Minivandreams

Twin mom. Wife. Accountant. Scrapbooker. Cardmaker. Nap sneaker.

My bio from my website:

Julia is a twin mom. Wife. Accountant. Scrapbooker. Card maker. And self-proclaimed nap sneaker.

She is the proud mommy of boy/girl twins. She is also a full-time accountant that works outside the home in Corporate America. She holds an Associate' and Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and just recently earned her Master's degree in Accounting.

Julia prides herself on not being a “typical” boring accountant.

A former amateur drag racer, she loves to scrapbook, make cards, cook and read. She also enjoys spending time with her family, redecorating her house and traveling with the twins to new – and old – places.

Julia blogs at Mini Van Dreams about life with twins, scrapbooking, card making, easy recipes, blog tutorials, reviews, giveaways and anything else that crosses her path.

She recently became involved with social good endeavors through her blog and is now a member of the elite Global Team of 200 and a Monkey Do Project Blog Ambassador. She has also had several featured articles/posts on various websites, including Feed the Future, What to Expect, and US Aid.

She is impetuous, sassy, and a trooper.

She laughs her way through life.

She sleeps when she can sneak it in.

I love anything but rap or hip hop music. I especially like classic rock - Eagles, Tom Petty, etc.

• Into the Wilderness (series) by Sara Dontai
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Belial Series by R.D. Brady
• The Bellingwood Series by Diane Greenwood Muir

• The Blues Brothers
• A Christmas Story
• Mamma Mia!
• Turbo
• Same Time, Next Year
• Tangled
• Gumball Rally
• Cars
• Lost in Translation
• Thomas Crown Affair (old version and new version)
• The Princess Diaries 1 & 2
• The Sound of Music
• Grease

• 24
• Phineas and Ferb
• Mountain Men
• Ice Road Truckers
• Who do you think you are?
• Pioneer Woman
• House Hunters International
• Life Below Zero
• American Pickers
• Unwrapped
• The Unit
• Property Brothers
• Jericho

• Scrapbooking
• Card making
• Jewelry making
• Zentangling
• Quilting
• ATCs
• Sewing doll clothes/things for my kids

I am a Jack Daniels and Coke/jeans and t-shirt kinda girl. I love working on cars. I collect frogs and interesting rocks. I love penguins. I love fun, unique things. I love to travel and learning about new places. My favorite place to visit is Amish Country in Holmes County, Ohio. I love old barns and country drives. I also love to cook and love to receive new recipes to try out. I am also a dirt racing (World of Outlaws) and NHRA drag racing fan and a die-hard Steelers girl. I also love writing letters/sending postcards. If you want to be penpals, send me a message!

I have a blog called Mini Van Dreams where I share recipes, craft tutorials, anecdotes about our crazy life, social good initiatives and more.

I mail my items at work. I mark them as soon as I put them in the mail drop. The mail is picked up once a day, so depending on what time I drop them, they might not go out until the next day. If you do not receive your items in a timely manner, PLEASE CONTACT ME and I will resend them!

• Scrapbook supplies (embellishments, paper, etc)
• Stickers (Rewards okay - my kids love them)
• Chocolate
• Penguins
• Frog items (please no real frogs! LOL)
• Journals and notebooks
• Craft magazines
• Local postcards from your area
• Rubber stamped sentiments/quotes (on card stock, please)
• Unique Buttons
• Brochures from local tourist attractions
• Anything car or racing related (advertisements, postcards, signs, etc)
• Surprises!
• Stationery, especially San-X and Sanrio (Rilakkuma Panda is my favorite!)
• Advertisements for items we cannot get in the USA
• Unique, interesting rocks (nothing too large)
• Coloring pages
• ATCs
• Recipes
• Recipe cards
• Cookbooks

DISLIKES - Please, do not send more than 2-3 tea bags. I do not like tea, but my children do. However, I do not let them drink it all the time.