Need Cash? Create Some with a Joblet
Whether you are inbetween jobs, unemployed, underemployed, or an entrepreneur falling short of income goals chances are you can create cash sooner rather than later. One of the biggest trends born from...
View ArticleBlogging Dinner Party: Blog Pitching Symbols and How to Write a Bio
Sometimes a topic needs its own post to be explored. Other times, it can be fun to get a whole Blogging & Social Media meal via small bites of posts and news stories. I've compiled a meal of words...
View ArticleWhat Bloggers Can Learn from Marathon Runners
We're now entering the first full week of NaBloPoMo -- seven days stretch out before you, and you steel yourself for the strain of daily blogging. And then you make the mistake of glancing at the...
View ArticleWould You Sell Your Wedding Dress?
On my ten-year wedding anniversary this summer, I put on my wedding dress and took some pictures and posted them on my blog in a letter apologizing to my husband for not having actually bought him a...
View ArticleSpicy Lentil Tacos from Phoo-D
How do you feel about lentils? I have a few family members who can't get enthused about them, but personally I don't think I've ever tried a lentil recipe that I didn't love. To me there's just...
View ArticlePhotography Week for Beginners
[Editor's Note: Did you run out and buy yourself a new fancy DSLR camera like me? Do you also have no clue how to use it beyond the manual setting like me? Sounds like we are in good company. When I...
View ArticleWho Will Win the Republican Presidential Primary?
The Repulican primary race has been a roller coaster ride for months. Donald Trump was in the race briefly and just as quickly dropped out. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was never in, but teased...
View ArticlePlacenta Consumption: Ethical and Religious Issues
'Placentophagia' is the act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth. As you might imagine, it is business-as-usual in nature but in the modern human world, the act is fraught...
View ArticleSon, You May Have My Fears, but You're Learning How to Swim
Today was the first time I took my five year old son swimming. That is not strictly true; we have been swimming quite a lot. We did lessons and had a regular Saturday morning playdate in the pool when...
View ArticleWhole Grain Pumpkin Penne
Whole Grain Pumpkin Penne Pasta combines two of my favorite healthy flavors...pumpkin and whole grains. Comfort food at it's best, flavorful and healthy too. Fall has arrived and the leaves are...
View Article"I Don't Want B12 Shots to Take Away My Aspergers, Mom!"
B12 has been amazing for both boys. Every day Zeke is communicating better, and now has wonderful, intense eye contact. Admittedly I was like “WTF?!” He looked a little possessed to me, mostly because...
View ArticleA Little Me Time with You
Many years ago know I saw a graphic that I thought perfectly summed up the online world (at least the decent part). That does seem a bit extreme and psychologically dangerous, and yet ... Maybe not all...
View ArticleWhat Cancer Taught Me
What happens when cancer invades sensitive, creative people? The rest of us lucky bastards receive their hard-won insight. Amy is many things - artist, chef, teacher - but in this post, she's just...
View ArticleHow to Trim Bangs at Home
As a mother myself, I know that fitting a haircut into a busy schedule can be a challenge. I also know that kids’ hair grows quickly, and can easily get out of control. Over the years, many parents who...
View ArticleAn Important Caregiving Tip: Ignore the Guilt
[Editor's Note: Caregivers have to deal with a lot of "stuff" -- and sometimes that's guilt being directed at the caregiver by their aging parent. Maria at Geriatric Care Management shares memories of...
View ArticleTake a Look at Nook Specs
Barnes & Noble announced the new Nook Tablet this week. Kristy Korcz at Geek Sugar took note of the specs and gives you the rundown of the important features in this new tablet. She writes,...
View ArticleToday I Am Humbled: Penn State and My Sexual Abuse Story, Part 2
It's been a long 24 hours. Yesterday I wrote a post about the Penn State sex abuse situation. I had no idea when I wrote it that so many people would respond in such an overwhelming and supportive way....
View ArticleHoliday Cocktails: The Glasgow Ginger
[Editor's Note: When the leaves turn, I love to break out a good single malt scotchthe smokier, the better, as far as I'm concerned. Ordinarily, I would just drink it neat, with just a drop of water...
View ArticleSpeaking Up About The Crimes Committed In The Name Of The Poncho
[Editor's Note: Look, I absolutely believe that people have the right to dress how they please, and to dress solely for themselves. Screw what anyone else things. But there ARE fashion crimes that are...
View ArticleBirthdays. Allergies. Panic.
My son recently went to his first (non-family member) birthday party. My dear friend gave me the heads up that there would be birthday cupcakes that were not William-allergy-friendly. No problem. I'll...
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