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Energy Conservation! THE HUNT: 11 DAYS OF DOING, DOSOMETHING.ORG

07.19.2012 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

Today is the 10th day of challenges in The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing campaign at DoSomething.org .  The challenge is about energy conservation. The challenges for today were: Brainstorm 5 ways to conserve water in your house. Share it with your social networks. Turn the AC settings to no lower than 78 degrees Fahrenheit. ULTRAbonus: Plugged-in electronics use power even […]

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Categories // Around Our House Tags // 11 Days of Doing, causes, Community Service, DoSomething.org, Energy Conservation, Make a difference, teens, The Hunt, Volunteer

Education! The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing, DoSomething.org

07.18.2012 by Girl on Fire // 1 Comment

Today is the 9th day of challenges in The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing campaign at DoSomething.org .  The challenge is about education. The challenges for today were: Search for “NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUT RATES” on Bing to find the stat about student drop out rates. Raise awareness by having every team member share the […]

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The Hunt: 11 Days of Doing, DoSomething.org

07.17.2012 by Girl on Fire // 3 Comments

Do you have a Teenager?  Have you wanted them to get involved with more good things?  I am so thankful that I have a Teen that loved to “do”.  She has been volunteering at our local animal shelter almost every day.  She absolutely loves it and it has helped her deal with the death of […]

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Lake Dallas Trinity Trash Bash!

09.16.2011 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

VOLUNTEER in Lake Dallas on Saturday, September 17th for the Trinity Trash Bash – a local waterway clean up. Volunteers meet at the Sonic Drive-In of Lake Dallas on Main Street at 9 AM for free breakfast burritos, and leave for Willow Grove Park at 9:30 AM for shoreline and park litter removal. Youth needing […]

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Wordless Wednesday, Vintage

07.21.2010 by Girl on Fire // 9 Comments

I love, love, love vintage cameras.  I don’t even care if they work or not.  I like the way the look, I like to think about the history they may have captured.  Who owned it before me? I have been lucky to find some while hunting at local thrift stores.  One even came with the […]

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Categories // Around Our House Tags // Cameras, horses, Morgan, Photography, Vintage Cameras, Volunteer, wordless wednesday

Community Service

06.02.2009 by Girl on Fire // 2 Comments

Today Morgan and I volunteered at the Denton Community Food Center.  We had a great time and plan on going back whenever we can get away without the little ones.  The people there are so super nice! The food center is located at: 109 W. Sycamore in Denton, TX.  They provide staple food supplies to […]

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Crystal Light Mocktails, Yum!

I love a good adult drink occasionally.  Sadly, with all of my medications there is very little that I can have now.  A drink here and there, but I can not indulge in say a yummy margarita as much as I would like.  So bring on the Mocktails for some refreshing summertime drinking! Crystal Light […]

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