Share A Smile Day

When I was looking up holidays and events for March I came across information that stated March 1st was “Share a Smile Day”.  I couldn’t find too much information on it.  But it seems like there is a special day for just about anything.  I guess one of the good things about the internet is [...]

National Wear Red Day

Tomorrow is “National Wear Red Day”. It’s designated as a day to bring awareness to women and men that heart disease is the number one killer of women.  We fear breast cancer more but there is a greater survival rate with it than there is with heart disease. The campaign to make women aware of [...]

Gratitude List

This is the time of year where we get so caught up in the holidays that we sometimes forget the little and not so little things in our lives that really matter.  The Decluttering/Organizing Tip in this week’s newsletter is to take 5-10 minutes and write down the things we are truly grateful for. Decluttering/Organizing [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Being a breast cancer survivor myself, I feel very strongly about helping other women learn more about early detection.  It’s a scary subject and no one wants to feel vulnerable.  But knowledge is power. We can’t control everything that happens to us but we can do everything within our [...]

Remembering 9/11

We go about our days getting irritated by the little things such as someone else’s car accident causing heavy traffic making us late for work.  Or we’re behind someone in the grocery store line who doesn’t have enough money and has to decide what to put back, slowing everything down.  Now we have to rush [...]

Decluttering Your Recipes

I love to cut recipes from magazines and print out ones from the internet.  I have good intentions of expanding my culinary skills with mouth watering new recipes.  The pictures look so good. I love to bake but I have very little family in town to bake for. Since my children have grown and moved [...]

ACS Relay For Life

Last night I walked in the survivor lap for the first time at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life.  I have walked as a caregiver/family member with my mother (19 year survivor) pictured with me below. This is also the first time I have worked at fundraising for a cause.  I’ve donated to many [...]

Deadlines Help Motivate Actions

I have a wedding to attend in 2 1/2 weeks.  I rarely get dressed up so I only have one dress that I wore to a couple of weddings two years ago.  It’s one of those little black dresses and is still in style. I tried it on today hoping it still fit.  Well, it’s [...]

Earth Day – Going Green

This week’s newsletter (if you haven’t signed up – please do so on the right sidebar) has lots of links and info to help you go green.  Although Earth Day is only one day of the year we need to learn to follow it’s principles year round. Here is a copy of this week’s newsletter [...]

Poison Prevention Week

This week has been designated to raise awareness about the dangers of many products in the home that are poisonous and how to keep your family safe. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/National-Poison-Prevention-Week-2009/ Over 2 million poisonings are reported each year with close to 90% of them happening in the home.  It is well worth taking a few minutes to [...]