Our New Home

We're moving into our new home on Saturday, the 26th! I'm so excited, as this will be our final move after having moved 7 times during my husbands Active Duty career in the Air Force. He is now retired from the Military and working as a government employee for the Army.

It was so funny, because today I decided to hold a yard sale and everything was FREE! People couldn't believe I was actually giving stuff away. I contacted Goodwill and Veterans of America, neither of them could come pick up all this stuff I wanted to donate, hence the "FREE yard sale. The stuff did not last long. I woke up at 5am this morning and started putting stuff out on the driveway. The sale was not supposed to start until 8am, they were lined up at 6am and I was cleared out by 8! I have one small box to drop off at the local thrift store. It was a good day!

As soon as we move in and get settled, I will post more pics of the house. Thanks for sharing in my excitement as we get ready to make our last and final move to start a new chapter in our lives.

Closeout Sale - 1/2 OFF!!

Closeout Sale!

DATE: April 11-18
TIME: 24/7

LOCATION: Jorabeel's

INFO: It's time for us to say goodbye to all our categories except CandyLights.
Jorabeel's will be making the transition to a brand new website and packaging for our silicone bulbs and light strands within a month.
To give everyone an opportunity to purchase an item or items that you've had your eye on, we're offering a 1/2 off sale to closeout the remaining inventory.
Sale will last throughout the week, then all items will be removed from the site for good.
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you soon.

BINGO!!!!! It's that time again!

Hey everyone. If you haven't joined the best network of women around,
now is the time!!!
Online BINGO starts tomorrow, April 8th. You just need to be a member of the public forum to play. Come join in on the fun, you won't be sorry.
The winner receives a great treasure from one of Make Mine Pink's boutique owners.
The fun doesn't stop there. As soon as one game is over, we start another.
We stopped over the winter, everyone was so busy, but it's BACK!!!

Click the word BINGO to enter.
You'll be asked to join the public forum prior to playing BINGO.

Let's have some Springtime Fun!

Chicago!!!!!

Wow, what a wonderful time we had in Chicago at the Country Living Women Entrepreneur Event. I can't say enough about my virtual (now real) pink friends from Make Mine Pink.

So many of us got the chance to fly to Chicago for this event, mostly to cheer on our one and only Mama Bear (Joyce Lucas, founder of MMP) as she sat on stage as one of the 2008 Women Entrepreneurs.

A few of us "pitched our product" to a panel of judges for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of Country Living, I was one of them who pitched. Wow were we nervous. The judges made us feel so comfortable, so it wasn't as bad as we thought. Great experience. One I'll never forget.

My friend Karen (Sweet Neccesi-teas) and I as we met at the airport and displayed our Pink Tiara's, which were for the contest the following night at our hotel.

Lori (Katies Rose Cottage), Joyce (Make Mine Pink), Me (Jorabeel's), and Janet (Janet's Creative Pillows).

On the streets of Chicago!
Sita (Silver Spoon Scraps), Gail (Color Your World), Carol (ClutterBug Studio), Karen (Sweet Necessi-teas), Lori (Katies Rose Cottage), and Dianne (Mama's Pocketbook).

A proud proud day!

Joyce Lucas, founder of Make Mine Pink, will be honored as one of Country Livings 2008 Women Entrepreneurs at the Celebration Event on March15th. I, along with 20 other members of Make Mine Pink, will be attending the event to show our support as our leader and mentor walks across stage to accept her deserving honor.

I've been a member of Make Mine Pink for 3 years, and each year gets better and better. I'm very thankful and proud to be amongst so many successful business women each and every day. I learn so much and know that I play an important role in the success of MMP. Joyce makes each and every member feel that WE are what makes Make Mine Pink what it is today.

If you've been putting off wanting to start your own business and website, please stop by Make Mine Pink today and find out about joining the biggest buzz in women networking today. See all Joyce has to offer in 2008, you will not be disappointed with what will be your smartest business decision you'll look back upon.

Visit www.makeminepink.com today!

Card Cozies are a wonderful thing!

I haven't featured a card cozy in awhile and wanted to show you these functional must haves that is catching on and making everyone want one....or two.....or three.

If you own a business, use them to hold your business cards instead of just tucking your cards into one of the stow away pockets of your purse. You will always find them in a snap when you place them into a pretty card cozy.

Use them for carrying cash, credit cards, and dept. store charge cards. Do you have a birthday party, bridal shower or baby shower to attend and don't know what to give as a gift? Purchase a gift card and tuck it into a whimsical card cozy, it's like giving two gifts in one. The recipient can re-use the card cozy again and again as they are sturdy, waterproof and have many uses.

There are tons of styles to choose from and 100's more to come! Come see what the buzz is all about.

www.jorabeels.com OR www.jorabeelsink.com

Best of Both Worlds

If we lived in a perfect world, I'd have my beautiful lamp sitting atop one of my husbands "oh so chic" drum bases, and this nice little arrangement would be just the right touch for a master bedroom bedside tablescape.

But................I'm not too sure I can live with drums in my pretty, floral and shabby chic bedroom. One the other hand.....I KNOW he can live with this gorgeous lamp!

2008 - I need to motivate!!!

I have some resolutions for the new year.
Now, will I stick to it is the burning question.

1. Drink one of these tall bottles of evian every single day
2. Walk dog for at least 15 minutes every single day
3. Workout on Elyptical Trainer at least twice a week for 20 minutes

Let's make this our year. Who else is with me? I need some serious motivation from all my self-motivated blog readers.
C'mon, give me some tips that help you keep your exercise plan.
I'll love you forever!!!

My First Interview - BlogTalkRadio!

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 2008

12:00 NOON EST
I'm being interviewed on BlogTalkRadio!!!


I have some very exciting news. I've been asked by Janet of Beloved Creations, to be her very first (and mine too) interview on BlogTalkRadio. Please everyone, show your support by being there for me tomorrow. I'm so nervous and anxious......and nervous (oh, did I already say that?).

Here is the link for you to tune into - http://blogtalkradio.com/janetinky
The segment is called: Wednesday Lunch Bunch
Don't forget, Wednesday Jan.16th at NOON.

Janet will be asking me a little bit about myself and my two businesses, what inspires me and what my favorite sites are. This is going to be fun, don't miss it. Hope to have you listening in as my special guests. Thank you all!

Edited at 2:30pm Wednesday to say:
You can still listen to my interview by clicking on the link above. It is archived, so you can listen anytime at your convenience. My interview portion is about 15 minutes long, but Janet's entire show is very interesting with lots of great info.
Plus, it's just plain fun!!

Holiday Hair

After my last post, I felt I had to go back to my comfort zone.......total and complete girl!!! My 8 yr. old DD has the most luscious mane, I could play with it all day. She loves to get all dolled up, even if it's just a trip to the grocery store. She has expensive taste too, so Daddy better keep his wallet close.

I'm not a shoe person AT ALL, so I don't understand the obsession, but this girl loooooooooves her shoes! Everytime we go to a store, she insists on another pair. I figure, if I don't buy them for me, I might as well let her enjoy all the pretty styles out there.

Who else has a shoe fetish? Let me hear how many pair you have.