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I think, not realizing the downside, all of us got caught up in what is known as “fast fashion.” That’s inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass market retailers feeding on the latest and rapidly changing trends. This is clothes coming out so quickly and cheaply that we literally have purchasing generations coming up who give …
Hear me out. I know this may seem out of left field. Wild horses and burros were granted protection by Congress in 1971 deemed “living symbols of history.” With the 1971 Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burro Act, Congress outlawed, capture, branding, harassment or killing of wild horses and burros. And As a result, thinking …
Sure, online retailers, by volume, can probably offer some lower prices and you don’t have to leave your couch. But online retailers are just that… ecommerce specialists not booksellers. Folks at local books stores are passionate, knowledgeable bibliophiles. Local independent bookstores and their staff serve communities and individuals, personally. They are anchors in communities providing …
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As part of this blog’s “Women In the Spotlight” series we are featuring a duo, Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon, Co-founders of the internationally impactful GirlTREK Black women’s health initiative. They are both, in their own right, dynamic change agents, entrepreneurs and sought after public speakers. Vanessa is a volunteer Advisory Board member of …
Women In The Spotlight
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Thought I’d share some music from one of my favorite bands, The Black Keys, making my day. I hope it brightens yours. Click the link to enjoy! https://youtu.be/EE18ye8YjuY?si=fBs7sA-x2y5q3AsL
Melissa is dedicated to happiness as a daily lifestyle. She founded The Fresh 20 with the understanding that the path to health and happiness runs through the kitchen. Her healthful menu plans help thousands of people across Northern America every week to get wholesome food on their tables. Melissa is also a lifestyle coach focusing …
Elena Christopoulos is a Climate Scientist selling vintage clothing “and fabulous things.” She is also a public speaker, writer, Sustainability Consultant . In 2000 Elena founded Christopoulos Management Consulting (ECMC). Elena is a Certified Sustainability Practitioner who has managed more than 40 environmental and political campaigns worldwide. Through ECMC she has created over 500,000 green …
According to the GirlTREK website the organization is “the largest health movement and nonprofit organization for Black women and girls in the United States.” Founders Vanessa Garrison and T. Morgan Dixon met in Los Angeles as college students in 1996. They say they bonded over 2PAC, Nikki Giovanni and their mutual inability to say no …
Leigh Adams is a former children’s librarian and outdoor education teacher who is passionate about providing learners of all ages the opportunity to explore and acquire new skills. She disseminates her creativity through instruction, demonstration and implementation of an array of hands-on fine arts crafts and environmentally sustainable gardening and landscaping projects. Leigh is a …
My friend Damona Hoffman is a brightly shining star. And, as are all of the women I will be featuring over the next everal weeks in my “Women In The Spotlight” post series, an example of someone not defined or guided by the status quo. Like the others I am featuring she is someone who has …
