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Holiday Cocktails: Gingerbread Floats
[Editor's Note: Foodette herself gave me a heads up that she was planning to whip up these blogworthy, holiday-friendly cocktails, and I could not wait to read all about them. They feature Root, a...
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Maybe There Is Hope for Middle School Girls: The Power of Friends
It hasn’t been much of a secret that I am not completely loving this whole middle school thing. Missy lives in constant chaos of late assignments, missing homework, sleep deprivation and tears. I am...
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BlogHer '12 - Blog Bling Buttons
The time has come to decorate your blog with some BlogHer '12 blog bling! We have so many buttons to choose from; the traditional "I'm Going" to "I'm Going to Sparkle" to "I'll Be Guilt Free". These...
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Plan B: Why I'm Furious at Obama and Kathleen Sebelius
Not to be over-dramatic, but this morning I’m in a state of shock. No, it’s not the improbable rise of serial cheater and pompous flip-flopper Newt Gingrich to GOP presidential favorite. It’s the...
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MLB Imposes Media Dress Code, Restricts Skirt Lengths
We've been hearing a lot lately about sports organizations mandating dress codes. Most recently, the Amateur International Boxing Association and Badminton World Federation made news for requiring...
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Virginia Tech: Is It Happening Again?
A few minutes ago, the news broke across Twitter that someone had been shot on the campus of Virginia Tech. Covering the news for BlogHer today, I felt my stomach clench: not again. Virginia Tech News...
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Maintaining Your Creativity and Career After Baby - Can it be Done?
Alisa Burke is one of the most creative and inspiring artists I know. She is also a new mother. Like many of us that have worked so hard to build a career, the idea of having a baby can be a scary...
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You Blog. Focus on Why.
With advice about defining purpose and focusing on your goal, Lauren MacEwen asks you to think about why you blog. She writes, The reality is, most people do not really know what they are wanting to...
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BlogHer Hires New Editor-in-Chief: Stacy Morrison
Hi everyone, As I watch with great trepidation events unfold at Virginia Tech today, I am of course reminded of the world-class blogging Professor Kim Pearson and Leslie Madsen Brooks did in the wake...
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Is Survivor for Sociopaths? Let's Discuss.
[Editor's Note: Here's the thing - I've always kind of thought that Survivor was a show for lunatics. From first watching, when my inner, darker, competitive, crazy manipulative side got all frothy at...
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Networking Is A Contact Sport. Are You Playing It Right?
Does it scare you, do you find it ineffective or are you just not recognizing it as the most valuable tool for creating referrals and leads? I admit I’ve been to my fair share of networking events...
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A Twist on Traditional Oyster Dressing
[Editor's Note: People are passionate about the stuffing they grew up with, whether that stuffing is served at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Some people like traditional white-bread-and-sage stuffing,...
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“Suck For Luck”…Well, It Sucks
Have you heard of this? Some NFL teams are supposedly losing games on purpose so they can have first crack at Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the consensus Number 1 pick in next spring’s draft. I...
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What the Childfree and Single-Child Parents Share
A mother of an only child recently wrote me about the top five "bingos" she has received as a "Done at One," or DAO. They are more related to what's behind a lot of bingos the childfree get than you...
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Holiday Desserts: Christmas Dessert Sushi
[Editor's Note: This dessert sushi is such a fun ideathough it may look like its pescatarian model, it's sweet all the way through. It's an inventive option that features red and green fruit for a...
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Is College for All? Does a Proposed Two-Tier System Work?
Sometime in the next few months, my son will receive an acceptance letter to college. And with it, a bill. A big bill. A bill so big it will shape his future, defining what he does in the classroom and...
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The Language of Money
I want you to be proud of me, so I tell you the things I wanted to buy, but didn't. I know I spend way too much money on everyone else and we go without so many things. I know that is hard on you and...
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t's All About the Stripes - Easy Table Transformations
[Editor's Note: The clean lines of well painted stripes can add interest and fun to almost any piece of furniture. Liz Marie can not only apply the perfect stripes she can pick the right table, paint...
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Motherhood & Maple Trees: On Being Tapped Out
[Editor's Note: My husband's grandfather makes us homemade maple syrup, and I was surprised when he began to teach us about the long process. It's pretty involved; just like mothering. That's why I...
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Conference Corner: More About Birds of a Feather Meetups
There’s been some general confusion around BlogHer conference Birds of a Feather meetups, so let’s clarify what they aren’t and what they are.BIRDS OF A FEATHER MEETUPS ARE NOT:A panel of speakers...
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