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Fashion Friday~ Vintage Shopping with Crushworthy Moms
Vintage Shopping
Vintage Shopping with the most Crushworthy moms ~Today, I am honored to have the very awesome and super fabulous Fashionistas, Alison and Karina (She turned this into a job by working at Second Time Around and starring in Bravo’s “Fashion Hunters”) of CrushworthyMoms.com guest posting on Fashion Friday. You are in for a treat if you aren’t already familiar with these ladies. Alison and Karina are super fashionable, totally crushworthy and just happen to be vintage shopping queens. This is something that I have been wanting to learn how to do, as I am obsessed with Zooey Deschanel’s wardrobe on the New Girl but ‘m not a time traveler, nor do I have the budget of Zooey Deschanel’s costume designer. I do, however, have a few pieces of vintage royalty of my mom’s that I have rescued ( on more than one occasion) from ending up at the Goodwill and I want more. Lot’s more. Luckily for me, I have a gal ( or two) who is an expert, Alison and Karina. This is a new way to shop. It’s green, it’s affordable and it’s a good way to have a unique look and a one of a kind style. I’ll let Alison and Karina explain, they’re the experts. Go check them out at Crushworthymoms.com and for great conversation you can find Alison and Karina, tweeting @Crushworthymoms.
Crushworthy Moms take us Vintage Shopping
Let us introduce ourselves, we are Alison and Karina of Crushworthymoms and we have a confession. We are addicted to shopping at consignment stores. So addicted in fact that we both work at STA (Second Time Around) in Manhattan to support our habit and get first dibs at the merchandise. Karina even starred in Bravo’s Fashion Hunters, a show that is about consignment shopping and the art of the hunt. We get a rush combing the racks in the hopes of finding that perfect piece that our wardrobe is missing.
So when @Truthfulmommy asked us to do a fashion post (Oh all right, we asked to do a fashion post!) we wanted to make sure we had her style just right. So when she showed her appreciation for the style of Jess (Zooey Deschanel) from Fox’s New Girl, we knew we could incorporate our love of consignment shopping to find the perfect Jess-inspired outfits for our post.
When you shop consignment you have to go into the store with an open mind and have the time to go through each piece of clothing. It is all about patience and enjoying the hunt. You might find a one of a kind piece that you might never have thought you would have liked. Your clothes should make you stand out not blend in and look like everyone else. Your clothes should be a reflection of your personality and that is why people are so enamored with Jess’s style beause she wears what she loves. I guarantee you will find your favorite pieces in a consignment store because they will be conversation starters and not just clothes you bought in a department store.
Now on to the clothes (Disclaimer-We shopped at STA’s annual 50% off sale-Prices were extra LOW):
How can you dress like Jess or Zooey?
Just add a bow to your outfit!
Shoes by Marc Jacob $35
Shirt by Misty $25
Jess’s Day to Evening Look
Striped dress by Alice and Olivia $85
Marc Jacobs jacket $35
Trina Turk star dress $35
Green Manolo Blahnik $100
Yellow Dolce and Gabbana $45
Jess’s Evening Look
Jacket by DVF $125
Sparkly dress by Robert Rodriguez $100
Green bow dress by Zac Posen $375
Gold boots by United Nude $60
Silver heels by Sergio Rossi $110
Vintage Shopping at consignment shops is an art form, as shown by the finds Alison and Karina shared here. Thanks so much for guest posting and sharing your skills, ladies. Lesson #1, you can’t be afraid to get a little dirty and invest a little time into your vintage shopping excursions. I can’t wait to hit my local vintage shop and see what gems in the rough I find from a time gone by. Seems like with a little effort, you can find a treasure trove of vintage shopping gold!
Vintage Shopping at it’s Best
2012/02/10
Throat Punch Thursday ~Ryan Brunn; The Devil Went Down To Georgia edition
Ryan Brunn; the Devil down in Georgia
Ryan Brunn ~ Have you heard this name yet? You probably have,the 20-year-old maintenance worker at the River Ridge Apartments face has been splashed all over the news in the last 24 hours. Ryan Brunn is the man in Canton Georgia accused in the abduction and brutal slaying of 7-year-old, Jorelys Rivera. Jorelys Rivera disappeared from the River Ridge apartment community’s playground (where she lives with her mother Jocelyn Rivera) last Friday while in the care of a babysitter who was suppose to be watching the girl as her mother works the night shift. ( I think this babysitter should be charged with negligence because obviously she wasn’t doing a very good job of sitting the baby!) The little girl’s savagely beaten, stabbed and raped body was found Monday in a dumpster on the premises. This story reminds me a lot of the Leiby Kletzky/ Levi Aron case. I’m not quite sure what is going on in the world today but I do know that it is a scary place to raise children. A parent’s biggest fear is that their child will be taken from them but in such a heinous and brutal way is unimaginable.
