It’s right at your fingertips.
Warmups
Free Zumba and Other Workouts on YouTube
Pitbull
So Many Violent Pitbulls, So Many Violent People
Washington Book Club
Stephen King Writing Sequel to The Shining
Working and Parenting
Weather-proofing Your Kid
League of Fair Trade Voters
Stand Against Land Grabs
There are plenty of legal ways to see free movies while you’re living on the cheap.
Cheapin’ Out
Free Ways to Watch Movies
Washington DC Job Market
Campus Progress Hiring Development Manager
League of Female Voters
Beskirtted Women, Beware of Rapist!
Movie Center
Hollywood, Stop Making Movies About Non-Characters
Halloween Talk
Make a Halloween Advent Calendar
Fair Trade Voters
Ask Amazon to Stop Using Sweatshops
Africa Journey
Stand Against the Ivory Trade
League of Blue Voters
Help Pass the American Jobs Act
Bachmann Sucks
No, Michelle, Insurance Companies Aren’t Paying for Abortion
Choice Voters
Help Stop DC Abortion Ban
Freaky Phenomena
Have a Real Halloween Adventure This Year
Fashion Gallery
10 Free Costumes Using Your All-Black Outfit
Fun Report
Start Planning Your Halloween Practical Jokes
Grocery Talk
Use STL Mommy for All of Your Couponing Needs
League of National Park Voters
Take Action for Our National Parks
You might want to check this information to see if your birth control was recalled.
League of Pro-Choice Voters
Birth Control Recall
Family Zone
Panera’s Baker in Training Program
Picture Book Club
Monster Mama
Female Voters League
Pulling Over the Pretty Girls
This judge’s punishment system looks promising! Headdesk.
Church and State Voters
Don’t Want to Do the Time? Go to Church Instead
Fantasy Book Club
Secret Circle is a Big, Fat Fail
Internet Chronicle
PETA, Porn Doesn’t Help Your Cause
Letter to the Media
Hey Families, Get a DVR So You’ll Never Have to Talk Again!
It has been another really rough week. Between illness, finances, techy issues, and some really awful issues much bigger than me and my world, it’s been an emotional funhouse. But then my cousin reminded me–without even trying!–how lucky I really am, and how far we’ve come as a family–particularly my former preemie daughter who is thriving and more awesome than I could ever imagine.
This week, I love…
fall shirts and long sleeves * Halloween decorations starting to pop up * making ice cubes with food coloring and painting with them outside with our toes * Wood Sprite playing “scientist researcher” in the bathroom and creating “cures” with cups, spoons, sprinkles, water, and “plants,” or green construction paper bits * nostalgic childhood cough drops * my amazing sister helping me out AND leaving candy; she is the best! * Mr. Sara heading out on-foot to search for jobs and his can-do attitude (fingers crossed; he has another interview on Monday!) * our awesome free trial at Blockbuster; we’ve seen five movies for free so far * NYQUIL. It is my current best friend * So is Dayquil and Mucinex, by the way * being able to work from home while sick; at least I can toss my tissues around and not have to wear shoes, yo * the soft, worn patches on my old pants; they may be holey, but they are mine, and it feels almost like petting a cat when I rub my knee * Wood Sprite’s cool rhythm sticks from Kindermusik (now she wants “a drum set with a guitar and speakers and a microphone” for her birthday!) * how positive and funny Wood Sprite is, even when Mommy sure isn’t * doodling Hunger Games characters in the bathroom * re-reading bits of The Secret Circle, though I can’t seem to find the third book (though the show royally sucked; I’m not going to sit through one more episode) * watching Loop Scoops with WS * making the most out of canceled field trips and play dates with our imaginations (and a Kleenex box catapult) * hot tea with lots and lots and lots of honey (I’ve gone through three boxes this week; I’ve been sick since Friday!) * Arnold Days! It was so much fun taking WS to her first carnival and to watch her enjoy the rides with wild abandon * Glee and Modern Family are back! * knowing that no matter how many injustices occur in our world, there are thousands of us–millions of us–who care and who will always demand better
The pop sensation continues her amazing crusade to stop bullying.
Peace Report
Lady Gaga’s Mission: Outlaw Bullying
Xbox Horde
Addicted to Gaming? Maybe He’ll Be a Medical Hero
Great News Blog
West Hollywood Bans Fur
Farm Voters
Want to Ward Off Sickness? Tell Big Farms to Stop Using Antibiotics
Farm Subsidy Voters
UK Bans Farm Ad for Misleading Content
Please make the call today!
360 Blog
Support the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Turtles Forever
4,600 Sea Turtles Killed Every Year in US Hatcheries
Female Report
“Girls” is Not a Derogatory Term
Anti-Nuclear Voters League
No Nukes? Tell the White House to Stop Nuke Subsidies
Health Food Report
Disney Really IS Toxic
Sara J. Schmidt 