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Knowing When to Call it Quits
Perseverance is key in business. Yet, sometimes it simply makes sense to quit, cut your losses, save your energy, and move on. This post takes a look at how you can avoid diluting your focus by hanging...
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Exploring China: The People's Park
When a small group of folks (with their adopted Chinese children) explore China for the first time, they find architectural beauty, mahjong and The Granny Police - a delightful post full of incredible...
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Getting Used to an Empty Nest During the Holidays
Another successful Hallmark-like Empty House Holiday and I’m back in my Empty Nest groove. In the past, I dreaded the first day of an empty house after a family gathering. I was always lonely, blue and...
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My Year as a Civic Innovator
I’m a policy wonk and doer. This time last year, I didn’t have a clue what happened at a hackathon. I associated hackers with bad guys who stole identities and broke into websites. So you can imagine...
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The BlogHer PRO Mobile App Is Available
I can hardly believe that BlogHer PRO is just two weeks away! The BlogHer Events Team is excited to host you for this event, and to make it a little easier to keep track of all the great programming,...
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Why Would a Mom Commit Suicide?
[Editor's Note: I've heard people ask it before: How could a mother commit suicide? Emily at I'm Not that Pregnant tried to explain it to a friend, and feels a little grateful that her friend didn't...
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The Holiday Spirit of Thursday Shoes!
Dear Thursday shoe followers, I am admittedly ill prepared for today's post -- I'm recovering from Thanksgiving holiday travel and a nasty cold. My beloved colleague and fellow shoe enthusiast,...
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Pretty in Pink Pom Pom Curtains
[Editor's Note: Raechel you had me at hot pink pom pom fringe. I recently popped over to read Finding My Feet and was greeted with a picture of the most gorgeous fringe I have seen in a good long...
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What Will They Say about You at Your Funeral?
[Editor's Note: To celebrate the end of NaBloPoMo, we've chosen to feature this great post by Vicki Anne Melo that explores the notion of making your life fit what you'd want to have said at your...
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Celebrate St. Nick's Day on December 6!
Do you celebrate St. Nick's Day? Every year on December 6th, I remember waking up looking for my stocking full of goodies. Not everyone celebrates St. Nick's Day; it's popular in European countries and...
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Our Preoccupation with the Perfect Pregnant Body
Rumors swirled this week about the suspected, but likely soon-to-be-officially-confirmed, second pregnancy of pop star Jessica Simpson. ABC News blogger Luchina Fisher encapsulates the skewed cultural...
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Zig Ziglar: Dead at 86
The year 2012 has not been kind to our top business and motivational experts. First, Stephen Covey, and now Zig Ziglar. According to CNN, he died Wednesday after a short bout with pneumonia.Credit...
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What's In A Name? Why Rebranding Gilda's Club Matters
When I first read that the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of Gilda’s Club was changing its name because younger cancer patients didn’t know who Gilda Radner was, I did the logical thing. I went to...
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Why I Hate The Elf On The Shelf
I'm not happy about this post. I love mocking ridiculous things, but I feel most comfortable poking fun at stuff I like. Things like my college football team, my kids' quirks, my brother's ability to...
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Holiday Gifts For the Family Pet
Holiday gifts for the family pet can be so much more than a standard chewy raw hide for poochy or a jingly mouse for kitty-cat.These days, the growing fur (and not-so-furry) baby marketplace caters to...
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Books to Film: Gift it, Read it, Watch it!
After spending Christmas Eve with my dad's side of the family, we sometimes spent Christmas day at home as a family of four. Many of those days I curled up with a new book, alternating between...
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Can Sodastream Replace Soda?
Whenever I ask folks if they like their Sodastream, they respond with notable passion: "It has CHANGED MY LIFE." Wow, um, okay. In this post, Jen drills down to numbers and the reality of replacing...
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Eavesdropping Mannequins Could Be Invading Your Privacy
Facial recognition technology is being used in ways you might not have expected. Spydergrrl takes a look at this story about how your shopping habits are being monitored in the mall. She writes, In...
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Festive Raspberry Martini Mousse Shooters
[Editor's Note: If you're looking for a fun, boozy dessert for an adult holiday gathering, this is perfect. It's relatively simple to throw together, and you can either make chocolate cups to hold the...
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A Tool To Turn Your Kindle Into A Cookbook
Thanks to a technologically-savvy food lover who needed an easier way to store and transport her favorite recipes, avid cooks and Kindle users can sign up for an account on KindleCooking, a free site...
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