We’ve got a Blogalicious Weekend conference pass to giveaway to one of our members! This is going to be a quick turnaround giveaway, only 48 hours to get your entries in! But first, here’s a little bit of info about Blogalicious Weekend -

“Blogalicious Weekend is an event celebrating diversity among women in the blogosphere and social media.

Eighty percent of major business deals are said to be made on the golf course… Consider Blogalicious your green! Jam-packed with opportunities to make unique connections and valuable contacts in a sociable setting, this conference will arm you with the relationships you need and want. Whether your social media focus is business, storytelling, technology, politics, parenting, lifestyle or social change, the networking and educational aspects of Blogalicious will motivate and inspire.”

October 21-23 in Washington D.C. at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center.

What is your social media focus AND how do you think attending Blogalicious Weekend will motivate and inspire you in that area?

Answer the questions in the comments! That is your mandatory entry for this giveaway.

Earn three more entries by:

1. Tweeting: I want to win a ticket to @beblogalicious from @One2OneNetwork! http://bit.ly/qGAAxx #blogalicious11 (Please leave the permalink to your tweet as a separate comment. You may make your own tweet but the bit.ly & hashtag must be part of your tweet. Tweet as often as you like, but only one tweet is counted as an extra entry.)
2. Following: @One2OneNetwork on Twitter (Please leave a separate comment stating you are following on Twitter.)
3. Following: @beblogalicious on Twitter (Please leave a separate comment stating you are following on Twitter.)

Each entry must be a separate comment (i.e. to be entered four times, you should leave four comments: the mandatory entry, the permalink to your tweet, the @One2OneNetwork follow and the @beblogalicious follow). To be eligible to win, you must be a One2One Network member (Not a member? Join now!) Winners will be chosen via Comment Contest and notified via email. Winners will have 24 hours to respond to the email accepting their prize. If no response is made within 24 hours, a second winner will be chosen. Giveaway will run from 11:00AM CT, Monday, October 10, 2011 through 11:00AM CT, Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Entries must be received in those time frames to be valid.

We are a team of Mac users. Most of us use iPhones (and those who don’t, um…me, have plans to change that). We are grateful for Steve Jobs and his visionary spirit. We were saddened to learn of his passing.

“[Y]ou can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

– Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. … Stay hungry. Stay foolish.“

– Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

Rest in peace, Steve Jobs, you will be missed.

October is just around the corner and that means a cause near and dear to our hearts, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Earlier this week, Hanes launched a new app on Facebook and we’re helping them spread the word about it. It’s called the Comfort Package App and from it you can send fun, free, virtual “care packages” to your friends and family on Facebook. What does that have to do with breast cancer awareness? For every package that is sent, Hanes donates $1 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The best part? It’s so fun and easy to do! Here, I’ll show you!

Go to Hanes’ Facebook Page and click on the Pink tab to left under the “Fan of the Week” picture. Then click on the “Send a Comfort Package” section.

You’ll be sent to the “Get Started” page.

Click anywhere on the page. You’ll then be sent to the “Personal Touch” page where you can add up to six fun elements to your Comfort Package.

I added a recipe.

A song.

A T-shirt.

And a personal note.

Then I reviewed it and sent it to my friend and O2O coworker, Linda.

You know what feels good? Putting a smile on someone’s face. I’ve re-learned this recently and I think that knowing I’ve brought a little bit of comfort into my friend’s day brings just as much comfort, if not more to me. Try the Comfort Package app from Hanes. It’s a simple, free way to spread some love and to benefit a great cause!

What are your favorite ways of providing comfort to those you love?

Sexy, chic heels or cute, sensible flats?

Paint the living room ‘Bluejay’ or ‘Moss’?

Name the new puppy ‘Fluffy’ or ‘Bruiser’?

Carry daisies or hydrangeas down the aisle?

Are you having trouble making a decision? Does a choice between two compelling options have you stuck? Bounce invites you to “Bounce If Off Millions” using their new Facebook app!

Go to facebook.com/bounce, click on “Bounce It Off Millions” and submit a choice or decision that you’re making in your life. Your question will be turned into a poll, and tens of thousands of Bounce fanatics can lend their opinion, so you’ll have thousands helping you make a guided choice.

Bounce will choose 4 of the most interesting polls to be featured in a facebook ad, so your question or choice could go out to the entire facebook world, inviting 150 million+ Facebook users to help you make a choice. Imagine having that many people decide between your two favorite names for an expected baby!

