I have another cool blog for you all to check out. It's called The Marketing Mama . The author of the blog is my friend Missy and yes I know her in real life. We met several years ago on The Knot, when we were planning our weddings. She is a pretty cool chick and she has lots of great things to say. You will espicially dig her blog if you are a parent. She has lots of great stories, tips, product reviews, you name it.
Another really cool thing about Missy's blog is that she is in the running for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Best Blog award. I think you should all read her blog and then use this link to vote for her. There are 7 days left to vote.
Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Cool Blogs
You know, I have a lot of links over there to the left, of blogs I like to read. Most of them belong to friends of mine. Some of them I have found through internet searchs and some of them I have found through other blogs. From time to time I am going to highlight one or two blogs that I think you should check out.
Today I am recommending 1 blog. I hope you will check it out. This blog belongs to someone that I have never met but would love to meet some day. I found her blog listed on one of my friends blogs. I don't know if my friend actually knows her or not (maybe I will ask her) but anyways it's a great read, all about her life as an american living in Australia. I love reading her entries, she's very funny and witty and I bet she has a great sense of sarcasm. I truly appreciate a good sense of sarcasm in a person. So here it is, check out Florida Girl in Sydney. You won't be disappointed.
P.S. do you think I said blog enough in this post? Geesh.
Today I am recommending 1 blog. I hope you will check it out. This blog belongs to someone that I have never met but would love to meet some day. I found her blog listed on one of my friends blogs. I don't know if my friend actually knows her or not (maybe I will ask her) but anyways it's a great read, all about her life as an american living in Australia. I love reading her entries, she's very funny and witty and I bet she has a great sense of sarcasm. I truly appreciate a good sense of sarcasm in a person. So here it is, check out Florida Girl in Sydney. You won't be disappointed.
P.S. do you think I said blog enough in this post? Geesh.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Feeling Discouraged
I am feeling very discouraged about my participation in this years Breast Cancer 3-Day. This is an event that I really love and this will be my 5th year participating in some way. This year I decided to walk despite my health concerns. I have been training with a personal trainer and that has been going well. My walking isn't quite up to the mileage it needs to be but I will get there. It seems like I take one step forward only for something to come up and knock me back ten steps. I have had a few recent illnesses that have interferred with my training and that has been discouraging.
My main feelings of discontent surround fundraising. It's darn hard to raise $2300.00. In order to walk I have to raise a minimum of $2300.00. If I don't raise it I either don't walk or pay the difference myself. I started out pretty strong but things have really died off. I know the current state of the economy has impacted charitable giving and I am really feeling the pinch, it's hard when family member don't donate. I also feel badly for asking more than once. I hate asking for money even if it is for a good cause. I know that I hate getting bombarded by several requests for donations so I won't do that to people that I know. I feel like if someone wants to donate and I ask once then they will.
I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will be paying the majority of my participation fee myself this year and that this will be the last year that I walk. This is the choice that I made by not having a lot of joint fundraisers and by not participating with a large team that can handle pulling off large fundraisers. I am happy with my team size of 2. I feel badly that I have considered dropping out. I feel badly that I have not been as successful with my fundraising as I was the past few years. It actually makes me feel like a failure.
My main feelings of discontent surround fundraising. It's darn hard to raise $2300.00. In order to walk I have to raise a minimum of $2300.00. If I don't raise it I either don't walk or pay the difference myself. I started out pretty strong but things have really died off. I know the current state of the economy has impacted charitable giving and I am really feeling the pinch, it's hard when family member don't donate. I also feel badly for asking more than once. I hate asking for money even if it is for a good cause. I know that I hate getting bombarded by several requests for donations so I won't do that to people that I know. I feel like if someone wants to donate and I ask once then they will.
