New Book Review:
Best Friends
now up over at Just Can't Stop Reading!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
The Scene In Which I Am A Little Fired Up
I'm warning you now, kiddos, I've taken out my biggest, tallest, soapiest soap box and I'm standing UP ON IT.
For Planned Parenthood.
Because there are women in this country who cannot afford healthcare.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not have access to OB/GYN services.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not have access to preventative screenings for cervical cancer, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not be able to practice safe sex (if that is their choice.)
Who would not, without Planned Parenthood, be able to access care and avoid unwanted pregnancies.
So the fact that the U.S House of Representatives has voted to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding......
IS PISSING ME OFF.
As are the many comments all over articles, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter that applaud this measure because "here in America, we don't fund murder!"
ALSO PISSING ME OFF.
Because abortion? Here's the thing about THAT. If THAT were part of this federal funding, if THAT were up for discussion, if THAT was a viable argument, fine.
BUT THE FEDERAL FUNDS DON'T FUND ABORTIONS.
THE FEDERAL FUNDS, IN FACT, FUND ALL THE THINGS THAT KEEP WOMEN FROM GETTING PREGNANT.
NOT GETTING PREGNANT= NOT SEEKING AN ABORTION.
If you truly don't want women to have abortions, YOU JUST TOOK AWAY ALL THEIR SUPPORT IN KEEPING THEM FROM FACING THAT DECISION.
Hey, I told you I was fired up.
If you agree with the cut off in federal funds, that's totally your right as a citizen. If you agree with the cut off BECAUSE you don't want to fund abortion, that's stil your right to think that, however, you need to understand that your argument is incorrect.
And if you disagree? Please add your voice to Planned Parenhood's "I Stand With Planned Parenthood" campagin.
For Planned Parenthood.
Because there are women in this country who cannot afford healthcare.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not have access to OB/GYN services.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not have access to preventative screenings for cervical cancer, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases.
Who, without Planned Parenthood, would not be able to practice safe sex (if that is their choice.)
Who would not, without Planned Parenthood, be able to access care and avoid unwanted pregnancies.
So the fact that the U.S House of Representatives has voted to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding......
IS PISSING ME OFF.
As are the many comments all over articles, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter that applaud this measure because "here in America, we don't fund murder!"
ALSO PISSING ME OFF.
Because abortion? Here's the thing about THAT. If THAT were part of this federal funding, if THAT were up for discussion, if THAT was a viable argument, fine.
BUT THE FEDERAL FUNDS DON'T FUND ABORTIONS.
THE FEDERAL FUNDS, IN FACT, FUND ALL THE THINGS THAT KEEP WOMEN FROM GETTING PREGNANT.
NOT GETTING PREGNANT= NOT SEEKING AN ABORTION.
If you truly don't want women to have abortions, YOU JUST TOOK AWAY ALL THEIR SUPPORT IN KEEPING THEM FROM FACING THAT DECISION.
Hey, I told you I was fired up.
If you agree with the cut off in federal funds, that's totally your right as a citizen. If you agree with the cut off BECAUSE you don't want to fund abortion, that's stil your right to think that, however, you need to understand that your argument is incorrect.
And if you disagree? Please add your voice to Planned Parenhood's "I Stand With Planned Parenthood" campagin.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Oh hey, 100th Post!!
Apparently "Snowpocolypse" marked not only the craziest blizzard that's hit the Midwest in awhile, nor the first time I've ever ice skated down a public street, but MY 100th BLOG POST! Woot!!
....crickets.....
I suppose it's a little anti-climactic when you have to count down the number of posts still scheduled from the ones actually posted. Danged foresight at writing all of the "Recyling" posts in advance.
Well, anyway. It happened. Yay!
....crickets.....
I suppose it's a little anti-climactic when you have to count down the number of posts still scheduled from the ones actually posted. Danged foresight at writing all of the "Recyling" posts in advance.
Well, anyway. It happened. Yay!
The Scene In Which I Am In A Book!
Hey kids!
Just your average Monday morning...did a little laundry, checked email, caught up on a few blogs, and OH HEY, I'M IN A BOOK!! It's called Single.Women.Entreprenuers and it's available on Amazon!
I'll back up.
Several months ago, I met the amazing Erin Albert by chance via another Indianapolis entreprenuer, Tiffany Benedict Berkson- friend, neighbor, entrepreneur and history guru- as they grabbed a cup at Starbucks.
As Erin was in the process of speaking with Tiffany about the book she was currently working on (single women entreprenuers) Tiffany shared with Erin that I'd spent the past few years working on my own business and was now self-employed.
Erin and I exchanged info, and several days later she contacted me about sitting for an interview for her book!
Needless to say, I said yes.
The premise of the book, I learned, was to profile successful women entreprenuers who had all been unmarried (single, widowed, divorced) at the time they began their own business and print the interviews they gave.
Despite the fact that I started dating Cute Boy about, oh, thirty seconds after quitting my job to pursue my business full-time, I was single at the time I started lilly lane, and single at the time I left my full-time job, so I qualified.
And was interviewed.
And got really excited about the book.
