Tina and Benjamin Gibson also have a 3-year-old daughter who was born from a 24-year-old donated embryo in 2017.
A Tennessee couple once again broke the record for having the longest-frozen embryo to be birthed when they welcomed their daughter Molly this October.
Tina and Ben Gibson used a process called embryo-adoption, which allows hopeful parents to receive donated embryos, they told NBC News on Wednesday. Molly is the couple’s second successful embryo adoption with the National Embryo Donation Center; daughter Emma was born in 2017 from a 24-year-old embryo.
Though it’s not the path she expected when seeking to start a family, Tina Gibson said that being a mother to her two girls is “such a miracle.” The process was a “leap of faith” for her after a struggle with infertility.
Baby Molly.Haleigh Crabtree Photography
“I was so scared to open up my heart to the potential of having a pregnancy,” Tina Gibson said. “I was so scared it wouldn’t work. And then it would just be ripped away from me again.”
She also said that her experience made her more grateful for her children.
The clinic staff is “thrilled” for the Gibsons, National Embryo Donation Center President Dr. Jeffrey Keenan said.
“Embryo adoption is a fantastic option for so many couples,” Kennan said. “It’s an exceptionally successful and very cost-effective option, and it’s sometimes really the only option for couples where the mother can actually experience a pregnancy and the birth of a child.”
Molly’s embryo, which was frozen in 1992, is the oldest known embryo to result in a birth, according to the University of Tennessee Preston Medical Library.
The fact that Molly was born from such an old embryo, frozen with less reliable technology than what’s available now, is a good sign that there might be “no real time limit” on how long frozen embryos remain viable, Keenan said.
This Year, athleisure and loungewear will be big but there are other options to Lululemon
It’s official. With rising cases of the novel coronavirus, a lot of us will not be going anywhere this Winter to stay safe. In fact, everyone may be holed up at home.
The new normal for the season
As a consequence of the ongoing pandemic, a lot of restaurants, entertainment and other activities have been canceled, postponed or suspended. This shift will leave little opportunity for people to dress up. Alternatively, this opens up a market for the leisure wear industry.
Therefore, people will be trading in their club wear for sweats. If you’re considering getting clothing for a significant other, sister, teacher, nanny or sitter, friend or any other woman on your holiday shopping list this year, I’ve got the run down on the top brands in this sector of the fashion industry.
Lululemon isn’t the only game in town
Arguably, Lululemon is the most well known brand of athleisure, yoga and lounge wear but it is quite costly. It has a problematic history but still remains the go-to source.
But there are other options. Here are 9
ADAY adopts a ‘less-is-more’ approach and a design ethos based on seasonless pieces and sustainability to offer everyday, athleisure-inspired clothes that are both performance-driven and stylish.
Every ADAY piece of clothing features novel technical material properties (sweat-wicking, quick-drying, UV- and chlorine-protected and wrinkle-free).
Ivy Park offers high-fashion meets high-tech performance wear by Beyonce. The collection of activewear is effortlessly cool and includes everything from sports bras to leggings, crop and oversized sweatshirts, bodysuits and more. She recently partnered with Adidas on a collection.
Athleta (by Gap) The Gap-owned fitness brand Athleta offers stylish athleisure wear for women and girls for a variety of activities including yoga, running, swimming, and hiking.
Fabletics Kate Hudson’s fitness fashion brand Fabletics features a collection of comfortable workout and athleisure clothing. This American retailer sells sportswear, footwear and accessories.
The Ivory Lane Collective, or IVL Collective for short, is fastly becoming a leader in women’s athleisure wear. Their activewear collection includes everything from cute leggings to tanks, tees, and jackets.
Nike One of the most successful and recognisable sportswear brands in the world, Nike offers everything from quality shorts and t-shirts to shoes and socks that are both fashionable and functional. The brand also sells a lot of high-quality gym gear for your home..
Under Armour The American sportswear label Under Armour launched in 2016 Under Armour Sportswear (UAS), a premium athleisure range designed by Belgian designer Tim Coppens. UAS fuses high-performance sportswear designs with an elevated sartorial touch. They have really cute and sexy gym clothes on their website.
Adidas is a sportswear powerhouse that combines quality and style to create modern, street-savvy active wear. The active wear brand’s signature three-stripe motif has gained iconic status in popular culture.
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Here are all the best beauty and fashion Cyber Monday deals I have my eye on:
Dyson Air Wrap
The Dyson Airwrap Complete styler is engineered for multiple hair types and styles. Featuring Coanda air styling and propelled by the Dyson digital motor, users can curl, wave, smooth and dry with no extreme heat.
