Journal 10

Are you looking for a journal that holds more than a years’ worth of journaling?  Then you should check out Journal 10+.  Journal 10+ is a journal that hold 11 years worth of journaling.  The reason for the 11 years is so you can start at anytime within the year you receive it and still have 10 years worth of journaling.

I am excited about this journal.  I will be giving this copy to my little girl who is 8.  I am planning on giving her this book as a Christmas gift.  I can’t wait to see year after year how exciting it will be for her to see what she did on a certain day each year for 10 years.  That is one of the best features of this journal.  You will have 10 years on one page.  She will be 18 when she finishes writing in this journal.

Journal 10+ only comes in a forest green leatherette cover because that way it is cheaper for us as consumers to purchase.  It also allows the company to make more copies without having to worry about how many copies of each color they would need.  I think that is a really great idea.  Plus if you want to personalize it you can always add stickers to it.  I am sure my little girl will.

Now let’s talk about some of the awesome features of this journal.

• There is a 12 year calendar in the front of the book.  This is helpful for those who like to plan ahead each year.  I know that is one thing I always like to have at hand.
• There is a Looking Ahead section that allows you to write down goals and your accomplishments.
• There is the day of the year on one page for 11 years.  Which is my favorite thing because you can see all of what happened on one day for 11 years.
• There are 2 ribbons to use as book marks.
• There is  blank bonus pages.  You can write any extra thoughts on it.
• There are carry-over pages so you can continue to write for a certain day if you did not have enough room on your journaling day.
• There is an address page.
• There is a medical page.
• There is also a page so you won’t forget special occasions.

So this is a journal, address book and date keeping book all rolled into one.  You won’t have to search around for more than one book because you will have it all with this book.

If you are looking for a great gift for Christmas Journal 10+ is perfect.  It will be just in time for the new year to start.

You can purchase Journal 10+ 2012-2022 online for $39.95 here.  The edition starts January 1, 2012 and standard shipping is free.

A complimentary product was given to help facilitate my honest review.

Meeble Mail- Whimsical, Charming, and Elegant

A desk jockey by day and an email/ social media junkie by night, my computer is truly my best friend. Quoting the famous words of my mother, “my friends live in my computer” it seems as if I live and breathe email.

Meeble Mail is such a unique product and is so fun to use. There are lots of designs and styles to choose from and offer customized footer and/or headers. It transforms emails from boring to whimsical, artsy, charming, elegant and the list goes on. As my friend who received one of my “Meeble Mail’s” said, “it made your email so personalized, as if I were receiving a special piece of stationary just from you.”

Meeble Mail is intuitive however I did have a couple technological difficulties. I quickly looked for the help button that easy to locate and I submitted a helpdesk ticket. Within minutes, I received an email from a friendly technician who immediately started trouble shooting my issue. We were not able to solve the issue (because I did not know what kind of server I was using) so she arranged a time to call me personally. The assistance was friendly, patient, and helpful. Within no time, my challenge was solved and I downloading the designs I purchased.

I purchased two designs. The first was totally “my style” feminine and antique. It featured a picture of a vintage looking bird and elegant swirls. I love birds because they remind me of my grandmother – always graceful and continuously watching over me. I sent this design to my mother with a quote from my grandmother and also to a couple friends as mentioned above.

The second style purchased was bold and featured a beautiful red fish. I purchased this with my 9 year old son’s name embossed as a header as he had just opened his very own email account.

Meeble Mail bridges the gap between a new time of efficient technology and the enduring feeling of receiving an old fashioned letter.

This post was written for Meeble Mail who provided the complimentary products in exchange for my honest review.

Post-it Goes Back to School

With school back in session for most families, now’s the time to get organized for the upcoming year. And Post-it has the perfect items to make sure you stay on top of all your kids’ homework assignments, school flyers, and important notes.