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Ryan Brunn; Accused Child Murderer
As reported by ABC News, Police today arrested a maintenance worker who lives at the same apartment complex where 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera is believed to have been bludgeoned, stabbed and sexually assaulted in a vacant apartment near the playground where she disappeared. What kind of sick person does this to a child? I’m curious to know in what order he committed his crime. He belongs in a cage no matter what but I pray that he was depraved enough to have killed the little girl before sexually assaulting her. I have a 6 year old and the sheer terror of the sexual abuse is more than I can stomach.

Ryan Brunn, 20, doesn’t have a criminal history, investigators said, but Georgia Bureau of Investigation director Vernon Keenan told reporters, “We are confident that Brunn is the killer and that is why he is in custody.” He is allegedly the murderer of this beautiful little girl who’s life was just at the very beginning but what the hell would trigger someone to want to do this to such a small child? Why would someone just wake up one day, with no criminal history, and think to himself “Today seems like a good day to savagely murder a little girl!” Obviously, there would have to be a predisposition to pedophilia but why this little girl? Why someone at the very complex where he worked? This could qualify him as one of the world’s dumbest criminals. I don’t know all the facts of the case ( as they’ve not all been released) but I hope they have some hard evidence because something about this case doesn’t add up.

Jorelys disappeared Friday evening from the playground at the River Ridge apartment community, where she lived with her mother in Canton, Ga. Her body was discovered Monday in one of the complex’s dumpster. This had to be the longest and worst weekend of Jocelyn Rivera’s life. As a mother, if your child disappears from your line of sight for an instance behind a rack in a clothing store THAT is enough to induce heart attack inducing fear.Your mouth goes dry, all you can hear is the rush of your blood to your brain, you get dizzy and you feel as if the entire weight of the universe is sitting squarely on your chest. You can’t breathe.You don’t want to breathe. You want to stop time and rewind to the previous second when your child was in your line of sight. To go an entire weekend feeling that way, not knowing where your child was, whether she was dead or alive would be enough to drive a mother mad. My heart goes out to Jorelys’ mother, Jocelyn Rivera. Monday, every mother’s worst fear was realized for her.
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Photo Judiciaryreport.com
To commit a crime in which one kills a child in such a brutal and savage way, there really has to be something effed up Ryan Brunn’s head. Ryan Brunn you most certainly deserve this week’s throat punch if you committed this heinous crime against little Jorelys Rivera . There was an article today in which they said Jocelyn Rivera, Jorelys mother, was asking for the death penalty for her daughter’s alleged murderer, Ryan Brunn. I’m not sure how this was surprising or newsworthy, I am certain that any parent whose child was murdered, bludgeoned, stabbed and raped viciously would call for the exact same justice. That is if those parents didn’t exact justice on the suspect themselves.
If you have a post that you think gives out a Throat Punch, please add the Throat Punch Thursday Button into your post and link up here so we can check out who you’ve given your throat punch to! Also, don’t forget the Shabby Apple giveaway ends tonight at 11:59 pm EST and the winner will be announced in tomorrow’s Fashion Haul Friday post. Low entries and there is still time to get your hands on that Shabby Apple Lois Lane dress! Good luck.
The world is a scary place but it becomes a lot scarier when the people you see every day, your neighbors, are the predator. We are all hyper aware and teach our children not to go too close or trust the stranger on the street, but how do we protect our children from the familiar assailant? How do we protect our children from the Levi Aron, Casey Anthony and Ryan Brunn’s of the world?
Ryan Brunn; May the Punishment befit Your Crime
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2011/12/08
Throat Punch Thursday ~Sesame Street’s Big Fat Gay Wedding
I am all for equal opportunity in every aspect of life, including a gay wedding and marriage. I wish that every single person in the entire world could be free to live their life without judgement or persecution regardless of color, race, religion or sexual preference. But, alas, that is not the world we live in. Sadly, we don’t live in a world of acceptance or understanding instead we even lack tolerance. We live in a world where the moral majority likes to look down its nose at anyone or anything that is not what they deem appropriate.
