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Waiting by the Sidelines

Andrew, We couldn’t be more proud of  your achievements and be more grateful to be part of your life. Stay as happy as you are, be as encouraging as you’ve been to us, and be the role model that everyone looks up to. ~mom and dad~ If you read my last post from two weeks ago (has it been that long since I posted? eeeek!), you’d know that my son [...]

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Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO’10

This is a quick post on what I’ll be doing next Tuesday, April 20th. I’ll be volunteering at Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO in Pleasantville, NY. As you know, I truly believe that education is a key to success in changing people’s behaviors and misconceptions. And educating them while they are young, is crucial for so many different reasons that I won’t go into right now. Having said, the [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part III

This is the final part of the story and it’s a significant ending of the series because if it weren’t for his epiphany, I wouldn’t have trekked up to a small farming community in Geneseo, NY, and I wouldn’t have discovered this small but important organization called the Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC). The Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K was a fund raiser for GVS and let me tell you, [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part II

Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk Since 2005, the Oak Tree Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk event has taken place in a beautiful setting of Geneseo, NY, all the while supporting the conservation efforts of the Genesee Valley Conservancy (GVC) and the Geneseo Central School Cross Country Team. This USA Track and Field certified course was on paved (60%) and dirt roads (40%) through the National Historic Landmark village [...]

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How my son’s desire to run the NYC Marathon determined my worth – Part I

Those of you who read about me, you know I stopped working so that I can stay home, to be available, for my family while my kids are still young. But, like all “stay-at-home-moms” who occasionally question their value, monetary or otherwise, I’ve had my share of days of questioning mine. I would wonder on those uncertain days, “Was giving up my career, in middle of my prime, a smart [...]

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Kids Konserve Waste Free Lunch System

I know you’ve been reading a lot about waste free lunch bags lately but I wanted to tell you about a particular company I really like. Why? It’s owned by a couple of caring mompreneurs who not only care about the health of your kids but also about the environment. The company is called Kids Konserve. The company carries a full line of waste free lunch system from bags, lunch [...]

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Backpack safety tips for children

Carrying heavy backpacks are common among school age children and that’s a problem. According to a study conducted by the Simmons College Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, over 55 percent of teenagers carry backpacks that are over 15% of their body weight, a limit that is recommended by American Chiropractic Association as well as American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. By the end of their teen years, for example, more than [...]

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Green Cleaning Your School

When I had my chiropractic practice, one of my patients was a preschool teacher. She had horribly cracked hands. She told me that she’d use Clorox mixture to clean and disinfect the tables and chairs every day. And when a child was diagnosed with Strep throat or pink eye, the cleaning procedure would involve the toys and everything that kids would touch. Well, I remember thinking, if the cleaning products [...]

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Tic Tac Toe Board Game

It’s not easy making handmade things. I am always thinking about “how” to make something. I have great inspirations and ideas but sometimes I get stuck in creating ‘it’. Take my Tic Tac Toe Board Game, for example. I had a brilliant idea of turning those non-recyclable plastic bottle caps (Yep, the same ones that I made the Birds Nest Magnets with) to magnetic Tic Tac Toe pieces. But short [...]

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