Note To Self – Blog Candy!!!

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I am currently teaching in Oklahoma but I have some blog candy for you. 

If you wish to throw your hat in the ring to try to win this great Stampin’ Up! set, Note to Self,  please leave a comment telling me about a favorite note you have sent someone or someone has sent to you.  🙂   If you are receiving this blog update via e-mail, you will need to click this link and then leave a comment:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/11/07/note-to-self-blog-candy/

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.

Good luck to all!

Until my next post. . . . .  .

Hugs,

Michelle

468 thoughts on “Note To Self – Blog Candy!!!”

  1. jenna's avatar jenna

    So, I have been known in the past as a note leaver…I used to live with adults with disabilities as a support to them…I used to leave notes in their lunch boxes, and notes to the staff i worked with encouraging and spuring them on. I always thought of myself as a good note leaver…until i met my hubby! now he takes the cake. He always address the notes ‘to my peanut butter’ seeing as i call him honey…what goes better than peanut butter and honey??? sometimes they are simple little notes like, “…didnt want to wake you, you looked soo beautiful sleeping..had to leave early this a.m for a meeting..see you at dinner” to the deeper “you are my heart, my everything’ kidna letters…but I must say…his notes warm my heart..they are better than any store bought gift.

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  2. CeeCee's avatar CeeCee

    I absolutely love your work and you are an inspiration! I am excited to be considered for this blog candy also. I am striving to one day create as beautifully as you!
    I remember coming across a note my deceased mother wrote to me as I was packing up her things. It took me right back to when I had first received it. To me it was a little “note from Heaven” letting me know she was still watching over me!
    Thanks,
    CeeCee
    CeeCee6496@aol.com

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  5. Denise Wells's avatar Denise Wells

    I would have to say that when my husband was leaving on Sunday mornings about 3 AM I would pack his cooler and throw a note in there for having a good day. Sometimes he found it right away, sometimes it was hours later depending how fr down I packed it in the bottles of water.

    Just a missing you encouragement note!

    Thanks for the chance!

    Denise Wells

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  6. Carol Dee's avatar Carol Dee

    I live by notes. There a notes everywhere!!! Heaven help me if I ever lose one, LOL .
    We have an antique school house chalk baord (relly big!) on one wall in the kitchen. It is always full of notes. Things to get, things to do, love notes, etc… My favorite notes to send are notes of encouragement to friends and family an doccasionally strangers. Get well, hang in there and good job are just a few. This would be a fun little set to own, thanks for the cahnce to win it. hugs…

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  7. Maria Novak's avatar Maria Novak

    i have many favorite notes but my most favorite of all is on a napkin that is kept in my little “go to the beach” insulated bag. years ago, my boyfriend wrote “i (heart) u” in sharpie marker on a paper towel and put it in my bag so that i would find this little surprise at lunchtime… i was delighted — and it has stayed in that little bag ever since… every time we go to the beach or on a picnic i pull out that paper towel and remind myself of how much love there is in our lives!
    thanks for the blog candy, michelle !!!!!
    -maria.

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  8. Megan NZ's avatar Megan NZ

    mine is a picture not that my 4yrs at the time did for me. It is a puture of a heart and the word mum(with the u upside down) what makes this so special is my boy is ASD and it is a great step for him.
    please enter me.
    love your blog.

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  9. bonnie's avatar bonnie

    Hi Michelle
    When I first started to make cards I sent one to my mother and inside it said I”m sending you this card because I can. I love my mother very much and enjoy brightening her day. Also since I was just starting it wasn’t the best work but my mother thinks all her kids( ages 30-50) can do nothing wrong and are very talented. I guess that’s what moms do. Thanks for all your tutorials they make me very happy to see at the end of the day when I check my emails. You are amazingly talented.

