Believe it or not ladies you can shortcut the shopping and your partner’s expectations and still do something nice for him this Father’s Day. I had this revelation the other day right in my own kitchen. Here’s what happened. My husband who I always thought was different from other guys, made a remark that made me think otherwise at least for a second or two. more

Another day at work. You’re sitting at your computer finishing a report but instead of checking your facts online, you’re perusing your favorite baby sites. The work that should have taken five minutes has been put on hold. There’s a stroller sale on one site, a diaper debate on another and suddenly everyone in the conference room is wondering why you’re late, again. What pregnant, working woman hasn’t lived some variation of this same story? more

You have been working all day, either at home with your kids or at the office. At the end of the day, you are ready for someone else to step up and take care of you for a change. But instead of throwing yourself on the sofa with your feet up, reality sets in and you have to think about dinner. more

Our fishing expedition on Flathead Lake this summer was comical. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to catch anything, even though the boat next to us was pulling in fish every time we looked! 

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By Nora Isaacs, author of Women in Overdrive: Find Balance and Overcome Burnout at Any Age As a writer, I get a lot of requests for help from complete strangers. They send me emails wanting to know how to hone a pitch and break into the journalism business. They have burning questions: Should they email an editor or call them? Should they take a copywriting course or a proofreading one? more

Do you ever have that nagging suspicion that you really could get everything done-wash your hair, feed your kids, kiss your husband more-if you just had oh, about a million extra minutes in your day?

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According to the Emily Post Institute, “we all have to write thank you notes.” Unfortunately, you are not excused just because you are stretched too thin, more than overextended, multi-tasked out and totally exhausted.

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ldquo;It is ultimately our own responsibility to be prepared. No one is going to do it for us”, explains Cari Butler, emergency preparedness expert, mom, and owner of Emergency Café, a one stop web site that carries all the items you need in the event of an earthquake or emergency situation.

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Making sense of something like the Israel-Hezbollah conflict seems to require a Ph.D., something far too daunting for working moms who barely have time to brush their teeth. But staying connected to the outside world is possible with the help of some great online resources. more

What will buy you more time to complete your overdue budget report, to cook yet another hot dog dinner for your kids or, god forbid, to watch the episode of Grey’s Anatomy that you TIVO’d three weeks ago but still haven’t had a chance to watch?

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