Organizing to Traveling

I have started my traveling this year….in a big way.  So I really have been organizing to travel!  I just went to Austin, TX to be a judge for the Genesis Today Bloggers Immersion. I got to help pick one of the 5 finalist for the Genesis of a Great Idea Contest.  Debba Haupert won by the way from Girlfriendology.com

I leave on Wednesday to go to Nashville for the BlissDom conference. I am going to see my boys who live there on Wednesday and go to the conference the next day. I will be driving there. I flew to TX.

I come back from there on a Sunday and leave again on Wednesday for the Disney Social Media Moms Conference. I will be flying there also.

Here are a few tips that I have used to make getting ready to go easier.

1) Make a packing list.  Ok..I always do this. But I took it a step further and have it on my computer now. So I just have to print it out and tweek it for each trip.  It has all the items that I am always worried I will forget…like the phone, computer, camera chargers and sync cables, business cards.  I have a section on it for things to take on board the plane.

2) You can also make another list like the above for things to do before you leave.  Cooking meals for the family, make a copy of your itinerary for your husband or wife, leave insurance card and schedule for kids activities.

3) If possible use a little larger suitcase to go with, so you will have room if you get things on your trip to bring home.

4) Pack a base color of clothes and use accessories to change your look to reduce clothing. Scarves are great accessories (I am just learning how to use them myself)

5) Be sure all your electronic items are charged before you leave.

Genesis Today Social Media Contest Whrrl Story!

I have updated my pictures from the last 2 days when I was in Austin Texas with Genesis Today.  I went there to be a judge for the Genesis of a Great Idea social Media contest.

Not only did we get to hear the presentations but we got educated by Dr. Rob and Dr. Lindsey on the superfruits and what they could do for us, how they are processed and how to use them to improve our health.  We got to ask questions (and I think we could have been there for HOURS asking Dr. Lindsey questions)

There were 5 finalist (2 were teams) that presented their ideas.  I will tell you what…they all were good plans and I was really impressed with their presentations.   I had thought it might be one or two really good ones that would stand out as a clear winner. But no….it wasn’t that way at all.  Thank goodness it wasn’t completely up to me, because my scores were so close, that I had ties.  We judged them on originality, presentation and marketability.  It was a 1-10 score.   We all did our own scores and then Genesis Today announced the winner at the dinner later that evening. We were dying to know who won. Probably not as much as the finalist were….but we knew it was going to be close.  You can check it out on my other blog Chat with Sandy blog.

Genesis of A Great Idea Winner picked this week!

I am thrilled to be traveling to Austin, TX on Wednesday am.  I have been chosen to be one of the judges on the Genesis of a Great Idea panel to decide which of these fantastic people will win $10,000!  How fun will this be?  The other 4 who do not come in 1st place will still receive $1,000 each.

Francesca Banducci from Mayhem & Moxie and Jill Smokler from Scary Mommy are a team.

Debba Haupert – Founder of Girlfriendology

Deb Rox is CEO of the 3 Smart Girlz LLC

Mike Kunkle at DreamWorthyGifts.com

Jan Idelman of Jan Idelman Creative Group

Genesis Today has come out with 3 juice that are in Walmart and Sam’s Club. Prior to this you could only purchase their concentrated juices via their web site or Health food stores.  But they developed a juice that is not concentrated (and hence tastes good) that is affordable and easy to get.

I became a firm believer in these juices after I learned that my sister and brother in law (surgeon who investigates everything)  have used them for the last 3 years.  They swear by them!  So that gave me the confidence to look further into them myself.  I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Lindsey Duncan (founder and president of Genesis Today) and Dan and Jeff from Genesis Today when I was in Las Vegas at Blog World.

We are going to get to tour Genesis Today headquarters and have a two hour question and answer session with Dr. Lindsey.  I will be tweeting and whrrling while I am there. I will be excited to tell all of you about it.  We were thrilled to find out that Genesis Today asked to have some more bloggers come with us on this trip.

We started out with the first group of bloggers that were asked to be judges.

