scone dolt: Overload: Education, Breast Cancer, Cleaning and Groceries

Source: Competitive Intelligence Blog

Today is one of those days when I think my brain has reached it?s max capacity for retaining even just one more piece of information. One of the best, and worst things about the speed with which information now travels is that there is SO much of it.

Every day I?m introduced to new and exciting people and their ideas and I struggle to find time to synthesize it all and then incorporate it into my own life. And of yeah, be the CEO of my household. Can you relate?

Currently, I?m knee-deep in trying to navigate education finance reform for my children?s school district, understanding curriculum and standards and trying to decide what the heck to do about my passion for eradicating breast cancer. ?I think somewhere in there I need to build a Leprechaun trap with my son.

So bear with me as I download for you what?s in my head these days? you can follow along if you like.

Education

Help California Shine Again ? California State Budget Results in Parent Demonstrations Across the State?- via LA Moms. ?On ?Pink Slip Day?, Thursday, March 15th, schoolchildren across California will be blowing bubbles before the 1st bell ?to tell Sacramento budget policymakers: ?Don?t Blow It!? ? a very important and effective message for California.

Educate Our State campaign for March 15th, 2012

Parent, Community Groups Pressed to Fill K-12 Budget Gaps?via EdWeek. This just about sums up the conversations we?ve been having later about district financing issues and frustrations around it.?

Rethinking School?via Harvard Business Review. The US report card shown here is EYE opening and JAW dropping. C?mon people??

Breast Cancer Awareness

Last month (or was it 2 months ago?), Komen and their major gaffe with Planned Parenthood blew up on the internet.?Komen later reversed it?s decision but sadly it was considered by most, too little too late.

For me, it was the final straw in some personal gripes with the organization. I won?t go into them here because I still think the organization does a great job in raising awareness for breast cancer but I ?believe that, for me personally, I need to focus my breast cancer awareness elsewhere.

I?m still walking and talking breast cancer awareness until we don?t have to anymore. ?I sure hope I won?t have to anymore.

So I made a decision.

This year, the Maidens for Mammograms and Margaritas are going to walk in the San Francisco Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on July 7-8th. ?We would LOVE IT, LOVE IT LOVE IT if you joined us!

Last year, ?I made a new ?breast? friend, Rachael who walked and camped with me. ?We?d love to walk with you too! Let me know if you?re interested ? by the way, we celebrate the finish line with Margaritas all around! ?The team page is coming? stay tuned.

On the Homefront: Cleaning and Groceries

Just when my head was totally about to explode, my bloggy friend, Ilana reminded me that my house needs cleaning and oh! it can make you happy with the right products! Wha? So of course I hop over to MommyShorts where I just have to enter her giveaway for a year?s supply of cleaning products from Method. I mean because NOW I?m all self-conscious about the cleanliness of my house and it?s un-color coordinated soaps! ?Thanks Ilana! ?Here?s the link?for you too. (I won?t hoard it ? enter by April 2nd). Pretty sweet right? Also if you don?t think you are going to win, you can stock up on Method supplies with 20% off using the code CLEANHAPPY on their site (ends 3/31).

via MommyShorts

And THEN? Amanda from One Family One Meal (my secret weapon in meal planning) shows me that it?s possible to make 20 meals for 1 week all from Whole Foods for under $200. Excuse me?? ?Impossible! (Say it with an Italian accent it?s way more fun). ?See how she did it by clicking here. She?s also giving away a $200 gift card to Whole Foods which I totally want to win but again I?m not selfish, so here?s the link for that one too.

OK PHEW?that?s it? I?m done for now. That?s a bit of my brain download for ya. I will spare you the parcel tax discussions and descriptions of endless loads of laundry.

Cheers,

Sara