As a celebration of my new website and Etsy shop, I wanted to do something special for my early blog readers. I started drawing this series of postcards, and I thought these would make a great giveaway!

I’m calling this series of 15 postcards “Just Say No” and they are both silly and personal. About 5 months ago, I left my corporate job to blaze my own trail. This was a super hard (but ultimately wonderful) decision for me to make. I had to work through a lot of mental stuff while getting ready to take this leap. During the leap, and even now, I am still working on developing better mental habits. A lot of that work is learning to believe in myself – that I can handle any situation that comes up, that I have what it takes to accomplish whatever I want to, and that everything is going to be ok, because I am in control. The other side of that is learning to let go of things that no longer do me any good. Each of these postcards represents something that I’m just saying “NO” to. Something that I’m letting go.

They are a little funny, a little sad, and a little hasty. Some of them have to do with individual personal thoughts, many have to do with relationships with others, and a few are just silly things. The cards having to do with outside relationships are the ones that were the most interesting, fun, and meaningful to make. As I was making some of these, I thought about situations where I was on each side of the relationship.

By recognizing and calling out my fears, worries, and excuses, it’s easier for me to put them aside and make things happen instead. I want to give these postcards away, because I want you to know that you can push through your barriers and let go of the things that no longer do you any good, and be your best, awesome self. You can! And, both you and the world will be better for it.

Now for the fun part. Below, you can see detailed pictures of each of the 15 postcards. I hope they make you smile. Keep reading below the pictures to find out how you can get one of these original, hand drawn, hand painted postcards in your mailbox!

Now for the REALLY fun part! Be one of the FIRST 15 people to comment on this post, and I will mail you one of these original postcards.

If you are one of the lucky ones, I will email you to get your mailing address. I will write a personal message to you on the back of the card, and send it off to you! One postcard per winner. If you post more than one comment, and they show up within the first 15 comments, you will still only get one postcard. I choose the postcard you will get – you’ll be surprised when it arrives!

Thank you so much for being one of my early blog readers. I cannot wait to give these away!

Update 3/12/13 – This contest is now closed, and all postcards have been mailed to the winners. 🙂