I Support My School My Way

September 6, 2011

This is year two of school for us. Angry Kid is starting First Grade this week.  It is amazing how much he has changed in the past year. Honestly, it is amazing how much I’ve changed.

I volunteered in his Kindergarten class every Monday for two hours last year.  Sure, I had things that came up, like sleeping in, etc. but I never missed a day.  I think it is important for my son to see me there, helping out. Plus, I got to know the kids who were in his class, a little bit better.

I am involved in the PTA at our school also, and this year’s 2011-2012 Jogathon Chair. I’m a little crazy, I know. I volunteered at last year’s jogathon by taking pictures, etc. to see how it all runs.  I hope that I can live up to everyone’s expectations this year. I just realized that I never finished editing the 700 photos that I took.

Roadtrip

While, I was at Mom 2.0 in the spring, I met Karen from VolunteerSpot. VolunteerSpot is a great space online that helps you coordinate volunteers virtually.  You won’t have to send out those “reply now, asap, and reply all” emails anymore with this site.  And even better, no phone lists. There is nothing worse than calling everyone you know to help out with an event.

free online sign up sheets with volunteerspot

I SUPPORT MY SCHOOL.. MY WAY! And I’m joining VolunteerSpot’s sponsored Back To School campaign to help raise visibility for parent involvement in schools.

Save time {and sanity} and get more parents involved at school with VolunteerSpot.com!

VolunteerSpot’s FREE online signup sheets make it easy to organize parents and signup to help for just about anything: classroom helpers, snack schedules, carnivals, library volunteers, parent-teacher conferences and more….  No more ‘Reply-All’ email chains or clipboard sign up sheets! Please share with your room mom, teachers and parent leaders…

Plus there’s a huge Sweepstakes on VolunteerSpot’s Facebook page!
Win $500 worth of school supplies for YOUR School! Enter here

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by VolunteerSpot. I was compensated for this post. All opinions and stories in this post are mine. The child running is Angry Kid, and he is actually running.  I love VolunteerSpot and all of the cool things that they offer.

Filed Under: Back2School, Just Julie, Parenting 5 Comments

Project 365: Week 35

September 5, 2011

It was the last week of summer and also the week before school starts. Most people that I know are already back to school, but not us. Angry Kid doesn’t start school till next week. This is the neverending summer. Angry Kid is also starting soccer this week. Could I add anything else to my plate?

Project 365 238/365: Does this picture count as a #tech or #geek post?Project 365 239/365: Does this picture count as a #tech or #geek post?

Project 365 239/365: Still working on Turquoise + Red master bedroom. Gallery wall in progress. Small frames on bottom are empty. Need to edit photos for them.Project 365 240/365: Still working on Turquoise + Red master bedroom. Gallery wall in progress. Small frames on bottom are empty. Need to edit photos for them.

Project 365 240/365: We rarely let the kid have soda but he is obsessed with glass bottles lately.Project 365 241/365: We rarely let the kid have soda but he is obsessed with glass bottles lately.

Project 365 241/365: Project Grow Out Pixie Cut: One month into it. Hair is greased down and twisted.Project 365 242/365: Project Grow Out Pixie Cut: One month into it. Hair is greased down and twisted.

Project 365 242/365: Chaos on the desk: email, calendars, soccer paperwork.Project 365 243/365: Chaos on the desk: email, calendars, soccer paperwork.

Project 365 243/365: Shopping for lunch boxes at TJ maxx.Project 365 244/365: Shopping for lunch boxes at TJ Maxx.

Project 365 244/365: I'm very tactical with my camouflage accessories today.Project 365 245/365: I’m very tactical with my camouflage accessories today.

Project 365 245/365: Soccer Gear. All ready for AYSO U7.Project 365 246/365: Soccer Gear. All ready for AYSO U7.

Filed Under: Photography, Project 365 6 Comments

I’m A Soccer Mom

September 3, 2011

At the end of the school year, one of my local friends announced that she was going to coach soccer and that I NEED to sign Angry Kid up.  Angry Kid was excited because three of his friends were going to be on the team also. 

Well, I thought I had recovered from t-ball last Spring, but here we go again.  We had our first team meeting last week, and Angry Kid got to meet all of the other kids on his team.  We set-up our practices and discussed games, snacks, etc.  Of course, I was that sucker who signed up to be Team Mom.  Which is fine by me, because I’m a total control, ahem I mean organizing freak.

Chaos on the desk: email, calendars, soccer paperwork.

