Go to the Water

  Pink is a symbol of youth, good health, and playfulness.  It is used by breast cancer research as a symbolic color. As every woman knows October is "Think Pink" and "Breast Cancer Awareness" month. This year the Breast Cancer message is a "knowledge is power" statement for early detection of breast cancer. It is simply put: NO MORE K NO W MORE Pink has always been the color identified with the female gender. I have grown to love pink, although it is not my favorite color, it is up there. Pink is a powerful color, as it makes you notice it without even realizing it. Each time you read my blog; you see the title written in a bold pink header. My bestie was my biggest supporter to get me on my blogging path. She is also a breast cancer survivor. Each time I see that band of pink, I am reminded of all those courageous breast cancer survivors and those who fought hard and lost their battle.     I always want to crusade for women, not just in October for breas

It all began when I came up with an idea for my 67th Birthday. I decided that I was going to collect "67 things" such as clothing, jewelry, shoes, purses and scarves and make outfits for other women. As you all know I am a purging maniac so I was limited with my own things, so I thought an email to some of my friends would work. I have always known I have the best of friends, and their response was proof of how generous and kind they are.    I have never been known to do things in a small way, and this was going to be a project done in a big way. In a few short days, my dream of 67 things soared by and so did double the number. I stopped counting at around 150 items. I had: 30 scarves, over 50 pieces of jewelry,  10 purses,  11 dresses, 20 tops, 7 pair of pants, 3 skirts, 2 sweaters, 4 pair of capris and 2 shawls.           My plan was to make ensembles and donate them to organizations. They would then be available to women that can't afford clothes for a job interview, t

I know I have mentioned this group before that I follow on Facebook, "Mutual Aid Society".  I like this group because it is a safe site that allows people to make a request for anything, or a place to give away useful items and clothing. Buying and selling is not allowed on this page. The administration monitors the site closely and they will not allow any critical remarks. Let's face it, it is hard enough to ask for help without others making you feel bad about it. The site has its flaws but I do enjoy most of the posts. Basically, it makes me realize how lucky I am, and it reminds me how little so many have.   I read a discussion post regarding having an inexpensive Christmas. It stemmed from the fact how expensive Christmas has become, and how many are facing a financial struggle this year. Some of the ideas were new to me and as a creative person, I thought I needed to share this information with others.  1. Treasure Box . One comment was written by a woman that colle

Did you know that the average person  sends  85 texts each day  That is 2,584/month or 31,025/ year  According to the radio announcers, couples are falling in love faster than a generation ago. Apparently, it takes 163 texts to fall in love. I hope with all my heart that we, the taxpayers, are not paying someone to track this type of information. So, what I understand is that text messages are now the measure for falling in love? There is no doubt there are so many more ways of communicating than a generation ago, which they attribute to falling in love faster.  Group texting has its place and is an interesting concept. We have all been in the company of someone who is on a group chat. The phone is sending out notifications at a fast pace, the pinging is relentless. I would say probably using up the 85 texts/day in a short amount of time. I have used a group text to organize an event, but that is it. I think group texting is now replacing meetings or sharing of ideas within an organiza

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. It is a time to acknowledge and remember these losses, as well as the unique grief bereaved parents experience. As many as one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, and each year in Canada there are approximately six stillborn infants in 1000 total births.  These numbers do not include infant death from preterm labor, ectopic pregnancies, diagnosis of life-limiting conditions, or SIDS.                          People are always quick to assume everyone wants children and feel they should ask, " when are you going to have a baby?" . This is such a personal question, and I am sure that if they really thought about it, they would never have asked about their baby plans. For the majority of couples, it is an easy answer. But for others struggling to conceive this question has to be very painful to answer.   A couple's fertility journey is very diverse. If I was writing this ten years ago, I would have written, a woman