New Beginnings

Anti-birth control advocate Eric Keroack
will no longer oversee Title X, the nation’s family
planning program! The day he took office, Planned Parenthood
launched a massive grassroots campaign against Keroack, rallying
a nationwide groundswell of opposition to his
appointment. PPFA President Cecile Richards issued
the following statement on the resignation:

“It’s a good day for women’s
health. Keroack was unqualified to run the nation’s [...]

One of my favorite bloggers, Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users, is in the middle of a very real, very fucked up situation. I hope that things will be sorted out and that Kathy will go back to posting soon. As removed as I am from this brouhaha, I can’t help feeling those old nagging [...]

I just stumbled across an article on CNN.com titled “Stolen kids turned into terrifying killers.” OMG. Is this true? How? I’m so, so sad. I don’t even know what to say. I feel sick.
Technorati Tags: cnn, news, children, war, victims

Put your foot down and vote for someone who will steer this great country of ours back in the right direction! Contribute to Hillary Clinton’s campaign!

Everyday, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am [...]

I’ve really been struggling with my not-so-private blog life. I worry that as I become more of an active member of my community and a more productive member of society whether I shouldn’t keep my posts pertaining to alcoholism and my recovery less public. I wonder about how my openness about addiction may have a [...]

Even if you’re not a flaming liberal like me, you might find the blog post at No Quarter titled Fox News, Crazy Right Wing Propaganda (originally posted on Pottersville) fairly interesting (or even entertaining, if you’re weird…like me).
Oh, hey, while I’m showing my bleeding heart to ya why don’t you mosey (ack, mosey?) on [...]

The Addiction Project is produced by HBO in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). To get help, find out more about addiction, or read information about the documentary please the visit the HBO: Addiction website.

There is another part of my story that I haven’t really shared with others and it has to do with the gastric bypass surgery I had several years ago. I had surgery to lose weight so I could safely have another child. And I did. But after Abby’s birth my social drinking turned into a [...]

…the serenity prayer.

The information below is provided by Planned Parenthood:
Help keep women safe and join the Pill Patrol! Working together, we will make sure that women have access to emergency contraception (EC), also known as Plan B, without discrimination or delay. EC is backup birth control. It gives women a second chance to prevent unintended pregnancy if [...]

Sick: pneumonia and a hideous strep infection in my lymph nodes (rocked my effing world)
Celebrating my 2nd sobriety anniversary (3/9!)
Moving my company (to town we go)
Going to industry tradeshows (traveling sucks)
Getting ready to teach a new class at my son’s school (my passion)
Planning and giving my daughter’s 4th birthday (my angel)
Getting my head straight and [...]