{"id":3152,"date":"2018-11-14T16:59:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2018-11-14T16:59:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:59:55","slug":"november-blahs-and-a-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/november-blahs-and-a-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"November Blahs and a Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>November is not my favourite time of year. I find it&#8217;s generally a transition month. That nowhere month when it&#8217;s technically still fall, but it sure doesn&#8217;t feel like it. There is snow on the ground, a decided chill in the air and it feels like winter. That time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, at least here in the middle of the Canadian prairies, where you&#8217;re busy digging out the winter coats, boats and snow shovels, and trying to acclimatize.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s brighten things up a bit! Where do you like to go for a quick getaway? Someplace far or near, you retreat to when you need a change of scenery? Staycation or vacation, tell us your spot to unwind and be entered in a chance to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3156\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest.png 800w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest-200x300.png 200w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest-768x1152.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/November-Contest-683x1024.png 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Also, starting Tuesdays at the end of November I&#8217;ll be giving away a prize pack each week for four weeks to celebrate the holidays! Likewise, good things coming to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karyngood.com\/newsletter.html\">Newsletter<\/a> subscribers in December, so sign up and join in the fun!<\/p>\n<p>Until then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to enter to win!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; November is not my favourite time of year. I find it&#8217;s generally a transition month. That nowhere month when it&#8217;s technically still fall, but it sure doesn&#8217;t feel like it. 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