Jan07

Fantasy Becomes Reality

by Adminderella on January 7th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
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I read quite a few blogs and I have since 2004.  I have to admit that I always envied the “A List” bloggers who got sweet deals with some company to review a product or to be a writer for some well-known company.  And I always thought that those opportunities were limited to the “A List” bloggers.  But, the other day I was reading about an upcoming giveaway and the post writer mentioned EdenFantasys had opportunities for bloggers to write for them.  I sent her an email but was so excited that I surfed on over to the EdenFantasys website and found the EdenLovesBloggers program.  I filled out the very quick and easy form and wondered if I could/would make the cut.  I also figured that they are probably really busy and it would probably take the 2-3 business days for a response that their form says it can take.  I was pleasantly surprised to get an email a couple hours later inviting me to look at the available opportunities and let them know what I’d be interested in.

Since I am just getting started with this, I figured that the best fit for me would be writing sponsored posts for EdenFantasys.  The requirements are very straightforward and you are compensated with gift cards.  This is for writing a blog post (which you do anyways, right? You’re a blogger!) and adding a couple of links and talking about EdenFantasys.

I know that there are people who might hesitate to get involved with an “adult” site, but EdenFantasys is really very tasteful.  They promote healthy relationships and healthy body image and you can go to their site and just read articles (yes, I know the old cliche about men reading Playboy “for the articles”, but EdenFantasys site DOES have great articles!)

And the beauty of the EdenLovesBloggers program is that you will never have to write about a product that you aren’t comfortable writing about.  There is so much more going on over at EdenFantasys that you will never have to admit to loving something like this (you may not want to click that particular link if you’re at work or your kids are sitting on your lap) but you COULD if you wanted to!

I am thrilled to be part of the EdenLovesBloggers program. It was really easy to sign up, the person who contacted me was really helpful and I would encourage anyone who would love to have a relationship with a well-known company to consider becoming a part of this, or any of EdenFantasys other great programs!

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Disclaimer: EdenFantasys compensated me with a Gift Card in exchange for my honest opinion in this blog post.

 

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Jan02

Hello 2012

by Adminderella on January 2nd, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Posted In: Update

Brand new year… clean slate ahead and so many things to accomplish.

Hope everyone had a happy and safe New Years Eve celebration.  Mine was very quiet.

I generally spend from New Year’s Eve until my birthday (in March) planning out how things should/need to be.  I know that sounds like a long process, but I like to give myself some time to try things and figure out what works and what does not before committing to a plan.

There is cheese soup in the crockpot, there is laundry hanging to dry and with the exception of my bedroom, which is chaos due to the excavation and organization of the Closet from H3LL, most of the apartment is looking pretty good.

My resolution for this blog is to get here AT LEAST once a week and update.  My big resolution for the year is to make Yelp Elite.

Glad you could join me as we venture forward!

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Dec10

Opportunity

by Adminderella on December 10th, 2011 at 5:13 am
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I applied today for an opportunity to do some writing and I’m very excited about it.  I’m not going to go into a great deal of detail right now because it’s probably not appropriate.  I also signed up today for a two day copywriting seminar in March.  It’s not that I think I am a weak writer, it’s because I want to put some polish on skills, maybe learn some new techniques but mostly I want some insight on how to become a really successful writer.

I don’t mean successful in a monetary way (although I have to admit that it would be nice) but to be able to write things that would really touch people’s lives and be thought provoking and help facilitate good things happening in the world.  I have a number of friends who are really brilliant at what they do and I would like to be able to articulate those things in ways that will appeal to people and make people think and I think that this seminar will help me to do that.

