Launching your Career as a Nurse
Becoming a nurse may be a very attractive prospect for people making a career change right now, with new jobs in the field expected to skyrocket in the next decade. One key factor to consider in...
View ArticleIs This What I Went to Library School For?
Sometimes what we train for doesn't end up to be the work we actually do. Sometimes we even wonder - "Did I sign up for this?" Check out this librarian's post on her job. It's not what you'd think (No...
View ArticleRefusal to Play on the Sabbath Ends Jewish School's Basketball Season
The Robert M. Beren Academy, an Orthodox Jewish day school in Houston, just had the best boys basketball season in the program's history. On Friday, they advanced to the state semifinals with a 27...
View ArticleVegan Coconut Ginger Soup
[Editor's Note: This vegan soup is a Thai recipe also known as Tom Kha Ja. It's a delightful combination of tastes, and is both satisfying and exhilarating on a chilly day. It's a terrific main course,...
View ArticleAnnouncing: BlogHer '12 Party Plan!
We’re here with the BlogHer '12 Party Announcement!It seems like just yesterday we were in San Diego learning and playing, time does go by fast but before we take too much time thinking of the past I...
View ArticleHow Not to Win Friends and Influence People in Email
Let me preface this post by saying that I love email. I really do. I love having the freedom to compose my words carefully and strategically. I like having a paper trail that I can reference when...
View ArticleUsing Business Cards Effectively in a Social Media World
Business cards remain a key tool in any business person's toolbox. Yet with the ever-expanding social media way of connecting what goes on business cards and how you use them has changed. Learn more...
View ArticleMICHIGAN: Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
The trees are the right height in Michigan? Two Cadillacs? I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that former Gov. Mitt Romney's not a natural storyteller. Just watch: Romney has never elaborated on his...
View ArticleLatino Voter Influence on 2012 Election
[Editor's Note: The Latino population is expected to play a key role in the 2012 political season, from the primaries through to November's election. Sofia Sanchez posts on Latino Politics Blog about...
View ArticleBlogHer '12 Parties - - Blog Bling!
It's here, blog bling for BlogHer '12 Party Blog Bling! Grab and post on your site and let everyone know which party you are attending!!! Thursday Evening at the Expo, 6-8pm <a...
View ArticleX-Ray Tech Develops New Career Helping Kids
Even the most established careers can suddenly vanish. That's what happened to graduate Maureen Petengill. However, her unexpected change was the start of something better and more fulfilling. "I was...
View ArticleFunctional or Emotional, Buying Underwear or Lingerie?
I recently took my 19 year old daughter to Paris for some R&R and decided to take her to one of the less known and visited tourist hot spot in Paris. The fourth floor at Galleries Lafayette. The...
View ArticleBlogHer Talks to Eleanor Brown
We caught up with Eleanor Brown, author of BlogHer Book Club pick The Weird Sisters right before she left on her month-long book tour. Credit Image: La Citta Vita on Flickr BlogHer: The parents in this...
View ArticleYou'll Always Be a Worse Mom Than Your Idealized Self
There has been a lot of hubbub recently surrounding the rash of "All Parents from That Country Are Better Than Any Parent from This Country" type articles making the rounds on the blogosphere, and I...
View ArticleArsenic in Organic Brown Rice Syrup
A recent Dartmouth study revealed certain products containing organic brown rice syrup as a major ingredient contained high levels of cancer causing inorganic arsenic. The products tested were toddler...
View ArticleThe Magic Remedy...Potstickers!
Those of us who have lived in a large city occasionally dream about the peace and quiet of living in a small town. My husband, John, and I were in our second year of living in (and generally, loving)...
View ArticleExplaining the Online Privacy Bill of Rights
Kelly Schwarze from Geek Sugar took a look at a proposed new Online Privacy Bill of Rights and explains some of the basics of what the provisions would be. Kelly explains, This week, the White House...
View ArticleCreate Time & Space for Writing
If you are a writer, called deep in your bones to write, you will find a way. It's just a fact. Yet, life can get in the way of some of our deepest callings. Read how you can make room for writing in a...
View ArticleThe Heart Is A Muscle, It Needs Fitness Too
Editor's Note: It has been a busy heart month, full of incredible interviews and guides to improving our health. To bring it to a perfect close, here is a reminder and call to action from Samantha at...
View ArticleBlogHer Food Goes to Pike Place Market
We are busy over in the BlogHer Conference Department scheduling away for BlogHer Food and have a great addition to our Saturday Lunch Excursion. Our Saturday Lunch Excursion is a trip to Pike Place...
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