Happy Friday, folks! I'm feeling day-dreamy today so I packed an accessory pouch full of goodies for a summer getaway. Inside is a stainless steel water bottle to keep you hydrated and inspired along the way, a journal to log your journey, postcards to share your experience with your people, and a luggage tag to help keep your things with you along the way.
So, where are you going to go? Leave a comment to let me know and you'll be entered to win this stocked travel bag.
Contest ends Monday morning, 10:00 pst. I'll choose a winner at random.
I don't know where this is, but that's where I'll be.
Bon voyage.
UPDATE: Congrats to our winner, Sarah! She'll be taking her winning booty to the nearest lake. Have a great summer, everyone!
I had this entire post I wanted to write months ago about telling ourselves no, just like we tell our kids no. If I wouldn't let Kyle have three helpings of dessert, why let myself? I know what's best for him but I apparently don't know what's best for me? Crazy talk! I do know! Sometimes he does get chocolate milk for breakfast and sometimes so should I, but not for every breakfast, no sir, because that's kind of crazy irresponsible. (And expensive, I'd think.)
Posted by: Christian Louboutin Outlet | 08/14/2011 at 08:03 PM
Knowing ourselves and remembering who we are continues for all our lives. We transform ourselves but we don’t end. What we start continues in the life of those who follow us, in our people. As carriers of the heritage of “Western white man,” it is our responsibility to restore balance with our indigenous brothers and sisters of the world, after so many years of colonization, death, and oppression. The only way to heal ourselves is as equals in the circle of indigenous peoples of the world, recognizing our own roots and indigenous identity and facing the shadows of our own forebears. When we can do this, we are opening the way for a new world and a new time. May the readings of this work serve as an inspiration for the reader to ask, “Who am I? Who my people? Who are my ancestors?” … and as a motivation to remember the answers.
Posted by: True Religion Outlet | 08/12/2011 at 01:44 AM
After almost fifteen years I am going back to the Tetons. I am looking forward to seeing this magnificent mountain range, long hikes, the pristine air and spending time with my husband.
Posted by: Irene | 07/16/2011 at 06:40 AM
It's so nice to have you do all of the research for us. It makes our decision making so much easier!! Thanks.
Posted by: MBT Online | 07/14/2011 at 03:52 AM
So sad not to be going anywhere, would love this gift. If i was to go anywhere it would be a holiday to visit the Papaya shop though! I'm so jealous that there isn't one in the u.k. I have a few bits and pieces from Papaya, and get complemented on my diary where ever I go. - I was very exited to see papaya on 'The big bang theory' the other day! That was so cool!
Posted by: poppy | 07/11/2011 at 11:15 AM
I live west of PDX in a lovely little town-Forest Grove, I'll be taking a road trip long overdue back to N. California to visit relatives. Can't wait to see your new store and explore Ashland.
Posted by: Gwen McMartin | 07/11/2011 at 09:58 AM
we are headed to vancouver b.c. and squamish b.c. from seattle to see our favorite band (john butler trio) at the squamish festival and then off to day hikes and rocking climbing. lots of naps included! the tote full of goodies looks awesome! thanks for the opportunity!
Posted by: sandy wiley | 07/11/2011 at 09:48 AM
what a wonderful give a way...I follow your blog all the time as you always have great ideas and new ways to keep me inspired....I go to Hong Kong and China for work and I would love to take your goodies with me on my next trip.....have a wonderful day,
Posted by: Miryam Fossati | 07/11/2011 at 09:22 AM
I'll be resting by the cool shore of Lake Balaton in Hungary!
Posted by: Mimóza | 07/11/2011 at 09:03 AM
Headed to Galveston Texas, then to Williamsburg, MA.
Posted by: Deb | 07/11/2011 at 08:57 AM
My son and I are heading east from Colorado to visit family in the mid-Atlantic and then on to my brother's Canadian cottage with lots of family. Can't wait to r-e-l-a-x with family after a busy spring!
Posted by: Linda | 07/11/2011 at 08:20 AM
I will go to Mallorca in Balearic Islands. My mother lives there now, then I HAVE to go and visit ;)
soooooooooooooooooooooo wonderful giveaway! thanks for the opportunity to dream!
Posted by: Caty | 07/11/2011 at 07:23 AM
I'm going on an art retreat with my sister, and would LOVE to take these goodies with me! What a beautiful giveaway!
