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More Shopping For A Good Cause

Are wearing pink yet? Well, are you at least thinking pink? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for the past few weeks I have been blogging about some of the hottest pink products on the market whose proceeds support Breast Cancer awareness programs. Ladies, if you haven’t done so already, get out your green and add some pink accents to your fall wardrobe. Green, pink, blue… when it comes to a great pair of jeans color and price shouldn’t matter as long as the fit is just right. If you are looking for a pair of jeans that hug … Continue reading →

Think Pink For A Good Cause

Forget about orange and black—-the hot color for October is pink. For the past few weeks I’ve been blogging about products designed to promote Breast Cancer Awareness. If you haven’t dug deep to purchase one of the many fashionable pink items up for sale this month… what are you waiting for? To see the products featured in previous blogs click here. Otherwise, take a look at this updated list of some new items whose profits will help those in need. VITA BRACELETS Vita bracelets are all the rage in Hollywood. Celebrities like Jessica Alba and Jennifer Aniston are big fans … Continue reading →

An Everyday Good Samaritan

Today my mom came over and borrowed my two oldest kids, so it was just me and the littles hanging out. I decided that we should run up to Blockbuster and get some movies, so I loaded Benjamin (2) and Joseph (6) into the van and off we went. We found our movies fairly quickly and stood in line to check out. At the end of the check-out queue was a huge gumball machine – the kind that has the long ramp for the gumball to roll down, that makes every child’s eyes light up. Benjamin squatted down and lifted … Continue reading →

Charitable Celebrities Bring Hope To Sick Children and Sick Celebrity Works On Getting Well

CHARTIABLE CELEBRITIES Who knew a love story about an accident-prone penguin keeper and an “everyman” could serve as the catalyst to aid sick children? Hard to believe, but it happened this week at a Knoxville, Tennessee movie theater. That’s where hundreds of fans gathered to greet Jessica Alba and Dane Cook during a screening of their new movie “Good Luck Chuck.” Local residents paid $75 a piece to see the actors and attend the screening of the new comedy, which opens to the general public today. The fundraiser raised $260,000 for Variety of Eastern Tennessee, a charity benefiting children with … Continue reading →

Hollywood Do-Gooders Making Headlines

Actor Will Ferrell claims he has a surefire way for you to win the parent of the year award. The bad news: It doesn’t come cheap. (Surprise, surprise.) But, the good news is that every penny goes to a great cause. The movie star is auctioning a cameo spot in his new film to raise money for a fraternity brother’s cancer foundation. The opening bid for the movie appearance is $5,000. Ferrell calls the auction the best place in the world for you to purchase the perfect Christmas present for your son or daughter—-the chance to work with him. You … Continue reading →

Guilt-Free Shopping

Is there such a thing? I suppose if you are a multi-millionaire shopping is almost something you have to do so you don’t die with money left over. (Oh, the horror!) But, for the rest of us non-Powerball winners we tend to pick and choose our “necessities” carefully. For example, diaper bags. If you have a baby you need a bag of some sort to tote around the ton of infant essentials associated with a newborn. The bag needs to be able to hold the equivalent of an entire nursery, but you still want it to be stylish (even if … Continue reading →

Paris and The Anti-Paris

With celebutantes like Paris Hilton floating around Hollywood it’s hard to grasp that there are a number of other famous 20-somethings who are making names for themselves in ways that don’t land them in a 12-foot jail cell for 21 days. I’ll get to one of them in a moment. First, though, as long as I’m using her name in yet another blog I might as well give you the latest on the millionaress. In a recent interview done with Elle UK, the 26-year-old hotel heiress claims she is prepping her body for an effort to have children by next … Continue reading →

Charitable Celebrities Who Should Be Celebrated

I consider her one of the most beautiful women in the world. Queen Rania of Jordan is so stunning (click here to take a look) it’s not uncommon that people are so distracted by her beauty they miss what she is saying. (A pitfall of being gorgeous, I suppose.) But, the 37-year-old mother of four has a lot to say on a number of important issues and it would be a shame if her audience wasn’t as captivated by the topic as they are with her good looks. Her latest venture is a great example. Queen Rania just helped open … Continue reading →

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

*“Use it up; wear it out; make it do, or do without!” ~L. Reid The above quote (*from WiseOldSayings.com) is filled with wisdom. This is the way people lived for many years. While technology can be fabulous and innovation does much to make our lives easier, we’ve become a very consumption oriented, “disposable” society. How many of us throw things away instead of re-using, recycling, or repairing them? As we begin to shift away from convenience and “disposability,” at least slightly, we’re learning more ways to make do, make things last longer, or find new ways to use things instead … Continue reading →

Spending Money On Those Who Need It Most

How many times have you stood in line at a department store and wondered if the frock you were clutching was something you really needed? After all, couldn’t the 50 bucks you are about to drop be better spent elsewhere? If you answered “yes,” then perhaps I can help you feel better about spending money on items you simply must-have because they make you look so darn good. Designer Kenneth Cole is coming to the rescue of fashionistas who feel guilty about purchasing a shirt they simply have to have. (Wait a minute… do fashionistas ever feel guilty about buying … Continue reading →