If you’re in the market for luxury children’s clothing for the family Christmas photo then you have to check out the number one website for posh children’s clothing which is also have a sale today.
Now that everyone is home schooling and distant learning again, it’s time to upgrade the family computers to include a top software for producing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Relax into the soothing yet stimulating heat of the Infrared Sauna Blanket V3 from Higher Dose. This premium, non-toxic sauna blanket detoxifies the body, delivers nutrients to muscles, and boosts metabolic rate. Designed for home use or while traveling, it’s constructed with a layer of healing amethyst and tourmaline to deepen the benefits of infrared, a clay layer to generate negative ions, and a charcoal layer to amplify detoxification.
Smallable isn’t having a Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale but it’s always a good place to shop to support smaller, rising, fair trade merchants that sell organic, eco-friendly and sustainable baby clothes and furniture and women’s fashion and accessories.
I purchased the Under Armour sports mask for my athelete sons and myself as we all ventured back onto practice and training fields this fall. It hasn’t been a disappointment and keeps us safe and secure. It also looks quite fashionable.
The mask is on sale as part of Under Armour’s Cyber Monday Sale today!
It can be difficult to holiday shop for that woman who has everything.
Think the CEO or boss of your small company, a high net worth corporate executive or law partner, the jetset babe or your Chanel Princess bff who also happens to be a trust fund baby.
And because getting a $27,000 Tiffany Yellow diamond or a $371,000 Himalayan Birkin bag may be out of the budget, you have to settle for the next best things.
Lucky for you I’ve curated the below list with the help of some mom lawyer friends of mine I know who are in the know.
Jo Malone London
Luxury Bauble Collection
The luxe fragrance house sells six decorated baubles that can be reused each year and hidden inside each one is a duo of surprises including Colognes, a Miniature Candle and Bath & Body essentials.
Treat her with a collection of exquisite chocolate from New Hampshire-based L.A. Burdick Chocolatiers Burdick Critters Collection. All the critters are made individually by hand, meaning each is unique and no two are alike. Includes wood box of 16 Chocolate Mice, wood box of 9 Chocolate Snowmen, wood box of 6 Chocolate Pigs, wood box of 9 Chocolate Penguins, and 1/4 lb. Everyday Chocolate Assortment.
Go up in budget with the Epicurious Collection for $350
Vuori
Joggers
The performance jogger by Vuori is slim but relaxed fit with a slightly cropped leg, side pockets and a drawstring. Designed with their softest premium stretch fabric, they’re your new go-to. Great for traveling, yoga, training and chilling. It comes in a variety of colors and shades and in sizes XXS to XXL.
She will love to be blanketed in the luxurious warmth of a soft chenille throw from the Barefoot Dreams Store and you can practically feel the softness through the screen.
If your rich misses is like a lot of women who enjoy fragrant homes, then she will thoroughly enjoy filling her abode in this intoxicating signature scent behind NEST New York’s iconic fragrance which is a blend of pink pomelo grapefruit with watery green notes, lily of the valley and coriander blossom. The Classic Candle is meticulously crafted with a proprietary premium wax formulated to burn cleanly and evenly, while the Reed Diffuser is made with the highest quality oils to release continuous fragrance for 90 days, uninterrupted.
Your receipient will love to lay her head down and protect her crown with a silk pillow covering. It is a brand of silk cases recommended by dermatologists, hairstylists & beauty experts and is made of the highest grade (6A) long fibre mulberry silk, and without the use of dyes.
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The eco-conscious beauty buyer is wary of essential oils, chemical perfumes, dyes, fragrants and alcohol that are all horrible for the skin and so she is drawn to lines like Drunk Elephant which has combined sample sizes of all its best sellers into one kit it calls The Littles.
Printed on Cavallini Paper Company’s signature Italian paper, this calendar features a unique collection of late 18th century wildflower prints and is perfect for home, kitchen, or office.
Calendars.com is offering free shipping this week.
Any dress in any print from Boden could be worn at a variety of events, openings, meetings, formal or informal outings. This Mila Midi Dress with its colorful and attractive stripes would do perfectly!
It’s practically half off down from $198 right now but not sure how long this will last.
The Yeti ramblem with the megslider lid is the perfect gift for a coffee or tea drinker or anyone who loves to sip slowly because it keeps hot drinks very hot and cold drinks super cold for long periods of time. It’s a winner that I’ve personally enjoyed and highly recommend.
