National Tie One on Day, an apron of course, is November 26, 2008. EllynAnne Geisel of Apron Memories, http://www.apronmemories.com/, started this giving day tradition the day before Thanksgiving three years ago. She encourages embracing a “giving opportunity that has nothing to do with shopping or even getting into a car, but everything to do with…
DetailsEver wonder what bloggers really look like from your favorite social net work sites? I am not talking about the posed picture they have next to their name, if that truly is their name, but a picture of what they look like when they are blogging. Many bloggers hit their favorite sites early in…
DetailsA friend of mine in another state told me she votes by mail because while in the voting booth, she gets a wee bit anxious and her anxiety triggers hot flashes. Here in the state of Oregon, all voting is done by mail. Don’t want to mail your ballot, drop off boxes are located at…
DetailsKomen has a program for the month of October, breast cancer awareness month, for companies to join in fund raising by wearing Pink. http://www.passionatelypink.org/. The goal is to set a date and anyone who wants to wear the Pink in support for the Cure donates at least $5.00.We took this fund raising challenge on a…
DetailsDid you ever want to be in the movies? Who hasn’t had a bit of a fantasy to see themselves on the big screen, gorgeous backgrounds, exotic locations, costumes and make-up that make you look like a real live movie star? Yes fantasies are great. Reality is more like in the movie Tootsie when…
DetailsThe question is when is it acceptable to cry in the work place? A friend of mine has told me she is just about menopausal and she is having emotional surges like her teenagers. She is crying more frequently, and being very short tempered. While her teenagers are quick to get over their…
DetailsOctober is breast cancer awareness month. There are many sites to look at that support breast cancer. I am suggesting the following the Three: 1. Have you heard of the Army of Women? www.armyofwomen.org. Sign up to join the force that helps find a cure for breast cancer. 2. How about Passionately Pink…
DetailsIs it control top pantyhose or is it Spanx? Did new hip good PR and a new name take a dying product and make it fresh?Spanx started with footless and that was innovative, but it still was pretty much panty hose with-out the foot but not called footless panty hose. So what gives? Women under…
DetailsThis week-end was Race for the Cure here in Portland, Oregon. The weather threatened cool temperatures and rain. As it turned out it was a perfect day for a race, cool but not cold, and no rain! 45,000 people came out to run or walk for a single cause, A Cure for Breast Cancer.…
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