It's Back - Paws for the Cause 2008

This walk this year Sunday Oct 5th in downtown Ridgefield. Check out ROAR's website for more info. It's a really fun event - hope to see you there!

My First Habitat Build

and I didn't build a dang thing. I moved and moved and moved lots of split wood. Apparently they cut down 7-8 trees on the property about a week or so ago. Today was about splitting and stacking wood - about 6 hours worth to be exact (and there's still more to go!). The funny thing is, as I was driving up to the property I was thinking that I've been spending a lot of time in my head lately and this would be a perfect way to get outside myself. Well the thing is with all the chain saws and motorized splitter going you have nothing do to but get into a groove and be in your head - I guess I needed to learn a little more. I have a friend who has been cutting and stacking a lot of wood lately - I definitely have a new appreciation for what it does for him - it's an active form of meditation. I also have to say I have to give props to my work mate Chuck - he's 77 and walking around on a bad knee. He limped more and more as the day went on - I couldn't even think about stopping as long as he was still going! He was an inspiration!

Donate Those Dresses!

I have come across this organization several times in the past few days. I decided it was the world shouting at me to share! Glass Slipper Project is an organization that collects all those bridesmaids dresses that you will never ever wear again and distributes them to disadvantaged girls to wear to the prom. How cool - I love this idea! (This said from the girl who didn't go to her own prom.) Glass Slipper is based in Illinois, but I did a quick search and found Operation Fairy Dust based out of NYC. Does anyone know of a group that does this here in CT?

Working with ROAR and Blue Buffalo

I'm really happy to announce that I'm working on a project with ROAR, a wonderful animal rescue program in Ridgefield and Blue Buffalo, a pet food company that is changing the industry - for the better of course! We're working on a fundraiser set for the latter half of the year. When all the final details get hammered out I'll post the info here - in the meantime check them out and see what great work they're doing.