Go from the yoga studio to the coffeee shop and back in this highly coveted and well rated wrap from Gap’s athleisure brand, Athleta. And it has pockets! Yes to this.
In addition to being a lifestyle and business content creator, a Pinterest and Digital Content Marketing Youtuber and one-on-one business coach, I am also a small business owner who sells digital products!
Using my legal and marketing PR firm background, I’ve created legal templates for families and small business owners that I sell on my Etsy Shop.
I am also incubating an inclusive stock photography company called Picnoi and currently sell downloads of the entire database.
Small Business Offer
For Small Business Saturday, I’m offering a package of my most popular family and business templates for half off.
I normally sell my package of family estate templates for $197.
I recently reduced it to $97 for my loyal email subscribers and am cutting that price in half for a limited quantity of buyers. It’s now just $47.
Nowhere else online will you be able to get a package of legal documents to protect your family for that low a price.
Similarly, for those who have side gigs and rising small businesses but who cannot yet afford to hire an attorney to draft custom documents, my package of legal templates for fleddling startups and hustlpreneurs is also half of half and just $47.00 as well.
Finally, I’m offering limited downloads of the image database at half off, down from $59.99 down to $29.99.
Sale ends December 15th or until the limited downloads run out!
I’d appreciate it if you could support the work I do here and the information I share freely in various different platform and forums by purchasing one of my products and/or sharing this post with anyone you know who may be in the market for these items.
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Created by an attorney, this template toolkit includes three family estate planning document every parent should have including:
1) A will is legal document that spells out your wishes regarding care of your children, as well as distribution of your assets after your death. Failure to prepare a will typically leaves decisions about your estate in the hands of judges or state officials, and may also cause family strife.
(Before filling out the will, sit down and fill out the worksheet which can be printed out and is in pdf format)
2) A trust is legal arrangement in writing that spells out how third party, named the trustee, is to hold, keep track of and distribut assets on behalf of a beneficiary or beneficiaries, the people who will get the assets in the trust.
a) Lifetime access: You may also, for example, set up a revocable trust so that the trust assets remain accessible to you during your lifetime while designating to whom the remaining assets will pass
b) Control your assets and money: You can determine the terms of the trust, and control when and to whom the distributions may be made.
c) Protect Your Legacy from Creditors: A properly constructed trust can help protect your estate from your heirs’ creditors or from beneficiaries who are not good at managing money.
d) Keep Your Affairs Private: Unlike Probate whichi is a public record and proces; assets in a trust can pass on to your beneficiaries outside of probate and stay private.
e) Saves Taxes and Fees: Because trusts don’t go through probate, you’ll save court fees and taxes in the process.
3)Power of Attorney is a document that allows a third party to control a person’s assets, access to codes, banks, A durable power of attorney simply means that the document stays in effect if you become incapacitated and unable to handle matters on your own. To cover all of the issues that matter to you, you’ll probably need two separate documents: one that addresses health care issues and another to take care of your finances.
4) A Quit Claim Deed is a short legal document that transfers the ownership of real property like a home or land to another person. This document can be used when there are no complex aspects or no dispute as to ownership or rights between the person transferring the property and the receiver.
Small or Micro Biz/Content Creator Legal Start Up Template Kit
Running an ecommerce shop or creating content as a business as a blogger, vlogger, YouTuber, podcaster, Instagrammer or other infuencer part time or full time and earning money from these ventures require you to get a handle of the legal obligations and be able to manage your blog, protect it legally, and promote it. Having legal templates, content management documents and other forms are essential. Use the documents in this kit to keep you organized and growing. Customize them, print them out and keep them in an organized binder. It will be a God send come tax time as well.
Legal Templates
A Sample Work for Hire Agreement
Use this document when contracting work from web site builders to logo developers or anyone helping you build your presence visually where you intent that the final product be owned by you outright
A Sample Joint Venture Agreement
Use this agreement when you decide to partner with another person, business, group or organization on an ongoing basis or for a long term project or partnership.
A Sample Copyright Infringement Cease and Desist Letter
Use this letter to alert someone or an entity you discover is using your content without prior authorization. This letter lets the infringer know you are aware of their violation and your rights and should help get the infringer to remove your intellectual property or start discussions on future possible legal action from you.
