{send a hug day!!}

okay, before i get to the hugs, y’all need to know how sweet my husband is – take a look at the comments from yesterday’s post. it really made my day :-)

so now on to the actual point of my post.

i mentioned that my focus is now on being a blessing to my family and others. one of the ways i’m attempting to do that is through couponing.

couponing, you say? like, extreme couponing?

yup. extreme couponing. well, not extreme extreme. but hear me out. i want to save my family money. who doesn’t, right? and, as a SAHM, i have some time to devote especially since my only little one is in school all day.

so where do the “others” come in, you ask? well, i’m hoping to be able to amass enough food, paper goods, personal care items, etc. to be able to donate it to those in need. women’s shelters, food pantries, pet shelters…..i hear that many women who are extreme couponers are making a ministry of it and i’d like to be one of them!

as a result of my immersion into the world of couponing, i found out about barilla’s “send a virtual hug” day. if you send a virtual hug via facebook, barilla will make a donation to feeding america.

how easy is that? send a hug, feed america!

so go now and send a hug!

put on your red dress, baby!

it’s february and you know what that means! nope, not talking about valentines day. february is the “celebrate american heart” month. heart disease is the #1 killer of women but we can change that! today, february 4th is “national wear red” day. if you’re anything like me, you don’t own anything red. okay, i’m sure the majority of you own something red. but even if you don’t, you can show your virtual support with a red dress for your avatar! very cool!

 

today is also “world cancer awareness day”. you know that my mother was just recently diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and my “other mother” lost her battle with cancer several years ago. you can donate your facebook status to show the world who you stand for.