THINK PINK + GIVEAWAY

Did you know that Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the world today due to its high incidence and relatively good prognosis?

An estimated 4.4 million women are alive today in whom breast cancer was diagnosed within the last five years. However, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide.

More than 1.1 million women worldwide are newly diagnosed with breast cancer annually. This represents about 10% of all new cancer cases and 23% of all female cancers.

With more than 410,000 deaths each year, breast cancer accounts for about 14% of all female cancer deaths and 1.6% of all female deaths worldwide.

 

 This is my Mom...

My Mother, "Gisell Soto" is a breast cancer survivor and on October 20th,  2012 I will run in her honor.

 

I'll never forget the day that my mom came home and told us that they had diagnosed her with breast cancer. I remember feeling like my whole world was getting ready to fall apart. My aunt had just gone through breast cancer a few years prior but I never thought my mom would ever have to go through that.

As I watched my mom go through 33 radiation treatments and 12 chemo treatments, she became weaker and weaker after every treatment. Sometimes she'd just lay in bed for days, had no energy to get up or walk, and at times she wouldn't even talk to anyone. It's now been 9 years, although she continues taking chemo-medication daily, she continues to get screened regularly and she's now doing okay.

A Mom, a Grandmother, a Sister, an Aunt, a Friend, or even yourself have known of someone who was/has been diagnosed with cancer, that is a disease that truly changes their lives. But with your support it will help us get another step closer to a world without breast cancer. Won't you help me make a difference in someone's life?

  

 

In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

for every $10 donation you make, you will be entered to win $100.00 Visa Gift Card.

 

 

Giveaway will begin October 1st and run through October 31st!

 

 

To Enter:

Step 1: Make Donation by clicking here.

Step 2: Then come back Here and be sure to enter by going on the Rafflecopter below.

Step 3: Leave me a comment below stating you've donated with your First and Last name. 

 

Each entry will be VERIFIED.

 

Have you gotten your boobies screened lately?

 

 

 

 

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"Any Way the Wind Blows"

TGIF! Whew, never thought this week would come to an end. Hi guys, just stopping in for a quick second to introduce you to my new friend Sarah! You guys remember my 2 year Celebration Giveaway? Sarah, was the lucky winner of the $25 Shell Gas Card. And I've invited her to tell us a little about herself, while I'm busy with the finishing touches of my Bestie's babyshower.  You're going to love Sarah, trust me!

Hey gang! I’m Sarah, and I blog over at “Any Way the Wind Blows.”
It’s awesome to be here on “It's Never Too Late . . . Although I’m Always Late.”  Thanks so much, Libby! You’re awesome!

I starting blogging in college because this really cute hippie guy told me I should.  Yep.
 Even though I told stories constantly, I had never been one for journaling. Still, this guy was really cute, so I gave blogging a whirl and fell in love.  With blogging, that is—my efforts failed to impress said hippie.

When I finally tied the knot to a much cuter hippie, I decided to start blogging anew, and "Any Way the Wind Blows" was born.  At first, it was an attempt to capture existence as a newlywed.  Now, almost three years later, I love recording the tiny little details that make life hilarious, frustrating, and beautiful.  Everything, even little insignificant things, can be a great story if you’re watching.

Now, as the hubs and I are prepping for a HUGE move across the country in seven months, I’ll be writing more on that . . . because it’s kind of a big deal . . . and exciting . . . just a little . . .  Ok, it's like TONS exciting!

So, that’s the blog . . . Me? I’m a bumbling set of walking contradictions:

•     I’m a Christian, living my life based on an encouraging and challenging relationship through Grace. It’s not always easy, but it’s my Rock.

•     I married my best friend’s brother. Yeah, you read that right. Isn’t that a movie title somewhere?
We met when I was fifteen, and, from that moment, I fought the cliché of “I have a crush on my friend’s cute big brother.” It was futile. How could I resist? He was talented, smart, funny, sweet, and, oh good LORD, was he a hottie! Turns out, he fell for me, too, but we were both too shy to say anything. 
No, really.
I literally could not say a single word to his face. Instead, I wrote notes like “Thanks for letting me borrow your sunglasses –Your Sister’s Twerpy Friend” and slid them under his door.
Eventually, we got over that. Thank God. We not only started talking but started dating when I was nineteen. Three-and-a-half years later, we were married.  Huzzah! Huzzah!

•    I’m terrified of people, but I love public speaking and performance arts.
Except dancing . . . If you told me to dance or die, you’d probably kill me off just to spare your eyes from the horror that is my lack of coordination.

•     I’m a nerd.  I love trivia, literature, folklore, sci-fi, fantasy, and documentaries, and creatures great and small. Don’t worry—I try to keep the nerdhood to a minimum.  Sort of . . . sometimes it creeps in . . .

•    I want to be a pirate when I grow up. Seriously. I do.  

•    I firmly believe that anything can be fixed by a good cup of tea, a nap, or peanut butter (sorry, not a chocolate fan . . . does that make me a non-woman?)

•    My favorite thing to do is make people laugh. I’m not a comedian by any means, but, sometimes, my observations, enthusiasm and honesty comes off as funny.  I like that. Life's better when laughter's involved.

•    If you were to look at my Myers Briggs score, I’m an INFJ . . . So, I feel A LOT, overthink overthinking, and I love isolation but am cheating on it with a social life. Also, despite my suspicion of others’ wicked ulterior motives, I’m pretty open due to my belief in the innate goodness of human beings. Like I said: contradictions.

•    I’d be a crazy cat lady if the hubs would let me . . . seriously, I think I’d have about 12 felines right now . . . and I’ve recently discovered a love for puppies, so there’d be about four of those . . . and a Bearded Dragon . . . and a Ball Python . . . and an owl . . . Can I just have a zoo? Please? Didn’t Matt Damon buy one of those???
For now, I settle for two tabby cats and a long-haired American Dingo. Yes, it is a breed, and it's awesome.

•    Can you tell I talk a lot? I love words. SO MUCH.  And grammar. Grammar is awesome.

•    Art is a close second favorite to words.  I’m a notoriously messy artist (dude, fingers are totally brushes). Not only is my parents’ driveway scarred from my previous artistic pursuits, but I found paint in my armpit, once.  I have no bloody clue how that happened.


And that's me in a nutshell. Thanks so much for reading, and I would absolutely adore it if you'd stop by. 


Thanks again, Libby! 


Have a great day, everyone! 

Happy 2nd Blogiversary to my little space!

I can't believe it's been 2 years since I started my little space here. 

 I started this blog not knowing what blogging was about, nor what I would blog about.  

I went from my First  post to a total of 9 posts in 2010, 11 posts in 2011 to 47 posts this year! 

I would've never imagined people would actually want to read my ramblings. :)

I still remember the day I had 4 followers, I was ESTATIC and thought I was pretty COOL!

Today, I have 74 new friends!

Now that's something Celebrate!!!  

I owe it all to YOU!

To those who've been there from the very start to those who're just joining in...

Thank you for the all support and love you've given my little space!

You guys mean the world to me!!!!

In honor of this celebration, I've decided to do a giveaway!

All you have to do is "Join my Site through Google Friend Connect" and drop me a comment below letting me know you've entered!

 It's that EASY!!!

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