I can’t remember when exactly, but I saw a simple tweet from Ann Curry #26Acts & #20Acts asking folks to do 26 Acts of kindness in memory of the 26 lives that were lost in Newtown, Conn. When I read those words I looked over at a jar of change that I have been saving…
[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] To quote a dear friend “Seriously”, I have the cleanest mold ever! Why doesn’t mold come off the caulking? I don’t understand it! First, I started with Easy Off Bam – not so much EASY OFF! Then I moved to Comet, then straight bleach. Now I have gray mold! And there is another…
Apparently we are all REALLY Anxious these days and are all feeling Overwhelmed. A few years back a bunch of very smart scientist types (researchers at Mindlab International actually) researched just what kind of music puts us humans in a very relaxed state. This song was specifically designed to induce a highly relaxed state. All…
[yet another story I completely ripped off Face Book – no idea where it started, but lets pass it on!] Coffee for the less fortunate This story will warm you better than a coffee in a cold winter day ! … We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order….
Everyone remember the conversation between my sister and I? Sure you do, it’s the one about people sending me money? HERE: Mail Me a Dollar I’m ending this at the end of the month (see bottom) BUT I had to post an update. I received a note from 9 year old Sage and the blog…
My family has been so blessed by the teachers and staff of The Reach School. I have written about them before, but this time I want to be more specific. When you visit Reach for the first time you are greeted by Lucy. Lucy is a lovely person with a slightly goofy sense of humor…
Have you woken up from a troublesome sleep and looked at the mirror only to see dark circles under your eyes? You are not alone. One of the aesthetic industry’s major problems is dark circles and how to prevent them from being constant. The eyes are an essential and sensitive part of our appearance and…
If you have ever dropped a child off at daycare or preschool, you’ve either witnessed or been an unwilling participant in a “Bad Morning with Child” Queue Scene: One disheveled mom dragging one or more exasperated and equally disheveled children into a building. The mom walks up to the teacher/Care giver and states: I don’t…
Like many I am addicted to Downton Abbey, I love everything about it. I watch and re-watch episodes and I am amazed at how “the house” takes care of each other. The Down Stairs takes care of the Crawley’s day to day needs, while the Up Stairs cares for the Down Stairs by providing room…
My title was going to be: “Test Drive CleverBot Here! [App] #AI” But she’s just Ticking Me Off tonight. She asks what I’m doing. I tell her Crocheting. She tries to give me advice. I tell her she’s wrong and she gets all bent out of shape – She Doesn’t Have Hands! How does she…
Don’t Give up Now! Double Down on Your Resolution to Save It’s easy to commit to lofty goals and aspiring ambitions at the start of a brand new year. But it can be a lot harder to stay motivated after a few weeks pass by. In fact, a whopping 80 percent of resolutions fail by…
My Favorite Easter Story Hoping for Thanksgiving Inspiration I seem to forget to post this story each Easter, so this year I’m going to post it before Thanksgiving in hopes it will inspire us to not only give thanks for what we have, but to give to those who have very little. Years…
Healthcare for Dummies Last week I wrote a post explaining a few of the misconceptions about Obamacare, Health Care Exchange, Affordable Care Act. As you can expect I receive a lot of name calling emails. Names like “Liberal” and “Socialist” – I can live with those I suppose. Then Sunday I had a…
There isn’t a day that my daughter goes to preschool where she doesn’t come home with several layers of grossness covering most of her body – food rubbed into her clothing, marker on her hands and face, paint in her hair, crayons in her teeth, and as I pulled my daughter off the bus on…
Blessing Bags Love What Matters posted an image by Amy Verder called Blessing Bag and I have to share it. What a great idea. If I wasn’t snowed in I’d be at the store purchasing supplies. What’s in it? To quote the post: You can make these up with items from the Dollar Tree such…
Autistic Bullies & Good Girl Bullies We tend to think of a bully as someone from a bad home or just a “bad kid” – but what about Good Girl Bullies? Or when the Autistic Kid is the Bully? In a 3rd grade classroom Jane and Robin are best friends. Robin knows that Jane is…
Was Trayvon Martin acting in self defense? [full image below OR click on link to see updated replies AND add your own] Last night I posted this Question: Regardless of WHY he was found not guilty – do you believe he is guilty or not? Of course the replies were plenty! But was…
……….. and without packaging? I’ve received such a great response to my “Mail Me a Dollar” post, I figured I’d give a little something back. I have no idea what yet, but I’m thinking it needs to be something truly original – right? And what better way to use these plastic test tubs that I…
My first smart ass phone was a Windows Phone – as Smart Phones go it had to wear a helmet and took the short bus – but you never forget your first app! My first app was a game called Meon! I downloaded it to the phone, started playing and what felt like 10 minutes…
Last weekend my 5 year old niece told me she wanted to grow a tree like in the movie Lorax. According to my sister it’s been her major topic of conversation since seeing the movie. My 8 year old daughter has been after me to plant another tree, so 2 days ago we jumped on…
Just got back from Gentle Dental and WOW! Why did I wait so long? First, my appointment was to have cavities filled on one side of my mouth, but the other side was hurting. They quickly changed the game plan for my visit. Next, I have new dental insurance and I wanted a new…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Bring Your Brave campaign for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it holds a lot of meaning before me because I lost my grandmother to breast cancer, and my mother is…
10 Things You Can Do With A Video Baby Monitor Other Than Watch A Baby (And Are Legal) Recently I received the Easy @ Home Digital Baby Monitor for review. A few of my friends questioned why I wanted a video baby monitor since my girls are …. well not babies anymore. My answer was…
Muslim Man Detained in Boston Days After Marathon Bombing Because it’s not a part of my everyday life, I forget about anti-Muslim bias until I read letters from women like Lindsay Aouled Ezzine. Lindsay is an American-born Christian woman married to a wonderful and kind Muslim immigrant man. Although her marriage is built on mutual…
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Simple Winter Survival Tips Last month Northerners watched in horror as the south was literally crippled by 2 inches of snow. It sounds like a bad joke, but a few simple steps could have saved a lot of headaches and possibly lives. If you don’t live with snow 9 months out of every…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Iams for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I was just playing a game of fetch with my dog, Crickett, and thought I would give you guys an update about how he is doing since we changed his diet to the Iams ProActive HealthTM…
Have you been denied for a credit card or a loan because you do not have credit? If so, the question then becomes: “Well, how do I get credit if no one will give me credit?” It can be very confusing; a Catch 22 that seems to have no escape from. There is hope, however;…
The Girl Scouts Thing *Sigh* My daughter had been watching Max and Ruby and she wanted to become Bunny Scout! But my husband took that to mean girl scouts and enrolled her. So there are these nice 2 ladies who have been some how managing to hold this troop together for several odd years. I’m…
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Entertain me? This morning as I was browsing down the FaceBook feed I saw an image reading: “Here we are now, entertain us” posted to the Today’s Show FaceBook. School Age Children telling parents to Entertain them? Really? No! No! No! If your kid ever utters the words “I’m Bored” –…