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How to Be a Good Mentee
Powerful women will tell you: having a mentor is an invaluable asset to achieving your personal and professional goals. The value of a mentor is immense -- Mentors are there to help guide you, offer...
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Living With an STD: What It's Really Like
When you hear the term STD (sexually transmitted disease), what do you think of first? Grotesque pictures of maimed genitalia displayed on a projector during yester-year’s sex-ed class geared toward...
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Breast Milk Storage Tips to Save You Tons of Space
Editor's Note: I'm not going to lie. I wish I had read this post by Grace at What If No One's Watching before I started breastfeeding, pumping and storing milk. I made all of the same mistakes she...
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Help! I've Fallen Into a Reading Slump and I Can't Get Out!
I keep telling myself it's just that time of year. We're in the middle of a cold snap -- it's the kind of deep cold you feel all the way to your marrow. Some people consider January host to the most...
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Tips for Surviving a Sick Day
Since it's Flumageddon Year in addition to all of the normal colds, stomach virii and general sicknesses that make their way around elementary schools, chances are that your kiddo will be home sick at...
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Kitchen Blowtorch Plus Chocolate: S’mores Crème Brûlée
Editor’s note: Three words: S’mores Crème Brûlée. Do you really need to know anything else about this fabulous recipe? Oh yeah, you also get to break out the kitchen blowtorch not once, but twice....
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Weekend Horoscope: Lights! Camera! Action! Full Moon in Leo!
A dramatic, fun, open and generous Leo Moon sets the tone for any weekend festivities, whether they be planned or unplanned. Exciting “look at me” melodrama is always possible with the fiery 5th sign...
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J.J. Abrams Taking Over Directing Duties On Star Wars Franchise
Credit Image: © Hubert Boesl/DPA/ZUMAPRESS.comYesterday the internet went abuzz with the rumor that J.J. Abrams, despite previous claims to the contrary, would be stepping up to direct Star Wars...
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Pregnancy Feels Different This Time
I am now officially telling people I am pregnant, instead of just declining a glass of wine while they smile at me knowingly. This means people like to ask me the hard pregnancy questions like, "Is it...
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Lake Tahoe Lovin'
Tired of shoveling snow and wearing seven layers to the grocery store? Deep winter is best for reflecting on sunny vacations spent exploring wide expanses of water and sky:Our lodge that we were...
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Tips on Choosing the Right Laptop
Kris Cain at Little Tech Girl starts off this post by saying that you don't have to buy a Mac. There are less expensive options, and Kris has some tips for you on how to find the most perfect – and...
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BlogHer Conference Update 1/25/13 - - Submit Room of Your Own Ideas Today!
Happy Friday friends! This week the BlogHer Events team was in Chicago (brrrr) planning for BlogHer '13, and what a conference we have in store for you.First and foremost we have announced our...
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7 Tips to Avoid Toxic Chemicals In Food
Realities of the modern world require our attention. Namely, toxic chemicals in or around our food. Our friend, Lindsay Dahl, is on the job with her regular posts over at the Safer Chemicals, Healthy...
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Nie Asks: How Do You Relax?
What do you do to relax at home?We make a fire in the fireplace, and nap.Now your turn: What's your favorite way to relax? Does it change with the seasons? Tell me in the comments: I want to know!
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The Internet Debates "Cry It Out" -- No One Agrees, Everyone Is Tired
Apparently babies, sleep training, sleep deprived parents and the "cry it out" method are back in the news with a sensational headline on CNN.com: "Should Babies Be Allowed to 'Cry it Out?' As if we...
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Will Twitter's Vine App Be the Next Big Social Media Thing?
Twitter, in my mind, is rather notorious for being slow to change -- which is why I was surprised that its brand-new Vine: Make a Scene app, which allows users to create six-second video loops and post...
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Lesbian Wife Wins Fort Bragg "Military Spouse of the Year"
This will necessarily be vague with some details changed. But back when I was a newly out lesbian, I dated a military officer who lived on a base. When I lost my housing due to a bad landlord incident...
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How to Negotiate for Flextime (Video)
Negotiating for a flexible time arrangement can make or break the sanity scales as a working women, especially if you're a mother. Yet, you know why flextime would be a plus, but you have to sell the...
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Walking the March for Life for the First Time
I'm a 42-year-old pro-life mom, but I'm not the activist type. This year for the first time, I walked in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.The March for Life began as a protest against...
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Introducing Pixlr for Online Photo Editing
Editor's Note: Desirae from Sommerfugl Design finds all kinds of ways your can edit your photos without using Photoshop. Her latest find is a free online tool called Pixlr. Check it out. -VirginiaHave...
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