Month: May 2014
Potato Chive Soup Recipe
One of the most rewarding things about learning to garden is seeing the plants thrive.Although Im a beginner gardener, I’ve learned that chives are such a hearty plant, and seem to flourish with very little maintenance.My lovely friend recently gave me lettuce seeds which I planted in a pot alongside my chives. They are also doing well with very little care.Its amazing those little tiny seeds I planted with …
Angelina Jolie Was Born To Play Maleficent (And Yes, That’s A Compliment)
As a huge fan of Angelina Jolie as well as the original Sleeping Beauty animated movie, we were thrilled to attend the world premiere of “Maleficent” at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The whole office was buzzing with excitement at the thought of seeing Brangelina in real life.”She is absolutely the ONLY person who could play this character,” said one of our editors. “I secretly liked Maleficent more than Aurora …
How Jasinda Wilder Saved Her Family’s Home Writing Steamy Romance Novels
Have you ever been in a situation when you felt the walls of your life closing in on you; pressing against your hope, your faith, your peace?I know what that feels like. My family suffered a series of back-to-back blows. My son was diagnosed with autism on a Thursday, and the next day, my husband lost his job. We were pawning, scraping and doing everything we could think of to keep our heads above …
Cancer Forced Me To Take An Unlikely Path To Parenthood
The following is a guest post by Alice K. CrisciWhen I met my son for the first time his eyes were wide open. His little eyes locked onto mine with such love and intensity, I knew then the concept of my life would never be the same was now a reality. My heart exploded with love, gratitude and joy, permanently captured by this 7 pound squishy baby with such long hair it could cover …
When Going To Work Feels Like A Vacation
We cocoon at home in order to retreat and recharge from the stresses of work, school, and crazy texting drivers on the highway, right? Once upon on a time that might have been true. Recent studies have shown that for American moms today, not so much. The study, conducted by researcher Sarah Damaske at the Council on Contemporary Families, measured the cortisol of 122 workers of various socioeconomic levels at work and at home. Across …