Causes

A Plea to Support a Mother in Need

August 15, 2011

TweetIf you’re a regular Happy Mothering reader, you know I’m a Consultant for alex+von. I have a team of amazing women, and right now one of those women is in desperate need of support. Elizabeth is a hard-working, dedicated mother of a 3-year old little girl, Paige. They are both suffering from Lyme disease. If [...]

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Locks of Love Certificate of Appreciation

August 9, 2011

TweetI got my Certificate of Appreciation from Locks of Love for donating my hair over the weekend. It feels awesome to know that such a small act on my part can make such huge impact on the quality of life for a child! If you have never donated your hair to Locks of Love, please [...]

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I’m Finally Donating My Hair to Locks of Love

June 14, 2011

TweetI have been trying to grow my hair out to donate to Locks of Love for a couple of years now. It felt like it was taking forever to get long enough, but I finally made it! Over the weekend, my wonderful friend Sarah, a hairstylist in San Diego, cut my long locks off to [...]

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What’s in Your Coffee Cup?

December 21, 2010

TweetI love having a cup or two of coffee in the morning—it’s almost like a ritual. However, as I’ve shared before, I prefer to drink organic coffee. I’ve tried the brands readily available in grocery stores, but I was recently introduced to a new brand of coffee—Grounds for Change. Grounds for Change is a certified [...]

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Isabella Water Bottle Review

December 15, 2010

Tweet About Isabella Water Isabella Water was founded on the principle that everyone deserves clean water. The founder, Nick Ogden, is a visionary and all around smart guy. Isabella Water offers a very cool looking stainless steel water bottle that retails for $20 to encourage people to stop buying plastic bottled water. Once someone purchases [...]

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The Environmental Impact of Synthetic Corks and Screw Top Wines

August 26, 2010

Tweet A couple weeks ago, I stumbled across a website that is protesting the use of synthetic corks and screw tops in wines because they are not environmentally friendly. Surprisingly, this is something I haven’t thought about before. I try to make environmentally friendly choices with my purchases, and my “adult beverage” of choice is [...]

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Natural Birth Advocate Suspended in San Diego: Support Needed for Dr. Robert Biter

May 11, 2010

Tweet I grew up in San Diego, and I delivered Zoë at Scripps La Jolla – only because my OB didn’t deliver at Scripps Encinitas – so when I saw the news about Dr. Biter being suspended it really hit me hard. (We actually took our birthing and breastfeeding classes at Scripps Encinitas, so I’m [...]

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What are You Doing for Earth Hour 2010?

March 26, 2010

Tweet Around the world, millions of people will be shutting off their lights Saturday night at 8:30 pm for Earth Hour. Will you be joining them? Organized by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take [...]

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Ditch the Plastic Water Bottle in Support of World Water Week, March 22–26th, 2010

March 23, 2010

Tweet “There is enough water for human need, but not for human greed.” – Mahatama Ghandi I received a couple of emails from a group promoting World Water Week and an award-winning documentary, Tapped. I haven’t seen it yet, but it’s from the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car?, so I’m really looking forward [...]

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Do You Know What You’re Eating?

October 19, 2009

TweetWow, all I can say is scary. I know there is a lot wrong with the “food” we eat these days. In fact, a lot of it is food product rather than actual food. But, if you haven’t seen Food, Inc. yet, you need to see it. A movie of this type hasn’t hit me [...]

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