World
Take... my... picture
By: haiti
We, the FOTCOH mission team, were on the long journey overland, returning home. Through the dark night in a caravan of three lonely vans, traversing the southern Hait...
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Raging Against Coldness
"The tellers at the local bank are just so...." The Man Who Puts Up With Me's voice trailed off he thought about the right word. "Cold? Is that it? I've been doing busine...
Relationships
Cheers to Friendly Distract...
By: jessicalee
I’ve always known that having friends is important. They’re fun to have around when times are good to share in your joy and celebrate with you. But, perhaps even more...
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Womanly Roles
I think people are always what you want them to be. You have to be 100 pounds, have curves all over and big boobs because that’s attractive. You have to get married, ha...
Diversions
Question of the Day - Final...
By: kcarpenter
On September 24, 2008, I saw an ad on Craigslist for a Question of the Day blogger. That same day I posted my very first Question and haven’t stopped since. I can’t b...
Breakthrough
Breakthrough with Tony Robbins has been in production for at least a year. I have been hearing about and anxiously awaiting the new reality show on NBC for much of that t...
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Life in the 704
Ever since I moved to Charlotte, I've been busy. Life has been one wild ride. Nothing has happened as planned, as a matter of fact, things are much better than planned. S...
Etc.
I miss banana-clips
By: askthebloggess
· Dear Bloggess: I’m a recovering alcoholic and I’m about to go spend a week with old friends who are all big-time drinkers. I don’t mind them drinking in front of me...
Babies Left in Cars
I know this is a subject that we hear about every summer on the news, but it still shocks me when I hear it. Every time I hear that some innocent child has died due to be...
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Cooling Boston
A central air conditioner can be lifesavers during the summer. But when they are not operating properly, you may need help from a Cooling Boston technician. A licensed te...
Food & wine
Scratch Cooking July 27th
So, the drama with Robin's brother continues, this time through demands from his lawyer that I sign off on various things including that we are in dispute over whethe...
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Aaaaaah-i Tuna, Food TV, and the Weekend (Food) Warrior
Forgive my Friday rambling, but here goes: - Last night's Ahi Tuna Experiment went well - I wish I had soaked more than one kind of bean for a mix of beans with my fish, ...
Style
Flip-flop fantasy?
One of the purest joys of the season for me is just being barefoot. I call it "sending my feet on vacation." And when I can't be totally sans shoes, I try to slip int...
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Cheers!!!!
An Alexander McQueen sho e that says, "English Lady!" ...
Living
A 'smashing' ending to marriage
With a whack of a special hammer, couples are symbolically breaking the bonds of matrimony. And that's just the final ritual in elaborate divorce ceremonies, now on t...
Follow Your Heart
I know it’s been a while. But you see I’ve been dealing with something, in fact that’s what I want to talk about today. I made a huge mistake, one that I will be pa...
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Live, Laugh, Love and seek help :P
Dear Diary an exclusive: O Where do I start? My love life is non existant because I choose it to be, even though I have a guy who is my best friend and wants a life with ...
Well-being
The Age of Entitlement
By: larissalytwyn
Progress is sometimes just staying put. Perhaps it's generational, but we seem to live in a time where everyone under 35 "should" have a Blackberry, at least one desi...
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Denial (it’s not a river in Egypt)
There are many forms of denial. Such as : knowing in your gut your husband is having an affair but it’s not getting through to your head. Family, friends or yourself wi...
Green
Sweet dreams
Lately, I've been having a hard time getting enough sleep...but these eco-chic eye masks may be just what I need to finally snag some shut-eye. Made with recycled cot...
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Found a new <3
Soooo..ya know how much it sucks to use ammonia to clean your walls or bleach or scrub for hours just to make the walls clean....well.....................i found somethin...
Family
The Diary
By: wearmanyhats
I'm beginning the process of erasing some of my footprints in time. We all leave those as we go through life, of course. Though most people's footprints rarely are st...
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Cute Baby Alert!
So I have entered J into a cute baby contest to win some money for him and the link is HERE if you'd be so kind as to vote for him! The photo I used is below. I think it'...
