Molly Brown London Giveaway Winner

Her daughter blowing a thank you kiss.

The winner of the Strawberry Jelly Bean Necklace from Molly Brown London has sent through a photo of her adorable daughter (and fan of pink!) wearing the necklace.

<< It is so lovely to see the necklace's new home!

A huge thank you to Molly Brown London for the international giveaway, and for being so incredibly supportive and fun to work with!


And thank you so much Jolene from Washington for sending through the gorgeous photo :)

The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map

This is the The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map! It's clickable and includes links to all of the review sites and gorgeous people involved in the tour. I LOVE that the whole world really is just a few clicks away!
(I've had such an awesome response to The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map that I'm going to keep an updated one on the website for reviewers - if you want to be involved, contact me :))

Everything is possible!

The Jelly Bean Crisis Tour Winners

First up: Thank you so much to everyone who made The Jelly Bean Crisis blog tour so amazing :) A massive thank you to the incredible reviewers and tour hosts, all of the readers, commenters, Tweeters and behind the scenes supporters - you made those six days some of the best of my life :) 

And now... the tour prize winners!

The Strawberry Jelly Bean Necklace from Molly Brown London:
Jolene A – Bothell, Washington.

The Monster Jar with thousands of jelly beans:
Alicia E – Birmingham, Alabama.

Print copies of The Jelly Bean Crisis:
Jaime H – Sturgis, Michigan.
Denise Z – Medford, Oregon.

EBook copies of The Jelly Bean Crisis:
Nora, Natasha, Eileen, Emily, Sangita, Alison, Melissa, Jaime, Dale, Christy, Abby, Holly, Mandee, Carlla, and Alicia.

Congratulations!!!!!! Your prizes are on the way!

Tomorrow I'll post up The Jelly Bean Crisis Blog Tour Map so you can see how much of the world jumped in for the fun :) 

Goodreads Giveaway

Enter to win a paperback of The Jelly Bean Crisis before the official release!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Jelly Bean Crisis

by Jolene Stockman

Giveaway ends July 20, 2012.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Everything is possible!

Cover Reveal Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*happy dance*

Over the next 24 hours, you'll be able to check out the cover for The Jelly Bean Crisis here:
The Bookish Brunette
A Pocket Full of Books
Lindsay and Jane's Views and Reviews
Moonlight Book Reviews
Chapter by Chapter
So Simply Sara  
Artsy Musings of a Bibliophile
A Diary Of A Book Addict
StuckInBooks
The Magic Attic
Storybook Escape
The Bookish Babe
Hackaroo's Reviews
Kindred Dreamheart
YA-Aholic
A Written Rhapsody
Unabridged Bookshelf
The Book Barbies
Froggarita's Bookcase
The Reading Housewives
Kindred Dreamheart
There is a Book in my Bag
Sim Sational Books
Book Loving Mom
My Cute Bookshelf
Totally Bookalicious

Thank you so much to my amazing tour manager Julie Brazeal, and to the super sweet bloggers who have jumped in to be part of the reveal!
 
Everything is possible!

11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11

Okay guys, so I got tagged 5 times... That's 55 questions. The plan? 55 Pictures!

(Well, there were some questions where I got carried away, and some that doubled up, but you get the idea..!)

Thank you to my Taggers: Daisy, Gina, Chandara, Karina, Rossandra.

I give you (drum roll)..... 11 questions x 5 taggers x 1000 words* =Monster Answer Montage!

*Because apparently that's what a picture's worth..!


NOTE: The pics that have been removed will be replaced ASAP - thanks for your patience! 

I'm not going to tag anyone (!), but if something sparks for you, feel free to comment :) It's cool to see what we all have in common... Any fellow film fiends campaigning? Toastmasters? 80's kids? Griffon owners?

Everything is possible!

Wooden you love this cupcake?

Check out these gorgeous wood-style cupcake wrappers.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69299751/wood-paneling-cupcake-wrappers
I love the surprise combination of textures :)

Everything is possible!

News!

The Total Blueprint for World Domination paperback is now available! Soooo exciting :)

If you’d like to win your own copy, check out the Goodreads giveaway:

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Total Blueprint for World Domination

by Jolene Stockman

Giveaway ends January 30, 2012.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Everything is possible!

Happiness is...

Ice cream!!!! 

You're looking at goody gum drops, cotton candy, cookie dough and cookies and cream.
Oh yes. Everything is possible!

Want Anika Moa at Your Wedding?

The talented, charming, and utterly kick-ass Anika Moa has donated this experience as a charity auction for Women's Refuge.

