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Come Out & Play BUT Let's Practice Social Distancing

Come Out & Play 

BUT
Remember To Practice Social Distancing

COVID-19, Coronavirus, Da Rona, whatever you're calling it has definitely changed all of our lives.  Families are spending more and more time together.  My husband teases me saying I've spent more time in the backyard since March than I have in the entire 15 years we've lived in our home.  Sad thing is... he's right.

We planted a garden.  It was kinda by chance.  I bought these seeds and this starter compost.  Put them near the kitchen and after about a week or so, I started noticing gnats in my kitchen.  I figured it was some of the fresh fruit gone bad.  Tossed the fruit. Wiped everything down.  Gnats were gone.  A few days later... the gnats returned.  FINALLY figured out it that I had this dirt near the kitchen and remembered "Oh, you were going to start gardening."  

Seeds planted.  Watered.  Now we wait.  It'll be a few weeks but I am so looking forward to cutting fresh spinach and lettuce greens from our garden.

Now that I checked "Plant a garden" off my to do list, I moved on to the next task:  New backyard furniture.

I searched online for patio sets and they're quite expensive.  Our current set isn't too bad so I decided to glam it up with a couple coats of fresh paint.  Confession:  I've only used spray paint ONE time in my life and it was last year at a Community Paint the Block Party. I googled the project and found several How-To videos.  I. Can. Do. This. WITHOUT. Making. A. HUGE. Mess. 

Now for the biggest challenge.  It's been awhile since I've been shopping outside of my grocery trips, I don't do much shopping and then I make sure to go really early before the stores get crowded.  Now that more and more places are beginning to open, it's a little scary... for me.  I know people who have had COVID-19 and I do NOT want it.  I am taking precautions because the twins graduate from college next year and I want to be around to celebrate this momentous occasion.  

What precautions are you taking?


Walmart was my first choice but the parking lot was way too crowded for me so I decided to go to our local Target store. There were just a few cars in the parking lot so that made me feel comfortable.  Grabbed my mask and my gloves and off to find a few cans of paint.  

Our local Target had markers on the floor to remind shoppers of social distancing guidelines and staff on hand to sanitize the shopping carts.  I found the paint, checked out and headed back home. 

I'll share before and after pics on Instagram so be sure to check out my page in a couple of days.  In the meanwhile, I figured you're probably itching to start a quarantine project and I'd love to help so here's your chance to win a $25 Target Gift Card.

What would you do with a $25 Target gift card?  

Would you make face masks for your local hospital?  Start a garden?  Buy some pool toys for the kids?  Let me know, leave a comment below.  Oh, and be sure to stop by and enter these other easy entry giveaways in the Come Out & Play Giveaway Hop.

Good luck.



Welcome to the Come Out & Play Giveaway Hop! 

Click each link to visit a new blog with a new giveaway! 
Don't forget to come back daily for bonus entries. 
1. Host - The Mommy Island - $230 Grand Prize Package - US  
2. Host - The Kids Did It - $230 Grand Prize Package - US  
3. Host - Zombie Parenting - $230 Grand Prize Package - US  
4. (VIP) Still Blonde after all these YEARS - $50 PayPal Cash - US  
5. (VIP) Comeback Momma - $25 Amazon Gift Card - US  
6. (VIP) Sonya's Happenings...- $25 Gift Card of Winner's Choice - WW  
7. (VIP) Babushka's Baile - $20 Gift Certificate to Babushka's Bellas Lilla Rose  
8. (VIP) My Crafty Zoo - $25 Hand Lettered Truth - US  
9. ShootingStarsMag - US  
10. Nicolie-Olie's Meanderings - WW  
11. Readeropolis - US  
12. Says Me Says Mom - WW  
13. The Frugal Grandmom - WW  
14. Miss Molly Says - WW  
15. Christy's Cozy Corners - WW  
16. Susie's Reviews - WW  
17. Rita Reviews - US  
18. Mom Does Reviews - WW  
19. Wickedly Romance - US  
20. MyStyleSpot - US  
21. Silver Dagger Book Tours - WW  
22. JeanBookNerd - WW  
23. It's Free At Last - WW  
24. Angel's Guilty Pleasures - US  
25. Celebrate Woman Today - US/CAN  
26. Confessions of a Frugal Mind - WW  
27. Angie's Angle - US  
28. Three Boys and an Old Lady - WW  
29. Woman of Many Roles - US  
30. icefairy's Treasure Chest - US  
31. Hooks and Books - US  
32. Nanny to Mommy - US/CAN  
33. Love is a Lifestyle - WW  
34. Versatileer - WW  
35. Naturalhairlatina - WW  
36. Gardens, Books, & Romance - WW  
37. A Modern Day Fairy Tale - US  
38. Author Tricia Schneider - US  
39. Raising 3 Savvy Ladies - US  
40. Luv Saving Money - US  
41. Style on Main - WW  
42. How Was Your Day? - WW  
43. The Review Wire - US  
44. Ana Jolene - WW  
45. Rockin' Book Reviews - US/CAN  

