Women's Networking Groups~ or~ Do Men Do That?!
I believe in networking, especially with other women. Great to meet other entrepreneurial and creative women, get new ideas, etc, plus it gets me out of my basement studio and out into public. This...
View ArticleBirth Control Heats Up As A National Issue--But Where Are the Women?
It’s time for a birth control lesson, ladies. Are you with me? Today Foster Friess, a major backer of Rick Santorum’s Super PAC, did an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell. Mitchell wondered if...
View ArticleFast Fix Friday: Quick Curtains from Tablecloths
While I loved my old drapes, I really needed something that would freshen up the room a bit and give it that "spring" feel. My only problem is that my window is 108 inches wide and my curtain rod is...
View ArticleNon-Chemical Home Friendly Screenprinting on Fabric
[Editor's Note: I have screenprinted on fabric with everything from a Yudu to an embroidery hoop, but See Kate Sew has just taught this old dog a new trick. Kate silkscreens fabric without burning a...
View ArticleIs Adele Taking a Break? Singer Comments on Hiatus Rumors
[Rumors have been swirling around the web that Grammy darling Adele told Vogue she would be taking a FIVE YEAR HIATUS before recording another album. The singer took to her official blog to set the...
View ArticleCelebrities Stomp the Runway to Support Heart Health
In what has become an annual tradition, the Heart Truth Fashion Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, sponsored by Diet Coke, kicked off New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week with a star-studded fashion...
View ArticleVariety Equals Success!
I think I have finally arrived at my sweet spot friends! I feel like I have fought and fought and fought and fought and worked to find something that works with me and my life and my family and I...
View ArticleMom, You Need To Invite Dad To The Peace Table...
People that are familiar with Montessori Classrooms have heard of "The Peace Table." The Peace Table is part of "The Peace Curriculum." Deb Chitwood, author of Living Montessori Now explains that the...
View ArticleNot All Jokes Are Funny
What is funny to one person, may be offensive or hurtful to another. On occasion, misdirected jokes can even cause lasting damage:"I’m always going to find jokes about anyone’s weight, celebrity or...
View ArticleHall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter Succumbs to Brain Cancer
Gary Carter was a gift to baseball fans for more than two decades. But to New York Mets fans, his career was legendary. Carter's bottom-of-the-10th single in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against...
View ArticleEmerge! Fashion Show Honors Vogue’s Andre Leon Talley as Part of New York's...
There's nothing like Fashion Week in New York and getting the chance to see designs from veteran couturiers or up and coming fashion mavens. This week, my girlfriend Judy and I got all dolled up and...
View ArticleBlogHer Conference Update - - February 17, 2012
Happy Weekend friends, time for a packed weekly update! First, a little housekeeping... Monday (here is the US) is a holiday, Presidents' Day -- so we'll be enjoying a long weekend. Now onto our...
View ArticlePinterest is Quietly Generating Income from User's Pins
Affiliate links make money for your blog. If you belong to a vendor's affiliate program, you use a special affiliate code to link products to the vendor's ecommerce site, and you get money any time...
View ArticlePotato Mushroom Napoleons
Other than a failed cupcake attempt, Saturday was a perfect day of cooking. I was up before five, tested my hand at some polenta which eventually turned into polenta fries and pizza. I made a...
View ArticleUnderstanding My Son's Pain
[Editor’s Note: This post is the last featured entry in the Journey to Motherhood with Ricki Lake story contest. -- Jenna] I felt a pang of dread when he started coughing. I knew a cold could go south...
View ArticleModern Day Baby Books
[Editor's Note: I was looking for my oldest son's birth certificate the other day when I came across his unfinished baby book. I sighed and gave myself credit for having one for him; his younger...
View ArticleNie Asks: What Do You Love to See and Photograph?
What do you love to see? What do you always take pictures of? I am a little crazy about photographing "just married" cars around town. I have quite a collection. How about you? What do you love to see?...
View ArticleI Can't Stomach Comments About My Pregnant Stomach
Dear Mouthy Housewives,I'm pregnant after 10 months of trying to conceive. We're very excited, but I have a problem with my husband's stupid friend and his wife. She stared at my stomach for months,...
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneurs: Alice Wang of SparkBox
A former investment banker, entrepreneur Alice Wang watched her extended family grow in size with the arrival of three babies. She found it inspiring to see how the families experienced parenthood, and...
View ArticleThe "Safe Haven" of Sports
Locally, there is a story about a girls' basketball coach who was fired for verbally abusing his players. Demoralizing them, insulting them, and demeaning them. Nationally there is the Penn State saga....
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