Posted by: Michelle LaPoint Rydell | 07/11/2011 at 01:05 AM
I would take it on an antique junket road trip! Doesn't that sound like fun? If it's local or far away, what a treat it would be to have this along with me! What a great giveaway!
Hugs,
Sheila
Posted by: Sheila | 07/10/2011 at 09:05 PM
Going to Florida to see my most awesome fantastical and fabulous nieces and newphes in the world. See my creative mother and siblings.
Posted by: susy | 07/10/2011 at 08:30 PM
I would use it for lake Michigan and other adventures. Thanks patrice
Posted by: Patrice Greene | 07/10/2011 at 07:44 PM
I'm going to live it up in Coconut Grove, Miami!!!! Wanna come? =)
Posted by: Cynthia | 07/10/2011 at 06:35 PM
Not too far, just moved and bought new furniture. I'll be close to home checking out the antique stores in the area.
Posted by: Kim Stinson | 07/10/2011 at 04:18 PM
Staycation this year....we'll be spending time together and making at home memories.
Posted by: Julie | 07/10/2011 at 03:28 PM
I'm dreaming of North Carolina!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Laura F. | 07/10/2011 at 02:03 PM
I'll be heading to Prospect Park in Brooklyn to enjoy the hot city summer.
Posted by: Katie | 07/10/2011 at 01:39 PM
Every summer the travel bug bites me hard, but this summer we'll be staying close to our beautiful home on the beach in South Carolina, where we just moved, and then off to the mountains of Asheville in North Carolina for a few weeks in August! That pouch would be perfect for my summer time plans!
Posted by: Faith | 07/10/2011 at 12:21 PM
...i'm off to my summer job at a remote fish camp on the banks of the ayakulik river on the southern end of kodiak island...time for some bonding with the bears!
Posted by: deb christensen | 07/10/2011 at 12:19 PM
I don't have anywhere to go right now, but my dreams are (hopefully) getting ready to help me travel to the places I need to be to make me happy.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: Phoebe | 07/10/2011 at 10:54 AM
Going to use this for my anniversary trip to Florida this October. I can smell the ocean now!
Posted by: Debbie | 07/10/2011 at 10:21 AM
The Isle of Wight!!
Posted by: Ellie | 07/10/2011 at 10:16 AM
I'd like to be in Costa Rica... Pura vida!
Posted by: Valerie | 07/10/2011 at 10:11 AM
What a beautiful travel bag you've put together! I love your art. I'm going to Santa Cruz and maybe Mt. Shasta (I love to hike there!) and then since I'm so close, maybe Ashland to meet my friend there and see your new store! Cheers!
Posted by: Kari Desi | 07/10/2011 at 08:56 AM
I'm hopefully going to New York to visit a friend!
Posted by: dustyrose | 07/10/2011 at 08:41 AM
I'm going to visit Italy :) I absolutely love this country, the food, the people there, the architecture, the landscape...I'll visit Venice and some other nice little italian villages. So excited!
Posted by: Stephanie | 07/10/2011 at 08:31 AM
I'll be going to work everyday, but when I get out I'll hit the outdoor cafes and would LOVE to bring these goodies! xo
Posted by: natalea | 07/10/2011 at 08:30 AM
Just talking with my friend Jen about a road trip from SoCal to SanFran to Ashland - so we can see the new store and shop it up!!
Posted by: JenEve | 07/10/2011 at 07:14 AM
Oooh...lovely photo! If I could go anywhere, I would say the Pacific Northwest. I've never been, and so many people have told me that I would love it there. Ideally, in a convertible...top down, driving up the coast. Yeah!
Posted by: Dreaming Bear | 07/10/2011 at 05:26 AM
Well... it maybe sounds crazy but i'd like to fly to neverland and stay there for a while :) Be a child again and having foodfights with peter and the lost boys and maybe one or another fight with Captain Hook.
but sadly i'll have to stay at home because i have to care for my uncle.
Posted by: Tinkerbell | 07/10/2011 at 01:24 AM
I am going to the art fairs!
BTW What a fantastic giveaway! Thank you!
Posted by: Briana | 07/09/2011 at 10:40 PM
To the beach and around town to lots of fun and inspiring places! Everyday is an adventure with a one-year old!
Posted by: Jenny Morgan | 07/09/2011 at 09:53 PM
This would be great for a road trip for Anna and Nicole's 1st Anniversary! :)
Posted by: anna | 07/09/2011 at 09:51 PM
We're road trippin' it to Georgia!!! And I have some knitting that will go perfectly in my FAVORITE print-- the hula hoop girl!!!
