It's hard to believe that National Infertility Awareness Week is already over. What an incredible week it was! I got to meet so many new people and be exposed to so many more blogs and resources out there... it was really just a phenomenal experience. I can't believe how much … Read More »
National Infertility Awareness Week
Sponsored by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Awareness Association, National Infertility Awareness Week is the last week of April each year in the United States.
What IF: One Year Later
365 days.33,760 plays.359,858 loads.I can't believe it's been a year since I released my What IF video.So much has happened in the past year that's it's crazy to think it's only been just a year; in other ways, it feels like it was just yesterday; I still remember going out … Read More »
National Infertility Awareness Week 2011: What’s Happening Around the Blogosphere
APRIL 24 - 30, 2011National Infertility Awareness Week is literally just around the corner! NIAW stands for so many things in our community: support, empowerment, awareness-raising, hope. In many ways, NIAW is about community and how we strengthen each other in our journeys by … Read More »
What I Learned from PETA & Why This Mattered
What a week folks, what a week.It's official: all references to NIAW have been removed from the PETA website, including on that directing Features page that would take you to the contest page itself. Again: thanks, PETA - much appreciated.I've had some time now to finally get … Read More »
Reflective thoughts on PETA forthcoming – promise!
Hey folks - I've been meaning to post a nice reflective piece on this whole experience. It has been a whirlwind of a week and weekend, but I'm literally running on empty right now between work and some after work commitments (in addition to getting my house cleaned/organized for … Read More »
A 2nd Open Letter to PETA: Thank You
TO: "Ingrid Newkirk" [IngridN@peta.org]CC: "Carrie Snider" [CarrieS@peta.org], "HollyAnne Dame" [HollyAnneD@petaf.org], "Tracy Reiman" [TracyR@peta.org], "Dan Mathews" [DanM@peta.org], "Lisa Lange" [LisaL@peta.org] SUBJECT: A 2nd Open Letter to PETA re: Win a Vasectomy - Thank … Read More »
PETA Update #3: Close, But No Cigar
It's been a crazy 48 hours. Let's recap: First I sent PETA my open letter in response to their "Win a Vasectomy" campaign. Then PETA wrote back... and told me to "just adopt." So I wrote them back again (does this officially make us pen pals?) and they wrote me back again with a … Read More »
An Open Letter to PETA
Ingrid E. Newkirk, President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 501 Front St. Norfolk, VA 23510 Dear Ms. Newkirk, I grew up listening to Bob Barker reminding me to "always spay or neuter your pets" at the end of each episode of The Price is Right. It's a … Read More »
Anyone else feeling that holiday funk?
At first I thought it was just me, but a friend on Facebook posted a link that shed some light on the situation.I blame Mercury.Professor Trelawney would agree.Mercury is in retrograde right now (trust me, I'm sure). In a nutshell, Mercury is the planet of communications, the … Read More »
I’m a Person With Passion!
I am honored to be featured today as a Person With Passion at Lisa Marsh's blog, Your Great Life. Lisa and I have been in touch since NIAW and she inspired me to write a post about Transforming from Patient to Advocate for her blog.Lisa is a Circle+Bloom Fertility Coach, … Read More »
