Chat With Ann Taylor About Style & Success Tuesday During #gno on Twitter

November 19, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 45 Comments 

Ann Taylor Style Fashion Heidi KlumDo you believe that style plays a part in success—that first impressions can lead to great opportunities? What does your personal style say about you and how has it helped shape your success? Who are some successful women that inspire you?

Join Ann Taylor’s style director and other twittering fashionistas this Tuesday, November 24 to discuss the answer to these and more questions at a fun chat regarding style and success! Party details included in the bullet list below.

And don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaway. Click here for a chance to win more than $300 in fashionable prizes!

Giveaway—Enter to Win $200 in Shoes & Ice Cream From Famous Footwear!

August 23, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 638 Comments 

Famous Footwear_Gift Card_ShoesDid you know that two things most all women share is their love of shoes and ice cream? Famous Footwear blends these two ingredients together on its site Make Today Unexpected, which gives us women the chance to discover our style and flavor in a most unexpected way.

I just went there, took a short quiz, and found out my personal ice cream flavor is “Double Bubble Sorbet,” which means that I have the following ingredients: “tons of fun, a few rays of sunshine, a little bliss, some flirtatiousness, vivacity, brightness, and spunk.” Who knew? LOL!

I can’t wait to hear what your flavor is when you enter this stylish, not to mention FABULOUS, giveaway!

Prize

Famous Footwear_Giveaway_Gift Certificate_Shoes_Ice Cream

Grand Prize

Two lucky winners will receive the following. (See entry requirements below.)

  • $100 Famous Footwear gift certificate
  • $100 Ice cream gift basket, including ice cream, toppings, and sauces

Coupon

Whether or not you win this week’s giveaway, make your back-to-school shoe shopping spree a little more affordable by visiting MakeTodayUnexpected.com where you can enter to receive $10.00 off your next Famous Footwear purchase of $50.00 or more.

Entry Requirements

To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do four things (make sure you leave a separate comment for each of your entries).

Note: Entries that do not follow all of these requirements will not be considered.

  1. Take the ‘Find Your Flavor’ quiz by clicking here. Leave a comment on this post with your flavor and e-mail address.
  2. Become a fan of the Famous Footwear’s Make Today Unexpected Facebook Page. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-Today-Famous/112646406371?ref=ts)
  3. Follow @maketodayfamous on Twitter.
  4. Post these messages on Facebook and/or on Twitter and leave comments here, linking to your messages:

What’s your flavor? Find out by clicking here: http://www.maketodayunexpected.com/#/quiz. PLS RT

GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win $200 in shoes & ice cream from @maketodayfamous #famousfootwear. http://bit.ly/Vq5Qf PLS RT

Extra Entries

You can earn up to four extra entries for this week’s giveaway. Leave an additional comment for each.

  • Become a Famous Footwear REWARDS club member (free).
  • On the Make Today Unexpected Facebook wall or on Twitter, post something unexpected that has happened to make your day or week more positive and link to it here.
  • Make Today Unexpected in your life by commenting on this post: http://bit.ly/2qVE5X.
  • Post the following message on Twitter and/or Facebook and leave a comment here, linking to your message:

Download #FamousFootwear coupon 4 back-to-school/fall savings: http://bit.ly/fogQH PLS RT

The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Famous Footwear and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Sunday, August 30 at midnight PDT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.

RSVP to Chat Shoes & Ice Cream at This Tuesday’s #GNO Twitter Party

August 23, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 121 Comments 

Famous Footwear_Ice Cream Truck_Kids_Back to School_ShoesIn the spirit of a true girls’ night out, we’re kicking up our heels and having a little light chit chat this Tuesday on Twitter. And, what better topics of conversation for a stylish and flavorful party than shoes and ice cream. So, join your favorite #gno gal pals for a deliciously good time. Check out the details below.

Check out this fun video! Can you relate to the enthusiasm these women feel for shoes?

Make Today Unexpected

August 22, 2009 by Jyl Johnson Pattee · 18 Comments 

Summer-of-Service-Challenge_Week-13_Famous-Footwear_Make-Today-UnexpectedDo you ever feel that one day runs into the next without a lot of difference between them? This week’s Summer of Service challenge, sponsored by Famous Footwear, is about making this week—starting with today!—unexpected. Here are 11 ways to do that. If you have more ideas, please share them in the comments!

  1. Make today loud by screaming with excitement when good things happen.
  2. Make today pop by wearing bold colors.
  3. Make today frisky by… well, I’ll leave that up to you ;) .
  4. Make today playful by flirting with your spouse.
  5. Make today lyrical by playing and bringing classical music to life in your home and making up and telling fun stories to your children about what the music means.
  6. Make today glamorous by being beautiful on the inside!
  7. Make today fearless by stepping outside your comfort zone to serve someone you may not know well or at all.
  8. Make today heroic by being someone’s hero in whatever way they need to be saved, served, or made to feel special.
  9. Make today huge by making a triple batch of cookies and surprising your kids with some when they walk in the door from school, sharing some with your neighbors, and giving some to your friends as a thank you just for being in your life.
  10. Make today electric by shocking someone. Call someone you haven’t talked to in a while. Drop in on someone unexpectedly just to let them know you care about them. Do something for yourself that you don’t typically do that will make you feel really good.
  11. Make today dangerous by taking a leap of faith. Only you know what that will be, but do it. You know you’ve been wanting to for a while. Don’t hold back!

These ideas were prompted by this fun video by Famous Footwear!

How Will You Give to Others This Week?

  • What other ideas do you have for making today unexpected?
  • What are things that get in the way of adding variety between the days in your week?
  • What are ways to overcome these challenges?
  • How has making today unexpected made a meaningful difference for you? For others?

How Else Can You Make a Difference This Summer?

Make a meaningful difference this summer by taking the Summer of Service (SOS) Challenge. Here’s how you can participate:

  • Commit to do one act of kindness/service based on the week’s challenge.
  • Leave a comment with ideas relating to the week’s challenge as well as your experience(s) performing it.
  • Grab the SOS button in the sidebar and put it on your blog or social networking site.
  • Enter to win each week’s giveaway. Click here to check out this week’s prize from Famous Footwear.
  • Click here to join #gno this Tuesday on Twitter to connect with other Mom It Forward moms about the challenge.

RSVP—Get Stylish With Us This Week at #GNO on Twitter!

July 19, 2009 by jyl johnson pattee · 44 Comments 

Brooke Johnson Photography_Fashion_StyleLove to chat about all things fashion? Heading to BlogHer next week? Wondering what to pack?  With all the parties going on, I know I have wondered more than once what makes the perfect fashion sense for the cocktail party that is followed by the bowling party that is followed by the cheeseburger party that is followed by the picture party and more.

Whether you’ll be going to BlogHer or not, Join #GNO this Tuesday where experts from Lifetime TV and Twitter fashionistas will share their best tips for style success and fashion faux pas in 140 characters or less.


Mr. Linky not showing up? Go ahead and leave your Twitter URL in the comments. This offers #gno gals the opportunity to follow and be followed all in one place!

Also, make sure to check out the details for the BlogHer party that is sure to be a ball: BowlHer ‘09!

Photo used with permission from my baby sis: Brooke Johnson. Isn’t she amazing?