I hope today is filled with spring in your yard… because it is National Adult Public Skipping Day “a day for adults to skip in public to feel like a child again”.

I think this is a great way to spend the day, even if you have to sit at work all day, add a little skip to your step and a smile on your face!

Today is also (so they say)…

National Hairball Awareness Day. - Is this for the cats or the peoples

National Warm Weather Lunch Hour Appreciation Day. - What a perfect way to spend lunch, outside in the fresh air. Hope you brought some treats to share!

And, today is also National Teach Children to Save Day. - Teach your kids how to save their money, it’s invaluable lesson. There are tons of fun games and activities available at Positive Promotions and “Thousands of bankers nationwide will teach young people valuable savings lessons as part of the ABA Education Foundation’s National Teach Children to Save Day on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.” Check to see if your bank is listed on the American Banker’s Association Honor Roll.

I’m a big fan of the piggy bank, so here’s my recommended doodle for the day…

Pig Lovin’ Girl by JGoode

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The penguin and I will be participating in a Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-day walk In September, 2008. It’s 3 days walking 60 miles and loads of pink!

I have joined up with a fabulous group, Affiliate Marketers Give Back to help raise funds for the cure and I’m taking the penguin with me. We’re so excited to get involved this year!

I will be blogging about my experiences along the way including my adventures in training - it’s amazing how many muscles there are in my body that I don’t use regularly when I sit at this computer. I had no idea! They will all be in shape by September, I promise! I will even try to add in some videos from time to time — be prepared, I am not a professional film maker.

I’d love you to get involved and support me in this journey!

You can sponsor me by visiting my special donation page

Net proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and National Philanthropic Trust, funding important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment. Every dollar helps - I would really love all the support I can get!

About donating…

• All donors will be listed on my Thank You page.
• For individuals or companies interested in larger sponsorship benefits - You can sponsor a logo spot on our team shirts for $1000.00. There are 12 team member who will all be wearing these shirts for the entire 3 days.

More ways you can help..

• Purchase any of my Pink Ribbon Penguin or other Breast Cancer awareness products now through August 15th, 2008 and 100% of my commissions will be donated to our team fund.
• Spread the word by posting a link on your own site about our team (tell them JGoode sent you ~grin)
• Purchase something from our team shop - 100% of the shop commissions will be donated to the team.
• Visit PinkRibbonPenguins.com to read about my progress, updates on donations and more.
• Watch for other for-purchase items as well as additional sponsorship logo options in the near future.

Please share your experiences and thoughts - this is a journey for us all and I am excited to share my portion of it with you!

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I have three brand new penguin designs for last week’s Illustration Friday theme of “primitive”, Caveman Penguin, Cavewoman Penguin, and Primitive penguin art.

I had so much fun with the primitive penguin art. It’s a fun new approach that I will be creating more of… stay tuned!

and by the way, did you know… April 25th is World Penguin Day. So, HEY –

HAPPY WORLD PENGUIN DAY!

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I grew up understanding about conservation. I regularly heard basic little things we could do every day to help conserve energy “turn off the lights!” or “dont leave food on your plate” or don’t let the water just run”. Occassionally my mom would go through health food kicks where organic and natural were the way things would be — she even worked in a health food store for a while - which I LOVED to hang out in.

Every Day Earth Day Framed Tile

But now, as an adult, I am understanding the deeper message, the bigger importance, and I hope I can somehow pass the message on to my own children… but it’s not easy. Although conservation and “earth friendly” options are available, it’s not the norm and by no means always an easy option to move forward with. It’s almost trendy at this point… and especially on days like today… to be concerned with the world around us. For many, however, a few weeks from now the good intentions get pushed aside by time constraints, price differences and general motivation. Sometimes we have all the right thoughts, but the options we want just aren’t options within our reach.

Love the Earth Penguin Tote Bag

So I started thinking today… what can we do, what habits can we replace or start new just to begin to make a difference in our own individual little worlds? Thanks to some great conversations with friends and a lot of insight from media today, here are some simple ideas I think we could all put on our list to at least try..

• Use items that can be reused rather than throw away items whenever possible
• Don’t buy styrofoam and plastic when there are biodegradable option
• Buy recycled items whenever possible
• Carpool whenever possible
• Know what you are buying…

Some product Ideas that I can recommend from my own collections…

• Tote Bags - use the canvas tote bags for groceries instead of “paper or plastic”
• Mugs - carry around the mugs instead of using paper or plastic cups

Peace Love and Earth Sticker (Bumper)

Happy Loving the Earth!

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Today there is good and bad…

The bad first (because I always like to end on a high happy note)

Today is Income Tax Pay Day, National Gripers Day and Titanic Day

Now for the good.. today is also National Take a Wild Guess Day, National Fast Food Day, National Glazed Ham Day and my favorite for the day… Fluff Appreciation Day.

I think I love fluff… yes. Actually I know I love fluff. the soft squishy huggable kind. I also really like the whipped creamy sugary topping on my pie or marshmellowy with peanut butter kind. I think fluff is definitely under appreciated and so today in honor of Fluff Appreciation Day I think I’ll fill my day with fluffy fluffness and smile about it… all day.

laces one can find fluff…
In the lint catcher of the dryer
In the limpy arm of the teddy bear you had at age 3
Under the bed
In your belly button
In the tiny gift box with your favorite piece of jewelry
In Grandma’s pillows
In those bunny slippers you love but won’t admit you wear

Everyone Needs A Little FLUFF In Their Day

By the way, according to my spell check, “huggable” isn’t a word. So I guess I need to squish more instead.

Where is your fluff??

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