Microloans are such a great opportunity for both parties to help each other and help the world! Check out this company, Microplace, who is working with business owners around the globe to grow their business. GIves a warm, fuzzy feeling know that small loans really are making a difference in people’s lives.
Filed under: you can do it! on November 24th, 2008 | Comments
I don’t know if any of you have read “Ode” magazine, but it’s got a pretty cool interactive bulletin board. This summer a meditation instructor asked the question “If you had to write the story of your life, how it is or as you hope it to be, in six words or less, what would [...]
It’s hard to know about the “hole-in-the-wall” bars or the “best meal in town” when you are traveling. Sometimes you yearn to stay anywhere but a stale hotel, speak the language a little and get a home-cooked meal. Or perhaps you love entertaining out of town guests and talk late into the evening about global [...]
Filed under: you can do it! on November 6th, 2008 | Comments
The crafty website, Super Naturale, has an annual scarf and hat drive and donates them to an organization who helps abused women and their children. You can knit or crochet a scarf too, just send it in by Dec. 10th! Click here to learn more.
Filed under: you can do it! on November 3rd, 2008 | Comments
Ever wonder how some items can be so cheap like radios and other household appliances? Where do all the resources come from to build cheap stuff? Can we break a cycle of consuming junk? Check out this video The Story of Stuff and you’ll be entertained and informed about what happens to our “stuff” and [...]
Filed under: watch this on November 3rd, 2008 | Comments