I'm walking 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3-Day!

I have taken on an incredible challenge. On October 2 - 4, I’ll be walking 60 miles over the course of three days, camping out at night with thousands of other women and men taking this journey with me.

It’s for an event called the Breast Cancer 3-Day, which benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Every advancement in breast cancer research, treatment, education and prevention in the last 25 years has been touched by a Komen for the Cure grant. They are working hard to build a future without breast cancer, and I plan on raising at least $2300 to help bring us closer to that goal.

Please consider making a donation.

Without a cure, one in eight women in the U.S. will continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s why I’m walking in the 3-Day. Because everyone deserves a lifetime.

To make a donation, go to http://www.the3day.org/goto/christinechen. I would like to reach my fundraising goal by July 1st, so don’t delay!

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you for your support!

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Just a reminder to everyone that today is Election Day! Get out there and Vote if you haven't already! I Did!
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A Safe, Green & Clean Home Business Opportunity

photo credit: Women's Voices for the Earth

Did you know that the levels of pollutants in our indoor air is 5 times more than the level you’ll find outside? It's also a fact that women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than women who work outside the home. (This can be specifically attributed to the contact they have with household cleaning products).
There are 73 million homes with children under the age of 18. Poison Control reports that 121,197 children under the age of six were poisoned by household cleaners just last year. The other issue with household cleaners today is that asthma rates are also escalating far beyond what any scientists can explain. Scientist believe that asthmatic reactions can be exacerbated by the kinds of cleaning products that people have in their homes.
So, there are all kinds of health issues and problems that involve our little ones that are crawling around on our floors and breathing in the fumes from the products we are using. I believe it's our responsibility to really share this information with other moms out there, because most consumers have no idea that the things they're using in their homes can actually cause them harm. People assume that most products that they buy should be totally fine for them to use in their homes, and that's simply not the case.
I would love to share a safe, "green" cleaning alternative with you... Changing the products you use can really change your life as well as being safer for our planet. Please take a moment to visit my safe, "green" cleaning site.
I say "green" because, just one of our household cleaning Starter Kits does the equivalent of these 3 things:

• eliminating 108 pounds of packaging waste
• eliminating 248 pounds of greenhouse gas
• ...and the equivalent to planting 10 trees

You can also listen to a 3 minute recorded message that gives you an overview on our products. Just dial 1-925-924-3000
Won't you consider joining my team, or at least just buying a product that is safer for you, your home and our planet! Contact me for more info!

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The Zaken Corporation

For anyone coming across this blog that might have questions, I actually ordered my Zaken kit over a year ago, but am only just getting started. I plan on documenting everything. You will be able to read all about it here. You'll also find a wealth of other monkey making opportunities here and at my other blog "Bay Area Mompreneur".

To be honest I haven't made a cent from Zaken yet. But, I can't say that I have given it a real go either. I tried to work the plan at first, but having two little ones at home, it has been very difficult to find the time, let alone a quiet moment to make phone calls. I did get a couple of leads in the beginning (making a few calls on the weekends) but nothing panned out. They either didn't have a large enough quantity for Zaken to consider buying it, or they never sent me the samples they had promised for a review of their merchandise. So I put it on the back burner... I recently stumbled upon my kit again and decided to give them a call to see if I was still a member (since so much time has elapsed) and to see if I could still try to find liquidations for them. The phone number was still a working number (a plus) and they answered the phone! They guaranteed that I could indeed continue to work the business if I wanted to give it another go. I guess once you join, you are in essence a member for life? So... I may give it another try if I can find the time. When I do, I will continue to post here about my progress and let you know if there is indeed money to be made using his system.

How it all Began:

I received a postcard a couple of years ago, offering me a way to make money using HIS money... I returned the postcard to request additional info... I then received a large envelope from them that contained a magazine sized booklet about the system... I didn't read through it all because it was just too long to read at the time... I'm a stay-at-home mother of 2. My daughter was almost 3 at the time, and my son had just turned one... So, I don't really need to explain about the "time" situation!
Well, the envelope got misplaced and possibly even thrown away, and I forgot all about Zaken...
Lo and behold, a few days later, I received another envelope identical to the first... But this one contained a follow-up letter and the magazine style report again... I decided to actually read the letter this time and it peeked my curiosity... I decided to set aside some time after the kids were in bed for the night, to go ahead and read through everything from front-to-back... Okay, it sounded like it might work, but I was still a wee bit skeptical, so I decided to check them out at ripoffreport.com Hmmm... They actually received a pretty good rating from Rip Off, despite the bad reviews they had gotten in the past... So... I talked it over with my hubby and I decided to take the plunge... If nothing comes of it, I could still get my money back... So, the way I look at it is that it was worth a try... I called and placed my order by credit card over the phone. And that's where it all started.

If anyone out there reading this is already working with Zaken, I'd love to hear about your experiences and/or progress and failures with the company... Until next time...