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Many of you may recall a recent blog post mentioning the fact that I had the opportunity to try out a new shampoo/conditioner with Walmart at a local salon while in Bentonville, AR. What this mystery shampoo/conditioner is? I have no idea. I don’t even know what the name of the product is. Every time the product is mentioned it is simply a “?”.

I can not rant and rave enough about this new mystery shampoo that will be revealed sometime in November. You will have to stay tuned here to find out more about this product as the launch date nears.

I am so excited to finally have some of this product in my own home that I can’t wait till you are able to try it out for yourself as well. This stuff is like magic in a bottle. My hair hasn’t felt this good in forever!

Disclosure: this post is sponsored by Walmart. Product was provided for use in making this post/video.


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There is one thing about being a work at home parent, especially one that blogs, that probably isn’t mentioned very much is the fact that your children pick up on everything that you do. My son knows how to work the computer extremely well for a three-year old. He saw mommy making her famous “metoday videos” earlier and wanted to try his hand at making his own.

For those of you that do not understand the “Pnut language” I’ve added translation on the timeline to interpret what he says.

I must say he did an amazing job. It is funny to see how he views me by the way that he mimics me. I love that he says he is “the domestic diva” and that he is “one of the elevenmoms for walmart“. He is too smart! It looks like we might have a future vloggist on our hands. I might begin to get a little worried that he might steal my job (maybe I’ll just pass down the website to him…hee hee).


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I love doing MeTodays but haven’t done one in a very long while so I thought I would get back into the spirit of things and hopefully get back into one of my favorite internet projects by recording one with my laptop camera. In this MeToday video you will hear me discuss my involvement with the Walmartians & Eleven Moms Project, my meeting with Paula Deen, and a new hair color for me.

Check it out! Remember you can comment on the video itself or you can leave one below on this post. If you don’t have an account with viddler you definitely should get one, it is so much cooler than youtube.com.


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[18 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Many of you may recall my announcement last week for the Eleven Moms chat. Now I realize that this was on a weekday in the middle of the day so some of you might not have been able to join us or as some of you contacted me about you just had trouble trying to figure out how to get in there to chat with us. Well never fear, I have some photos to share with you while I was in the live chat at Rockfish Interactive. So you can have a sneak peak at what it looks like to participate in an Online LIVE chat with 6 awesome ladies.

Live Online Chat with Eleven Moms Live Chat Mommy Bloggers Live Chat Live Chat at Rockfish Rockfish Rockfish Live Chat at Rockfish 6 Mommy Bloggers participate in Live Chat for Walmart Elven Moms twitter during Live Chat

As you can see we had a lot of fun participating in our online chat. It was kind of stressful in the beginning but as we all got more comfortable it became a breeze. In fact, I actually ran out of questions to answer several times.

If you are curious to see what all people asked us, you can check out the archive of the online chat at the eleven moms page @ walmart.com.

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[14 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | ]

I got to meet Harrison Ford!Aside from seeing the new action flick Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray] that came out today on both Blu-ray and DVD, my brother is incredibly jealous that I got to meet and see Harrison Ford at the Walmart Saturday Morning meeting. Many of you have emailed or @replied to me on twitter wanting to know what Harrison Ford was doing at a Walmart Saturday Morning Meeting and the simple answer is that he was there to promote his new DVD release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. All of the Eleven Moms were ubber excited to catch a glimpse of this handsome man, I on the other hand had better things to focus on like when I was going to see Paula Deen but that is a different blog post all together.

For those who have not seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull it is a definite must-see whether you rent it or buy it for a die-hard Indiana Jones fan. Everyone loves the action scenes yet we all still wonder how he manages to hang from his whip and keep that hat on his head at all times. As Harrison Ford disclosed in his interview at the Walmart Saturday Morning Meeting it is all “movie magic” or as I’d like to think he is just cool like that.

I Want That!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray] hit DVD shelves today. I couldn’t think of a better holiday gift for that die-hard fan that this DVD to add to his collection. Go check it out!

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Camera Crew Bombards us at the door The First Testers of New Product What is it? After Salon:  New Mystery Shampoo

From the moment we walked in the door on Thursday morning, we were instantly bombarded by a camera crew ready and waiting to film our experience with a “secret shampoo”. I must admit the four of us, Jenn, Tara, Christine, and myself, were caught off guard by the film crew and I’m pretty sure we looked like deer in headlights as “some dude” explained what we were doing in the salon. Christine and Jenn were up first to get their hair shampooed and conditioned with the new mystery product. They were filmed left and right while Tara and I sat in the lounge area explaining what we do to the “higher ups”.