I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will be paying the majority of my participation fee myself this year and that this will be the last year that I walk. This is the choice that I made by not having a lot of joint fundraisers and by not participating with a large team that can handle pulling off large fundraisers. I am happy with my team size of 2. I feel badly that I have considered dropping out. I feel badly that I have not been as successful with my fundraising as I was the past few years. It actually makes me feel like a failure.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Food Obsessions Part 3
I know you have all been dying for this latest installment of my food obsession so here we go. This food obsession is all about Philly food. Yes, that is right folks food from Philadelphia. This was just going to be about Cheesesteaks but when I was in Philly I discovered another heavenly delight known as the Tastykake. So I decided to make it all one post about Philly food.
Again I have the food network to blame for my obsession with the Cheesesteak. I saw some show, probably Unwrapped, and saw what a real Cheesesteak looked like. Now, you can get cheesesteaks in MN, I have had them but once you have had a real cheesesteak from Philly, there is just no comparison. Here in MN we call them Philly Cheesesteaks, in Philly, it's just a cheesesteak. Remember this folks because apparently people from Philly don't like it when you refer to a cheesesteak as a Philly Cheesesteak.
So anyway, back to my obsession. I love steak, I love hoagie rolls and I love cheese. I needed a cheese steak. Believe it or not I actually researched where to go. The food network helped. I found that there are 3 main places in Philly to get a cheesesteak. One is Pat's, one is Geno's and one is Jim's on South Street. I consulted some of my message board friends about cheesesteaks and where to go and found that there was ordering protocol that needed to be followed. What?? Apparently at some places if you do not order correctly you are sent to the back of the line. I could not let this happen. I got schooled on how to order, Whiz wit, whiz witout. What is Whiz? Whiz is cheesewhiz. Wit means with onions, witout means without onions. Provy is Provolone. Now there is more to this than what I am explaining but it's been a while since I was in Philly so I'm sure I am leaving a few things out, I just wanted you to have an idea. I was so nervous about this ordering thing.
Once in Philly we had to decide where to go. We didn't have a car but ended up on South Street so Jim's it was. The place was mobbed and the line was long. I was actually practicing in line on how to order. (yeah, lame, I know). I didn't need to worry they were very nice when I ordered. No one was sent to the back of the line. I got my steaks and was in heaven. BEST FOOD EVER! I wanted to get back in line and get another one but I didn't. I seriously want to go back just to have a cheesesteak and yes, I have considered ordering the supplies from Jim's to make them at home. I haven't done it but I have thought about it. I may do it someday.
So about these Tastykakes yeah they are like Hostess only better! Lots of variety's and yummy cakey goodness. I have resorted to ordering Tastykakes from Ebay. I also have a friend at work who is from Philly who brings me some back when she goes home. I think it is probably good that we don't have Tastykakes in MN because it could be dangerous.
So there you have it. Tastykakes and Cheesesteaks. Are they worth it? Darn right they are!
Again I have the food network to blame for my obsession with the Cheesesteak. I saw some show, probably Unwrapped, and saw what a real Cheesesteak looked like. Now, you can get cheesesteaks in MN, I have had them but once you have had a real cheesesteak from Philly, there is just no comparison. Here in MN we call them Philly Cheesesteaks, in Philly, it's just a cheesesteak. Remember this folks because apparently people from Philly don't like it when you refer to a cheesesteak as a Philly Cheesesteak.
So anyway, back to my obsession. I love steak, I love hoagie rolls and I love cheese. I needed a cheese steak. Believe it or not I actually researched where to go. The food network helped. I found that there are 3 main places in Philly to get a cheesesteak. One is Pat's, one is Geno's and one is Jim's on South Street. I consulted some of my message board friends about cheesesteaks and where to go and found that there was ordering protocol that needed to be followed. What?? Apparently at some places if you do not order correctly you are sent to the back of the line. I could not let this happen. I got schooled on how to order, Whiz wit, whiz witout. What is Whiz? Whiz is cheesewhiz. Wit means with onions, witout means without onions. Provy is Provolone. Now there is more to this than what I am explaining but it's been a while since I was in Philly so I'm sure I am leaving a few things out, I just wanted you to have an idea. I was so nervous about this ordering thing.
