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Okay, so this may be a shameless plug about my latest labor of love.... but Seven Pounds, the new Will Smith movie is so much more than a movie.  It's a hero's journey about a man who sets out to find redemption but instead, much to his chagrin, falls in love. 

I found this script just over 2 years ago.  An agent sent to me and asked me what I thought about it.  I fell in love with the character and his journey.  I knew that this was a story that needed to be told.  I gave it my husband and we met with the writer.  We all worked together until we were happy with the script.  Once the script was shaped, my husband sent it to Will Smith.  And Will, thankfully, loved the project.  

My husband, the writer and cast and crew worked tirelessly on the film.  It was an incredibly hard story to tell and it was tough bringing it to the big screen.  But with such a talented group of people working on the project.... they were able to pull it off.

While I didn't work on the actual production, I did manage to score my first screen credit (co-producer) and I'm extremely proud of the film.

I hope everyone will go and see this amazing love story.  Will Smith does an amazing job with this deeply disturbed character and Rosario Dawson is downright incredible.

I think this film is so important on so many levels... without giving away the subject matter, I think it really makes people think, feel, hurt & love all at once.  It raises awareness on so many levels.

So, if anyone is reading my journal and they have some time to see this incredible movie this weekend... I would love to hear your thoughts!

xoxoxo

Hello.  My name is Chrissy and I'm a Blogger. 

I never thought the day would come that I would find myelf blogging.  But here I am blogging.  I'm actually an official blogger. 

Blogger.  Blogger.  Blogger.

I don't care how many times I say that word, it still sounds weird to me.  In fact just about two years ago my husband suggestivley asked me if I blogged.  And I said, "excuse me?!  Do I do what?!"  He replied, "Blog. You know, write about things on the internet for the entire world to see."   

I said, "Why would I do that?" 

And he confidently responded, "Because it's the cool thing to do right now." 

I was annoyed.  First of all, my husband barely knows how to send an email (what does he know about the internet) and secondly why would I share my inner most feelings, thoughts and suggestiions with the entire world?   That would just be stupid.  And thirdly, what the hell does a blogger really do and why the weird name?

So, two years and one apology later, I'm a blogger.  And in case you're in the dark about "blogging" like I was, I have included information and a definition of BLOG.

With that being said, from here on out, I will not be writing in my journal on a regular basis.  I will however have new "blogs" up on weekly basis.  I hope you all tune in, enjoy and comment when you feel the urge.  We're all anxious to get your feedback and comments on the blogs.  I hope they are informative, relatable, supportive and in some cases, entertaining.

And why do I have the feeling that Daily Strength will one day be adding a new online Support Group entitled:  BLOGGERS ANONYMOUS.

A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people.

People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at blogger.com. Thousands of people use services such as Blogger to simplify and accelerate the publishing process.

Blogs are alternatively called web logs or weblogs. However, "blog" seems less likely to cause confusion, as "web log" can also mean a server's log files.

To all my friends:

So sorry that I've been Missing in Action this past month.  I just finished overseeing the annual party and fund raiser for my daughter's school.  The event was awesome and we raised a lot of money for the school... but the planning and details sucked the life out of me!  I've been working on the event for the last 3-4 months but this last month was pretty insane.   After numerous long days and late nights, I had to stop and ask myself:  "Is this worth it?"  I wasn't curing cancer or helping the underpriviledged and every moment that I worked on the fund raiser was a moment away from my family, my friends and of course, Daily Strength!   Don't get me wrong, the school needs the money... they are trying to replace the deck that the children gather on each day (it's been there for 16 years) and some of the money is used to send the teachers to an annual teacher's convention each year.   I'm thrilled to donate time and money to those causes but I would feel so much better about myself if I had spent that time and effort on my family... or really helping people in need.   I wish I could do it all... but there is just not enough time in the day.  

Anyhow, just want to let everyone know that I'm back and ready to help!