Category Archives: Community Support

Angels Among Us

By Susan | November 10, 2010

I’m sitting here at the store with 150 rowdy women, who are enjoying a Girls Night Out to benefit April’s Angels (http://www.aprilsangels.org/). There is shrieking but for once in my life, it isn’t corporate types battling for a better performance review. It’s due to a core group of dedicated volunteers who provide fantasy bedroom makeovers [...]

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This Week’s Good Karma Find

By Susan | July 3, 2010

First of all, for those that actually follow my blog, my apologies for letting it lapse these past few months. The muse had left me and I believe that if you don’t have something relevant to say, stay silent!!!
But this week I discovered a store here in Raleigh that spends as much time finding homes [...]

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Tangible Karma

By Susan | February 4, 2010

Be the change you wish to see in the world ~ Gandhi
 
My friend, professional organizer Julie Seibert recently gave a great presentation at Calm and Sense on reducing stress through de-cluttering your life. Not only does the act of getting the junk out of our home or office feel liberating, but by reducing, reusing or [...]

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Dressing for Success

By Susan | January 16, 2010

It was time to get a professional “head shot” – informal pictures of me sitting on rocks or at the beach were fine for some of the Calm and Sense publicity I do, but sometimes I need a “grown up” picture. So I signed up for a session with a professional photographer and jumped at [...]

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Building a Community

By Susan | October 19, 2009

The following was written by my friend and neighbor, Kathleen, who responded to a posting that I put in our community listserv asking for help with a playground project in a challenged neighborhood. I was totally inspired by what she wrote and in honor of National Volunteer Week, I wanted to share it with all [...]

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The Life In Your Years

By Susan | September 14, 2009

“It’s not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln
 
I recently signed up for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s October walk to raise research funds for the childhood cancers that claim tens of thousands of kids every year. I will walk in honor of Jacky, my son’s dearest [...]

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Stress Relieving Ideas — We all win

By Susan | December 15, 2008

Last month I posted a blog about ways to relieve holiday stress and encouraged others to share their ideas. I offered a gift from Calm and Sense for the winning post. Interestingly, two people shared similar insights that they relieve stress by ending the gift giving rat race and instead donate to a charity. Bravo to [...]

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