Bounce fans can also enter in sweepstakes for the chance to win two Bounce Dryer Bars—one to keep, and one for a friend of your choice. 5,000 winners will be chosen.

And even if you don’t have a decision to make, giving your input to all the questions that have been submitted is a blast! Trust me, I just might have spent…quite awhile answering questions as “research” for this blog post.

Speaking of tough choices. I could really use your help. The outcome will definitely affect, well…nothing really, I just can’t decide…

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Thanks for your help! Now “bounce” on over to the Bounce It Off Millions app and help more good folks with their decisions!

A few weeks ago we announced that we would be sending three of our members to Becoming 2011, a unique lifestyle conference that is the brainchild of One2One Network members Jen Schmidt and Jenny Martin. We put the call out for applications and we had over 60 lovely, smart, talented ladies take up the challenge. We wish we could have sent them all. Truly. The applications were well thought out, humble and inspiring. It was very hard to choose.

That being said, we did decide on three. And then unfortunately the third could not attend; and though we tried to find an alternate, we ran of out time before the conference. Today we’d like to introduce you to the two members who were able to attend Becoming, give you a little insight into their lives and let you hear from them about their experience.

Bridget Ivey of The Ivey League

Bridget Ivey is a mom to 4 vivacious and snuggly children.  Married to her college sweetheart, they live in the one-light town where she grew up.  Bridget blogs from the heart about parenting, spirituality and depression.  She also shares craft ideas, beautiful photographs and delicious recipes on TheIveyLeague.com.

What Bridget hopes to attain by attending Becoming:

I love getting together with women who lift my spirit and rejuvenate my creativity. I see this as a perfect opportunity to step back from real life and refocus and re-energize just as summer ends and school begins.

How living a frugal, intentional lifestyle has impacted Bridget and her family:

In the past few years I have really begun to focus on the little things in life. My kids have picked up on this as well and I love to hear them talk about how much they enjoy the things we do together like going on a walk or baking or helping others. We have tried very hard to teach our children (and to model for them) how to be intentional about helping others, being kind and accepting of all people, and being mindful of those whose beliefs are different from our own.  (Although in all honesty, it’s often they who teach me!)

Bridget’s thoughts about her time at Becoming:

Becoming Conference was perfect for me! The sessions were well-planned and full of great information. The speakers were not only knowledgeable about topic, they were also interesting and personable. I learned some great, easy-to-do tactics for dealing with a chaotic, stressful life. I was introduced to the exciting idea of couponing, learned practical ideas of how to create lasting memories with my family, and how to embrace an imperfect house and make imperfection beautiful.

Sitting in the rocking chairs on the front porch of Ridgecrest Conference Center, I was able to fully appreciate the cool mountain air and also take a moment to take a big, deep breath before heading back to the hustle and bustle of home. So much personal renewal in only two days!

I look forward to going back next year, hopefully with several friends.

Mickey of A Helicopter Mom

I’m Mickey, a thirty-something mom of three small children living in the South.  I used to work in a busy, high-stress professional field, but now stay at home trying to fill my children’s days with fun and creativity and with a few learning lessons thrown in. In my spare time (ha!), I run a small baking business from home.  Life is busy, but very, very good.

What Mickey hopes to attain by attending Becoming:

Simply put, I want to learn how to live a better life. I have three small children and don’t think that I’m parenting and living as effectively as I should be. I want to be more organized. I want to find ways to save money, to be more creative and active with my children. I know that I’m a great mom, but I want to learn ways to be better at managing issues that complicate life.

How living a frugal, intentional lifestyle has impacted Mickey and her family:

We have been forced to live a frugal life. It’s teaching all of us, parents and kids included, what is really important in life. We know the difference between wants and needs and try to keep focused on what we do have, not what we wish we have.

Mickey’s thoughts about attending Becoming:
I had such a wonderful time at Becoming ’11. From budgeting and couponing to creating purposeful moments with our children, there were so many new things to learn. I can’t wait to put everything I learned into practice and am so thankful I was able to experience this amazing weekend.

It was truly a pleasure to be able to send these ladies to Becoming. We’re thrilled that they came home with so many new ideas and skills! And to Jen and Jenny, thank you for your vision and creativity that made this conference possible. We’re proud that you are One2One Network members!