Was that weird? Did it make you uncomfortable?

Well, I recently started writing for a new site (U by Kotex) and the mission is to help stop all the weirdness about periods. They happen. It’s not a secret to anyone. It’s time to get over it and get educated, don’t you think?

Let’s look at some numbers:

More than 1/2 of women feel that society looks down upon talking about vaginal health.
 70% believe that it’s time for change, but only 45% feel empowered to make a difference.

72% of women believe that society is more open to discussing men’s health.
 And 60% of those women feel that they’re expected to keep vaginal health issues to themselves.

60% of women are more likely to turn to the Internet than to other women, including their friends or mothers, for information or answers about their vaginal health.

Most women claim to be knowledgeable about vaginal health issues, but more than 1/3 cannot dispel some basic myths.
 Nearly 1 in 3 women don’t know that a woman can get pregnant if she has sex during her period.

(check out more statistics here)

Pretty crazy, huh?

Kotex is also calling out the ridiculousness of tampon ads with their newest advertisement. It’s actually pretty funny so check it out.

It really is a great campaign and I’m proud to be a part of it.

Now do me a favor? Check out the U by Kotex site. Sign the declaration and a dollar will be donated to social change. Follow @JordanGetsReal on Twitter. Or become a fan on Facebook. Anything.

Help Break The Cycle.

You can find my post about being a picky eater but wanting to be a foodie here.

In case you are a new reader (hi!) and didn’t know, I also run Oh How Lovely Shops where I feature indie and handmade designers, host giveaways and post the prettiest things from all over etsy. I do all the hard work for you pretty much because seriously, have you seen how much stuff is on etsy? I wade through and find the good stuff!

Next up, RSS feeds. Are you subscribed to them? Click click and add these to your reader: Oh! How Lovely! and Oh How Lovely Shops

And as if blogs weren’t enough…

If we are not following each other on twitter yet, what is wrong with the world? We all need to read to know what each other is doing, reading, thinking every waking second in only 140 characters or less

@jamielovely

Are we connected on Facebook? Add me!

Facebook Networked Blogs, is your blog on it? Let’s join each other’s networks!

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And last but not least, if you wan to keep up with my internship, The Printed Blog. Check out our blog here, subscribe to our feed and follow us on twitter!

I think that covers it all! If you add me on Facebook, please send a note too so I know who you are. I hate when I don’t know who is adding me with all these blog names, aliases and last names.

Okay your turn. Where can we find you?

]]> http://jamieann.net/2009/01/05/new-yearnew-networking/feed/ 18 http://jamieann.net/2008/10/08/playing-catch-up-is-hard-work/ http://jamieann.net/2008/10/08/playing-catch-up-is-hard-work/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:51:29 +0000 Jamie http://ohhowlovely.net/?p=561 I overslept today. My reader is at a billion. I have so much admin work to do on the shopping blog. Class! I’m exhausted. My brain hurts.

But I’m back. Did you miss me? Did I miss anything?!

I had an AMAZING time in Las Vegas and almost didn’t come back. I have a ton to write about and a few pictures. Sorry, I was totally slacking on the photo front. I have my poor feet to care for. I feel like I can sleep for three days!

Highlights:
- Vanilla Ice playing craps 5 feet away from me
- Tao
- the food!
- our Macauley Caulkin room (what?)
- Paris
- getting serenaded on a gondola

Low Lights:
- buying new heels and attempting to wear them to the club
- my feet feeling like they are going to fall off
- the bandaids…oh, the bandaids
- spending $75 on those bitch ass uncomfortable heels that tore my feet up

In Blog News:
- Thanks Katelin and Amanda for guest posting! You girls are awesome and I love you both.
- My shopping blog is now on Alltop! So is Umm…Now What? Yay!
- a new giveaway at the the shopping blog as well
- a bunch of posts of mine up at Rone Break

So go check those things out while I try to process my ridiculous weekend!

Trust me, you want to see this.

Oh and I’m also over at Rone Break discussing fashion on the campaign trail.

My first piece is up about Emmy fashion face off: Christian Siriano vs Lauren Conrad.

Do me a favor and please go check it out. Leave me some love saying how brilliant I am so I don’t feel like a big idiot for having no comments and thinking my article sucks.

Take a look around the rest of the site too! There is something for everyone. Plus you can see exactly what a rone is. I know you are intrigued so do it!

Rone Break. Do it up.

Join my blog networks on Facebook.

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If for some ridiculous reason you are not on twitter and wasting your life away one tweet at a time like me, what are you waiting for? Get on that.

Oh wait, one more. Vote for me in the Blogger’s Choice Awards. Then vote for everyone I voted for because obviously they are effin’ awesome.

Leave your links in the comments and we will be BFF everywhere on the internetz.

You know how that goes though, no one is forcing you to read it!

With that said, go check out these places:

Amanda asked me to fill in for her and I said yes because I love her. Go check out my post here. I’m talking about girl crushes, money, pretty things and lack of money for buying pretty things!

While you out there clicking around, I’m giving away an adorable Sassy Apron over on the shopping blog. I also post the most adorable things ever every other day of the week so check those out as well.

Who’s Your Dachshund? has your puppy dog fix. Also, if you want to write a guest post for Wiener-free Weekends, let me know! We don’t discriminate and love all pups. We’d love to have you! Check out details here.

And if for some reason, you are still bored after that – go check out the new blog, Umm…Now What? that four other lovely and talented ladies and myself launched yesterday.

And if you are still bored after that, dude, I’m sorry. Pick up a book or something.

Okay, not really.

More like Umm…Now What?

Yeah, that’s more like it.

That is also the name of a new blog I’m a part of that launches TODAY. I teamed up with some of the best twentysomething writers out there and we are bringing you a blog about surviving these crazy years.

Jess of Jess Writes had this amazing idea for a blog and wrangled Princess Pointful, Brandy, Chelsea Talks Smack….and me. Yeah, I’m still trying to figure out how that happened! Those ladies are far more talented than I, but I’m so psyched to be a part of it and gonna make the most of this.

My first post is up, along with some posts from the other lovely ladies.

Go check it out, say hi and subscribe!

Um…Now What?