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Blissdom Recap

March 1, 2012

This past week, I attended my third Blissdom, and 10th blogging conference overall! When I come back from conferences I’m usually completely brain fried and need to regroup, which is why this post isn’t going up until today! I’ve always said that Blissdom is like one giant hug, and this year didn’t disappoint at all. [...]

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Newbie Community Leader at Blissdom

January 24, 2012

Are you going to Blissdom this year? Are you afraid that you won’t know anyone there? Not too worry! I’m so excited to announce that I’m going to be a Newcomer Community Leader at this year’s Blissdom. Blissdom is one of my favorite conferences – not only is the venue amazing (The Gaylord Opryland in [...]

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Chocolate, Wine, and Friends: The 3 Musketeers Tweet Up

October 28, 2011

On Tuesday night, 3 Musketeers, celebrating their new candy formulation, hosted a tweet up at the W Hotel in Boston. I had the honor of co-hosting the event, along with Bianca from Confessions of a Chocoholic, and Jill from the Daily Grind. The new 3 Musketeers formulation is delicious, and it has less fat than [...]

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J.R. Watkins Tour – Winona, MN

October 18, 2011

A natural products company that was founded in 1868, makes products in the USA, and is family run? When I was invited to check out the corporate headquarters of J.R.Watkins, I was very intrigued to learn more about this brand that I’d first seen on the shelves at Target and Whole Foods. It seems that [...]

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Companies That Respect Bloggers: Proctor and Gamble

September 10, 2011

There’s nothing that makes me more brand loyal than meeting the people behind a brand – and loving them. This year at BlogHer, I was so impressed with everything associated with partner-level sponsor Proctor & Gamble – from their pre-conference Life Well Lived event, to their booth, to the post BlogHer gift box. Life Well [...]

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The Brands at BlogHer 11

August 11, 2011

Whether you’ve been to a BlogHer annual conference, or just happened to read the Twitter stream, you probably know that each year there seems to be more and more brands in attendance. While I attend the conference for inspiration, friendship and fun, I also love to connect with people I’ve worked with as well as [...]

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2011 Disney Social Media Moms Celebration

March 31, 2011

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to attend the 2011 Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. As a (former) Disney Moms Panelist, I am obviously familiar with the parks, but it still always amazes me to feel the happiness and warmth that always hits me right as I enter the front gates. It really [...]

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The Indie Spirits: Brushes with Celebs in Tents

March 3, 2011

While the entire Aveeno/Recycle Bank Independent Spirit awards trip was wonderful, the true highlight was the press access we received for the awards ceremony. Our passes got us backstage access to the press tent and the Aveeno Active Naturals tent. Me & My Press Pass Because our bus wouldn’t fit through the normal valet [...]

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Aveeno Spa Day!

February 28, 2011

I’ll have a few posts about the fabulous time I had in Santa Monica this weekend, but I wanted to start out with our incredible spa day. On Friday, I arrived in rainy but still beautiful Santa Monica at 10:30am, and was immediately whisked off to the amazing Shutters on the Beach. Taken on [...]

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Backstage at the Independent Spirit Awards

February 26, 2011

As I type, I’m hanging out backstage at the Independent Spirit Awards in chilly but sunny Santa Monica, CA. The 25 Aveeno Ambassadors are tweeting, blogging, and generally loving all of the fun celeb sightings! I’ve seen Joel McHale, Rainn Wilson, Samuel L Jackson, Anne Heche, Jon Hamm, and more! We are staying at one [...]

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The Bounce Brigade at Blissdom

February 10, 2011

I’ve written quite a bit about Blissdom 2011, but my trip wouldn’t have been possible without my sponsor, Bounce! On Friday at the conference, Bounce hosted a suite where attendees had the chance to find out whether they were team bar or team sheet! I’m team sheet, but based on my time in the suite, [...]

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The Blissdom Sponsors

February 9, 2011

I wrote my Blissdom recap post over at Multitasking Mommy, but I know that conferences like that do not happen without the involvement and financial assistance of sponsors. Blissdom had some great sponsors – here are the ones who made a big impression on me! ConAgra Okay, so you know I’m a ConAgra ambassador. But [...]

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