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  10. Jillian's avatar Jillian

    I live in teh middle of nowhere and I had to go away when I was going to have my baby due to distance frm a hospital a week before I was due. My husband couldnt’ come until the last minute. I left ‘I love you’ notes all over the house – must have been fifty of them – ans some we didn’t find until months later LOL

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  11. Sheila H's avatar Sheila H

    Some of my favorite notes are the ones I find written on random pages in my calender/to do book. Over the years my daughter has written “I love you, Mom” on different pages and left it for me to find when I get to that week. It always cheers my heart when I find them and I also enjoy going back through my books from years past and seeing how her handwriting and spelling have changed. 🙂
    Thank you for the chance to win this great stamp set. Be safe and enjoy Oklahoma.

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  12. Mary P's avatar Mary P

    Just within the last month a woman at my church sent me a note saying she was thinking of me and praying for me after I had shared some struggles I’m going through. Getting that note really made my day!

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  13. Sue L's avatar Sue L

    One of my favorite notes was one my son left for me me in my suitcase. I was going on a business trip and would be away for a week. When I opened my suitcase I saw a little note from my son saying I was the best mom in the world and that he loved me. It really made my day. I think I still have that little note somewhere 🙂

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  14. Dianna's avatar Dianna

    Michelle,

    Favorite note I have sent or received. Hands down it would be the very first not I got from my first grandchild expressing their love for me. It was so precious. Even though their were words that were spelled incorrectly or backwards written letters, it is still my most favorite note.

    When I first read the title of this set “Note to Self”, I sort of grinned because I am the “QUEEN” of notes to myself. I always jot down all reminders, grocery lists, events or I would forget. Wonderful set, and I would be honored if I was the lucky winner.

    Thanks for being so generous.

    Dianna

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  15. Paulette's avatar Paulette

    Michelle,

    Thank you for this creative blog of inspiration. I have so many favorite notes–but they are all handmade and handwritten because “from my hand” usually means “from my heart.”

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  16. Angela Fletcher's avatar Angela Fletcher

    Michelle,

    I look forward to your blog every day….I just love the beautiful things you do. I’m always making notes to self, but my favorite would be the note from my husband (packed amongst my suitcase on a business trip w/o him) that said “have a great time and know that I love you more every day”. We’ll celebrate our 36th anniversary in April. Thank you for the inspiration. Angela

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  17. debb's avatar debb

    Reading the responses makes me realize I need to send /leave more notes! I used to tuck them into the boys lunches when they were young- I loved that! Now that they are adults(somewhat-LOL), I seem to only leave instructions- I will now get back to notes – for them and hubby and friends and relatives, etc! Thanks for the opp and the reminder!

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  18. Joyce Bailey's avatar Joyce Bailey

    Michelle,

    I’m new to this and don’t have a blog or even know how to yet. I receive your info via email at the present time; eventually, I’ll learn to blog too.

    I love your art and creativity! Every card you make inspires me. I plan to attend your Brayer workshop in Monroe, LA in February. Can’t wait!!!

    My favorite note of all times was from my daughter on her wedding day. She left me a note thanking me for everything I had done and put into her wedding and telling me that it was the happiest day of her life. That made my day, month and year!

    I love the set!

    Joyce

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  19. L. Brown's avatar L. Brown

    My sweetest note came from my granddaughter and she wrote it my grocery list “grandma I love you so much.” Doesn’t get much better than that!

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  21. Peggy's avatar Peggy

    My favorite notes are those that I get form my husband and children. They can always brighten my day and makes me feel so good.
    Thank you for the chance to win this stamp set.
    Peggy

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  22. Laura Lou's avatar Laura Lou

    Mu husband is very sentimental and always leaves sweet notes. My fav was over 20 years ago. He left it on my windshield at work when he was “courting ” me. Part of the note were the words to a favorite song by Bob Seger, “Its You”
    Another was when I was going through a rough time in life. My daughter was about 10. She drew a picture of our dog Sam and a big sun and wrote in big words I LOVE YOU. and left it under my plate at breakfast. Its in my craft room in a box of other mushy stuff I have saved over the years…its a BIG box 🙂

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  23. Sheila's avatar Sheila

    I just sent a note to our son who is stationed at Ft. Benning GA. He is in basic training, preparing to serve our country. I told him thank-you, we are proud of what he is doing and that we love him.

