Archive for July, 2009
Nikon Love – Feeding My Inner Diva
I was fortunate enough to attend Nikon’s super-exclusive BlogHer after party Friday night. Yes, I’ve heard the flack the PR team got for their choice of venues. No, I don’t care. I think that any mom who wants to tote an 11 week old child to a late-night party at a bar should have had [...]
Day Two, BlogHer
Firstly, I should disclose that I have a very set view on the PR blackout. I work in marketing, and I used to work in journalism, so I have a real understanding of how important PR people are to the professional journalism industry. I also believe that mommy bloggers are perhaps the farthest group from [...]
Day One, BlogHer '09
If there’s one word that accurately describes today at BlogHer ’09 in Chicago, it’s overwhelming. Granted, I missed the first day of the Expo Hall, but if the swag bags being toted around the conference are any indication of what the event is like, the overwhelming adjective still applies. I actually saw one blogger toting [...]
Big Things Come in Small Packages
When I was 7 years old, I was concerned with things like how late my mother would let me stay up, how far I was allowed to ride my bicycle around the neighborhood, and what TV shows and movies my parents would allow me to watch. I certainly wasn’t fundraising for natural disaster victims. Don’t get [...]
All the Single Ladies
Whether you’re a dedicated bachelorette or a newly single gal, fresh off the heels of a nasty breakup, being single has its challenges, especially once you become one of the few remaining single gals in your group of friends. I remember the day I walked my best gal pal (of 16 years) down the aisle [...]
Easy Entertaining: Dinner Party
While watching the new episode of “Kendra” I couldn’t help but laugh at how stressed out Hef’s former girlfriend got over throwing her first dinner party. I also couldn’t help find irony in her statement that the party had to be a success so that she could prove her worth to her fiancee, Hank Baskett. [...]
How To Cope With the Morning After…Drinking
Last night I went to see The Offspring, and had a bitchin’ good time. Unfortunately, part of the price I have to pay the following day for having an awesome night on the town, is the dreaded hangover. While most of the time, my hangovers aren’t severe (my college days are long over), here are [...]
Come Out And Play!
I wish I would have made it to a show earlier in the tour, so that I could recommend that all you ladies go out and see The Offspring, but I’m hoping that just like me, many of you bought your tickets and headed out on your own. I had the pleasure of seeing the [...]
Smoking Nowhere Update: Day Two
It’s been almost 40 hours since my last cigarette. The e-Cigarette is working, so far. There are a few side effects: namely a decent-sized headache yesterday (that I think was caused at least in part by my misloading the cartridge, causing the nicotine-filled fluid to drip out of the opening and get in my outh [...]
Body Scrubs
I came across these two great body scrub solutions – enjoy! Care 2.com’s Healthy & Green Living shares this amazing (and Thanksgiving appropriate!) body scrub concoction (which also works wonders for the face): Pumpkin, Sugar, and Spice Scrub 1/2 cup cooked or canned pumpkin, pureed 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon Blend in [...]