I have decided to start compiling lists of things that I love! I am not sure at this point if I am going to do this weekly, monthly, or just whenever I think of things that I love that I want to share. My plan is to have a variety of things - a song I'm loving right now, products that are making me happy, blog posts or articles that really spoke to me - a huge variety of mix-matched goodness that I just found too good not to share!
For our first volume of "Things I love," check this out:
For our first volume of "Things I love," check this out:
Jim is my former boss. He is forty-three years old and was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. To keep him busy now that he ended up having to retire early, his wife Debbie has set up a business for making tie-dyed shirts and tapestries (and probably anything else you could want!). His work is great - I believe I was one of the very first customers, and wear my shirt regularly - plus $1 from each sale is donated to ALZ.org for Alzheimer's research - grab a cool shirt, support a good cause!
I had already planned on featuring this shop as my first "things I love" volume when I decided to include this feature - then I started doing some research and found out that June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month! Perfect timing, huh? Whether or not your personally know someone who's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, imagine the families dealing with this disease. Your loved one is still there, and has days of lucidity, and then days where they might have no idea who you are. Imagine how they must feel, and imagine how the family must feel. Let's support this cause - whether through grabbing a shirt or a tapestry, or by directly donating over at ALZ.org!
Why I love it? Everything is made-to-order, you can pick your colors and design, and it supports a great cause! Also, I am awful about how I wash things - never careful, throw everything in together, don't use any special detergent - and my shirt is still super vibrant, after being washed a lot! Plus, their prices are super reasonable! Shirts start at just $15!
Thanks for sharing! Definitely a good month to feature this shop. :) That's awesome the items are made to order so you can really get what you want.
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I had no idea when I decided to do this post today (and was originally going to try to find more things to lump into this post). When I realized what month it was, I thought it was perfect to just feature this shop!
DeleteJim and Debbie have no idea I did this post yet. I shared on facebook, so I'm sure they'll see it. I think they're out of town at a concert or something this weekend, so it'll be a nice surprise when they see it. ;)
This is amazing. I love these businesses that have such a wonderful story and donates to any type of charity or research. I will definitely check out this website. Thanks for sharing such a great cause!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would love to see your "things that I love" posts! :D I am pretty sure I will love them since I am already loving this one :) Hahaa.
You have a great blog Margaret! :)
I am glad you are going to check it out! Even if it's just a like on facebook, or adding their etsy shop to your favorites, every little bit of exposure helps! <3
DeleteI am excited to be doing "things I love." I have several friends who do handmade things, so I think I am going to work on featuring those kinds of pages first, and them going from there!
I just checked them out! They are amazing. I joined the group and favorite the etsy shop. I also shared it on my facebook page and hopefully it brings more people to see it and support the cause! :D
DeleteThank you so much! ♡♡♡
DeleteAlzheimers is one of the cruelest diseases. For those that have it and their families.
ReplyDeleteLove that Jim is continuing to give back to the community despite his diagnosis.
And, as an aging hippy, I have a weakness for tie-die.
I am so impressed that he is doing this. I don't know how he's doing day-to-day, but I know some days are worse than others. But for him and his wife to take the diagnosis and use it to do something like this makes my heart happy. I know she's also trying to fill a lot of his good, lucid days with fun adventures with their kids and stuff - like music festivals and such.
DeleteI never liked tie-dye much when I was younger, but think it's fun now. I only own the one shirt, but am planning on ordering a tapestry soon to use as a cover on the bed in the guestroom. <3
I am moved to tears! Thank you so much Margaret! You were one of the originalin customers!!! Tonight we are at a Dead and Company show and Jim actually saw one of his shirts in the crowd ♥️. Some of the dyes are hard for him to do without assistance now but he still gets so much joy from it—he has also taken to sitting in the yard selling dyes on weekends ��. If you drive down Pennsylvania Ave in Seaford, DE stop to say hi!! Love you Margaret!!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you guys for taking something hard, and turning it into something good.
DeleteIf I was still local, I would totally swing by and grab a shirt and say hello! I wonder how expensive it would be to do a craft fair or something at some point? Or if he would be up to it? Lots of people walk through those things!
Tie-dye is so much fun, but I've never seen it done in patterns like this. How cool!
ReplyDeleteHe does some really neat ones! I snagged a few pictures of ones that were sort of different to share here, but there's more on Etsy, too! They do one that's like a cancer awareness ribbon that's really cool!
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