together we will all win

I wanted to write a little bit more about the Glambassador GlamAlert challenge and my own feelings toward the whole experience. What feelings Sassy? You may ask. Your feeling of disappointment? No.No.No. It's actually not about winning or losing this time around- it's about connectiveness and putting it to good use.

As I climbed higher in the rankings and asked to garner more support,  I started hearing from old friends and classmates from college, my closest friends CC'ed me on e-mails they were sending out to groups of their friends and family members, I was getting tweets of support and blogs from the internet community. It was so nice to see how much people would like to see me win... that being said, at one point during everything I realized how silly it all was. Using all of this group momentum and energy- just to win some money to Saks. It felt shallow and insignificant.

While it would have been nice to win money to Saks, it would be even nicer to raise some money for a good cause. It would be nicer to run a toy drive for needy children during the Holidays. It would be nicer to make a contribution to someone's charitable 5K. It's so much easier to GET than to GIVE- and everyone who signed up for the Saks challenge did it because they wanted to win or wanted to see me win. And while I am entirely grateful for that- this made me realize that I'd like to use this network for better things.

I may not have won the Saks challenge- but I feel richer from this realization. The next time I ask for help with a challenge, I hope it will be one that has an outcome that truly helps other people. Now I know how willing all of you are to help, it would be a waste for me to not use it for something good.

So Thanks Again Readers and Friends of Everyday Sassypants, because now I see the potential we have as a group to really contribute to something.

All of your support and loyalty is much appreciated as always,

Love,
Jaclyn