According to the Social Change Impact Report from Walden University, 85% of Americans believe they can make the world a better place with their own actions and 92% have taken action to engage in positive social change in the past year. I loved reading this report because it shows that most of us really do care about something other than ourselves. While it seems so basic, it’s easy for us to get so caught up in [...]
Happy Monday, everyone! After nine long months, we have finally made it to October and I am beyond jazzed for two main reasons… This is the month of my fabulous birth (#teamlibra) It’s the first month of the last quarter of 2011 (Time to finish strong) I feel so blessed every year around October 1st. I know that this is the month where I became a blessing to my parents and to the world as [...]
Fashion designer David Meister will be honored at the first annual Susan G. Komen Los Angeles “Designs for the Cure” gala. The designer’s involvement with Susan G. Komen started as a member of the Pink Tie Guys – a group of men dedicated to promoting the organization. Meister has made a name for himself dressing celebs like Fergie and Kim K, and recently dressed Sue Sylvester Jane Lynch in four custom-made gowns at the recent Emmy [...]
When people lose a loved one, there’s no shortage of support in the immediate days and weeks that follow. Everyone is thinking of you…Everyone is praying for you. But, after the service, that support drops off considerably leaving many of us wondering, “Now what do I do?” For me, it’s been quite a journey rebuilding my life after my mother’s passing three and a half years ago. I’m still coping with losing my biggest cheerleader [...]
Earlier this week, JustJared.com shared pictures of Kate Hudson on a stroll with her new bundle of joy. Kate looks fresh-faced and beautiful as always, but what caught my eye was her stroller. Thanks to a tweet from @joinred, I learned that it is a Bugaboo Missoni stroller and it benefits (RED), the global campaign that’s raising awareness and funds for the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. A girlfriend of mine SWEARS [...]
I just “met” Michele from Scraps of my Geek Life and she’s already influencing me! On her blog, she shared an infographic detailing her Twitter activity and it was so cool that I had to head over to Visual.ly and create my own. Check it out below. I love all the data but the picture of me is my favorite part. I just made it the background on my work desktop! It’s kind of weird that four of my [...]
If your life is like mine, it can seem like you’re in the office (or en route to the office) more than you are at home! Many times we look at this as a hinderance to giving back, but all everyone needs to do is get creative! Some companies have very explicit things that they do to support causes, like sponsor a charitable walk, have a matching donations program in place, and/or offer paid sabbaticals to do [...]
Although I’ve never decorated a single post-college apartment of mine, I love reading interior design blogs and magazines and dreaming of all the cool things I could do with my space. One of my favorite sites, Design*Sponge, recently published a book and is embarking on a Fall/Winter 2011 cross-country book tour stopping in 30 cities. The fun part about the tour is that the events will combine crafts and charity. In each city, a local arts [...]
Are these shirts awesome?! Bessie (@fabdogooder) tweeted a link to the shirts this morning and it was instant love. You guys know that I’m on this inspirational, she-ro kick lately and these shirts are the perfect complement to my new outlook on life. From the OloriSWANK.com site: Whether it be Oprah, Michelle Obama, Khloe Kardashian, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, the local nurse, or your middle school teacher, we are surrounded by women making celebrated and uncelebrated [...]
While in Atlanta for the National HIV Prevention Conference, I had the chance to finally meet the b Condoms team in person. Before meeting these guys, I was already so impressed with their story and all the moves that they were making. In case, you have no idea what these guys are up to…Here’s the scoop. b Condoms launched on World AIDS Day 2010 and has really committed themselves to challenging the way we think about [...]
