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Today is Take the Day for Yourself Day

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Well, that’s what I’m declaring anyway. I spent most of the weekend and yesterday creating my SEO presentation for last night. And yes, thank you, it was a resounding success!! Sometimes I surprise myself to be honest. I also got paid for my post-Grammy work over at Herbie’s office. So now I have buckets of money that’s ALL MINE baby!!!

So for today (Take the Day for Yourself Day) I will:

  1. Read. A lot. I’m really enjoying the book Unhooked and am considering interviewing the author for my site (plus we have copies of her book to give away).
  2. Getting a deluxe spa pedicure! It’s exactly what I need in this post-winter, pulling out the flip-flops weather. Ahhhh…
  3. Dinner with a slew of wonderful ladies (all Valley LWLers). I’d think that there will be good fun and great conversation to be had by all.
  4. Write up a ranting blog post about DCFS and my dad.
  5. Pick out and schedule my spa package – how I’m choosing to spend my *chaching* paycheck. Plus, I never got a Christmas present this year (looong story about how I screwed up our biz and personal checking accounts…messssssy) so I said I’d just schedule a nice massage. Yeah, three months later!
  6. Read some blogs and hopefully, maybe, I’ll actually go back and comment/email to the many visitors that have taken the time to leave comments.

How will you be spending your day?  I did mention that it’s Take the  Day for Yourself Day, right?  😉

Beverly Hills 90210

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Oh My God!!! Could this be true?  According to Eonline, there’s talk of a new BH90210 for  next year.  Of course, they’re considering bringing it back due to success of Gossip Girl (oh, how I do enjoy that show!).  Darren Star won’t be involved, you know, since he’s decided to hang out and support Candace Bushnell and all her glory.  But it could still work.  Wouldn’t it be cool if some of the characters came back as parents or teachers?

Here’s what Eonline had to say about it…

Thus far, details on the project are limited, and it remains unclear whether any of the characters from the original 90210 will make the jump to the new series.

According to unnamed sources cited by the Reporter, the project is close to securing a writer, and the network is expected to decide by the end of the month whether to order a pilot.

Will it Blend?

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Seth Godin cracks me up. Of course, this is probably why both his books and his blog are such enjoyable reads. For anyone in the business or marketing world, Seth Godin is the genius behind finding new ways to get your message across, your product out there and explaining how things go viral and become the next big thing.

His latest book is, Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing Out of Sync? He explains as an”unfortunate result of mixing two good ideas.” He goes on to clarify that “the challenge most organizations face: they try to mix them. They attempt to slap new marketing onto old and end up with nothing but a failed website. ”

Here’s an interesting take on the Meatball Sundae leaving us all wondering will it blend?

PS – I gave up and just used the link. I really need to upgrade this blog to a hosted site, the challenges I have embedding Youtube videos kills me!

Hello, My Name is LA Blogger Gal…

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And I’m addicted to bath and body products!

I'm a Bath & Body Product Whore

I’m not partial to just one product. I’m more than willing to share the love (and the money). That said, if I bought it, I love it! Or well, I just wouldn’t have wasted my money on it. It’s that simple.

My latest favorite find…Klean Bath & Body! I was introduced to the line through Ladies Who Launch – the owner is one of our local members. She was having a leap year sale and well, I lept! I was even lucky enough to meet with the brains and the nose behind the product.

This is some great stuff. So far I’ve only used my Ginger & Tea soap and body spray and the shea butter, but man, they’re great. My bathroom smelled like Ginger & Tea all day long – which we all know is better than what it could smell like! Next up, the pomegranate & fig soap – it smells divine in the bottle, so I can only imagine that it will smell beyond divine on me! 🙂

So check Klean out, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. For what it’s worth, I hear great things about the body scrubs!! 😉 If you decide to give them a whirl (you won’t be sorry) tell them that I sent you!

On an slightly related note…I just love the design of her website. So clean and zen. Very cool.

It’s Party Time! WootWoot!

Ultimate Blog Party 2008

Welcome to my party, um the Ultimate Blog Party! I wish I could do something, oh.my.god. amazing, but sadly, I’m still a little sick *sigh* So sadly, no cocktails from me. But I can offer you a tasty cuppa tea and some chocolate chip cookies if you’re so inclined. And well, party pro that I am, I won’t let something as a three week-long headcold slow me down! Just keep reading along as the days go on. My doc assures me I’ll be better in not time flat 😉

Let me tell you a little about myself…I’m one of the few non-moms participating. Well, actually, I am a mom, but to the four-legged kind of kids – my handsome tuxedo cat and my feisty little mutt. And as to be expected, both are well loved and some might even say, spoiled. I decided to participate in UBP because I thought it would be a great opportunity to find some new blogs and make some new bloggie friends.

I’m a 30-something, stay-at-home, work-from-home, wife in the greater Los Angeles area. I’m a former disk jockey and teacher (not at the same time) and I’m in the process of launching my own business (thanks to Ladies Who Launch), so I tend to talk about that. A lot. I’m an avid reader, though most of the time, I tend to forget to mention what I’m reading. We go to a lot of concerts and sometimes I get to take pictures. Other times, I get to meet the performers – though not always. I love to take pictures and up until recently, I was a regular participant in Wordless Wednesday.

Here are a couple of my favorites…

A Pedicure & New FlipFlops - What More Could You Ask For?

