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Asheville, Social Media, Blogging and Type-A Mom’s

September 27, 2010 by Lisa Leave a Comment

I don’t have a lot to say this morning. Which on any normal day would make people stare at me like I have two heads. Today is just not a day for talking or writing. Instead, I am going to spend my day reading notes and recapping events of the last four days at the Type-A Mom Conferencein Asheville, NC. My weekend was an amazing time spent with 350 fantastic women, all different, yet all with one common goal. To be the best bloggers we can be.

While I could sit here and give you a full recap, what I really need to do is have some downtime. Napping would have fantastic. However, I will be typing up my notes, sending a lot of emails, getting media kits ready to mail out and working on my calendar. Also, to give a full recap wouldn’t be fair when I haven’t had time to process it all.

So for now, I am home working and pondering the best way to give you the experience that was Type-A Mom 2010. In the words of the Grateful Dead, “What a long strange trip it’s been.”

Thirsty Girl in Charlotte * {Getting My Sommelier On}

September 8, 2010 by Lisa 2 Comments

Robert Louis Stevenson(1850-1894) said it best:

Wine is bottled poetry.


For Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco, it’s true as well. She’s going to be at the Southern Women’s Showin Charlotte September 16th-19th. She has invited me and Designer Wifeto join her for a wine tasting. I am thrilled, as I am always on the lookout for not only new wines, but new pairings that I never would have thought of. For me, this is the perfect learning opportunity.


More about the Thirsty Girlherself:

The new social network Thirsty Girl was formed in 2010 by long time business partners, Leslie Sbrocco, a nationally-recognized wine and lifestyle expert from Sonoma, CA, and Gail Spangler, a marketing, media and television consultant who now lives in Shawnee, Kansas. Sbrocco is an Emmy-award winning television host on the west coast PBS Show “Check Please Bay Area,” and regular guest on NBC’s Today Show. Her book, Wine for Women, won the Georges DuBoeuf Best Wine Book of the Year award. Thirsty Girls was started to bring women together who have a love for good food, good drink and good adventures. The official Thirsty Girl motto is “Life. Drink it up.”

Thirsty Girl LIVE! will be coming to Charlotte as part of a 20 city event tour with Leslie. Leslie will also be leading a lively a wine and food pairing on Cooking stage at the Southern Women’s Conference. Women with an interest in food and wine can expect toconnect with each other and- be inspired to live life to the fullest, as Sbrocco shares her wit, enthusiasm and passion for “being a Thirsty Girl.”

MINGLE, MIX & MUNCH!

There’s something for everyone at this fantastic weekend event!

-Meet Head Thirsty Girl, Leslie Sbrocco for a fun wine & food tasting presentation at the Cooking Stage each day!

-Come to the Thirsty Girl Pavilion, during the Charlotte Women’s Show Wine Seminars & Show Hours:

Thursday, September 16th – Show hours – 10:00am – 6:00 pm
See Leslie on the Cooking Stage leading her wine tasting @ 12:30 PM

Friday, September 17th – Show hours – 10:00am – 8:00 pm
See Leslie on the Cooking Stage leading her wine tasting @ 12:30 PM

Saturday, September 18th – Show hours – 10:00am – 7:00 pm
See Leslie on the Cooking Stage leading her wine tasting @ 12:30 PM

Sunday, September 19th – Show hours – 11:00am – 5:00 pm
See Leslie on the Cooking Stage leading her wine tasting @ 3:30 PM

WINE SAMPLING: @ The Thirsty Girl Pavilion

Thursday, September 16th following Leslie’s tasting seminar, 1:30-6pm
Friday, September 17th following Leslie’s tasting seminar, 1:30–8pm
Saturday, September 18th following Leslie’s tasting seminar 1:30–7pm
Sunday, September 19th, noon–5pm Leslie’s tasting seminar is at 3:30pm

Sample seven sensational wines brought to you by Thirsty Girl’s Sponsors including: Glorier Ferrer our Official TG Bubbly Cambria-Official TG Chardonnay Matua our Official TG Sauvignon Blanc Chateau Ste. Michelle our Offical TG Riesling LaCrema our Offcial TG Pinot Noir Ravenswood our Official TG Zinfandel Clos du Bois our Official TG Cabernet Sauvignon

ALSO:

Get your photo taken @ the TG Photo Booth
Buy Official TG Merchandise

Meet New Friends, and learn more about being a Thirsty Girl. So far, Thristy Girl Live has traveled to Denver, CO and Kansas City, MO. For each Thirsty Girl Live event, a portion of the tickets sales are given to the local Dress for Successchapter, an organization Thirsty Girl is thrilled to help support.

Thirsty Girlis also very active on Facebook (http://facebook.com/thirstygirl )and Twitter (http://twitter.com/beathirstygirl ). You can find Thirsty Girl online athttp://beathirstygirl.com.

I was invited by the Thirsty Girls to attend the Southern Womens Show and am compensated for my participation in this program, but my reviews are solely my own and represent my honest opinions. A Daily Pinch and Thirsty Girls promote Blog With Integrity.

Let’s Dance: Gold’s Gym Dance Workout for Wii Review & Giveaway!

August 23, 2010 by Lisa 23 Comments

I was recently contacted by Ubisoftand the Clever Girls Collective to be one of their “Ubisoft Champions” and participate in their social media program. We are huge fans of Ubisoft games in our house and I felt it was a good fit. I game to not only blow off steam, but to spend extra time with my ten-year old son. His friends think I am the “cool” mom! Which is especially helpful when dealing with a bunch of pre-pubescent tweens.

