Posts Tagged ‘youtube’
Innovation and Inclusion with Barbie
When Jordan spoke up about her hope to see more limb differences represented in toys, she did not expect anything would happen beyond gathering signatures on Change.org. Because she spoke up, she worked with the Barbie design team on a new doll that wears a prosthetic leg. And now, Jordan got to shoot a video…
Read More +Failure Real Talk for Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls
Let’s all get real for a moment. Failure is hard. But it’s also one of the most important parts of life when we need to grow. I’m constantly in a state of failing and learning. As I get older, I have fewer big fails but even the little ones can be difficult. I am also…
Read More +So Many Wonderful Project Unicorn Videos
As Jordan and I try to settle down into a new normal of talking about sparkle-shooting prosthetics every day, we are overwhelmed by the number of awesome videos that came out this past week on social media. I figured I would share them here so we can remember them for years to come. (This site is…
Read More +#GivingTuesday is a great reason to kick off a birthday fundraiser
Each year Jordan asks for one thing for her birthday: Donations to Camp No Limits. She is super proud of what we’ve been able to raise trough the years and in 2014, we’re closer to our end-of-the-year goals than ever before. Today is Giving Tuesday. That’s a day created to celebrate giving back to non-profits…
Read More +VIDEO: Trying Under Armour's MagZip for the first time
It finally arrived, an Under Armour MagZip jacket that I wrote about last fall. Almost the moment Jordan got out of bed this morning, I had her try it for the first time. I didn’t explain how it worked, I just challenged her to give it a try. I think she likes it. The base…
Read More +Camp No Limits has its special moments
There are so many special moments at Camp No Limits… Like when a child learns to tie her shoes for the first time or two kids shake hands while wearing prosthetics. And then there is a random moment when you look up and your daughter is wearing an E-nable hand on her little arm. Um. That…
Read More +Swiffer is My New Favorite Brand
Have you seen it yet? An actor with a limb difference who lost a portion of his arm to cancer is featured in a national Swiffer commercial. It’s SUPER cool. I’m so excited. I’ve heard people talking about this commercial, but I hadn’t seen it yet. Thanks to Michael for finding it and sharing it…
Read More +Why #GivingTuesday is Great for Camp No Limits
Move over Black Friday and Cyber Monday… It’s #GivingTuesday! And it’s a perfect chance for Jordan to share why she thinks Camp No Limits is special. This is her third year raising money so other children can attend camp. We are lucky to get funding from a county program. So every penny we raise goes…
Read More +VIDEO: Sharing support for a new school year
Tomorrow is a big day for Jordan: Second grade! She arrives to the school she knows but with a little different experience. Her brother moves on into Middle School and that means she doesn’t have him looking after or either of them having a chance to torment each other during the after-school program. School has…
Read More +The End of Simplicity
No one tells you that as your kids get bigger, life doesn’t get more simple. It gets much more complicated. Each year, my kids get more active and delve into more activities and adventures. I celebrate and support the piano, guitar, robotics, dance, softball, soccer, swimming, track and whatever else tends to come up in…
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