Once everything was taped that needed to be taped, it was then Tara and my turn to go be in front of the lights. I don’t know about everyone else but this was my first time being filmed by a real camera crew and I must say it was a little nerve racking. I did the best I could do without being prepared in any way and went on my merry way.

The First Testers of New Product

But onto this mystery product. What is it? Well that isn’t exactly something that I know. We weren’t allowed to know anything about the product. No names, no ingredients, no nothing. All they did for our “makeover” was had a stylist shampoo/condition our hair with this new product then styled it for us, thrust a camera in our faces and asked us what we thought of the product. To be completely honest I really did love the product. My hair is very dry and damaged due to the fact that I am constantly coloring and using heat to style it properly. The new mystery shampoo and conditioner left my hair extremely light feeling and incredibly smooth. Actually now that I am back home, I find myself yearning to have some of that product sitting in my shower waiting for me to use it, but I must wait. The smelled great which is something that any of the eleven mommy bloggers will tell you.

After our makeovers we felt very confident with our new sleek hairdo’s. Many of the mommy bloggers hair stayed looking fabulous for several days since we had very little time to actually get a shower worked into our hectic schedule.

So, besides the cameras throwing us off our game a little bit, my overall opinion of this new product line is fantastic and I can’t wait to get a couple bottles of this stuff for daily use to see how it really works without the aid of a professional stylist!


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[12 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Since I’m so busy unpacking, etc. I thought I would share some more tweets from my visit to Walmart Headquarters just in case you missed them.

15:13 @shoppingnetty aww, too bad you missed it you can read over the chat at the #11moms site. #

15:15 just ate lunch and now I’m waiting to go on our next adventure. All 11moms are on twitter right now passing the time away #

15:19 @KatjaPresnal when do you get here? #

15:27 @alyssaavant go to twitter.com/elevenmoms to find out who the eleven are #

15:28 @KatjaPresnal how exciting, can’t wait till you are here with us. Have a safe flight. #

15:32 next meeting: discussion with All You magazine #

15:39 all you magazine sold exclusively at walmart #

15:41 Did you know: all magazines are 10% off at Wal-mart #

15:54 dailysavings.allyou.com check out All*You Magazine’s new blog! #

16:01 All*You Magazine is now on twitter…..come follow them twitter.com/allyou #

16:02 @allyou hey all*you magazine #

16:20 I could go for some Starbucks right now, I am so tired. #

16:22 @DealSeekingMom Totally thinking about going over there #

16:24 @DealSeekingMom sounds delicious. #

16:24 I’m cold. #

16:30 getting ready to go back to the hotel before we have a great dinner #

18:56 Just got dressed for dinner #

18:57 On my way downstairs to the canopy lounge #

19:12 Waiting on the other mommy bloggers to meet downstairs for dinner #

19:47 All the mommy bloggers are so funny talking a mile a minute #

22:21 Done with presentations and dinner at Campbells kitchen w/ Chef Lee #

23:06 Heading back to the hotel after a great thanksgiving meal at campbels #

01:04 I cant hang anymore heading to my room to crash #

06:58 Dont miss this: Walmart Exclusive Halloween Gear: Litewear twurl.nl/ps6kt8 #

06:59 I don’t want to be up right now. I am SO not a morning person at all. #

07:12 Go read: Wal-mart Eleven Moms in Bentonville, AR: The Domestic Diva Tweets her Trip! ( tinyurl.com/5xa868 ) #

07:17 @JusFrugal we went to the Campbell’s Kitchen for Thanksgiving Dinner. #

07:18 @marybabysteps It was SO good. Great stuff. Turkey, dressing, the whole 9! #

07:18 @edlamour You are so very welcome. #

07:20 going to get dressed for my day. We are SO busy today. Lots of fun, exciting stuff. #

08:57 Just ate our kellog’s breakfast. Listening to the Kellog’s guys speak about the company. #

09:29 Explaining twitter to Kellog’s #

09:41 Leaving kellogs. Where will we end up next #

10:17 Touring Walmart home office #

10:31 In Wal-mart headquarters using their wifi on my iPod touch since I didn’t bring my laptop with me. Too much walking today. #

10:33 @KatjaPresnal this is very neat #

10:52 Discussing meat packaging with Walmart #

10:55 going to load the bus to go to another event. Leaving Walmart headquarters. #

10:57 #11moms love Walmart headquarters #

12:53 Just finished the tour of the innovations center tour #

12:54 Bus tried to not start but we got it fixed #

12:58 Dont miss this: Wal-mart Eleven Moms in Bentonville, AR: The Domestic Diva Tweets .. twurl.nl/wldw21 #

