Want to win a Flip? Follow me on Twitter!

I recently participated in the Girlfriend Getaway Florida promotion for Chevy.  As part of that promotion, we were given a Camaro to drive and a Flip video camera so that we could make videos about our experiences with the car.  YAY!

Except?

I already have a Flip.

Yes, mine has less recording time than the brand spanking new one they gave me, but I’ve never had any complaints about what I’ve got.  And it seems awfully silly for me to have two Flips.

You see where this is going?

Yes, I’m going to give away the new Flip that was given to me.  The one that can record 120 minutes worth of video instead of 30.  The newer, shinier, slightly fancier version of the one I already have.  Because that’s how much I love you.

Well, OK, and because I want more people to follow me on Twitter.

What?  Yes. There are currently 2,987 people who follow @missbritt on Twitter.  I’d like to hit that magical 3,000 mark.  SO -

I’m going to bribe you to follow me on Twitter with the chance of winning a Flip video camera!

Here’s how it works.

To enter to win the brand new shiny Flip Video Camera:

1. Follow @missbritt on Twitter. (if you already do, good job! Move on to step 2.)

2. Tweet something with the hashtag #missbritt.  FOR EXAMPLE:

“I’m following @missbritt on twitter because she’s bribing me. #missbritt”

3. Each tweet counts as an entry. So, yes, you can tweet with the hashtag more than once. But, uh, I would probably advise you not to be too annoying with it because people will unfollow your ass for that kind of thing.

4. All tweets between right now and Monday at 9am EST with the hashtag #missbritt that come from an account that follows @missbritt will be entered into a random drawing.  Winner will be announced on Monday (hopefully!), so that I can bring the Flip with me to BlogHer if the winner is attending.  If you’re not attending BlogHer, I’ll ship it (but probably not until I get back.)

Good luck!!

(P.S. Like winning stuff?  If you live in Florida, you can enter to win your own girlfriend getaway by voting for me as your favorite Chevy Girl On The Go blogger.  Enter and vote here.)

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I was complaining on twitter the other day about being in a bad mood and annoyed at people in general.

I received a direct message from a local PR rep asking if she could perk me up with Disney On Ice tickets to giveaway.

I asked her if I could “give them away” to my two kids – because, um, giving stuff to other people doesn’t perk me up nearly as much as making my kids think I do not, for one night, suck as a mom.

She said no, basically, that I had to give them to one of you people – but generously offered to put 4 tickets aside for me and my family too.

And people say whining on Twitter is unproductive.  Ha!  Shows what you know!

Ahem.

ANYway – it seems I have a four pack of tickets to Disney On Ice to give away now.  Oh, and I’ll be going too. So this is pretty much like a SUPER PRIZE PACK of Disney On Ice And A Night With Miss Britt’s Family.

(OK, fine.  You don’t have to hang out with me.  But it’s pretty lame if you don’t want to.  I’m awesome.  And my kids will be distracted by the ice stuff.  Well, I probably will be to.  So don’t come sit by me if you’re not going to let me watch the show, because I’ve actually always wanted to see Disney On Ice and I would like to be able to enjoy it without you mocking me, thank you very much!)

Where was I going with this?

Disney On Ice

Right.  4 Free Tickets to Disney On Ice (night with Miss Britt’s family optional)

Here’s the catch:

• Tickets are for the opening night, Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m performance
• Tickets are for the show in Orlando, FL at the Amway Arena

Official media stuff about this show:

• “Disney On Ice presents Celebrations! It’s one colossal party on ice, with all your favorite Disney friends! Enjoy a winter wonderland with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains, a Very Merry Unbirthday Party, a Royal Ball with the Disney Princesses and more in a magical medley of holidays, celebrations and festivals from around the globe.”
• Tickets are $45 (Front Row), $40 (Rink side), $31( VIP), $27, $19 (Ticketmaster service charges and facility fees not included.) Tickets are available at www.DisneyOnIce.com or www.ticketmaster.com, at any Ticketmaster outlet by calling 800-745-3000, or at the Amway Arena box office. For group ticket sales and information, call 866-248-8740, or e-mail groupsales@feldinc.com.
• Yes I copied and pasted this from a press release.  Because I am the best review blogger ever.

Enter to win this 4 pack by leaving a comment on this post with a valid email address – because, you know, I have to be able to tell you if you win. This contest will run from right now thru Friday August 28th at midnight EST.

And if you can’t get to Orlando that night?  Well, uh, sorry.  They have shows all over and you can find out about them here!

(Oh, and can we all take a minute to chuckle at the fact that I am now in some very tiny way associated with Disney?)

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The laptop backpack seemed like the perfect solution for my aching shoulders and back.

I jumped on Twitter and asked if anyone had any recommendations for good laptop backpacks.  Within seconds, @ShredderFeeder told me about his Swiss Army bag and @Laci_Loo told me about a laptop backpack on sale at Amazon.  As luck would have it, it was a SwissGear bag (which I am almost positive is what Swiss Army bag means) that was on sale!

My new SwissGear laptop backpack arrived this week.

I was happy with how it looked.  It isn’t cheap or tacky looking, and I can see carrying this around with me.

But the important question was – would it fit my laptop?

I’ve had a really hard time getting my 17″ laptop to fit comfortable into laptop bags.  The one I have been using is a very tight fit and it makes airport security lines an extra pain in the butt.

The laptop fit with room to spare!