The Post-it Note was invented as a solution without a problem: Dr. Spencer Silver developed a unique, repositionable adhesive, but the 3M scientist didn’t know what to do with his discovery. Then, six years later, a colleague of Dr. Silver, Art Fry, remembered the light adhesive when he was daydreaming about a bookmark that would stay put in his church hymnal. The rest is history.

Today, Post-it Brand boasts more than 4,000 unique products, and has become one of the most well-known and beloved brands in the world.

Truth be told, I love school supplies, organizers, and note books. You would not believe the stash of items I have in my closet! So when we received a complimentary sample of some really cool Post-it products, I couldn’t wait to go through them.

These notepads have a magnetic background so you can stick them on your refrigerator for easy usage. I also like that the paper is lined since I have a hard time writing in a straight line.

This is one of my favorite items in the bunch. These adhesive clear pockets can be mounted to a well or any other flat surface. You can then use these pockets to keep important papers in them like field trip notices, fundraiser monies, and Boxtop for Education coupons.

These stick-on labels are great for putting my kids’ names on some of their bigger school items as well as labeling boxes that I keep their schoolwork and artwork in. I also use them to put our family’s name on food containers that the kids take to school or friends’ homes.

These smaller labeling items come in handy when you want to bookmark a page, put tabs on folders, or label other items with longer titles. The tape dispenser looking item is actually a roll of labeling tape for items with longer names. My favorite item is the Laptop Note Dispenser (2nd item on the top row) which you can attach to your laptop’s cover to make sure you always have a supply of sticky notes wherever you go.

And finally, these Post-it Dispensers are perfect for your home office and also make great teacher gifts! How cute is this apple one?

So the next time you’re out shopping for stationery items, check out some of the new Post-it products. You’ll be surprised at the innovative ideas they’ve come up with to make your life a whole lot more organized!

This post was written for Post-it who provided the complimentary items in exchange for my honest review.

NextDayFlyers.com Review

I have purchased business cards before. From the ubiquitous “free” sites that give you limited options.  However, I’ve never had real business cards.  Until now.

NextDayFlyers.com recently invited me to try out their business cards and you can bet that I will be purchasing my own for my photography business in the near future!

NextDayFlyers is an online printing company that specializes in full color printing of custom business cards, brochures, greeting cards, postcards, and other specialty items.

The “Next Day” part of their name means that when you have your art in and verified by their staff by 6pm PST your order will ship the next day!

My Review

I love all the options available through NextDayFlyers.com.  They make it possible for everyone from the very beginning designer to the very advanced to easily create or customize the perfect business card or other personalized item.  Since I reviewed their business cards I’ll tell you about that process.

You have three options:

1. Choose a premade template and customize it to fit your needs
2. Use their Online Design Center to upload your own graphics files and customize with their basic tools
3. Download a template for Photoshop, Illustrator, or 2 others and create your own totally customizable file within your program. (also available for Mac)

I took the third option and used their downloadable template in Photoshop.  This worked so well for me because I knew exactly how I wanted my card to look and could play with all the different designs until I had it perfect then just follow the easy directions provided to save it in the PDF form they need.

The process was so simple and straightforward and the chat specialist who answered all my questions was very knowledgeable.

What you see here are the front (top) and back of my business card.  They turned out just like this on high quality UV protected 14pt stock.  I totally love them! (and wish I’d know about them just a couple weeks earlier for a blogger meet-up I went to!)  And if you get some cards in the top of the box that slide around and get a little “dinged up”, don’t worry, they’re extras that they sent along because they print them that way to protect your “real” order.  How nice of them to send more than my order so that my kids can play with them or I can use them in places where they’ll get a little banged up anyway!

There are so many other options I just don’t have time to write about (business cards with rounded corners!), but there is one last thing.  NextDayFlyers.com is SO affordable!  And while they specialize in that next day service if you are not in a big hurry the prices are even cheaper.

So go, check them out for yourself, and tell them An Island Life sent ya!

This post was written for NextDayFlyers.com who provided the complimentary products in exchange for my honest review.

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