Once in Philly we had to decide where to go. We didn't have a car but ended up on South Street so Jim's it was. The place was mobbed and the line was long. I was actually practicing in line on how to order. (yeah, lame, I know). I didn't need to worry they were very nice when I ordered. No one was sent to the back of the line. I got my steaks and was in heaven. BEST FOOD EVER! I wanted to get back in line and get another one but I didn't. I seriously want to go back just to have a cheesesteak and yes, I have considered ordering the supplies from Jim's to make them at home. I haven't done it but I have thought about it. I may do it someday.
So about these Tastykakes yeah they are like Hostess only better! Lots of variety's and yummy cakey goodness. I have resorted to ordering Tastykakes from Ebay. I also have a friend at work who is from Philly who brings me some back when she goes home. I think it is probably good that we don't have Tastykakes in MN because it could be dangerous.
So there you have it. Tastykakes and Cheesesteaks. Are they worth it? Darn right they are!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Cute things for sale
So, by now most you probably know that I am participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day here in the Twin Cities in August. I need to raise $2300.00 in order to participate. One of my fundraisers is selling these cute "Faith, Hope and Love" necklaces and the Cancer Sucks and Pink Ribbon Buttons.
The necklaces are $10.00. The silver charms says "Faith, Hope, Love" around the charm. The cord is black satin and it is 16 inches long.
The buttons are $3.00 a piece.
If you are interested in purchasing please send me an email. I will ship for free!(I may even consider shipping to Australia ;))
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Food Obsessions Part 2
I started this food obsession thing with my post about Sonic. I get obsessed with things that I cannot have and I blame it all on The Food Network. They are always talking about some damn place that is no where near me that I want to go to. So I am going to blog about some of my food obsessions. Today's installment is Krispy Kreme.
About 7 or 8 years ago I stumbled across Krispy Kreme in our hotel in Las Vegas. I think at that point I had heard about Krispy Kreme on the Food Network, (it's that damn Unwrapped show). Anyways, we didn't have Krispy Kreme in MN at the time. When I came across the "Hot Donuts Now" light I was intrigued. I loved donuts so I thought what the heck let's stop in. Not that it matters but it was about 3:00 am, early by Vegas standards.
I was quickly in love with those hot glazed donuts. I had never tasted anything so good. I made several trips to Krispy Kreme in that visit to Vegas, thank goodness it was in our hotel. Once I got home I was having a donut withdrawal. I got all obsessed trying to locate a Krispy Kreme but there were none around me. The closest one was 250 miles away in Des Moines Iowa. Yes, I briefly considered driving there but that would have been crazy so what did I do instead?
I emailed Krispy Kreme and asked them to airship me a dozen donuts. They said no. They wouldn't do it because they could not guarantee freshness. I was hugely disappointed. About a year later Krispy Kreme was becoming all the rage and our local paper actually had an article on how you could get Krispy Kreme to Fed Ex you donuts. It wasn't worth the $45 charge. Soon after Krispy Kreme came to MN with huge fan fare. People waiting in line all night for donuts, it was crazy. ( I was not there!) A few stores were built here and then they started popping up everywhere, like gas stations and Target. I didn't like that because I only wanted them hot. Pretty soon Krispy Kreme died off and now all of them are closed again in MN. There are no more hot Krispy Kremes to be found. Guess I'll just have to go back to Vegas.
About 7 or 8 years ago I stumbled across Krispy Kreme in our hotel in Las Vegas. I think at that point I had heard about Krispy Kreme on the Food Network, (it's that damn Unwrapped show). Anyways, we didn't have Krispy Kreme in MN at the time. When I came across the "Hot Donuts Now" light I was intrigued. I loved donuts so I thought what the heck let's stop in. Not that it matters but it was about 3:00 am, early by Vegas standards.
I was quickly in love with those hot glazed donuts. I had never tasted anything so good. I made several trips to Krispy Kreme in that visit to Vegas, thank goodness it was in our hotel. Once I got home I was having a donut withdrawal. I got all obsessed trying to locate a Krispy Kreme but there were none around me. The closest one was 250 miles away in Des Moines Iowa. Yes, I briefly considered driving there but that would have been crazy so what did I do instead?