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  25. Cathy Green's avatar Cathy Green

    When my husband and I were dating I would send him little notes. One time, I drove by his house and left one on his windshield under the wiper. Many years later, we were unpacking boxes from a move. In the moving box I found a smaller box that I didn’t recognize. I opened it and inside were all the notes that I had written him. It really touched me that he had kept them.

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  27. Diane Young's avatar Diane Young

    My favourite note is one from my Dad, giving me permission to marry. Dad was away at sea at the time (he was in the Navy) and I still have his note, forty six years later. He told me that even though he felt I was too young to marry, I was old enough to know my own mind so he gave us his blessing.

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  28. Gloria Dojlido's avatar Gloria Dojlido

    Love notes are the best! My husband and I exchanged tons when we were dating. I still have them all. Now I like to send little love notes in my son’s lunch from time to time and my hubby too!

    Thanks for the opportunity at such nice blog candy.

    Gloria

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  29. Colleen Dietrich's avatar Colleen Dietrich

    Michelle,
    What a cute set! I forgot this was in the current catalog. I can see using this in all kinds of ways, even joined with other sets. Would love to win!
    Colleen

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  31. Terry's avatar Terry

    For a short time when my middle son Andy was small he had a note book on his desk.. We would leave random notes for each other about many things.. Like have a great day at school, do you know how much I love you, Sleep well.. and i would get those wonderful responses you can only get from an 9 year old.. I found it one day when cleaning his room and cried as I reread all the wonderful thing we shared in that notebook..

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  32. Brenda Hamilton's avatar Brenda Hamilton

    I love the notes that people give me. I see them as being random acts of kindness. ….but just lately it was a note sent to me from a friend and this phrase was quoted in it “life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”
    It jogged me into remembering the happier moments of when my son was still alive. So notes do arrive to help us along in life when we need them the most
    Thanks for the chance to win
    I hope you have a good weekend
    Brenda

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  33. Rochelle, OHIO's avatar Rochelle, OHIO

    Lunch box notes that I would put in my daughter’s lunch when she was in school.
    She’s an adult now, but still has fond memories of her lunch box notes.

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  35. Roanne Dean's avatar Roanne Dean

    During one of bridal showers, the hostess asked each attendee to write words of advice on a small notecard that she compiled into an album. Two years later, after my mother had passed away due to cancer, one of my friends started looking through the album one night. She laughed at the funny words of advice, then found the notecard from my mother, who was never able to meet my daughter (or my son).

    She advised me to take care of my husband, only have two kids, and wrote that she loved me. At the end of the card, she wrote: P.S. Mary Anne is a good name (which was her name). And she ended with a silly smiley face.

    My daughter’s name is Marianne.

    That was my favorite note…ever. Thanks for the chance to tell that story.

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  36. Gina F's avatar Gina F

    cute set! I like it! I think my DD will love to use it for her little notes she makes for her homework and silly notes for her friends, I used to do the same little notes for my friends and teachers too, thanks…Gina F

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  37. Leslie Ann's avatar Leslie Ann

    From my mom,
    “Dearest Little Heart, you gave me my wings long ago. If we learn to this right, we can fly together. Love you always, Your Mom!

    I have it posted where I can read it every day.”
    LA

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  38. Willow's avatar Willow

    I write myself notes, reminders, shopping lists and then cannot find them so that I am reminded…ewwww…I think it must be an age thing!! I love that set though and think I would leave notes in more prominent places if I owned it!!! Thanks for offering it!

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  39. Rufus's avatar Rufus

    My husband and I often leave each other notes, sometimes just XO R/. I’m forever writing notes to myself, since without them I get sidetracked and forget to do things that I meant to do! I couldn’t exist without post it notes. But they are never big enough so I make my own! Would love to use this set for that. Thanks for the chance. Hope you’re having fun with this weekends class, and YES it’s a good thing you like to drive!
    R/

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  40. Julie G's avatar Julie G

    I sent my hubby a picture of a flower via text message and asked him if this counted as sending flowers to him? He said yes and seemed to really like that, just that I was thinking of him enough to do that….
    Have a great week end…
    Julie G.

