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I’ve got the Midas “Twouch”

October 13, 2014 by MsCheevious

I’VE GOT THE MIDAS “TWOUCH”

#DailyMischief

I haven’t said anything about this yet, but I have the Midas Touch on Twitter… I’m calling it the Midas Twouch, actually. (you can tweet that here).

If you don’t “Tweet” you may change your mind in a minute.

Here are some verifiable examples of how I’ve tweeted things into existence. It’s like MAGIC. I’m not even TRYING to get things, and yet they keep showing up at my door.

CASE IN POINT ONE: CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE!

About a year ago I received a delectable box of chocolates in the mail from Sucre Chocolates in New Orleans after I’d been tweeting about how much I love chocolate. No surprise there. I made a video about that yummy box of chocolates and how it made me dance like Elaine from Seinfeld here, Below is a sampling of my tweets about chocolate, culminating in said “box” being sent to me:

CASE IN POINT TWO: VODKA

I’m constantly tweeting that Vodka is my first choice in alcohol. Because of this, I received some vodka infused, yummy, healthy VitaFrute in two flavors, which made for some excellent, refreshing cocktails for a few months.

I’ll be trying this yummy VitaFrute by @VeeV… because *of course* they want my OPINION. Pffff.. #abetterwaytodrink http://t.co/OeWArWFBIx

— Ms. Cheevious (@MsCheevious) February 1, 2014

Here’s the tweet image in case you can’t see it above:

The amount of time I spend online is asinine and I should be committed. It had gotten so ridiculous, I remember about six months ago saying out loud something like “When is all of this FREAKING HARD WORK going to pay off for REAL?”

That’s because tweeting, posting to Facebook and Instagram (for three accounts each, me the Author, me the Health Nut and for Ms. Cheevious), youtube, blogs, etc. etc... is a TON of work. I spend most of the hours in my day in front of a computer, tablet or smart phone communicating to people in a virtual world.

CASE IN POINT FOUR: MY FACE

I ran out of my favorite face products near the end of last year (December). I was tweeting about this, and how I needed some new products, stat. Shortly afterward, Dr. Garo Kassabian at Lift MD Aesthetics hooked me up with a huge free kit, and a diamond facial! It was awesome. They also gave the same thing to one of you lovely people.

I tweeted this, rather non-chalantly afterward.

I was *just* talking about face products & a whole bunch showed up! So how’s this: #NEWCAR pic.twitter.com/CO3HUFb6jb

— Lisa Jey Davis (@LisaJey) January 29, 2014

Here is the image, in case the above tweet isn’t displaying properly:

CASE IN POINT THREE: VROOM VROOM

So, I had just asked “When is this going to pay off for real?” And I had just tweeted #NewCar, when my answer came. I received an email from Klout (another online platform both Ms. Cheevious and me are on, which measures your online influence), letting me know I’d won their Perk contest from Chrysler. The prize? A free two year lease of a new car. I called Klout headquarters to make sure it wasn’t a scam. It was real.

A TWIST IN THE “TWOUCH”

As Peter Parker’s uncle said “With great power comes great responsibility.” Something I hadn’t accounted for, was the power of my joking tweets. I can’t seem to track it down, but somewhere along the way I tweeted about winning a big prize, and how it was too bad it wasn’t a bundle of money.

Two weeks later, Chrysler called and asked if I would like to have a cash prize instead.

IT’S ALL IN THE GREENBACKS BABY

Here is the proof on Instagram (snapshot also below):

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This just happened. I won it. Yep. #ChryslerPerk #CashInsteadOfACar.

I’ve also tried to tweet a television series into existence for M.C. Nugget, but instead was approached by a casting director myself for a network TV show. I’m still fine-tuning that one.

SCARY STUFF. One mustn’t confuse the Twitterverse!

So, I’ll just be over here, tweeting about my best-selling book and Nuggie’s three picture deal.

In the meantime, I’m taking tweet requests in the comments on this post. No promises or guarantees.

#MomFactor: You’ve tried everything to get the kids to eat spinach? If all else fails, TWEET mama! TWEET!

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Win a Free Genetic Test for You or a Loved One in Honor of Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer Week!

September 29, 2014 by MsCheevious

WIN A FREE GENETIC TEST FOR YOU OR A LOVED ONE IN HONOR OF HEREDITARY BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER WEEK!