I am thinking lately more about “becoming” and less about “being”.  I find myself wanting to connect, communicate and really do something meaningful with my life.  I know my boss doesn’t understand that copywriting is something that most definitely has a place in our office, even if my focus is primarily numbers-based. I think that working with the company website and putting together some powerful and compelling prose could greatly increase the opportunities made available to us.  I understand that we work largely with science, but there is no reason that science should be cold and unemotional.  Facts can be presented attractively.  And the people with the money to invest don’t always speak the scientific language. They may desire quantification that can’t be found only in data. If you can appeal to an investor in a way that speaks to dollars and sense (spelled that way on purpose), you can often get them to open the purse a little wider.  At least that’s been my experience.  There are some people who no matter what your approach will always be clutching the pursestrings.

And if you are looking for something truly unique for a gift-giving occasion, you should check out Atomic Hero Wear.  If you are a person who likes comic, webcomic, sci-fi or anime conventions and always wanted to have something cool to wear, get in touch with Jack.  In addition to being an awesome costume guy, he is also an all-around great guy who I have had the pleasure of being friends with for many, many years.

I will let you all know if I get to go forward with the opportunity I mentioned at the beginning of this post.  Even if I don’t, I am feeling good for having submitted an application and hope to strengthen my voice and writing to be able to really make a difference.

(P.S. I know that at this time of year, we often turn our thoughts to those less fortunate…And while I am all for helping people, please don’t forget animals need our help, too.  )

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Nov24

Busy November (for which I am thankful)

by Adminderella on November 24th, 2011 at 5:56 pm
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I know it’s been a while since I have posted here but November has proven to be a really busy month!  First, there’s NaNoWriMo and I’m trying to get a 50,000 word novel written in the 30 days of November.  I will need to do a lot of writing this weekend to catch up to where I want to be on the novel.  No worries, though, I have 4 days off so I can (hopefully) get things done.

Also, I started doing volunteer work this month with New Beginnings Cat Rescue.  It’s only been three shifts (I’m a cage cleaner…not glamourous but needed and involves getting to cuddle kitties!) I’m going to continue doing this as it’s a good workout and helps kitties and just makes me feel good.

Then there was the T-Mobile Dallas Holiday Tech Shopping Party.  TexasHolly sent the invite and I was excited to not only get tips on holiday shopping and get to see some of the latest and greatest tech gear, but also get to see some blogger friends I hadn’t seen since the last one of these wonderful gatherings!

Got in the door and wristbanded, entered the contest by tweeting (actually, I tweeted to @TexasHolly before I even got in the door!) and played some games.  I also got to eyeball the lovely goodies for us to munch and I’ll admit that I  had to restrain myself from parking next to the table and hoovering it all up.  Fortunately, there was plenty going on and I was distracted from the deliciousness (seriously, the tomatoes on the sandwiches were fresh and tasty and that is a rarity when eating catered food. BONUS POINTS!)

Fred the Regional Manager (who was officially on vacation but had still come out for the event) shared some shopping tips and a few cool apps with us (to help with holiday prep).  Fabulous employees Arthur and Tanya (who looked stunning in her pink sequin Santa hat!) helped us out by chaperoning the games and it was cool that they genuinely seemed to be enjoying themselves.  I know it can be tough to be tapped to work events like this when you’d rather be home in front of the TV, so I thank them for being fabulous hosts!

I loved seeing blogger friends, TexasHolly throws GREAT parties and I am looking forward to the next DFW blogger gathering.  Thank you to T-Mobile and TexasHolly for a fabulously fun evening!

Then I got an invite to the YELP You down with Y-E-L-P party! It was held at Life in Deep Ellum which is a cultural center in (duh!) Deep Ellum (a section of Downtown Dallas) It was a good size for this event,  their parking lot is on the small side which made parking interesting ,  but I found a spot pretty easily (glad it wasn’t me who had parked in Mark Cuban’s private parking space).  I felt like I was a good decade older than most of the other attendees but one of the first things I did, to help fit in with the theme and give myself a little bit of a younger vibe was let the absolutely amazing Live Hair Group stylist give me bangs. The stylist cut long bangs for me and I have a picture of myself from the 80′s where I was rocking  a similar look so it was a good way to “turn back the hands of time”.   The girl before me getting her bangs done was really nervous but she looked absolutely gorgeous when she was done (she was stunning to begin with, but he did a superb job with her bangs!)