I think we need to teach our children not to be tolerant but to be accepting and loving of all people. But it shouldn’t be forced or shoved down their throats. It needs to be organic.So, when I read a post on Mommyish.com referencing an article in the New York Daily News titled
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Online Push for Bert, Ernie to have a Gay Wedding on Sesame street
I was a bit taken aback. Apparently, there is a petition to have Sesame Street have a gay wedding take place between Ernie and Bert. This is not organic. This is shoving an idea in front of an audience who will not only not understand why suddenly Bert and Ernie are in the same bed but we, the parents, will be left to explain this concept. More than that, I don’t want my children used to push a political agenda. What’s next on Sesame street? Abortion? Teen pregnancy? STDs? I trust PBS to help me teach my kids the alphabet, numbers, shapes and colors. There are few channels that I can say that I trust.Usually because they are selling my kids out to the highest advertising bid.*I’m talking to you Nickelodeon. Sesame Street has been a great learning tool for many parents but I don’t think this particular topic should be broached with this audience. It’s teaching an agenda to an audience held captive by puppets.It’s bullshit!
My Throat Punch this week goes to the 700 strong who have signed the petition to push this agenda. Not because it’s the wrong agenda but because it’s the wrong place and the wrong audience. Most of the general public is not a fan of helicopter parenting because of how it doesn’t allow children to grow and form their own experiences and opinions, so how is this acceptable? It is forcing a position on a controversial subject onto our children. What happened to free will? I thought that was, after all, the ultimate goal. Free to be you and Me. Not free to be who you want me to be! What do you think about the idea of a gay wedding on Sesame Street?
If you know someone who deserves a Throat Punch this week, please link up. The link is up for a week. Just GFC follow The TRUTH about Motherhood, grab the button(located under the “buttons” tab) and put it in your post and then link up your post. Leave a comment here so I can visit your Throat Punch.

Sesame Street’s Big Fat Gay Wedding
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2011/08/11
Blog Plagiarism~How to prevent it,How to find it & How to STOP it!
Many of you are aware that over the past two weeks, I have experienced an onslaught of blog plagiarism. The plagiarists have been using my blog as their own personal idea bank. Some have stolen my mission, my title and now a direct copy of my post. Don’t these people know there is only one Truthful Mommy and one real The TRUTH about Motherhood and that’s me! Sunday, the plagiarist hack broke my bloggy back and I couldn’t take it anymore. I went to my source for bloggy support, understanding and wisdom…Twitter and my readers. It has to be said, social media can really rock your world in unexpected ways. Within minutes, many of you had sent me helpful sites, legal letters to demand that the infringer take down my material, letters to the plagiarist’s host and even the latest in plagiarism laws. You people amaze me so much that I feel I need to take all the great information that I received and share it to help my fellow bloggers from falling victim to such heinous crimes!
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Photo Credit Chris Lamphear
Prevent Plagiarism
There is no way to truly prevent plagiarism. My blog is clearly marked with a copyright. I also have the BlogProtector plugin that doesn’t allow people to copy and paste my content. Though, obviously that doesn’t stop them from rewriting it verbatim on their own site. But as you all know, where there is a will there is always a way. I believe this in every aspect of my life and so why wouldn’t there be a way to get around this. These unscrupulous plagiarists see your challenge and raise you a cheap imitation or a verbatim copy. Scoundrels, they obviously have no talent of their own to speak of so they set to stealing the intellectual property of those of us who do. The best thing you can do is be proactive, become familiar with the Copyright Act and register your blog/trademark title with the United States Copyright office. As a blogger, it would be particularly beneficial to be familiar with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
How to know if you’re a victim of Plagiarism
There are a whole slew of Wordpress plugins available to help keep you informed as to whether or not you are being plagiarized. There are different software programs available that can check to see if copy is redundant on the internet and in effect let you know if your intellectual property is being used by someone else. A couple free plagiarism checker sites that I found were www.Copyscape.com , Google Alerts and www.Duplichecker.com. You can also purchase Plagiarism Detector software, which I hear is good but I have not personally tried it ( obviously) but would like to have something that could tell me in real time when someone has copied my content rather than stumbling onto it or having it ping-back because the moron plagiarist copied it with an internal link to one of your older posts ( mental midget). Which actually could be a low cost way to catch thieves, internal links to your older posts WILL ping-back and you will catch the perpetrator.So check your spam comments. If you want to do it the hard way, you can always individually Google common phrases in your posts and it will lead you to any duplicates.
