We're Talking Love & Chocolate at #GNO!

RSVP for the Sweetest #GNO of the Year!

#GNO promises to be a sweet treat this week. Join us for your favorite girl's night out fix!

• What: GNO (What's GNO? Click here to find out!)
  
  
• Where: Tweet Grid (#gno)
  
  
• When: Between 6 & 10 p.m. PST (9 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST)
  
  
• Who: Welcome our first guy guest tweet Chris Perrin from @blogwelldone
  
  
• Why: To chat about love and chocolate (Mmmmmmmm!)
  
  
• Important: Want to win big? Enter to win one of our three giveaways.
  
  
• RSVP: Use Mr. Linky below (enter the twitter URL and your twitter ID (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_momIF).
  
  

Note: This does not enter you for the giveaways.

Last GNO Party Before Christmas! Share Your RAKs!

GNO Gals Spread Cheer!

At Tuesday's GNO, we can't wait to hear about all of the random acts of kindness (RAKs) you've been doing to spread holiday cheer this season. RSVP for the party in the center sidebar to follow other GNO Gals on twitter and to be followed. Also, don't forget to submit your RAK-related blog posts by tomorrow, December 16. We'll be creating a newsletter, compiling all of your great submissions. You'll be amazed at the difference one act of service, one blog post can make. So, take the challenge and see the ripple effect you'll start!

To participate, read the directions carefully:

Identify and perform at least one random of act of kindness (RAK).





Post about the experience in written, picture, and/or video format(s).



Be creative! Keep it simple. Do something within your means and time. Include your friends and family.



Submit the post URL via e-mail to mommygossipgno AT gmail DOT com or here in the comments by Tuesday, December 16. You may also post comments, pictures, and/or videos on our Facebook group wall.



Grab the button below (code is also in the right sidebar) and post it on your blog or on your Facebook profile page.

• IMPORTANT: To read about the RAKs, sign up for the GNO Newsletter (click on the orange button above this post) where GNO Gal's posts will be featured. The purpose of this newsletter is to uplift and inspire each other and to share great RAK ideas!
  

Meet Nicole From PinchMySalt.com—Our GNO Guest Tweet

This Tuesday promises to be the yummiest GNO of the year. And, what makes it even sweeter is this week's guest tweet. Join us in welcoming food blogger and photographer, Nicole, from Pinch My Salt and on Twitter @pinchmysalt.



We highly recommend you visit Nicole's site before GNO this Tuesday. 140 characters on Twitter will not be able to convey the mouth-watering pics and fantastic recipes you will discover on her tasty blog (like this scrumptious pumpkin roll shown above).

But first, a little about her... in her own words!

My name is Nicole and I love food!

Recently relocated to San Diego, my husband and I spent four years in Sicily, stationed at a U.S. Navy base. I have always loved to cook but the sights, sounds, and tastes of Sicily inspired me in ways I never could have imagined. Pinch My Salt is the result of those experiences.

Over the last few years, I have come to realize that creating a meal in my own kitchen is not only healthier and more economical than eating out, it’s also much more fun! Through this site I hope to share my enthusiasm for cooking and perhaps convince a few people that with fresh ingredients, a little imagination, and some good music playing in the background, anyone can cook great meals and enjoy it too!

RSVP using Mr. Linky in the post above. And, join us this Tuesday at Twitter for a tasty GNO!

Vote First & Chat About It Later at GNO

GNO: Let's Rock the Returns.

RSVP below and tell your friends that you will be at GNO on Election Night!

GNO falls on Election Day. Let's chat it up patriotic style. Does your husband sit in front of the TV, watching the returns half the night? Does he hog the computer and the cell phone so he can keep current on 3 different medias? Mine too. Husband or not, do you watch the talking heads and the numbers? Or are you more of a go-to-bed-and-let-Meredith-tell-you-about-it-in-the-morning type?

Think it's possible to have a nice, fun, friendly chat on something so split as the US's voting habits? I not only think we can, I think we'll have a virtual blast doing it!

Join us:

• DATE: Tuesday, November 4
• TIME: From 6 to 10 p.m. Pacific (7 Mountain, 8 Central, & 9 Eastern)
• PLACE: Twitter
• WHO: Guest Tweeters—Beth (AKA GreenStew) from GreenStew and Cheryl (AKA TheDailyBlonde) from DailyBlonde.
• TO DO: RSVP at Mr. Linky then check back and click on the names listed there to "follow" them on Twitter.
• RSVP: Enter your twitter ID (e.g., jyl_mommygossip) in Mr. Linky and your twitter URL (e.g., http://twitter.com/jyl_mommygossip). NOTE: Please do not enter your blog URL here!

Scroll down to the next post to read about this week's Guest Tweets.

Wanna be featured during this week's Topic Talk. Submit your Election-related posts now at mommygossipgno AT gmail DOT com.

Some GNO guidelines for congenial conversation:

• Put on your NICE face.
• Remember we can all agree to disagree.
• Keep in mind that being genuine is great, but being nasty is just Nasty.
• Type carefully! Remember that what's funny to you doesn't always come across as funny in type.

