Archive for the ‘Family & Relationships’ Category
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
You may be “the one”…but probably not “the only one.” If you think that your summer love might actually last until fall and possibly beyond, then it’s crucial to keep this rule in mind.
By: Sherri Rifkin
Summer is my season. I’m just happier when the sun is shining, the ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
My career in sales gave birth to my true conviction in the power of my legs. Shorn in the sheerest silk stockings, right ankle adorned with a dainty gold bracelet, they became my ticket to the head honcho.
By: Jacqueline Gum
I was ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Busters came of age amid skyrocketing housing costs. They're on pace to become the most heavily-taxed American generation ever.
By: Pat Jacobs
America is feeling the effects of the baby buster or "X" generation. The "X" were (popularized by author Douglas Coupland, who took it from Paul Fussell's 1983 ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Theres nothing like a little retail therapy to help you forget your woes. Indulge in an online shopping spree for jeans, shoes, handbags — you name it — at bluefly, eluxury, yoox, overstock, and zappos.
By: Sue Mittenthal and Linda Reing, Authors of Still Hot
You call your single ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
I watched in amazement as an attractive middle aged woman used the medium to rant against her husband, a famous theatre owner in New York who is in the process of divorcing her.
By: Jacqueline Gum
Today I witnessed a remarkable event. I was sent a link to a YouTube ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
If France isn't the world capital of adultery, which country is? I set off around the world to find out. I quickly discovered that global sex research is patchy and incomplete.
By: Pamela Druckerman Author of Lust in Translation
The morning after François Mitterrand's funeral, a photo showed the late ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
When not carrying a self-induced burden of guilt, our hearts can open more fully and, as a result, shower compassion and kindness on both ourselves and others.
By: Sue Patton Thoele, Author of The Mindful Woman
Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
I’ll travel again tonight, in my dreams, touching each falling star beneath me, as I slip into his arms once again. He exists as long as I remember.
By: Jacqueline Gum
It wasn’t my first affair. Not even my first affair with a married man, although this was totally ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day,
drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As
they talked about life, about marriage, about the
responsibilities of life and the obligations of
adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her
glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance
upon her ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Being a day to day caregiver meant I had lost true perspective. My whole world was tied up in helping Bob through the day.
By: Lee Woodruff, author of In An Instant
Whenever I thought about my golden years, I pictured them something like those old Geritol commercials where the ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
Many members of the British royal family are left-handed; southpaws make fantastic tennis players and 70% of the creative arts are dominated by lefties.
By: Pat Jacobs
Being left-handed in a right-handed world can be frustrating at times.
Left-handed guitarists and violinists must restring their instruments, while left-handed ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
It is important to take care of our physical health but we also need to pay as much or more attention to our emotional health. Being a happy, content person is our own responsibility.
By: Kim Kirmmse Toth
#1: RETIRE TO SOMETHING:
* Leaving your retirement to chance is talking ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
When searching for a retirement home, finding a location that’s close to shopping, public transportation and medical facilities is important. A new home can make you feel years younger.
By: Kyle Thomas Haley
For years you’ve lived in that sprawling house where you raised your children . . . it’s ...
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
My mother is always beautifully dressed; my sisters and I regularly steal her clothes. When she had to work on telephone lines due to a strike at her company, she wore a DKNY denim pantsuit, which she paired with pearls.
By: Amanda Eyre Ward, author of Forgive Me
No matter ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Would you say you are generous, dependable, loyal, honest and caring? Which of them is most important and which ones can your friends overlook?
By: Natasha Morgan
When we think about our friends and why we like being with them, what often comes to mind is “we have fun together” ...
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