Naomi  @superdumb  Super Dumb Super Villain

Danielle Smith @extraordmommy Extra Ordinary Mommy

Jodi Grundig   @ jodigrundig   Multitasking Mommy

Elizabeth Norton @ProfessorofPlay  Professor of Play

Sandy Jenney (me) @organizersandy  Organize with Sandy

Here are our bonus bloggers that were also asked to join us!

Kim Janacko @craftymamaof4 Crafty Mama of 4

Courtney   @theappleofmyeye Giftfully Simple

Sugar Jones @sugarjones  Sugar in the Raw

Zipporah Sandler @zipporahs  Champagne Living

We are being going to be in great company with Katja Presnal (@katjapresnal) , Brook Austin (@austinbrooke) and Brad Lawless (@bradlawless)  of Collective Bias on this trip.

I am sooo excited to go on this trip!!  We are going to have so much fun.  Watch for my tweets and whrrl stories and blogs!!  I will be thrilled to share what I learn about these juices with you…along with letting you know who wins!!

Disclosure:  My trip is being paid for by Genesis Today and I am being paid for being a judge for this contest.  But I am not being told I have to blog or whrrl or tweet for that matter.  It will also not influence what I say about this juice.  If I have positive comments, blogs, tweets or whrrl stores in regards to this company/product…it is because I believe in what I am saying and I want to share it.

My Home Party Video!

I had a blast last Thursday at the Home party I was able to put on. It was sponsored by four Brands,
Genesis Today, e.l.f. cosmetics, Zone Perfect Indulgence bars by Abbott and THQ video games.
I have had this posted on my Chat with Sandy blog…but wanted to share on here too!
Enjoy!

Concoct a Cocktail with Genesis Today Contest!

Genesis Today is such a fun company. They want to create some excitement about their super juices and we thought it would be great to have some fun with all of you…creating recipes. There are 5 different blogs with contest running, but my contest isn’t just any recipe…..I get the Cocktails!! (yippee)

So get out your blenders, ice, glasses and any combination of party, cocktail or punches made with alcohol that you would like to make up. If you would like to participate but would prefer not to use alcohol in your drinks, at the bottom of the list you will find another contest with non-alcoholic drinks to enter.  Have some fun experimenting on how you can make either Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry Genesis Today juices into a cocktail that you will be happy to serve at your next evening get together.

Be sure to also check out Genesis of a Great Idea site to enter your social media idea and possibly win $10,000!!  If you are one of the top 5 ideas chosen you will get to travel to Austin, TX and see the headquarters and meet Dr. Lindsay Duncan.  I will also be going to Austin, TX (so I’ll get to meet you too!) The panel will chose between the top 5 ideas and the winner will receive $10,000 and will help to implement their idea. The other 4 people will still win their free trip and $1,000 each.  (The Genesis of a Great Idea contest ends Nov. 15th at MN CT – so enter ASAP!!)

Genesis Today promotes health and wellness with their juices.  They do not promote alcohol consumption as a source of health and wellness. But if you are going to have a cocktail party then using one of the Genesis Today juices as a mixer in your drink is a healthier drink than without it. So we thought we would add this category as something fun and playful.

Rules

1) You need to use either the Resveratrol, Acai or Goji berry juice in your recipe. (You can purchase at Walmart or Sam’s Club)

2) You can make either a party drink, punch or cocktail.

3) I have to see in your pictures or video which Genesis Today juice and ingredients you are using.

How to Submit Your Idea to Win!!

1. Do a blog post how you could use any of the three Genesis Today Juices in an cocktail. Link to http://www.genesisofagreatidea.com is required. Come back and leave a comment with your link.

2. Create a Whrrl story (www.whrrl.com) of your creative fun and how you are making your recipe, also be sure to take pictures of your shopping trip to buy your juice and include those. Use the #genesistoday hashtag in your story. Leave a comment here with the link to your whrrl story

Here is an example of a Whrrl Story.
4. Create a YouTube video of your shopping trip to buy your juice and then concocting your cocktail. Leave a comment here with a link.

You can do all 3 if you would like!

Some extra ways that can help you to win!