This is your chance! If you're in NZ (and getting married :)), you've got until Friday August 12 to get your bids in!

Check out the auction here.

(The winner even gets a designer wedding gown to boot!)


Everything is possible!

Happiness is...

Keep kicking ass!

Feel Good Words

Have you checked out Free Rice?
It's the addictive online vocabulary game that makes you feel good!

For every answer you get right, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Programme to end hunger. Super cool!


Started: 2007
The current total? 91 255 368 390

Click to play...
Show off your vocab...
Learn new words...
Watch your donations grow... 

Win-win-win-win  - love that! :)


If you haven't been played before, woohoo - I get to introduce you*!
If you haven't played for a while, check out the new subjects - there's art, math, languages... brilliant!

You can boost the daily total right now! Go! 


*Apologies in advance to your WIP!

 Keep kicking ass!

You can quote me on that!

There it was.

A line from my blog, smiling out of a Twitter post at me. I got quoted!!!!

Here it is:

"Everything is possible. Stop talking about it. Start doing it"           ~ @JoleneStockman

People write for different reasons; to get rich, to get famous, to be able to work in their pyjamas, or just to get the shrieking voices out of their head...     I write because I want to make a difference*.

I love the idea that pieces of me are heading out into the world, bouncing around and sending out ripples... So for me, being quoted? Having someone (thank you Tony Riches!) enjoy my words enough to repeat them? Pfffoooar. That's AMAZING. That's a little piece of me out in the world. Yay!

So, how about you? Why do you write?

*...of course, I'm not denying the shrieking voices or the joy of a life in pyjamas... and I'm not turning down any of the other good stuff either... Making a difference is just my toe-tingliest intention!


Keep kicking ass!

Yorky = Cuddles or Coat?

Whether you cuddle them, play with them, or wear them as a coat - there’s no denying it:
Puppies make you feel good!

I don't have a Yorkshire terrier (I'm a squealer, so I need a dog with a good heart :)) But I still think they're probably the cutest tiny dog...

So let's get it all on the table:
are you a dog person?
Or a cat person?
Can you be both??

(No fighting!)

Keep kicking ass!

Lounge Against the Machine

Bringing extreme swankification and loungaliciousness to your favorite music? Lead singer Richard Cheese and cover band Lounge Against the Machine.

So now, for your clicking and listening pleasure... in the style of Richard Cheese, I present: Radiohead, Linkin Park, U2...and Lady Gaga:




Along with being the proud owner of all of RC's albums, we were lucky enough to get be at their sell-out 2009 concert in Vegas (Oh. My. God.)

Rumour has it that LATM will be playing the Royal wedding reception in April... what do you think, sound like the Queen's cup of tea?

Keep kicking ass!

K is for Kindle :)

Hundreds of books in your palm... what??!
You know, I'm still excited that I can nuke popcorn!

We live in a world of tiny little miracles - and great big ones :) And while I will always love the feeling of a book in my hands, for travel and convenience? I’m getting a Kindle! EEEEeeeeee!

Do you have a Kindle?
Do you love it?

Any advice?


(Can I handle the awesome?) 



Keep kicking ass!

Ice Cream

Ice cream = happiness :) 

I love cookies and cream! I love cherry-less sundaes, hot chocolate sauce, sprinkles, pink waffles...and a small spoon that makes it all last that much longer :) What's your favorite?

Keep kicking ass!

Disney

I went to Disneyland as a (sort of) grown-up, and it really is the happiest place: the Disney Princesses sign autographs, everything is Mickey shaped, and the fireworks are beyond awesome!

"If you can dream it, you can do it." 

Walt Disney.

Going to Disneyland should be a birthright. Every kid (and ex-kid!) should get to see Walt Disney's dream come true. This is the world that's possible!

So... have you been? Do you want to?

Keep kicking ass!

Bacon

Creativity is everywhere!

<= Check out this graffiti found on a hand dryer.

People like to tell you what you can't do, and people like to tell you "how it is".

I say, the next time you're faced with hot air?
Think bacon!


Keep kicking ass!

Die Happy

Check out the guy in the pink shirt.

He's in the moment, he's one with the universe, he is totally elated and about ready to die happy... It's more than enthusiasm. It's more than glee. Feel it!

Whether it's the first time you ate a Twinkie (Oh. So. Amazing.) or two whole weeks in Vegas (24 hour buffets! Bellagio Fountains! The Deuce!) Joy is joy - wherever you find it.

When's the last time you felt overwhelmingly, heart-palpitatingly, NBA-guy-MPGingly on top of the world? Total joy - where do you find it?

Keep kicking ass!