By Elisabeth K. Corcoran Author of He Is Just That Into You Question: “My husband is an alcoholic. Should I tell my children about their father’s drinking?” This is such a sensitive subject, and there is no easy answer or once-size-fits-all solution for everyone, and this of course depends on […]

By Evergreen, Oregon Blogger The Eugene Marathon is just 10 days away and organizers are grappling with the first major terrorist attack in America in 10 years and it happened during the Boston Marathon.  Sometimes marathons do get cancelled.  New York had to cancel theirs a few months ago because […]

by Shannon Ables Eastern Oregon writer The Simply Luxurious Life One of the most empowering realizations we can make about life is to understand that so much of what we seek to create a fulfilling life already resides within us and is within our control, rather than outside of us […]

Fiona Brown Oregon Blog Earth Monkey Moms Welcome to the inaugural posting of ‘Ask Auntie Fi’, a weekly event where I try to answer your most burning questions, by researching and asking experts on your behalf. Remember, I ain’t the expert here, I’m just happy to do the legwork, cos […]

By Olivia C. Rossi, RN, MSN, ACSM Your Personal Trainer Eight to ten glasses of water per day. That’s sixty-four to eighty ounces. It sounds downright daunting and boring! Is this the only option? Of course not. Seems there is some confusion as to how much we should be drinking […]

Dogs never cease to amaze us on how different they are. Check out this one of a dog who goes crazy for walking.

By Heidi von Tagen Gorgeous Bits Blog Portland Whoa. When I first saw the blurb in the New York Times on my computer screen announcing an opportunity to try out one of the recipes from Nigellissima, I pounced.  I wanted to be clever and pithy, and write something titillating and honest because I […]

Krystle, Oregon Blog Earth Monkey Moms Boys, as we know, are of a different breed. Being a Mom of boys is never a dull moment and the things we find ourselves saying may sound normal to you now…but before you had boys you would have never imagined such words being […]

by Sandy Coughlin The Reluctant Entertainer Medford blogger, author, entertainer. “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway”. — John Wayne I’ve always loved this quote. And when I think of entertaining, I still have a feeling of “fear” that comes over me when I see our guests […]

by Lani Grass Backstage with Lani Don’t you love being a woman? In a world where men currently have the advantage in business and politics, this is an area where women clearly have the upper hand. Let’s face it, women are much more fun to look at than men. We’re […]