Coaching women out of "survival mode" to recreate their lives and families
Jo Anna, from The Receiving Project, is organizing an awesome fundraiser for the L.A. Food Bank: The Service Project!
You can donate and be entered to win one of SO MANY prizes, including one of several free copies of Digging Deep!
Hop over, check it out and share, share, share it with others!
Sustainability is at the forefront of everyone’s minds but I’m hearing the same questions and concerns:
That’s why I’m SO excited to introduce you to Sustainable Baby Steps!
Sustainable Baby Steps is dedicated to answering the sometimes perplexing question of “How do I go green?” It offers clear, understandable information without the feeling of impending doom. It’s here to help get you started, as well as keeping you going.
It’s about connecting with your sense of purpose, taking small steps toward greener living, and impacting the world around you in a positive way without overwhelming yourself.
I’ve been working long and hard building articles and content to share with the world. Right now you can find:
In the coming months the content will expand to include information on family living, travel, and more ways for you to get involved in the movement.
You can subscribe to the Going Green! monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date with the site, find great information and inspiration and even special offers from sustainable companies.
And right now, Sustainable Baby Steps has joined forces with some of the coolest names in sustainability to bring you…
In collaboration with some great businesses, Sustainable Baby Steps is hosting a giveaway of multiple awesome, organic and sustainable prizes to get you stepping toward greener living. You can win one of these great prizes:
GladRags is awarding one lucky winner a Color Pad Sampler Kit worth $88.99. This sampler kit includes Day Pads, Night Pads, and Pantyliners, plus a laundry bag for washing and carry bag for on-the-go! Perfect for yourself or as a gift and helps you save money and resources every month!
ECOlunchboxes is offering a $50 ECOlunchbox Kit , which includes ECOlunchbag, 3 matching napkins, Oval ECOlunchbox, bamboo spork. This lunchbox kit is 100% plastic-free, waste-free, lead-free, BPA-free, PVC-free and vinyl-free. In other words, it’s healthy for people and the planet!
Hip Mountain Mama is giving away one $50 gift certificate on any of their Beautiful Handmade ‘Hippie’ Clothing, Natural Wood Toys, Handmade Bags, Natural Art Supplies, Namaste Knitting Bags, Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Products, Unique Gifts, and so much More. Hip Mountain Mama is a Natural Attitude for any Altitude.
AffirmWater is donating a Combo Pack worth $58 – includes 32oz Hope bottle w/ sports cap and loop cap with caribiner, 100% recycled PETE, waterproof bottle carrier, Flat cap, Bottle brush +an Organic cotton Peace tee. It’s the perfect way to ditch plastic water bottles and spread the message!
Rethinking Everything Magazine is giving away a one year subscription! This magazine offers inspiring stories of personal change (monumental, earth-shattering, life-altering change! This subscription also includes access to all back issues as well!
Mountain Rose Herbs is providing one lucky winner with an Epicurean Organics gift package, including one bottle each of organic Rainbow Peppercorns, organic Pumpkin Seed Oil, Pumpkin Pie Spice, and West Indies Rub. All of these delicious gourmet ingredients are certified organic and Kosher, packaged in reusable/recyclable glass containers, with 100% post consumer waste labels, and 2% of all proceeds are donated to the Organic Farming Research Foundation.
Bag the Habit is contributing a Luxe Tote in Plum and 2-Pack of Reusable Produce Bags! The Luxe bag includes padded handles, premium recycled fabrics, and a sewn-in carrying pouch that doubles as an interior pocket. Because it’s not about hating plastic – it’s about loving your reusable bag!
Lily’s Garden Herbals is offering their specialty Lily’s Garden Herbals Product Sampler, including 2 oz All Purpose Clean, 2 oz Glass Clean, 2 oz Bowl Clean, 1 oz Wood Clean, as well as 2 oz Poison Ivy External Use tincture and .5 oz Boo-boo Goo all made by herbalist Kim Falcone using organically grown herbs and high-quality essential oils to create non-toxic cleaning and household products.
Soapberry’s Soapnuts is gifting one winner a 7 oz Soapberry’s Soapnuts, good for approximately 70 loads and including detailed instructions and uses with 2 washing bags. Soapnuts are your one ingredient laundry soap with dozens more uses and they are completely biodegradable, organic, sustainable & hypoallergenic.
BioBag is offering a BioBag Sample Pack which includes 1 Max Air compost bucket, 1 box of Food Waste Bags (25 bags), 1 box of Tall Kitchen Bags (13 bags), 1 box of Lawn & Leaf bags (5 bags) and 1 box of Dog Waste Bags (50 bags). All BioBags are certified compostable., made from GMO Free Crops and contain NO polyethylene. Happy Composting!
There are several ways to enter and the more you enter the more chances you have to win!
Be sure to add a SEPARATE comment for each entry to have them all counted!
Comments are now closed! Winners will be announced soon!
You have until November 2nd at 8pm(ish) PST to enter to win! All winners will be chosen using Random.org and announced that evening.
I’ve been up to something.
Something both yummy and provoking that challenges my self-doubt and insists I push through the fears I’d rather avoid, thank you very much. It’s exciting and terrifying in the very best of ways.
I’m now selling my photography.
The idea fell into my head several months ago with such determined assurance I felt for sure it hadn’t come from me. And the way it quickened my heart and stirred up my fears confirms (as it always does) that it’s exactly what I’m suppose to be doing.
Of course, as is my fashion when I’m confronted with facing my own self-loathing demons, I procrastinated a good four months. But thanks to Visionary Mom and her awesome teams, I’m finally moving forward with a dream I’ve only toyed with for several years.
I’m still wracked with doubt. As a self-taught photographer, there is much I have left to learn and I seem to insist on perpetuating my doubts by comparing my work to the work of the many other fantastic, experienced artists doing their thing.
I almost gave up completely until this quote was whispered to me:
“Use the talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” – Henry Van Dyke
I am very, very far from the best. You could write encyclopedias on what I’ve yet to learn. And some of my attempts make even me laugh. But occasionally I stumble across a shot that lights me on fire, and am in awe to hear it do the same for others. So, this is me singing my little bird song, adding my voice to the chorus of very best in the woods.
To add to my awe and amazement, within a week of putting my prints for sale, I sold my first! Not only did I sell my first, I sold it to someone in the UK. And I don’t care what anyone says, no one is bursting the bubble of excitement I create by calling myself an international photographer. 
So without further ado, I’d like to introduce my RedBubble.
It’s where you can find my favorite prints, and order them to your specifications. You can also find cards and postcards with some of my favorite shots combined with some of my favorite quotes. And if there is something you’d like to see added, let me know!
I can’t wait to share my prints with TWO lucky winners:
There are FIVE ways to enter:
Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry for them all to be counted!
The giveaway will close August 31st at 8pm CST and the winners will be announced shortly after.
Good luck!
I'm Tara Wagner, life coach and creator of the Digging Deep process, where I coach women out of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual survival mode.
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