How to Stop Plagiarism
Well, personally, I’d love to stop a plagiarist by stringing them up and beating them like a pinata ( but you already knew that, right?) Since we can’t do that, here are a few things we can do to clean up the mess. Under DMCA ( I told you to familiarize yourself with it) you can issue an immediate take down notice. This is good because under the law, the hosting ISP ( according to Black Star Rising, you can find the infringing Web site’s hosting ISP through a “who is” search at sites like Domain Tools or Whois.net) of the infringing plagiarist, while not liable for the plagiarism itself is responsible to remove the material from the site after proper notice has been given. An immediate take down notice would be this notice. For an excellent example of the take down notice check out Black Star Rising. You can also send a legal notice to the plagiarist and ask them to remove the copyrighted material and threaten legal action.
This course of action was suggested by one of my readers ..
“If you produce the content, you own it and deserve any and all commercial benefits deriving therefrom. (I’m writing a story on this for one of my clients right now so I’m all up to date and ready for a fight with content pirates.)
If that ( the immediate take down notice) doesn’t work, you can always go their advertisers or ad syndication network to let them know that their ads are appearing on the site of a content pirate. That can make them skedaddle fast.
You can also take the licensing approach as in: “Hey, how awesome that you are finding value in my content! I noticed we don’t have a license agreement in place so here’s one for you to sign, along with an invoice for $$$ for your use of my content.” Who knows, you may even get a new revenue stream out of it. “
I think she is brilliant!
Other courses of action? If you know of any other please let me know. And if you think this can help any of your blogger friends, please share it. I think most of us are pretty trusting and there is so little known about how to stop these plagiarists, we need to be armed with all the relevant information that we can get hold of. Thanks for all the help, support and advice. Do me a solid, if you see my work on anyone else’s site, let me know. I’ll bring the bat and we can all celebrate by taking whacks at that damn plagiarism pinata![/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
2011/07/12
How Being a Father Has Changed Me
Continuing on with the celebration of the 2nd anniversary of The TRUTH about Motherhood, I am excited to introduce you all to today’s special guest writer, Josh of DadStreet.com.
My name is Josh, I’m an East Coast Transplant currently living in Monterey, California.
I’m completely and utterly in love with my children and when I’m not drooling over them I’m doing one of the following: drinking wine, taking pictures, playing with my iPhone, listening to an audio book, trying some kind of new food, surfing online, sleeping, watching TV, yappin’ on the phone, and last but not least trying to spend quality time with “The Boss”. Oh, and I’m extremely sarcastic so please note that about 92% of what I say is crap. True crap but crap nonetheless…
I “met” Josh via Twitter and he is a really funny guy with a great sense of humor, a deep love for his wife and children and pretty damn snarkilicious for a Daddy. What’s not to love,right? So, if you are not familiar with Josh, please do yourself a favor and stop over at www.DadStreet.com and check him out. I would also highly recommend that you follow him on Twitter, he is a great conversationalist and will keep you on your toes. Thank you Josh for celebrating my 2nd blogiversary with me and sharing your TRUTH about Fatherhood!
My Truth: How Being a Father Has Changed Me.
I’m in love with more than one person. Growing up I wasn’t your typical “dude”. For whatever reason I could only date one girl at a time. I don’t mean I’d go out with one girl at 5:00 and then another at 6:00. I mean, I’d always wind up being in a relationship with one girl, never dating around. The thought of having feelings for more than one person at a time was just too confusing for me. So there was no way I was going to juggle multiple girls. It came as a surprise to me that I could love anyone other than my wife as much as I do. Then even crazier was the notion I could love more than one baby. I was so guilty when my wife was pregnant with Jake. I was guilty because I felt like I was taking away something from O in order to give it to Jake. Oh the guilt! You’d think I was a Jewish mother I had so much guilt. Oy Vey! But you know what? I can love more than one person and I do! I love them all so much and each in their own way. I’ve learned love is not quanitifiable and it knows no boundaries, certainly not when it comes to my family.
I’m scared to death and fear nothing. Oh the things that scare me now that I’m a dad. Moving cars in parking lots, sharp objects, choking hazards, stairs, illnesses, disease, crime, old playground equipment, unfriendly pets, earthquakes, fire, Hello Kitty, and Barney. Okay, the last two scare me but not quite like the rest. The thing is becoming a dad made me realize how important these two are to me. The thought of anything happening to them is almost inconceivable and just the remote thought of something bad fills my eyes with tears. The reality though is quite different. I know I don’t need to fear these things. My babies can rely on me. I will take care of them. With everything in my power they will not fall victim to those things in my control.
