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When Life Stands Still for Cancer

September 29, 2008 by Jen

Well, it has happened. You look at the stats and you know that you are fooling yourself if you think it won't. And you are truly very lucky if it doesn't. Yes, The Big "C" has hit our family. So far, we are very lucky. But, no matter what, life is changing course and my perspective has … [Read more...]

Coffee and Crying and Cookbooks

September 29, 2008 by beck

It was a beautiful weekend - we drove through some leafy country places at one point and the red trees and the golden, mellow autumn light and the farm fields quiet in the fall were all so beautiful that I was speechless with it. But today we woke up and there had been a hard frost and my kids … [Read more...]

10 things I love about Fall

September 28, 2008 by amreen

As much as I love the summer and all its glory, I always welcome the advent of fall. Here are 10 things I love about the season: 1. The crisp nip in the air. A cardigan or sweatshirt and I could walk for hours. 2. Turtlenecks, tights, corduroys and boots. Preferably in … [Read more...]

Mothering the Mother -Motivations Missing Link for Moms

September 28, 2008 by andrea

Burnt out and over it? Ive touched a bit on how self care is a building block for motivation. Its the one thing I think we(moms) epidemically ignore. Motivated people often crash and burn thinking they can continue at a crazy pace endlessly without gassing up. I'm the expert on this trust me. As I … [Read more...]

Yo-Yo, See-Saw…Call it What You Like: I’m Along for the Ride

September 28, 2008 by Kath

If you've been following my progress for a while, you'll know that I originally lost fifty pounds. Then I sort of evened out, and found a good groove. Then, slowly, more and more came creeping back. Until I was back up to 188 and really needed to drop a good twenty pounds. And so I re-joined Weight … [Read more...]

Have you Really Decided?

September 27, 2008 by christine

Do you have a health goal in mind? Are you committed to reaching it? Have you taken any steps towards reaching it? According to Anthony Robbins; "A real decision is measured by the fact that you have taken a new action. If there is no action, you haven't actually … [Read more...]

Sucked into the Web

September 24, 2008 by amreen

It's 10pm and my kids are sleeping. My husband is at work, and I have....FREE TIME! The good little angel on my shoulder tells me I should be doing one of the following: a) sleeping. God knows I'm sleep-deprived and have been for years. b) reading. something that would better … [Read more...]

in the most shocking news you will hear all year…

September 24, 2008 by Unknown

get this.. Clay Aiken...IS GAY! (i know, you're shocked, right? about as shocked as you were when you heard that Nathan Lane was gay, too, eh?) (© Janet Mayer / PR Photos) … [Read more...]

Promise of the Wolves

September 24, 2008 by Jen

A while back, the nice folks at Simon & Schuster sent me this book: I've always had a soft-spot for fantasy and sci-fi, so I took a peek within. Here's how the promotional material read: WHAT IS THE PROMISE OF THE WOLF? NEVER CONSORT WITH HUMANS. NEVER KILL A HUMAN UNPROVOKED. NEVER … [Read more...]