Awkward!

I’ve never liked being on video much, but I didn’t really think speaking freely about something of interest to me would be so dang hard to do!

But this morning on the drive to work, I took my new Flip video camera, set it on the dashboard consule, and proceeded to take a dozen or more videos of myself talking about the Chevy Traverse. Not one of them made the cut (but I’m the editor, my own worst critic!). I desperately grabbed my friend Beth at work who has worked in the video production department for years and begged her to help me! I figured that having her calm & experience behind the camera would hopefully help me stay calm and collected in front of the camera.

I don’t know if it actually worked, but at least I had a video that despite my embarrassment, I could take the chance of posting on www.mommymadnesskc.com. Beth approved, so whether or not it’s any good, hey, at least we had fun doing it! I’m sure I’ll be utilizing her skills and knowledge MUCH more throughout this process.

So get to it – go watch it. Let me know what you think, I think…

So, here’s the deal

Alrighty, then, Skyler is not quite in bed yet but her daddy is here now so he can work on that project while I work on this one – not that putting her to bed is much work – she’s so sweet when she says “nigh night” from her crib as we close the door and turn out the lights. So onto this Chevy Traverse business!

Here’s what’s crackin’:
Along with four other KC-area mommy bloggers, I get to test drive a brand new Chevy Traverse for 8 weeks. The first 4 weeks I get the LS model, which is the base. There is nothing really base model about it though – it has everything I’m used to and more (like SPACE!). Once the first 4 weeks has passed, I will be delivered a new LTZ model, which is the top of the line with all the fixin’s. Woot!

In return for the free 2 month test drive, I just have to talk about it. And what better way, than to blog! So I’ll be blogging here some, but moreso over there, at www.mommymadnesskc.com, where the other 4 mommies will also be blogging! Also look for some likely-to-be-awkward video blogs by yours truly. We got hooked up with these handy little Flip video cameras, so I’ll be trying my hand at that soon enough.

Flip Video camera on Chevy Traverse hood

In addition, there are some fun incentives including free one-hour massages at Massage Envy, grocery store gift cards, and a trip to a Royal’s game. I’m sure this will be terribly rough.

Lastly, though I’m sure I’ll have lots more on this later, THIS IS A CONTEST. I need votes to win. What do I win? Besides being voted KC’s fave mom blogger, I’ll get a couple rooms at Tan Tar a and a hefty amount of spa bucks to share with a few girlfriends. Or just me. We’ll see, bribes welcome. But I have to win first! So anyone who reads this – please go to www.mommymadnesskc.com and vote for me!

Oh, oh, oh, I forgot to add, there are free massages to be given for those of you that head up to your local KC Chevy dealer and test drive a Traverse yourself. Did you hear that? FREE MASSAGES. (I’m talking to you Deborah and Beth.) And they’re not given by the Parts & Service guys at Chevy; you’ll get one from a pro with your very own Massage Envy 1 hour gift card.

Finally (and you thought I was done 2 paragraphs ago!), as I wrap up tonight, I tried to get a cute pic of Skyler’s first ride in the new car. Unfortunately, she hates leaving daycare (I guess that’s a good thing?), so she just wasn’t in the mood for her first Chevy Traverse photo opp -

It’s On!

It’s official, I’m part of the Chevy Traverse Kansas City Mom Squad, and sitting right outside in my driveway is my lovely brand spankin’ new Chevy Traverse! I’ve got lots to say and do, both here and there at www.mommymadnesskc.com, but there is dinner to be made and a child to look after. I think she’s currently walking around on the living room couch, a big NO-NO in this house because we prefer to avoid cracking our little heads open on the coffee table. So, ta-ta for now, check back later or on the Mommy Madness website for lots more to come!