Tampa Lifestyle Blog
(Reader note: This is a guest post by one of Connie’s blog buddies. Connie may need to hear from her friends now, too.) When something bad happens to a friend, aren’t you supposed to step up and offer to be there for them? You know…after a death, or during a divorce, aren’t you supposed to [...]
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I knew I was going to vote for President Obama again when he announced that he would be running again. The choice was that clear. Some of My Reasons: The Economy – President Obama has put the middle class and low-income class first and will continue to do so. . He is working to end [...]
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The Third Annual Dove Movement for Self-Esteem campaign is starting off by providing girls, tweens and teens with information on positive female role models to emulate and help them reach their full potential. Role models make a positive difference in the lives of others, even if it’s just one person. Encouraging female role models are [...]
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Today we slept in. No more school for the summer and the rules are out the door. Not just for Sammi, but for me too. We’re going into territory we haven’t before and it feels decadent. We woke up around 11 am giggling like little girls. We put the TV on and watched the end [...]
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The pomp and circumstance, the revelry…I’d love to be a Brit right now and celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. These are the kind of celebrations I thrive on – where strangers get together in good or horrid weather and show their patriotism. The traditions and formality that have lasted through the years makes me wish [...]
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We all need a little bit of help being positive, especially when we feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. I came across something to share with you, which I hope you’ll share with others: The Positive Pledge I pledge to be a positive person and positive influence on my family, [...]
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Another Blogblast for Peace, this November 4th 2011. I choose to believe in and work towards the goal of peace and am grateful to Mimi of Mimi Writes, who organizes this each year. Her post about remaking peace will inspire you to join us, the dreamers and doers of peace. You have all day to [...]
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Osama Bin Laden is dead and I found out about it on Twitter. I was glued to it last night while I was watching Celebrity Apprentice, where I get to see what keeps Donald Trump awake at night. Then my Twitter feed started going crazy. Of course Twitter is faster than TV news, so I [...]
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Who would think that a new hairstyle would help me get a new outlook on life? If you’re a woman, you may get that going from shoulder length hair to a short buzz cut is a huge change and can do things to your head figuratively and literally. From the time I met my husband, [...]
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My first Random Acts Of Zhu project was with Blessings In A Backpack at Spring Hill Elementary School. I was blessed in return with smiles of joy, hugs and the looks of surprise from the students I met. What is Random Acts of Zhu? The makers of Zhu Zhu Pets and Kung Zhu, Cepia, LLC, [...]
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It’s not easy to raise girls with a healthy self-esteem and that’s where the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem wants to help out. They’re providing suggestions for activities for women (especially mothers) to spend time with girls this coming weekend, October 22th – October 24th. These suggestions can be used as starting points for ongoing activities [...]
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I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me”? In my opinion, names can hurt a girl’s self-esteem and hurt it for a long time. Many girls, tweens and teens are emotionally fragile and the negative words they hear concerning themselves can override the positive [...]
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