Well, well. Here we are! Check out the new digs…I myself am crazy about it! Once I really got into blogging and reading blogs I quickly became green with envy over beautiful blogs and wanted one for my very own! I am incredibly pleased with the redesign and the brilliant Nap Warden moved me from Blogger to WordPress without so much as a hiccough.
Perhaps you might have noticed I’ve added Motherhood and Mimosas to my my little world, because this blog is indeed a ‘Mom’ blog and I do adore Mimosas. Plus? Sometimes Mommy needs a drink. And may they more often be celebratory mimosas rather than conciliatory rum and cokes, right? {whatever your celebratory drink of choice may be. I’m not here to judge, just to toast! Cheers!}
This past week has been a big one for the fam here at the American Dream, we cruised over to visit the Ohio Contingent for Nana and Papa’s 60th anniversary. It was so sweet! Plus it gave me the opportunity to wear make up and real clothes three whole days in a row. Bonus! Post party we hopped in the mini-van and drove all night so that I could attend the SVmoms/DCMetroMoms and BitMoms event at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City. It was a rough night, but I am so glad I made it! Thankful to my family for making the all night drive and thankful to Starbucks and the Ritz for keeping me awake by plying me with a near constant flow of coffee. Big thanks to The Boss who slept in Monday morning til 10:30 because I was sleeping the sleep of the dead and could not have functioned any earlier!
What a killer event! Great conversations with brands about working together and amazing convos with fab bloggers. Good Lord, have I got to get a move on because I was surrounded by mind blowingly accomplished, brilliant, fun women who probably don’t make up their own words as much as I do. They probably know the real words and use them accordingly. Brilliant women. Bless their brilliant hearts, they were once again, incredibly welcoming to me and my personal brand of goof.
It has been suggested to me on more than one occasion that perhaps I might give vlogging a try. Eek! Vlogging and acting are two entirely different monsters. Give me a script and I’m great…but just talking on my own? Well….It tends to get a little long winded. And awkward. You know what helps? Having a husband who is a director and willing to do several takes. Also, he was willing to tape this at midnight after a crazy long day at the office. He even arranged the pillows on the couch around me. {I’m certain you would have guessed that. I hope!} And added Sock Monkey. I heart Sock Monkey almost as much as The Boss does. I. Was. Nervous. You can tell because my voice goes from ‘I know what I am doing and have vocal training’ to ‘hey! I am a squeaky valley girl!’. As I am a squeaky valley girl I can say that.
But the event this past weekend coupled with the Momzshare event got me thinking about what I am passionate and what I want to do! And so I vlogged about it.
{SWEET! Shout out to Shelley who taught me how to get this here vlog in the actual post, you rock!}
When I dream, I dream BIG! How about you?
And bless TLC’s heart, I did hear back from her! She was incredibly encouraging and so kind, I really hope to work with them in some way! So…dream put out there and not immediately slammed to the ground. I’m calling that a success.
Please bear with me as I learn my way around word press and welcome to the new improved Dial M for Minky, Motherhood & Mimosas!
Yay! Excellent 1st vlog! Good for You. Loved the subject. Keep up the good work. Have fun. ~RZ
You were great!! And I think it’s fantastic that you contacted TLC – you have a solid idea, and doesn’t it always feel so satisfying to put a plan into action??!! Congrats!
It did feel good, and you know they have been SO encouraging. Telling me that they will keep that in mind and they are indeed thinking of doing more webshows…no reason it shouldn’t be mine, right? So nice to meet you last weekend!
You’re a rock star!! Love it. You did great & the new blog looks awesome!!!
You are the one who can wear white pants, and thus you are the RockStar!
Love the new look! And the vlog was fantastic!! The pitch sounds perfect –and whether they bite now or not, I have no doubt that you will find a way to turn your dream into a reality!
It was so nice to meet you this weekend! Thank you for the kind words, how is your little girl doing? I hope our paths cross soon!
You are totally like my new favorite person. You know that right?
Girl, you know that feeling is mutual!
*GASP*
It looks BEAUTIFUL over here! And you are a pro at vlogging and don’t sound anymore squeaky valley girl than I do.
I was SO nervous, but I have to tell you…I was inspired by your blog! I bit the bullet and did it and now I fear you might be subjected to them on the regular.
sign me up
I’ll take a home make over (just can we please make it on someone else’s dime) how about that nice new iphone 4 lolalala 
Done and DONE! And how is Apple not sponsoring you?!
Love it! your new look, your first vlog, your positive attitude & sassy snark! You go, girl!! You would ROCK as a host for TLC, and I’m throwing my hat into the ring for the first makeover.
P.S. Glad you like working w/ Cynthia, aka Nap Warden!
Cynthia was great! She went above and beyond explaining things to me since I am just learning. And heck yeah! Putting you down on my list of bloggers to show TLC, y’know, when they call.
Awesome!!! work, I’m more or less a first time visitor to the new place.
Well I do hope you’ll come back! I love new visitors!
I am so in love with the new site. And your background rocks. And your logo is awesome. And Minky is adorable. Love it!
