Update: We now have a judge on board to decide the winner for the Gillette Venus #UseYourAnd activity. Read to the end of the post to find out who it is!
“You can be either a good wife OR a surgeon”
“Decide if you want to be a good daughter OR an actress”
“Choose between being a banker OR being in a band”
Haven’t girls everywhere heard this or a version of this ultimatum? Where it looks like you are being given a choice, but it actually is a thinly veiled ultimatum?
Gillette Venus and BlogAdda want you to break out of the shackles of OR and embrace the AND within you. Yes you can be an engineer AND a baker AND a social worker. Your life as a woman is composed of many such ANDs, and it’s time you celebrate the sum of everything you want to be AND can be.
Watch this video to know more about #UseYourAnd –
#UseYourAnd and blog to put an end to the one-dimensional labels that limit your potential. Blog on the themes given below and let the whole world know your story of triumph.
1. Things that define me
Every woman has some things that she is passionate about, things that make her who she is. Tell us about the things that are important to you, the multitude of things that make you who you are, because you can’t be limited by one label.
2. Journey from ‘OR’ to ‘AND’
Your story of how you took charge of life and made a choice, not a compromise. When you refused to choose one thing OR the other, and instead followed your heart.
Tell us your story or an inspirational story of a woman you know that defines #UseYourAnd. You can also tag a woman blogger in your blog post who exemplifies #UseYourAnd, because we would love it if all of these stories came out into the world for all to see.
Men, this is also your time to honour and celebrate the women in your life by writing about them in the context of one or both of the themes given above.
Prizes:
1. First Prize: Rs. 25,000 cash
2. Second Prize: Rs. 15,000 cash
The judge for the #UseYourAnd activity is Kiran Manral – former journalist and one of the top bloggers of the country. She is an author who has written two successful books – The Reluctant Detective and Once Upon A crush. Kiran also initiated ‘India Helps’, an online volunteer network that helps rehabilitate those who were affected in the terrorist attacks. She is also an advisor on the Board of Literature Studio, Delhi. Truly, she is a woman who has rejected the ‘OR’ and embraced the ‘AND’ in her life. That makes her the best person to judge the activity. We welcome Kiran on board and assure you that you will know the winners of the activity by next week!
OR gets knocked off… #UseYourAnd and Take a Stand… Interesting contest..
#UseYourAnd
With these posts the blogging world will be filled with inspirational posts.
Awesome Topic!
Look forward to reading some great posts and will try to write one myself!
Done with both my #UseYourAnd posts, right on the first day, Team! 😀
This was a prompt close to the heart. 🙂
Thanks to Gillette Venus, and you people at BlogAdda.
Submitted! Thank you Blogadda and Gillette Venus for the opportunity to write for this initiative! 🙂
Gonna get started on this awesome initiative! Thank you Gillette Venus and BlogAdda, for this amazing opportunity.
Here is my post: http://bit.ly/1FHcm7v
Wonderful that Gillette Venus and Blogadda together came to take a stand on such topics, very soon shall submit posts.
Wow an interesting topic indeed..Will surely write for this soon..
Here is my post…
http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/01/follow-your-heart.html
My post http://scribbledbygb.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/useyourand-proud-daughters-voice.html
my post team:)
https://brundaoperan.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/my-moms-way-of-thinking-is-what-i-badly-want-to-inherit.html
My entry 🙂
http://prasithaabu.blogspot.in/2015/01/rough-draft.html
Enjoyed writing for this contest.
post 1- https://thewhitescape.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/things-that-define-me/
post 2 – https://thewhitescape.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/amma/
http://www.icynosure.in/2015/01/leave-or-welcome-and.html
Here is my writing…
Post 1 – http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/01/things-that-define-me.html
Post 2 http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/01/follow-your-heart.html
Here is my writing…
I loved participating
Post 1 – http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/01/things-that-define-me.html
Post 2 http://deepikamuthusamy.blogspot.in/2015/01/follow-your-heart.html
http://www.icynosure.in/2015/01/break-shackles-useyourand.html
My Entry about an inspiration woman.
http://mobsmile.blogspot.in/2015/01/journey-from-or-to-and.html
New post on my blog: Celebrating Indu, Celebrating Life
URL: http://2brahulprabhakar.blogspot.in/2015/01/celebrating-indu-celebrating-life.html
Excerpt:
When I was young, my mom used to urge me to study harder. She would often draw comparisons to difficult roads that led to beautiful destinations. The truth is I have always been in her awe, looking to draw both strength and inspiration.
Angels like my mom do exist in the world even today. They are the messengers of God, instilling our faith back in goodness and humanity.
It’s multitude of things that make Indu Prabhakar who she is. And clearly, she can’t be limited by mere one label.
http://zindagiunlimited.blogspot.in/2015/01/things-that-define-me.html
http://zindagiunlimited.blogspot.in/2015/01/journey-from-or-to-and-gillette.html
Submitted 🙂 Awesome contest!
I enjoyed writing the posts for Gillette Venus
My post 1 -: http://shinningappy.blogspot.in/2015/01/my-small-journey-from-or-to-and.html
My post 2 -: http://shinningappy.blogspot.in/2015/01/my-diary-6.html
Hope everyone like it…. 🙂
Here’s my first entry –
http://www.processingcreativity.com/2015/01/things-that-define-my-mother.html
My blog post on this coming tonight. I am excited about it. 🙂
done!
http://www.plumsandbeauty.com/2015/01/things-that-define-me.html
This is a very inspiring blogging activity. I posted for this @ http://namratakumari.blogspot.in/2015/01/did-you-use-your-and.html 🙂
Hello All,
I have created a video for the contest. Please watch and add your comments.
