May 17, 2012

End Malaria: $10 Saves a Life

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Last winter, we profiled Cool Girl: Alexandra Taylor, who designs lovely scarves that raise money for Nothing But Nets, an organization dedicated to stopping the spread of malaria by delivering insecticide-treated bed nets to more than one million refugees in 15 countries in Africa. We're reminded of her (and those pretty philanthropic scarves) again today, on World Malaria Day. There are so many gigantic problems without solutions in this world, but this one? Malaria? We can protect … [Read more...]

Rock the Drop for Teen Lit Day!

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Don't be surprised if you see a random Young Adult book lying around (on a bench, in a park, on the bus, in a school hallway…) tomorrow, Thursday April 12. It's Support Teen Lit Day, after all, and we are SO INTO IT (have you noticed that we love books?). Here's how you can Rock the Drop and get involved with the initiative being led by readergirlz and Figment: 1. Print out a bookplate (or just put a stickie on your book) to explain that your book is part of Rock the Drop. 2. … [Read more...]

What Do You Love About Yourself?

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We are all about heart-ability here at I Heart Daily, and that includes… ourselves. Being appreciative of your own good qualities and taking time to recognize them are habits we should all get into. So here goes: I, Melissa, am a good listener, and my lips are well shaped! Anne has the best head of hair ever, and she's pretty funny too. Yay! Don't we all feel warm and fuzzy now? There's an article up on The Huffington Post right now that is collecting comments for a good cause. The story … [Read more...]