There is plenty of room in the laptop pocket for the computer and all of the power cords, mouse, mouse pad, etc. etc. etc. accessories you need.

There are also two additional generously sized pockets to hold pretty much everything else I will need or want to haul around with me – whether to and from the airport, or at a conference for 8+ hours.

Best of all, wearing the backpack is extremely comfortable.  The shoulder straps are padded, which I’m sure helps.  But the fact that the damn thing is just equally distributed across my back and shoulders instead of hanging off my one shoulder makes all the difference in the world.

In fact, carrying the backpack is SO comfortable

- I don’t feel bad asking someone else to carry it for me.

Get the SwissGear Computer Backpack (Red) on Amazon for less than $40.

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If you’re a woman with a pear or hourglass shaped body, finding a pair of jeans that fits your waist and your hips can seem downright impossible.

I used to consider myself an hourglass.  And then my boobs shriveled up, my hips made room for two children and an all you can eat Chinese buffet, and Viola!  I’m a pear!  And my hips are still significantly wider than my waist.

Because of my own struggle with finding the perfect pair of jeans, I was especially excited to receive an email from my friend Maria about a new line of jeans that caters to my body type.

From her email:

I was looking for jeans and  found this brand called Little in the Middle, for hourglass/pear shapes. You know, those of us that have to wear belts to prevent showing ass cleavage or if we want something that actually fits our waist, it flattens our ass and bunches in the back of our thighs? Yeah.

Anyway, I bought some and holy fuck it’s true! I got a size …., and they are everything they claim to be. My new faves. They were $100, but totally worth it.

http://www.littleinthemiddle.com

I don’t even know what your body looks like, it’s probably not even applicable to you, I dunno, but I thought maybe your readers might like it. And I was way impressed. And too lazy to update my own review blog.

Of course I ran right over to check out Little In The Middle jeans for myself.  I then hunted down everyone in their PR and marketing department and begged and pleaded with them to let me try a pair for myself this site.

Two days later, a beautiful pair of dark rinsed, mid rise, bootcut jeans arrived in my mailbox.  I could see by looking at them that the waist was smaller than the hips and thighs.  I was impressed by the quality of the denim – I’m a big believer in sturdy denim for women who don’t want every lump hanging out.  I immediately put my new pair of jeans on underneath the dress I was wearing.

Or at least, I attempted to.

I mostly got the jeans pulled up, but there was no way I was getting them buttoned.  The size I had requested was too small.  I probably should have taken Maria’s advice and gone through the truejeans.com web site to get my atual sized based on my measurements instead of relying on my “no, really, I wore that size just a few months ago!” vanity.

Unfortunately, a larger size would not have addressed the length issue.  I’m just shy of 5′2″ and the jeans were much too long.  I would have had to hem the jeans to their knees and ruin the bootcut shape in order to make them wearable (even if they had been the right size).

I’m bummed that the jeans don’t fit me.  I spoke with one of the (I think) owners of Little In The Middle and discovered that they are RIGHT NOW working on a new line with a 30″ inseam.  She also let me know that the dark rinse makes the jeans fit about a half size smaller.  Which makes sense! Ha!  I knew I was that size just a few months ago!

I’m looking forward to being able to try out the shorter version in a slightly larger size.

In the meantime…

Who wants a free pair of designer jeans?

I was at a loss about what to do with the jeans I’d received that I couldn’t wear.  I asked the good people at Little In The Middle if I should send them back or try to find someone (who is thinner and taller than me and therefore a horrible, horrible person) who could wear the jeans and give them away.

They generously offered to let me give a pair of jeans away – in any size and style.

WIN A FREE PAIR OF LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE JEANS!

Would you like to try a pair of Little In The Middle jeans for yourself?

Here are the styles you have to choose from:

The Empowered jean by Little in the Middle is a midrise bootcut.  The jeans sit right below the navel.  (These are the ones I requested.)

The Confident jean by Little in the Middle is a lowrise bootcut.

The Bold jean by Little in the Middle is a midrise bootcut with no back pockets.  The Bold jean features a wide waistband with a double button closure.

Three ways to enter to win a free pair of jeans from Little In The Middle:

1. Leave a comment on this post with a valid email address telling me which style you’d like to try.
2. Post a link back to THIS POST on your blog.
3. Twitter this post, and leave a comment on this post with a link to the twitter update.

More official sounding rules:

1. Entries must be received by Sunday, June 14th at Midnight Eastern time.
2. You can enter multiple times, but each entry must have it’s own individual comment (to make the picking easier).
3. Winner will be contacted by email on Monday, June 15th.
4. If you win, you’ll have to give me your size and mailing address to send the jeans to.
5. Winner will be chosen at random using a very fancy randomizing number system.

Good luck!

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Now, I don’t usually re-review something that’s already been talked about, and I try to avoid blasting products that I haven’t used myself whenever possible.  But I’m making an exception to both of those guidelines for The Cuchini.

Because it is just that bad.

From the Cuchini website:

Oh.  My.  God.

Yes, ladies, there is finally an answer to camel toe.  Oh yes, camel toe.  And now with visual aids!

If your pants (or swimsuits) are too tight and you are worried about the whole world seeing the outline of your vagina’s lips (dear God), than the Cuchini is for you.

Also for you…

Underwear.

Not wearing pants that are too damn tight.

Investing in a swimsuit with proper lining.

You’re welcome.

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