When I received my package in the mail, I was thrilled to find Gold’s Gym Dance Workout for Wii. I am working on getting into better shape and after having danced various mediums for 13 years, this was a win in my book. Starting off was pretty easy as the game collects basic information from you (height, weight, age) and then takes you through some basic steps in a tutorial. While coordination is needed, it’s pretty easy the second time you practice. You just have to remember to look for the hints to change you moves, which are displayed clearly.

After that, I was able to select a personal trainer and then set up an ongoing program for myself. Fun. I picked the “Exercise is Fun” option, which included Merengue and a matador type game where I used my hips to avoid the bull! Let’s just say, I am going to need some work on that part, as I was knocked senseless by the bull on multiple occasions! My son has been playing the boxing fitness portion and loved it. When done, he decided that he need to lay down on the den floor and take a break. Part of his problem during the boxing inspired dance routines was not being able to stay in time with the rhythm. If you can, imagine Speedy Gonzalez playing Frank Sinatra and trying to dance.

Music is always key to my happiness when I am exercising; and Gold’s Gym Dance Workout includes some of my favorites by Madonna, Gloria Gaynor, the Beach Boys, Blondie and Santana. Plus, the mini-games that target specific muscle groups? Fantastic. They also do a quick warm up and cool down during each set of workouts to help prevent injuries?

Are their any cons? Not really. It takes a little coordination and repeating some of the moves a few times, but that is normal with any dance or exercise class. The only other thing? I would love it if the trainers actually spoke to you like they do on the Wii Fit games, however that is of very little concern to me. The fact that it gets me exercising and moving is the biggest boon of of Gold’s Gym Dance Workout.

Now the fun part. Ubisoftis providing a copy of Gold’s Gym Dance Workout for Wiito giveaway! I can feel the salsa dancing in spirit already. However, to be entered, I need you to do a few things.

Here’s how to enter:

I like to make it easy.

Follow me on Twitter.
Like A Daily Pinch on Facebook.
Follow Ubisoft on Twitter.
Leave us a comment when you’ve done that and tell me you’ve done any of the above!

That’s it!

WINNER will be randomly drawn from all entries and ANNOUNCED on MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH. Good luck!

I was selected by Ubisoftand Clever Girls Collective to be part of the Ubisoft Champions social media program. I am compensated for my participation in this program, but my reviews are solely my own and represent my honest opinions. Ubisoftand the Clever Girls Collective promote Blog With Integrity.

Tuesday Savings with GO-GIRL!

August 16, 2010 by Lisa 1 Comment

Tomorrow is all about savings! That’s right friends, savings. A Daily Pinch has partnered with GO-GIRL lifestyle products to offer you a 15% discount. I will tweet the discount code throughout the day, as well as post it on A Daily Pinch. Visit GO-GIRL, place your order and when it’s time to checkout, enter your coupon in the box! It’s that simple.

Quite frankly, there a few things on my list for Tuesday.

The Smudge Sponge for Men. My husband travels frequently and this handy-dandy tool will be perfect for him to take on the road for those pesky deodorant stains we are prone to.Germs-B-Gone is going into my cart as well. Since I will be traveling more in the coming year, this will be the perfect addition to my purse. It contains a travel size sanitizing lotion, soap and gel. My germ-a-phobe friends will covet this, I guarantee.

Also, I have started wearing more dresses. It’s the girly-girl in me. However, some of the bras that I need to wear with my dresses don’t afford me the coverage I need. So, I am looking at adding the VaVa Voom Silicone Reusable Nipple Covers. I realize that on Sex and the City Miranda wore Samantha’s fake nipples and got a reaction from every man in the room. However, this is not NYC; and while I don’t mind a display of cleavage, showing nipples due to a sheer bra is not my idea of proper decorum. There needs to be some mystery ladies.

Sadly, my list here is a partial one. There is more to add as I peruse GO-GIRL’Sshop before Tuesday. Every one of these items would make great Christmas gifts for my girlfriends. However, I have to be careful, or my husband might hide my credit card!

Disclosure: I was asked by GO-GIRLto share a discount with my readers and Twitter followers for a social media program. I was not compensated for my participation in this program, other than said discount, and my reviews are solely my own and represent my honest opinions. A Daily Pinch and GO-GIRL support Blog With Integrity.

When Bloggers Go Too Far.

August 12, 2010 by Lisa 1 Comment

Bloggers are looked at in many different ways. “Warily” seems to come to mind on many occasions. We are the “new media”. Whatever. Potato, po-tah-to. I have written on several different occasions regarding blogging and the necessity of journalistic integrity. Well, buckle your seatbelts, the circle is coming around again.

I had a friend post a picture on Twitter last week. The package he received had a tear sheet full of info and a cellophane bag (which broke in shipment) of dried food items. Of course, when he opened the package, it spilled out onto his desk.

Yeah, I might have giggled just a little. Sorry, D.

However, all laughs aside, this is about using marketing standards written about in textbooks that are more than a decade old. Maybe it’s still standard. I don’t know. What I do know, is that someone didn’t do their research. It doesn’t matter who you are sending your PR Kit/Press Release to, it’s essential that it is sent to the proper person. Just because a journalist is on Twitter, and a very engaging personality, doesn’t mean that what you offer is within their scope. If it’s not, the package you just sent becomes a Twitpic and the very people you want to get in touch are going to look at you like you’re a leper.

Could it be that I have read the Writer’s Market guidelines for publishing houses and agents enough that I know all they need is a strongly worded query? Or am I mistaken? Send me a strong email that gets my attention and sell me. Because frankly, I don’t have the space to store your gimmicks.

Don’t shoot yourself in the foot like that. Gimmicks don’t cut it. It’s not worthy of you; and we suffer from the very public, very negative light that has been shed on the rest of us.

Thirsty Girl in Charlotte * {Getting My Sommelier On}

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