It's been hot. Like freakishly, blistering August humid hot since the first week of May. And I am melting into the furniture and changing clothes two and three times a day. And sleeping. There is a whole lot of sleeping happening around here. And I want to just drive to the beach but that's a…
Mmmmmmm! Burritos for Good.
WOOHOO! It's "Chipotle-eve," people! Oh, yes. I'm already dreaming about burritos the size of my head and how good they are in my belly. That's right. Our STARRY NIGHT PROM fundraiser at Chipotle is TOMORROW EVENING from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. See that flyer up there? ^^^ Download it to your phone or print…
White Privilege
So, like most Americans, I watched the videos flying around social media that show the arrest of two African-American men in a Philadelphia Starbucks for waiting on a third friend to show up before ordering. And I was pissed for them and for their family and friends. I was pissed that they had to force…
Kroger Plus Card Swipes for Starry Night Prom
Hey, Texas and Louisiana folk! Do you want to support STARRY NIGHT PROM in the easiest way possible? GO GROCERY SHOPPING AT KROGER!
No, really!Re-posting this past blog that shows you exactly how you do it! Get great deals from Kroger and help donate to a worthy cause!
(Pssst! Kroger donates a percentage with each Kroger Plus card swipe. It won’t cost you anything.)
Are you one of those people who truly LOVES inspirational stories and programs and organizations that want to help all of the people with all of the things but you just don’t want to buy anymore cookie dough or wrapping paper or write anymore checks?! Yeah. I’m one of those, too.
So how can you help support STARRY NIGHT PROM and stay true to your Introverted tendencies? It’s easy. Go grocery shopping.
WHAT?!?
Yes. You read that right. GO GROCERY SHOPPING. But not just anywhere. Go to KROGER.
Here are the exact directions as outlined in the email we received from Kroger:
Kroger Community Rewards – Customer Instructions
A Digital Account is needed in order to participate in Kroger Community Rewards. If you already have a Digital Account, then please skip to the section named ‘Selecting an Organization’.
How to Register a Digital Account
Creating a digital account is…
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Women I Admire
Today is International Women's Day, where we honor women who have made amazing contributions to the world. Of course, we have the usual honorees, such as Frida Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Marie Curie, Benazir Bhutto, Michelle Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hanan Ashrawi, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary McLeod Bethune, and so many, many, more. But I want to…
Conversations Inside My Head and Out
Daughter: I can't believe that I'm going to graduate high school in only seventy-one days. Me: WHAT?! InternalMe: WHAT?! WHERE DID THE TIME GO? I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO THESE YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SHOPPING AND HUGS AND COFFEE AND SHARED INTERESTS AND TV TOGETHER. HAS IT BEEN FOUR YEARS ALREADY?! Daughter: Yeah, I can't wait. I…
“You’re Irish! I love you!”
My grandmother died on Monday. She was the last living grandparent I had. She was born in 1926, married young, and raised a large family. Oh, no. Not large. I mean, LARGE. As of today, my grandmother had 11 children, 46 grandchildren, 119 great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way, and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Of those…
Choosing My Happy
"Happiness is a choice." That's what the sign says on my sister's kitchen counter. My eyes are drawn to it every time I climb up on one of her tall kitchen bar stools when I visit. It's placement is perfect. It's right next to the coffee pot, just seemingly taunting me and asking me if…
The Little Things
He wakes me gently to let me know he's leaving for work, because he knows that I have a little panic attack when I wake up and he's not there. He covers me up with the crocheted afghan, because he knows that I get cold even though I insist on sleeping with one foot poking…
I’m a Genius
Deep inside my head must look like one of those synapses images of the neurotransmitters. You know the ones. With the pale outline of the head on a black background with exploding white and blue lights all over where the brain is located. At least in my mind, it looks like that. (Probably a single…
The Deep Down 