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IRMA EFFORTS

I’ve been glued to the TV watching the devastation that IRMA has caused in its path and I’m heart-broken. What the people of the Caribbean, Florida, and Mexico have to face right now is horrific and it just seems unfair as I sit here writing this from my home on a beautiful day, I feel so helpless. I’m going to have this page up and will be updating it as I learn of new ways to help, but for now, here is what I got:

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UNICEF

UNICEF puts children first in emergencies. To start responding to the needs of children affected by Hurricane Irma as soon as possible, UNICEF is on the ground with pre-positioned staff and supplies — equipment for water treatment and hygiene, provisional shelters and education kits, and more. UNICEF will help ensure that affected children and families can get clean water, that there are safe spaces for children, that education and health services can continue, and that basic humanitarian supplies are distributed.

AMERICAN RED CROSS

The Red Cross has mobilized its second massive hurricane response in two weeks to help people affected by Hurricane Irma. Relief efforts stretch from the U.S. Virgin Islands through Florida to the mid-Atlantic region. The Red Cross depends on financial donations to be able to provide disaster relief immediately. Help people affected by Hurricane Irma by visiting redcross.org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word IRMA to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

GO FUND ME GO FUND ME has an entire page of places to donate to those affected by Irma. It appears you can scroll through and select different direct paths of people and organizations working for relief.

GLOBAL GIVING GlobalGiving is the largest global crowdfunding community connecting nonprofits, donors, and companies in nearly every country.  GG vets the local organizations it helps fund and is well-regarded by charity watchdogs. (GlobalGiving prioritizes local organizations over the long term, but often steers money toward larger entities like Save the Children or the International Medical Corps during the early days of disaster response.) *taken from NYTimes

USE YOUR SKILLS

Florida needs 1,000 volunteer nurses to help at special-needs shelters. Nurses can email: [email protected]

Officials are seeking other workers who have a “specialized healthcare skill.” Such workers “would be incredibly helpful,” a spokesperson with the Florida State Emergency Operations Center tells NPR.

GIVE SHELTER

Airbnb, the online rental site, lets hosts in the region offer their homes at no charge to Irma evacuees.

That’s all I got for now. I will be updating this post as I learn of more information. Thank you!

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morning 🤍 we’re getting the vaccine today and morning 🤍 we’re getting the vaccine today and if I’m being honest I have so many mixed emotions about it. I don’t want it, I hate the idea of injecting my body with something foreign for an illness we know so little about, and with a substance that hasn’t been around for long at all. It’s scary to me, and I’ve heard so many polarizing opinions my head could explode.

As I sit in that chair today, I know I’m going to want to swat that needle, get up and run away. Like I’ve wanted to run away from this whole thing. 

BUT here’s the thing. I have not been in the labs, I have not been on the frontlines, I am not a medical professional and know very little about this virus, and about medicine in general.

But overarching, I DO believe in science. I DO believe in my doctors, I DO believe that this vaccine was created to save lives and get us back to normal, and at the end of the day, I believe deep down in my heart of hearts that there is a higher power at work here, and that work is being done down here, through science, and I am here to do my part. 

So today I put my faith, my body and my trust into the hands of science. 

Here’s to moving this ship forward.
wanted to send a message of the beauty of simplici wanted to send a message of the beauty of simplicity this morning 🤍 I just got off the phone with my mom and we were talking about how nice it was to celebrate William together yesterday. It was a small celebration with family, balloons, a home cooked meal, and cake. The cousins played for hours and we opened a few gifts for Willie.

It’s so nice to eliminate the spectacle of something like a first birthday. I wanted to enjoy the day with him, and celebrate his first year of life with the people I love and I was able to do just that.

I think if this past year taught us anything, it’s that we really don’t need as much “stuff”. Simple might not be as popular or “Instagram worthy”, but it might be a whole lot better if we let go of the expectations and the wonder of what everyone else might think 🤍

Note 📝 Some people live for a spectacle and that is just as BEAUTIFUL for them!! Everyone is different and that’s what makes the world go ‘round! And if you’re one of those people, I’m coming to your party with bells on!! 

xo, Liz

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    morning 🤍 we’re getting the vaccine today and morning 🤍 we’re getting the vaccine today and if I’m being honest I have so many mixed emotions about it. I don’t want it, I hate the idea of injecting my body with something foreign for an illness we know so little about, and with a substance that hasn’t been around for long at all. It’s scary to me, and I’ve heard so many polarizing opinions my head could explode.

As I sit in that chair today, I know I’m going to want to swat that needle, get up and run away. Like I’ve wanted to run away from this whole thing. 

BUT here’s the thing. I have not been in the labs, I have not been on the frontlines, I am not a medical professional and know very little about this virus, and about medicine in general.

But overarching, I DO believe in science. I DO believe in my doctors, I DO believe that this vaccine was created to save lives and get us back to normal, and at the end of the day, I believe deep down in my heart of hearts that there is a higher power at work here, and that work is being done down here, through science, and I am here to do my part. 

So today I put my faith, my body and my trust into the hands of science. 

Here’s to moving this ship forward.
    wanted to send a message of the beauty of simplici wanted to send a message of the beauty of simplicity this morning 🤍 I just got off the phone with my mom and we were talking about how nice it was to celebrate William together yesterday. It was a small celebration with family, balloons, a home cooked meal, and cake. The cousins played for hours and we opened a few gifts for Willie.

It’s so nice to eliminate the spectacle of something like a first birthday. I wanted to enjoy the day with him, and celebrate his first year of life with the people I love and I was able to do just that.

I think if this past year taught us anything, it’s that we really don’t need as much “stuff”. Simple might not be as popular or “Instagram worthy”, but it might be a whole lot better if we let go of the expectations and the wonder of what everyone else might think 🤍

Note 📝 Some people live for a spectacle and that is just as BEAUTIFUL for them!! Everyone is different and that’s what makes the world go ‘round! And if you’re one of those people, I’m coming to your party with bells on!! 

xo, Liz
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