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My bloggie friend Geggie is doing 2 truths and a lie, so I thought I’d copy her play along also. Below you will find 4 true facts about me and 2 lies. It’s your job to guess which is which. Please share your thoughts in the comments. And now, a little more than you ever wanted to know about me…

  1. I’m great friends with my husband’s last ex-girlfriend.
  2. I’ve done phone sex to make a quick buck.
  3. I actually know some people that can take care of that for you (she says in euphemisms).
  4. I’ve partied with Bruce Springsteen.
  5. My husband I have invested in my best friend’s haunted, ghostie business.
  6. I’ve had a couple of my amateur photos published.

So now I just need to find that Mr. Linky thing-a-ma-gig so I can get this show officially on the road. Keep reading along, I promise, I’m a cool chick.

I look forward to meeting all of you!!

ETA: Please feel free to stick around a while – I even have two good reasons to try and entice you…1) I’ll be posting the answers to my Two Truths & a Lie from above and 2) this blog really isn’t all that old and it wouldn’t take you all that long to poke around – maybe check out my Welcome! Welcome! for some more insight into this theory.

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UPDATE: You can find the answers to my 2 truths and a lie over here.  I’ll come back later today and check and see if anyone guessed correctly.  Now,  I must run…

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Did someone mention prizes??? It was hard to choose my favorites, but these seems super useful to me.

I also think these are all fun-sounding as well: 20, 21, 36, 39, 41, 60, 67, 70, 91 – so difficult to chose.

Let’s Party – Ultimate Blog Party Style

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Ultimate Blog Party 2008

I’m planning on participating in the Ultimate Blog Party. I’m not a mom, but I can and do read quite a few mom blogs. Hopefully, there will be some other non-moms participating. I figure it’s a fun way to be a part of something and meet new bloggers. Mind you, with my various biz and other blogs, I’m up to 150 blogs in my Reader, but still. I won’t let that hold me back.

Anyone want to join me in this? Much like NaBloPoMo (which went monthly, did you know??) there are prizes to be had. And this gal loves anything with a prize! It’s only for one week and basically only requires you to make ONE party post during the week of March 7-14th with a link to a Mr. Linky (still learning that part – somewhere in the first, March 7th post? Maybe? Hopefully?). The rest of the time, you blog as usual – I just have to remember not to drop the f-bombs (like I do that so often!). For all the specifics, check out the instructions rules details over at 5 Minutes for Moms.

My understanding is the that the sooner you link up to your party post, the sooner you’ll get some new visitors. And well, hey, once you post that initial party post, the hard stuff is done. After that, it’s back to blogging same as before. So won’t you join me in this mini virtual celebration?? Just click on either the banner above, or the one to the right.

About Cooking, A Blog & A Contest

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I love to cook.  I love to bake.  Unfortunately, I have a teeny tiny kitchen with absolutely no counter space.  This puts a damper on my dreams of cooking and baking.  I also have a piece of shit stove and oven.  The temperatures are way off, I think the oven leaks, and it cooks horribly uneven.  Oh, and did I mention that we can’t use our stove or over from April to October because it creates too much heat and the walled AC unit doesn’t reach into the kitchen?!  Actually, it barely reaches beyond the living room where it’s walled, but that’s an entirely different story for a hot summer day.  Ahhhh, the joys of apartment living.

Needless to say, I don’t cook or bake that much.  I tend to look upon events like book club, as my excuse to finally try something fun (I’ve learned my lesson with the in-laws that they won’t try anything they don’t recognize, so that leaves out a lot of food choices!).   But that doesn’t stop me from buying and reading cookbooks (yes, I read them like a book, page by page, cover to cover).  And it doesn’t stop me from reading cooking blogs.

My dear bloggie friend Geggie, over at GeggieBlog (Hi Geg!!) not only can point you in the direction of one of the best restaurants in Phoenix (damn was it good!), but she can also point you to some damn fine cooking blogs.  The latest in her list of referrals…Megans Cookin.  Check it out, it’s a fun-looking blog that just might leave you drooling.  Don’t say I didn’t warn  you.

Megan is also having a contest right now, just in time for Easter.  And let me just say, I do believe that I am coveting those dish towels!  If you stop by to check her out and enter, be sure to let her know that LA Blogger Gal sent you.  And if I win the basket, I’ll send you my Peeps!  Deal?

And speaking of book club, it’s time to get ready to head on over the farmer’s market.  I need to pick up some berries and granola for my contribution – I already have the yogurt at home.  I really was hoping to make the granola from scratch, but damn, I was just to wiped out this week to do much of anything.   Plus the last time I tried to make it in this oven, it just didn’t work out so well.

Happy Weekend everyone!

On the Mend

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Man, what a boring ass week this has been in my blog.  This sinus infection, coughing illness thingie seems to be kicking my fat ass!  But, thanks to the joys of modern medicine, I know that I’m getting better.  And I have proof…let’s just say that “things” are “leaving” and “colors are changing” and leave it at that.  The medicine induced headache is gone as well!  And I slept through the entire night – first time in a week!  So yeah, I’m definitely on the mend.

Want to read a cool article about the business of giving things away for free?  Check out wired.com.  Very cool and somewhat fascinating stuff.

Anyone else thrilled that Dirt is back on Sunday?  What about those Hills spoilers?  Believe it or not, our DVR is running on empty these days.

So how about a good book?  Sophie Kinsella’s new book, Remember Me is here (there’s a first chapter excerpt on her site) and nary a Becky Bloomwood in sight!  And speaking of our favorite Shopaholic…Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy and Krysten Ritter star.