Emotional Health
Empowering Girl’s (and women) Shirt/Bag Giveaway
I recently discovered a line of clothing and other products that aims to inspire, empower and build girls’ self esteem. It’s called Gis4Girl and the stuff has some serious girl power.
Gis4Girl was launched in December 2008 by print designer Erin Boudreau. Erin designed her products with one purpose in mind — to create fun and meaningful clothes [...]
Beauty Tip of the Day
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve added a Beauty Tip of the Day widget to my sidebar. I’ve included the widget in this post, as well. But if you’re looking for a beauty tip each day, come to my site, click on the title of any article and then you’ll see the Beauty Tip of [...]
8Sep2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
A Different Kind of “Giveaway”
Today, instead of posting a new giveaway, I’m going to ask the readers of Lipstick to Crayons to read the tragic story below and then consider giving. It’s a story about a Mom who is literally fighting for her life after giving birth to triplets. It’s a story about a rare but lethal medical complication. [...]
2Aug2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 4 comments | Continued
Site Gives Answers from Millions of Moms
You’ve heard of Wikipedia. But have you ever heard of Mamapedia? It’s an an innovative Web site that lets moms tap into advice and answers from millions of other moms on an array of parenting topics – from potty training to party planning.
The site also tracks live top searches (what’s hot on the minds of moms right now?) [...]
30Jul2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
A Lamp that Can Keep the Blues Away
I’ve often joked during the rainy weeks leading up to my beloved St. Louis summers that I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I’ve made similar comments in the middle of a long winter. Those endless days of gray, overcast skies just wear me down.
But SAD is a real condition. In fact, it’s a common [...]
What Are You Running From?
My favorite form of exercise is running. Okay, pretty much my ONLY form of exercise is running. I’ve attempted to incorporate other activities from time to time, which I wrote about here. And I failed miserably. I just don’t enjoy anything else, really.
I’ve tried to get my husband to run with me. He did run [...]
Paint Your Toe Nails, Help a Cancer Survivor
We all love those summer manicures and pedicures. But wouldn’t they be even sweeter if you knew you were helping someone else simply by picking up a bottle of your favorite nail polish?
Look Good…Feel Better, a national public service program that helps women cope with appearance-related changes from cancer treatment, and OPI, one of my [...]
WordWorld bucket set GIVEAWAY
We have extended this giveaway until January 5!
The Lipstick to Crayons sisters are always looking for good educational toys and shows that our kids will actually like. We’ve recently been introduced to WordWorld and so far it has staying power with our kids.
WordWorld is an Emmy-winning PBS KIDS television series that reaches children ages 3-5 [...]
