I STARTED WRITING THIS POST WEEKS AGO.
I started Right after Julie Ferenzi emailed me early one evening to say she was contacted by a Wall Street Journal writer to be interviewed because of her blogs.
She was giddy. You could see the smiles in every word of her email. Later we were instant messaging and every three or four messages she'd throw in, "Wall Street Journal :)" So, as a way of celebrating her joy, I thought I'd do a best of Julie Ferenzi post.
I was going to post it that day, but I decided to wait until the end of the competition. I'm proud of this "stay at home Mom" and all she's accomplished in spite of her time crunches. My goal was to prove blogging could work for a brand new agent. And it did.
This only includes the posts she wrote for this competition. It's fitting that her final post of the competition here on AR is a listing. But she also spent a great deal of time during the competition starting a charity with my wife. They are at it every single day, often collaborating on posts the other is writing. The world will be a better place because of the two of them. I listen to their calls and marvel at their passion. You can read her posts on Mothers Fighting For Others here.
Julie, it has been a pleasure to work with you and to become your friend. I won my prize in this competition a long time ago. Meeting you and being able to stay in your home has been one of the highlights of our vacation. Both Rocky and I are proud to know you and your family.
This is not the end. It is only the beginning!
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Jay... amen to that.
Sharon... I say this with as much passion as I can using a keyboard... meeting Julie has been truly amazing in every way. Thank you for your kind words!
Isn't it nice to see all the benefits that the Contest brought?
It seems everybody got benefits they never expected
Congratulations to you both
What a wonderful tribute to Julie and all her hard work on this project. I have the opportunity to meet her & her husband in Chicago and although we did not talk for long, I was impressed by all that she pulls together on a daily basis and writes about with such spirit and sincerity. Best Wishes to both of you!
That is so fantastic! I'm so honored to have been in this contest with such amazing people. I've learned from every single person.
Ditto Teri's thoughts above!
{SVW Hubba}...
You really are such a nice guy :)
What a great tribute this is to Julie :)
TLW...ROAR!
Jeff - what a really nice tribute to Julie and how cool to see ALL those posts listed like that! Clearly you two are REAL WINNERS through and through!
Ann
GREAT tribute to Julie and the wonderful team you guys made! That's a LOT of work, looks really impressive all spelled out like that!
The best part of this competition is that we ALL got a prize learning from you guys!
(And it was fabulous meeting you all yesterday!! I'm getting my photos together to show the world!)
What a great tribute to Julie Jeff, I can tell how much work and love went into this post!
On another note, hope to see you at Real Estate Connect in SF if you're still going! B-)
Jeff...Your writing is so personal. I think that is one of the reason that I enjoy reading your blog. You write from the heart, and I personally feel that is the only way to write.
What a wonderful tribute. I did enjoy following the two of you through the competition. I say winners all the way around.
Jeff-It has been interesting to watch project blogger unfold. I have enjoyed all the lessons that were given to all of us in the process. You and Julie both have soul....to me an unbeatable team.
I have watched Julie turn into one heck of a blogger and have rooted for her from the beginning. I love her style as well as yours. You both did a great job.....impressive!
Of course, I'm always late to the party!
I wanted to respond here, but it would have taken up way too much room, so you can see my reply posted in the Project Blogger group.
And just for the record, "ditto" pretty much sums it up!
WOW! I am beginning to think that blogging is your FULL TIME JOB there jeff! Where do you find the TIME for such great posts????????!!!!!!!! Always looking for advise to simplify my life while improving and making more time for family... any suggestions?
Your TAMPA Florida Realtor Friend.
Julie must be one smart and terrific lady. What an inspiration. When will I ever find time to read all these? Love AR and the blogging but there is so very much wonderful information out there --I feel like I miss too much. Thank you.
Hi Jeff,
I just checked out your wife's charity, mothers fighting for others. I am and have been a part of my local moms club chapter (part of the National Moms Club Organization) now for several years. They have been a wonderful support to me when I first moved here and had no family around! We support many local charities as well as some national charities through out the year. I will definitely spread the word to all the other "stay at home moms" about this charity.