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Sharing: Youth 4 Youth International Initiative! Curious about this Community Engagement Project? Visit it Here!

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Reposting: THIS IS BIG: BEAUTYCOUNTER JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

https://blog.beautycounter.com/category/advocacy/ Reposted from the Beautycounter Blog, under Advocacy:

JANUARY 25, 2019BY BEAUTYCOUNTER One of the things we’re proudest of is our mission, because it goes beyond our company, our local community—and even our industry. Making a positive impact on people and ecosystems across the globe is incredibly important to us, and we couldn’t do it without some…

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Great reflection for all of us, women: "Woman, by Unknown Author"

Great reflection for all of us, women: “Woman, by Unknown Author”

When God created woman he was working late on the 6th day…….

An angel came by and asked.” Why spend so much time on her?”

The lord answered. “Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her?”

She must function on all kinds of situations, She must be able to embrace several kids at the same time, Have a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart, She must do…

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Family & Friends at the Nationals BallPark, Washington, DC.

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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!

Hey there! Glad I got your attention! 🙂

Did you know that May was Skin Cancer Awareness month?

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. UV radiation can also come from tanning booths or sunlamps. The most dangerous kind of skin cancer is called melanoma.

The good news? Skin cancer can almost…

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Happy International Woman's Day!

Happy International Woman’s Day!

Happy #InternationalWomansDay 💚 #WomensDay #professionalwomen #businesswomen #stayhomemom #worklifebalance #switchtosafer https://t.co/XErcl9lETk pic.twitter.com/OcKXU4y3iM — 3rd Culture Children (@3rdCultureChild) March 8, 2018  

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Caring for oneself: Am I 'eating' this??

Caring for oneself: Am I ‘eating’ this??

Why does it matter there has been a lack of federal regulations on beauty products?? I’ll give you ONE example. Lipstick. 90% of all lipstick. Let me repeat that. NINETY PERCENT of all lipstick contains lead and harmful carcinogens. Ingredients used in personal care products aren’t required to be tested for safety on human health. What can you do about it? 1) Throw away all your lipstick and go…

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“Mompreneur” Safer Beauty Choices! Online Valentines! Click here to find out more about safer choices for personal care products!

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A Road to 'Safer Beauty': This time it's personal

A Road to ‘Safer Beauty’: This time it’s personal

Dear readers and friends, A big Thank You for supporting not only my recently launched small business, while juggling with our family’s transitional status, re-adjusting to life back in the US, while We wait to hear back what’s in store for our ‘foreign service family’. Thank you. The idea of supporting an initiative that seeks cleaner, safer personal products, while empowering women, reassuring…

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Switching to healthier living... starting with healthier body & mind

Switching to healthier living… starting with healthier body & mind

Like many of us here, I’m also seeing the end of 2017 near, and the New Year approaching. This has been a particularly challenging year, with very high ‘highs’ and rock-bottom lows… But our family has managed. We’ve held residence in 3 different countries, experienced the never-ending cramped hotel room living, while attemting to enroll kids in a new school, new country, new routine. I packed,…

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Five minutes or less for Healthy Living Tips [from the CDC Website]

Hey there! Although these days I’m far away from the wonderful work performed by the CDC office, a bit of web surfing this week led me to stumble upon these great tips, from the CDC Official Website: “Learn steps you can take in five minutes or less to be safe and healthy with these weekly health tips! Be sure to click on the links to more information, including steps that may take longer but are…

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Getting ready for Halloween!

Got kids? 😲 . . Got get started with tonight’s task 🎃 and ready for tomorrow! . Carving ‘Pumpkin Joe’, this friendly 22-pounder orange monster from @butlersorchard 🎃 on our dining table! . Middle child tries to find the design online… "it has to be easy, dyi-ish", their dad states, enjoying his wine snd attempting to finish the 'familiar task' before bedtime arrives – "it's a school night,…

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Fourteen years ago...

Fourteen years ago…

#October18 This year, during our Home Leave, we decided to renew our vows surrounded by the three kids, who got to see where their parents got married, in ABQ, NM. Fourteen years of married life: laughs, love, joy, challenges. The two have become five; I've gained a wonderful family in the US, and we’re grateful for what the past and present have brought us, although, intrigued with what the near…

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Shout out to YouTuber Red Banks – BBB & Pizzeria

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Home Away from Home...

Home Away from Home…

Kids and myself are  safely housed in Washington, DC, waiting for clearance  to go back to Havana. Team Havana is still working to restablish power, water and a safe post-hurricane routine, back home. Our "Home Away from Home"… & our transportation… 💜 . . #DCmetro #WashingtonDC #temporaryhousing #FSlife #USA #familyaffair #hurricanepreparedness #dc #streetphotography #ChinatownDC #dclife…

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Havana Photography: Post-hurricane Irma

A neighbor and friend kindly sent me (this morning)a few images from our block, street corner and crossing main avenue (La 5ta) in Havana. 🤗 . . Glad the worst part of the storm has passed by Cuba and it's provinces. 💚 . . Glad to know our friends and the other members of our families are safe back home… our warmest hugs to the many others back in Havana. 💚 As one may see from the last image, the…

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Waiting for Irma... Departing Cuba

Waiting for Irma… Departing Cuba

The Cuban skies… Departing the island this Friday afternoon, in anticipation of Irma's strength… Our positive and loving thoughts for the ones on the hurricane path… hopefully, all this shall pass without major destruction 📿💚 . . . #Irma A post shared by 🌎Travel Mom🍹📷👣 in Havana (@expatmomof3) on Sep 8, 2017 at 8:49pm PDT