Advice for Women from Women - Mid June 2009

Welcome to the June 15, 2009 edition of advice for women from women. Can you believe it's mid June already? The weather is turning nicer and summer is definitely around the corner! I hope you can spare some time to enjoy this latest edition of advice from women to women ...

Education

Fiona Lohrenz presents Guidelines For Preparing A Day Care Safety Statement posted at Child Care Only.

Erin presents Note from the Teacher: Free Tutoring posted at Note from the Teacher, saying, "Helping parents and teachers educate children."

GP presents The Rules of Engagement in Montana « Musings from Montana posted at Manely Montana, saying, "A lesson of sorts.. on the rules of engagement in country life"

Families

Victoria Jennings presents Don't Let Your Breakup Make You Come Undone posted at Time To Get Married, saying, "It is important to not let a breakup ruin your life."

Lucy presents Pets As Wedding Attendants posted at Wedding Tips, saying, "It is becoming more popular to include your pets at your wedding."

Catherine VanWetter presents To the Heart of the Matter - Family Healing posted at To The Heart of the Matter, saying, "Explaining Systemic Constellations and the Soul of a Family. Catherine explains the healing technique of Bert Hellinger's Systemic Constellations."

Erika presents The Pros and Cons Of Visiting Tijuana posted at Visiting Spanish Speaking Countries, saying, "Why you should or should not visit Tijuana."

Cindi presents How to Disinfect Cloth Diapers Without Bleach posted at All About Cloth Diapers.

Kristen Garcia presents Don't Be A Helpless Parent posted at The Happy Mother, saying, "Many parents find themselves helpless at stopping their childrens reckless behavior."

Nicole presents The 8 Important Things to Know Before Cohabitation posted at Just MakeItBetter.

Tracy Dear presents Let's Give More Thanks! posted at New Mercy, saying, "I am ecstatic about the growth my husband is exhibiting at what feels like long last! Come celebrate with me!"

eGirlHelp presents Breaking Doesn't Have to be Hard to Do posted at Advice For Dating, saying, "Breaking up is difficult, but there are ways to make it easier on both of you."

Renee V. Rouse presents Frugal-Living-Skills Blog: Family Meals for Under $5 - Tater Tot Casserole posted at Frugal-Living-Skills Blog, saying, "...Weekly grocery circulars often read “feed a family of 4 for under $10!”. I’m sure most of you have laughed at this as I did. As a result, I began to wonder what does dinner really cost for my family of 8? So I set a challenge for myself and I figured if I kept it under $5, I was doing good..."

Fashion

Woman Tribune presents All Natural Beauty Care You Can Make at Home posted at Woman Tribune.

Pop Tart presents What A Collection Can Do: A Love Of Vintage Inspires Designer Of Hot Trendy Fashions posted at Collectors? Quest.

Victoria presents Fashion Gone Wrong posted at Stiletto Beauty, saying, "Even if you are young and beautiful with a great body, lots of money and a team of stylists and follow the latest trends, there is no guarantee that you will look good."

Fitness

Aparna presents Facial exercises posted at Beauty & Personality Grooming, saying, "Here is a collection of some easy-to-do facial exercises. These exercises are for specific areas of the face. Start by practicing in front of your mirror until you have all the movements firmly in mind. Do these exercises easily with concentration but without deliberate, intense movements. Don’t do these exercises for more than 5-10 minutes a day, more may stretch the skin"

Alvina Lopez presents 100 Tips and Tricks to Sneak in a Work Out at Work posted at Masters of Healthcare.

Health

Ashley Cook presents How to Get a Good Workout on a Treadmill posted at Healthy Living Tips, saying, "Tips to get a good workout on a treadmill."

Heartstrong presents Women with Chest Pain Not Treated the Same as Men by EMS posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Sarah Scrafford presents The Twitter Diet: 100 Tips, Tools, and Twitter Feeds for Your Weight Loss posted at Ultrasound Technician Schools.

Farid presents Five Steps to Better Skin posted at Acne treatment, saying, "There are five essential steps in skin care regime. By following this progression of steps regularly, you will be giving yourself better skin. Skin is like any other of the body's organs, and it needs to be healthy to operate correctly, which, in the case of skin, means looking great. If you want better skin, you should start following these five steps immediately"

B Joy Preston presents My Raw Food Story posted at Natural Health and Raw Foods with B Joy Preston, saying, "Here is a brief introduction to my raw food story. In addition to introducing you to me, it sets the stage for many blog posts to come. I’m passionate both about the lifestyle and about helping others."

