Top 4 XY Board Accessories for Students.

Dorm, apartment, study group, library, coffee shop, sorority/organization meetings, car, class, gym.  let’s face it, college co-eds follow a very busy agenda.  With coffee in hand and phone/tablet in other, students are constantly on the move.  In between our agendas, we are skyping family, texting BFFs, and organizing emails using our phone/tablet.

The folks at Verizon Wireless asked us ‘What are wish list accessories for your Droid XY Board?’  As a proud Verizon ambassador, we have been testing great Verizon products, the Droid RAZR and Droid XY Board which you will read future reviews.

We in the College Lifestyles home office would be quite lost without our Droid RAZR and Droid XY Board.  Texting one another, checking our emails, developing AND delivering presentations and posting to our Facebook/Twitter are a part of our daily activities.  We are quite attached to our technology.

We thought about it and came up with our ‘Wish List:  Top 4 Droid XY Board Accessories for Students.’

 (1)  CAMERA CONNECTION KIT FOR MOTOROLA TABLETS ($19.99)

 The Camera Connection Kit for MOTOROLA Tablets lets you easily and quickly transfer photos from your digital camera using USB.  

 Pictures play such a role in the college experience and in the College Lifestyles office.  Transfer your pictures to your XY Board in minutes with the camera connection kit!

(2) VGA TRAVEL ADAPTER ($49.99)

 

Motorola’s High Speed 1080p Cable ensures a fast and accurate transfer of information from your device to an HD TV or monitor.

 Presentations are huge in our office and in the lives of a co-ed.  Instead of lugging around a lap top and worrying about misplacing a USB drive, you can rest assure your presentation will be intact the this adapter connecting your tablet to a projector.

 (3)  P833 TRAVEL CHARGER FOR TABLETS AND PHONES ($29.99)

 

Great for spring break, running to the library, and back and forth trips home.

 (4)  VEHICLE POWER ADAPTER FOR TABLETS AND PHONES ($29.99)

 

With driving back and forth from home or a road trip with your sisters, stay charged (and safe) with this vehicle adapter.  Our CEO has a vehicle charger in her car at all times.

To view more accessories and/or to purchase any listed, visit the following link.

Disclaimer:  We’d like to thank Verizon Wireless for allowing us to participate in the Verizon Ambassador program.

 

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Job Challenge Day 2: Who is Your Business/Career Role Model?

While this question may or may not be asked in an interview, learning where your business/career role model ‘got their start’ can help you build your career path.  Research your role model’s previous internships, job experiences, and current volunterism practices.  Determine if you can apply for similar internships and jobs, as well as if you can participate in their philanthropic endeavors.

Day 2:  Who is your business/career role model?

Have a Pretty Amazing Story? Seventeen Magazine Wants to Know!

Do you have a ‘Pretty Amazing’ story to share?  Whether inspirational or creative story, Seventeen Magazine is looking for your ‘Pretty Amazing’ stories in it’s second annual ‘Pretty Amazing’ contest.  Entries will be judged by a panel-including actress Emma Roberts, Jared Eng of Just Jared, and Ann Shoket, Editor in Chief of Seventeen.  The winner will receive a trip to New York City, a $20,000 scholarship, from Neutrogena, and the be featured on the cover of Seventeen Magazine’s October 2012 issue. Enter the contest NOW thur April 30 by sharing your story and submitting a photo at seventeen.com/prettyamazing.

 

We were lucky enough to chat with Jo Saltz, Executive Editor of Seventeen Magazine, to further discuss this incredible contest.

College Lifestyles (CL):  What has your response been (from your readers) on the ‘Pretty Amazing’ contest?

Jo Saltz (JS): Seventeen readers love the idea of seeing themselves and their peers on the cover—it’s a dream come true! So girls have been so excited to tell us their stories, and show us their best cover looks. We keep hearing from girls that they had so much fun entering that it doesn’t even matter if they win!

CL:  Along with last year’s winners, what are additional unforgettable ‘Pretty Amazing’ stories/quotes you have received from readers?

JS:  There were so many stories that moved us—narrowing it down to five finalists was nearly impossible. We couldn’t believe how many girls overcame terrible tragedy, fought life-threatening illnesses, made a major impact in their communities, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for causes. Every month, we try to inspire girls to do great things—but reading each of these entries truly inspired us.

CL: Is there anything in particular you and your team are looking for with this years ‘Pretty Amazing’ stories?

JS: It’s really important to Seventeen that the entrants feel a personal connection to their stories and their causes. We believe that every girl is capable of doing amazing things—but it’s the girl who can tell us WHY that amazing thing was emotionally important to her that will catch our eye.

CL: We feel Emma Roberts is ‘Pretty Amazing’ and fits the mold of a classy lady that resonates with our readers, what makes her ‘Pretty Amazing’ for Seventeen readers?

JS:  Emma is all-around Pretty Amazing: She’s talented, driven, good-hearted, and passionate—not to mention that she’s got incredible style and fun, friendly personality. She’s a celebrity that every girl can look up to—and she knows how important it is for our readers to make an impact. For all those reasons, she was an obvious choice to be a judge of the Pretty Amazing Contest.

Get a glimpse of Emma Roberts discussing the ‘Pretty Amazing’ contest AND a behind the scenes look at her own Seventeen cover shoot:

Enter the Pretty Amazing Contest NOW thur April 30 by sharing your story and submitting a photo at seventeen.com/prettyamazing.

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Love It: Tracy Stern SALONTEA Review

Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter.  From its luxurious scent to delicious taste, the College Lifestyles office embraces tea any time of the year.  From a cup on the go, to organizing amother/daughter or sorority tea party, our new ‘go-to’ tea is Tracy Stern SALONTEA ‘The Writer.’  (And yes, my one year old daughter will be having her first tea party soon!)

