Further proof that this summer is kicking my butt...it's Monday night and I haven't mentioned this yet!
So on Thursday night, I got an email from the people at CBS Evening News with Katie Couric asking me if I would be be available for a Skype interview on Friday. As usually happens in my life, I had made plans to leave for my father's shore house at the exact time that they wanted to do the interview, so we set up the interview for 1:30pm on Friday (at which point, I should have been at Dads house).
Of course, running late is my "baseline", so at 1:25pm, I was on the phone with the CBS people letting them know I would be 15 minutes late...when I got pulled over in Wildwood Crest for both speeding AND talking on a phone (in my defense, it is NOT against the law in PA to be on the phone while driving). The police officer was NOT impressed when I told him that I was rushing to my father's house to meet a deadline for an interview to be on the National News that night.
Because yeah - I assume he hears that every day!
So a $105 speeding ticket later (hey - don't judge me...I don't usually go that slow!..I was only 17 miles over the speed limit), I am at my father's house and guess what? My webcam on my laptop craps out. Insert major hysterical running around the house and freaking out here. Then I get my sister's laptop booted up and guess what? She is the only 20-year old in America without Skype installed on her computer. So my 1:30 interview finally takes place at 2:30pm...and they cropped my video to highlight my double chin.
But OH MY GORD! I was on the National News
And here you go.....
CBS won't allow me to embed to video so you have to click here
Melody
That's totally AWESOME Mindi!!!! Too bad you didn't get to mention the site....but WOW...Congratulations! 🙂
Mel
Liz S.
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Tracey
Congrat's! That's wonderful! Love your site!
Marilyn
It was good to see the "live you" instead of the lady-in-print. I saw the segment on the news, and you were great. You go, girl!
Julie
LOVED IT!!! It is too bad they didn't give props to your blog! I thought you looked great, loved the pic of your family! Great Job!!!
Olivia Smith
AMAZING- what an honor. Sorry you went through all of that craziness just to get the interview- what an ordeal. But, I think it all paid off, huh! I love your site. Oh and it is not illegal to talk on your cell in PA- I just graduated from college in Valley Forge, PA and I never heard of such a law!!
PK
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