day 189: My Loves (right now)

In my recent month off, I've come to love some websites and I spend a lot of time on them. Like...more than I probably should and more than is strictly necessary.

I love that I can keep all my ideas in one place, and I seriously heart all the education & classroom ideas and inspirations I have found on the site. I think my two largest boards are "In My Classroom" and "Yummy." Food & kids - I guess those are my weaknesses. 

Please be sure to check our my boards!

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I know I've all ready talked about my love of Netflix, but I just wanted to reiterate it! Because of their awesomeness, I have been able to start at the very beginning of Numb3rs and watch all the seasons. It's been really cool to watch it from the beginning and see the progression. I spend most of my days doing this when I could probably be doing something to better myself, like visiting a local park.

By definition, I would consider myself to be a Nosey Rosey. I like to know what's going on with others, but, unlike some {none that I know}, I don't stalk. That's not my thing. I just like to be involved. If everyone is outside while I am inside, you bet your bottom dollar that I'm going to go outside...just so I can hear what people are saying. It's how I get my info! My husband always assigns me investigative tasks on the Internet. He says if there's something to be found, I could probably find it. Back to the point though...I heart my twitter girls! They are supremely awesome!! Just take a look at my sidebar. They created and organized Operation Layla for a girl they had never met but loved and understood.

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day 70: Operation Layla

This is Layla {and her husband Josh}.

She is a person. She lives and breathes just like you and I.

And yet, she's crippled by pain nearly every day.

Could you imagine?

She's not disabled or handicapped, but she was diagnosed with early stage cervical cancer after her 30th birthday.

Now, three years later, Layla's doctor believes that she may have pelvic adhesions, Endometriosis, and cervical stenosis. This cannot be confirmed without laparoscopic surgery, and Layla has no way of paying for this procedure.

Thus, #OperationLayla was born!

A band of bloggers and twitterers around the Internet got together virtually and planned out how to help this extraordinary young woman.

In less than 48 hours, #OperationLayla has earned $4k {the amount Layla needs for her surgery on March 22}. Without these funds, Layla would not be able to have surgery, as she cannot afford it and her husband's insurance deems her condition "pre-existent."

Layla still needs your donations though to pay for pre and post op visits and her recovery in general.

If you would like to help in some way, there are many options.

1. Prayers

2. Monetary donation

3. Bake Sale

4. Auction/Sell Items and Donate the Earnings

I would really appreciate any and everything you could do for Layla {and I think it goes without saying that Layla would appreciate your generosity too}!