I have been extremely neglectful of my Pinterest boards. Don’t get me wrong, I dig Pinterest. There are just so many competing priorities for me and as I collect links and ideas for this blog, I usually neglect to “pin” them.
Just this week, I came across two new “pinning” sites. One is for books and reading lists and one is for recipes. I already have Goodreads for social networking around books and I pretty much never cook, but I still felt compelled to check out these sites.
> Storyboard on SmallDemons.com – The website Small Demons seeks to catalog and link every allusion inside every book. It is a wiki for books (pretty awesome!) Their newest feature, is Storyboard. Storyboard allows users to create Pinterest-like boards for any book-related topics, and then share those collections via social media or the Small Demons website.
> Punchfork – Punchfork makes it easier to find the best new recipes from popular sites like Simply Recipes, The Pioneer Woman, Leite’s Culinaria, Bon Appetit, 101 Cookbooks and Picky Palate. They use conversations on social networks to show you high quality recipes that passionate cooks are talking about right now. Punchfork uses social data like tweets, Facebook shares and Pinterest pins to measure which recipes are grabbing the attention of users. They have a user rating system and show real time recipes as they are being posted and shared.
So what do you think? Do you have room in your life for Pinterest? New Pinning sites? I love reading but am negligent of my Goodreads list. I don’t think I will be adding these to my lists, but may check in from time to time…how about you?
Sounds pretty awesome right? The great news is that it’s so easy to enter to win this virtual running game! Just go to the Rock the Race with Meb website and connect with your Facebook account. Accept the Rock the Race with Meb application and you’re automatically entered to win one of the three grand prize packages. Share with your friends (and they share with their friends and then you will be entered additional times and qualify for bonus prizes. As I always say, you have to be in it to win it!
Links and Tweets I Like:
> Lauren from Nutrition Energy never lets me down. Check out these great tweets:
and her newsletter for November with great tips for managing your eating on holidays and pumpkin recipes!
> I also really liked this post from Daily Worth this week on changing behavior around handling finances. The author says that will power and education are not enough and offers a simple strategy for saving more and rationalizing less! (Good advice in many areas of life!)
Last but not Least, Some Holiday Deals (or Deals for you & me!)
> In honor of the holidays, blissmo has launched blissmo gifts – and in honor of Cyber Week, if you checkout using the code cyber10 you’ll enjoy an extra $10 off your gift. This deal ends 11:59 PM PST Friday, November 30th – so don’t wait! Note: these gifts are not recurring like regular Blissmo memberships.
> Have you heard of wantful? You select a recipient, and choose twelve great products you know they’ll love from a unique catalog based on the person and price you want to spend. They custom print your collection in a personalized book for each recipient and the recipient chooses the gift they would like. Gilt City has up to 30% off at wantful.com. Seems like a cool idea to me! (Don’t forget, Gilt City and many other online stores offer cash back on Ebates!)
> In NYC? Love wine and cheese? Check out these great deals at Gilt City for Artisanal. Great deal on wine and cheese flights and they even have a “flash mob” deal at the ready for wedding proposals!
> Have you see the awesome baby and kids blankets from Admiral Road? They’ve got personalized blankets for kids of all ages. To make the holidays even more merry, enter NAVIDAD at checkout for $7 off your blanket order until December 2nd, 2012.
> Ruelala has a great deal on eyebrow threading and brazilian wax at Thredz Brow Bar Chicago and smoking deals on jewelry and accessories from Amrita Singh among many other things for the holidays (and for you!)
> In Chicago? Here’s a “Friend’s Find” from Pam at Circle Salon in Chicago. Circle Salon is in Bucktown and strives to be a natural hair salon by using eco-friendly styling products and tools. Here is the deal:
– Purchase a gift certificate of $75 or more and receive a complimentary gift for a basic styling or a basic make-up lesson (a value of $75 each). You can choose to keep this gift for yourself, or spread the joy to a friend or family member. [I could use the make up lesson! I may need to add this to my b-day list!]
– OR, purchase any three products and receive 20% off! Choose from any Davines, Glo, or Green Envee products.
That’s all I have for today! Let me know what your best finds for the holidays are so far!