I made a promise that if the #12DaysOfGiving campaign managed to raise at least $2000 in support of our Day 5 featured charity (National Autism Association), I would dye my hair blue. (I pretended that this was a big chore on my part - for the kids - but really I was excited to do this... I haven't had my hair blue since high-school) Well, it took a little bit of creativity at the last moment (read this post if you want to guess), but we raised over $2100 for the National Autism Association... and an amazing total of $13,831 for all 12 charities involved. Well done everyone, thank you so much for being involved! I did it... I Dyed It Blue With some help from my good friend Andrea Robin, I managed to meet an amazing (and super generous) stylist named John at Sets on Fort who did an amazing job on making my hair blue. Check it out: Step 1 - Trim Hair [caption id="Step ...
Read MoreFundraising is fun. Fundraising on Crowdrise is even more fun. Fundraising on Crowdrise for the #12DaysOfGiving is the most fun ever invented. Some of the team have gotten a bit "creative" to help raise funds for their chosen charities. Some people might think it's a bit over the top, but we just think it kicks ass. In no particular order, here are some of the crazy challenges going on within the ...
Read MoreAssuming you read my earlier post about why I'm in Costa Rica, this update will make a little bit of sense. Here's an excerpt from my first report from Paradise on my healing journey: No amount of rehearsing what might have been was going to change anything. So I decided that instead of thinking about the past the way I was, I needed to change the way that I ...
Read MoreWhen I first launched the Social Media Adventure, I wanted to connect with online friends that I hadn't met in person. Very simply, I started driving and went to various cities meeting my social media acquaintances in real life. The support was absolutely overwhelming, and more often than not I was asked the question by those I hadn't yet met in person: When are you coming to my city? ...
Read MoreIt's been almost 4 days since Tamara & I have arrived and we've been having an incredible time in Salt Lake City... what a blast! The Social Media Adventure is in full swing - we've been seeing lots of sights, meeting lots of great people and creating a ton of memories. Friday night we had our #tweetup in the park, and got ...
Read MoreOkay, so this was the first stretch of the trip that I had the beautiful @TamaraSchilling with me. It went incredibly well... unless of course you count the "let's smack Joseph in the face with a laptop case while he is driving" incident. (Yes, we HAD to make a video about it...) [caption id="" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Early morning WYoming"] [/caption] Once we got the bugs & laptop assault ...
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