The Sewing Mom

I ran across this and I just had to sit and watch. It begins with the funniest Barbie ad I’ve ever seen and continues on with Amy Poehler, an American comedian and actress (Mean Girls and Baby Mama). Amy was also a member of the Saturday Night Live cast for the better part of the last decade. While Amy is known for her humor, in the above video for CozmoTVNetwork, you’ll see a little more serious side of Poehler with a hint of comedy mixed in.

You can see the title, “Smart Girls at the Party”, and I love it. I have a 12 year old who is highly intelligent and yet, sometimes I think she doubts her popularity or her ability to have friends. I love how this show emphasizes the importance of being yourself. In fact, a statement on their website says “girls changing the world by being themselves”, it’s the perfect statement that every adolescent girl needs to hear. In fact, I had this very conversation with my daughter the other day, not only telling her, but emphasizing the same holds true for her friends. They need to like each other for who they are now, not who they think they need to be to impress others. This really is a tough age.

I really believe in what this video has to offer and I have agreed to help spread the word. If you would like to help, you can get your own widget here and put it on your own site. If you are a parent, I’m sure you will agree that this is an important issue for all kids. Watch this video and you’ll see a wonderful young lady who is being true to herself. I am looking forward to future episodes. By the way, this image can also be embedded on your MySpace or Facebook pages.

I have been somewhat absent from my blogs and my computer because I am in training for my new job.  I trained for 4 weeks back in September and October before being laid off due to the economic times.  I then got called back to complete my training in early January and have been going in to work M-F for the last 3 weeks.

On Tuesday of next week I will actually graduate from my training and will be a full fledged employee.  I will continue to work on site for another 5 days and then will be working from home.  I am so excited that I can barely wait.  This job offers me so much flexibility.  The pay isn’t the best, but it’s not commission and it’s not sales, so I am pretty happy about it.

In the mean time, I am glad to have any and all visitors to my blogs.  Please be patient, I am doing my best to respond to all comments!

As many of you know, I own a sewing/embroidery machine that I do all of my sewing work on. I love my machine and the embroidery has opened up a world of possibilities for me. Having an embroidery machine does not mean however, that I can meet every customer request that I get.

For example, while I can embroidery letters and names, it takes time for me to create the graphic design on my computer, transfer it to my embroidery machine and then stitch it out. There are also certain items that I don’t enjoy working with such as ball caps and smaller pieces of pre-made clothing. For those types of embroidered products , I recommend Threadsmith.com because they have a patented technology that allows them to create digitized graphics on demand. They also have no minimum quantity requirements and fast delivery.

I’m personally considering using Threadsmith.com to created a personalized sweatshirt for my daughter with her softball team logo and player # on it. The team provides the uniform, but no other clothing items and I can assure you, she needs a sweatshirt and sweat pants when they play in the winter, which they do here in Texas. I can simply upload the team logo and they take care of the rest, it couldn’t be more simple.

So, for any of you wondering how to get something personalized, whether it’s for an individual or a whole team, you may want to consider Threadsmith.com.

I just wanted to take a moment to apologize to those of you who stop by regularly to either drop your Entrecard or to visit or both.  I have been struggling with time constraints that have given me very limited time on my computer and I am way behind in everything from comment responding to reading email.

The good news is that I am just a few weeks away from having a more forgiving schedule that will again allow me more time with my blogs and my readers.  I thank you for being patient and allowing me this time.  I hope you will continue to come by, I look forward to ALL of your visits. 

The medical field never ceases to amaze me and I’d like to share a recent event with you.

I have a very dear friend who, many years ago while in her early 30’s, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn’t let it get her down, completed every single treatment her doctors recommended and took every precaution. Eventually, to the joy of everyone, she was declared cancer free. 5 years later, the cancer returned, with a vengeance.

I can’t even begin to describe how devastated we all were at hearing of her diagnosis. The cancer had spread and she even had tumors on her brain. The prognosis did not sound good, and yet, my friend maintained her positive outlook. As she says, it wouldn’t help anyone, least of all herself, to be depressed and feel sorry for herself. I can only hope that I would have such an attitude if I were in her shoes.

The various medical test and procedures that she goes through, although not always easy, are amazing. She recently had to have a PET scan done and it was able to pinpoint a minute spot on her liver that the disease had traveled to, amazing! Because of that, they were able to make a very educated decision on treatment options. I am truly thankful to the medical field for searching so diligently for a cure. While we don’t yet have that cure, they are sure coming up with new and better ways of battling this and other diseases.

In fact, I was recently reading a few C’Elle Testimonials and I’ve discovered that there is research currently taking place to see how stem cells that are found naturally in menstrual blood can be used to treat diseases like heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and the one I’m really focused on, breast cancer.

C’Elle has patented technology for collecting the menstrual blood using an easy to use collection kit. For example, it would be possible for me to use the collection kit myself and have C’Elle store it for me. Then, if in the future, I or my daughter was diagnosed with any of the above diseases, it might be possible to use those stem cells from my sample, to treat our very own disease! Also, in the future, C’Elle and researchers will be looking at treating other diseases including MS and Parkinson’s.

I feel that I may just have to Order C’elle Now because the possibilities are all but endless.  I do want to share, if placing an order now, you will receive a special price of $499 for the Annual Plan (a $200 savings) and a limited-edition rhinestone engraved C’elle satchel (use code: CNB200 when ordering, offer ends on January 31, 2009) which is an added, pretty bonus.