On Tuesday January 31st a tweet passed through my Twitter stream. That single tweet led me to an article that, no kidding, rocked me to my core. Marie Diamond posted an article on ThinkProgress.org entitled:
Miss Lori lists five alternatives to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for your donations
February 1, 2012 By 14 Comments
Miss Lori wants you to help POWERHOUSE Volleyball Club in Chicago keep all kids active
January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are familiar with my efforts you know that I am desperately focused on increasing the overall health and wellness of children and their parents. One important piece of armor in this fight is physical activity. A great way to get an abundance of that is to have your child participate in organized sports. [Read more...]
Miss Lori wishes Washington would emulate the teamwork of our American troops
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last night during the state of the union address by the President I was particularly moved by his talk about the unified mission of our troops regardless of their race, creed, political affiliation or sexual origin. How, in order to carry out their missions, they know that they have to trust one another and have each other’s backs at all times. That makes sense to me, I only wish our government worked that way. [Read more...]
Miss Lori is training her rescue dog with the help of Milk-Bone® treats
January 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
My dog Swayzee is a rescue dog. We got him two years ago to help round out our family. He wasn’t the dog we had intend to adopt, the shelter gave that one away before we arrived for our appointment. It was a devastating blow. Through the blur of our tears we chose Swayzee instead. I have to tell you, adopting a dog while freaking is not advisable. We had a really tough time with Swayzee in the beginning. [Read more...]
Miss Lori isn’t giving youtube Klout to hate
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are on social media or listening to any news program, in the Chicagoland area in particular, you have probably heard about the viral youtube video of a 17 year old boy being savagely beaten and robbed by a gang of teens in the Bridgeport area. It got millions of views before youtube pulled it down…TWICE. I was not one of those millions of views. (However, I do applaud the people who watched and immediately reported the video to the police.) [Read more...]
Miss Lori shares Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s dream with President Barack Obama
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
President Barrack Obama is the embodiment of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington DC, August 28, 1963. On October 16th, 2011 President Barrack Obama made a speech of his own at the dedication of the newly installed Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in DC. My children and I were there for this historic event. [Read more...]
Miss Lori says the new Walgreens in Chicago is not your grandmothers’ drug store
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When you think of Walgreens you probably think of prescriptions, photo processing, or cosmetics. I also think of late night trips for last minute supplies for school projects, and quick snacks on the run. There’s a new Walgreens though, a flagship store on State Street in Chicago that might change your mind. Well, it’s a new store, but Walgreens is not new to the area. it used to be right there, in the very same spot, from the 1920′s to 2005. But even though Walgreens was a staple in the community for decades, this store doesn’t scream dusty history, it screams shiny innovation Don’t take my word for it, take a look for yourself. When you see these pictures from the #ChiWalgreens store opening event like this,
and this,
or these
and this,
or even these
what words come to mind? Politics, luxury, movie stars, Sushi? The words on my tongue are Nice and DeLiISH. Coincidentally the very same names of two Walgreens brands, that in my opinion, are great parenting partners because of their taste, high quality and affordability. You may have found them before at your neighborhood Walgreens, but at the Walgreens flagship store you will find them in abundance.
So Monday through Friday from 7am-7pm or Saturdays’ from 8am-3pm you should definitely add a trip to Walgreens to your “todo” list. You will never look at Walgreens the same way again, I guarantee it. Not heading to Chicago anytime soon? Don’t worry, you can also find a Walgreens flagship store in New York on Wall Street. (Yup, main street is doing business on Wall Street, score one for us!)
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This is a * Level 5 post: Miss Lori was compensated for attending the event mentioned in this post for Collective Bias. #CBias #ChiWalgreens.
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Miss Lori announces the winner of her MLTVFFGive of a Jabra Freeway Speakerphone
January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last Friday I launched a new regular segment my Friday segment, a Follow Friday profile. With my first launch I added a Giveaway, my MLTVFFGive of a Jabra Freeway Speakerphone. I am pleased to announce that the winner of that MLTVFFGive, by random draw, is: [Read more...]
Miss Lori is getting Fit with an Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor for Fitfluential
January 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
The road to better health is best traveled in the company of supportive friends, and in this day and age, superior gadgets. This week I had the pleasure of trying out one such amazing piece of technology, the Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor. [Read more...]
Miss Lori speaks from the heart about the Susan G Komen Planned Parenthood saga
I have so many mixed feeling about the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood saga of the last few days. When the decision first broke that Komen intended to de-fund their grants to Planned Parenthood I felt dizzy with grief. So many things in this World of late have seemed illogical and unfair. [Read more...]