• growing up glad, happiness, ivivva, spreading happiness, charity, mom blog, mommy blog, fashion blog, parenting blog, girl power, inspiration, motivation, 2016
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    Happiness at ivivva

    On Sunday, March 20, 2016 we celebrated the UN’s International Day of Happiness. I was inspired by Live Happy’s idea for a happiness wall and their #happyacts challege. My friends at Potions In Motiongenerously made and donated this wall for my event. I wanted to create a space where kids and adults could share their ideas on how they can spread…

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    Music + Movement = Magic at Mizner

    My family and I attended the Cirque de la Symphonie event this past weekend at Mizner Park Amphitheater.  It was one of the 4 family-friendly events at The 10th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA this year.  It was my children’s first real experience with the cultural arts of symphony, orchestra and visual cirque performances.  I had some apprehension about…

  • growing up glad, young at art museum, recycled fashion show, fashion show, mom blog, mommy blog, fashion blog, parenting blog, girl power, inspiration, motivation, 2015
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    Recycled. Restyled. Remarkable.

    What an exciting night we had at Young At Art’s “10th Annual Recycled Fashion Show- Surrealism Restyled”.  This show was produced by teens from YAA Volunteer/Leadership Program and PACE Center for Girls, Broward, which is an alternative high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This fundraiser benefitted YAA Teen Leadership and At-Risk Youth Programs. The teens earned community service hours for the time…

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    Meeting Our Mentor

    This is really a story of one mom/woman supporting and encouraging another. Shortly after I started my Instagram account, I came across the account  @thepetitepoet. What I really liked was how this little girl was styled, and how her clothing and poses were age-appropriate. After following her account for some time, I learned that she had a very special connection with…