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Minted Giveaway!

by Jessica on May 20, 2013

in Giveaway, Graphic Design

This giveaway is sponsored by minted.com. I’m receiving a credit to the site for hosting the giveaway, and they are supplying the prize as well.

Two giveaways in two weeks!? Who are we? We were thrilled when Minted emailed us late last week offering us the chance to offer you guys and awesome prize, $50 toward a Minted purchase!

I find myself on Minted quite a bit, looking for inspiration and ideas for my own work, which isn’t hard, because there is definitely no shortage of amazing talent there. I love the global community they’ve assembled, and how they vote in new work.

I’ve recently spent a lot of time there while designing my best friend’s wedding invitations. Two of my absolute favorites from their collection:

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They also have gorgeous journals…

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And wall prints!

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Suffice to say, there is NO way you will not find something you love and really want on Minted. Ready to win a chance?

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Prize: One lucky winner will receive a $50 credit to Minted.
Deadline: Entries to this giveaway will be accepted until Thursday, May 23, at 11:59 p.m. CST
To Enter: Enter via the rafflecopter entry above AND leave a comment below in the comments answering the following question:

What would you choose from Minted if you win?

Winning: One comment from this post will be picked at random and the author of that comment will be the winner!

Good luck!

This giveaway is sponsored by minted.com. I’m receiving a credit to the site for hosting the giveaway, and they are supplying the prize as well.

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Weekend Racing + Jawbone UP Winner!

by Jessica on May 18, 2013

in Giveaway, Weekend

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Off on a little adventure this weekend! We packed up the dogs and made our way to Omaha tonight. Tomorrow morning, Neil will be racing his car at Mid-America Motor Plex. It’s our first time at this track, so there’s definitely some nervous excitement in the air, but I beyond thrilled to see my brother Eric, who I haven’t seen since Christmas.

I’m excited to announce that the winner of the Jawbone UP giveaway is Chrissy! Congratulations!! Drop me a line before the end of the weekend to claim your prize!

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Thank you to everyone who entered. Look for more giveaways in the future, you never know what might pop up!

What are your plans this weekend?

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Fitness motivation + A GIVEAWAY!

by Jessica on May 13, 2013

in Crossfit, Giveaway

***This giveaway is now closed! Find out who won here!***

I stole away from work on Saturday for a little BBQ at CrossFit United. It was to celebrate the culmination of the Whole 30 Challenge as well as send the students off as we begin summer break. While I’ll definitely miss them, I’m happy to have a little peace and quiet. A few pics from the day:

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How CrossFit does buffets, with boxes!

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We made an awesome Quinoa salad we adapted from Pinterest. So good!

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Paleo cookies and bars. The cookies were right out of the oven, to die for!

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And the BBQ pork, beef and turkey…

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Laura and Boone. Isn’t he the cutest kid ever!?

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Lee catching some sun…

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Charlie and Nate

Earlier that day a few of the girls and I had gotten on the topic of fitness inspiration. While it seems there is no shortage of places to find it these days, as it turns out, we all revealed that we look to specific people to stay committed to our goals and motivated to push ourselves in workouts. Each one of our idols was different, from Christmas Abbott to Andrea Ager.

I absolutely love Jenny Labaw. Not only has she managed to overcome the challenges of epilepsy to become the 6th fittest woman in the world, she completed all of the 2013 CrossFit Open WODs with a broken foot. Badass!

And Now a Giveaway!

So with fitness motivation in mind, I wanted to offer you guys an amazing giveaway! Through my ambassadorship with Verizon, I’m giving away one UP by Jawbone! ($129.99 value)

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What is UP? UP is small, flexible and strong to accommodate an active lifestyle and help people reach their goals for a healthy lifestyle. Some of the features of device include:

  • Designed to be worn 24/7; up to 10 days of battery life
  • Tracks sleep and activity using advanced sensor technology
  • Log what you eat and drink, and track nutritional info
  • Get personalized insights that help you set and achieve your goals
  • Set a Smart alarm to help you wake up feeling refreshed
  • Set Idle Alerts to remind you to move and stay active

I am so jealous of you guys! So, ready to win an UP system? Here’s what you need to do:

Before midnight CST on Friday, May 17, answer the following question in the comments below:
“How has technology helped you reach your health and fitness goals? Or if it hasn’t, who is your fitness idol?” Also be sure to confirm your comment with the Rafflecopter giveaway widget below!

I will randomly choose one winner from the comments to win an UP by Jawbone and I’ll announce the winner Friday morning. Good luck!

Side note: You might come across other UP wristband giveaways around the blogosphere this week. Verizon requests that you only win on one blog.

Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Health and Fitness Voices program and have been provided with the Motorola Razr HD and six months of service in exchange for my honest review and opinions about the product.

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Device Enthusiast (Verizon Health and Fitness Voices)

May 10, 2013
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Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Health and Fitness Voices program and have been provided with the Motorola Razr HD and six months of service in exchange for my honest review and opinions about the product. Hi guys! So I’m a month into my ambassadorship with Verizon (Parts 1 & 2 of the kick-off [...]

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Weekly Workout Recap (4/29 – 5/5)

May 7, 2013

In the absence of personal photos from the gym last week, I thought I’d link a great video I came across last week. If you’re unfamiliar with Barbell Shrugged, it’s a great video/podcast for not only CrossFitters, but athletes or the fitness-enthused altogether. Lots of great info and tips, and in this case, some ways [...]

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The state of the garden

May 1, 2013
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It’s a sad story. Our garden progress thus far this spring has been almost non-existent. The weather has been absolutely abysmal — persistently cold (like in the 50s during the day, 30′s at night), windy and rainy, not like any April I’ve seen in quite some time. By this time last year, we had a [...]

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Chicken Ballotine, or “Stuffed Chicken”

April 30, 2013
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Sometime last week, Neil woke me up to watch a YouTube video of Chef Jacques Pepin deboning a chicken. Before you ask, this is totally normal for us. Despite being groggy, I was completely enthralled by how little time it took for him to completely debone a chicken making minimal use of knives. When the [...]

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