#Contest #Cause

THERE ARE SOME RULES FOR THIS ONE:

1) You cannot be an employee of Invitae.

2) The winner must be over 18 and his or her doctor must submit a test order that confirms s/he is an appropriate candidate for BRCA testing based on his or her assessment of the patient and his/her family history.

I’m taking a break this week from my regularly scheduled funny and random posts to address something extremely important and close to my heart: YOU and YOUR HEALTH.

In honor of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week (this week of September 29, 2014), I’m giving away two (count em, TWO) BRCA Genetic Screenings.

I know, I know.

Why do I think you would want or need the genetic test or “BRCA” screening, and what the hell is it?

I’ll tell you.

The BRCA screening is important for anyone who’s had a relative (or close friend, or loved one) with breast or ovarian cancer. It tells patients whether or not they have the mutation, putting them at a higher risk for those (and a few other types of) cancers.

MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THIS GENETIC MUTATION*

The cancers that can occur as a result of this BRCA high risk range from the obvious: ovarian and breast cancers; to the not-so-obvious: pancreatic, prostate and male breast cancers (as well as various forms of skin cancer, stomach and others). So basically, we’re talking about a LOT of cancers, and a potential butt-load of risk.

I think it’s extremely important to tell people in families with Breast & Ovarian Cancer about the screening, whether they know if they carry the gene or not. If you don’t have a relative who’s suffered through any of the related cancers, chances are, you’ve got a friend who has. So, listen up!

If you or a friend or relative know someone who’s had Breast or Ovarian Cancer… This test (and this give-away) is for you, or for someone you love!

And I (along with Invitae – a genetics testing company), am offering you and anyone you know a chance to win a free genetic screening and the genetic counseling to go along with it (actually two chances because there are two screenings being given away)!!!! This thing can cost about $4,000.00, if ordered via traditional methods, people.

Why am I doing this?

Well, because.

Even though I come from a family of 11 kids (10 siblings from the same parents), my sister died of Ovarian Cancer, which she got at the age of 46. She was the first and only one of our family members to have any BRCA related cancers, and she didn’t make it out alive! My sister had to die for me to be seen as “at risk enough” to get the test, and I tested positive, as did another of my sisters (none of my 6 brothers have opted for the screening).

I told all the details of my entire journey on the Ms. Cheevious blog here, and on the Huffington Post here., and I was on The Doctors TV show telling that story as well, with the brilliant cosmetic surgeon who performed my one-stage mastectomy/breast reconstruction (you can see some of it by clicking here).

Suffice it to say, if it weren’t for my sister’s passing, me and my other nine siblings (as well as all of our kids) may have never even known about the screening, whether or not we had the mutation, or what this shit was all about!!!

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER PEOPLE.

What you do with the knowledge is your responsibility. I do not suppose to tell you what is best for you, so once you have the knowledge… Well, the rest is up to you.

I was fortunate that my insurance covered the screening, but not everyone is so lucky.

The Contest:

For those of you who would like to win one of the two screenings I’m giving away, either for yourself or for someone you know, please read the rules:

1) You cannot be an employee of Invitae.

2) The winner must be over 18 and his or her doctor must submit a test order that confirms s/he is an appropriate candidate for BRCA testing based on his or her assessment of the patient and his/her family history.

3) You may enter as many times as you wish, so come back daily to do so.

4) The prize is transferable, so enter for your loved ones, but if they do not meet the criteria of #2 above, and are randomly selected as a winner, a new winner will be chosen.

ENTER FOR YOURSELF – ENTER FOR A LOVED ONE!

I wish I could give this to every single person alive who needs it, but good luck everyone! Please enter DAILY to increase your odds of winning. The winner will be selected on Monday, October 6, 2014.

Here is your chance to enter and win (if the full giveaway isn’t showing in your browser, click here to see it on the Ms. Cheevious Facebook page, or here on Rafflecopter.com):
a Rafflecopter giveaway

#MomFactor: Well, if you, your baby daddy, husband or significant other fall into the category of people who can get this screening, you owe it to yourself and to your kids to enter!

