Julie's Journal

I recently started walking to get into better shape (or get a better shape is more like it) and to be more healthy. I have enough bad habits that are not good for my health, so I figured I better start doing something that is good for my health to counter balance the bad things. HA! I’m not sure how logical that is to you, but it works for me.

I’ve also discovered a way to log my miles and help others! I’m using the BeeWell Miles site to log each mile I walk, and in turn they will donate $0.15 cents for each mile I walk to the Breast Cancer Network of Strength who provide emotional support to those who can’t wait for tomorrow’s cure.

This promotion is running from April 1st to October 31st of 2009. Just imagine what kind of money I could raise if I just walked one mile everyday for the full 214 days. That’s $32 bucks, but when I walk the trail it’s generally a 4 mile hike, so that would be $128. Every little bit helps, right?! Now if you join also we could really make a difference for breast cancer and our waistlines.

This is the trail that I walk, it’s really a beautiful walk!

So get to it girls! Grab your iPods and get to walking. Also make sure to follow @BeeWell_Miles on Twitter and let them know your progress.

Back at the beginning of February Jen at jgoode.com wrote a post called Wear Red Today and Get A Love Button For Shouting It Out. All you had to do was leave a comment on her blog and she would send you a Love Button and donate 1.00 to the American Heart Association.

I met Jen at Affiliate Summit West here in Las Vegas back in January and she is a really sweet and nice person. so I wanted to give her back a little love today and show you the Love Buttons I received in the mail. Thanks Jen, and I’m looking forward to seeing you again at Affiliate Summit East. Let’s hang out more!

You can visit her store at JGoodeDesigns.com – she has the cutest things ever!

I’ve been walking everyday for a full week now. I’m trying to lose inches off my waistline and get back into the size 5 jeans I have worn all my life now. I recently had to buy size 7′s and I’m not too thrilled about it. I need to lose about 10-15 pounds I think, but more importantly about 5 inches off my waistline.

Yesterday we went to a park by our house that has a walking trail. Along the trail are exercise stations. We stopped at each one, and I carefully followed the beginners instructions. I must be in pretty bad shape because today I am sore sore sore! I’m going to wear a bikini this summer if it kills me, and I don’t care how old I am.

Here I am being a monkey:

Here I am acting like I am in the Olympics:

For all you mommies out there this is a great offer for you to try out the Johnson’s baby products for free. All you need to do is register, fill out a short survey, accept two more offers that they throw at you, and then verify and confirm your information. It does take a little time, but some of the other offers are pretty good. Considering how tight things are these days, free things are always nice, so I wanted to share this offer to all my mommy readers.

And speaking of babies. Congratulations are in store for the Crumley family who added a new baby boy to their family yesterday. Welcome to the world Tebow Sanford Crumley.

The free kit includes 7 Johnson’s Baby Relief Products:

1. Johnson’s Soothing Baby Vapor Bath
2. Infant’s Motrin Concentrated Drops
3. Infant’s Tylenol Concentrated Drops
4. Balmexs Diaper Rash Ointment
5. Kaolectrolyte
6. Infant’s Mylicon Drops
7. The First Years Hospital Style Nasal Aspirator

The winner of the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace Giveaway is Sadie!

Sadie posted the contest on her Twitter account and she also wrote a very moving story about her Aunt Martha’s Battle.

Congrats Sadie!

I’m sure you’ve all heard the phrase “Because I’m Worth It” from the L’Oreal Paris company. They’ve been using it in their campaign ads for more than 30 years. In 1997, L’Oreal Paris began raising money and awareness in the fight against ovarian cancer. In those eleven years they have helped raise over $18 million dollars for advance research, increasing awareness, and ultimately finding a cure.

Ovarian cancer affects more than 22,000 women each year, and the five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with the disease is less than 50 percent. More than 15,000 of these women lose their battle with ovarian cancer every year.

Starting last September (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month) L’Oreal Paris ran it’s returning campaign called L’Oreal Color of Hope. One of the main features of the campaign is the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace. The necklace was designed by 2008 Swarovski Award for Accessory Design recipient Philip Crangi and features a double eternity ring design of cubic zirconia set in sterling silver. One ring is worn for remembrance and one ring is worn as a symbol of hope for the future.

The Hope Necklace is available for $29.95 at L’Oreal Color of Hope or by calling 888.270.7743. With every purchase of the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace, $5.00 will be donated to OCRF (Ovarian Cancer Research Fund) to support life saving research to fight this deadly disease.

The kind people at L’Oreal Paris sent me a Hope Necklace and it is absolutely beautiful.

They’ve also reserved a Hope Necklace for me to giveaway to one of my readers. All we ask is that you help bring awareness to this devastating disease by writing a post on your blog. All the blog post, and extra entries, will then be eligible to win the Hope Necklace in a random drawing held on December 19, 2008 at 3:00PM PST.

L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace Giveaway Rules

Required for contest eligibility:

1. Write about ovarian cancer and the L’Oreal Color of Hope campaign including how/where to purchase the Hope Necklace on your blog. Also include in your blog post details about this contest with a link to Julie’s Journal – L’Oreal Color of Hope Necklace Giveaway
2. Make a new comment below with a link to your blog post.

Extra entries for contest eligibility:

1. Receive one extra entry by Twittering the following “RT: @JustJulie-win a L’Oreal Color of Hope Necklace for ovarian cancer awareness at http://spedr.com/5vsam”
2. Make a new comment below with a link to your Twitter RT.
3. Receive one extra entry by Stumbling this blog post.
4. Make a new comment below with a link to your StumbleUpon profile page.

You must write a post on your blog first to be eligible for the extra entries. A random drawing will be held on December 19, 2008 at 3:00PM PST from all the entries received. I will contact you at the email you provide in the comment field if you are selected as the winner, and you will then have three days to email me back with your mailing address.

Good luck to all of you, and remember L’Oreal Paris’ commitment to the ovarian cancer cause is unwavering because they believe women everywhere are “Worth It.”

[tags] L’Oreal Paris, Color of Hope, Hope Necklace, ovarian cancer, women[/tags]