How about a quick, happy story? We could all use one of those. My friend’s son had a birthday a couple days ago. He turned five years old. Celebrating birthdays right now takes some creativity. My friend made a poster and put it outside of her house for her guy’s special day. A local tow […]
paying it forward
Today’s Opportunity For You To Pay It Forward
I get contacted fairly regularly by people, asking me to share Kickstarter or Go Fund Me or whatever campaigns. Very rarely do I do anything with them. VERY RARELY. I’d love to be able to help everyone out, but I just can’t. Every once in a while, though, I come across something that really strikes […]
Paying It Forward — Free Private Swim Lessons With Not Your Average Mom
Five years ago when we were in a really bad place financially, I shared our struggles here on the blog. I didn’t do it looking for anything. I did it because it felt good to let it out, and it felt freeing to be completely honest about our situation. Something happened as a result of […]
Not Your Average Crisis Team is asking you to Please Help Susie!
Not Your Average Crisis Appeal – Susie’s family needs you to make it through! Hello again from the ladies of Susie’s Not Your Average Fitness Group. We’ve been in touch before. And we’re so grateful for your generous contributions to the GoFundMe campaign we created for Susie. As you know, Susie and her family have had a […]
THANK YOU
Holy Shnikes. I don’t really know where to begin. A couple days ago I wrote a post explaining my current situation. I wasn’t looking for money or handouts. I was more writing the post because I know I’m not the only person in this situation. And what I know is that being in this situation […]
An Update From Patty!
Editor’s Note: If you are new here, a few months ago I received a comment from a reader. That led to this post. And then this post. The readers of this blog came together to help. It was a pretty amazing experience. We all fell in love with Patty, and many of you have been […]