This is one of those times when I wish my blog wasn’t so public — I hate putting up private posts, but I think I will in the next few days. There’s a ton going on with me right now, and my mind is swimming in all the details.

It’s all good, I assure you. But, you know how it is, when your significant other is on the job hunt, you want to be a bit more careful about things you post.

So, if you want access to the post, drop me a comment (or email me) and you’ll get the password when I publish it.

Hugs to my readers… You guys rock!

[RANT] I’ve been running into a lot of roadblocks at work for the past several weeks, because technology hasn’t caught up to the needs of today’s multimedia streaming, and demand for targeted content.

Talk about this being a source of on-going frustration for me.

In general terms… geo-targeting content doesn’t work well, and analytics for streaming media is basically non-existent. And, when you work with media brands, these things are mandatory tools of the trade. [/RANT]

Who’s with me, here?

Consider me be-speckled again! It’s been a while.

A year and a half ago, when I was coming back from my trip to the Caribbean, my very expensive glasses and baggage went through a search after I checked them coming home — The clue was the security sticker on my baggage when I got it from the carousel. Unfortunately, my glasses must have slipped from the corner of my luggage when it was went through (I always pack them in the same place so I can find them quickly when I get to my destination), and they were missing.

So, I’ve been dealing with contacts continuously since then… Which I don’t mind for the most part, because glasses hurt my nose due to all the surgeries I’ve had on my face over the years.

And then ClearlyContacts.ca offered me a free pair of glasses to try out their ordering process. I didn’t even know they sold glasses (despite the fact that I’ve ordered contacts for years from them!) — So, I gladly took them up on their offer.

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Hey guys! I hope everyone had a fabulous New Years, and holiday season… Mine was awesome.

By the time New Years eve rolled around, I was completely socialed-out, so Barry and I chose to share the evening with another 2 couples, rather than head out for a larger party (as much as we wanted to be with a big group of our friends, I just wasn’t in the headspace to be much fun in that setting).

The evening turned out perfect… We played Dominoes, (and promptly bought our own set the next day because it was so much fun) and poker with Barb and Steve, and only consumed a couple of glasses of wine for the evening. That said, we were enjoying ourselves so much that we stayed until 3:30 in the morning. Thanks guys! Good times.

On the topic of New Years resolutions… I don’t have many. As you all know, I’ve been working with my super-star personal coach Jennifer Priest, and I’m getting things in order to do some goal setting for short term and long term accomplishments with Barry. Our last call was of a more personal nature, so I can’t really share the details here, so instead, I’ll talk about some of my goals for this year:

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I wanted to let you know about something special going on at White Spot on Christmas Day… Head on out to White Spot for a Christmas Day lunch, and not only do you get to eat out but your money goes directly to charity!

For more than 10 years, White Spot staff and management at the Richmond Centre and Kingsway and Knight restaurants have volunteered their time and generously donated all tips and net proceeds from the sale of food on December 25.
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Welcome, everyone! Continuing where the lovely Michele left off… Here’s your Weekend Meet n’ Greet!

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are guilty of spreading lots of comment cheer – hugs from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer!

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Enjoy… (thanks Lor for sending these along ) Ha! Ha! Ha!

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Welcome, everyone! Continuing where the lovely Michele left off… Here’s your Weekend Meet n’ Greet!

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are guilty of spreading lots of comment cheer – hugs from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer!

How to play:

1. Leave a comment here that says hello.
2. Now, visit the person who commented above you, leave a comment on their site that includes the oft-repeated tagline: “Hello, NetChick sent me”.

Please play along.

Note to the first person commenting: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play often. As you know, Michele always encouraged this, and so do I!

~ Tanya

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Help spread the word: Please ReTweet the game by clicking on this link, or let your own blog community know about it… Always fun to get new faces in the mix! Thanks guys!

Hey gang!

It’s time to get some lurkers out commenting, here! Who’s reading this blog, these days? Drop me a comment!