I’m relied on regardless of how reliable I am. Before being a dad I could goof up (often), make careless mistakes (often), and act irresponsibly with little recourse. I’ve learned though that’s not going to be on the menu now. Nope, Jake and O rely (very literally) on me for everything from food, water, and shelter to learned morals, values, and integrity (among many other things). I have to be responsible now. I owe it to them, they demand it, they deserve it, and they shall get it. Might I slip up? Might it take a while to get this kid (at least the bad parts of this kid) out of me? It might but I’m going to give it my best and demonstrate to them what a reliable Dad looks like.
I’m selfish but my children come first. I never thought of myself as a selfish person before. Though it’s funny what you find when you actually look in the mirror. I don’t think I was selfish in a mean, screw you kind of way. It was more of an absent minded, I’m a big idiot kind of way. Having Jake and O has made me realize they need to come first. I had my time to myself first and now it’s time for them. That doesn’t mean I should neglect my own needs, of course. Just that my priorities need to be focused with their best interest in mind, they are my priorities now.
I want to teach but haven’t been taught. A few months back I realized how awful our financial situation was. I realized how many changes needed to take place, and fast. One impetus for the change was that I wanted our children to be financially independent. I didn’t want them to know what debt was. I didn’t want them to be like their dad when it came to finances (at least the old me). How could I teach them to be fiscally responsible if I couldn’t be myself? I knew I had to first learn before I could teach. This of course doesn’t just apply to finances but every important thing I want to pass on.
They had no choice, I do. For the last 3 years and 2 weeks I’ve been a father. My children didn’t have a choice who their father was going to be. For most of my life I’ve known we had choices in which we make that determine where we go. However, I wasn’t living that way. Since having become a father I’ve started to truly grasp what it means to have a choice. Many things have happened to me that I had no control over. Things in the future will continue to happen to me and to my family under which we have no control over.. How I respond to these things, however, is directly in my power. I have the choice to be the person I want to be. I choose who I am.
I want to be the father I want my children to have. I’d always wanted children, from a very young age.. I’d always thought about what it would be like having children. I never thought so much about what it would be like to be a father though. I have very high expectations for the type of father I want Jake and O to have. Traits I’d want for their father include:
Honesty, Integrity, Responsibility, Sensitivity, Thoughtfulness, Intelligence, Down right funny, Active, Supportive, Educative, Inspiration, Spirituality, Compassionate, Energetic, Charitable, and Dependability to name a few. Yeah, that was more than a few but who’s counting?
Am I all these things now? No, but I’m working on it and the important thing is I now know what it is I’m working towards. We live our lives building what in the future will become our legacy. Many of us will build our legacy without ever knowing what it was. Being a father has taught me that I decide who I’m going to be and I determine what that legacy will be. Now that I know what I want my legacy to be as a dad, I can pave the road to it.
I want to show my children that they can build a path to whatever destination they want in life. They can’t begin to build that path though if they don’t know where they’re going. I know where I want to be and I know where I’m going. I will take my children with me and teach them the same. I have begun to learn what being a dad has taught me about myself. I know that I will continue to learn, as being a dad is as much about teaching our little ones as it is about learning from the experience.

2011/05/04
Nutrisystem Update Week 14~ Exciting news for you
This week when I weighed myself, I was ecstatic to find that I had lose 1.5 pounds. Which brings my total back up to 17.5 pounds lost on Nutrisystem. I was pretty upset by that pound gain last week but I can say now that I am very happy to see it was only a short visit it was paying to me. I have also incorporated the Biggest Loser workout for the xbox into my workout routine. I love my Zumba but I feel I need something a little more intense to get the calorie burn that I want.
I am still very much enjoying the Nutrisystem meals. Lately, I have really been loving the spaghetti with meat sauce for dinner. It is pantry stable and only takes a minute to a minute and a half to cook in the microwave. I top it with a whisper of Parmesan cheese add to it a nice big salad and a cup of ice cold skim milk.YUMMY!
Another meal that I have really been enjoying is the Select frozen gourmet glazed chicken tenders with green beans with almonds. It is awesome. The green beans are crisp and the almonds add the perfect amount of crunch to compliment the tenderness of the chicken. It’s making my mouth water just to talk about it:)
Also, there’s more exciting news Nutrisystem has introduced a new BMI app for the iPhone to help Americans stay on track to reach our health and weight loss goals! I am all about my iPhone and any app that can help keep me on the right path is fabulous in my book. The free downloadable BMI App is the latest addition to the Nutrisystem Suite of Weight management Mobile apps.
The new app, which is downloadable for free at (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bmi-body-mass-index/id410449057?mt=8#), will provide Nutrisystem members and non-members with an engaging way to quickly and easily assess their BMI, as well as track and monitor changes in BMI over time.
