This is a great piece on an awesome running group that is encouraging women that do not normally run to get out and exercise.

I hope you have submitted your taxes or will submit them by midnight tomorrow night. But a lot of GREAT STORES are providing Freebies and Discounts for Tax Day.

Click below for a list of some of them.

http://www.taxdayfreebies.com

Thursday evening, David Tutera — celebrity wedding planner and star of WE tv’s MY FAIR WEDDING – hosted an intimate dinner with local Chicago press at Devon Seafood Grill. Tutera was in town promoting the fifth season of his popular show, in which he gives everyday brides the wedding makeover of their dreams. Guests dined on scallops and salmon, while previewing an upcoming episode. Attendees were given a DVD copy of the best of MFW — Weddings WE Love: My Fair Wedding with David Tutera – and a rhinestone pin from Bridal Collection by David Tutera. To cap off the night, one lucky guest – NBC Chicago’s Pam Oliver – walked away with a diamond watch from David’s jewelry line at Sears. “I have the greatest job in the world,” said Tutera during the post-screening Q&A. “I get to be a part of the happiest day of people’s lives.”

This summer a friend of mine told me she was doing a study that paid $780. I immediately said tell me where do I sign up. I am participating in the SELF study. Here is some information about the purpose of this study is researching.

Purpose of SELF
More women in the US have a hysterectomy because of complications with fibroids than for any other reason. The direct hospital costs exceed $2 billion per year, not including indirect costs for managing the symptoms of bleeding, pain, urinary incontinence, and reproductive dysfunction. Despite the public health impact of this condition, research on uterine fibroids in the United States has been very limited.

A recent study showed that over 80% of African American women are likely to develop fibroids during their lifetime. Twenty percent have a hysterectomy because of fibroids, three times the proportion in white women. We hope to find the reasons for these striking differences.

SELF is the first and only research study of uterine fibroids to use ultrasound screening of women who do not have fibroids so that we can finally learn:

Who gets fibroids
What women can do to help prevent them
When fibroids begin to first develop
Why women get them in the first place and
How they grow
Following early fibroid growth is very important because this phase of growth has never been described. It may be different from growth of fibroids after they have become established in the uterus. There are some women whose fibroid(s) never grow to large size, and identifying characteristics associated with lack of growth could identify factors that might be used for prevention.

If you are African American Female 21-34 years of age, never been diagnosed with fibroids, and you can commit to 5 years please Call 1-877-692-SELF (7353) or visit http://www.DetroitSELF.org

My mentor Karen Taylor Bass told me the story of how she met her husband and it really helped me believe in love at a time when I was not feeling so great. Please read and enjoy this story.

http://www.thegrio.com/opinion/after-911-one-mans-journey-from-loss-to-love.php?page=2

I have told many people that are looking for jobs that Social Media can be a big part of your job search. I found this article today and I want to share it with my readers.

http://www.idealist.org/blog/en/can-social-media-help-you-land-your-dream-job/

The other day I visited Nordstrom’s and the saleswoman told me about Fashion Rewards. I told her I am not interested in any credit cards. She told me this card is linked to my debit card and making purchases I will receive points which will turn into Nordstrom Notes (gift certificates). I used this card for a month and received a $20 Note in the mail and I purchased 3 packages of Spanx during the Anniversary Sale for $40 because of the Nordstrom Note and the sale discounts. The other perk is that when they have sales you get to shop days before everyone else. If you are a Nordstrom shopper I highly suggest you get a Fashion Reward card.

http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Challenge_(AA)

It recently came to my attention that American Airlines has an ELITE CHALLENGE. What does this mean you ask? You can accept the challenge and instead of having to earn 25,000 pts in 12 months to gain Gold Status you can earn 5,000 pts in 3 months for the small fee of $140. I am currently participating and by September I will have my Gold Status. Those more adventurous than myself can earn 10,000 in 3 months to garner PLATINUM status.

http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Challenge_(AA)

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This is one of many focus group websites you can register with and make money giving opinions on different products and brands.

http://www.truepanel.com/registration.php?rid=404784941&rc=NDk%3D