Friday, May 11, 2012
It's Beginning...
As you can see... the Blonde's I-View Transformation is beginning... Please stay tuned as I continue to upload content over the next few days... Thank You!
Friday, December 2, 2011
STAY TUNED...
Blonde's I-View is about to undergo a major facelift...Please stay tuned to see the new Blonde's I-View.
And feedback is welcome!!
And feedback is welcome!!
Friday, November 5, 2010
TODAY: You & Stroehmann Can Help Fight Hunger in Philly
Well, after quite a hiatus I am back and ne'er a second too soon. I have an important initiative to let my dear readers know about. And, it's especially important, since National Sandwich day was this week.
Stroehmann Bakeries is again this year supporting the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger through an important initiative called Nourishing Neighbors. Last year, Stroehmann was able to donate more than $100,000 to GPCAH. This year, they hope to surpass that number.
How can you help? Easy as PB&J! Go to your local Giant TODAY and TOMORROW ONLY. Buy Stroehmann Dutch Country or King bread. 10 cents from each loaf will be donated to GPCAH. They in turn will help to stock the food pantries in and around the Philadelphia region. This means you directly, by making your favorite sandwich or French toast (yum!), help to feed a hungry neighbor. It could be your next door neighbor. Hunger in our area doesn't mean emaciated Ethiopian children. It means the dad who skips his dinner so that his daughter can eat that night. It means moms feeding "junk food" instead of fresh vegetables because that's all she can afford.
This is such an easy thing to do. Take the few minutes to run over to Giant and buy that loaf of Stroehmann. It may mean much more to someone else than you. Do it today! This chance ends COB Saturday.
And on Thanksgiving, remember to give extra thanks for what's on your table this year.
Full Disclosure: I work with Crane Communications who is the agency of record for Stroehmann Bakeries on this initiative. I feel lucky to be both personally and professionally involved in this effort. It's not often you get to lend your professional talents to a cause you believe in so strongly on a personal level.
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Stroehmann Bakeries is again this year supporting the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger through an important initiative called Nourishing Neighbors. Last year, Stroehmann was able to donate more than $100,000 to GPCAH. This year, they hope to surpass that number.
How can you help? Easy as PB&J! Go to your local Giant TODAY and TOMORROW ONLY. Buy Stroehmann Dutch Country or King bread. 10 cents from each loaf will be donated to GPCAH. They in turn will help to stock the food pantries in and around the Philadelphia region. This means you directly, by making your favorite sandwich or French toast (yum!), help to feed a hungry neighbor. It could be your next door neighbor. Hunger in our area doesn't mean emaciated Ethiopian children. It means the dad who skips his dinner so that his daughter can eat that night. It means moms feeding "junk food" instead of fresh vegetables because that's all she can afford.
This is such an easy thing to do. Take the few minutes to run over to Giant and buy that loaf of Stroehmann. It may mean much more to someone else than you. Do it today! This chance ends COB Saturday.
And on Thanksgiving, remember to give extra thanks for what's on your table this year.
Full Disclosure: I work with Crane Communications who is the agency of record for Stroehmann Bakeries on this initiative. I feel lucky to be both personally and professionally involved in this effort. It's not often you get to lend your professional talents to a cause you believe in so strongly on a personal level.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Um, What?!?: 10% of Under 25s Think It’s Okay to Text During Sex
I think this graphic says it all, but if you want to read the full article in Mashable, here ya go:10% of Under 25s Think It’s Okay to Text During Sex
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
For Mother's Day: A Profile of the Ultimate Mother - Carolyn Savage
Since Mother's Day is this upcoming weekend and I sit here, today, 3 weeks away from my own little one's arrival, I'd like to take a moment to honor someone who is an amazing role model for all mothers.
Motherhood is defined as a sacrifice. From the moment you realize that you are pregnant, you start making decisions, hard decisions because they are in the best interest of your child, and often these are made at the expense of what you want. Sacrifice becomes an easy word to say and to live.
Carolyn Savage has made the ultimate sacrifice and therefore wins the first-ever Blonde's I-View #1 Mom award. Do you have a #1 Mom, you'd like to see featured on Blonde's I-View? Send me the story!
Here's Carolyn's story - in brief:
Carolyn & Sean Savage went through IVF at the same time and in the same clinic as Shannon & Paul Morrell. This was Carolyn's last chance at having another child, as doctors had told her due to her medical conditions it was no longer safe for her to try to carry a pregnancy.
Soon after the IVF treatment, she found out she was pregnant - but not with her own child, with the Morrells. There had been a mix up with the embryos and Carolyn was implanted with the wrong one. No one could fault the Savages if they wanted to terminate, but that's not the hard decision Carolyn made. She decided to carry the baby to term and then WILLINGLY hand over the child to its true parents, the Morrells.
As someone who has been told that my pregnancy has been 'easy,' let me tell you - if this is easy, I wouldn't want to see hard. Pregnancy is a marathon of stumbles and obstacles and I still don't understand why people think this is a good idea. It's damn hard on a good day. I see it more as a means to an end. So, my respect for someone who was desperately trying to conceive their own child, with no luck, who would carry a child for nearly 10 months for SOMEONE ELSE, is beyond words. Only a MOTHER could do something so selfless.
You can read the story from the perspective of the Morrells here. They were quoted on the Today Show this morning, saying that this book was written as a thank you to the Savages.
Motherhood is defined as a sacrifice. From the moment you realize that you are pregnant, you start making decisions, hard decisions because they are in the best interest of your child, and often these are made at the expense of what you want. Sacrifice becomes an easy word to say and to live.
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| Photo Courtesy of NY Daily News |
Here's Carolyn's story - in brief:
Carolyn & Sean Savage went through IVF at the same time and in the same clinic as Shannon & Paul Morrell. This was Carolyn's last chance at having another child, as doctors had told her due to her medical conditions it was no longer safe for her to try to carry a pregnancy.
Soon after the IVF treatment, she found out she was pregnant - but not with her own child, with the Morrells. There had been a mix up with the embryos and Carolyn was implanted with the wrong one. No one could fault the Savages if they wanted to terminate, but that's not the hard decision Carolyn made. She decided to carry the baby to term and then WILLINGLY hand over the child to its true parents, the Morrells.
As someone who has been told that my pregnancy has been 'easy,' let me tell you - if this is easy, I wouldn't want to see hard. Pregnancy is a marathon of stumbles and obstacles and I still don't understand why people think this is a good idea. It's damn hard on a good day. I see it more as a means to an end. So, my respect for someone who was desperately trying to conceive their own child, with no luck, who would carry a child for nearly 10 months for SOMEONE ELSE, is beyond words. Only a MOTHER could do something so selfless.
You can read the story from the perspective of the Morrells here. They were quoted on the Today Show this morning, saying that this book was written as a thank you to the Savages.
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