*According to the Susan G. Komen website, in the U.S., between one in 400 and one in 800 people in the general population have a BRCA1/2 mutation. Prevalence varies by ethnic group. Among Ashkenazi Jewish men and women, about one in 40 have a BRCA1/2 mutation.

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I’m (sort of) the TOP

September 22, 2014 by MsCheevious

I’M (SORT OF) THE TOP

#DailyMischief

When they told me I’d made a list of Top Mommy Bloggers, well, I was aghast. All I could think was, I hope mommies don’t come here for advice on changing diapers!

The website that compiled this information put together an info-graphic about hot mommy blogs and sent it to me to share with you. Providing an info-graphic is a tool websites use to amp up their analytics and rank.

But you know… I do share a gaggle of tips for mom’s. And then there is my #MomFactor feature, which tells mom’s how each post relates to being a mom. So yeah, I guess I can see why people say I am a mommy blogger, even though I really just cover LIFE, SEX, LOVE, JOY, PAIN, DEATH and TAXES. I cover it all, baby.

Then I received the info-graphic below, and realized, just because I made the list doesn’t mean I’m on top. I’m sort of on top. You know, amid others that are TOTALLY on top. Check me out. I’m way down underneath the “Cute Girls Hairstyles” and “Champagne Living”… and still further, below “Dollar Monger” and “When Tara Met Blog”… right around – oh say 48 of 50.

FORTY-EIGHT people.

OF FIFTY.

That’s the best I could do.

And I couldn’t even manage to make a list that was grammatically correct! TOP 50 MOMMY BLOGGER? Seriously?

So what. I still made the list. I’m okay with saying I’m sort of The Top.

#MomFactor: There are probably a lot of great mommy-tips on some of the blogs listed below. Feel free to check them out.

NOTE: if you click the image below IT WILL NOT TAKE YOU TO THE BLOGS LISTED, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WEBSITE OF THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE INFO-GRAPHIC.

An infographic by the team at Rebateszone

#MomFactor: READ THIS BLOG. I am apparently a TOP MOMMY BLOG!

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Sometimes you have to do things for yourself

September 15, 2014 by MsCheevious

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS FOR YOURSELF

#DailyMischief

When friends come to play in LA, I don’t always have the freedom to run around town with them. But when my friend Stiletto came to town all the way from Florida to introduce us to her beau (who’d never been to LA), I broke away for a little fun. Getting to Hollywood from the beach is no small task, even on a Wednesday at 1PM. It took me a solid hour to get there, and by the time I made it to the Roosevelt Hotel to meet them for lunch, they’d already sampled a handful of the craft cocktails at Public Bar. I sat down next to my friend, observed an interesting pink colored cocktail with a sprig of Rosemary sticking out of it in front of her, and after a hellacious drive, I said “I’ll have what she’s having.” It was called the Strawberry Fields with Russian Standard, Strawberry, Rosemary, lime and Ginger beer. I ordered it sans Ginger beer. And this is how my afternoon with them began.

With cocktails.

After lunch, we walked along Hollywood Boulevard and I grinned as I recalled the last time I was on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with my sisters.

There is something about Hollywood that brings out the mischief in me. [you can tweet that]

So, when Stiletto suggested it was time I had my own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I couldn’t argue.

I don’t know that one of those stars will ever be presented to me, but sometimes you have to do things for yourself.

In red lipstick.

And when the first attempt isn’t always the best.

You try, try again.

#MomFactor: Tell your kids this, and exemplify it for them: If at first you don’t succeed, TRY, TRY AGAIN.

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Total Mischief

September 5, 2014 by MsCheevious

TOTAL MISCHIEF

#DailyMischief

It’s what happens when you cross a fun-loving gal in headphones, listening to her favorite song, and a guy in just the right position!

I couldn’t let this one pass me by.

When I saw this on Facebook, I thought That is SO me.

I wouldn’t necessarily do this, now that I’m with M.C. Nugget, but you know? Maybe I would!

I searched high and low to share this with you.

LOVE THIS! You know, a little spanky never hurt nobody…. LOL! [you can tweet that here]

Enjoy.

#MomFactor: A girl’s just gotta have fun and enjoy every moment. Just don’t let your kids see you do this. “Nuff said.

