I dated my first boyfriend for about two years. Our relationship started when I was 15. Over the course of those two years, I saw him for … like five days. Total. We were long-distance. We used to write these very, very dramatic love letters to one another. He couldn’t spell, but he clearly conveyed […]
Last week, I told you some pretty redunkulous wedding day hoopla statistics. But let me tell you, the numbers on unmarried people are even more surprising. I am one and I couldn’t believe ‘em! Check out what the census and other studies have shown about us unwed Americans. Hey, it might help you get your […]
Bipolars are criminals. Homicidal maniacs. Dangers to the public. Violent and in need of institutionalization. Selfish people acting out in an attempt to gain attention. Hi, I’m Megan, I’m bipolar and I am none of these things. And I’m none of the hundreds of other common misconceptions about bipolar, either. Bipolar disease (or “manic depression”) […]
With labor costs increasing in many places, outsourcing has been increasingly popular. By outsourcing, you use outside specialists for specific business tasks instead of hiring someone full-time to do them. Oftentimes, outsourcing certain tasks are the only way to turn a profit for businesses. Here are some of the biggest benefits you will receive from […]
Stainless steel is a generic term used to refer to a variety of steel types. Stainless steel is made up of iron and carbon in a process that involves two steps. However, what sets it apart from all the other metals is the addition of chromium. It gives plain steel its remarkable properties such as […]
“Beautiful sisters,” the barista complimented, handing us our matching black coffees. “She’s my mother,” I corrected, smiling at her deep blue eyes, vanilla-colored hair and tiny frame. I loved when people thought I looked like her. “Good genes,” he said. He couldn’t see the long ragged scar hidden beneath her sundress, the splinters along my […]
Right before I signed the paper, I looked into my husband’s fearful eyes and felt a wave of disbelief at the realization that I was about to consent to the very thing that I had desperately wanted to avoid. During the previous six months of my pregnancy, I huffed through prenatal yoga sessions, dragged my […]
A new survey reports that women over 35 are popping out more babies than ever before. For the first time, the number of babies being born to women over 35 surpassed the number being born to teens. Go mature mothers! In 2008, one in seven births were to older moms while one in ten were […]
The other day, I came across this post: “Does the meaning of ‘happiness’ change as we age?” It featured this quote: “The research finds that the meaning of happiness shifts as people age: Whereas younger people are more likely to associate happiness with excitement, older people are more likely to associate happiness with feeling peaceful—a […]
