What a Difference We Can Make

Every day we’re bombarded by messages to help cure this disease or fight that cancer.  It’s gotten to the point where a lot of us are desensitized to the messages and only truly support a cause once we are personally affected by it. But, what if you could be a part of something that really needs you?  What if you could directly impact the fight against pancreatic cancer and actually see the results?  What if you knew the research and clinical trials for pancreatic cancer can open the door to cures for other diseases and disorders such as autism, MS, bipolar disorder, diabetes and other cancers?  Would you be interested?

You might not know too much about it or know anyone that has been affected by it, but pancreatic cancer does need the support of each of us.  Through raising awareness, we’ll be able to fund more clinical trials and research which will lead us one step closure to giving pancreatic cancer patients a fighting chance. 

Karrie Forbes, Sunni Goodman and I traveled to Phoenix in July for an eye-opening look at TGen, the research and clinical trials they’re conducting and exactly what the donations from Mattress Firm Foundation have already helped to do.

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Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, Princess Aurora falls in a slumber while “In ageless sleep, she finds repose,” awaiting her Prince Charming.

This timeless Disney classic captures some significance – the reality that sleep is an ageless beauty remedy. Along with a healthy diet and exercise, it is important to make sure we are getting the right amount of sleep, which the National Sleep Foundation say is a minimum of 7 to 8 hours per night. Not getting a full night of sleep on a regular basis is negatively affecting our health, our productivity, and especially our overall appearance. Contrary to what one might think, our body gets a lot accomplished while we’re sleeping. [Read more →]

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If you find yourself on a daily basis feeling like Kristen Stewart’s famous facial expression, then you’re not alone.  It’s the look of  “oh, crap!  I can’t remember…”.  This kind of memory loss is something a lot of women experience.  [Read more →]

Every day I get a daily dose of love in my inbox.  I absolutely adore this e-newsletter.  It’s love, clarity, peace and happiness all wrapped up in one message.  There are even days when it points out some of the ugly truths we all share, but are too embarrassed to admit or deal with.  Funny enough, the solutions to those ugly truths are deep within our souls – we just have to learn to let go of our minds constraints and dig deeper.

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As if there weren’t enough reasons for a woman to get more sleep , now experts are saying a lack of sleep can take a toll on your marriage.   

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It wasn’t too long ago that common sense was something we would depend on.  When I was a kid, if I woke up in the morning hating the world and fighting to keep my face from planting itself in my bowl of cheerios then I didn’t get enough sleep.  If I woke up before my mom came in my room and turned on all the lights and yanked my covers off, then I slept pretty good.

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The crossed arms, furrowed brow, bottom lip jutting out and the ensuing huff’s and puff’s are the beginning signs of a pending battle every night in my house.  “Mom. I’m not tired!”  “I’m hungry!”  “Just one more minute!”  Recently, these little comments have been followed by bolder statements such as “You’re the meanest mom ever!”  “I’m not going to like you in the morning!” and other random statements to try to sway me to extend bedtime. 

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In honor of mother’s day, here is a list of all the crazy things our mothers used to say and inevitably, we find ourselves saying to our kids.  What’s your favorite mom-ism? 

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Did you know…

May is officially Better Sleep Month and the Better Sleep Council has revealed an epidemic that is wide-spread: Zombieitis.  Read more below from the Better Sleep Council.

Around the corner, infiltrating our neighborhoods, there is a zombie epidemic plaguing our society. Your coworkers, friends, family…no one is safe. Zombies are everywhere, and can be anyone. You might even be one right now and not even know it. That’s what is so troubling about this epidemic. It is silent and serious. [Read more →]

This is exactly what 65 riders did this past weekend as members of Mattress Firm’s Team Dream in the BP MS150.  This 180 mile bike ride from Houston to Austin is one of the most anticipated fundraising events each year.  Riders battle the Texas heat, wind, and hills all in the name of raising money to defeat MS. [Read more →]