Entries from July 31st, 2009

Spotlight on PR-extended!

July 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Reviews

Are you wondering how to reach out to PR professionals?
Do you feel intimidated by all of the PR talk going on in the blogosphere these days?
Would you like to have your blog noticed by top-notch PR professionals?
This is your opportunity. Public relations is about relationships. Coincidentally, blogging is about relationships, too. You already have the [...]

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Sid and Jackson

July 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Reviews

Before I left for BlogHer I received an invitation to review some more Sid the Science Kid dvd’s.  When I realized they would be sent during my trip I asked for them to be shipped to Erika’s house and then I would have Jackson watch them and get his perspective.  Good call.  Jackson was enamored [...]

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Blurbs

July 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blog

I spent the last few days revelling in the amazingness that is BlogHer. 
There were good parts and bad parts, happy parts and sad parts.  But right now, I personally have a bunch of tired parts, so a real recap post will be forthcoming. 
I was very lax in taking pictures, but fully intend on stealing from [...]

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Underwriter’s Laboratories

July 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blog

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Our day started out with a fun limo ride to the lab getting to know each other and reacquainting with those we already knew.  A short ride to the largest campus I have ever seen for a business (and I live in studio land).  It is so large they have shuttle busses for [...]

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What Women Want

July 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blog

Isn’t that the question of the ages?
Since the dawn of time, men around the world have been trying to make women happy. Are we that finicky? Are we that hard to please?
Personally, I think I am pretty easy to please, I speak openly and clearly about what I want and don’t want. I will not [...]

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Welcome Home

July 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blog

If you are reading this through a feed reader, then I truly need to give Mamikaze a big fat kiss for making everything ok.  Oh, sorry did I neglect to mention that I HAVE MOVED!?
Yep, I took the plunge, bought my domain name and am now on WordPress where I hope I will not wither [...]

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Beefy Onion Roasted Potatoes

July 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blog, Kitchen

I am all about the EASY!

3 or 4 small red potatoes cubed
1 package of Lipton’s Beefy Onion Soup mix
A little bit of oil (vegetable is better for taste, but Olive will work as well) you want enough to coat potatoes so the soup mix sticks to them and they don’t stick to your pan.
toss to [...]

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Customer Service FAIL and fixed

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog

You can have the best pillows, the most gourmand food, even the lowest rates, but what it all comes down to is – Is the Customer Happy?
I worked for many years in retail management, and while I never subscribed to the bs that is The Customer is ALWAYS Right, I do ascribe to What can [...]

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Breast Cancer Awareness

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog

PartSelect is hosting a Paint Your Appliance Pink Sweeps to help raise awareness and $10,000 for Breast Cancer Research. The sweepstake runs from July 1, 2009 – September 30, 2009.
It’s easy to enter! Contestants simply have to paint a pink ribbon on any major household appliance and send us a photo of the artwork. For [...]

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Advice

July 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blog

The bloggers writing reviews at The Product Review Place were tasked with coming up with the most useful product review tips.
These tips are designed to help those just starting out but can help even the most seasoned reviewers. Read on to learn what the product review experts had to say:I always try to get [...]

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