Introducing This Week's Guest Tweets!

We have two Guest Tweets for our GNO Election Topic this Tuesday, November 4. Each woman is funny. Each woman is genuine. Each woman is NICE. One is liberal. One is conservative. And Tuesday night, each will be chatting up the elections GNO style. RSVP using Mr. Linky on the post above. But before you do...

Give a warm welcome to our Liberal Guest Tweet.

Cheryl

Of DailyBlonde.blogspot.com she's witty and shares what she's having for breakfast. (Pepsi seems to be a trend). Follow her on twitter @thedailyblonde. Cheryl has been running play by plays on Twitter.com during recent debates. Hilarious, I promise.

I am a single Mom to five awesome children. I also have a spectacular man in my life who I can't imagine being without. I lost both of my parents over the past few years, so I am trying to carry on their sense of humor and love for life. I was born in New Jersey and grew up in Massachusetts. I went to college in Boston and somehow ended up in Rhode Island in 1992. I have been writing since I could hold a pencil. I am a freelance writer and also blog on almost a daily basis on The Daily Blonde . I am a contributing writer on MomFuse.com , a Moderator on Fabulously40 , the creator of Twitters Anonymous and I rarely sleep.

Let's give an equally warm welcome for our Conservative Guest Tweet.

Beth

Of GreenStew.com, she's frugal and points you to deals at the grocery store and online. Follow her on twitter @Greenstew.
Beth says she is only slightly right of center, but knows how to keep us all in line!

I am really good at finding deals, and a lot of people have been asking me to e-mail them my shopping list. So instead, I am posting my findings here.Right now I am saving about 75%, my goal is to get us to spend less than $75 a week.The name Green Stew is two fold. One: Green is money baby! Two: Green is the lifestyle we are trying to live. Green is better for the world…and Green is better for our wallets. Stew is just a fun word.

Preemie to Giant in Only 5 Weeks!

What's at the top of the charts, has 140 characters or less, spans the globe, recently moved into a new home, and has 300 beats per minute (BPM)? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Wonder Woman? Yes, sort of! It certainly tweet tweets like a bird, has learned to fly, and is a wonder with women.

What is it? It's Twitter Girl's Night Out—now Mommy Gossip—GNO.

At last week's Tuesday event, more than 100 gossiping gals showed up for this virtual par-tay. Can you handle that many new followers, tweeple? And the BPM? Yes, my tweeties, that is tweets per minute to us—300 of them to be precise—made us the top-trending Twitter group for the evening. We're pop-U-lar thanks to all the fabulous gossiping gals who have joined this virtual "in" crowd!

What Was the Gossip About?

At Mommy Gossip—GNO, we are the queens of gossip... but of the good variety. No rudeness or disrespect here. Michelle Duffy, member of the Travel Moms TwitterMoms group and Wanderlust & Lipstick blog, was our first guest tweeter. She came bearing gifts in the form of giveaways for 7 lucky GNO Gals. Her travel-related chit chat sparked tweeters to share vacay memories, ask trip tips, and recommend travel hot spots. But the party didn't end there. The Mommy Gossip—GNO blog featured four of our twitterin' friends each day for four days after the main event—the post-parties of all post-parties, if you will. Ahem…

In true girl's night out fashion, we didn't stay on course during the party—the conversation course, that is. Why stay on the beaten path when there are so many off-road trails to explore—meaning tangents for us multi-tasking moms? In this vein, one of the most memorable and highly participated in discussions we had surrounded the theme of fundraising. Why just talk when we can take action, right? So, Mommy Gossip—GNO co-hostesses Jyl at MommyGossip and Carissa at GoodNCrazy are busy birds, putting together a GNO Fundraiser for the holidays, which will be kicked off at a GNO event in mid-November. E-mail mommygossipgno AT gmail DOT com to volunteer, donate items for the auction, or for more information.

So... What's Next?

We are just getting this par-tay started. In addition to our weekly GNO, these fun features are in the works. Check back often to see others yet to come.

• GNO goes global. Check for GNO gatherings in different time zones soon.
• GNO gets social. Look for a GNO Gal’s directory and start connecting with other GNO gals.
• GNO gets gossipy. Be a guest tweeter at one of our parties. Or, have one of your blog posts be featured on our site. Check out our social calendar soon for Tuesday Twitter Themes.
• GNO gets the goods. Advertise your online business. Check for our online shopping directory soon.

In the meantime, join us this Tuesday, October 28 to chat about all things Twilight with guest tweeter Lula34 from Lulaville—a mommy blogger who is full of Southern charm and Pennington Gap personality and about as passionate as they come for all things Twilight!

To see how this GNO baby grew from a preemie to a giant in 5 weeks, read Carissa's blog at GoodNCrazy.

To become part of the Twitter Moms Mommy Gossip—GNO Group, visit our group page on Twitter Moms.

To RSVP, learn about each week's topic, and become part of the Mommy Gossip—GNO in-crowd, visit our blog.