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Become a MOMPreneur

So it’s 2011. Maybe your kids are all in school now, and maybe you’ve decided that this is the year you’re going to get creative – in every sense of the word. Maybe you’ve decided that you’re going to get off the fence and contribute to society. That’s you’re going to contribute to your household income.

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Finding My Way In An Economic Downturn

By Guest Blogger, Tamara Arbeiter I was recently laid off from my job. The Record of Employment I just received in the mail stated Economic reasons for my departure. As company policy goes, I was asked to leave immediately. Comforted only by the fact that a handful of very senior executives were also laid off that day, I packed up my desk, grabbed my kids photos and artwork and left, without time for goodbyes.

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Independence: A Must!

Independence: The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of ones own affairs without interference. Independence: Yours. Your childrens. How do we create our own, and foster our childrens independence? Im going to cover this topic under one umbrella, because whether youre 6, 16, 36 or 66, every girl or woman needs to be equipped with independence skills.

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What Women Want

Lets start with Sarah Palin: wife, mother, governor, on the campaign trail for Vice President Moose Lover! As a society, we were fascinated by her. She was the brunt of many Saturday Night Live jokes. Her story was splashed all over magazine covers as well as the six oclock news. Not only had she achieved tremendous professional success, she obviously had a marriage that was hot enough to produce five children.

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The Closing Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I began October covering Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention, and I would like to close October the same way. So, for today, I will be mentioning just a few incredible women who are making some amazing progress in the fight against breast cancer. Here they are, and here are their stories. These women certainly are not sitting on any fences when it comes to their relentless work on this complex subject. Evelyn Lauder