Birthday Excitement

October has been a great month and although it started slow, it is ending full of hope and promise. My birthday was October 17th, a day i spent rejoicing the wonderful life that I have lived and continue to live and improve daily.

The birthday culture has spoiled us all with the birthday being a day where we look around expecting gifts, phone calls and pampering from loved ones. This year I thought of reversing this default way of thinking because of a funny incident that happened with my mother. I called her the day before my birthday and she asked me "Tomorrow is your birthday right?". After I confirmed she then asked "So what are you betting me for your birthday?". I laughed so hard and responded that it is her that should be buying me something and she had a very interesting response. She told me she gave me life and every birthday I should be celebrating all the gifts and Blessings I was given not asking for more...

From now on my birthday will be a day of giving and gratitude, I will reach out to the special people in my life and thank them for their love. It's not like i was ever a selfish sulking "it's my birthday what you gonna get me type of person" but i think the day you were born is a good day to rejoice your life and to thank those who have made it special. So to everyone who has supported me or loved me,
THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU BACK!

So on my birthday i decided to ask my mother a few questions about the day i was born. she told she was feeling the contractions on a Thursday night and was in so much pain but could not go to the hospital because it was during the war and there was a 6pm curfew. Which meant no civilians were allowed on the public streets after 6pm. People had to stay in their homes from 6pm until 6am the next morning. She suffered the whole night and at 6am a neighbor who had a car carried her to the hospital and by 8am she was holding a little baby boy, me :).

My father had been away at work as usual, between working in a mine in another country he had opened up a little store that was hours away from home where he sometimes stayed. One day when I have a child I hope i can be there when he or she is born, that would be too special to miss.

Another thing about October is that it is breast cancer month. Tomorrow I am showcasing my line at a charity event 'Fashionably Pink" to raise money for Susan G. Komen For The Cure - an organization so passionate about their cause. if you are not familiar with Susan G. Komen For The Cure please visit their website and read the story of a woman who lost her sister to breast cancer and started the organization in her name, so inspiring. I related to this organization so much that I was honored to be a part of this event, I share the same passion for charity that they do and it was so fitting. Thanks to my friend Tracy for the idea I also ended getting to actually design a custom T-Shirt for Susan G. Komen For The Cure to help raise money for them. So I am proud to show you the Bless By Bless Couture Susan G. Komen For The Cure 'We are fighters!" Breast Cancer t-Shirt. Whew that was a long name for it haha.



I spent a lot of time wondering what i was going to do for a design until it hit me, I had to draw something. I felt a hand drawn image would make it feel personal and fitting for the cause and the passion both the foundation and l shared for charity. So I draw a pencil sketch of a heart with an arrow, this represented both the love (the heart) and the fight (the arrow) that Susan G. Komen represents. I was happy with the outcome and they were thrilled.

If you would like to support the breast cancer cause please buy one of these t-shirts, $10 from each shirt is donated directly to Susan G. Komen For The Cure. The t-shirts will be for sale on October 27th on www.blessbybless.com.

Okay that's it for now, happy birthday to me and a sincere thank you to all of you for reading this and for supporting me. My goal for my 33rd birthday was to give and hopefully this design will keep giving with your help.

Love B
Designer Bless By Bless Couture
www.blessbybless.com

Hope! Faith! Love!