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PCA SKIN: Your Questions Answered
So many women – moms included – ask me about skincare! Trust me; my skin would most likely be a disaster if I didn’t prioritize its care. I was lucky enough to be introduced to PCA SKIN as a young adult. Internationally recognized for their innovative professional-grade skincare products, I especially love that PCA is affordable, offers the convenience of online shopping and their corporate office is located here in Scottsdale...
An New Leaf: Telling Untold Stories, Keely's Story
by Candy Thompson
They call her Momma Bear. “They” are the women residents at A New Leaf’s East Valley Women’s Shelter (EVWS). “Momma Bear,” otherwise known as Keely, is also a resident at the shelter. She speaks softly and with great passion early one morning under a big, red umbrella at the back yard table. She calls out to every woman by name as they head off to work, giving them words of encouragement for the day. A strong feeling of mutual admiration and respect is shared, and another day begins at the women’s shelter.
Can one act of violence strip a...
Mom's Moment: At Home with Erin Ziering
I was virtually starstruck when I found out Erin Ziering had started a blog. This is because my happiest memory growing up happened every Wednesday night- my mom, sisters and I would huddle on the couch and indulge in Beverly Hills 90210. Even though I was too young to understand the drama, it became my most favorite show in the world. And it still is.
So to me, and many of my fellow 30-something 90210-loving moms, getting a digital...
Special Olympics Reaches Major Milestone
Special Olympics International has hit a milestone of 1.2 million participants in Unified Sports—in part thanks to the Special Olympics Arizona. The athletes involved in Unified Sports are individuals with intellectual disabilities and their teammates are individuals without intellectual disabilities, also known as Unified participants.
“Unified Sports allow for all individuals to play sports regardless of their abilities,” says Laura Duncan, Director of Arizona Interscholastic Association for Unified Sports and Special Olympics. “Unified Sports are helping break down those disability barriers.”
Having spearheaded the...
Meet Magnolia, Tempe’s Mini Hairdressing Sensation
Meet Magnolia, the 5-year-old who has seasoned hairstylists blushing and the rest of the world burning photos of their self-inflicted bangs and bowl cuts from age five. The hairstylist prodigy from Tempe reached viral fame after posting a hairstyling tutorial that blew Facebook users and the media away instantly.
Hairstylist and blogger Jenny Strebe hadn’t noticed her daughter Magnolia had a knack for hairstyling until she handed her a mannequin head. “I gave her a bunch of mannequins to keep her busy and I looked over and thought ‘oh my god, can you do that again?’” Strebe grabbed her...
