Today, as usual, I put my kids on the bus. I stood there waving goodbye as long as the bus was in my sight to be sure they knew I was there, I love them and I am watching after them. Then, as I drove to work, I cried my eyes out. I can't watch them all day, I can't protect them always. I can pack up their lunches, be sure they have warm clothes, hug and kiss them to no end but I can't make ...
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4 Steps Mothers & Daughters Can Take Together to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Parents try to help their children grow up healthy. We can give them the best stuff that money can buy but the environment around a young girl may change the way her body develops. It is too soon to say for sure that avoiding certain chemicals or foods lowers the risk of breast cancer. ...
Friday Fresh Picks: 7 “For A Cause” Items You Will Absolutely Love
As I type this on a Thursday to post for Friday morning I am doing a slight happy dance in my chair. Although there are no major issues, it's been a long week of a 4-year-old not feeling well plus some plumbing issues in our house. Let's just say Cheers to Friday!!! We made it to another fall weekend that is sure to be filled with the kids playing soccer, running around and having some fun. I ...
Social Good Summit #2030NOW
Two weeks ago I packed up my laptop, cell phone, tape recorder and every charger I could find and headed to New York. Since Johnson & Johnson named me as one of their Social Influencers for Social Good they generously arranged for me to attend the Social Good Summit at the 92nd Street Y. I headed to the Summit alone and was a bit nervous and unsure what to expect from the day or the crowd ...
Thoughtful Thursday: The Kolbe Fund
The Kolbe Fund was started by Kate and Aaron Schnittman, the parents of Maximilian (Max) Kolbe Schnittman. Max was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February 2011. Together as a family they journeyed to seek the medical team that would make Max healthy again. Their travels, long days and nights in a hospital, and two surgeries later they became acutely aware of the challenges families face while ...