Yeah yeah, we know it's April. But we knew we had to give you a few days to calm down from the excitement of the Spring Be Our Co-Host Contest! Is your video ready to go? We hope so - there's only 11 days left to enter. We wanna see your smiling face in our Inbox (yup, I gave you a good hint to get through to Round 2 - smiling!)!

We know you've been waiting patiently for the last installment of Money March (it's not it's official name, but you know how I have a huge crush on alliteration), & this one's amazingly awesome. We're asking, "How much is money wrapped up in our definition of success?" Whether you're a 22 year old in summer stock working for $99/wk (not that I would know what that's like) or a 32 year old who just quit her day job to pursue her dream of being a full-time creative career coach (I have no idea who I'm talking about) or you're somewhere in between, this is sure to spark somethin' for ya!

And if you want to actually read the post that Jess was talking about where some weirdo said that the only thing important in your life is your business (at the expense of love, your family, your sanity, etc), then click here. I couldn't get past the first paragraph myself. Yuck.

Oh, and a big fat disclaimer: We mention in the video to come back next week for our discussion on religion & spirituality. This was taped a while ago, & we don't plan on returning to our regularly scheduled programming until May, with our brand new shiny co-host!

With all the hooplah, you might have forgotten that we're still giving away 3 Bright Side necklaces (designed by Jess LC) one lucky person, so they can spread the sunshine to loved ones/bullies who love the necklace. We know we said earlier that comments have to be posted by 11:59p EST on Sunday Apr 2, but that hardly seems fair. Let's give ya some extra time & close the contest at 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. We'll use random.org to select the recipient, who will be announced on SpringInspiration.com on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.

Don't forget, neither (whew! there's a lot goin' on here!), that our RSS feed is still wonky. To make sure you get all our updates, please sign up or resubscribe. If you're more of a twadict (yes, I made that up) make sure you follow us @SpringInspire! Or you can do all three, like I do. All the cool kids are doing it.

See ya in the comments section! Yay April & co-hosts & jewelry & money & RSS's & Twitter & you!

Carolyn, Jess & myself want to give a big fat Thank You to Jess LC for being such an important part in launching Spring, & for all her many contributions. We'll miss you, Jess LC!

And in case you're wondering what comes next for Spring, come on back early next week to find out how you can be one of our co-hosts! Yeah, we're so not kidding.

If you couldn't guess by the title of this episode, March's theme is all about MONEY! But before we dive in, let's reveal the winners of our February giveaways, who don't need money to buy these awesome prizes (like how I made that connection?)!:

Week 1 - 2 sets of Practice Kindness Window Cards: Meggy & Clara both win a set! Woo to the hoo!

Week 2 - A copy of The Happy Book: Congrats to Ashley!

Week 3 - Another set of Practice Kindness Window Cards goes to Kate!

Week 4 - Amanda wins the last set of Practice Kindness Window Cards! Yay hooray!

Guys, I gotta say we had great odds last month. Make sure to keep commenting this month, as 1 person will win 3 Bright Side necklaces designed by Jess LC for Carolyn's Compassionate Children!

Won't it be nice to keep one for yourself & give the other 2 away to the people you love/want to thank/think are awesome? (Please note that was a hypothetical question)

OK, back to the main event: the next Spring installment! We changed the look a bit (thumbs up? thumbs down? let us know!) & there is no more ringing - hallelujah & amen! Hopefully we've also solved The Case of the Sometimes Unable to be Viewed Video, but if you can't see it, please let us know. We're doing our best to get to the bottom of this!

So, without further adieu: How can you trust that you can do what you love & the money will follow?