Category: VAis4Bloggers

  • Next Virginia Bloggers Meet Up- Oct 20th

    Hello friends!

    There have been tons of events and activities going on around the state, so hopefully you’re all enjoy the season now that fall is underway! We’re excited to announce the next “official” Virginia Bloggers Meet Up!

    What: Virginia Blogger Meet Up (ALL bloggers welcome! Lifestyle, fashion, food, fitness, DIY, etc.)

    When: Saturday, Oct. 20th @ 1pm

    Where: Flames 231 – a new local pizza place located in downtown Richmond (click here for directions)

    And just in case you’re not totally convinced…

    The pizza is delicious!

    We love meeting new people, so even if you’ve never come to an event before, we’d love to have you!

    Please RSVP by Oct. 15th, by e-mailing us at virginiabloggers@gmail.com

  • Events & Guest Postings!

    Hi friends!

    First of all, make sure you’ve marked your calendars for some upcoming events!

    Sunday, Sept 2nd (THIS SUNDAY) is the Charlottesville blogger lunch! Obviously, this is not limited to those in Charlottesville, so hopefully some other bloggers from around the state can make the trip!

    Saturday, Sept 8th is the next RVA Fashion Bloggers meet up! (Note, the date changed!) Again, this isn’t limited to those in Richmond, so anyone that can get to Richmond should definitely check this out! It’s open to fashion, DIY, and lifestyle bloggers. You don’t want to miss this!
    If you have other event ideas, please shoot us an e-mail at virginiabloggers@gmail.com and we’ll add it to the Events page!

    Calling all guest bloggers!

    We’re currently working on the line up for guest bloggers in late September/early October! If you’re interested in guest posting, please shoot us an e-mail and let us know what you’d like to blog about!

    Don’t forget to Like our Facebook page so you can stay up to date and connect with other bloggers!

    Hope you’re all having a great week!

  • Guest Blogger: Lindsay @ Neat As You Please

    Hi bloggers!

    My name is Lindsay and I write a small little blog called Neat As You Please. It’s in its baby stages, but it’s probably my favorite blog yet. I’ve had two other blogs in the past, but this one really hits on my passion: organizing.

    HOW in the world can someone be so in love with organizing, you ask? I’m still figuring that one out. What I have realized, though, is that cleaning your best friend’s room for six hours as her birthday present in 8th grade is not something normal kids do.

    After much debate, I’ve finally started to blog about my projects. I’ve learned that before and after pictures can be pretty rewarding! My future plans include joining the National Association of Professional Organizers and helping people that aren’t in my circle of family and friends! 🙂

    Helping Liz from iheartvegetables was my favorite project yet! Check out how we did it here.

    In the organizing world, most people have a niche, something they’re really good at, so that they can get lots of clients wanting the same kind of organizing. As I build my portfolio, I’ll be doing all sorts of different rooms and spaces. My goal right now is to become as experienced as possible before going into my niche market.

    A small digression:

    One of my blogs, Over on 66, talks about the funny things that happened while I was living with my grandparents. What I don’t talk about too often over there is my grandma’s worsening Alzheimer’s/dementia. It was hard, and the amount of work caretakers have to do everyday to keep the other happy is astounding (especially when the caretaker is 88!).

    IN conclusion, you can probably guess who I want to help: families dealing with a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. I must say, I’ve always been a fantastic labeler (*brushes shoulder off) and with these patients, everything needs to have a safe place.

    So, there you have it! I wasn’t planning on giving you a complete history of why I’m passionate about organizing but it happened!

    Love for organizing + sick grandparent= my new goal in life.

    If you’d like to be one of the people that helps build my portfolio, or you just want some organizing tips and tricks, head over to my blog Neat As You Please and look around! I post something new every Monday.

    Lindsay @  Neat As You Please 

  • Richmond Jazz Festival & Wine Tasting

    Saturday afternoon, Brittany and Lindsay and I walked over to Maymont to check out the Richmond Jazz Festival. We all had press passes for the event from Chateau Ste. Michelle, a Washington state winery that was sampling three of their Rieslings at the event. I’m a sweet-wine lover, so Riesling is usually what I go for, which made this tasting especially fun!

    We tasted them in order of sweetness:

    • First off was the Dry Riesling. Since I’m a sweet wine lover, this was as little dry for me, but still something I would enjoy drinking, especially with a meal.
    • Second, we tried the Columbia Valley Riesling. This one would probably be what I would be most likely to purchase, because it was sweet, but not so sweet that it wouldn’t appeal to the dry wine drinkers 😉
    • The last one we tasted was probably my favorite. The Harvest Select Sweet Riesling was sweet, and I would love this after a light summer dinner. If you don’t like super sweet wines, you might want to stick with the first two, but I loved this one!

    Even if you’re not a “fancy” wine drinker, you should definitelygive these a try! All of these sell for $10.00 or less (which is totally my kind of wine…) They are available online, but I think you can also find them in some Virginia grocery stores.
    Despite the crazy temperatures, we enjoyed walking around the festival, listening to music, and of course, taking pictures!

    (Photo courtesy of Brittany)

    Don’t we look so official with our badges and cameras? I loved the #ReasonForRiesling slogan that was used throughout the tasting. It was a really fun experience!

    Did anyone else check out the Jazz Festival this weekend? I know Marc was there, taking some really awesome pictures!

    Photo courtesy of: The Cheats Movement

    Photo credit: The Cheats Movement

    P.S. If you haven’t already checked out Marc’s Blog, he has some great coverage of Richmond people & events!

    What festivals have you been enjoying lately?

  • Meet Up Recap @ Kabab Grille

    Saturday afternoon, we had another fantastic Blogger Meet Up, this time, over a delicious spread of Pakistani food, at Kabab Grille in Richmond! After Sarah and I tasted their food at the Richmond Vegetarian Festival (and chatted with the amazingly sweet staff) we knew it would be the perfect place for a meet up!

    They were super accommodating, bringing out dish after dish of delicious food, explaining what everything was along the way! It was awesome, since most of us were totally unfamiliar with Pakistani cuisine. They had a range of vegetarian and meat options, which meant there really was something for everyone!

    My favorites were the chickpeas (pictured above) and the zucchini. Both of them were so flavorful and delicious! I also ate quite a few pieces of Nann and lots of mixed vegetetables and rice.

    They had a variety of sauces for us to taste, which meant you could pretty much customize your spice preference! And those mixed vegetables pictured above were incredible!

    You can’t have that many bloggers and cameras in one place without getting a great group shot:

    From left: Tatianna, Janieseca, Shaina, Sarah, Adrienne, Lindsay, Liz, Brian, Sydney, Anna, Mollee, Meg, Robin 

    Such a fun group of Virginia Bloggers!

    You can check out more of Kabab Grille on their Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter!

    Keep an eye out for more meet up announcements and events to come!

    Virginia LOVE,

    Liz @ I Heart Vegetables