Here are the top 10 great things about JustONE.

10. You don’t have to arrange childcare … unless you count putting an episode of Dora on to help entertain.

9. It costs nothing … nada … zip … zero. Yep, it is totally free.

8. You don’t have to travel. Airplanes aren’t nearly as comfy as your couch.

7. You’ll get to hear from some amazing leaders … amazing. Trust me in this.

6. There will be two … count them … two opportunities to participate every Tuesday.

5. You can get some primo typing practice while you are chatting it up in the chat room.

4. You can drink in mass amount of encouragement.

3. We’ll be talking about relationships & criticism, marriage, family, time & balance, growth and passion.

2. Your husband will wish he could  join in.

1. It is going to be epic … amazing … fabulous … and all-around, pretty darn great.

So join us each Tuesday September 7th-October 12th at 12pm EST/9am PST OR 9pm EST/ 6pmPST at this link: http://live.mediasocial.tv/potsc

There is no need to register, but if you do we will be able to send you reminder emails before each session. Registration is available at: http://leadingandlovingit.com/virtual-gathering/

Here are the ladies that we will be hearing from:

Lisa Jernigan and Patty Wyatt…………Donna Politz

Lisa Young………………………………Jenni Clayville

Cindy Beall………………………………Holly Furtick

Tiffany Cooper…………………………..Heather Whittaker

Kay Warren………………………………Lisa Hughes

Kerri Weems……………………………..Sherry Surratt

Natalie Witcher………………………….Amy Groeschel

Jessica Cornelius……………………….Brandi Wilson

DeLynn Rizzo……………………………Lori Wilhite

For the longest time, I gave foursquare.com users a hard time about how lame I thought the app was (CLICK HERE for more info).

Finally, I decided I shouldn’t make fun of it if I had never tried it. So, I signed up and gave it a good run for a few months. I used it so much, OTHER people made fun of me.

All that to say this: I feel I can give a more accurate review now. And here it is…

STILL LAME!!!

So… I still don’t really get it. You’re supposedly promised to get discounts and free coffee drinks as the “Mayor” of certain areas… but I haven’t really seen that at all. One good thing I see about it is that it allows people to see other people’s reviews regarding certain shops, retailers, etc. That’s great… but I think I can get more reviews from Yelp!.

As a mother that is alone with her young children for most of the day, I don’t see how this is a good for everyone to know where you’re at all the time. In fact, I think the dumbest thing to do is tag your own HOME and “check-in” when you’re there (hence, PleaseRobMe.com).

However, I do somewhat like the “game” aspect of it… collecting points and such. Games are fun. However, it’s no longer fun once you get a stalker… or get robbed. So, if you play, play responsibly. To all of you who may be more paranoid, like me, here are a few tips I’d like to give you if you REALLY want to play:

1.  ”Check-In” only when you’re with groups of other people in more public places.

It’s never fun meeting a stalker when you’re alone. It’s so much more fun to surprise him with 20 of your closest NINJA friends. Seriously, though… I don’t usually “check-in” somewhere if I’m alone or if it’s isolated.

2.  ”Check-In” when you’re leaving instead of when you’re showing up.

Honestly, this gives me a little peace-of-mind just because by the time a “stalker” gets there… my kiddos and I are long gone. I’m not saying I’m super popular… but I’m just thinking and looking out for the safety of me and my kids.

3.  Don’t “Check-In” at home.

If you are addicted to gathering points, don’t tag the exact location of your home. Drag the pinpoint into a nearby park or swamp. Maybe even into the middle of a busy highway. I personally won’t even do that, because I don’t need strangers even knowing what AREA I live in.

4.  Don’t “Check-In” at other people’s homes.

Seriously… that’s just rude.

5. Deactivate the badge updates from Facebook and Twitter.

Really. No one BESIDES other Foursquare users care if you’re the “Mayor” of the 76 Gas Station and they DEFINITELY don’t care that you’ve “unlocked the KRUNKED badge”. Thank you, Brent, for letting me know how to deactivate this. Now, I’m passing on this morsel of goodness on to you. Save us all.

So, there you go. I gave it a shot. Will I still use it? I don’t know… maybe just to remain the “Mayor” at Church! at Bethany to irritate Matt. So far, that has been one of the only positives of using this app.

What do YOU think of Foursquare?

Let’s just be real.

I think my friends are funny. I’m not saying I don’t have un-funny friends… but the reality is most of them are funny… cuz I like to laugh.

If you haven’t seen this yet… it’s about time. Carlos (Twitter: @loswhit) had a youtube video that went VIRAL!

Not that I didn’t laugh at this video or think that it was funny and cute, but in all honesty, I think Carlos has posted other videos that are WAY funnier… so make sure you stay on his youtube page and watch a few more of his videos.

Whichever way. This one is DEFINITELY worth a viewing… or 1,700,000.

The best part of all this is how Carlos has used his “15 minutes” in viral youtube land. He and Heather have boldly talked about adoption and how even though they started out thinking that by adopting Losiah, they would change HIS world… the reality is that LOSIAH has changed THEIR world for the better.

If you are able in any way to adopt, I’d love to invite you to look into what this could look like for your family.

So… tell the truth:
Did YOU laugh at the crying Losiah?

I am horrible at updating my blogroll.  It’s crazy actually… I subscribe to the most ridiculous amount of blogs so I read WAY more than I have posted… but I also know I’m most likely missing out on some really AWESOME blogs.  Maybe yours?

Are you on here?

If not, and you’d like to be, give me a shout-out.

1. Name
2. Link to your Blog
3. What category would I put your blog under?
4. What would you like to see me write about here?

Go on… lemme know you’re here!

Thank you for being a part of the community here!

Twitter is down!!!  

I may, or may not be having an anxiety attack because of that.

This is where I learn patience.

I’m a WINNER!!!

I’ve only gotten to say this a FEW times in my life (not counting the times I’m talking myself into believing it).

I woke up this morning to THIS twitter

from @whatleydude this morning, who also wrote THIS POST!

A couple years ago, a friend of mine gave me one of his “giveaway” SpinVox accounts, BUT it was not compatible with Sprint (my carrier at the time).  I thought my chance to have a voicemail-less life was only a dream.  But apparently, life… well… at least Twitter… offers second chances.

Now, I get a FREE SpinVox account.

Thank God for my Twitter addiction and ability to OVER-exaggerate life… except sometimes, I’m not exaggerating.