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Comments

tat2gurlzrock saidโ€ฆ
I would like to start a garden!
Nerlande saidโ€ฆ
I would start a garden
Marisela Zuniga saidโ€ฆ
I would decorate our house! We need some house decor
Sara saidโ€ฆ
I would start electronics repair projects.
Shelly Peterson saidโ€ฆ
I would by some beach towels
arress saidโ€ฆ
I would start an organization project.
mahnrafjtb saidโ€ฆ
I would use it towards a kitchen set for my granddaughter. She loves to pretend to be a cook.
Shanncitri saidโ€ฆ
Thank you for the opportunity to win
Natalie saidโ€ฆ
I would buy draw liners to line all of my kitchen drawers to redecorate my kitchen!
Barbara Montag saidโ€ฆ
I would buy canning supplies for putting up tomatoes.
Calvin F. saidโ€ฆ
I'd get some carpet cleaning solutions.
kymom13 saidโ€ฆ
I would like to replant our indoor plants. They need it!
Ann Fantom saidโ€ฆ
I would help my daughter decorate her dorm room

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monique s saidโ€ฆ
I would organize closet storage
Debbie E saidโ€ฆ
I would buy some outdoor things
molli saidโ€ฆ
i want to create a public edible landscape in our front yard.
bn100 saidโ€ฆ
gardening
Allison Swain saidโ€ฆ
I would like to get back into gardening again!

Thank you for the chance to win!
peg42 saidโ€ฆ
I would like to buy some paint supplies and get back into painting.
Isaiahsmom saidโ€ฆ
I would love to buy some storage organizers to help with clutter.
PAIGE saidโ€ฆ
I will get stuff to start organizing my office
Nancy saidโ€ฆ
If I won, I might get some craft supplies to do projects with the kids.

Nancy
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Joanne Gregory saidโ€ฆ
I would buy some food and make a new recipe.
Anonymous saidโ€ฆ
Rather than start a project I would put the finishing touches on my living room redo
Kim Avery saidโ€ฆ
I would love to strip & paint or stain our old furniture to change out the drabness.
Colette S saidโ€ฆ
I really want to purchase a snake plant
Carolyn Daley saidโ€ฆ
I would get some containers to help organize things in my garage. I am trying to eliminate clutter around the house this summer and get everything organized.
Clem saidโ€ฆ
I would get personal care products.
Victoria Scott saidโ€ฆ
Some bins to start organizing closets!!
Anonymous saidโ€ฆ
Need some new towels, so would be a help.