Posted by: Casey | 07/09/2011 at 09:29 PM
I am going home after moving around the last two years and would love to have this to show off when I arrive. Thanks for the give-a-way!
Posted by: Jill Ray | 07/09/2011 at 09:13 PM
im due for a trip home to Australia to see the family so thats for sure where i would take these goodies! although the are fabulous enough for everyday!! love them.
Posted by: Vanessa Spencer | 07/09/2011 at 08:00 PM
to the beach and to NY for a birthday party. Maybe Vegas, while there you can go to paris, venice, etc.
Posted by: dru | 07/09/2011 at 07:49 PM
I won't be able to get away for a while, but I'd surely be able to use the above travel pouch to sit under a large maple tree on the green lawn and relax on my day off. Perhaps, I can use the journal to plan my Fall getaway :)
Posted by: Deb Macintosh | 07/09/2011 at 07:40 PM
I think I would take this travel bag on a photo safari around my town, looking for nooks and crannies I have yet to find.
Posted by: Cindy S | 07/09/2011 at 07:17 PM
I'm planning lots of adventures with my three year old. Maybe a hike in the woods?
Posted by: lisa cox | 07/09/2011 at 07:14 PM
I'v been dreaming of Marrakesh all morning, but I could just as easily be mesmerized by the blue waters of Lake Louise in Banff National Park!
Posted by: Katherine | 07/09/2011 at 06:07 PM
The next trip for me is to Atlanta for the gift show.. looking forward to seeing the great new products in person.
Posted by: Angel | 07/09/2011 at 06:05 PM
I just got home from 2 weeks in Kauai, but if I win this, I'll be sure to plan another trip!!! Good luck to all!
Posted by: Lynda | 07/09/2011 at 05:24 PM
I just came home from 2 weeks in Kauai. But inf I win this, I'll make sure to plan another trip!!! Good luck to all.
Posted by: Lynda | 07/09/2011 at 05:22 PM
I'm going to Catalina Island (off the coast of L.A.) and woud love to take these beautiful items with me!
Posted by: Nancy | 07/09/2011 at 05:19 PM
This would be perfect for traveling! I hope I win!
Posted by: Mia Howard | 07/09/2011 at 04:32 PM
I'm taking 3 of my girlfriends to spend the weekend in the Sierra National Forest. I'm just wrapping up a 2 year project where I along with my uncle, built 2 tiny cottages from mostly recycled materials, on a 6 acre plot of pure heaven. I have a Papaya tote, that I got at a trade show many years ago, I think it was before you even sold them. Anyway, it's been a great transporter of food, camera, cell phone and mosquito spray but it's a little tired and could stand to be replaced.
Posted by: Melinda Downing | 07/09/2011 at 04:06 PM
I'm going to San Francisco and New York City, and I'm extremely excited!
Posted by: Catherine | 07/09/2011 at 11:23 AM
back to my home in the berkshire mountains is where i would go, and lay in the grass by the river at my grandmother's childhood home like i used to do when i was little.♥
Posted by: hannah blazejewski | 07/09/2011 at 10:07 AM
soulshine in bali.....
Posted by: ava | 07/09/2011 at 09:15 AM
We just had a great two week trip to Savannah, Daytona and Charleston and now we are heading out to Charlotte, NC. Then for the end of the summer we are going to Portland OR and Las Vegas...this would be a wonderful getaway bag for my road trips ;)
Posted by: Roberta | 07/09/2011 at 08:31 AM
I would take all those yummy Papaya! items down to the beach at the end of my street and work in my art journal.
Posted by: nancy rafi | 07/09/2011 at 08:26 AM
Oh beauteous! Thank you for the heavenly giveaway. It's been fun to read all the destinations - inner and outer.
I would take it with me on a day trip to the covered bridge in Zumbrota, MN.
Happy Summer Travels All!
Posted by: Pamela | 07/09/2011 at 08:03 AM
I'm planning a trip to L.A. to visit longtime friends and also a road trip to East Texas to visit family.
Posted by: Suz Warren | 07/09/2011 at 07:52 AM
Des Moines, IA ... to see our besties!!! Large tote carry-on!!! Woo-hoo!
Posted by: Jill Severino | 07/09/2011 at 07:38 AM
Road trip to the NC mountains in a few weeks. Highlight of the trip is an awesome little shop that carries Papaya goodies!