13:16 eating lunch at Walmart headquarters #

13:38 http:/:walmart.com/green this is what we are discussing currently #

14:23 discussing Christmas up early in stores #

14:24 thanks everyone h #

14:25 thanks everyone that has sent out @replies #

14:29 wrapping things up at the Walmart headquarters #

14:34 I am freezing in all the meetings #

14:35 we are on the move again #

14:37 I will be tweeting from my phone so I can’t read replies till I find wifi #

16:05 Someone just stole my husbands wallet. Whoever did karma will get you. #

16:12 Losing your wallet is such a buzzkill #

16:16 Trying to keep my cool. #

16:30 Heading to starbucks with the 11 moms #

16:42 Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. First my comp breaks, now our wallet is stolen, what next? #

17:08 oh guys thanks so much for the @replies they make me feel better #

17:17 listening to a big “marketing guy” @ Walmart headquarters #

17:27 @youngmommy you rock! #

17:30 President of Walmart just walked in #

17:31 I’m so glad we got starbucks I’m feeling better now #

17:33 @momadvice starbucks and a room full of great friends! #

17:39 I have a totally different perception of Walmart now. #

17:45 it is always funny to see how different pol act when a “boss” comes into the room #

17:46 coupons is always been a hot topic with the #11moms #

17:50 @acowboyswife we wish you were here #

17:57 crap I ran out of business cards. My second case is in my room. #

18:01 @acowboyswife we love you! So excited for you. #

18:02 @momadvice :) #

18:04 @youngmommy so very true, everyone gets nervous when “boss man” comes in any room #

18:08 @forever_trust walmarts chosen mom bloggers we’re meeting in Arkansas #

18:09 @youngmommy I’m so glad I don’t have a “boss man” anymore, can’t deal with the stress #

18:11 @momofteenstwit2 or I didn’t grab enough this morning #

18:12 @homemakerbarbi oh how fun #

18:18 @kristacolvin awww how sweet, we are trying to make y’all proud out here. Asking lots if questions and making our points known. #

18:20 hoping my local Walmart getsca makeover #

18:28 is anyone in Arkansas #

18:33 Walmart found license plate of guy that stole hubbys wallet on security camera #

18:33 I’m tempted to tweet his number #

19:40 Walmart #1 brand in the world #

19:41 Coke #1 recognized word in the world #2 is hi #

19:48 Beverageinstitute.org look it up! #

19:54 I love how coke refers to product as “red can” #

20:07 Sharing coke stories #

21:03 I totally just saw Paula Deen in my hotel lobby. I’m totally freaking out! #

21:46 Bang bang shrimp is dare i say BANGIN at Rockfish Grill #

22:26 Eating shrimp and scallops at bonefish #

02:08 uploading photos of walmart elevenmoms event on flickr.com/photos/idivalicious #11moms #

02:09 I’m totally going to bed because I have to be up in like 4 hours so we can go to the exclusive morning meeting with Walmart #11moms #

02:10 Did I mention that Harrison Ford & Paula Deen will b @ morning meeting? No wonder I ran into her in the lobby. #

02:27 Go read: Eleven Walmart Moms Exhausting Schedule ( tinyurl.com/3vjrc9 ) #

05:35 Up for another day with Walmart with the #11moms #

05:36 @menstrualpoetry I really hope so. that is the plan. I totally love her and actually didn’t recognize her in the hotel lobby. #

06:56 All ready to meet Harrison Ford and Paula Deen at the Walmart store meeting. #

06:57 Chillin in the lobby with John the Walmart guy waiting on the #11moms #

07:03 Dont miss this: Eleven Walmart Moms Exhausting Schedule snipr.com/49lvw #

10:40 I just saw, filmed, photographed Harrison Ford and Paula Deen #

11:13 OMG I just got an autograph and great photo with Paula Deen #

13:32 On the drive back home. I already miss my #11mom friends. Have a safe trip ladies. #

18:27 Took a mini nap in the car. Having only 3 hours of sleep is kicking my butt. #

18:28 Taking bathroom breaks in truck stops is so ewww. #

18:29 Discussing with hubby where and when we’ll stop for the night. #

10:07 Up and ready for another day on the road #

10:10 We should be home soon. Hotel didn’t have internet, I miss you guys. #

10:12 I’m keeping you guys up to date through text so I can’t read replies till I get home. #

10:14 The #moms were awesome I can’t wait till our next trip. You rock, ladies! #

10:18 Gas just jumped from $2.61 to $3.66 insane! I’d hate to see it in GA #

10:45 Thanks ppl that flash their lights when they see cops #

10:45 If you don’t have an fm transmitter for your ipod touch that is 1 accessory u need 4 long trips #

10:45 Without fail Walmart has the cheapest gas no matter what state we’ve been in. #

10:59 AL police are not playing today all over the highways #

14:00 Eating lunch on the road, not much longer now. #

14:03 Mini oreos travel with me everywhere. Love them. #

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