A Sample Non Dislosure Agreement
Use this agreement when you are sharing an idea, concept, business plan that you do not want the receiver of the information to share with others or develop on his/her own without your involvement. Note that a lot of companies or orgs that are large and influential may not sign or may have you sign a version prepared by their attorney
A Sample Sponsorship Pitch Letter
Use this the solicit a brand or company to sponsor your blog, YouTube channel, podcast, event or website.
A DMCA/Trademark Violation Take Down Request Letter
Use this letter to request that someoned using your trademark or other digital content online without your approval and/or prior authorizationn to take it down.
ABOUT CREATOR OF THIS TOOL KIT
I am a veteran attorney and I currently manage my own Digital Publishing company and online learning platform called the Digital Publishing Academy where I train transitioning professionals who want to create online content or to launch, grow and scale their new digital ventures, whether a blog, YouTube channel, podcast, eCommerce store and more. I also run several blogs and co-own a stock photography company.
This tooklit helps content creators searching for help and assistance with getting organized and staying on track as they go from hobby to professional content creator.
This shop is for the lean entrepreneur who cannot yet afford to hire a team of lawyers, a marketing manager, a social media manager and digital strategist and have to do-it-themselves.
The temperatureis rapidly dipping and with pandemic restrictions back in place in many parts of the world, it’s time to think of digging out the layers, sweaters and boots out of storage and getting your winter wardrobe situated.
And if it’s in your budget to get new pieces to add to your collection, I’ve selected the top 8 items that I own or plan to get that will have me set for spending the winters at home working, lounging, reading, scrolling through social media or catching up on my fave Netflix series.
Check them out:
Long Grey Cardigan
Whether you’re going out for a quick trip to the grocery store, lounging in the house or curled up in your fave chair, you’d love to have this comfy cardigan to cover you up.
Get a pullover sweatshirt that’s one size larger that’s comfy enought to throw on when you have to go pick up your kid from school or when you just want to get lost in a corner and be warm and snuggly. I’m a mama bear so this one spoke to me.
Being eco-conscious means relying on reusable bags for grocery shopping. For quick sprints for a few items, carry this stylish tote with you and leave the plastic at the counter. It comes in other colors
If you’re the type of person to be hot and cold at the same time then you might find yourself in shorts and a sweater. You’ll love a shorts lounge set in a comfy sweater knit like this one.
Layers are essential for staying cool and comfortable when it’s chilly outside. When an actual parka or oversized coat is not in order because it’s not that cold out yet, a fleece lined jacket like this one will work
OLD NAVY
$69.99 (will be under $50 if you use a 40% off Coupon Code at RetailMe Not)
Whether they match or not, you cannot go with a jogging suit that can double as your outdoor workout wear or a simple fit for running errands or chilling at home.
Former and current Vanderpump Rulesstars LaLa Kent, Brittany Cartright and Stassi Schroeder apparently had a loose pregnancy pact, according to comments made by Kent during her podcast with her fiance Randall.
Lena Dunham reveals that because she has chronic endometriosis and had to have her cervix, uterus and one ovary removed thus ruling out the possiblity of her ever having children again
After suffering a devastating loss of her baby girl mid pregnancy, Love & Hip Hop: New York star Rah Ali welcomed a daughter namesd Anaia only 17 months later.
A 51-year-old woman who served as the gestational carrier for her daughter and son-in-law gave birth to her granddaughter.
Julie Loving, 51, delivered a healthy baby girl in an Illinois hospital on Nov. 2 with her daughter, Breanna Lockwood, by her side.
The newborn, named Briar Juliette Lockwood, is the first child for Lockwood and her husband, Aaron, who are the baby’s biological parents.
“It was definitely a surreal process,” Lockwood told “Good Morning America” about Briar’s birth. “All the feelings came at once, just watching my mom go through everything and all she’s done for me and is continuing to do.”
Loving gave birth to Briar after being induced about 10 days before her due date. She had to undergo an emergency C-section due to difficulties with the umbilical cord, according to Lockwood.
The delivery marked the first C-section for Loving, a mom of two, whom Lockwood described as having a normal pregnancy.
“She definitely rocked the pregnancy and the birth rocked her a little bit, but she did a great job,” said Lockwood. “It was a super emotional day with lots of tears and lots of happy times and some scary times but our doctors and team were great.”
Lockwood, a 29-year-old dental hygienist, and Aaron began trying for a baby almost immediately after they wed in 2016. After one year of trying naturally without success, Lockwood began seeing a fertility specialist.
Nearly two years later, after multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization, multiple surgeries and several miscarriages, including a pregnancy with twins, Lockwood’s fertility doctor told her that she would need to start considering surrogacy because her uterus was unable to withstand a pregnancy.