Posted by: Lynda E | 07/09/2011 at 05:57 AM
Midwest bound... very soon, I'll be at the beach with family and picking blueberries in Michigan. Later in the summer, attending a wedding at the Jewel Box in Forest Park, St. Louis - gorgeous!
ps:: lovin' the hula hoops - so very me!
Posted by: Mary | 07/09/2011 at 04:59 AM
I'll be traveling by car to my office just one block away because my bottom is very weighed down these days with cupcakes, experimental Popsicles, loaves of bread arriving daily like buses to my lips, and scoops of ice-cream.
Posted by: Alex | 07/08/2011 at 11:49 PM
I am traveling a lot this summer. This would be ideal! Pretty and practical! Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: kelly | 07/08/2011 at 10:44 PM
Would love to take it with me to Chautauqua, NY, where I am teaching a class on prayer journaling. All your products are Divine!
Posted by: Maggie Oman Shannon | 07/08/2011 at 10:40 PM
Love it! Going to visit the in-laws & would love to have this beauty to make my time easier!
Posted by: Jami | 07/08/2011 at 09:38 PM
Where would i take the travel kit? Anywhere it wants to go!
Posted by: donna joy | 07/08/2011 at 09:38 PM
I would go the beach! Take my chair, your bag filled with a wonderful lunch and my perfect pen. I would sit and write my thoughts for the day in your beautiful journal then when I was through, I go home and paint in your journal the spectacular images I saw while sitting at the beach! Doesn't that sound like a most perfect day! =)
Posted by: Therese Bayly | 07/08/2011 at 09:32 PM
Carmel Valley, CA is the destination-we are playing summer camp with my nieces, nephews and granddaughter!
Posted by: Sally P | 07/08/2011 at 09:03 PM
I will be taking it to a beach house in Galveston Texas...love the tote.
Posted by: Jennifer DeDonato | 07/08/2011 at 08:31 PM
I *might* be coming to the US in September for a conference but if not, I think I'll just take a holiday JUST so I can take these beauties with me!! xx
Posted by: kass hall | 07/08/2011 at 06:35 PM
I would like to be on that lovely blanket in your post. But, I'll be at home working on homework, dreaming about when I can actually take a vacation.
Posted by: Angela Rand | 07/08/2011 at 06:06 PM
FUN!!! I'm going to Florida to a gorgeous resort for my 28th birthday and would love to bring these goodies with me!
Posted by: Carolyn | 07/08/2011 at 05:51 PM
We are off to a little coastal town called Hawks Nest, on the North Coast of NSW, Australia (we are in Sydney so not a big journey). What we love about it is its underdeveloped wonders, no high rises, kids can ride their bikes in the street, sharks feed off tuna on the shore line and we get to eat fresh prawns with crusty baguette bread!
Posted by: bec schopen | 07/08/2011 at 05:18 PM
What an amazing giveaway, PAPAYA! Thank you for the chance to win. This summer I am taking my husband & my son up to Alaska where I was raised. I plan on surprising my guy with a romantic trip to "Halibut Cove". It is a tiny artisan village across the inlet from Homer. I hope to leave our son with Mimi & Grandpa!! This would be a perfect package to win to send postcards, tag my luggage and fill my journal with dreamy thoughts of my lazy seaside home xoxoxo, Kate
Posted by: Kate Bartholomew | 07/08/2011 at 05:17 PM
I travel at least twice a month for work. Never know where. It would be like Where's Waldo... I could sent postcard breadcrumbs so my family knows where I am!
Posted by: Janah | 07/08/2011 at 04:49 PM
San Diego. Our summer destination this year!
Posted by: Jenny Bairos | 07/08/2011 at 04:39 PM
I would visit my cousin and her daughter on Cape Cod, where we lost our grandparents years ago.
Posted by: Lila | 07/08/2011 at 04:03 PM
LOve it and would love to have it!
Posted by: gina armfield | 07/08/2011 at 03:44 PM
I'm going to the hospital in August to deliver my first baby! This would be a great addition to my hospital bag!
Posted by: Sarah Waylett | 07/08/2011 at 03:21 PM
This would be perfect for my trip to Montreal in a couple of weeks! Then Napa Valley in the fall Xo
Posted by: Samantha Brown | 07/08/2011 at 03:11 PM
I would be heading for a forest to enjoy the peace. But as long as I was with my partner the travel would be perfect.
Posted by: Zoe | 07/08/2011 at 02:41 PM
I would love to go any place by the sea...
