Archive for May, 2012
Curves Wants To Get You Fit – For Free
If you’ve been putting off your New Year’s “get fit” resolution, here’s one less excuse to hit the gym – free membership to Curves. The female-centric fitness center has partnered with National Women’s Health Week, which is observed May 13 – 19, 2012. To encourage women to get fit, they’re committing to giving away one million [...]
Author Spotlight: Jessica Caris, Breeding in Captivity
Author Jessica Caris is as successful as a careerwoman can be: she is the founder of Caris Communications (www.cariscommunications.com, a consultancy that provides writing, publicity, public relations and communications services. A nationally acclaimed and award-winning public relations executive and writer, Jessica has worked with many publicly-traded and Fortune 100 companies, including New York Life, Wyeth Pharmaceutical, [...]
Breeding in Captivity is a must for your summer reading list
Most novels (and films) offer me an escape from whatever daily tasks I’ve been stalling on completing – laundry, dinner, or other housework. When I’m feeling particularly stressed out – with work, relationships, motherhood, or bills, I love finding, and losing myself in, novels and films with heroines who have it all – Carrie Bradshaw’s [...]
This Mother’s Day, Just Say No
A few years ago, I started having some “women’s problems.” After the scariest series of misdiagnoses that left me wondering what the hell the Florida health system was all about, I was told that I’d likely have a hard time with any pregnancies because of uterine fibroids and unusual vascularization that was causing me tremendous [...]
Keep Your Mother’s Day Flowers Looking Fresh
I love getting flowers – for special occasions, or just as a surprise on a bad day. To date, the best bouquet I ever received was on a day that I’d been passed over for a promotion by a colleague whose “BFF” was the manager in charge of the decision-making. Out of the blue, I [...]
Bananas Foster Waffles
Whether you’re looking for a way to spoil your hubby after a romantic evening or hoping for breakfast in bed (tip: leave the recipe on the kitchen counter, where he can find it. You may have to buy the ingredients, but with any luck, he’ll take the hint!), this recipe for Bananas Foster Waffles is [...]
What Arizona’s HB 2800 REALLY Means For Arizonans
Following up on my letter to Arizona’s Governor Brewer, I received several emails and comments from readers who pointed out the obvious – Planned Parenthood offers services that extend far beyond abortions. Just how many services and what percentages these services make up set me back to the drawing board for this post, which outlines [...]
A Letter To Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and SBA List Members
Ms. Governor and Ladies: Congratulations on your recently-signed bill banning funding for clinics that provide abortion services in the state of Arizona. You’ve succeeded in turning a hot-button moral issue into a personal political victory and gaining countless press clips for your personal branding and political agenda. As a new mother, I can’t say that [...]
Summer Slim-Down Tips From Steve Siebold
Summer starts in less than two months, but fun in the sun isn’t the plan for the millions of Americans embarrassed by those extra pounds. Celebrity mental toughness coach Steve Siebold, author of the book Die Fat or Get Tough; 101 Differences in Thinking Between Fat People and Fit People, says there’s still enough time [...]
Spring Resolutions?
I absolutely hate New Year’s Resolutions. Those grandiose promises we make ourselves when we are full of champagne and sentiment never seem to make it past the following morning’s hangover (except, perhaps, that resolution you make to never drink again, which may last a few days – depending on the severity of said aches). However, [...]