You like where you’re at, or you hate it–but either way, you’re ready to move to another country.  Congratulations–you’re about to become an expat!  With some things it pays to just jump in and do it, but if you’re moving to another country as a single woman, there are numerous financial and personal variables to […]

I love packing for a journey. Considering what I will need while I am away; what is essential and what can stay behind. I like to travel as light as possible. That being said, there are a couple of things I love to take along with me.  Someone I met traveling a few years ago told […]

Even though it’s been ages since I’ve gone back to school, every September I still get excited.  The weather cools.  The leaves change color and the spirit of moving forward is the air.  I want to buckle down and get started on projects and give myself new challenges to keep me busy over the winter […]

My love of herbs and how quickly they perish in my fridge prompted me to do some research on herb keepers. I started to see a trend with most of them: glass or plastic containers that allow the roots to touch the water and the rest of the herb to remain inside the glass. Some […]

Cause marketing. Sounds wonkish, doesn’t it? But you’ve probably encountered this type of marketing more than you think. Ever heard the phrase “shop for the cure”? Cause marketing occurs when a company gives a portion of its profits to a charitable entity. It’s presented as a win-win relationship, because cause marketing not only benefits the […]

“He who sits in the house of grief will eventually sit in the garden.” —   Hafiz Hard times, more than any others, reveal to us the truth that the signature of our humanity is our emotional nature. What differentiates us from stones and butterflies is the degree to which what happens to us affects us […]

You like sex too much. My last girlfriend didn’t need sex as much as you do.  You’re pushing the physical part too fast. I’m not into you that way as much as you are. If you’ve heard these excuses from men before, chances are it could be because he has Erectile Dysfunction (ED), and is […]

Known for her opposition to feminism and for her campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment, Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly has found a new target – unmarried women. Schlafly, who has endorsed 60 Republican candidates in this year’s election, may have given the Democrats an early election day gift at a Troy, Michigan, fundraiser on Saturday. […]

Some 4 million dogs are euthanized each year in the US and Canada alone, primarily for lack of room and food.  Launched this spring, the Plus One Movement from pet food maker Darford International aims to do something about it. Attached to every Darford box of treats and food is an extra meal of the […]

In an attempt  to accelerate the empowerment of women, on July 2nd the UN’s General Assembly voted unanimously to create an all encompassing entity combining four United Nations offices to focus on gender equality. Declaring it a watershed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon introduced UN Women, the newest member of the UN family, a body tasked with […]