Sep

30

Save money while at college

Posted by Sarah R

September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Studies show that people with college degrees make more money than those who don’t - about 50% more money just for a bachelor’s degree, in fact.If you go on to earn your PhD, however you can make upwards of 200% what you would have earned without any degree. College is [...]

Sep

29

Women’s Health in the News V

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September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

African American women’s health as new focus - “The Suffolk University Sociology Department announced Nyjah Wyche to be the first recipient of its annual full-tuition scholarship for Graduate Studies in Women’s Health.” Read about the very first winner of this scholarship!
Migraines effect women more often then men, but unfortunately aren’t treated as often as they [...]

Sep

26

Hack your life, ed II

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September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Stop saving everything: essentially, limit your storage space so that you have less stuff. This fits along with the “one in, two out” rule I wrote about yesterday. If you have less stuff, your life has less hassle; I promise.
Prevent your email from overwhelming you: cut back on the information that floods your [...]

Sep

25

Hack your own life

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September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Thinking about simplifying your life? Check out some of these “hacks” to do just that!

Three-box clean-up: Use three mostly self-explanatory boxes to help you clean: trash, donate and maybe. Use that last “maybe” box to hold on to stuff you aren’t quite sure of yet. Put the box in a storage place for [...]

Sep

24

5 Easy Hamstring Stretches

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September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to FitSugar, I found a fantastic list of five easy hamstring stretches that I want to tell you about! Five different stretches are described in detail along with pictures to show exactly what they should look like. I love FitSugar even more thanks to this article!

Hang over hamstring stretch
Seated hamstring stretch
Standing hamstring stretch
Advanced standing [...]

Sep

23

Blocking women’s healthcare access

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September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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After reading an article about the government being able to block access to women’s health care that a friend pointed me to, I am honestly at a loss for words. I can’t get over what the Bush administration thinks they can get away with.
Why the outrage? A new possible law [...]

Sep

22

Best & Worst in Women’s Health

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September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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On a Manic Monday, I really only have one news article that I wanted to share with my readers. It would be Health magazine’s list of the best & worst moments in women’s health. I was surprised to see that the “modern” tampon was listed as the number 1 “best” [...]

Sep

19

Women’s health blogs I love

Posted by Sarah R

September 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

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Instead of five challenges (does anyone actually do the challenges but me?) I am sharing five blogs I think you should check out this week! Let me know what you think!

Breaking the Mirror -  For any woman who has lived with an eating disorder, or knows someone else who has, this blog is [...]

Sep

18

What I’m thinking about …

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September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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… moving. South Carolina is really far away. I’m sure this is what God is leading me to do, but I’m scared. There, I admitted it. Go me. I need to start making lists again to keep myself organized. I’ll plan for it and my steps will be directed.
… working. I feel like [...]

Sep

17

Competition is for winners

Posted by Sarah R

September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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I am only a competitive person when it comes to a few things: grades and board games (especially puzzles). When it comes to sports, I am the least competitive player ever. I wouldn’t cut it in soccer; “oh, you want the ball? Here; have it!” I don’t care much about winning … I [...]

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