Getting ready to schedule your first mammogram? Looking for information on what you should know before you go or ways in which to prepare? Look no further! Just 2 weeks ago, I was scrambling to gather whatever information I could find to prepare for my first mammogram. And only this…
Breast Cancer Awareness: How Breast Cancer Has Touched My Lifegiving back • my world • giving organizations • tips for giving back
Breast Cancer—The family that lived right across the street from the house I grew up in were close friends of ours. We went to church together. One of the girls was only a year older than me and we played every day. I have two really strong memories of…
Child Labor: Hanes and Others Fight for Childhoodgiving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
Childhood—What is childhood? The most simple definition is a time of youth. TheFreeDictionary defines it as "the early stage of existence or development of something." Childhood, at its best, is actually a privilege, one which most mothers work fastidiously to preserve, guide, and encourage in their children. The luxury…
Hanes: Successful Corporate Social Responsibility in a Sweatshirtgiving back • me • beauty & fashion • bettering communities
Eco-Friendly—Did you know that when Jyl was in Florida recently, she wore a sweatshirt made from recycled plastic bottles? Did you even know that sweatshirts—comfortable ones—can be made from plastic? Well, they can, as demonstrated by Hanes, a brand that has pledged to reduce the environmental impact of the…
mom • family fun & traditions • parenting • home management
Home Management—When I was in El Salvador last year, we stopped at a lake and walked down a steep hill to get to the water's edge. There, we encountered a large group of women and children who were washing their clothes in the cold water using rocks to scrub …