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It’s not all about sex (but it really is stranger than fiction)

September 1, 2014 by MsCheevious

IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT SEX (BUT IT REALLY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION)

#DailyMischief #Memoir #Parenting

I was talking to my oldest son “Joel” the other day about the one thing every single person alive hates to discuss (if it’s at all uncomfortable), yet not one of us escapes: THE PAST.

KNOW THIS: If you delve into “the past” with your adult kids, you’re headed for trouble.

(you can tweet that here)

The conversation came up because Joel has been a little less than enthusiastic about my upcoming memoir “Ms. Cheevious In Hollywood: My Zany Years Spent Working in Television in Tinsel Town.” This stems from a time a few years ago when one of his friends stayed at my apartment. Though I’ve been living with M.C. Nugget for several years now, I maintain my apartment as an office of sorts.

I swear, if I’d known his friend was going to start leafing through my book’s promotional materials and old book proposals that were on the shelves, I would have set up a candle hexagon around my shelves, done some serious incantations and put a Doberman Pinscher on guard. YOU GUYS! His friend perused my stuff!!! MY STUFF!!!

But once his buddy saw the stuff the damage was done. An old title for the book that I kicked around for a couple of years, and under which I won the award for Best Unpublished Manuscript at New York Book Festival in 2007, was “MILF This! Confessions of a Hot Mamma.” It was also “Adventures of a Hot Mamma” at one point, but you get the gist. I came up with this bright idea because I am a marketing maven, and knew the title would elicit a huge response. Hey, it’s still a great title, but that title was also encouraged by a former editor who read a couple of chapters, saw that I was shocked to hear about MILF’s, and assumed the book was going to be all about my sexual adventures and would only get juicier.

Above are a few sample covers (part of said “stuff” that was rifled through) included in book proposal that went to agents and publishers (they were never intended to be actual covers, because I do not own and did not do the artwork).

Then I wrote the rest of the book.

Suffice it to say a title change was in order.

But that was IT. Joel’s friend jabbed, teased and never let him live it down. I happen to know this friend never bothered to actually READ the material. If he had, the entire room (including said friend) would have deflated when he realized I had nothing scandalous to confess, and no steamy sex stories he could share on My Space.

THAT’S WHY THE BOOK DIDN’T SELL AS NAMED TO PUBLISHERS OR AGENTS. THE STORY DIDN’T MATCH THE TITLE.

It took several conversations before Joel finally understood that MS. CHEEVIOUS (the new book title and, well- ME) was and is not about sex; the book never had been, truly, and it was (and is) more about the emancipation of a single mom who got her sexy back and went after her career dreams after a nasty divorce; Ms. Cheevious is about empowering women (especially single moms) to set goals and make their dreams a reality despite the odds, while learning to let loose and ENJOY EVERY MOMENT (and the celebrity factor didn’t hurt, either)..

After all of that… after the sleepless nights and worry over his mom the floozy, Joel finally came around and said he thought he “got it” now… the whole Ms. Cheevious concept.

Fast forward to present day, and the fact that I am a GREAT mom.

Let’s focus on that for a while, shall we?

I always do what I can to facilitate peace and harmony in my son’s lives.. I can’t control it, and I must be who I am, naturally! But I will do what I can to help them discover peace and true joy if given the opportunity, and if I am able, of course.

So as the day fast approaches that Ms. Cheevious THE BOOK is published, I decided to allow Joel to read those sections of the book pertaining to and involving him. He asked to read them when I mentioned a story from the past that made it into the book. Somewhat freaked out he said, “I’d better see anything in this book that has anything to do with me. This IS non-fiction you know, so it matters.”

He obviously doesn’t read the Ms. Cheevious blog very often to know my reality is peppered with sarcasm and lilted for “the funny” but yeah. Let’s go with that. NON-FICTION. (here’s that to tweet too)

I let him know that my book has a very clear disclaimer stating it is a memoir and not an auto-biography. It states that others’ recollections of the same events will most certainly differ from my own recollections. But no, he still wanted to torture – I mean – reward himself with a first look.

So I sent it over.

That was weeks ago.

I’m still waiting.

Ahhh….this is what moms do, I suppose. But hopefully he’ll be okay when he realizes my real-world story isn’t all about sex (but it really is stranger than fiction).

#MomFactor: Do NOT talk about the past, if you can AT ALL avoid it. AND…. Be careful what you agree to when attempting to be a good mother.

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