DATE: Saturday, June 23, 2012
TIME: 9am – 12pm

PLACE: Douglas Park in Santa Monica
Chelsea Avenue (Between Wilshire and California)
Santa Monica, CA 90403

We will be set up on the NW side of the park. (Close to the playground.)
WHAT: bring your used adult clothing and accessories, sort them in the pile according to size and then swap away (clothes, shoes, accessories, belts, scarves, anything that you are tired of wearing and want to swap for something different)

We need everyone to please spread the word to your other friends. If you belong to a list, please post the information.  All items left at the end of the swap will be donated to charity.

Any questions, please contact Snow at snowwht@gmail.com.

This post is to let you know about a really cool event happening for parents of daughters.  Check it out:

Tech Savvy: Preparing Girls for the Future with STEM

“If we’re going to out-innovate and out-educate the rest of the world, we’ve got to open doors for everyone. We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in (STEM) science, technology, engineering, and math.”

- First Lady Michelle Obama

Today’s girls at risk of losing out on tomorrow’s opportunities. Find out why there’s still a gender gap in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — and how you can give your kids the skills they need to succeed. For anyone interested in youth development.

Thursday, May 10, 2012 

6:45-8:30pm

Marlborough School

250 South Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles

Panelists:

Jane Margolis, UCLA Graduate School of Education, Author

Nadine Afari, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Director of USC JEP Young
Scientist Program

Amy Kim, Director of STEM programs, Girl Scouts/LA

Simone Wu, Google Engineer

Moderator: 

Dr. Barbara Natterson Horowitz, UCLA Professor Division of Cardiology, Author

Opening Remarks:

Yalda T. Uhls, Los Angeles Director, Common Sense Media

Please help us adhere to City requirements and commitments with our neighbors by parking in our Third Street parking lot. Please do not park on the street.

Attendance gets you automatic entry into raffle for a chance to win 10 tickets to see one of two IMAX® films at the IMAX, California Science Center, “Born to be Wild” or “To The Arctic” in 2012, winner will be announced at the end of the program.

Suggested donation of $5 online here or at the door

It’s a very quick read, chock full of tips, tricks, and best of all beauty product recommendations that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Definitely a resource you want to keep on hand as a reference.

Skin Rules reads like you’re chatting with your bestie who also happens to be a dermatologist. She touches on topics such as cleansers, what to look out for in sunscreens, acne, and for women of a certain age (me!) anti-aging creams and serums.

Some of the rules are no-brainers, such as the one about beauty sleep not being a myth (dark circles are never a good accessory) but there was plenty of information, especially the over-the-counter recs that had me taking notes.

I’m not a sun worshipper, so the rules about sunscreen and protection go on for a bit too long. It’s such an interesting read from her perspective, I wish she would have included even more information. Each rule is about a page to a page and a half. My only gripe is that there is no table of contents or index and you’re reduced to flipping through the pages to find what you’re looking for.

Want to win a copy of Skin Rules and a cool gift bag filled with beauty products mentioned in the book?  Leave a comment below about your best beauty trick and one lucky winner will be chosen randomly.  Enter by March 13th and the winner will be notified on 3/14/12.

Here’s a video of the winner being selected.

Or if you don’t feel like watching – the winner is L. Malaika Cooper.
 

Babies must be 18 months or younger to enter and the deadline is 5/31/12. One grand prize winner will receive $1,000 and an AVEENO® Baby ORGANIC HARVEST™ gift pack.

Winners will be determined on or about July 9, 2012 and will be notified by mail, telephone or e- mail on or about July 11, 2012. Be sure to check out the rules and eligibility requirements here.

From Academics to Sports, Beach to Science, Resident (sleep-away) to Day Camp, we provide an opportunity to visit with over 50 camps at each event. Speak with Camp Directors and get the scoop on the best summer camp experience for your kids!

I went last year and it’s a great place to start investigating summer camp options and most of the camps are offering early bird discounts as an incentive.

3/10 - Norris Pavilion, 27570 Crossfield Ave., Palos Verdes

3/11 - John Adams Intermediate School, 2425 16th St., Santa Monica 
(Between Ocean Park Blvd. & Pearl St.)

Along with Got Milk’s latest campaign with Salma Hayek, they’ve also created a fabu site with everything you wanted to know and more about breakfast. It’s aptly called The Breakfast Project.

Salma Hayek along with celeb chef Ellie Krieger were on hand to debut the new commercials as well as the

Ellie Krieger & Salma Hayek

site.

Did you know that one cup of milk has as much protein as an egg? Me neither. Now I won’t feel so bad if at the very least, my child gets a cup a milk on her way out the door in the mornings.

The Breakfast Project has plenty of helpful tips to jumpstart your mornings. Salma Hayek offers a few of her own including how she keeps a variety of cereal on hand so her daughter won’t get bored.

There are also recipes. Ellie’s breakfast cookies look yummy and seem like the perfect on-the-go food. So check out the site and see how much better your mornings can be.

To this, in what seems over night (I’m guessing because not only have I not experienced this transformation with my child but even if I did, I have been sternly forbidden not to write anything about said child online).  Tweens, got to love ‘em.

Please, keep your fingers and crossed that this will happen quickly and I can put this episode far, far behind me. I only have three words to say to the next person who may be considering co-signing a loan for their friend, brother, lover or Jesus….DON’T DO IT!

 Topdentists.com is sponsoring a contest – Who Makes You Smile? All you have to do is to uploada captivating, exciting photo of yourself with someone who makes you smile, and write a brief description about the picture in 140 characters or less (think Tweet caption).  Hit the social media campaign trail and use Twitter, Facebook, blogging, email and word of mouth to enlist all of your friends, family, friends of friends, family friends – everyone! – to vote for your submission by February 24.

The five submissions with the most votes will be eligible for the grand prize. The top three entries within 100 miles of Troy, MI; Philadelphia, PA; Aventura, FL; Austin, TX; and Beverly Hills, CA, will be judged for the five regional prizes.  Go here for complete details.

Good luck and keep smiling!