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Dwell With Dignity-via Santa Rosa Interior Design

Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Inspiration, Personal Style & Well being on May 1, 2012

Dwell With Dignity is interior design with heart. Their mission is to help families escape poverty and homelessness through beauty and design. One household at a time. Here is their thought process:

If we can change a person’s surroundings, we can change their outlook on life. Exposing children (especially) to a nurturing home environment, that includes good design and art, can inspire a standard of living that will carry-over to future generations. Exposing parents to this same environment will allow them to see the positive impact it has on their family; inspiring them to maintain a standard of living they can be proud of and thrive in.

all images via Dwell with Dignity web site

Oh yeah…right up my alley. I believe that beauty uplifts people’s spirit and their soul. Without beauty, the world is a dark and dreary place. Beauty Matters! Continue reading “Dwell With Dignity-via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »

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DIFFA Dining by Design SF 2011 with the Academy of Art University

Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Inspiration on November 29, 2011

image DIFFA San Francisco Dining by Design Logo

I had the good fortune to be able to attend DIFFA’s Dining by Design 2011 at the San Francisco Design Center with a seat at the wonderful table of the Academy of Art University. Held this year on the 17th of November, it was a kaleidoscope of color, fun, beautiful tables, fabulous people, good food and all for a great cause.

DIFFA, standing for Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids, is the oldest and one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. providing: Continue reading “DIFFA Dining by Design SF 2011 with the Academy of Art University” »

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Apple Accessories & Kate Spade

Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Personal Style & Well being, Product/Trend Alert! on May 10, 2011

Hi, my name is Irene and I’m an apple junkie!

I own a iMac, macbook, iPad, iPhone, AppleTV, what can I say. And…while I love living in wine country, I am not ready for a pair of birkenstocks or grey hair! So, when I saw the line of apple accessories by Kate Spade…at REASONABLE PRICES I fell in love with them too. Here are 4 of my fav’s:

via Kate Spade-hard cover for the iphone $40...click on the pic to buy

Here is the perfect lipstick red! Chick & kitchy all at once…and it makes it easy to find in the black hole called your handbag!    Continue reading “Apple Accessories & Kate Spade” »

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Prayers for Japan

Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Nature, Sustainability on March 14, 2011

via UTexas Education: Bajoeng Gedé, August 2002

“Step into a circle of prayer for all people affected by the recent events in Japan. The spirit of love we share with them, magnified through prayer, reaches across the miles to comfort and bless all whose lives have been touched by these recent disasters. Unity

Please pause, pray and light a candle for all those affected by the earthquake, the resulting Tsunami, and volcano eruption and all their devastating effects in Japan and the wave that followed from there.    Continue reading “Prayers for Japan” »

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Clean Water-Donate Your Birthday for a Good Cause: via Santa Rosa Interior Design

Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Sustainability on September 14, 2010

For me, charity is practical. It’s sometimes easy, more often inconvenient, but always necessary. It’s the ability to use one’s position of influence, relative wealth and power to affect lives for the better. charity is singular and achievable.

Founder of Charity Water, Scott Harrison

Charity: Water is a non-profit organization who’s goal is to bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.

Charity: Water believes that BIRTHDAYS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD so they started the September Campaign.

WHAT’S THE SEPTEMBER CAMPAIGN?    Continue reading “Clean Water-Donate Your Birthday for a Good Cause: via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »

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