1) Go to Genesis Today and tell me 2 important health benefits each for the Acai, Goji and Resveratrol in your blog posts, vlog or whrrl story. Leave those in the comments. You can do a separate comment for each juice.

2) Set the scene for a party! Make me feel like I am really at a cocktail party. If you have done this in your pictures, vlog or whrrl then please leave a comment here and mention.

Be innovation and creativity how you use Genesis Today juices in your submission!
The winner will be chosen by random, but if you win – your blog, vlog or whrrl story will be displayed on both of my blogs. So please make it great!

What is in it for you?  You will realize how healthy these juices are for you and you can win 3 month supply of the 64oz bottles (12 bottles) of your choice of Resveratrol, Goji or Acai berry juice.

Here are the other blogs that have different recipe idea contests going on.  Be sure to visit: You can enter all our contest if you would like!  (Links will be added as posts are live)
1) Crafty Mama of 4 – Smoothies, non-alcoholic drinks, healthy drinks

2) Mom’s Favorite Stuff - Holiday Dinner

3) Coupon Princess - Desserts / baking

4) Adriennes House – Dinner

Contest ends at 25, November, 2009 by midnight CT.

Genesis Today or Collective Bias are not choosing the winner of this
giveaway. Genesis Today and Collective Bias employees are ineligible to
enter.  Entries that do not done by the entry requirements will not be
considered. The winner will be notified and have 2 days to confirm receipt
of the email. If no response is received within 2 days, another winner will
be selected. Open to participants in the U.S. 21 years and older. Full
disclosure: I received a three month supply of Genesis Today Juices to test
them myself.

Genesis Today Juices – Do they help?

I will let you know right off the bat that I have not been using the Genesis Today juices very long, so I am no expert and won’t claim I am. What I am is a woman who is almost 50 {gasp!} who is seeing the effects that aging is having on me and I don’t like it.
I have tried all 3 of the new juices they have in the Walmart stores. The Resveratrol, Acai and Goji berry juices.
They all do different things….and I have tried a big bottle of each. I know that isn’t much and I know I should pick the one that best fits me and stick with it for awhile to really get a true test…but I am having fun experimenting. (below is the information on each & what they do straight from the Genesis Today Web site)

Resveratrol – Cardiovascular health, healthy inflammatory responses, youthful energy and appearance.
Acai -Skin, hair and nails, Weight control, Energy and endurance, Aging and longevity
Goji -Mood, mind and memory, Eye health, Endurance

The main thing that I have noticed so far, and probable the only thing since I have only gone through one large bottle with each one is increased energy. Is it in my head….I suppose it could be, but I don’t think so.

I am currently drinking the Resveratrol berry juice, and after watching these videos….I know I will continue. I may add the Acai or Goji concentrates in with this if I find out I should be taking them too…but these is pretty powerful video. You can see several more videos on the Genesis Today Web site, where I got this one from.

I have to admit that I haven’t lost 10 pounds in the last month since I started drinking these juices (come on….it has been Halloween and there is good candy in the house!) and I do not look like I have just had an instant face lift because I have been drinking an anti-aging juice…but I do have increased energy and who can’t use that? Keep in mind that I have only gone through one bottle each of the 3 different ones. But I am going to continue with this healthy experiment! I’m excited to learn more and find out what else these juices can do for me. I’ll keep you updated as to my progress too.

Disclosure – I got $25 worth of the Genesis Today juices to try last month. I have purchased the 2 bottles of Resveratrol that I presently have on my own. I am also proud to say that I am helping with the Genesis of a Great Idea campaign, but what I say above are my own thoughts and words (other than the video and description of the juices )

Collective Bias Dinner at Las Vegas…and More

Click on the screen to see some more of my pictures from Vegas.

Genesis of a Great Idea $10,000 Contest Info

The launch of this Social Media Contest happened at Blog World Expo 2009 on Friday October 16th. Dr. Lindsey Duncan, John Andrews of Collective Bias and Katja Presnal of Skimbaco took the stage to explain the contest and talk about Genesis Today.