BMI is an effective way to estimate healthy body weight and one of the most widely used diagnostic tools to help identify health and weight problems. The Nutrisystem BMI app for the iPhone features the ability to:
· Calculate BMI in seconds and tell the user if he/she is underweight, healthy or overweight
· Generate a basic diet plan to help improve and maintain an ideal BMI
· Save and track BMI data
· Provide reminders for regular BMI checks
“When it comes to healthy living, knowing and monitoring your BMI is a very important step in the right direction. At Nutrisystem, we feel that it is our mission to help all Americans lead a healthier lifestyle,” said Chris Terrill, Chief Marketing Officer of Nutrisystem. “With the introduction of this new, free BMI app for the iPhone, we’re making it simple for anyone – members and non-members alike – to measure their BMI and make positive changes to improve their health.”
Added Terrill, “This app is the latest addition to Nutrisystem’s suite of health and weight loss mobile apps. It furthers our commitment to serving as a leader in the mobile space for weight loss management solutions.”
The introduction of the new Nutrisystem BMI app for the iPhone follows Nutrisystem’s announcement that it has conducted an extensive revamp of its food program. Last month, Nutrisystem announced that it is incorporating its highest scoring, best tasting fresh frozen gourmet foods into all of its weight loss plans at the lowest price in the Company’s history. The Nutrisystem 28-day program will now include one-third frozen foods and two-thirds of pantry foods and comes with a gourmet money back guarantee and free shipping.
The Nutrisystem® Select® Plan, available only in the Continental U.S., can be purchased by calling the Nutrisystem hotline 1-800-891-3215 or logging onto www.nutrisystem.com.

And don’t forget, right now Nutrisystem is the lowest price it has been since 2003~ If you ever wanted to try Nutrisystem…NOW is the time! What are you waiting for? Start your New You Revolution today!

DISCLOSURE: Nutrisystem is providing their program to me free of charge in exchange for my participation in the Nutrisystem Nation Blogging Program and weekly updates. I am not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed in this post are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

2011/02/13
Inaugural Throat Punch Thursday Link Up; Skins, Sibs & DownLow Jammies
This week is the first week that I am opening Throat Punch Thursday up for linking up and I am very excited! Basically,the premise is this…you write a post about who you think deserves a Throat Punch.It can be anybody in the entire universe.It can be personal, it could be someone in the news ( my favorite source is CNN) or anyone or anything that you think warrants getting its Throat Punched. A high and hard punch to the gullet, you be the judge. Once the post is written, come here, grab the button and put it on your post, and link up.The only thing that I ask is that you follow me. If you are looking for the GFC button, select “more info” tab on the header and there it will be.
Moving on with my selection for Throat Punch Thursday, I have to be honest,there were so many asshats this week that I could not narrow it down to one single recipient.So, for our inaugural Throat Punch Thursday link up I have selected three recipients.
The first recipient is all the crazed Mommies up in arms about this stupid ass MTV show “Skins”. Believe me, I want to boycott that bitch for the poor acting alone but come on..link ups to boycott a show? It’s a show from the same folks who bring you “Jersey Shore” what were you expecting? I mean, who even watches MTV anymore? It sucks.That’s a fact. You should expect it to suck. I fully agree that Skins is not appropriate viewing material for anyone under the age of 18. But we have parental control,do we really want to bring censorship into the mix? Then there was the whole the kids are under 18 who are “acting” in the show.Well, I’m pretty sure their parents have to sign a waiver and a guardian has to be on set. Do we put the parents in jail?I mean where does this stop? Let’s just turn the damn channel and call it a day!So, to you ladies, you get a Throat Punch!
Next,Oprah’s “Secret”! How the hell is this newsworthy? Have we become so ridiculous as a nation that the world stops and holds its breath to hear Oprah’s “Secret” but there are people dying in the streets from hunger, no shelter and violent crimes but for Oprah…we care! I personally don’t give a shit if she has a sister or 20. I don’t give a rats ass if she is part man or donkey or whatever. I know she’s “Oprah” but that doesn’t make her any more valuable than any other person in the world..to me. Hopefully, to her Mama and that half sister of hers,she is worthy of caring about her secret. So, Throat Punch to everyone who stood in silence for an entire day waiting to hear this ridiculous piece of information.I am glad she can get that out to 8million people…I believe that is what she said her reach was on Barbara WahWah. Kudos to you and your reach.
