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Journal Exercise: Success in life? Success in business?

http://ifcus.org/2012/11/26/774/ by C.M. Williams, in Journal Exercises, Life Comments Off on Journal Exercise: Success in life? Success in business?

http://queerslo.com/events/category/social/list/?eventDisplay=past Use the following exercises and other journal exercises to spark your creativity and connect with your inner spirit. They are also a fun way to start a blog entry! As women in our twenties we often have to negotiate between some combination of school, friends, work and family. Do...

Purse Personality: What does the Contents of Your Handbag Says About You?

by C.M. Williams, in Weblogs Comments Off on Purse Personality: What does the Contents of Your Handbag Says About You?

Small, large, designer, knock off, fancy, plain: the purse! It comes in so many varieties, styles and prices. Finding just the right one can be challenging — organizing it can be yet another task. Which brings me to this question: What do you keep inside your bag?

Young Adult Book Reviews

Have you ever come across a really good book and wanted to run around and tell all your friends about it? Well, it sure happens to me on occasion! That is why I created this page, a small section to share my gotta-have-it selections and recommendations. 13 Little Blue...

Ten Years Ago: A Retrospective for Twenty-Somethings

Do you ever think back and wonder: what was my life like ten years ago? Usually, I don’t, except it was  my birthday this week so it got me thinking . . . what was I up to way back in the summer of 1997. For  my fellow twenty-somethings,...

Journal Exercise: Book Talk

Use these exercises to spark your creativity and connect with your inner spirit. They are also a fun way to start a blog entry! What was the last fiction book you read for pleasure (not school)? Why were you drawn to it? Do you enjoy books which have characters...

Beauty Finds: Hair Help for the Curly Crowd

We are all born with certain unique characteristics: there are those who are blessed with full pouty lips  or sparking green eyes. And then there are the attributes that make you want to stomp around and yell “why me?” I used to think having naturally curly hair deserved that...

How To Purchase Used College Textbooks from Half.com

It’s that time of year again: back to school season. For those of us in college it also means hunting down textbooks for new classes. Some of these can cost over $100 per book. That is, if you purchase them new. Which is why you’ve got to be creative...

Chic Lit: Comparing Bergdorf Blonds & Can You Keep a Secret

Bergdorf Blonds by Plum Sykes and Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella are two fast paced Chic Lit  books that follow the exploits of twenty-something girls. The books are similar in several ways. Each main character begins the story with a boyfriend, who is gorgeous but inattentive....

What Writers Need to Know Regarding: About.com and Suite101.com (Part II)

Similar to about.com, suite101.com is a site that publishes content from freelance writers and makes it’s revenue from banner advertisements and Google ads, but unlike about.com they don’t pay writers a base monthly fee. At suite101 (a Canadian site) writers are encouraged to dole out as many articles as...

What Writers Need to Know Regarding: About.com and Suite101.com (Part I)

Most young, contemporary writers have an interest in taking their craft online. In fact, it seems like internet publications are sprouting up everywhere on a variety of subjects. Consider one reason why, the lead time for print magazines averages about four months, meaning after an article has been accepted,...