September is National Preparedness Month and According to FEMA, 50% of Americans have not discussed or developed an emergency plan with family members about where to go and what to do in the event of a local disaster. Does your family have a plan? When I was younger I thought nothing could ever happen to me, that I was invincible. Then came September 11, 2001 and my entire life and being was ...
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My Happy Birthday #Blogust Post
Today is my birthday! It's a big day and my last year before I start a new age group, 40 and up! It's my first time ever turning 39. I think 39 is a milestone. I have heard many that claim to have turned 39 over and over again. It's funny how they never get to 40. I'm ok with the big 4-0 and have decided I will celebrate and be proud of 40 because that is a huge milestone! As of today, I ...
Thoughtful Thursday: How Team CMMD is helping fight cancer
My first interactions with Dr. Christine Meyer was when she guest posted on my blog with her FANTASTIC post An Educated View on Vaccines . I have since been following her on Facebook and watching the AMAZING fundraising she and her Team CMMD have ben doing for the American Cancer Society. I am so honored today to share Dr. Meyer's guest post about Team CMMD and hope you all will share and join ...
Thoughtful Thursday: Enlighten Bracelet Benefitting Every Mother Counts
As an advocate for the Preeclampsia Foundation with a huge interest in maternal health, I was so excited to when I heard Stella and Dot was doing a fundraiser for Every Mother Counts! My friend Jennifer from Philly Fun 4 Kids is also a Stella and Dot representative and she is sharing below the amazing bracelets to benefit Every Mother Counts...... Women helping women is something near and dear ...
Ways To Raise Charitable Children While Enjoying Time Together
Yesterday I was trying for the 100,000,000th time to clean out our playroom. We have an entire room in our house devoted to toys and playing. It's a little child's dream room. Everything from costumes, to a kitchen, to an unlimited amount of action figures and barbies. You name it, we have it! Now how do I make sure these children of mine are not massively spoiled?? By making them give ...
Thoughtful Thursday: Prolonging the lives of Dogs with Cancer
Cancer accounts for nearly 50% of all disease-related pet deaths each year. Dogs get cancer at roughly the same rate as humans. Approximately 1 in 4 dogs develops a tumor of some kind during his lifetime. At the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Nicola Mason is literally prolonging the lives of dogs with her studies. I am lucky enough to ...
Teaching our Children about Gun Safety
America has changed and I am at a point where I am literally scared to see the future due to all the violence I read about on a daily basis. I can sit and complain OR do something already!! I am just one but when I lend my voice to others then we become a larger force. Today I signed up to join Moms Demand Action because, well, I want to see some action already!! How many innocent children ...