Archive for March, 2009

Goods for Goodness Sake

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

I was very excited to find my order from Goods for Goodness’ Sake waiting for me when I returned home from work yesterday. Goods for Goodness’ Sake donates 100% of profits to customer-selected charities through the sale of products created by small businesses. I originally heard about Goods for Goodness’ Sake via the Operation Nice [...]

Day #27, 28 & 29: 29-Day Giving Challenge

Monday, March 9th, 2009

I finally finished my 29-Day Giving Challenge.  I must admit it was a worthwhile experience as it forced me to think each day about what I could be doing for other people. I also wanted to try to “give” something different each day so that requirement made me be more creative and search for giving [...]

Fund Find: Butter Lane

Friday, March 6th, 2009

While perusing my favorite blogs, I came across a sweet review of Butter Lane on The Haystack Needle. I thought I had been to every specialty cupcake bakery in The Big Apple, but evidently, I was wrong.

Butter Lane is actually a cupcake bakery with a twist: they let you create your own cupcake! That’s right, [...]

Wit & Wisdom Wednesday: Friendship

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

I’ve been thinking about friendship quite a bit recently. Moving out of New York City meant leaving behind wonderful friends who made my experience in the city unforgettable. I’ve reconnected with a grade school friend I hadn’t spoken to in over ten years for the simple, but inexcusable, reason that we lived far apart. And, [...]

Day #24, 25 & 26: 29-Day Giving Challenge

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Continuing my quest to catch up on my 29-day giving challenge reporting:
I am definitely not a phone person.  It’s just so impersonal, and I’ve never claimed to be any good at idle chit chat. I much prefer to hang out with loved ones than gab on the phone with them for hours and hours.  Unfortunately, [...]