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Archive for July, 2010

Week 29: Saving man’s best friend

Posted in Animal Conservation & Welfare, volunteering, tagged , , on July 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I’ve been counting my blessings that no friends and family members have been dramatically impacted by the current recession. No one has gone untouched, everyone I know is worried, but no one I know is without roof nor food. This week’s Impact Effort showed me a different side of the recession, and I can no [...]

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Week 28: … get out of the kitchen, amongst other things

Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I’d like to be able to say that I’m made of tougher stuff. But, I’m now in the outskirts of Washington, DC (built on a swamp, by the way) and am really (really!) enjoying the central air conditioning system at my friends’ home. But, before arriving (I didn’t come to Washington, DC specifically for the air [...]

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Week 28: OMG it’s HOT!

Posted in carbon footprint, Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficiency, Environment, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »

As I sit here, normally the envy of several friends back in the States, in our beautiful 19th century apartment with double high ceilings and decorative moldings in the historical city of Vienna, Austria, I think back to the days when I wouldn’t be sitting on a ^$%)#*@& hand towel to protect the office chair [...]

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July MIC: Share What You’re Doing Challenge

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC) on July 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »

This month’s Monthly Impact Challenge is simple:  Share What You’re Doing. We know many of you have your own projects, causes and concerns where you’re making your own personal Impact. This month, we encourage you to share what you’re doing in your family, neighborhood or the larger global community. We want to know. Examples Do you [...]

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June MIC: The Winners

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC) on July 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Heck, there was so much darn happiness being spread around during the month of June, everyone should be declared a winner! But, we can only give prizes to the two top! So, based on votes that came in between Monday, 5 July @ 7:30 a.m. EST and Thursday, 8 July @ 5:00 p.m. EST, the prize [...]

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Week 27: If the sun don’t get ya, the sunscreen might

Posted in Product Safety, tagged , , , , , , on July 7, 2010 |

As a kid, I’d go to the pool at 8:00 a.m. for swim team practice and spend the entire day either in the pool or nearby, soaking up the sun, sometimes remembering to “moisturize” with Johnson’s baby oil. I did that nearly every day during summers for several years. Thank goodness we know better now [...]

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June MIC: Vote Your Top 3 Faves

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC), Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness on July 5, 2010 |

If you heard a dull, hollow “thonking” noise yesterday, I confess that was me. Between the hours of about 2 – 4 p.m., I was whacking my forehead with the the heel of my hand repeatedly and firmly, crying, “stupid, stupid, stupid!” What foolishness made me believe that Nils and could easily sort through friend [...]

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June MIC: Happiness Challenge Follow-up and Vid

Posted in Monthly Impact Challenges (MIC), Personal Development, Random Acts of Kindness, tagged , , on July 3, 2010 |

The entire month of June was marked by serendipity. Opportunities to connect with friends, family and strangers just seemed to fall into our laps. While sadly, not all needs for connection were happy ones, the combined efforts made for a most fulfilling month. June’s Monthly Impact Challenge was a Happiness Challenge and all about appreciating [...]

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Week 26: I exist

Posted in volunteering, tagged , , , , on July 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I mirrored S‘s actions, approached the guard station and traded in my Green Card i.d. for the prison pass that I hung around my neck. We silently moved to the bank of small locker boxes and stowed away everything except a pencil and a few sheets of paper. Led by a young prison guard, we [...]

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