They say that breaking up is hard to do — and for good reason. The emotional pain of a split can last for years, and if you have mutual friends, children or live in the same area, those lasting wounds can be opened time and time again. While the thought…
If anyone needs some time for pampering and self-reflection, it’s a single mom. Single motherhood demands so much of a woman that it barely gives her time to sit back, breathe, and enjoy the moment. A partnered mom can ask her spouse to keep an eye on the kids while…
It’s easy to find frugal advice on how to make and save money, but you rarely hear about the things you do to harm to your financial future. Sometimes we spend so much time scheming and planning for wealth, we forget to hang onto what we’ve already got. Before you…
In the 18th and 19th centuries, American pioneer women spent months alone on the prairies raising their children, doing endless backbreaking chores, and protecting the homestead from countless sources of danger. Some of these women would go on to develop lifelong mental illnesses resulting from the continued stress and isolation….
Winning is everything, especially when it comes to sweepstakes. The Internet is peppered with promises of lucrative cash giveaways, but it’s often hard to figure out which offers give you the most bang for your buck. The last thing you want to do is waste your time — and possibly…
“The average office worker receives more than 200 messages a day via snail mail, email, express mail, cell phone, landline, wireless Web, bicycle messenger, singing telegram, you name it. Taking in information these days is like trying to drink from a fire hose.” –Dr. Martha Beck Did you know that…
Work-at-home jobs aren’t just for moms and retirees anymore. There are plenty of legitimate online jobs available as more employers hire people to fill virtual positions within their companies, both as employees and as freelance contractors. Regardless of why you want to work from home, you’ll need motivation and the…
The old saying “everything changes once you have kids” is a truth for the ages. There’s no part of life that isn’t touched by the experience of becoming a mom. For the most part, the changes are positive, but sometimes they can be emotionally difficult. When children come into our…
Remember the dating scene when you were younger? Maybe you were a fun party girl who hit the dance floor with your friends and went after what you wanted like a man-seeking missile. Or perhaps you were the quiet type who met prospective dates through friends and family and focused…
It’s crunch time. Not at work-work, though. At mom-work. It’s the countdown to my daughter’s school musical. And in school theater world, that’s what we call a crazy busy week. So … as I sit here at the school late in the evening waiting for rehearsal to end … after…