Archive for the ‘why I blog’ Category

SHUT UP! Stacy, Clinton & What Not to Wear Come to D.C.

12.23.10

Gang. I am such a fan of "What Not to Wear" on TLC.  I'm sure about 850,000 other women feel the same way, but I totally feel like I could hang out with Stacy and Clinton - they are hilarious, stylish and know how to have fun. So when my ...

Posted in bloggy events, bloggy love, bloggy stuff, fashion, girlfriends, material girls, things we love, why I blog | 12 Comments »

lavish! un-conference: Day 1

12.10.10

I arrived in Atlanta today for the lavish! un-conference and I am thoroughly enjoying myself.  First off, the hotel where the conference is being held is nothing less than I would expect of The Broke Socialite, the un-conference's organizer.  It's chic, gorgeous, luxurious and trendy all at the same time. ...

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Help #BeatCancer today

10.15.10

We're interrupting our hiatus for a worthy cause! Our friends at Everywhere are doing it again! They are setting out to raise money for cancer and beat our previous Guinness World Record for #beatcancer.  The Everywhere team will be at BlogWorld this weekend and starting at 9 am PST today, Friday, October 15th  until 9 ...

Posted in all jokes aside, awesome social media outreach, Breast Cancer, Perks of Blogging, social media, why I blog, Why I Joined Facebook | No Comments »

Buick GMC, Essence Magazine, B. Smith, NYC and Me

9.23.10

Last Monday I had the fantastic privilege of attending the Essence Magazine Fierce and Fabulous 40 Awards and Luncheon in Manhattan, courtesy of Buick GMC.  Back in August, I received a phone call from Buick asking me if I would be interested in trying out a 2011 ...

Posted in awesome social media outreach, bloggy events, celebrity moment, monumental events, reviews, shameless plugs, special occasions, sponsored post, why I blog | 5 Comments »

Invitation: State of the Mom Blogosphere – 9/14 Live Chat

9.14.10

Wanna share your thoughts on micro-blogging, niche blogging, creativity, bloggers and brands, and other hot topics? Join me and 8 other mom bloggers for an online chat TODAY at 1PM EST about hot trends in the mom blogosphere. Details here!

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Countdown to BlogHer (with Chocolate!): Part 1

8.2.10

BlogHer '10 is just days away and it's time for me to get my act together.  This year the pre-BlogHer excitement reached an all new level for me, and I think it's largely because I'm in a comfortable groove when it comes to my blogging self. I belong to several ...

Posted in awesome social media outreach, BlogHer, girlfriends, sponsored post, Uncategorized, why I blog | 2 Comments »

Altitude Design Summit

2.5.10

{Jyl from MomItForward, Me and Rachel from Today's Mama getting our 1920's sultry on.}Boy these blog conference sure do have me traveling to places that I would never have had the chance to visit on my own! Week before last I had the pleasure of attending the Altitude Design Summit ...

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Nashville, Here I Come…

2.3.10

Tomorrow night I'll be leaving for Nashville, TN for Blissdom 2010. It's my first time going and so I'm quite excited. I'm looking forward to seeing some friendly faces of bloggers that I only get to see IRL every once in awhile and to finally meet others that I've ...

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Martha and Me

1.25.10

I'm so glad that I went. Even though common sense and my already-hectic life weighed against it, two Thursdays ago I ventured to Manhattan to be a part of the audience on the Martha Stewart Show. She was having a special show dedicated to blogging and I was lucky enough ...

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The Streets Will Make You Feel Brand New…

1.12.10

I'm headed to New York City tomorrow and will be in the studio audience of The Martha Stewart Show live taping on Thursday! She's doing a show devoted to bloggers and the lovely ladies of Mamalaw were fortunate enough to be offered tickets. Of course Jonesie and Ny are being ...

Posted in bloggy events, celebrity moment, what's on TV, why I blog | 8 Comments »