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With lockdown ahead, fitness fanatics will once again turn to interactive fitness equipment like Peloton bikes, and fitness apps
As the country and the entire world goes back on lock down as cases of COVID-19 start the surge again, fitness fans and those of us working to unload some of our Quarantine 15 pounds will have to find at-home ways to exercise.
The new restrictions would mean workout apps like Beach Body On Demand, remote fitness equipment like Peloton bikes and on-demand online and mobile workout apps offered by gyms and exercise studios, large and small, will once again start to be the go-to source for fitness fanatics.
Not long ago, I counted myself among the super fit. I would participate in charity road races every month. With work, life, family obligtions, I’ve fallen off the wagon but do plan to get back on the saddle.
I am familiar with the Peloton revolution as I had downloaded the app so I could preview and explore the hundreds of free non-bike specific exercise classes which are available free for 60 days!
Peloton Effect
I quickly began to understand the appeal to the disruptive spin bike company.
The bike comes with a 24-inch screen, access to world-class spin instructors and hundreds of fitness classes including 10-14 live daily classes and dozens of on-demand ones.
Early in the pandemic, a lot of people were like me and so much so that Peloton’s stock price jumped as sales soared durig the initial lockdown. While dealing with an order backlog, the company decided to forego participating in Black Friday this year and instead decided to sell its world-reknown bikes which retails for $1, 895, a drop from its original $2,245 original price.
Beyonce and Peloton worked together to create a series of themed workouts for her “Homecoming” HBO visual album, which is being held virtually this year due to the pandemic.
Additionally, Beyonce and Peloton are gifting two-year Peloton memberships to students at 10 HBCUs, and Peloton will also build recruiting partnerships with these schools.
Peloton Alternatives
While the idea of a 24″ HD screen that can rotate 360 degrees and a sturdy bike that can withstand the rigors of an intense rider sounds great, there are a few other bikes out there that will do the trick for less than half the cost.
Here are a few bikes that I have my eye on and am hoping some Black Friday sales come thru as well:
Bowflex
Fitness equipment maker Bowflex‘s answer to the Peloton bike is its C6 which sells for half the price of a Peloton bike at $999 and Bowflex throws in a pair of 3lb dumbells, adds an aditional 5-year mechanical warranty, a total of 10 years for its bike. The annual cost for the Bowflex workout subscription for the app service is $158 a year which is about 1/4th of Peloton’s annual subscription which is $468.
The C6 does not come with the monitor but it allows users to tether the bike with an app they connect to their Apple TV, a regular streaming TV or a phone or tablet.
Echelon
A price point below that is the Echelon Connect Sport Indoor Cycling Exercie Bike which retails for $497 and is essentially a Walmart exclusive Peloton knock off complete with its own app that comes with 1,600 rides included for 6 months of its subscription service.
Sunny Health
On the even lower end of the spectrum is the Sunny Health and Fitness SF-B1002 Belt Drive Indoor Cycling Bike which sells for just $369 but has excellent reviews and comes well recommended for being stable, able to accommodate 100mph speed, is quiet and easy to assemble.
Like Orange Theory, Peloton riders, have a cult-like following. They buy the gear and wear the branded clothing. But sometimes, the tops the instructors wear catch the eye of female riders and a new style trend takes off!
I noticed on Facebook this weekend that three of my friends were wearing the exact same cut-out bra. The linking characteristics of these three friends? They each are avid Peloton riders.
It is sold on Amazon for $15, but I found a similar one at Romwe for 9.95. The plus to both of these is that the bra is well constructed for the price and it comes with padding!
Alo, a California-based yoga studio with studios and shops in Cali and New York, sells a version for a slightly higher price ($54).
It gets excellent reviews as well from verified purchasers who describe the bra as comfortable, edgy and stylish. Their only complaint is that it has no padding and my not be suitable for HIIT workouts but is great for everything else.
Free People makes the Ruffle Me Up Sports bra which is a whole lot of feminine mixed with sporty.
Finally, Urban Outfitters comes thru with the sexy pushup version in its Year of Ours Victoria sports bra.
SHOP MORE SPORTS CUT OUT BRAS
The appeal of the black cut out bra phenomenon is not necessarily new. Fitness pro Sylwia Wiesenberg wore a similar cut out bra in her Femme Fatale workout video back in 2014 and similarly, inspired thousands of women to go out and get a similar bra.