I spent about two hours last Wednesday night making spreadsheets for all of the team’s information.  I feel bad for those poor AYSO organizers, because I have already emailed them twice.  The official game schedule doesn’t come out till next Tuesday, which is driving me a bit insane, because I want to get the calendar all done.  Luckily, Shutterfly has a great set-up for teams and schools to have a share site where you can put the calendar, pictures, and other information for the team, all in one place.  We used Shutterfly for school and t-ball last time, and it made everything much easier.

The funniest moment that I’ve had with all of this soccer stuff was the team name. The kids voted on “The Thunderbolts” as the team name. Although, Angry Kid wanted “The Predators”, go figure. But while I was typing the newsletter, etc. out, I kept typing, “The Thundercats”. If you grew up in the 1980’s, you would totally understand why I kept writing, The Thundercats.  Oooops, my bad.

Since this was Angry Kid’s first time playing soccer, we had to go and get some new gear. Because of my Twitter influence, or whatever you want to call it, I received a $50 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods.  We made a trip there last week to pick everything out.

And of course, I just realized yesterday, that we need a duffle bag for all of this crap, I mean stuff. I thought we had an extra one, but somebody (me) went all crazy and cleaned out the garage last year. Plus, we had a little mouse problem. Our pet mice (not really, more like annoying mice), ate a ton of stuff in our garage. We had to toss everything.

So off to the sporting goods store, I go, again…

Disclosure: Thanks to Klout and Klout Perks for the $50 Gift Card for Dick’s Sporting Goods. From now until September 12, 2001, Dick’s Sporting Goods will donate $1 to the PACE Program every time you buy a pair of Athletic Sporting Shoes instore or online. I used the Dick’s Gift Card to purchase most of the soccer gear for my son. 

Filed Under: Parenting 11 Comments

Carmex Review and Giveaway

September 2, 2011

As a member of the Carmex Blog Squad, I was sent a gift pack with some of their Moisturizing Lip Balms to try out.  As I am always applying some kind of lip balm.  I was excited to try some of Carmex’s new products. I have gone through way too many lip balms this summer, and was excited to try some new ones.

I recently received the following items in the mail: (1) Carmex Lime Twist click stick, (1) Carmex Vanilla click stick, (1) Awesome Picnic blanket, and (1) Carmex Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish.

Carmex Blog Squad Review

I loved the picnic blanket that came with this gift set, because I can keep it in the back of my car for playdates at the park, or soccer games.  It is the perfect size, and is also lightweight. It was a great addition to the Carmex products.

As I said previously, I was sent sample of some of Carmex’s products: (1) Carmex Lime Twist click stick, (1) Carmex Vanilla click stick, and (1) Carmex Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish.  First of all, I loved the scents on all of the products. Seriously, the lime and vanilla were awesome. All of these went on smooth.  I’ve always been a huge fan of the good old fashioned Carmex from the jar, but they have come up with some great new products. The Moisure Plus was clear, sleek, and shiny.  It was skinny and fit perfectly in the pockets of my jeans.

Carmex Blog Squad

Carmex  Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish , Vanilla Twist Click Sticks and Lime Twist Click Sticks have these great features also:

  • Fun, fresh new flavors
  • Ultra moisturizing lip balm
  • Non-addictive and not tested on animal
  • Contains SPF 15 sunscreen
  • Available in .15 oz. stick

The best part is that, I’m hosting a GIVEAWAY!!!

Giveaway:

You will be receiving a Carmex Gift Package, exactly like the one I received with the following products:

(1) Carmex Lime Twist click stick
(1) Carmex Vanilla click stick
(1) Awesome Picnic blanket
(1) Carmex Moisture Plus® clear satin gloss finish

How To Enter:

1. Comment: Tell me what your favorite Carmex product is? (One Entry)

2. Follow: Follow me on Google Friend Connect (on my right sidebar). Leave a comment that you are a follower. (One Entry)

3. Twitter: Follow me on Twitter, @AngryJulie. Leave a comment that you follow me on Twitter. (One Entry)

4. Tweet: Tweet about the giveaway. Leave a comment that you tweeted about the giveaway with the tweet URL. (One Entry)

Rules:

1. Only US Residents can enter.

2. Giveaway closes on 09.07.11 at 11:59PM PST.

3. Winner will be selected via random.org.

4. Winner will be emailed and given three days to respond and/or another winner will be selected if no response after the 3rd day.

5. Giveaway prize will be shipped via Carmex.

Disclosure:  I received a gift pack from Carmex for review. All opinions are 100% Angry Julie.

Filed Under: Reviews
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