Monthly Archives: April 2011

Women Helping Women – Supporting Heart of Haiti for Mother’s Day!

I’ve shared with you guys about The Heart of Haiti Project before and I was really excited to get the chance to share more about it with you! With Mother’s Day around the corner, we thought it would be a great time to get the word out about The Heart of Haiti products. I love supporting this project because it’s a great chance to make a direct impact on the lives of artisans in Haiti who are still recovering from the earthquake of 2010. I am especially excited this time around to tell you about the women of Haiti that you will directly support when you purchase something from the HOH product line available through Macy’s. There is nothing more empowering and beautiful than women supporting women across the globe!

I love hearing stories about women helping women. I know I personally would not be the person I am today without the women who have impacted me. Of course my Mom has been my biggest fan my whole life and has always shown me love and support in everything I do. I can honestly say I would not be who I am without her presence in my life. Then there are the Grandmothers who whispered too many prayers to count on my behalf and the Aunts who have been there with an encouraging word and helpful advice. My biggest supporters in my life have been fellow women, whether a family member or just a friend, I believe in the power of women standing together in love. I believe that we can make a difference in the world by simply being kind and supportive of one another.

In honor of women around the world who may not have been as blessed as I have with such amazing support, I would love it if you would head over to Macy’s Heart of Haiti product page and purchase a one of a kind piece of art handmade (and signed!) by local Haitian artisans. Buy a piece for a woman you love this Mother’s Day and you will be supporting the women of Haiti in such a strong and powerful way AND you’ll get a beautiful hand crafted piece to show for it!

This is the one I want for Mother’s Day. (hint, hint)

Because we love ya, the Clever Girls have a special discount just for you! Just enter CLEVERGIRLS when checking out and get 15% off when you purchase items from Heart of Haiti and Rwanda Path to Peace products!! The discount is only valid from May 3rd-May 8th so be sure to order between those dates to get your discount!

View the Shop for a Better World / Heart Of Haiti collection in it’s entirety (including just added items for Spring!)

Thanks so much for supporting such an amazing cause!

I was selected for this very special “CleverHaiti” opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity. All opinions are my own.

My only “payment” for writing this piece is a necklace like this which I love so much that I think you need to go order one of your own right now!

My First Vlog: Traveling With Kids

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My first vlog!

I made it six days ago. It took me two days to make the drive, two days to recover, one day to forget that I was doing it and one day to post it. I’m good at this!

Spoiler alert: I survived the trip.

Disclaimer: Ask your doctor before giving your kids benadryl. Obviously. At least now you can’t sue me.

100% = The Percentage of a Chance That I’ll Get a Note From the Teacher About This

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Chandler, my ten year old, was doing his math homework last night. He had to go through magazines and find phrases that included percentages. So he handed me his paper when he was done and showed me this:

I glanced through them and did a double take. I then busted out laughing. Here’s why:

See the brown strip?

It says, “For 90% of women, menstrual bleeding is dramatically reduced or stopped.”

He asked what I was laughing about and I lied, of course, and said nothing.

He never asked what it meant. THANK GOD. Because I wouldn’t have told him. I thought about making him take it off but then I would have to explain why. And I just wasn’t in the whole birds and the bees talk mood.

I’m sure his teacher needs a good laugh anyway.

God I hope they don’t have to read their answers to the class.

I just thought of that possibility.

You are welcome in advance fellow parents for teaching your children the word menstrual.

Oh boy.

Boiling An Egg…Perfectly

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Boiling an egg sounds like it should be the easiest cooking skill out there, but it can be very tricky! After googling and testing, here are the tricks that I have found to get the best looking, easiest to peel hard boiled egg!

Cover eggs with cold water in a pot. Not too much water, just enough to cover the eggs well.

Place pot on a burner turned up to high heat. Once the water begins to boil (like a rolling boil), set a timer for 3 minutes.

When the timer goes off, quickly take the pot off the burner and cover with a tight lid. Set the timer for 8 minutes.

After 8 minutes, rinse the eggs off with cold water for a minute. Let the eggs soak in cold water for a few minutes to cool off. They peel best if you place in the fridge for about an hour.

I colored mine for a pretty Easter centerpiece. I wish I could tell you exactly how I got these lovely colors. I think it was just luck! But here’s what I did:

2/3 cups water, boiling
2 tbs vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar cause it’s all I had which I think helped make the colors so rich)
About 10 drops of food coloring. I used yellow, blue and green.
And I used brown eggs which definitely helps the colors to be more earthy.
Dip cooled, boiled eggs in colored water. I let mine sit in their for about 10-15 minutes.
Let dry on a paper towel.

So pretty!