I’ve got another great giveaway from Angela Moore, and it’s just in time for the holidays. Her hand blown – hand painted ornaments are just adorable! She sent me the Margarita Mambo one and I can’t wait to get my tree up and hang it! If you are looking to add a new ornament to your collection, or need a gift to give someone, these ornaments are just perfect, priced at only $10.00.

Angela Moore Hand Painted Ornament Giveaway – If you are the winner you get to choose which ornament you want from the ornament collection (subject to availability)
Each one of the following is worth one entry into the giveaway – make sure to leave comments so I can include each thing you do!

1. MANDATORY FOR CONTEST ENTRY Go to the Angela Moore website and tell me what your favorite ornament from her collection is in my comments.


2. Follow @ArtToWear on Twitter.


3. Become a fan of Angela Moore on Facebook


4. Blog about my giveaway and link back to my post.


5. Become a fan of Julie’s Journal on Facebook


6. Follow @JustJulie on Twitter. (I follow back!)


7. Add me as a friend on Facebook (I friend back!)


8. Subscribe to receive Julie’s Journal in your email


9. Tweet: Enter to win the Angela Moore Hand Painted Ornament Giveaway from @JustJulie http://bit.ly/12fyFk

Contest ends Monday November 30, 2009 at 12:00 noon PST. I will choose one random winner from all the entries and notify you by email. You have 48 hours to respond. Special thanks to Angela Moore for sponsoring this giveaway.

Angela Moore Hand Painted Ornament Giveaway

I’ve been asked so many questions about moving to Boston that I thought it would be easier to just write a blog post about it. We need to go back a couple years to where this journey all started, and I need to be vague about it for reasons I will explain later.

I interviewed for a blogging job a couple years back (in which I didn’t get) with a guy who was starting up a new business. During the interview we talked a little about Michael and how he was a software developer at Zappos. He wanted to meet him as well, so they set up a time to meet. At the time, Michael wasn’t a good fit for his company, and they both went their separate ways.

A few weeks back at a BlogWorld Expo event we happened to run into him again. We talked for a little while, and I went my own way to hang out with my friends, that were at the party, while Michael sat back and talked with him for hours. Come to find out his company was very successful and he sold it for a big chunk of money. With this money he was planning on starting a new company, and Michael and him decided to talk more about it.

Several meetings took place over the next few weeks and Michael’s excitement grew like crazy. He was pulled into the project at a pretty high level and he’s been gung ho about it ever since. This guy (who I just can’t name names at this time) had been pitching his new company idea around Silicon Valley and Boston, and some big players in the venture capital world were starting to take notice.

So last week our current boss told us that he was running out of money, and that he would have to let go of two of us, with Michael staying on helping with the platform that he created. The very next day, things were finalized with the new company, and my old boss asked me to come back and work part time. So we went in the next day, explained that Michael was going to take on this new project, sealed a salary for the two of us to work at home part time, and Michael now has the extra time to focus on the new project.

Which brings us current to day. This last two months has been a whirlwind of emotions, that is one thing I can say! For obvious reasons I can’t say what the new project is, or who the players are that are involved, but I can say that it’s pretty big, exciting, and super crazy. Depending on which VC guy they decide to go with determines where we will be moving to, but at this time, all roads point to Boston.

Now to answer the questions that I’ve gotten:

• When will you be moving?: This is all up in the air, but most likely next year in the Spring.


• Where is Michael working?: Can’t say – disclosure agreements prohibit that during the alpha phase


• What will Michael be doing?: Programming of course! Again the need to be vague is important at this point.


• Will your boys move with you?: Okay, I have to admit this was quite possibly the oddest question of them all, and I’ve heard it over and over again! I just don’t understand why this would even be questionable. Abso-fucking-lutely my boys are moving with us. I realize my oldest son is 18 and does have the right to stay in Las Vegas, but why on earth would I leave my 15 year old MINOR child behind? I don’t know, maybe I’m reading into that question more than I should be, but I have 100% legal sole custody of my children, and they stay with their mother. ‘Nuff said.

So with that, Boston looks and feels almost like another planet to me. I’m super stoked to actually move where there are TREES and greenery, but I know nothing, and I mean NOTHING about the East Coast. In fact, I just learned yesterday that New York City was SOUTH of Boston. For some reason I thought it was north. Shrugs…like I said, I know nothing, but how flipping exciting is it to research and learn new things about it. I’m having a ball reading all about the city, things to do, where to live, etc…

It’s a new chapter in the book of life, and boy have I got enough material for a epic novel! More to come soon…

All Roads Point To Boston

Help build Dole Share the Goodness interactive mosaic poster by uploading your favorite photos of holiday memories. It’s quick and easy and with every photo you upload, you’ll be entered for a chance to win $5,000 for yourself and $5,000 for your local food bank.