This is a fantastic contest because it is anonymous. The panel who is judging will not have any information on the person who has submitted the idea. So this is not a “popular blogger” contest. How refreshing.

Here are the contest guidelines…

Here are the basics:
Submit your idea (250 words or less)
You will have to enter your name etc…but the panel will not see ANY of your information. This will only be viewed by one person who will be organizing that part of it.
5 semi finalist will be chosen.
Those 5 will be flown to Austin Texas the week of January 11th (not sure of exact dates, but plan on 2 days)
All expenses will be paid for.
The panel will hear the 5 ideas and will chose 1 winner for the $10,000 cash.
The other 4 will win $1,000 each.
The the winner will help to put their idea into reality.

Honestly I haven’t forgotten you!

I’ve been really busy…oh wait….or taking pictures with Marilyn!  This was taken on one of my tours around Vegas with Melissa @consumerqueen and Kim @craftymamaof4.  Kim has never been to Vegas before.  I am presently at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas and have been having a great time along with learning lots!

I have so many ideas in my head!!   I have had the priviledge  of being able to meet with several really great brands and although they may not necessarily fit in the Organizing part of my life….they fit in other areas of my life.  I really want to be able to bring some more information to you and reach out to some other readers in more ways than just organizing (although you know that is my passion).

So what other aspects of my life do I have that may relate to your life?  Let me count the ways….. aging, children ranging in ages 26 down to 8 years old, triplets, step children, divorce, remarriage….how is that for starters?  So when I talk to Genesis Today about all the excitement they have going on and I hear Dr. Lindsey Duncan’s story and all the health benefits for people…I want to tell you.

When I hear  Deb Friar from Catalina Marketing  (they put the coupons on the back of the store receipts) talk about wanting to help you us meal plan or have a system for our coupons or better yet figure out how to match up the sales and coupons to get the best deal…..I want to tell you!

When I talk to E.L.F. cosmetics (Eyes Lips Face) discuss their cosmetics (and of course I am thinking….help me with my ever increasing wrinkles)…I want to tell you.  Or Crocs or Healthy Choice,  Whrrl, USA Weekend, Soy Joy, Natures Choice….I want to share!!

I am in a unique situation that through my blog and through Collective Bias, networking and social media  I  am getting the opportunity to meet some really cool people. These are the  people behind the products or services that either invent, own, run, or represent a  company or Brand.  So what is so great about that?  Because if you know the people BEHIND a product or service and build a RELATIONSHIP with them…then you have a LINE OF COMMUNICATION.  They really do care what you and I think about their products….and believe it or not they want to improve it many times based on the feedback they get from you and me! the product….or the people BEHIND the products/services.  I want to bring that to you.

So…..my mind has been going a thousand miles per hour while I have been here……and I think we will both be able to benefit from what I am learning and what I am thinking.  But as always….I will be honest with you.  I am not going to bring you a product or service that I don’t think is worth telling you about.  Just thought I would share with you….now I have to think of a fun name……

Genesis of a Great Idea Contest!

You need to stay tuned for Friday’s big launch of the “Genesis of a Great Idea” contest for Genesis Today.   They are sponsoring a huge contest for $10,000 for the best Social Media Idea for their company.  There are many great features of this contest…some of which have not been announced, but to me the best one is:

It is Totally Anonymous!  There are no “vote for me” features, there are no “favorite  bloggers” that stand a better chance of winning this as to someone who has a blog that no one follows or reads.  It is your imagination against theirs….thats it!

I am thrilled to be working with Collective Bias and Genesis Today to help bring you all the information.  I leave for Blog World Exp 09 tomorrow, but will be keeping you updated on my blog (with whrrl pictures again…hope you guys like when I do that) and with information about the contest.)

I will be tweeting live during the launch of the contest around 2:30-3:00 est (11:30-12:00 in Vegas).  So you can watch for this on twitter:

@organizersandy  @genesistoday  @katjapresnal @craftymamaof4  With the hashtag #cbbwe

You can follow the contest on Facebook. Or go to the Genesis of a Great Idea Site.

It is worth check out!!

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