Sunday, August 21, 2011

Help Me Help Others!

I've recently tweeted a request for you to join me on my Free Rice team, Making a Difference, and I wanted to take a moment to further elaborate on this request so that you have a thorough understanding of what my team is about, how it helps others, and what it entails on your part. In case you aren't familiar with Free Rice, it's basically a game of questions and answers where every correct answer donates 10 grains of rice to starving children in Africa. There are various subjects in which you can choose to play like English Vocab, English Grammar, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Mathematics, Literary, and Art. I've personally enjoyed using this tool to strengthen and reiterate the little bit of French I've learned in classes. All you have to do to join is create a free account, or simply log in by connecting to your facebook (it entails maybe 2 clicks of your mouse at most). But don't worry, Free Rice doesn't post to your facebook page unless you click "Share". This is an easy fun time passer, especially if you're anywhere with a few seconds to waste. As I've previously said, giving is a gift itself; the opportunity to make a difference in the life of another, and Free Rice only entails giving a few seconds of your time! Anyone and everyone is eligible!

My personal goals for my team is to bring people together so that we can see the impact we can make as a team. We currently have 3 members, including myself, and have already donated 22,000 + grains of rice for those in need. If only 3 of us can donate this amount, imagine what 5, 10, 50, or 100 of us could do! I am enclosing a link to my group page so that it's easy for you to join: http://freerice.com/content-group/making-difference-5.

So as my final plea, please consider joining my group. By helping me, you are also helping others, and in return helping yourself in the gift of giving. The feeling you'll get inside is irreplaceable. Thank you to those who have joined and those who are soon to join! It means a lot!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Hello Again

Ahh, if the road were only paved with good intentions it wouldn't be so rocky! I've definitely INTENDED to blog more this summer than I have, but busy and exciting things have been happening so I beg your forgiveness. Just a brief update, Jude is doing well though he and Bruce still don't play well together. That being said, Bruce is doing well too. This summer Madison and I both pitched a few songs for our first time which resulted in a positive reaction, and therefore lead us into adding "business owners" to our personal lists of adjectives as we now own our own publishing company. Speaking of business, Fall term starts back on Aug 29 and I will continue to obtain my business degree which is ever nearer! I also intend to continue writing for The Alchemist and will post links to my publications as they come into fruition. Our tour schedule has been busier than ever this season so on our days home we've learned to make time to relax despite the little things that may need not-so-mandatory attention around the house. I've successfully NOT reached my personal reading goal for the summer (of 10 books, should've been easy breezy), though I read Kara DioGuardi's biography this past weekend. You see, a particular series met it's official close at the box office this summer and my attention to any other literary existence was non-existent. Can't help it, I had to say my proper goodbye! However, Black Friday came early this year and presented itself in the form of "Border's Going Out Of Business Sale" which means our in home library is now complete with the proper oh-so-comfortable furniture we basically got for a steal of a deal. So, I'm a happy girl!

Recent pensives:
"Difficult" is a temporary adjective best erased by time and experience.

Xoxo,