But wait! There’s more! When you send an eCard to friends and family, inviting them to see your pic and share their own photos, and one of them is the grand prize winner, you will also win $2,000!

And just for sharing this with my readers, Dole is going to donate $25 in my name to my local food bank, which is ThreeSquare. So get to sharing and Share the Goodness with Dole!

Dole Share The Goodness

I got the chance to try [me]&Goji Cereal awhile back when they offered to send me a free sample to try, and we really love it! They are a custom cereal company where you can create a cereal or granola from 50+ all natural ingredients. They then mix your custom cereal, and ship it directly to your doorstep.

The idea behind [me] & goji is simple: We collect the healthiest foods from around the world and you fuse them in combinations that satisfy your unique tastes and nutritional needs right down to the last chia seed. Our library of ingredients is like the table of contents for a world’s healthiest foods list. want proof? Starting your day with [me] & goji means starting your day with the confidence of knowing you possess the essential building blocks for exceptional health: vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, phytonutrients…all for under $1 a bowl!

We’ve tried a couple other custom cereal making sites, and this one is the best tasting one so far. My custom cereal included, golden granola, choco goji, raspberry, almond and pine nuts. It was just the right mixture of crunchy and sweet, making it super delicious, and my kids LOVED it also. I urge you to give it a try, it’s a great bargain and so healthy for you!

The guys at [me]&Goji have been generous enough to offer my readers a discount code so you can try it yourself. Just login into [me]&Goji Cereal and use the coupon code JUSTJULIE for a 10% discount on your order. This offer is good until 11/16/2009.

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[me]&Goji Cereal Coupon Code

Make a difference in people’s lives this holiday season with a little help from some of your favorite celebrities. These stylish stars, including Alison Sweeney, Angie Harmon, Cindy Crawford, Marcia Cross and Molly Sims, have all partnered with Tiny Prints to create exclusive designs for their Celebrity Holiday Card Collection. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these Christmas cards will benefit their chosen charity.

Alison Sweeney Holiday Card Collection: Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families the opportunity to thrive. As the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, the organization’s network of 205 member food banks supplies food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including nine million children and three million seniors. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit feedingamerica.org.

Angie Harmon Holiday Card Collection: Children’s Institute, Inc. helps children who have been affected by violence in their homes or communities. Since 1906, Children’s Institute has served at-risk children and families in some of Los Angeles’ most devastated neighborhoods. Children’s Institute provides healing and support to help traumatized children recover and lead healthy lives. The organization leads children away from tragic outcomes, putting them on a path toward opportunity and achievement. For more information, visit childrensinstitute.org.

Cindy Crawford Holiday Card Collection: Cindy Crawford, Bonnie Marcus and Tiny Prints are working together to raise funds in support of the fight against leukemia and lymphoma. Having lost my brother to Leukemia, My charity of choice is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, whose important mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. For more information, visit leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls.

Marcia Cross Holiday Card Collection: The mission of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is to relieve human suffering in war and disaster by advancing the science and practice of humanitarian response worldwide. Through collaboration within the Harvard community, the organization seeks to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian strategies for relief, protection and prevention with help from experts in public health, medicine, social science, management and other disciplines. For more information, visit hhi.harvard.edu.

Molly Sims Holiday Card Collection: Friends of El Faro works to maintain and support the Sion/El Faro Orphanage of Tijuana and the 110 children who call it home. By helping to improve the lives of the children of Casa Hogar Sion, the organization works to ensure that each child has the chance to live happy and healthy life. Friends of El Faro is currently working toward a long-term goal of purchasing land and building these children a new home, but it also focuses on providing them with food, shelter, safety and education every day. For more information, visit friendsofelfaro.com.

Tiny Prints Celebrity Holiday Cards for Charity

Have you guys tried the High Fiber Soups from Progresso yet? I tried them for the first time when I went to the Betty Crocker Kitchens at General Mills, and they are really yummy! All the Progresso soups have 28% of the recommended Daily Value of fiber per serving (7 grams) and have no added MSG* or artificial flavors. The new varieties include Chicken Tuscany, Creamy Tomato Basil, Hearty Vegetable and Noodles and Homestyle Minestrone.

I’ve got a neat prize pack for one lucky reader that includes two branded soup mugs, two branded spoons, and a can of Progresso Chicken Tuscany soup. MyBlogSpark sent me a prize pack also for hosting the giveaway on my blog and it’s really nice!

How To Enter the High Fiber Soups from Progresso Giveaway
Each one of the following is worth one entry into the giveaway – make sure to leave comments so I can include each thing you do!