Lucy presents Uncovering the True You posted at Lucy's Life, saying, "Why do so many of us not truly know ourselves?"

Jessica presents Should You Worry About the Swine Flu When Traveling in Mexico? posted at Jessica's Travel Tips: Travel For Cheap, saying, "Is the swine flu still an issue to take into consideration when visiting Mexico?"

Celes presents Cultivate Good Habits in 21 Days posted at EmbraceLiving.Net, saying, "Have you ever thought of introducing a good habit into your life, but never got around to doing it? Perhaps you tried it for 1-2 days, but then lacked the discipline to continue afterward. This is a 21-day program which will help you cultivate good habits into your life :D"

The Beauty Aid presents Acai X3 Review posted at The Beauty Aid.

Sarah Scrafford presents 100 Nutrition Tips for Before, During, and After Pregnancy posted at Healthcare Administration Degree.

FizzSoda presents Danger Signs After Undergoing Smart Lipo and Cosmetic Sugery posted at Smart Lipo Info.

Money & Finances

Vikki Lawrence-Williams presents Keeping Your Valuables Safe, Part 1 posted at Colorado Preppers, saying, "We women work hard for what we get. This is an on-going series on how to protect what we work so hard to accumulate."

Leave Debt Behind presents What is the Envelope Budget Method posted at Leave Debt Behind.

Parenting

Toni presents Let's go for a 120-day maternity leave! posted at Wifely Steps, saying, "I'd like to know what paid maternity/parental leave is like as well in other countries. Let's learn from each other!"

Julie presents To Hug or Not to Hug posted at More4kids.

Elisha Webster Emerson presents Motherhood and the Supermom posted at My Inconvenient Body, saying, "Debunking the Supermom myth."

Carole Gold presents The Black Art of Control: How to Reclaim Your Power posted at Carole Gold, saying, "Teaching a teenage daughter about avoiding abusive relationships by using yourself as the example."

Kakie presents Book Review: Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, "This book explores the state of raising boys in todays society and provides solutions about how we can give them the tools for emotional literacy to help them thrive."

Becca Glouzstein presents Principles of Empowerment to Teach your Children posted at Inspiration for Mothers . Com.

Nui Loa presents Our Five Favorite Kids’ CDs for Grownups posted at Boston Children's Music.

Spirituality

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents Find Your Mountain posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat, saying, "To climb a mountain, you need to take your first step. Let past successes motivate present challenges. Here's how."

Dawn Abraham Life Coach presents Power of positive thinking posted at Qualified Life Coach.Com, saying, "What Everybody Should Know About The Power of Positive Thinking … Does it sound simple? The power of positive thinking? Is it something you wish just came naturally? Having positive thoughts? It’s important to let the Universe know what you want. Not everything in life that is good just happens."

Women

Vicky presents How To Stay Calm and Plan a Great Wedding posted at Affordable Wedding Planning, saying, "Don't let your wedding turn you into a Bridezilla."

Fortuitous Observer presents Now That I'm Forty...Snoring? posted at Soul Thumping, saying, "When a woman reaches 40...snoring?!"

Lisa Moren Bromma presents Create a More Positive You! posted at Wise Women Investor.

Suzanne presents 7-day guide to declutter your life: Day 1 posted at Without Dash.

Rashon Graham presents A Woman’s Worth… What’s Yours??? posted at Journeys of a Single Mom..., saying, "Our senses are easily clouded at times; here is a little food for thought..."

Nandita presents Not for Sale posted at Cold SnapDragon.

Pop Tart presents The $1.99 Career Change? posted at Kitsch Slapped, saying, "A review of retro board game "Careers" -- with an interesting side trip to the ill-fated "Careers for Girls.""

Mary@SimplyForties presents Re-Evaluating the "Truths" About Ourselves posted at SimplyForties.

Terry Holliday presents Using Creativity to Relieve Stress? posted at My Creativity Blog, saying, "Can we use creativity to help us deal with the stresses of life? Something to think about."

Barbra Sundquist presents Free Eulogy Template — Write A Funeral Speech posted at Comments on: Free Eulogy Template.

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