Vera Wilson verawilsaon@email.com
clc408 saidโ€ฆ
I'm already making masks for a local hospital.
Anne Higgins saidโ€ฆ
The grandkids have their eye on a LEGO set - so, would apply this toward that great gift!
Jan Lee saidโ€ฆ
I don't think the question fits the giveaway for a Target gift card. I think the rafflecopter was copied and psated from a different giveawy and not checked to sse if the questions fit this givwaway,
Melissa Storms saidโ€ฆ
I would add a little decor to my garden. it is a functional vegetable garden but I would love a little whimsical decor just to pretty it up a little.
Lizzie M saidโ€ฆ
While it's not a project, I'd use this card for a new school backpack as my girl's going into kindergarten!
Debbi Wellenstein saidโ€ฆ
I will put this toward some home decor items I've been wanting.
Derek Jennings saidโ€ฆ
scrapbooking supplies
Kari Lorraine saidโ€ฆ
I would finish my garden using this.
Angela C Adelman saidโ€ฆ
If I won I would finish planting our blackberry and blueberry plants So we could have yummies.
polly saidโ€ฆ
I would love to enlarge our garden that we have.
Shayna saidโ€ฆ
I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD A BOOK SHELF FOR MY DAUGHTER'S ROOM :)
Dana saidโ€ฆ
I would get some storage organizers for closets or canning supplies for the vegetables in our garden.
jeanette sheets saidโ€ฆ
painting my kitchen
Edye Nicole saidโ€ฆ
I would do gardening!

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Anonymous saidโ€ฆ
I would start making pasta dishes
Carolsue
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tiffanynichole89 saidโ€ฆ
I would like to start gardening.
Donna C. saidโ€ฆ
a fun craft project
Jeanna saidโ€ฆ
I would like to redecorate my bedroom!
susan1215 saidโ€ฆ
I would love to buy some storage organizers.
BookLady saidโ€ฆ
I would like to organize my closet.
Stevie A. saidโ€ฆ
Painting rocks to hide on local trails
Heather62 saidโ€ฆ
I would get a craft kit for my daughter and I to work on together. We like to paint or sew together.
Suzie B saidโ€ฆ
I would love to update my garden! Suzie B
Darlene saidโ€ฆ
I would like to make a raised garden with the money
Debbie P saidโ€ฆ
I would buy some new shorts.
Anonymous saidโ€ฆ
I might start a flower garden project.
J Renee W saidโ€ฆ
I would buy products to help organize and brighten up my kitchen.
Hannah Chase saidโ€ฆ
I would start a garden.
katygmorris saidโ€ฆ
Iโ€™d definitely buy plants. I have been doing a lot of little gardens in pots for our small patio.
angie lilly saidโ€ฆ
I would not actually start a project. I would use the GC to buy personal care items that I have only been able to find at Target!
elizabeth miller saidโ€ฆ
We are about to paint my office so this would be amazing for some organization items to make it look nicer.
Jeanna Massman saidโ€ฆ
I would spend the gift card on getting my grandson ready for back to school. Thanks a project.
Stephanie Larison saidโ€ฆ
Gardening with the kids helping me.
Daniel Scott saidโ€ฆ
We are remodeling our powder room and we would use this to buy new accessories.
A. B. saidโ€ฆ
I love doing all kinds of arts and crafts, as well as little DIY projects. ...Were I to start up a new project using items bought using this gift card, though, the project would be of a different tone and nature.

Only a few hours ago, I learned that my ride-or-die love/friend died in mid-April. I had no idea. (After not hearing back from for a while, I looked him up online... I saw just page after page of obituaries and memorials/tributes.) I moved to a different state a few years ago, and we hadn't been in contact too much. ...I'm only able to type this out now because I've hysterically cried-out everything until I'm probably just blank inside. That, and a prescription PRN.

He had two young children. I don't know exactly how he died; I didn't read through the obits. I have a feeling it was Covid-19.

Anyway... I want to create something special to remember him by. When I'm ready.

Thank you,
--Ann B.
Bernie Wallace saidโ€ฆ
I would buy supplies for my wifes desk.
Julieh saidโ€ฆ
I would redecorate my kids rooms
MaryAnn saidโ€ฆ
I would use it to build a toybox for my daughter.
melissa saidโ€ฆ
It is so rare to find a show for our kids that expands their minds as well as entertains. I have nieces and nephews who will love this and I will watch with them.
atlantisonthebay saidโ€ฆ
It will be more fun, and you won't have to worry about
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