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Avoid Procrastination | 3 Action Steps
You've heard the buzz words - Procrastination and Overwhelmed. Too much to do in too little time and your list never seems to get done. Well, what if part of the reason that you aren't reaching your goals is that a story that you have made up in your head? I've had...
Powerful Mindset And Steps To Get Over A Breakup
Powerful Mindset And Steps To Get Over A Breakup Why it’s called breakup? Because something in the relationship is broken. Going through the breakup is hard but can’t be avoided. In this article, I will share an important mind set and 7 steps you can take to make the...
Suicide: Have you ever considered taking your own life? I did this weekend
Have you ever contemplated suicide? I did this weekend. This weekend I gave serious thought to doing myself in. I've thought about it before, but this weekend I even looked online for painless ways to kill myself. I don't have the guts to shoot myself, hang myself or...
How Reducing Your Air Conditioning Can Lower Your Energy Bill
This summer may have been one of the wettest on record, but recent years have seen some extreme weather in the UK and concern about the effects of global warming have led many householders to consider installing air conditioning units. Although traditionally...
What does a yoga body look like?
How many times have you heard the phrase, “I can’t do yoga because (insert denigrating phrase about one’s body here)”? My belly is too big, my muscles are too tight, I’m not strong enough… the list goes on and on. Who ever decided you have to be strong, fit, or...
Zoning In The Law Of Attraction
I’ve noticed that a lot of people are trying to work with the “Law of Attraction” but are frustrated with their results. I’d like to share a story with you to illustrate one of the reasons that it might not be working for you. I began using the “Law of Attraction” as...
Sexual Assault: A Definition
Sexual Assault: A Definition WHAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT? Sexual assault is a legal term as well as a phrase that pertains to unwanted sexual contact. State laws vary* but the most common phrase used to define sexual assault is “an act of sexual penetration or intrusion...
The Benefits of Working Out With Your Partner
Everybody knows that exercise is good for the body, and the more exercise you undertake, the better the results. Exercise is also good for relationships, and studies have shown that working out with your partner can increase libidos and self-confidence. When we...
5 Reasons For Choosing To Cruise
If you book now, you could get fantastic cut-price deals for a cruise holiday next year; something to look forward to, now that the cold winter days are approaching. You've been to the same old campsite or holiday destination many times – now you should jazz things up...
Love What You Eat
Remember when you were little and your mom said, “Stop playing with your food.” You’d be making mashed potato mountains and the peas were tiny soldiers ready to roll down the mountain and pummel the approaching carrots. If you grew up in the 50s that was about the...
Gender-based Insurance Premiums: Are They Fair?
Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, insurance companies will soon no longer be able to charge a different rate for car insurance based on the gender of the policy holder. The change stems from an EU directive first issued in 2004 which...
I Don’t Want to Be Your Barbie Doll, But I Don’t Want to Be Me Either
I think we women have gotten exactly what others think we deserve. And they have been so successful at it because we never fight back. Now I am not going to go into each black hole we have climbed into, every enemy we have given up our souls to, but I want to chew the...
The Opinionated Bitch – They Still Ban Books in America?
Somehow, my Nerd Detector failed to sound the alarm and I missed the 30th Anniversary of “Banned Books Week”, sponsored by the American Library Association. I clicked on an article and began to read, assuming it would entail a sad but concluded history of censorship...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Warped Priorities
I had another column within minutes of being finished, when a sports story pinged on my radar screen and had me furious, but not for the reasons one might expect. Yesterday was a cool Sunday afternoon in Kansas City. Temps in the 50’s, clear skies and a perfect day...
Organize Your Life – It’s More Than Stuff
This week, I talked to a business owners who shared her story about her "crisis" situation. If I had talked to most business owners, their crisis would have actually been critical. However, the great news is that there was no crisis because this business owner was...
The Beatles and the Vote: Your Opinion Matters
Most of us have Presidential election fatigue, what with contradictory ads, confusing debates, and conflicting positions. I anxiously await the outcome on election day 2012, November 6. Are you registered to vote? Please don't think your vote does not matter...