I emailed Krispy Kreme and asked them to airship me a dozen donuts. They said no. They wouldn't do it because they could not guarantee freshness. I was hugely disappointed. About a year later Krispy Kreme was becoming all the rage and our local paper actually had an article on how you could get Krispy Kreme to Fed Ex you donuts. It wasn't worth the $45 charge. Soon after Krispy Kreme came to MN with huge fan fare. People waiting in line all night for donuts, it was crazy. ( I was not there!) A few stores were built here and then they started popping up everywhere, like gas stations and Target. I didn't like that because I only wanted them hot. Pretty soon Krispy Kreme died off and now all of them are closed again in MN. There are no more hot Krispy Kremes to be found. Guess I'll just have to go back to Vegas.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sonic
Let's talk about Sonic for a minute. I went to Sonic for the first time today. I have obsessed about Sonic for quite some time. You see we have only had Sonic in Minnesota for about a year. Why was I obsessed you ask? Because of all the damn Sonic commercials that played on TV when there was no Sonic in MN. I have this thing about wanting things I can't have. So I wanted Sonic because it looks so good on TV.
About a year ago Sonic arrived with quite a large bang. The first one opened up on the East Side of St. Paul which is where I lived for about 37 years but have since moved to a different part of St. Paul (Highland Park in case you were wondering). I was desperate to go. I had to try Sonic. I held off for about a week and then one night I was going to take a trip across town, ok it's about 8 miles but it's like on the other side of St. Paul so anyway I happened to read the paper before I left and found a very interesting story about Sonic that halted my trip. People were waiting in line for 3-4 hours to get into Sonic. WHAT???? Yes, that is right folks business was booming. They actually had to set up a staging area down the road from Sonic, you had to go to the staging area and wait for your turn to enter Sonic's parking lot. I guess it pretty much stayed that way all summer. No Sonic for me. I like to try new things but I am not one to wait 3 hours for food.
A few more Sonic's have opened in MN but none close to me and I never got around to the far eastern side of St. Paul so I was thrilled to hear that Sonic was opening in West St. Paul, very close to my place of employment. I was out and about today and the line wasn't long so I stopped.
My review: It was ok. The burger was decent and so were the tots but I do have to say that the Cherry Limeaid was to die for. It was also happy hour so my drink was 1/2 price.
Is Sonic worth th hype? Eh, you have to be the judge. Will I go back? Yes, there are some other things I would like to try and I am definitely getting another Cherry Limeaid. I also want to try some Ocean thing. Ocean breeze or something like that. It was blue, it looked good.
Now if Chik-fil-A would just get here.............
About a year ago Sonic arrived with quite a large bang. The first one opened up on the East Side of St. Paul which is where I lived for about 37 years but have since moved to a different part of St. Paul (Highland Park in case you were wondering). I was desperate to go. I had to try Sonic. I held off for about a week and then one night I was going to take a trip across town, ok it's about 8 miles but it's like on the other side of St. Paul so anyway I happened to read the paper before I left and found a very interesting story about Sonic that halted my trip. People were waiting in line for 3-4 hours to get into Sonic. WHAT???? Yes, that is right folks business was booming. They actually had to set up a staging area down the road from Sonic, you had to go to the staging area and wait for your turn to enter Sonic's parking lot. I guess it pretty much stayed that way all summer. No Sonic for me. I like to try new things but I am not one to wait 3 hours for food.
A few more Sonic's have opened in MN but none close to me and I never got around to the far eastern side of St. Paul so I was thrilled to hear that Sonic was opening in West St. Paul, very close to my place of employment. I was out and about today and the line wasn't long so I stopped.
My review: It was ok. The burger was decent and so were the tots but I do have to say that the Cherry Limeaid was to die for. It was also happy hour so my drink was 1/2 price.
Is Sonic worth th hype? Eh, you have to be the judge. Will I go back? Yes, there are some other things I would like to try and I am definitely getting another Cherry Limeaid. I also want to try some Ocean thing. Ocean breeze or something like that. It was blue, it looked good.
Now if Chik-fil-A would just get here.............
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