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Would You Get a Tattoo of Your Employer's Logo for Cash Bonus?
I know times can be tough and companies are always looking for ways to motivate employees, but when I saw this recent business news (which I mentally filed to the "crazy column of corporate antics") I...
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Hold Them Close: Advice on Baby-Wearing
As a baby-wearing mom of four, I loved reading Lili Kalish Gersch expert opinion on the subject. She hits the nail on the head with all of her great advice, tips, and recommendations. Baby-wearing can...
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11 Tips to Bust the Mom Blues
Mountains of laundry. Piles of toys. Diapers and dishes and dust. Sticky fingerprints to wipe. Muddy shoe prints to mop. Bills to pay. Appointments to keep. Shopping to do…The parenting list is endless...
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Why I Don’t Want Diverse Friends
Editor's note: This thought-provoking post will stop you in your tracks. Read her out: It's a strong case for the all-inclusive friendship. --HeatherI don’t want any gay friends or atheist friends or...
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3 Easy Inexpensive Ways To Manage Stress
We all know the damaging health effects that stress can have on our minds and bodies. It has even been deemed as a link to long-term conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Yet with so...
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The Green Card Deception
I lived in the United States illegally for eight years. Apparently the politically correct term is undocumented. I didn't care what it was called: That was me, always feeling like the bottom of the...
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Hey, Friend: Don't Topple Your Blocks
We're all walking around with a stack of potential problems. The key is to keep the tower from toppling.I was talking to some friends recently about my post for BlogHer, "Can You Prevent Your Child's...
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Announcing Another BlogHer '13 Keynote: The New Breed of Makers & Creators
Today we are announcing another great keynote session at BlogHer '13.Majora Carter, Lisa Donovan, Brit Morin, and Randi Zuckerberg have started companies and non-profits. They have built business...
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Inventive Breakfast Bento Boxes
It's 6:22 a.m. and I've already been nudged awake three times by four different children. I roll over and ask them for five more minutes--just five--because I'd been up 'til midnight, finalizing...
View ArticleAssata Shakur First Woman on FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List: Why Now?
The FBI recently added the first woman, 65-year old Assata Shakur, to its Most Wanted Terrorists list. The addition of Shakur to this infamous list isn’t shocking simply because she is female or black,...
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Easy Summer Kids Crafts - Recycled Jar Lid Suncatchers
[Editor's Note: I think Ana from Babble Dabble Do and I might have been separated at birth. She likes kid's crafts- I like kid's crafts. She thinks food coloring is the best thing for a mother to have...
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Girl Power: How Do Your Friends Influence Your Kids?
I love my girlfriends. Despite being a shy child and having only a few friends at a time, somehow as an adult I have surrounded myself with strong, smart, funny, confident, amazing and sometimes wildly...
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Should You Share Your Blogs With Someone You're Dating?
Up until my last relationship, I kept my writing (and certainly my blogging) mostly a secret from whoever I was dating/crushing on/sleeping with. They knew that I was a writer, but typically they...
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Housetraining The Dog: Patience Required
Editor's Note: Other than setting up a fresh lawn and fire hydrant in the house, how can a dog owner avoid potty accidents? Lots of training, patience and luck, it seems. Any training tips? Please, DO...
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Preventative Mastectomy: Angelina Jolie's Very Public Choice
Faced with an 87-percent chance of getting breast cancer due to carrying the BRCA1 gene, Angelina Jolie chose to undergo a double mastectomy, she revealed in an op-ed published yesterday in the New...
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Is Merida's Makeover Drowning Out The Real Issue?
Look, you guys know I care a WHOLE DAMN LOT about body image. A whole damn lot. But this crazy hullabaloo over Merida getting a makeover? I’m not on board.To summarize: This week Merida of BRAVE fame...
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Journaling 'The Pocket Scavenger,' a Gamified 'Wreck This Journal'
I met Keri Smith at BlogHer '07 and I bought a copy of Wreck This Journal for Michelle, (who also attended BlogHer '07), because I thought Keri was pretty brilliant and I was fascinated with the idea...
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A Self-Watering Herb Garden
Editor's Note: A bountiful herb garden is at the mercy of one's frantic schedule. When watering becomes just one more thing to remember, it might be time to consider a more efficient system. Scott, the...
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Whole-Wheat Pancakes That Actually Taste Good
Editor’s note: Whole-wheat baked goods always seem like a good idea, until you take that first bite, which is usually a sorry leaden facsimile of the white-flour version. Well, Joanne from Fifteen...
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Should You Say Yes to All Business Opportunities?
"Any business is better than no business." This is simply not true. Some business is not worth your time or energy. Some business will actually be detrimental to your business as a whole. So, how do...
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