Moving Past Your Mistakes

Posted by: gretchen on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

I ran across this fantastic article by former Pets.com CEO Julie Wainright.  It’s called Five Life-Changing Mistakes and How I Moved On and it’s worth the read. Bookmark it.  Here’s an excerpt:

Julie WainwrightI would like to tell you that I was down but not out. That I just brushed myself off and got on with life. I didn’t. At first, I kept myself hyper-busy. That lasted for about three months. Then, I sank into a depression. I’m sure I was in shock for a long time. It was a very dark, confused time in my life. I kept pushing myself to get back to normal. That didn’t happen. I never got back to myself. I became better than I was.

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American Girl Place Rocks

Posted by: gretchen on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

American Girl PlaceMy husband and I took our girls to the American Girl Place a couple weeks ago as part of our vacation. Let me preface this post by saying I like American Girl for their books and movies, but I am not a fan of dolls and frilly outfits.  And I really don’t like the color pink. I know American Girl Place is sort of a mother-daughter special event, but I really wasn’t looking forward to going. I was going because my girls wanted to go, but I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal for me.  It’s rare, but I can be wrong sometimes. Read more

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Women Will Be Responsible for World Peace

Posted by: gretchen on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

OlympicsCheck out this snapshot of two women from warring countries celebrating their victories in the 10-meter airgun event at the 2008 Olympics.  Natalia Paderina of Russia (left) and Nino Salukvadze of Georgia linked arms and smiled for the crowds yesterday, even though their home countries are at war.

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Meet Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor

Posted by: gretchen on July 21, 2008 | 5 Comments

Eva KorYesterday I met an absolutely amazing woman by the name of Eva Kor.  Eva is a survivor.  At the age of 10, Eva and her twin sister Miriam were sent to Auschwitz and subjected to medical experimentation by Dr. Josef Mengele.  They remained in the Nazi death camp for about 9 months before being rescued from the sub-human and torturous conditions.

I was able to hear Eva speak yesterday in an interview format with a video presentation behind her on the big screen.  The pictures were difficult to watch and her story was equally gruesome.  I expected that, tho.

What I didn’t expect to find was… Read more

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Jenny’s Heroes Make A Difference

Posted by: gretchen on July 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

Back in the day when I actually had time to watch TV, I used to watch the Jenny Jones show. I am a Jenny fan and I have been for quite some time. Jenny is also a fellow percussionist so that gives her instant cool points in my book anyway. b-)

Recently I was notified about a new venture called “Jenny’s Heroes.” I checked out the web site and found out that Jenny is giving away $1,000,000 this year to deserving individuals who want to better their community. There is an application process and Jenny is directly involved in the selection and follow-up processes. This is a great motivator, not because people are getting cold, hard cash to spend, but that they are being rewarded for their sacrifice and dedication to helping others in need. You can read each recipient’s story and follow the diary to see how they used the funds to make a difference. Major kudos to Jenny for such a brilliant program. :)

Jenny’s Heroes

Side note: This is especially intriguing to me because one of my goals with Girls Can’t WHAT? is to build up enough revenue to also give away one million dollars. I’m quite a ways off from reaching that goal, but that won’t stop me from trying.  In fact, I am not waiting until I have amassed my fortune to do this. I regularly contribute to charities and good causes directly from my Girls Can’t WHAT? account and I frequently donate my designs and products to women’s organizations for fundraisers, etc. I track it in a spreadsheet and every once in a while I take a peek to see where I am with the total. Some day I will be able to say I gave away one million dollars - not because I want to pat myself on the back - but because I want to inspire others to do the same. I have everything I need already. Some people don’t. I can help. ;)

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