Chances are you know someone who has fought cancer. My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. A lovely friend fought a winning battle over the past two years. For them and the millions of others like them, I love organizations like Look Good…Feel Better. They have been around since 1989, supported by corporate donors, to help women “offset the appearance-related changes from cancer treatment.” Think hair loss and skin changes and fingernails and so on. I love that someone realized a need to help counsel women on the fact that they are still beautiful.

Now Look Good…Feel Better has a new campaign. It’s the Hope is Beautiful campaign. Here is/are the slogan/s.

Hope is beautiful… and so is every woman being treated for cancer. Look Good…Feel Better can help women face the challenge of a lifetime.

In various ads, hope is replaced with courage, you and caring. They’re beautiful ads and the message behind them gives hope and courage and offers up that caring to all women fighting this battle.

On their 20th anniversary year, Look Good…Feel Better is asking both graduates of their program and cancer survivors to submit their stories. They want to know how the program helped her get through her treatment. They want to hear encouraging stories of women who have defied the odds. Entries will then be featured on the Women of Hope is Beautiful blog to encourage, inspire and educate others who may be dealing with the very same things. In August, Look Good…Feel Better will choose five (beautiful!) women as their Women of Hope is Beautiful women. They will then be featured on the website and will win a trip to the DreamBall at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York on September 24, 2009 as well as receive a professional makeover.

Nice!

So, how do you submit your story? Visit Look Good…Feel Better and submit your story. Add some pictures. And press submit. You haven’t fought cancer but know someone who has? Pass the information along. Keep passing it along. I encourage all women to share their stories of their cancer fights. Even if you don’t win, isn’t the chance to encourage, support and educate someone who is now following in your footsteps worth it? I think so.

Go submit your stories. And pass on the word. (PS: Look Good…Feel Better is on twitter!

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[Thanks to Mom Central for letting us know of this beautiful organization.]

Okay, so, we technically call him LittleBrother but Thing 2 would work as well. When we were asked by Mom Bloggers Club if we wanted to review some Bumkins clothing for LittleBrother, I said sure! New clothes are always good when you’re the LittleBrother. Poor Bubba ends up wearing a lot of (nice!) hand-me-downs from his older brother. Also being Dr. Seuss fans, we were pleased!

We got the Dr. Seuss Coverall Suit which features bright, bold red and white stripes and Thing 1 and Thing 2 doing their Thing-ness on the front. First of all, I love one piece outfits. I do. I think they’re adorable. And this one delivers the adorable times ten. I will say that as LittleBrother is a longer dude (thin but long), the 12 months coverall won’t fit him very long. As I don’t have a 24 month one on hand to compare it to, I can’t say if that would have fit him already. We probably have a month or so to wear this one. And so, my advice is that if you know you have a longer kiddo, size up. (That is to be said of all one piece items though, right?)

The coverall itself was well-made. We wash everything before we wear and it had minimal first-time fading, no pilling and no stitching came unstitched (which is my biggest pet peeve with clothing as it happens far too frequently). There was no bleeding of the red to the white which is also equally important!

I do have to say that we were already lovers of Bumkins in general. As a cloth diapering family, we have used Bumkins covers in the past. Knowing that the quality provided by a company we know and trust has been put into something as cute as these clothes, I can put my seal of approval on it with confidence!

The best news? You can get something free if you order a Dr. Seuss item from Bumkins right now and have a chance to win! Bumkins Grinchmas Gift and Contest! With any Bumkins Dr. Seuss Purchase receive Free Grinch Superbib and automatically be entered to win a four pack of Dr.Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas Ornaments! Just enter grinch08 at checkout to receive your complimentary bib. We actually received the bib and ornament and I can tell you that they are ADORABLE! You don’t want to miss a chance like this! So make your purchase!

Happy Holidays! Don’t be a Grinch!

We have two computers. And FireDad uses more than one computer at work. Anyone who uses multiple computers knows that taking things from computer to computer has changed over the years. Remember floppy disks? Even better, do you remember those uber-huge actual floppy disks? Oh my, how technology has changed and advanced.

And now, technology even looks good!

We were sent a black SanDisk Cruzer Gator to review. It is 4GB in size which is a fabulous size. (Note: They also offer 8GB (!) and 2GB.) That size can hold quite a few large pictures, music to transfer from one computer to another or just a whole ton of files. And, as you can see in the picture to the left, it’s a small little thing, smaller than Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks, but snazzy looking at the same time. We opened it here at home and slipped it into the laptop’s USB port to give it the initial whirl.

The software that comes installed on the Cruzer Gator makes it easy to understand, even if you’ve never used a flashdrive before or, maybe if you’re just new to technology in general. There were prompts that asked you if you wanted help or if you wanted to go your own way if you knew what to do.

Here are two ideas we have for your Cruzer Gator.

1. The flashdrive offers downloadable software (internet connection required) like our browser of choice, Mozilla Firefox. Install that on your flashdrive, pop it in your computer at work and you have your own browser instead of the lame MIE that is usually offered. Furthermore, your personal data goes home with you at the end of the day. Bonus. Browsers available on the U3 Program Wizard are Firefox and Opera. It also offers Thunderbird for your e-mail needs. Very awesome.

2. Carry your photos with you wherever you go. 4GB of space is quite a lot for your photo needs! If you’re working outside of the home, you can take your photos with you to your work computer, pop in your flashdrive and view your kids whenever you so desire. This is also a great way to take pictures to Grandma’s house without using your own ink and printing at her house. (What? You’ve never done that? You should try it!) While I do suggest backing up all photos on disk, this is another quick way to backup as a temporary option.

FireDad really enjoyed the ease of use. He installed Firefox from the Wizard and had no problem heading to the “Download Central” to find a free game to add to the Cruzer. He did note that it loads a bit differently on Windows Vista than it does on Windows XP but not so much that it made a difference in ease of use.

Quite honestly, I couldn’t like the little piece of technology any more if I tried. It’s even attractive, cased in a faux “alligator” shell. We’re sporting the black one but there are two other colors, pink and red, available to the public. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed either. If you have multiple computers, at home or at work, this is the way to go.

And! I’m hosting a Mother’s Day contest over at Stop, Drop and Blog! You could win the red (4GB) or the pink (2GB). Be sure to visit the post and enter the contest! Go! (Contest ends May 6 at 12:00pm EDT.)