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

As October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to introduce you to an online community on MySpace where those touched by breast cancer can connect and provide support, comfort, and encouragement to one another. On PinkTogether.com everyone can share hope by posting and reading inspiring stories of breast cancer survivors and supporters within the community.

The site is part of Pink Together®, a national campaign to support those impacted by breast cancer and to help raise awareness of the disease. To support Pink Together, General Mills is donating $2 million to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and is turning the packaging pink on an assortment of its most beloved brands. General Mills will also donate $1, up to $20,000, each time you post a comment of encouragement, send a virtual flower bouquet or share a story on PinkTogether.com in October.

So please visit PinkTogether.com and read some of the inspiring stories. You can also watch these videos from the 2009 Pink Together Survivor Ambassadors talking about their journeys with breast cancer.

To help spread the word about PinkTogether.com, My Blog Spark sent me a Inspiring Hope gift pack that includes a sleeved travel mug, a running ribbon charm bracelet, a pink leather strap keychain, a pink cinch bag, and a set of inspirational note cards. All of the gift pack items are from ShopKomen.com, where 25 percent of the merchandise purchase price benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in the fight against breast cancer. They’ve also given me the opportunity to giveaway an Inspiring Hope gift pack to one of my lucky readers!

How To Enter the Pink Together Inspiring Hope Gift Pack 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. Visit PinkTogether.com and leave a comment on my blog about the most inspiring story you read there.


2. Visit PinkTogether.com and send a virtual flower bouquet.


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


4. Follow @PinkTogether on Twitter.


5. Follow @JustJulie on Twitter.


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


7. Tweet: Enter to win a Pink Together Inspiring Hope Gift Pack from @JustJulie http://bit.ly/4byv41

Contest ends Saturday October 31, 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.

Pink Together Inspiring Hope Gift Pack Giveaway CLOSED

A couple weeks ago I got the chance to review a new book, thanks to One2One Network. They sent me a copy of Eileen Goudge’s new book Once In A Blue Moon, and I also have a copy of the book to giveaway to one of my readers!

Lindsay and Kerrie Ann are sisters who have known hardship from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent into foster care.

Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect with her sister. The owner of a bookstore in the sleepy California seaside town of Blue Moon Bay, she was lucky enough to have been adopted by a loving couple. Unbeknownst to her, Kerrie Ann has suffered a very different life. Bounced from one foster home to the next, she ran away as a teenager before becoming a drug-addicted single mother. Now, newly sober, Kerrie Ann is fighting to regain custody of the little girl who was taken from her.

Neither sister’s expectations are met when they’re finally reunited. But as the two sisters engage in the fiercest battles of their lives, they are at last drawn together despite their differences, restoring belief in the unshakable bond of family.

Once In A Blue Moon isn’t normally the type of books I read, but I found myself really enjoying it and getting attached to the characters. It’s very well written and easy to read. If it sounds like the type of book that you enjoy then enter my contest to win a copy!

How To Enter the Once In A Blue Moon 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 a comment on my blog about this book. Why you’d like to read it, or if you’ve read any other Eileen Goudge’s before.


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


3. Follow @EileenGoudge on Twitter.


4. Become a fan of Eileen Goudge on Facebook
   
5. Follow @JustJulie on Twitter.


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


7. Tweet: Enter to win the book Once In a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge from @JustJulie http://tinyurl.com/yho9eda

Contest ends Wednesday November 4, 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.

Once In a Blue Moon Review and Giveaway-CLOSED