Posted by: Suzy | 07/08/2011 at 02:12 PM
I am going to a cabin in the mountains of Colorado. The alpine wildfowers are just now starting to bloom and I feel so lucky to be back in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
Posted by: Jayne Bramley | 07/08/2011 at 01:55 PM
I would take it to Hocking Hills! There's so much natural beauty there. The rocks are interesting and have been shaped by waterfalls and rivers. Flowers are plenty. It's just a beautiful serene place.
Posted by: Megan | 07/08/2011 at 01:10 PM
perfect for this surfer-girl right here!
Posted by: Julia Watts Coleman | 07/08/2011 at 01:08 PM
Going to the same beach house i've been every year since I was three for a week with the family and this time I'm bringing a boyfriend. :)
Posted by: Sarah K | 07/08/2011 at 01:01 PM
I'm going to camp! This is the perfect set up for a week of bonfires, starlight, crickets and beaches.
Posted by: Emily | 07/08/2011 at 12:48 PM
Arizona is next on our trip list
Posted by: Susan | 07/08/2011 at 12:38 PM
I'm going 2 Tuscany(Italy) for a romantic holiday with my hubby. Its really hot out there so this gorgeous(!) purse will make my trip absolutely perfect. Have a nice (holi)day!
Posted by: Nell | 07/08/2011 at 12:26 PM
I am going to the beach and this would be the perfect accessory for my trip and for everyday life. I love all your products. I wish you would bring back the grab bags that you had a few years ago. I loved using the small items in my art. Hint Hint. LOL!! Please let me be the winner.
Posted by: Lisa Pittard | 07/08/2011 at 12:07 PM
I am going inward, since we can't go outward...finding time to discover who I am now, in this place in time, and who I want to become next.
Posted by: Heather | 07/08/2011 at 12:02 PM
I WANT this so bad!!! It would be so gorgeously useful for all the kid activities we are doing this summer. But I wouldn't keep it, I would send it to my sister Libby! She IS this bag! She makes her own hoops, teaches hoop workshops & does performance hooping with fire & LED! She NEEDs this delicious gift set!
Posted by: Lacy White | 07/08/2011 at 11:37 AM
I am driving east on an adventure to Boston for grad school. This is after I drive from Iowa to southern Colorado to visit my parents. This would be the perfect addition to my trip. A way to keep organized and have a little fun along the way.
Posted by: Danielle Marie | 07/08/2011 at 11:02 AM
Hmmm... where would I go? A road trip up the Oregon/Washington coast line. It is by far one of the most beautiful places to drive... all the little beaches and towns along the way. Great places to sit, reflect and rejuvenate.
Bonnie
Posted by: Bonnie H | 07/08/2011 at 10:57 AM
I would take it with me to Corvallis for DaVinci Days, where Art, Science, Technology, Film, Photography, and Music reign supreme!!! Love the travel kit, the only addition that I would love is a fan with Anahata's lovely images printed on it!!!!! Crossing my fingers to win :)
Posted by: Clarissa Showers | 07/08/2011 at 10:48 AM
I would take it to Washington DC next month while I will be a delegate for Southern Oregon at the National Jobs With Justice Conference. Jobs with Justice has a number of campaigns including the Sweatfree (working to ensure that cities purchase uniforms such as police/fire from factories that treat their workers fairly), Move your money (out of the big banks and into local credit unions to keep money local) as well as a number of other worthwhile projects. I am proud to be involved with them and really excited about the DC trip! I would be so pleased to carry Papaya products along with me!
Posted by: Vanessa Houk | 07/08/2011 at 10:38 AM
I am soooo obsessed with all of it... i will be heading to the Northwoods of Hayward Wisconsin. for some fishing and boozing... (which the water bottle would be very handy for)
Posted by: Nicole Wellhausen | 07/08/2011 at 10:37 AM
I'm taking my Dad to his family home of Arkansas for a family reunion over the Labor Day weekend. He's in Oregon and I'm in Alaska, so will be a long trek for me! And while it will be fall here, expect it to be quite warm there. Could use that water bottle! Thanks for doing the give-away!
Posted by: Teresa | 07/08/2011 at 10:30 AM
I think the more appropriate question would be: Where wouldn't I take that!?!?
Posted by: Katie | 07/08/2011 at 10:27 AM
Ooooh...I'd take it with me on a hike up and down the ravines in our nearby forest preserve and share it with a sweet spirit who makes her own hula-hoops...that illustration is so HER...
Posted by: Denise Chingo-Werderitsch | 07/08/2011 at 10:17 AM