Julie's Journal

We’re all moved from Las Vegas, NV to Palo Alto, CA. I still have a few boxes left to unpack, but the majority of things are unpacked, setup, and the house is running like normal again. Moving out of state is no easy task, and at sometimes downright stressful as hell.

The one thing that was never stressful was how we were going to get our things to our new house. I knew I wanted to hire a company to do the driving part, but I also knew I wanted to be the one to pack my own stuff. We chose to go with the Relo Cubes from ABF UPack Moving for a couple of reasons, but the main one was their social media presence. I work in the industry, and I think they do a great job of engaging their audience, and helping customers with their moving needs through these channels. They even checked in with me on Twitter during the move to see how I was doing with my move. How cool is that? Seriously…they are on top of their game! You can find them on Twitter, and on Facebook.

Twitter: @ABFUPackMoving
Facebook: ABFUPackMoving

Let me give you a quick run down on how the Relo Cubes work.

• They drop off the Relo Cubes on any day you want and you have 3 days to load them up. (Tip: Get them on a Wednesday, because they don’t count weekends, and you’ll get 2 extra days for free!)
• When you are done loading them, you just give them a call and they pick them up the next day. (Note: You don’t have to be there at pickup)
• When you get to your new house you just give them a call and they drop them off the next day. (Tip: Once again…have them drop off on Friday so you get the 2 extra weekend days for free!)
• When you are done unloading give them a call and they pick up them up the next day.

Everything ran smoothly, and they were at my house, on time, and every time they said they would be. All of my items arrived completely undamaged and in perfect condition, but you do have to remember that anything can happen during moving.

It was our responsibility to tie down each section of our cubes, and there are at least 50 places to tie rope inside each Relo Cube. We took extra time and precaution to follow their instructions and we had no damage at all. I’ve read several of the reviews of people’s things being damaged, and I’m willing to bet my next paycheck that they DID NOT take the time to use rope and tie downs. Just sayin’.

We got 4 Relo Cubes and they came on a large flatbed truck.

They used a forklift to set all 4 in my driveway

YAY! My stuff is here at my new house!

Here is a quick video I made with my Flip just after we finished packing them up. I’m exhausted, as you can hear in my voice, and I kept calling them pods. They are NOT pods, they are Relo Cubes! Sorry about that ABF…I was near zombie mode at this point.

We had measured for them to all be placed in our driveway, but I didn’t think about the trees and bushes at the end of our driveway possibly being damaged when they used the forklift to lift them in. The driver actually pointed this out to me, and suggested we put them in the street instead.

I hadn’t planned on needing a permit so I had to call our local police department to check how that all worked. I explained our situation to them and they sent someone right out to check it out. Since we live on a semi-private street they said they would let me slide without a permit; which we really lucked out on. They can be expensive, so keep that in mind when figuring in your moving cost using the Relo Cubes.

Thanks again to ABF UPack Moving for sponsoring my move! You really made our move enjoyable. Did I just say moving was enjoyable? HA! Well you know what I mean

Hi guys! This will be my last Wisk® Stain Spectrum™ Technology experiment post in a series of 4 that I’ve done as a Wisk Beta Blogger. It’s been really fun getting the experiment packages delivered to my house, and putting Wisk® Stain Spectrum™ Technology laundry soap to the test. It hasn’t failed me yet. It has removed every possible stain I’ve thrown at it.

1. Ring Around The Collar – A Thing Of The Past
2. Protein Stains
3. Carbohydrate Stains

Today I tackled oil stains. Oil stains can come from many things including peanut butter and salad dressing. They also come from your favorite lipstick, and that is the exact test I did today.

Ooops, a lip stick stain on my bath towel

Pre-treat stain with Wisk® Laundry Detergent Stain Spectrum™ Technology

Rub it in and let sit for 15-30 seconds

Rinse under warm water

Voila! No more lipstick stain!

Additional information:

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• Learn more about Wisk® Stain Spectrum™ Technology and the different categories of stains.
• Download a $1.00 dollar off coupon

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Wisk. I received monetary compensation for my participation, but my review and opinions are my own.

I feel HORRIBLE for letting my blog go this badly. I’ve been busy with so many other things that I just keep pushing my blog into the background. I’ve got a minute or two to give you a quick rundown on what’s been happening.

1. I’m moving to Palo Alto, CA in two weeks! My husband has been working/living there for the past two months and we’ve been hunting and searching for just the right home. That day has come! We found a house, we signed a lease, and we move in two weeks. YIPPEE!
2. In the midst of him leaving, and me packing, I landed my DREAM job working for Suze Orman on her new site Money Minded Moms. I’m the Community Manager over there, so I’d love to invite you all to sign up and become members.

I hope you all are doing good too! Are you ready for the holidays?

I put the new Wisk® Laundry Detergent Stain Spectrum™ Technology to the test again, and this time it was on a carbohydrate stain.

Carbohydrate stains are things like chocolate milk, ketchup, barbecue sauce, and syrups. Pretty much all the types of foods your kids love to eat.

After seeing how easily the new Wisk® Laundry Detergent was at removing grass strains, I had no doubt in my mind it would work just as well on ketchup. And it worked like magic! See for yourself:

Additional information:

Visit Wisk.com

• Learn more about Wisk® Stain Spectrum™ Technology and the different categories of stains.
• Download a $1.00 dollar off coupon

Become a fan on Facebook too! www.Facebook.com/Wisk

Follow Wisk on Twitter! laundryhe and Wisk

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Wisk. I received monetary compensation for my participation, but my review and opinions are my own.

Hey guys! The end is here for the Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse Test Drive Program. I’ve been using it for a month now, and I still really like it! I have to say that I am really happy with this product, and I will continue to buy it and use it. My teenage sons have been using it as well.

I haven’t been to the dentist yet to confirm that it will indeed make a difference in my dental checkups, but I can confirm that my mouth and teeth just feel healthier. Like I said in my original post, there is absolutely no alcohol burn and that was a very important issue with me (the kids too). Also, there has been a noticeable difference in my breath. I drink a lot of coffee, so yeah…if you’re a coffee drinker you know how nasty that can be. I use it twice a day, after I brush, and then I’ll use it after my coffee is finished in the morning, and sometimes after I have a snack.

I’m pretty impressed with it, and I’ll let you know what my dentist says at my next checkup.

Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse gives you six benefits in one rinse, for a more complete way to get better dental checkups.

• Rebuilds Teeth Enamel
• Helps Prevent Cavities
• Cleans Teeth & Gums
• Kills Bad Breath Germs
• Freshens Breath
• No Burn of Alcohol

I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Crest and received a sample to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.