It's Giveaway Time!

I am so excited to announce this giveaway! It's a milestone moment for Girl, Dream It, as it has reached 10,000 hits. I'm sort of speechless. And absolutely full of gratitude. Writing is a very personal thing, and it took bravery (more like I closed my eyes and stepped off the ledge of comfort) for me to write and share myself this way with all of you. And I've loved every moment of it.

win everything but the pretty greenery :)

To celebrate this occasion, and to say thank you, I've got some goodies I want to share! First... BOOKS! (what else?!) 

We Were Liars by E. Lockart was a wow read. I never saw this one coming. I ate it right up. It was different than what I typically read and it just swept me away. 

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline was a powerful, and emotional book. In a very good way. It's a work of fiction that is based on true events... a piece of history that I never knew. This story filled me up from the very beginning and so, naturally, I have to share it.

Keep reading to see what else we're giving away! And for how you can enter. There are lots of ways to be put into the drawing, which ends Monday, March 11th @ 5:00 pm.

I've partnered with Tara Jensen, a wonderful and beautiful woman, who is sponsoring part of this giveaway. She's a sensational woman whose heart and work aligns so perfectly with Girl, Dream It.

Tara and her firefighter husband (truly a hero) live in Utah where they are raising four children, ages 20 to 10 years old. Over the last seven years, Tara has been doing personal coaching. "I've had an entrepreneur spirit my whole life," she says with a laugh. "I'm about creating, and creating something different for your life. My passion lies in helping women to see life differently, to believe in themselves, to know themselves and to know that life can be different. It's about knowing your story and having the power to change your story."

Tara is a certified SimplyHealed practitioner, working primarily with women on energy work and mindset. "I work with most of my clients over the phone. It's about listening to them and validating them, and help them change the way they think about life." In the last few months, Tara has expanded herself and her reach for women by starting her own Mary Kay business. "Women need to feel beautiful on the inside as well as on the outside." 

"I feel that when you help a woman to feel beautiful and powerful, you change an entire family. You change an entire generation. Moms have the biggest influence over their families and their kids, so when they love themselves they teach that to their children." 

In keeping with Tara's mission and goals and the work she does, she has included in our giveaway a charcoal beauty mask. If you've never used one before, let me tell you that they're wonderful. Charcoal is a natural purifier so it is powerful for removing toxins and for removing junk. "[My Mary Kay business] is about teaching women to take care of themselves first. Mary Kay starts with the foundation of skincare and teaches tools on how to look beautiful. We don't have to wear a lot of makeup, but it's fun to learn new ways to change it up. When we look good, we also feel good." And in going one step further to clear the junk out of not just our face but our lives, she has also included her self-published book Joyful Affirmations. "So much of what we focus on is the negative and what we focus on is what expands in our lives. So I help people identify these negative thoughts and help change them to something positive. If we're releasing all the negative self-talk then we want to put something positive back in its place." The book includes topics from across the board: every woman can find at least one of these topics that can be applicable to their lives, from prosperity to body image, from health to connecting with God, from family to work/business, and so many more. Joyful Affirmations goes as far as teaching its readers how to implement these affirmations in their lives to be most effective. 

Tara's vision for women, blending the inner and outer beauty, is a wonderful way to celebrate women and all their power. "I empower women to have a prosperous life." 

Yes, yes you do, girl.

How to enter: (Every one of these will get you an entry!)

Comment on this post.

Like the Girl, Dream It page on Facebook.

Like our post for the giveaway on our Facebook page.

Tag someone in the comments on the FB post (get an entry for every person tagged).

Like our post on Instagram @nicolea_books.

Tag someone in the Instagram post (get an entry for every person tagged).
Like us on Twitter.
(*links are all in the left column of the blog)

What we're giving away:

We Were Liars

Orphan Train

Joyful Affirmations

Charcoal beauty mask

Drawing closes Monday, March 11th @ 5:00 pm (mountain timezone)

Interested in more information on Tara, her coaching or Mary Kay business, click the links.