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When Life Kicks You
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Simple DIY Pink Button Keychain
This DIY button key chain is super simple and can look a multitude of ways depending on what you want. I, of course, chose the pink theme to go along with my 31 Days of Pink for breast cancer awareness month. This is pretty easy and you could even do it while watching tv if…
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Pottery Painting for Breast Cancer Awareness
When my daughter was younger we used to love to paint pottery. So, for the 31 pink days of breast cancer awareness, I decided we needed to do this for one of the projects. We went to our local pottery painting shop, Hidden Talents, and spent an hour painting. This is the kind of place…
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Think While You Pink
I ‘think pink” during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for very personal reasons. The main two reasons are that I feel it honors my mother who died from the disease and also it gets people thinking about their boobs and taking care of them. I have no delusions that wearing pink or buying pink products…
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Simple DIY Pink Sugar Body Scrub
For breast cancer awareness month and my 31 days of pink I decided to make a DIY pink sugar body scrub. I adore the part in a pedicure when they use the scrub on my legs and feet so I thought this would be a great thing to make and use at home. And in…
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A Splash of Pink: Pink Hair Extension for Breast Cancer Awareness
For the 8th day in the 31 Days of Pink, we are adding a pink hair extension. This is a simple and non-permanent way to add a little pink to your life without making a huge commitment. You can take it out (gently) whenever you choose. Adding a pink hair extension still makes a statement…
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Simple DIY Breast Cancer Ornaments
I am all about simple. Especially when it comes to DIY projects or anything crafty. So these simple do-it-yourself breast cancer ornaments are as about as simple as you can get. They’re so easy it’s almost embarrassing, but they still come out super cute. Especially if you like pink. 😉 Here are the materials I…
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Breast Cancer Awareness: It’s About Showing Up
Yesterday, I hosted a breast cancer awareness open house. Breast cancer is a cause that is close to my heart and I wanted a chance to bring people together, talk about breast cancer, and hopefully raise a little money in the process. It was a relatively simple way to get women thinking about their…
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Why We Need To Keep Talking About Breast Cancer
Why is it important to continue talking about breast cancer? Haven’t we exhausted the conversation already? Doesn’t everyone already know about it? Breast cancer has been around for many years. We have become really good at talking about it. We even devote a whole month to it. It’s a common disease that people have become used…
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A Letter To Breast Cancer
To Breast Cancer: You have been my adversary for 23 years. Your ruthlessness has haunted me. Your unpredictability and deception have caused many sleepless nights. I was convinced you would return for me. I prepared my battle plan. Healthy Diet. Exercise. Self exams. Fundraising events. Yearly doctor visits. Yearly mammograms. MRIs. Biopsies. I wasn’t going…