You did great on the vlog, I don’t hear any valley girl in it. I adore you and can’t wait to see you next week!
I am so glad you like it! I really wanted to get Minky in there without it being a ‘cat’ blog y’know? I can’t wait to see you next week!
LOVE the new site, the video, and the show idea. You rock!!!
Site will be even better with videos in post. There are a number of ways to do it, but this is pretty easy.
1) Go to the YouTube page for the video, and under the video player, click on
2) Choose the colors and size settings you want (the defaults should work for you; you can always change it later if you don’t like it)
3) Copy the code that it generates.
4) Go to your WP Admin area
Click back to the “visual” tab, and you should see a blank yellow box with a tiny “f” in the middle where you pasted the YouTube code.
5) Click on the post to “Edit”
6) At the top of the writing window, there are two tabs “Visual” and “HTML” – Click on HTML
7) Find the place in the text where you want the video to go, and paste the code you copied from YouTube
9) Click on “Update” to save the changes you just made, and then look at the post – the video should be there!
If that doesn’t work, or something isn’t clear, let me know. Happy to help!
You are an ANGEL for giving me the tutorial. An Angel straight from the city of Angels. Thanks!
Awesome first vlog!! And the new digs ROCK!!! So pretty!!
Thank you! I keep staring at the design. I am really pleased with it! Thanks for coming along for the ride!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your LOGO!!! and the vBlog was cool! Alex pushed play and was like “who’s that mommy? she’s pretty and I like her hair!”.. my little metro man!
WOW! Love the new look, the vlog, and the SHOW IDEA!!! Please count me in when you get to choose your first bloggarista, my friend!
Girl you inspired me with your vlog! I watched it about 20 times. I love your blog.
I have heard you squeak in person and you did not squeak at all in the vlog. I love the pitch and I love even more that you put it out there. I have a feeling that you’ll get that show. It’s a fun fresh idea and you are indeed the perfect person to toss out everything that doesn’t work and start them over fresh!
especially if they have really ugly shoes. I’m just saying.
Come visit me again. Or I’ll come visit you. Although right now you do have an ugly shoe caveat. I heart you!
Great job on your first vlog. That is an amazing idea for a show. Too bad it’s American
Love the new look as well.
I’m hoping it would be a webseries! So anyone could see it! Thank you for coming by and thank you for letting me know about the feed. i appreciate that!
Congrats girl on your new and improved and “grownup” blogy. It looks lovely indeed. Haven’t watched teh vlog yet, but I’m there with you. Give me a script any day, but just me, in front of a camera, talking…….awkward!!! Besides, I DETEST hearing or seeing myself recorded.
What did I miss somewhere about you and TLC and trying to get a show? WHAT? Fill me in.
Ok, I’m totally retarded….watched the vlog, now I know. By the way, you are adorable. Just thought you should know.
Aw shucks. The check is in the mail. Also? You should totally vlog! Fellow theatre peeps should always be on camera! {although I have to admit that as much as I LOVE performing, I don’t love watching myself.}
Awesome vlog!!
Your blog looks marvelous!!!!!!!!!!! And you are quite the vlogger!!!! Keep it up!!! But you might laugh as we had a $10,000 office makeover and yet, I’m sitting at the kitchen table right now…
That’s hysterical! Thank you again for pointing me in Nap Warden’s direction, I loved working with her!
Love your new blog and you did great on the vlog!
Now when are we getting together???????
GREAT show idea! I TOTES vote for you as host, and you know there are some pretty amazing mom bloggers out there still on homespun web page designs, blogspot URLs and writing from a clutter corner of their kitch. It would be such a fun program and would inspire more women to start up their own blogs, as well as give loads of great people more exposure.
If you get a different designer each episode, you’ve got to include Tempting Mama of http://temptationdesigns.com/ – she’s a great designer to feature…
So excited to have met you, you’re the best!
You are a natural! So awesome! Whenever I do my vlogs I just sit in front of my computer and ramble. LOL Can’t wait to see more! Your show idea is THE BEST. I totally see it happening.
you.burst.my.heart.
you really did.
and i feel like i need to send you some new shoes to celebrate. or something.
i love you. to bits.
xox
Ok – first of all – you are DARLING!! I am so thrilled you let me know you had done this (and beyond flattered that you liked the vlogging tips – even a little) You did a wonderful job – so very comfortable. I adore that your husband ‘designed’ your shoot
– what a guy. And Valley Girl? Not at all! I’m a Valley Girl – I know JUST what that sounds like and you were wonderful. Congrats on dipping your toes into the vlogging waters – I expect to see some amazing things from you!
And Congrats on pitching TLC – good for you for following a dream! xoxoxo
So. freaking. adorable. And you know that I live close by so DUH you must choose me also! I need a makeover so bad…
So thankful to have met you and really thrilled to be (hopefully) working with you in the future!
Love the new look! Congrats!
I would love love love your new show! Can’t we vote on this or something because I know if it were up to bloggy votes, you would totally win and have your own show in a heartbeat! Love it!
What a great idea – if they don’t pick that up they are crazy. Way to go putting your dreams out there, in writing and outloud for all to see
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