Being a woman is an exceptionally demanding and harsh job. The social standards these days that portray that women *should* be able to do it all make it that much worse. You have to be the perfect homemaker, a housewife, a mother, a doting wife – and if you are a working woman it just adds to the ... Read More about Tips To Strengthen Your Marriage And Bond With Your Husband
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Ugly Christmas Sweaters For Under $20 from Swap.com
Are you ready for Christmas? I mean, are you REALLY ready for Christmas?! Do you even have an Ugly Holiday Sweater picked out to wear to all those holiday parties?! Swap.com has a huge (and I mean HUGE!) selection of ugly Christmas sweaters for under $20! It literally took me over an hour to ... Read More about Ugly Christmas Sweaters For Under $20 from Swap.com
Simple Home Modifications That Prevent Slip and Falls
One of the things that toddlers and elderly people have in common is that their balance is not at its best. There the resemblance ends: a toddler’s balance will get better, an older person’s will probably not; a toddler will jump up unscathed from a fall, an older person may well be badly injured. ... Read More about Simple Home Modifications That Prevent Slip and Falls
Birth Story: Fast Full Moon Home Water Birth of My Third Child
In honor of my baby turning 6 months old today, I decided to share my birth story with you. I've been procrastinating writing my birth story because I wanted to write it out like an actual story but I haven't had time to do that (with three children, go figure!). But instead of waiting any longer ... Read More about Birth Story: Fast Full Moon Home Water Birth of My Third Child
Readers for the Irreverent and Slightly Jaded…
Maybe you were blessed with good eyesight, in which case you should count your, well, blessings! But if you fall into the visually challenged category like myself you know how it feels to be constantly squinting or putting in eye drops to keep your contacts moist, or worse yet, trying to find ... Read More about Readers for the Irreverent and Slightly Jaded…
Baby Wearing & Bed Sharing: The Scandal of Attachment Parenting
Courtesy of www.inhabitots.com It turns out attachment parenting isn't scandalous at all, though some still consider it to be. In my opinion, it's the healthiest form of parenting for a child and it's how I am raising my second son, Daniel. But, I have still received criticism from friends and ... Read More about Baby Wearing & Bed Sharing: The Scandal of Attachment Parenting
The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 3
Re-Frame How You See Yourself. In 1993, Shania Twain was still relatively unknown. Producer Mutt Lange had heard her little known-debut album that barely made a splash, but nonetheless, he contacted her. They quickly became close and co-wrote all of the songs that would later become the album ... Read More about The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 3
The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 2
Image Courtesy of eHow.com When Exactly Did We Start to Hate Our Bodies...? I can precisely pin-point the moment when I started to hate my body. I was twelve years old and my dad was a professor at UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada. I hadn't thought much about my appearance until the summer I ... Read More about The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 2
The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 1
Image From the 'Dove Real Beauty' Campaign "When I looked in the mirror, it was like cutting my body up into different pieces and evaluating the pieces, as if it was some sort of thing ... I would really focus on different parts and then rip those parts apart, being hypercritical. It was a ... Read More about The Beauty Double-Bind: Part 1