They had a DJ spinning the 90′s tunes who was excellent, he did a really excellent job with gauging the crowd. It was so much fun to spend a night listening to music that I knew all the words to (why yes, I AM OLD….now would you kids get off my lawn?*giggle).  Dallas PowerHouse had dancers there and they were all very talented and after a little encouragement (in the form of some lovely drinks and some enticing dancing by the DPH dancers) several people were on the dance floor.  They had furniture from CORT which was very stylish, functional and comfortable.

Velvet Taco had an amazing pulled pork taco with a pineapple habenero salsa that was spicy but not “my mouth is on fire” spicy.   The Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka mixed with lemonade was a nice drink to go with the spicy tacos. There were Bahn Mi sandwich slices from Pho is for Lovers, which I will need to track down in the VERY near future as I am always on the hunt for tasty Vietnamese eggrolls and figure if the eggrolls are half as good as the bahn mi I should be a very happy lady. The icing on the cake (literally!) was Whiskey Cake… a chocolate toffee dream come true.  Well worth weaving through the crowd over to the corner they were ensconsed in!

Not a lot of conversation going on, but it really seemed that people had a good time (I know I did) and it makes me want to pursue YELP Elite status so I can go to more YELP gatherings (this was a rare “open” party).

That brings us to today, Thanksgiving.  I had originally planned on staying home, alone, and eating Kraft Mac n’ Cheese.  I know, not very celebratory, but there’s no point in cooking  a huge meal if you’re alone, in my opinion.  I was rather shocked, then, to get a call yesterday from my boss’s wife inviting me to have dinner with them.  And so, I will be trekking out for dinner tonight with some of the classiest people I know.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you will all take a moment to pause and reflect on the things you are thankful for today and every day.  I’m thankful for everyone who comes and reads my blog, as well as a number of personal blessings I have.  Eat, drink and be merry (and drive safely, if you are needing to be out and about).

 

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Nov05

NaNoWriMo

by Adminderella on November 5th, 2011 at 6:36 am
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November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) during which you attempt to write 50,000 words in a one month span.  It’s pure insanity. And yet, I find myself participating again this year because goodness knows I don’t have nearly enough to do (/sarcasm).  I enjoy writing and I keep telling myself that if I keep doing NaNoWriMo, eventually I will come up with a novel that someone wants to read.  I have good ideas (or at least they seem that way in my head) but it’s much more difficult to get them down on paper.  Or, onto the computer screen.

I also want to make an effort to make fizzies to be sold for the holidays.  I should have started that in September or October but things have been outrageously complicated and busy and here I am staring deadlines in the face. And don’t forget trying to write a novel.   Thus, I am up at 1:30AM blogging. Because my brain is flitting around and trying to keep up with my to-do list and apparently “sleep so you aren’t a worthless lump tomorrow” did not make it on to the to-do list.  This is a frequent problem for me… things that are necessary don’t make the cut.  Sometimes I really feel like my own brain is a 4-year-old that is bound and determined to get the cookie from the cookie jar that you’ve told her to stay out of until after dinnertime.

AND… I still would like to make some social plans but on the flip side of that, I am pretty psyched that I have no obligations for Thanksgiving.  Four days off work and no excuse to not write my little fingers down to nubs.  The biggest bummer is having to listen to co-workers making plans for their holiday and then having to try to avoid answering “so what are you doing for the holiday” because if you think about it, it could be seen as pitiful because isn’t everyone supposed to want to be with their family for the holidays?  But for me, the holidays have always been very stressful and not at all enjoyable so having the opportunity to sit at home and write is very welcome.

But now… now it’s time to sleep. So I don’t sleep the entire day away.  Too much to do. But not enough to set an alarm!

 

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