Last, but certainly not least, the creators, distributors and wearers of Pajama Jeans! Need I even elaborate? But you know me, of course I will. First, who the hell are they supposedly fooling? Do any of you confuse jeans with pajamas? It’s almost as ridiculous as those Jean diapers.Because, obviously, we were all fooled. I am sickened that not only do we make everything Super sized, this causes people to be super sized and instead of trying to get everybody healthy, some idiot decides “why do that? Let’s just make “Pajama jeans” so everybody fits them because they are PAJAMAS!” When did that become OK? To wear our pajamas around town, I must have missed the memo. I do take a personal offense that they market them to “Busy Moms”. As if it takes so much time and effort that us sodding lazy Mommies can’t be bothered to button a fly. Or maybe its that they think we have such low regard for ourselves that this is a step up from our yoga pants. Well, I say no! If I’m wearing my yoga pants, at least I’m half way there to working out. With Pajama jeans, I’m half way back in bed…super sizing myself. So, to you PAJAMA JEANS and all of your affiliates I say you get a donkey kick to the head for being such insulting bastards!
Well,that wraps up my Throat Punches for this Thursday. I hope you will all link up and leave me a comment so that I can come read your posts! I can’t wait to see who you all bestowed your Throat Punches on. Happy Throat Punch Thursday! And remember, don’t get mad..give them a Throat Punch!
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2011/01/27
The Birth of Christ for the Social Media Savvy
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! I had to share this for all my social media savvy friends.
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2010/12/25
JumpStart Giveaway; FREE 3 Month Membership
I was recently given an opportunity by Knowledge Adventure, creators of the award-winning JumpStart and Math Blaster series of educational children’s games, to enjoy a 1 year membership to JumpStart online for free. I was very excited because I am all about anything that makes my girls love learning, makes them healthy or cultured. JumpStart certainly fits the bill when it comes to helping my girls love learning.
For more than 15 years, Knowledge Adventure has set the standard in kids’ software by creating the finest educational products for use in the home and the classroom.I was actually familiar with and had worked with the JumpStart series in the past while working in the education field. So, I was thrilled to be asked to try out their new online membership. There is also a free demo available if you’d like to try it out for yourself!
In addition to the CD games (which is what I had worked with in the past), JumpStart has launched a browser-based virtual world at www.JumpStart.com, for kids 3-10 years old. Kids can create avatars called Jumpeez for themselves and explore magical worlds, discovering and unlocking games, videos and storybooks that teach everything from math to reading. My girls loved the Jumpeez because they could personalize their names, and everything about them from their skin color, eye shape, to their outfit, eye color, hair color, etc. My girls loved how they could make their Jumpeez a reflection of them self.
Over the next year, JumpStart. will continue to add more features, portals and learning games to this site. The membership also allows access to thousands of additional lessons , available under downloadables. I think that is awesome! My only problem is finding enough time to utilize all of these wonderful tools. Though, it is quite fantastic to know that they are right here at the touch of my hand (or that of my girls) rather than one more thing that I have to find storage space for in my already full house of children’s toys, books, etc.I encourage you to check it out at www.JumpStart.com.
The first area is called StoryLand, aimed at 3-5 year olds. This is the area that my children explored being that they are 3 and 5. When exploring the site, I would highly recommend listening to directions before just jumping in and taking off. My girls and I found that when we did that, we were left not knowing what direction to go or how the different areas worked. It’s pretty easy to figure out, with some patience, but if you have little ones, like I do, I would recommend saving yourself the trouble and listening to the directions in the beginning.Story land has wonderful learning games that my girls really thought were great. To name a few areas of education/entertainment was Sound Box, which is a phonics game to help recognize the letter and its sound, there are also numbers recognition, matching. The great thing about the JumpStart games were that my girls were having so much fun ‘playing’ they just wanted to keep in learning. In my book, that is always a plus.
Older children can also explore AdventureLand and MarineLand, designed for kids in kindergarten to second grade. In addition, children in 3^rd to 5^th grade may be interested in checking out FutureLand, geared towards older children. JumpStart also just launched our most popular area, the Enchanted Sanctuary, where kids can hatch and raise their own dragons! This is a little too advanced for my girls but we will get there.
JumpStart also has a parent blog, which is great to go to and find out what new features JumpStart has available on the site so that we can utilize JumpStart to its full potential. You know me, I am certainly a lover of a good blog. Who isn’t, right?

Knowledge Adventure has also been generous enough to provide one of my lucky readers with a 3 month membership for your lovely child to enjoy the JumpStart phenomenon. Awesome, right? Wondering how you can win this awesome gift for your child? Well, knowledge is power… so here’s how you can give your child the power….
- Mandatory* Follow me via Google Friend Connect.