Thanks a lot in advance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OOqeqPz9y0
This is how I would define women with an “AND”
Do Read My Life Full of ANDs
http://changethestylenow.blogspot.in/2015/01/a-life-full-of-ands.html
Myriad is me!
http://manjulikapramod.com/2015/01/25/myriad-is-me/
That’s how I would define women with an “AND”
Done!
http://shimmeringsunshine.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-and-stand.html
This one was a close to heart topic! 😀
http://thewordpool.blogspot.in/2015/01/i-refuse-to-choose.html
Thank you for the fantastic opportunity to pour my heart out. 🙂
Here’s my entry for the same: https://paneerandpulao.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/talking-to-the-wind/
One compromise that lead to many many choices.
https://chinkslounge.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/a-journey-from-a-compromise-to-choices/
I never thought about things that defines me, but when I did it gave birth to this blog post ->
http://changethestylenow.blogspot.in/2015/01/defining-me.html
The topic was too good. Had a very good time writing for it..
Here is my post: http://lifeisfun-sang.blogspot.in/2015/01/life-and.html
http://prabhavathik.blogspot.in/2015/01/the-journey-from-or-to-and.html
Loved to write about my Granny.
Here’s my tribute to her on her first death anniversary-
http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2015/01/ayee.html
Thanks for the opportunity.
Here is my submission once again:-
Post one: http://snehabhattacharjee.blogspot.in/2015/01/things-that-define-me-post-for-blogadda.html
Post two: http://snehabhattacharjee.blogspot.in/2015/01/my-journey-from-or-to-and-post-for.html
My second entry for this very awesome activity is here, http://namratakumari.blogspot.in/2015/01/women-and-humans.html 🙂
Here’s a little sneak peek into the birdsong Mom and I share. My entry for the second prompt: https://paneerandpulao.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/the-birdsong/
My Entry
http://anmolrawat.blogspot.in/2015/01/she-refused-to-compromise.html
My entry
http://prernanayak.blogspot.in/2015/01/journey-from-or-to-and.html
Here’s my entry-
http://prasannaprao.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-journey-from-or-to-and-useyourand.html
Here’s my entry: http://mymaidenattempt.blogspot.in/2015/02/a-letter-to-all-to-be-brides.html
A tribute to my favourite teacher, who is also my second mother!
https://kunal24borah.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/an-ode-to-my-second-mother-saoli-maam/
My Posts 🙂
“Mother” : The only Word still being Undefined
http://www.igniteengineers.com/mother-the-only-word-still-being-undefined/
Being “I”
http://www.igniteengineers.com/being-i/
Clicked on the SUBMIT YOUR BLOGPOST button which takes me to a page and then another which leads me back to this same page! Where exactly are you meant to submit your post? Pls. help! I am seeing blog links given everywhere – on fb and in comment too.
Submitted this one..everyone wins when we come together to celebrate the power of women 🙂
My post – Planet of the ANDs – http://kamalkitchen.com/planet-of-the-ands-useyourand-gillette-venus/
thanks..
My first entry on the theme
http://facetsofadishortstories.blogspot.in/2015/01/her-step-to-parallel-responsibility.html
Dear Mehroo,
The Submit Your Blogpost button should take you to a page which has a form where you fill the details of your blog post and then there is a submit button at the bottom. That’s all.
Aditya
Here goes my submission.
Post 1 http://frommissindiatomotherhood.blogspot.hk/2014/09/from-mba-to-sahm.html
Post 2 http://frommissindiatomotherhood.blogspot.hk/2015/02/the-only-way-to-do-great-work-is-to.html
My entry- http://www.rakshaskitchen.com/2015/01/useyourand-and-be-unstoppable.html
My post – http://radhika-feelingfree.blogspot.com/2015/02/useyourand-to-take-stand.html
And here goes my take two… a little poetic
http://facetsofadienglish.blogspot.in/2015/02/graduating-to.html
Submitted two posts for this wonderful contest
https://felizry.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/what-defines-a-woman-gillette/
https://felizry.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/gillettevenus/
http://ishakhanna.blogspot.in/2015/02/the-power-of-and.html
http://thesolitarysaunter.blogspot.in/2015/02/be-more.html
Though I had posted my two entries way back but posting it here now 🙂
https://freemindtree.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/her-past-of-or-her-present-with-and/
https://freemindtree.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/thank-you-doc/
A salute to an ordinary woman who did something extraordinary
http://duskyisbeautiful.blogspot.in/2015/01/khub-ladi-mardaani.html
My post is here..http://anupatanalysis.blogspot.com/2015/01/unbelievable-journey-with-ands.html
And the second one that I had written
Outdoor, Offbeat, Adventure Traveler- adding AND in my life
http://manjulikapramod.com/2015/01/29/outdoor-offbeat-adventure-traveler-adding-and-in-my-life/
My first submission
http://vaishnaviek.blogspot.in/2015/01/i-am-defined-by.html/
Is this contest still open..I can see that link is working?
Here are my entries: http://notallmoonshine.blogspot.in/2015/01/who-am-i.html and http://notallmoonshine.blogspot.in/2015/01/the-story-of-my-life.html
When will the results be announced??
When results will be out ?
Forgot to share the link here…
http://idontsharedesserts.blogspot.in/2015/01/cinema-verite-staring-moi.html
p.s. an intel on the results?
http://www.michelles-atelier.com/2015/01/gillette-venus-useyourand.html do check out my post!! i used some cool and funny GIF too made by me! 🙂 i would highly appreciate if you read it and let me know what you think!
Hi!
Can you post the results please? That would complete this contest.
Thank you
Any updates on the results?
So the results will be out next week. Best of luck to everyone!
When does everyone get the vouchers?