Moms Night In: Pampered Parties

Last night, about 20 Mom Bloggers from around the Philly region gathered for a Mom's Night In at Colleen's house, who so graciously offered to host and did a wonderful job, I might add.  Her daughter was in her very adorable blue princess dress and we had fun talking about it since I was her teacher for Pretty Pretty Princess at the Y last Fall.

Beth from Role Mommy came up with the awesome Mom's Night In idea where we received manicures, makeup advice, and massages from Calista's Grand Spa and Salon (who also sent home with us a nice little bag of samples and fingernail polish). Then we heard from the lovely Beverley Caen from Sane Fitness and the reps from Slendertone USA. Wall Street maven by day, Beverly has become a fitness guru by night and showed us some of the great products for getting slim and trim. The Quickstart cards are a complete six-week personal training program in a box. Very cool.

I was running between meetings with sick kids at home and decided to stick around a little longer than expected because it was just too much fun catching up with friends, getting pampered and meeting new inspiring women. I could see my good friends Jo-Lynne from Musings of a Housewife and Melissa from Girlymama across the room. We didn't get too talk long before I had to schoooooch out the door home. I also saw Sarah and Shannon and others from Chester County Moms.

While at the party, the make-up artist was very fascinating. He had a masters in Art and really knew faces. I asked him about make-up for extras in film since that has been a passion of mine lately. He told me that eyebrows really tend to burn out on film. He also told me that digital filming is totally opposite and picks up everything so you want to tone down the make-up in those instances. As with previous make-up consults, I was told to highlight the outside corners of my eyes to make them look farther apart, since I have inset eyes. I think he did a nice job with the peach shadow and dark purple edging around my eyes. I was feeling lovely but of course, forgot take ANY pictures. What kind of blogger am I?

Beth filmed me talking right the beginning, at which point I just start blabbering about everything going on in my life lately. Bringing me back around to the topic at hand, she asked nicely, "So, what is your blog about?"

(HINT: You don't want to admit that you think you might be failing at blogging at a BLOGGING party.)

Later I thought that I should have said, (really anything else but what I did), -- that it is a place to corral all my life's activities. It doesn't really have a niche or focus. It is a coming together of many activities and a place to say my peace back to the world when I feel up to it. I would love to blog more and creatively express life so much more but time really makes it tough to think through things cleverly and write them with wit and wisdom  - esp. on a regular basis.

Because Beth has worked with talk shows in NYC, I found it interesting that she told Jo-Lynne that blogs are like your own personal talk show. I love that. I am scared for people reading my "talk show" but I like the concept. I am going to have to think about that a little more. Maybe I should do more interviews and demonstrations of what is going on in life. Other people are just so much more funny and if I can capture THEM on MY blog, it just might work.

When it comes to a Moms Night In, I HIGHLY recommend going to one or creating your own for women in your area. Nights like that just make Mamma happy and if Mamma's happy, everyone is happy. I totally blew off another meeting that was POLITICAL in nature. I just couldn't think that hard last night.

And, Beth, if you reading this, you are just AWESOME. Great to meet you!

Comments

[Beth]

Thanks so much for your kind words and so glad you had a great time. And good luck with everything you are doing - it sounds incredibly exciting and I am always so impressed by women who are pursuing their passion! Video from Moms Night In on the way!

[Heidi @ GGIP]

I thought when reading Jo Lynnes blog about not having a niche that why should you really have to? It's your blog and you can make it about you any way you want to.

Sounds like you had fun. That makeup artist sounds a little funny...

[Terra]

Sounds like it was great. I live too far away to join you!

[Musings of a Housewife]

Beth IS amazing, and it was such a fun time! I'm so glad you were able to stay a while.

[Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam]

What a fun night....I may have to ponder getting one of those off the ground here in NC. And all I was planning was a lunch. :)

[Classy Mommy]

Seriously we need to find a way to have Mom's Night in once a month. So happy you were able to attend. Beth is fabulous not to mention genius for her creation of Mom's night in. Let's find a way to get together soon! I love hooking up with my blogging girls in real life! xo col