- Mandatory* Email Subscribe to my blog.+2
- Mandatory* Add me to your blog roll. (Link me to your blog so I can find it!)
- Visit the JumpStart demo and tell me what you think.
- Blog about this giveaway & link me to it. +5
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- Follow me on Twitter
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*Contest open to readers 18 years old and older. Contest ends 7/21/10 at 9 p.m. EST. Winner will be chosen randomly. Be sure to leave your email address in your comment unless it’s visible on your Blogger profile. (If I can’t contact you, a new winner will be drawn.) Winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email. If winner does not claim their prize in the 48 hour period, a new winner will be chosen at random.
“Disclosure: I was provided with a 1 year JumpStart membership at no cost by Knowledge Adventure in order to test the products’ abilities and give my own personal opinions on it. The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but were NOT influenced by the company or the free product provided.”
2010/07/05
Self-Worth~I’m No beauty Queen,I’m Just Beautiful Me
Today, I’m linking up my Self-Worth post @ Ciaomom.com. I stumbled across her link up as, one by one, all of my Twitter friends were sharing it. Of course, I wanted to know what all the excitement was about and then I read her post and I knew. In a world full of self-doubt and deprecation, she is spreading the idea of self-love and self-worth. Can you imagine?
Self-Worth
I am the Mommy of two daughters and my biggest fear in the WORLD is that they will follow in my footsteps down a path of self-doubt and poor body image. In my teens, like most girls, I was very unsure of my place in the world. I was tall before any of the boys in my middle school. Then puberty hit and all the body changes that accompany. In a matter of a summer, I went from the cute, smart girl with the big almond eyes to being an amazon by middle school standards, breakouts, breast buds, braces, body hair, hips and being extremely uncomfortable in this new foreign body. 8th grade was a hard year for me. I no longer tried to stand out for excellence, I wanted to be invisible. I was afraid that if someone saw me they would notice (or worse) point out my flaws.
It didn’t help that my parents were both in great shape. My dad was very athletic and, once puberty started for me, he had the habit of telling me that I “needed” to run more. In my head, I heard ” You are not good enough yet, you need to run so that you can be perfect and worthy of love“. This plants a seed of self-loathing. Have I told you how much I hate running to this day? My already uncomfortable place in my new skin became unbearable. By the time I left for college, I was so afraid of the Freshman 15 that everyone had been sure to warn me of that I was resigned to subsist on the least amount of calories possible. 17, that was the age I was when I started on my 8 year battle with anorexia/bulimia. I never binged and purged. Never. I was a perfectionist. I starved myself to about 600 calories a day and then I vomited it all up. Everything, even water. If it went into my mouth, it came out almost immediately after. The very thought of food in my stomach was enough stress mentally to make me vomit involuntarily. It left me feeling NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
But this is not what I want for my girls. I want them to have an exorbitant amount of self-confidence, self-esteem and most importantly
Self-Worth
To do this, I have to lead by example so here is my list of what I love about myself ( after years of therapy and self-understanding:)
I love those big, crazy almond eyes of mine because I can see and cherish my daughters’ daily
I love my voice because it sings to my girls and speaks to those I love
I love my hair, it’s curly and sometimes straight and it’s beautiful
I love my strength of character because it has helped me to survive my past and go after my future
I love my resolve because it helped me overcome 8 years of eating disorder
I love my intelligence and wisdom to know what I can change and what I can not (even when it’s hard to accept).
I love my laugh, it’s loud and crazy like Ricky Ricardo but it is authentic and when you hear it; my heart is happy
I love my body for allowing me to conceive, grow and birth my children
I love my wit and humor which has allowed me to keep perspective
I love my personality that has landed me my wonderful husband ( of course the 25-year-old tits and ass didn’t hurt either:)
I love my uncanny knack to assess a situation, size up people and never back down from anything
I love that I don’t know the word quit
I love that I am so socially charged that I am NEVER uncomfortable in a group, in fact, I thrive amongst people
I love that I am honest to a fault
I love that I am genuine
I love that I love with the same faith in people that I have in God
I love that I can forgive and move past circumstances
I love that I have grown to love my own skin for all that it’s worth ( I still battle the body dysmorphic disorder) but even on days when my eyes are unhappy with the mirror, my mind knows better.
I love that I am not perfect but I am worth it. To quote Selena Gomez ( yeah I have kids…busted), I’m no beauty queen, I’m just beautiful me and that is better than good enough. And today, “I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE ANYONE ELSE!” Where does your self-worth come from?

Self-Worth

2011/07/14