1. Leave me a comment on how you try to incorporate more fiber into your diet


2. Blog about my giveaway and link back to my post.


3. Become a fan of Julie’s Journal on Facebook


4. Follow @JustJulie on Twitter.


5. Add me as a friend on Facebook
   
6. Subscribe to receive Julie’s Journal in your email


7. Tweet: Enter to win the High Fiber Soups from Progresso Giveaway from @JustJulie http://bit.ly/25nSvx

Contest ends Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 12:00 noon PST. I will choose one random winner from all the entries and notify you by email. You have 36 hours to respond.

Thanks to MyBlogSpark for sponsoring my giveaway.

High Fiber Soups from Progresso Giveaway-CLOSED

After 15 years, GeoCities closed their doors today. There are a lot of mixed feelings about this closure. Some happy, some sad.

1. I was a Community Leader for the Enchanted Forest, a place for 18 and under to create a web presence


2. My job was to help the 13-17 yr old kids leave their mark on the web


3. I kept them safe from creepy internet preditors


4. I learned HTML from this job


5. I kept pr0n off the web before it was coined pr0n


6. No longer is the famed animated mail box .gif used on every website…well except this one. Yeah, I hotlinked it! LMAO!




7. Whenever I wanted attention I used the BLINK tag



MAD LOVE FOR JUST JULIE
MAD LOVE FOR JUST JULIE
MAD LOVE FOR JUST JULIE
MAD LOVE FOR JUST JULIE
MAD LOVE FOR JUST JULIE



8. Or, that super effective MARQUEE tag!



MAD LOVE FOR JUSTJULIE…MAD LOVE FOR JUSTJULIE



9. Or I changed it up to be magical and colorful – SEXY!

MAD LOVE FOR JUSTJULIE…MAD LOVE FOR JUSTJULIE

Okay despite all the joking, I’m kind of sad. My first website ever was on GeoCitites, and I met a lot of really cool moms on the site. Some embraced the technology and have super cool websites or development jobs now, and some just remained really cool moms with super kick ass sexy websites.

Which ever path your chose for your life, I am so happy and grateful to have you in my online world. GeoCities…you changed lives forever! Thanks for the 15!

My Tribute To GeoCities – RIP

What’s that saying, “Ask and you shall receive?” Well that’s exactly what I did when I saw @ TrackPackCooler on Twitter. I thought their cooler was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, so I asked them to send me one in exchange for a review, and they said yes, w00t! Watch this video, they are pretty sweet!

Here’s the thing! I know if you do any type of hiking, camping, picnicking, or tailgating, you’ve had to deal with a big bulky and damn heavy cooler, right? Imagine if you could comfortably carry ice-cold drinks on your back…And you could just reach back and grab one whenever YOU wanted? – Without having to STOP and UNLOAD!

The TrackPack Cooler is probably the most excited camping/hiking accessory that we’ve added to our equipment collection in a long time. I honestly don’t know how we’ve lived without it for so long. So long heavy bulky cooler days, I will never have to haul you around again, yippee!

$39.00! How can you not buy one at that price!?

TrackPack Coolers – It’s So Much Cooler!

I am the worst when it comes to taking my makeup off at night. I get so tired and lazy, and just say, forget it. Well that was me before I found Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes. They are in a nice little package that I have sitting on my nightstand. They have an exclusive cleansing system, with oil- and dirt-trapping fibers, that works like a magnet to remove up to 40 percent more make-up than other leading towelettes to keep you looking your best. And the best thing about them is they don’t require water to use. A lazy woman’s dream, HA! I love them!

I have a fun little giveaway to offer you too! If you notice at the top of my sidebar ——> you’ll see the Unilever Beauty Tip of the Day widget. Everyday there is a new beauty tip which includes Vaseline, Pond’s, Dove and Q-tips brands. I’m not 100% sure if you will receive the exact items that are featured on the widget, but I can guarantee that you will receive four beauty items from the Vaseline, Pond’s, Dove and Q-tips brands. FUN! I love trying out new products, and I hope you do too! Here’s how to enter.

How To Enter the Unilever Beauty Tip of the Day Giveaway
Each one of the following is worth one entry into the giveaway – make sure to leave comments so I can include each thing you do!

1. Click on the widget and tell me in my comments what your favorite beauty tip is.


2. Blog about my giveaway and link back to my post.


3. Become a fan of Unilever on Facebook


4. Follow @JustJulie on Twitter.


5. Add me as a friend on Facebook
   
6. Subscribe to receive Julie’s Journal in your email


7. Tweet: Enter to win a Unilever Beauty Tip of the Day Giveaway from @JustJulie http://tinyurl.com/yg88m5s

Contest ends Friday November 6, 2009 at 12:00 noon PST. I will choose one random winner from all the entries and notify you by email. You have 36 hours to respond.

Unilever Beauty Tip of the Day Giveaway-CLOSED