Awareness
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Parenting :: Swimming the Tide of Autism
This spring marks two years since my son’s Asperger diagnosis. His younger sister has been professionally diagnosed with Asperger’s and nowhere near the spectrum. I am currently in the midst of a divorce with their father, who is a walking billboard for autistic characteristics but refuses my pleas to get evaluated. When April came celebrating Autism awareness, I felt I was already not only quite aware but drowning in a sea of autism. Somehow, I managed to swim the tides for two years unaware of many frequently vicious debates within the autism community. I naively put a blue bulb on our porch on April second, then read such frightening attacks…
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The Happiness Project
Hap-pi-ness n. 1.good fortune: prosperity 2.a state of well-being and contentment: joy 3.a pleasurable satisfaction While perusing through many big-box book sellers’ shelves, you are bound to come across a precipitous amount of self-help guides and list-it journals. You might find some on weight loss or dealing with spouses, but more so than not, you will definitely come across books regarding the most elusive and sought after human condition – happiness. To be honest with you, I haven’t really read many self-help guides in the past, but recently I came across Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. In fact, I’m not sure I would personally classify it as self-help, rather…
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Walmart’s Empowering Women Together Program
Walmart Gives Back: Recently, a Walmart moved into our neighborhood and that center where it is located is just popping now! I checked it out and was happy to see a healthy lunch box alternative to the packaged lunch boxes my daughter begs me to buy when we are at the grocery store. Not sure what her fascination is with these lunch boxes – oh yes, I do – must be the Oreo cookie that is inside! But when I came across a healthy version of the lunchbox at Walmart it was a big relief and now I don’t feel so bad buying a couple as a treat for my…
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Teach Your Children About Philanthropy With Style
As warmer, sunny days approach and spring fashions hit stores, we exchange camel-colored cardigans and knee-high boots for colorful tanks and strappy sandals. During a visit at the mall for a quick errand, we push the stroller, hold onto the hand of our little one and admire the bright and bold looks that adorn storefronts. While shopping for Shindigz birthday decorations online for a one-year birthday party, our mouse eventually clicks on fashion blogs to see the latest spring trends and opens Pinterest to pin summery style inspirations. For busy fashionista moms who are eager to update their closet with cute spring items, new sun glassess are an essential accessory. Sunglasses…
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Awareness :: Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry
Last year I did research for a post I wrote for a community website about the hungry in America. I was absolutely shocked at the number of children in the states who go to bed hungry. In the state of California, the Childhood Food Insecurity Rate is at 26.8% which equates to 2,453,770 children. These numbers just break my heart and I make it a point to drop off canned goods at our local food bank with my daughter as often as I can. Recently, I came across an organization that is helping to end childhood hunger and I wanted to share this with you to see if you and your kids would like to get involved! I…
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Inspirational Mom: Jodi Murphy of Geek Club Books
This week we are featuring mom Jodi Murphy who is quite inspirational in that she is creating a book and storybook app from characters that her son dreamed up. I love how she is the type of person who looks at life as the glass being half full – if not overflowing. She demonstrates with her Can Do attitude that anything is possible and that with love and support magical things can happen! I had a chance to speak to Jodi about the process of creating Geek Club Books and she provides some insight on steps she took to realize her dream. The message of Geek Club Books is…
