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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition
Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food
by Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research
Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.
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Some things should never be said...
by Kristyn Kusek Lewis
What Not to Say About Someone's Appearance
Don’t say: “You look good for your age.”
Why: Anything with a caveat like this is rude. It's saying, "You look great―compared with other old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth."
Instead say: “You look great.”
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7 love rules you need to break
‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine lists nonconventional tips for happier relationships
These relationship secrets go against conventional wisdom, but “Cosmo” believes in shaking things up. Colleen Rush shares seven new rules for today's relationships:
Just because you’ve always done something one way doesn’t mean it’s the right way. Remember how much your life improved when you finally gave up super-low-rise jeans, dating only bad boys, and dial-up modems? Relationship experts say that ditching the following seven love rules can be just as liberating — maybe more.
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Holding Her Head High
Actress Janine Turner Inspires Single Mothers
New Book Uncovers Moving Stories of Single Mothers Throughout History
by Janine Turner
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Nashville, TN – History yields to all types of mothers. Helena Augusta, abandoned single mother of Constantine, helped forever change Christianity. Widowed single mother Belva Lockwood would become the first female presidential candidate in 1884. And Harriet Jacobs, a slave, chose to live in a small airless attic for 7 years so her children could have freedom while diligently fighting for her own freedom and her children's safety.
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Talking Books
by Stephanie Holbrook, on behalf of the National Library Service, Library of Congress
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Talking Books, a free program offered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, helps provide eligible students with the reading materials they need to succeed. For blind and physically handicapped people, this nationwide program delivers classic literature, bestsellers and many magazines to keep them up to speed and on top of their studies. For host families who may not have the resources to care for a child with a disability, NLS Talking Books acts as a way to provide that family with a free method of providing the best and most comfortable living situation they can for their adopted family. A no cost program to host families who take in displaced families with blind or physically handicapped children. Please help promote this program on your web or in the material you give to host families. Please call 1-888-NLS-READ (1-888-657-7323) or go to www.loc.gov/nls/find.html for a directory of cooperating local libraries participating in the Talking Books program and for enrollment information.
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Single Mom Dating Tips from Ms. Single Mama
I have been a dating single mom for over two years now.
And the first thing I can tell you is this - it's not easy. First you have to get past your divorce, the heartbreak, the anger and the tears. And then, once you are finally ready to get back out there, you have to factor in the kids and their feelings.
Here are a few of my single mom dating advice articles that are a good base. Start here and then come back to my blog every day, because as you'll soon see - I'm learning as I go!
Ms. Single Mama advises on How to meet men as a single mom and date them, The good stuff: falling in love as a single mom, The not-so-good stuff: breaking up as a single mom.
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Discover your personality type and what careers are best suited for you
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by Eileen Stoecklin from Spirituality.Com
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For ten years I was married to a man who at times had physically abused me, but this was nothing compared to the torment of his constant mental and emotional abuse. I wanted him to change so we could have a loving family, but over time I saw clearly that this was not going to happen.
My sister Mardell remembers how uncaring Kevin was. "The family just didn't seem to matter to him," she says. "He would just leave for weeks at a time."
During that time I studied a book called Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This book gave me clear insights into Bible messages. From the Bible and Science and Health, I was learning that I was a child of God, that God is my Father and that He loves me—and that my husband was also God's child and He loves him as well.
I knew it was not right for me to continue accepting the abuse.
I knew it was not right for me to continue accepting the abuse. It was not right for me to be part of the problem by allowing my husband to treat me that way. So I filed for a divorce, completely unprepared for what lay ahead.
My husband was crueler than ever, constantly blaming me for the shattered marriage since I wasn't hanging on no matter what. As the divorce dragged on, he finally moved out. But he came to pick up my three-year-old son Joel every weekend. I prayed every minute. Kevin drank a lot on the weekends, and I was afraid he wouldn't care for Joel properly. Also I wanted my husband to be a good role model for our son while he was growing up.
But no matter how irresponsible and cruel my husband was to me, I always tried to be kind and loving in return. I refused to think of him that way but tried to stick with what my prayer was telling me—that he was God's child, that God loved him and that God was only seeing him as His child, loving, good and pure. And I prayed to know that my husband could feel God's love and understand that he was His child.
My husband became less cruel to me
Six months went by and the divorce was granted. My husband became less cruel to me—he was not nice but not as cruel either. For the next several months he continued picking my son up on the weekends and I continued praying for him.
Then one morning I was awakened by a call at 5 am. It was my ex-husband.
He begged me to listen to him, because no one else in the world beside me would understand what he was about to say. I agreed and he proceeded. He told me he had been healed by God.
Earlier that evening he was in so much mental pain because of the divorce, he bought a case of beer and went to a motel. "I decided to drink some beer to get rid of depression," he said, "but that didn't work. I tried watching TV to get my mind off it, that didn't work." So he did something he had never done before—he cried out to God. "I know You talk to my ex-wife and You help and love her. Will You do the same for me? Talk to me, love me, help me."
And the answer came for him to get the Bible out of the night-stand drawer. "I started reading from the Bible," he said. "I would read a little bit and flip to another section, then read some more." He read and read and read from 11 pm until 4:30 am.
It became very peaceful in the room.
He said that then, "It became very peaceful in the room. I felt like weight had been lifted off my shoulders. It's hard to explain, I just feel cleaner, more pure. I have a different view of life. When the room got peaceful, I think that's when the healing was happening. It was really weird. The whole room seemed to be quiet, everything seemed so much clearer to me. I was just more at peace."
