September 8, 2010

I Took A Wrong Turn And OnStar Saved Me!

I sure hope that all of you enjoyed a wonderful Labor Day weekend with your family and friends!  I had such a great time hanging out with my boys over the weekend, and on Monday, we decided to go out and about and have a little lunch to take advantage of the beautiful Connecticut weather!

We took off in the Malibu and hopped on I-84 West. We thought it would be fun to walk around West Hartford center a bit…after all, 80 degree days in September are few and far between up here!

While we were enjoying listening to some tunes over our Bose speakers in the Chevy Malibu, I somehow lost track of where we were and got off on the wrong exit.  For a minute I thought about turning around and getting back on the interstate, but then I remembered the OnStar service in my Chevy Malibu…and it directed us straight to one of our favorite lunch spots in Blue Back Square!

OnStar To The Rescue! from Mary Fischer on Vimeo.

Taking a wrong turn is never a problem in the Chevy Malibu…because OnStar will always come to the rescue!

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September 2, 2010

Soccer Goals And Groceries Are No Match For My Malibu

If any of you moms out there are anything like me, then you are pretty much running around like a chicken with your head cut off every day just trying to keep it all straight! Between blogging, running errands, and squeezing in some fun time with my son, I need a car that can accommodate all the “stuff” I need to log around without breaking up my day.

I am used to driving an SUV, so I’ve never really had an issue with cargo space.  I wasn’t sure whether or not the Chevy Malibu was going to be a challenge as far as storage space goes, but I was so pleased to find out that it is more than roomy enough for my lifestyle!

My son starts soccer in another week, so the other day I took him down to the park to practice kicking the ball around a bit. He’s just a little guy, so it’s easier for him to use the small soccer goal that we have at home versus the larger ones on the town field. I was so excited when our soccer goal fit right into the Malibu, and I had no issues shutting the trunk!

We got a few good soccer runs in, and then I remembered that I needed to go to the grocery store.  I didn’t have time to run home and drop off the soccer goal, so I kept my fingers crossed and hoped that all of my bags would still fit in the trunk.

Tons Of Cargo Space! from Mary Fischer on Vimeo.

I got all of the groceries in, and still would’ve had a bit of room for even more items!

The Chevy Malibu fit rights into my hectic day as a mom…and I don’t miss that SUV one bit!

Do I really have to return this car in 4 weeks?

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August 31, 2010

I Haven’t Had The Malibu For A Full Week And I’ve Already Gotten Lost

So far, the CT Chevy Girlfriend Getaway Program is going great, except I hadn’t even had my new Chevy Malibu for a full 24-hours before I found myself on the way to tape a radio spot at 96.5 TIC…and wound up totally lost!

I NEVER get lost.  I am one of those girls who was born with an innate sense of direction, and I even tend to brag about my navigation skills from time to time.  I guess at this point, I should just go ahead and stick my foot in my mouth, because last Thursday, I drove up and down Rt. 6 in Farmington like a lost puppy.

Before I left my house that day, I wrote down directions to the radio station on a piece of scratch paper and took them with me in the car.  It didn’t even occur to me that I am driving a brand new Chevy Malibu, which includes OnStar navigation service, and that for the next four weeks, my scratch paper days are a thing of the past!

Good thing I remembered that OnStar button on the way to my appointment, otherwise I may have missed my spot!  I pulled over at a gas station and hit the little button on my rear-view mirror.  A nice lady answered on the other end of the line, greeted me by name, and then explained that she was my “navigation specialist” and asked me what address I would like to go to.  I gave her the street name and number, and she automatically sent the directions straight to my vehicle.

“So THIS is what it feels like to be a celebrity!”, I thought!  It was like having a personal assistant sitting right there in the car with me!  Do you think that OnStar will ever add a feature that sends massage signals straight to the driver’s seat of the car? That would be pretty cool. And if it can somehow give me a pedicure while I’m driving from point A to point B…even better!

I managed to get to my radio interview in the nick of time…all thanks to OnStar and my new Chevy Malibu!

Now that I’ve experienced OnStar, I seriously don’t know how I’ve lived without it for all these years. I can’t wait to see where it takes me next.

*On a side-note…today is THE LAST day to vote for Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect Best Parenting Blog. I would LOVE it if you could spare a minute to vote for me!  Just click the big button on my right-hand sidebar to take you to the voting site.  I owe you one!!

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August 25, 2010

CT Chevy Girlfriend Getaway Program

Ok ladies and gentlemen, as promised, I have a big announcement for you this week!  I’ve been keeping quiet on the subject up until now, but I’m more than excited to tell you that The Mommyologist is officially part of the Connecticut Chevy Girlfriend Getaway Program!

This is basically the mother load of all product reviews, kids.  Because for the next four weeks, I will be test driving a brand new, fully loaded Chevy Malibu that I picked up at the program Launch Event today.  I’m not even going to try and be modest and act like this isn’t the coolest thing EVER, because it totally is.  It’s freakin’ RAD.

Each week, I will be going on different “Girlfriend Missions” in order to experience the different features of the Malibu, and I will be blogging about it on the CT Girlfriend Getaway website, as well as on this blog.  I’ve also been provided with a brand new Flip camera to video my experience, so expect at least one vlog per week from me as well.

The Launch Event was held at one of my favorite local restaurants this afternoon, and I had the best time meeting everyone involved in this program, including two other Connecticut bloggers, Cindy from Moomettes Magnificents and Cheryl from The Budge Bunch.

Here are a couple shots of me checking out my new car! (And yes, that’s the hubster in the 2nd photo. He’s finally made an appearance. Don’t tell anyone).

In case you were curious, yes, I’m aware that I somehow failed to get a good picture of the actual CAR in these shots, and I would go take one right now, but it’s almost 10 o’clock at night and it really stands out better in the daytime.  There will be plenty of pics to come in the upcoming weeks though!

I will be bringing you more details with each post, but for my fellow CT residents, here’s a sneak peek of how you can get in on the action:

*Beginning August 30th and going through October 3rd, 2010, consumers who visit any of the NEW CT Chevy Network Dealers and test drive a new Chevy Malibu will receive a $40 Spa Finder gift card!  Did you hear that ladies?  You can get a free manicure, pedicure, or other spa treatment of your choice just for checking out this great car!  And for all the guys out there who love cars…I bet your wife or girlfriend won’t mind you taking a test drive of the Malibu if you bring one of these gift cards home to her!

This is going to be SO much fun and I cannot wait to tell all of you about my experience with this awesome car!

Disclosure:  The CT Chevy Girlfriend Getaway Program is being sponsored by the NEW CT Chevy Network Dealers who gave the chosen bloggers a 2010 Chevy Malibu to test drive for one month and blog about our experiences using the vehicle. Girlfriend Getaway has given us some fun projects to do and will be providing us with gift cards to allow us to do this. They also provided us each with a Flip camera to vlog our experiences.

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