How do we find that work-life balance? It’s the eternal struggle: something we’ve strived for ever since the first day we brought work home from school. There must be a way, we say, a way to make sure the “need-tos” and “want-tos” are perfectly balanced. Better yet, we think dreamily, if the scales tip in the want-tos’ favor. Well here’s the unfortunate truth, straight from … [Read more...] about How To Make The Most Out Of Family Time
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Girls: One of the Fastest-Growing Sports Markets — and Most Ignored
Last August, a girl made sports headlines. Mo’ne Davis, 13, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated after she became the first girl to pitch a shutout game in Little League World Series history. Wait a minute. A teenaged girl on the cover of SI. Not wearing a bikini? Another young female athlete also recently made the news. Twelve-year-old McKenna Peterson signs … [Read more...] about Girls: One of the Fastest-Growing Sports Markets — and Most Ignored
Do Most Parents Hate Parenting?
“Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.” - Michael Levine Driving home from a long day at work, I was imagining the blissful greeting from my beloved children. But the actual scene I came home to was a different story. Sienna, my 9-month-old, was crying. When I picked her up, instead of gurgling a happy hello, … [Read more...] about Do Most Parents Hate Parenting?
Salmonella Vs. E. Coli
If you are becoming leery of eating out at restaurants because of the possibility of food poisoning, you are not alone. Food poisoning, an illness you can get by eating contaminated food, affects anywhere from 6 to 33 million people in the United States every year, according to Penn State. Salmonella and E. coli are two of the most common causes of food poisoning. The most … [Read more...] about Salmonella Vs. E. Coli
Why Some “Free” Games Aren’t Really Free
My hubby, being a software developer and a geek, put me onto a website called Gamasutra.com. It’s a gaming developer site but it does a pretty good job at explaining the monetization (yes, it’s a mouthful) of games such as Farmville, Smurfs Village or most recently Zynga’s Candy Cane Crush game (which I haven’t played). While my head was swimming after reading a couple of … [Read more...] about Why Some “Free” Games Aren’t Really Free