My mother has always had a green thumb, and growing up as a city girl, I felt some anxiety about not being able to have this connection and wisdom with the earth that she had. My mom grew up in a rural village in Afghanistan, so this was part of her lifestyle, growing and harvesting [...]
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The Self-Righteous Brother (Part I) by Lindsay A. Chudzik
“No point having that party now,” I said, mixing the cake batter, my hair spilling over my eyes. Before Officer Bish arrived I told Raleigh I’d been planning to show off my presents to the guests but now, with nothing special to display, I was certain they would focus on the living room wall that [...]
Too Many Ideas, So Little Time by Debbie Reber
5 Tips for Managing Creative Overwhelm Being an “idea person” sounds so good on paper. I mean, what could be bad about being flooded with inspiring thoughts and always being one mind map away from a creative solution or invention? But if you are an idea person, you know the challenges, the biggest one likely [...]
Taps by Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick
Benny Herman’s sense of timing was as bad as his bugling. A scant month before the 1956 Thistle Way Summer Show, Benny decided to take up the bugle. Benny was that rare thing on Thistle Way, an only child, and his parents regarded his every passing whimsy as a solemn imperative. A shiny new bugle [...]
Happier & Healthier Lives: Do Nothing
The simplest yet most profound piece of advice I have received so far has been “do nothing.” I was lamenting to a wise teacher about not knowing what to do next, and she asked, “Why do you need to do anything?” This stopped me dead in my tracks, as was intended. “Do nothing?” I gasped [...]
The Gypsy Girl’s Guide to Prague
Whenever I visit a new city, I always tour the must see sights – and afterward I try to make the city my own by seeking out hidden corners and less frequented venues that seem to evoke the authentic soul of that particular place. When in Prague, you must tour the magnificent Prague Castle perched [...]
Hungry for Life by Susan Cohen
I can tell it has rained the night before because the cobblestones have changed from a light pink to a dark purple.
My Heart As My Compass: From One Lifestyle to Another by Deborah Attewell
I grew up in a non-traditional, feminist-friendly household. My mother worked as a doctor while my father was, for lack of a better expression, a house-husband. He did the child-rearing and housework while my mother worked long hours at the hospital. For me, growing up as a girl was pretty great. I did not know [...]
The Perfect Photo by Kathryn O’Halloran
Recently I decided to clear out boxes of old photos that were taking up valuable storage space. Remember not so long ago when photos were a precious thing? Back then, you kept every shot, even if it was blurry or out of focus or made you look bad. Film cost money, developing cost money so [...]
Banned Books Week: A School Librarian’s Perspective
Guest blogger Kim Butler talks about “book challenges” and How to Talk to Girls As an elementary school librarian, the subject of banned books takes on a very different role and meaning for me than it would at the middle and high school levels. Part of my job as an elementary librarian is to pick [...]
What’s SUP? Stand Up Paddleboarding
I first saw SUP on Facebook: a friend posted a picture of herself standing on a fiberglass board on a lake in Vermont. This didn’t make sense: we don’t have waves or surf, the water looked calm, and she was holding a long canoe paddle. What’s going on? Stand up paddleboarding! How to SUP SUPing [...]
Top 5 Makeup Trends for Fall by Tonie Jones
School has started and that signals the beginning of the end of summer. It’s hard to think that we’ll soon trade 90 degree weather for brisk mornings and warm winter coats. But the changing of seasons doesn’t have to be about all the things we’re losing. There are great things about the fall season to [...]
Giving What You Live & Living What You Give by Kayce S. Hughlett
Generosity. Abundance. Sharing. As you read these words, I invite you to take a moment and notice how they resonate in your body. What do you notice? How do they feel? Do they evoke certain qualities? {Pause and listen.} Now, consider another trilogy: Stinginess. Scarcity. Withholding. Can you feel a difference? Do the images and [...]
Igniting Change with Exploration by Dr. Amy Johnson
Have you ever come across a word that ignites something in you? A single word that delivers a viscera punch, while something deep inside of you responds “Yes!”? ‘Explore’ is that word for me. Explore! Explore encapsulates almost all of my great, personal loves in life. I think of travel. Touching down in a foreign [...]
Waging War by Jody Fredwest
We wage wars every day. The most dangerous ones are waged within ourselves. It is these conflicts that break us. That change us. That keep us honest. Or keep us hiding behind an image. Personally, surrendering to this war of image and expectation would mean death. Waving the white flag would mean living a lie. [...]
Hurricane Preparedness for Divas by Susan A. Fogel
It’s that time of year again: hurricane season. The Pacific season officially opened on May 15th, while the Atlantic season opened a bit later on June 1st, but those dates merely signify the times when the National Hurricane Center (NHC) starts sending out public advisories about hurricanes. By early June there had already been two [...]
A Deer’s Love Note from The Garden by Connie Cottingham
I am graceful, I am beautiful, I am fast. I cannot only run like the wind, leaping effortlessly, but I can devour your most precious vegetables, hostas and hydrangeas so very, very quickly. I cannot help myself. Your garden is so full of delectable, juicy foliage and luscious blooms. Unless, of course you have applied [...]
The Art of Selling Yourself by Katie McAleece
I’m sure you have heard the phrase, “Image is everything.” At one point, I did not believe this concept at all. I thought it was pretty stupid, actually. I was never out to impress anyone because, at the time, I thought life was more than what you wear and how your hair is fixed at [...]
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Cover Girl Stephenie Meyer: An Interview (Part One) with Deb Smouse
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Live Alone and Like It The Classic Guide for the Single Woman
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My Plan to Thrive while I Deal with Grief this Holiday Season
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Life, Love and Lesson Plans by Wynn Godbold
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Under the Bed by Jody Keisner
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