by Jen Rouse The Short Years I have always been quite happy to be a woman. Never in my life have I thought that my life would be better in any way if I had only been born a man. But suddenly, for the first time in my life, […]

By Erika Weisensee Do you have storytellers in your family? Someone who talks on and on about his or her days trudging three miles through snow on the way to school? How about the reluctant storyteller, a veteran perhaps, who has a hard time talking about his past? Family stories […]

Marie Dorion, a reluctant “First Lady” By Naomi Inman I’m fascinated with women in history who unwittingly pioneer the way for generations of women to follow.  They are an elite class of “first ladies” and always the first woman to trod, traipse and trudge her way through some unknown territory. […]

Too Much Sitting May Double Women’s Risk of Blood Clots: Researchers report link between life-threatening pulmonary embolism and inactive lifestyle. by Health Day News Women who sit for long periods of time on a regular basis have a two- to threefold increased risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot […]

By Evergreen, Oregon writer On one hand I am very excited to see actress Mila Kunis support the troops by accepting Marine’s invitation to the Marine Ball in November. The Marine sent a You Tube video of the invitation and the world was surprised that she accepted. I too was […]

by Debra Wade Creative Interiors  The other day I met a client for a consultation in their home. I walked into the space of white walls, bare windows and furniture lined up around the perimeter of the room, a voice inside of me sighed, “so much undeveloped potential.” And then […]

Parenting Expert ~ Get Kids Talking with These No-Cost Car Games by Jean Tracy Kids Discuss.com Parents, get your kids talking with free car games.  Our parenting expert, Ellen Jaffe, reports how her last child to speak now speaks and performs for a living! Read on.     Ellen Jaffe  “My children are all grown, […]

By Erika Weisensee The latest buzzword flying around the travel and leisure sector is “staycation,” a blend of the phrase “stay at home” and the word “vacation.” Instead of blowing a bundle of money on a pricey trip somewhere else, “staycationers” vacation at or very near home. In this challenged […]

by Jen Rouse The Short Years  I have a love/hate relationship with my digital camera. With digital photography in general, actually. So let’s be positive and start with the love, shall we? I love the fact that the cameras we have nowadays are so gosh-darn GOOD. With the zooming ability […]

by Health Day News “I had my eye removed on May 29, which was a Sunday.” That’s the way Patricia Kearns, 62, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., began the tale of the 1988 fireworks injury that led to the loss of her right eye. As she tells it, Kearns and her […]