Summer Giveaway: Let's Relax!

Summer's almost over, folks! I don't know well-nigh you, but my summertime was go! go! go! the whole time. Between the kids being off school, writing a ton (here and elsewhere), finishing up and self-publishing a book, keeping the house in order, looking for a new house (looks like we constitute i!), and of grade, working my day task, I'm bushed.

Fourth dimension to relax!

Ah, simply how? It can exist hard to find your way to relaxation elation when you're on the run all the time. At that place's always that nagging feeling that, yous know, perchance yous should be doing something else, something "productive". But relaxing is productive, right? I mean, it's essential, specially if your career runs on ideas – and these days, whose career doesn't run on ideas? Nosotros need that downtime to recharge the batteries and continue the idea generator running at optimal efficiency.

Today'south prize is a footstep in the correct direction: a Sleepmate white racket generator from the curiously crawly folks at Vat19 to aid block out the world, an aromahand aromatherapy pillow to surround you with soothing scents, and a Vat19 Banana Bunker and then y'all can rest like shooting fish in a barrel knowing that, while you nap, your banana is protected from accidental bruising or squishing.

Aside from the perfect nap, unplagued by stray thoughts of impending banana Armageddon (Bananageddon?), what exercise y'all practise to relax and get the world's worries to melt abroad? You'll be telling us – and the world – to enter today's contest. But first, the prizes!

SleepMate 980A White Noise Automobile

White noise is full-spectrum sound that fills the air and blocks other noises from getting through. Played loudly, information technology sounds similar static; at lower levels, it sounds something like rushing air. Often used in offices to dampen stray noises, a white noise generator is smashing for blocking out unwanted distractions in the dwelling, too.

The Sleepmate 980A features two power levels and controls to modify the rone and book of its white noise, allowing you to fine-tune your own custom-made personal "cone of tranquility". It's tiny size – less than six" in diameter and about 3" tall – and 8' long power string let yous place information technology just tour anywhere, so you always have your personal peaceful zone. (Retail price: $50 U.s.a.)

aromahand Aromatherapy Pillow

The aromahand aromatherapy pillow combines the power of human touch with the soothing properties of aromatherapy. Shaped like a hand, the aromahand is filled with lavander, sage, and other organic scents to fill up you with calmness and serenity. Flaxseed stuffing gives information technology firmness and moldability, then you can place it where is most comfortable for you. (Retail prixce: $25 United states)

The Banana Bunker

The first affair you need to know about Vat19's Banana Bunker is that information technology'southward not a prophylactic. It protects bananas, non… other things.

Made of tough but flexible plastic, the Assistant Bunker can be easily shaped to protect any banana, keeping its precious banana-y goodness from being squished, squashed, or even smashed. Perfect for school lunchboxes also equally briefcases and purses, a Banana Bunker gives y'all piece of mind and perfect bananas, every fourth dimension.

How do you win?

We desire yous to tell us how to relax. And not only u.s. – the whole earth! Or at to the lowest degree, the Twittering part of the whole world. That'southward correct: to enter this contest, yous're going to tweet a relaxation tip. Marker information technology with "#lifehack" (the # sign marks whatsoever comes after as a keyword), so we'll see it, and come back here and put a link to the tweet into the comments on this post (you lot accept to do that or we won't know how to contact you if yous win).

Need some assist getting your thoughts into Twitter form? Check out my post, How to Write in 140 Characters or Less. TO become the link for an individual tweet, go to Twitter.com and find your tweet. Click on the part where it says how long ago you posted it, and you lot'll open a folio with a URL like this: http://twitter.com/dwax/statuses/891567965

"dwax" is me, "statuses" is Twitter-speak for tweets, and "891567965" is the unique ID for that post. Cut and paste the whole URL into your annotate on this post to enter.

Contest closes at 12 NOON, PST, on Wed, August 27th. You must have a annotate here by then to enter – no affair when the tweet was posted. The winner will be chosen by random drawing – your tweets will non be judged! The best tips will be collected for a postal service on relaxation sometime in the adjacent week or so, then by entering yous're giving Lifehack permission to quote your tweet. You lot don't accept to be following Lifehack'due south  on Twitter to win – only come on, would information technology kill you to follow us? Nosotros're at twitter.com/lifehack.

Stay Tuned!

In that location's yet plenty more to come! Nosotros'll be giving away prizes related to abode life and relaxation all week, and next calendar week nosotros'll accept even more prizes for your working life.

Later on this calendar week, nosotros'll exist giving abroad:

• A $100 Amazon souvenir certificate from Meryl, the Content Maven.
• A copy of New Day Revolution, along with a coffee mug and a purse of Off-white Trade java from the good folks at Cool People Intendance.
• Gorgeous wallets from our expert friends at dbclay wallets.

And don't forget to enter Monday'south competition for a chance to win a full year's subscription to The Clutter Diet and Tuesday's contest to win a Rubbermaid Collapsible Cargo Crate.

Check back every solar day this week and next for the daily contest in Lifehack'southward Great Big Summer Giveaway!

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