Have you read Blonde Mom Blog and Blonde Mom Shops? Go ahead. Go check out her blog and shopping site now. (Or, as Lola from Charlie and Lola would say, “Now now now now now!”) Jamie is adorable, and funny as hell, and likes wine, which gets her the Official Whitney Stamp of Approval.

Jamie and I have partnered up to giveaway a deluxe beach bag, filled with summer goodness — a beach mat, towel, selection of my books, sunscreen and lipbalm, valued at $125.

Pretty cool, huh?

If you’d like a chance to enter, click here. You’ll need to log on through Facebook in order to enter, and will get additional entries for following me on Twitter and liking Blond Mom Blog on Facebook.

It’s that day of the week again . . . time to give away free stuff. Otherwise known as Wednesday at Casa Gaskell.

This week, I’m giving away a signed copy of my book, WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

Here’s what you have to do to enter:

(1) Like me on Facebook and/or Follow me on Twitter; and

(2) In the comments below, tell me if you have Memorial Day plans. I think ours are going to center heavily around ribs on the grill and the beach. But not necessarily in that order. Unless we suddenly develop a taste for barbecued pork for breakfast. Which, actually, is entirely possible.

Contest ends on Tuesday, May 29th, at 5:00 PM EST.

Drum roll please . . .

Bum bum bam. Bum bum bam. Bum bum bam.
Bum bum bam. Bum bum bam. Bum bum bam.
Bum bum bam.

(Did you recognize that as the drum tab to Queen’s We Will Rock You? Love Freddie Mercury SO MUCH.)

Introducing . . . Freebie Wednesday.

This week, you can win a signed copy of When You Least Expect It.

In order to enter, do the following:

(1) Like me on Facebook and/or Follow me on Twitter; and

(2) In the comments below, tell me the most annoying thing that happened to you this week.

Consider it therapy. With a chance to win a free book thrown in.

Contest ends on Friday, May 11th, at 5:00 PM EST. Also known as martini time.

Update: The winner will be selected randomly, not by who has the saddest story. That’s just to entertain me. Oh, and also, this is going to be a regular, weekly feature. Free Shizzle Wednesday!