finished,
by artist, Kathy Shell,
collectors, item, teddy bear.

FREE entry

Faith is a beautiful 32 cm hand finished in acrylic folk art, style flower paint work, by myself, Kathy Shell, new teddy bear ‘from the Boyles range.

 How to enter

An entry will be placed in the draw for every person who leaves a comment on one of my blog posts.  You may comment on as many posts as you like over any of my four blogs.

You may comment on any of my five blogs, or all of them. I will place one entry into the draw for every comment, you will not be judged on content it is purely a fun game of chance. 

Relax and enjoy the competition.

 Faith would make a beautiful Christmas Gift for someone special and everything, including shipping or postage is included and the competition is open to anyone worldwide. 

Competition Requirements are that the winner will be contacted on the 19th October and they will need to supply an address for Faith to be sent to, within a week of being notified that they are the winner and the competition is not open to members of my own family.
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