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Why and How to Sharpen Your Knives
[Editor's Note: When was the last time you got your knives sharpened? It's a really important step to keeping your kitchen running smoothlya good sharp knife will speed your cooking process and...
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Who Are You Beyond Your Work?
I've been mulling this question over quite a bit in the last week. I was trying to figure out - what is that catchy post title that bridges the gap between the public tragedies like the death of...
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Online Connections: I'm Not Alone
Amy Gahran from Contentious shares the many instances in which online connections have enriched her life in personal ways. She cites a recent Pew study to back up her position, but I think you'll find...
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Race Roundtable: Who is Black History Month Really For?
February is Black History Month. What was started in 1915 as a one-day event to celebrate the progress made by African Americans since the abolishment of slavery has grown to be a month during which...
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Potato Bhajee
Blog readers Barry and Sallyanne Scott scanned and sent me a vintage Jewish cookbook from Calcutta, India. The book, entitled The Jewish Cookery Book, was published by Mrs. H. Brooke and printed by...
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What? No More Cameras from Kodak?
It's unthinkable, but Gena Haskett from Create Video Notebook says it's true. Kodak is changing its business model and will stop making both still and video cameras. Gena points out: Never for one...
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Channeling Daddy's Cool
My fiancé is everything I'm not. He is, for the most part, calm and cool and collected. I am not. He can quell whining with a single word, make the kids laugh without effort and even banish them to...
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Top 10 Things Your House Painter Won't Tell You
1. I marked your material costs up by 25%. It's common practice for painting contractors to charge home owners retail price for materials like paint and primer. Contractors may even produce receipts -...
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Tutorial Tuesday: Pillow Shams
We like to change things up at our house. It keeps things looking fresh and interesting. Sometimes we will rearrange the furniture or even paint a room. It livens things up a bit. One of the absolute...
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DIY Plastic Animal Book Ends
[Editor's Note:Who knew plastic elephants from the dollar bin could look so sophisticated with just a coat of red spray paint? Apparently Cassie over at Hi Sugarplum knew. These shiny red bookends look...
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Tips to Keep You Running!
Welcome to the final week of the Inspiration to Fitness Track to 5k! Our weekly plans stop here but your fun has just begun. Your 5k run is this weekend, but more importantly you're a stronger version...
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A Modern Day Hero Against Bad Parenting
Friends, I have a new hero. He’s the star of one of the most amazing stories I think I’ve ever heard, told to me recently by my friend, Erin. So settle in, maybe pour yourself a glass of sherry (who...
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Mardi Gras King Cake, A Long Way From Home
It arrived via overnight shipping late last night in an unassuming package. By the time the New York sun allowed for photographs, it was almost half gone thanks to myself, and one other person (I will...
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DIY Newspaper Clutch
[Editor's Note: I always say that a black and white pattern goes with everything. Newspaper print is included in that statement. Jenni from I Spy DIY takes plain old newspaper to an all new high...
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Get to Know Claire Bidwell Smith
BlogHer Book Club is reading Claire Bidwell Smith's memoir, The Rules of Inheritance. Here's more about Claire! Claire Bidwell Smith lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter. Claire is...
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(EXCERPT) The Rules of Inheritance
Haven't had a chance to pick up BlogHer Book Club's pick The Rules of Inheritance? Here's an excerpt to get you started. I turned twenty the week I moved to New York City. I wore a pale, blue dress on...
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My Daughter Got Lost in the Boston Subway
I only let go of my child’s hand in the Boston subway for TWO SECONDS (I swear) to point out a feature on a map to my husband. We turned to see a train’s doors closing and pull out. Oh no! What line...
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The Rules of Inheritance: Grief Is Not Linear
Relationships don't end when we say goodbye. The impact of important relationships stays with us all our lives, shaping who we are and who we will become. How do we continue when a loved one dies? How...
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Put Down the Gloves, Mama Bear
Dear Mouthy Housewives, Recently, my 4-year-old son was at a party when one of the kids got in his face and told my son he would shoot him in the face and kick his head off his body!! Needless to say...
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9 Tips for Leveraging and Taming Your Email
[Editor's Note: Email can be leveraged or the death of us. It is an integral part of every business these days. Here are some great tips to leverage it, use it effectively, and tame the beast. - Paula...
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