With the peacefulness came the realization of what he had done to me and others, and so he called me. He told me that for the first time he understood how much pain he had caused me and others, and he was sorry. That he was glad I left him so I did not have to suffer anymore. And he even said he understood that I was a good wife to him and that I deserved a much better husband.
Wow! From then on I saw change after change in Kevin. He became kind, considerate, loving, humble, honest, caring. Not just to me but to the whole world! He even quit drinking for good.
Looking back on when he was uncaring, he says, "I don't really know what it was that made me act the way I did, but when I had the healing it just wasn't there no more. I didn't have to act that way or even to remember it, because it was gone." He also says, "I like myself better now. I'm a lot closer to my son. I'm more loving towards him. I express my love towards him a lot more. I guess before I felt love that I wasn't expressing. I didn't feel comfortable expressing myself before and now I do."
I now have the marriage I always dreamed of and the husband I deserve.
Six months later we were re-married—or I should say, married for the first time. I now have the marriage I always dreamed of and the husband I deserve.
Mardell is real happy for me. She told me, "Kevin seems to be a different person. He wouldn't talk before, but he even talks to me now. Obviously the caring is now there. He does many things with Joel as a father. And he treats you great. Sometimes it takes that going to the bottom to find out it's important to love your family."
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9 Cash-Saving Tips That Pay Big Bucks
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The expression "a penny saved is a penny earned" doesn't cut it these days. But saving a few dollars here and there can add up...
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You May Have Too Much Debt But You Also Have Options
How Life Works
If you feel like you're in over your head with personal debt, you're not alone. Millions of Americans have become overextended, many as a result of easy credit and the recessions. Credit cards, medical bills, personal loans and raising interest rates do not make a good financial mix.
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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis
OPRAH.com
Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you
devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...
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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?
A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study
followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of
obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.
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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip
By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman
... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it
surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.
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Finding last-minute tuition money
There's still time to find funds for this semester's college tuition. But you'll have to move quickly.
By Gerri Willis
It's only a couple of weeks or even days until school begins. And if you don't think you'll be able to get a handle on your college
tuition bill, here with your guide to last minute money.
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Short-term Payday Loans
econ4u.org
...Which are more expensive, late fees or short-term loans?...
A short-term payday loan can be a better option than overdraft fees, reconnect fees, late payment fees or a damaged credit rating when
the loan is repaid promptly. However, these loans are not suited for longer repayment periods...
Being realistic about budgeting can help avoid the need for short-term borrowing.
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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan
by RealSimple
Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do
you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with
the extra set of keys to your house?
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How to save $10,000 in 2009
By Liz Pulliam Weston
If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that
$10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as:
Housing, Transportation, Food.
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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget
by Renee Rayles
A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has
little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and
then.
32 and Counting? Finding Your Happily Ever After Today
by Gi Gi
The author talks about the struggles a single mom goes through and the discovery that you can have HEAT (Happily Ever After Today) just
as you are, being single, taking care of your kids...
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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors
Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They
nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another
equally-invested adult.
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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity
20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.
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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
by Jeff Kinney
For those wondering why tween boys don’t read very much, the answer is that more books aren’t like this...
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Get more self-confidence
Psychiatrist Gail Saltz and body language expert Janine Driver discuss ways to gain more confidence.
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Get back in the game! Dating after divorce
Dr. Laura Berman offers smart strategies for finding romance again
TODAYShow.com contributor
Dating is often a risky and adrenaline-pumping adventure, but when you date after divorce, hearts aren’t the only commodities on the line. Between kids, potential step-relations, money issues and exes, dating after divorce can be a tricky and stressful undertaking.
Rather than delve into this stress, many divorcees choose to isolate themselves from dating and romance.
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HowToDoThings.com
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Is resource with a multitude of "How-To" topics. For instance, single moms can find helpful information about family life with informative articles on the topic of "Building a Family". HowToDoThings.com presents expert-contributed information on a wide variety of family-related topics, including adoption, pregnancy & birth, parenting, and celebrating family events. Some of our most popular articles are on subjects like "How to Understand a Fetal Monitor", "How to Prepare for Breast Feeding while Pregnant", "How to Set Up an Inflatable Birthing Pool", "How to Choose Nanny Agencies", and "How to Buy Infant or Baby Cribs".
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My Story as a Single Mom
by Gail Showalter
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Author Gail Showalter is looking for stories from single mothers to use as examples in a book that will reveal how personalities affect the different ways we handle difficulties. This submission should tell of a situation that you found yourself in as a single mother. It should tell what you did and relate that to your own personality and temperament. In other words, why you did what you did when another person of a different temperament probably would have done it entirely differently given the same circumstances. To find out more about the submission, CLICK HERE.
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The Breast Cancer Site
Please support the site sponsors, above, that make The Breast Cancer Site possible -- they pay for the mammograms your daily click provides. 100% of collected revenue from site sponsorships goes to pay for mammograms. Your click, along with others today, will fund free mammograms for women in need.
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Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast cancer affects all women, young and old, directly and indirectly. This is why the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation www.komen.org stresses the importance of the breast self exam, the mammogram and early detection during October and throughout the year.
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Teens Report Parental Inattention to Their Important "Rites of Passage" has high price tag
by Amanda Bach
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Almost half of America’s high school teens report parental inattention to what they consider to be key transitions during their adolescence, according to a SAAD.org study released. The study suggests that this lack of timely parental involvement in important “rites of passage” comes with a high price tag: the potential for dangerous behaviors that can lead to illness, injury, or death as teens seek alternative milestones to demonstrate growing maturity and independence.
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