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  41. Sue_W.'s avatar Sue_W.

    The nicest note I ever received was from a woman named Marilyn. She is a very good friend of my mother’s, and a former neighbor of mine. When her 5th son, Mitch, was 29, he died suddenly of a brain anuerysm. I was 27 at the time and took his death really hard. Mitch and my older brother were best friends. This was in 1990. Every year since, on the anniversary of Mitch’s death, I visit his grave and leave a flower or some other small token, and always a stone on his headstone. Several years ago I received a note from Marilyn thanking me for taking the time to always remember Mitch, and how much my thoughtfulness meant to her. It was genuine and heartfelt and made me feel good knowing I was bringing her joy on a day wrought with such sadness.

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  42. Terri Fleming's avatar Terri Fleming

    This is probably not what you are looking for, but my friend SCS’er Debzi333 has broken her ankle and her wrist. In order to give her a smile I emailed her a note offering to go on up there and French braid the hair on her legs as I’m sure she can’t shave.

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  43. karen keiper's avatar karen keiper

    My husband and i started going out in high school and my favourite note is from him and it says “can i have a hug?”
    How sweet and innocent things used to be. Sigh….

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  44. julie t's avatar julie t

    When I was in high school I would leave small notes for classmates. They never found out who sent them but I got so much joy out of putting smiles on their faces. It was wonderful to see them just beam after reading it. I still do that every once in a while, try it sometine. It’s a great feeling!! julie

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  45. Susan's avatar Susan

    My favorite notes were the ones that my children wrote when they were school age. I sift thru things and build a box of mementos for each of them and read the notes on their essays and artwork. Maybe they weren’t things we said to each other everyday…but it feels good to know that they felt the things they wrote about. They are grown up and gone now…and I guess I am still having empty nest syndrome. It seems like poof…and they are gone..tho it didn’t feel that during it. I was a single mom of 3 sons.

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  46. Jason Casper's avatar Jason Casper

    One time my wife went out of town with our children while I was still at work. When I got home late at night, I found sweet little love notes around the house in places she knew I would see them. They were on the mirror, on my pillow, in the fridge, in my sock drawer, and other places.

    It was very sweet to continue to find them around the house that night and the next morning.

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  47. Deborah345's avatar Deborah345

    I love notes. I love to get notes (good ones) and love to send notes. I make and send cards to those on the church prayer list. Many times I don’t know the situations they are in, just that they are requesting special prayer. So as my little “hidden” ministry I send these people cards about every other week as long as their name appears on the list. My cards are unsigned but include a note or scripture verse, either one stamped, typed or a little hand written. For me it is fun to do and for those who receive it I know it is a blessing – I know this because once a very long long time ago in another place someone sent me a card that arrived every Sabbath Day until the crisis was over and it so touched my life and meant so much to me. I never discovered who the person was that sent them.

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  48. Karla's avatar Karla

    My most favorite recent note was a forwarded email from my husband. It was an email from an HR rep saying that they will have a formal job offer for him early next week! After 6 months of unemployment, happy times are here again!!!!!

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  49. Randy Rimington's avatar Randy Rimington

    My most favorite note was one I received from my daughter-in-law thanking me for a scriptural activity I shared with my beautiful grandchildren. It is nice to have such a wonderful relationship with your daughter-in-law. I think she is pretty special and I love her dearly.

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  50. Sherry Wiser's avatar Sherry Wiser

    Hey Michelle. My favorite note was from my daughter when she was about 7. She made me a little booklet titled “My MommY”. During the whole book she mispelled the word true and instead spelled it ture. Things like “my mommy is the most beautiful mommy in the word, it is ture, or at least I think it is, I don’t know, I’ll go ask her”! Ah innocence! I saved that little book and to this day (20) years later, we still read it out loud and just laugh and laugh together. Wish they never had to grow up! Thanks for all you do for us! Sherry

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