The Tracy Stern Salon ‘ The Writer’ Tea consist of black tea leaves with cinnamon, clove, and cardamom give ‘The Writer’ its sophisticated and chic taste – similar to the characteristics of our CL team!

While I love ‘The Writer’ tea, Tracy Stern SALONTEA offers various varieties including:  The Musician, THe Society Hostess, The Romantic, The Fashionable Dandy, The Artist, and The Lover.

When brewing Tracy Stern SALONTEA, be sure to pay close attention to the directions.  While we steep conventional green tea bags for 1-2 minutes,  ‘The Writer’ steeps for 3-5 minutes.  One can then add cream, sugar, and/or honey.  (Etiquette tip:  If planning a tea party, sugar cubes are preferred due to neatness). 

Tracy Stern, founder of SALONTEA, developed as a lifestyle brand that encompasses a fusion of fashion, style and art and TEA blended into distinct yet interconnected categories. She uses tea to bring people together and believes that everyone should experience life through simple defining luxuries, from preparing the perfect cup of tea, to creating the most elegant and effortless tea party.  One can purchase her tea by visiting her website OR NYC location.

Disclaimer:  We’d like to thank the team of Tracy Stern SALONTEA for supplying samples for our review.  Opinions of the product are all our own.

 

Shelly Marie Redmond, MS, RD, LDN is the Editor in Chief of College Lifestyles.  An avid tea drinker, she loves the classiness and sophistication of a modern day tea party and is the proud owner of Tracy Stern’s Tea Party Book!

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Video of the Week: Sophie Grace and Rosie Hit Red Carpet

With their amazing personalities, mega watt smiles, and pink tutus, how can we not LOVE Sophie Grace and Rosie!  For our video of the week, sit back, smile, and reflect on your ‘little girl’ dreams!

 

The Editors Closet: Come on In!

Hello Classy Ladies!

Even though this winter has been mild, I am itching for the cool wind to shift to warm breezes.  I am ready for the sun to shine and longer days!  Let’s face it, I am ready for a change!

While most folks despise change, I happen to embrace change.  I believe change helps us grow personally and professionally.

College Lifestyles is undergoing huge changes in the next 3 months, and we want you, our incredible readers to be on board.

We are going to give you a ‘peak’ inside our offices, closets, kitchens, sororities, and spaces!  As you would tell a friend at the door, we want you to ‘Come On In!’

 We are excited to bring you:

•  The Interns Closet:  Learn what the College Lifestyles fashionistas wear to class, dates, sorority functions, and while out on the town.
• The Interns Kitchen:  We show you our favorite recipes, food products, and work out routines.
• Inside Our Sorority/Our Letters:  We take you on a tour of not only our own sororities, but interview various sororities across the nation on their events, recruitment, and sisterhood projects.  In addition, we give you our own stories of big/lil and bid day.
•  Intern Space:  We take you on a tour of our dorms, apartments, and homes.
•  The Editors Closet:  I will take you on a tour of my life.  My cooking, fashion sense, shopping style, favorite reads, and even a few pictures of my daughter will be included!

Mainly, as a friend, we want you to comment and let us know if you will try our outfit, cook our dish, and organize your dorm as we do.

Friends, Come on in!

xo..Shelly

Shelly Marie Redmond, MS, RD, LDN is the Editor in Chief of College Lifestyles.  She is excited to share her LOVE of shopping at thrift stores, her book collection, and her favorite meals!!!  Mainly, she is excited to share the love and pics of her ‘Meemsdabooboo!’

 

Day 11: Valentine’s Dates with Best Friends and Boy Friends.

Do you have plans for Valentine’s Day?  Whether a dinner date with someone special or a movie night with girlfriends, we want to know suggestions for a great Valentine’s Day date.

Do tell….

What are great date ideas with your boyfriend?

What are great date ideas with your best friends?

Day 10: Your Best Date Ever!

Do tell….

What was the one date where you returned home floating?  

 

Day 9: Your Embarrassing or Awkward Date Moments.

When I am interviewed by a writer and when speaking to groups, I am often asked to describe myself.  Simply put, I am a the child of Little Miss Sunshine meets Awkward Turtle.  To simplify, positive and accident prone.  Newton’s law applies to Shelly Marie Redmond leading to extremely awkward date moments.  While I am poised, if someone will fall, it will be me.  If something falls on someone, it will be on me.  I have been known to walk into walls, potholes, and tables; as well as spill ketchup, drinks, and food in my lap.  Dating has been an adventure; and my husband now knows not to fill my glass completely full, keep the tablecloth away from me, and drop me off at the door of a restaurant.  (Yes, while I LOVE heels, I have fallen in the one crack on the sidewalk while on a date).

Long story for such a question….

Do tell…..

Your embarrassing and/or awkward date moments.

Day 8: What was the ‘Slow Song’ of the school dance AND post a picture!

Remember the moment during a school dance when everyone ‘Oooooed’ and ‘Ahhed’ for the SPECIAL song?  The song where you longed to be asked, ‘Would you like to dance?‘

The ‘ooo’ and ‘ahh’ songs of my dances were:

• The Dance by Garth Brooks.  How could you not love this country classic?
• Love of a Lifetime by Firehouse .  Yes, I was raised in the final days of the hair bands.  The cheesier the ballad, the better.
• End of the Road by Boys to Men.  The more emotional, the better!

Along with our favorite slow songs, join us on twitter as the College Lifestyles team tweets pics of their past school dance photos.  #CLlove

Tell us….

What was the ‘slow song’ of your school dances?

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