Tickled Pink

Average is exceptional

I was lucky to attend a meeting last night where the featured speaker was Rebekah Pierce of Average Girl Magazine (www.averagegirlmagazine.com)  Rebekah's unique combination of inspiration and humor while talking about how to care for your self had all of us tickled pink.  Her story about starting the magazine after her cousin died after being assaulted by her husband was both inspirational and a great reminder of how many women suffer from domestic violence (visit www.safeharborshelter.com/ for more information about domestic violence prevention).  It reminded me just how lucky I am in that department.  That along with the reminder that I need to take care of myself was just the thing to start the year off.  How will you care for yourself today?

Snow as physical therapy

I loved this story I heard today about how perspective can change things for us.  My friend, Kaye, was injured in a car accident last summer.  She had some lingering challenges in the mobility of her arm/shoulder.  There is lots of snow where Kaye lives AND she has a long drive way AND she's often not happy with the job that the snow plow does.  So as a result, she has begrudgingly been shoveling her driveway.  She is not fond of this job.  But now she has begun to see that the mobility in her arm/shoulder has improved.  And, you guessed it, she's pretty sure its from shoveling the snow!  So instead of viewing shoveling the snow as a chore, I think her perspective now is that it's her inexpensive form of physical therapy.  I'm just tickled pink that Kaye is starting to feel better and that she has a new perspective on this task.  How about you?  Can you look at a "chore" in your life and see it as something valuable?

Beyond Boobs

Beyond Boobs! is a non-profit started by a friend of mine, Mary Beth Gibson, to help young breast cancer survivors.  They have a beautiful calendar of beautiful breast cancer survivors (the cover features, none other than gorgeous Mary Beth herself) with lots of educational information.  I'm completely tickled pink today that the organization and the calendar were featured in the Sunday Richmond Times Dispatch.  I know their goal is be featured on Oprah, and this has got to be a step in the right direction.  To learn more about Beyond Boobs or to order your own calendar (what a great gift for all of the women that you care about!), go to www.beyondboobsinc.org.  Mary Beth had a hand in the start of this Tickled Pink experiment.  She doesn't know this, but while I was starting to think about the idea, she showed me the calendar and mentioned that she was a bit embarrassed to be featured on the cover.  She didn't want to seem like she was self-promoting.  OK, so here you go Mary Beth, you don't have to be self promoting, because I am going to do it for you.  Go to www.beyondboobsinc.org today and check out this awesome calendar!!

New Year's Resolutions

Oh, its that time again.  Time to swear that this is the year to lose weight, get in shape....Well, I'm just tickled pink that I took the first step, literally, today.  Hubby and I went for a lovely walk this morning since the kids are visiting grandma.  It was a lovely time of the morning; we saw a couple of hawks and were able to catch up.  What about you?  Are you tickled pink about some changes in your health?  We'd love to hear about it (give us a comment below).