And, for bonus points…

Tell me a subject you’d like me to blog about. I promise I’ll blog about anything (other than super-private stuff, or x-rated material) you request!

I totally adore each and every reader that comes by! Thanks for sharing the comment cheer, or dropping me a line through email throughout the year. Can you believe 95% of my friends that I have, have come from this blog?

Merry holiday season to you all!

xoxo …Tan

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week, again… Time to socialize on the fly! (And, I’ll have one of those shots in the photo, please!)

Here’s how it works:
I’ll start with a question, and the first person answers my question, and then asks a different question for the next person in the same comment.

I’ll start!

What’s one holiday tradition you’ve kept up with, from your past?

Barry’s 40th birthday was on Monday (happy birthday again, sweetheart!), and I thought I’d give him an experience for his birthday gift…

I’m usually pretty good with keeping secrets, but this one was especially hard as I almost blew the secret adventure out of the water when I was especially tired after flying home from San Diego a few weeks ago. I’d asked Barry if he could take Monday off of work (which as a sidenote, turned out to not be an issue, as Barry was laid off from HSBC last Thursday — a day after his licensing *finally came through for BC/Alberta [unhappy face]) — When asked, he mentioned that he’d probably need to call into a conference call that Monday morning, but otherwise, he couldn’t see a problem.

To which, I blurted out: “Oh. Well, it might be expensive to have a long call from the states.”

Doh.

He laughs. “We’re going to the states, are we?”

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It’s all about winning today, at “This Chick’s Life”!

Want to win a $50 Starbucks card from FabulousSavings.ca?

It’s as easy as heading over to their site, and then coming back here with a name of a merchant offering an exclusive coupon on FabulousSavings.ca!

It doesn’t get much easier than that! I’ll draw a name from all the valid entries next Tuesday, December 1st at 4pm PT…

This contest is open to Canadian residents only, please. Please enter the contest once only, thanks!

GOOD LUCK!

UPDATE: Pamela of FabulousSavings.ca picked the winner randomly, and congrats to Vern for winning this fun contest!
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Comment on this post and win!

I’m giving away two scratch & win tickets tomorrow at 4pm PT — You could win the “SportsFunder Win 20 Gold Tickets Contest”!

Scratch and win INSTANTLY not one…not two…but 20 highly coveted tickets to the Men’s Gold Medal Ice Hockey Game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games! Imagine being there with you and 19 friends cheering for Canada!

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December 1st is Worlds AIDS Day, and Starbucks is helping with the cause.

Next Tuesday, head on over to Starbucks and grab one of three their signature, (RED)-inspired beverages, including the Caramel Brûlé Latte, Gingerbread Latte and Peppermint Mocha, which they’ll personalize for you in traditional Starbucks fashion.

For every one of these handcrafted beverages sold on December 1st, Starbucks will donate 5 cents to the Global Fund which works to improve the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. To date, Starbucks has generated contributions equaling more than 5 million daily doses of antiretroviral medicine through the purchase of select Starbucks (RED) products.

Sarah from Karyo Edelman was sweet enough to drop by my office so that I could try a Starbucks Caramel Brûlé Latte… Oh, YUM! I’ll definitely be heading on over to Starbucks next Tuesday to try one of their other (RED)-inspired coffee treats… And I hope you do, too!

Way to go, Starbucks! Every little bit counts.

Welcome, everyone! Continuing where the lovely Michele left off… Here’s your Weekend Meet n’ Greet!

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are guilty of spreading lots of comment cheer – hugs from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer!

How to play:

1. Leave a comment here that says hello.
2. Now, visit the person who commented above you, leave a comment on their site that includes the oft-repeated tagline: “Hello, NetChick sent me”.

Please play along.

Note to the first person commenting: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play often. As you know, Michele always encouraged this, and so do I!

~ Tanya

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Help spread the word: Please ReTweet the game by clicking on this link, or let your own blog community know about it… Always fun to get new faces in the mix! Thanks guys!