And then realized that a LOT of women in the book are passionate female entreprenuers with years of experience who can speak eloquently, forcefully, and factually about statistics, trends, and a myriad of other topics on why women are better entreprenuers than men and why single women make better entreprenuers and why women need to be considered authorities and a LOT OF OTHER STUFF THAT I DID NOT TALK ABOUT, because what I DID talk about was how I really liked flowers and didn't like fundraising and my dad started his own business and I was like hey, this seems cool, I think I'll go do this now with NO experience and NO training and NO real foresight, but hey, it worked!
So I'm a little bit worried that next to these other women, I'm going to sound a little different.
Which I'm OK with.
Because if I'm being honest, I DIDN'T have a ton of experience when I started my business. I hadn't, and still haven't, read eight thousand books about the subject. If this book had existed prior to my starting, the odds that I would have stumbled across it, purchased it and read it are probably pretty slim. I'm just not that person. I didn't take a class, didn't write a 90-page business plan, didn't raise capital, and didn't do a whole lot of other things that maybe some other people do.
Which is actually pretty fantastic, because at the end of the day, I'm thinking this book exists to show women that you don't have to fit a mold to be a successful entreprenuer- you just need a good idea and decent work ethic.
You might learn a few other lessons, too.
But you'll have to get the book to find out!
Just your average Monday morning...did a little laundry, checked email, caught up on a few blogs, and OH HEY, I'M IN A BOOK!! It's called Single.Women.Entreprenuers and it's available on Amazon!
I'll back up.
Several months ago, I met the amazing Erin Albert by chance via another Indianapolis entreprenuer, Tiffany Benedict Berkson- friend, neighbor, entrepreneur and history guru- as they grabbed a cup at Starbucks.
As Erin was in the process of speaking with Tiffany about the book she was currently working on (single women entreprenuers) Tiffany shared with Erin that I'd spent the past few years working on my own business and was now self-employed.
Erin and I exchanged info, and several days later she contacted me about sitting for an interview for her book!
Needless to say, I said yes.
The premise of the book, I learned, was to profile successful women entreprenuers who had all been unmarried (single, widowed, divorced) at the time they began their own business and print the interviews they gave.
Despite the fact that I started dating Cute Boy about, oh, thirty seconds after quitting my job to pursue my business full-time, I was single at the time I started lilly lane, and single at the time I left my full-time job, so I qualified.
And was interviewed.
And got really excited about the book.
And then realized that a LOT of women in the book are passionate female entreprenuers with years of experience who can speak eloquently, forcefully, and factually about statistics, trends, and a myriad of other topics on why women are better entreprenuers than men and why single women make better entreprenuers and why women need to be considered authorities and a LOT OF OTHER STUFF THAT I DID NOT TALK ABOUT, because what I DID talk about was how I really liked flowers and didn't like fundraising and my dad started his own business and I was like hey, this seems cool, I think I'll go do this now with NO experience and NO training and NO real foresight, but hey, it worked!
So I'm a little bit worried that next to these other women, I'm going to sound a little different.
Which I'm OK with.
Because if I'm being honest, I DIDN'T have a ton of experience when I started my business. I hadn't, and still haven't, read eight thousand books about the subject. If this book had existed prior to my starting, the odds that I would have stumbled across it, purchased it and read it are probably pretty slim. I'm just not that person. I didn't take a class, didn't write a 90-page business plan, didn't raise capital, and didn't do a whole lot of other things that maybe some other people do.
Which is actually pretty fantastic, because at the end of the day, I'm thinking this book exists to show women that you don't have to fit a mold to be a successful entreprenuer- you just need a good idea and decent work ethic.
You might learn a few other lessons, too.
But you'll have to get the book to find out!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Scene In Which Snowpocolypse Hits
SNOWPOCOLYPSE DAY 2:
the crops have frozen over...
already, sacrifices have been made.
the crops have frozen over...
the wagons are frozen to the ground...
the rations are running low....
already, sacrifices have been made. Tips from the Calendar- February
Part 2 in a 2011 Series of recycling tips courtesy of my dayplanner. I'm easily amused.
Tip of the Month: Buy energy certificates, and support the renewable energy market comprised of water, wind, and solar power.
Week 5: Wear vintage. Visit your local thrift store for cool duds. (*I'm all about this one. Who wants to come with me to Broad Ripple Vintage, Goodwill and Harloh's??)
Week 6: Place a "No Junk Mail" sticker on your mailbox.
Week 7: Train your grass to grown more deeply and require less water by mowing your lawn at the highest setting. (*Again, a tip for later in the year....when Indiana isn't buried in snow and ice).
Week 8: Wrap it up. Use old newspapers, magazines, and gift-wrap for presents. (*And WHAT A COINCIDENCE! My birthday is this week! Please feel free to wrap ANY of my wonderful gifts in recycled paper!)
Tip of the Month: Buy energy certificates, and support the renewable energy market comprised of water, wind, and solar power.
Week 5: Wear vintage. Visit your local thrift store for cool duds. (*I'm all about this one. Who wants to come with me to Broad Ripple Vintage, Goodwill and Harloh's??)
Week 6: Place a "No Junk Mail" sticker on your mailbox.
Week 7: Train your grass to grown more deeply and require less water by mowing your lawn at the highest setting. (*Again, a tip for later in the year....when Indiana isn't buried in snow and ice).
Week 8: Wrap it up. Use old newspapers, magazines, and gift-wrap for presents. (*And WHAT A COINCIDENCE! My birthday is this week! Please feel free to wrap ANY of my wonderful gifts in recycled paper!)
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