Apr

12

Preventing Premature Births - March of Dimes

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April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

She doesn’t know it yet* I will be joining Mrs. Flinger on May 3rd to walk for Maddie Spohr and for March of Dimes. I have set up my own donation page on the Seattle for Maddie team for a couple of reasons.

I couldn’t find a Portland team to walk with. I know there’s a [...]

Apr

10

How to read people

Posted by Sarah R

April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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According to Joe Navarro, former FBI special agent (I want that job) and author of What Every Body Is Saying, you can learn to read people pretty well with just three little tips.
*If a person smokes or bites her nails excessively, she is soothing herself because she’s stressed.
*If someone preens (wears [...]

Apr

7

Sex education versus abstinence only education

Posted by Sarah R

April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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I am a Christian woman.
I support waiting to have sex until a person is married.
HOWEVER, I know the majority of people do not believe the way that I do.
I fully believe in educating the majority - those who choose to have sex outside of marriage.
My long-term goal is to go into HIV/AID education [...]

Nov

17

My marble theory of chronic pain

Posted by Sarah R

November 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

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photo credit: Pingu1963 
Today at Help My Hurt I was directed over to But You Don’t Look Sick to teach me about The Spoon Theory. Reading about how Christine Miserandino taught her friend about living with lupus reminded me about how I’ve taught people I live with chronic pain. I have used [...]

Nov

9

7 things Obama could do for women’s health

Posted by Sarah R

November 9, 2008 | 2 Comments

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I don’t regularly blog about politics, but after reading a US News & World Report article (7 Things Obama’s Win Could Mean for Women’s Health), I had to join in on the virtual fist-bumping. Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood has high hopes for this Democratic President-elect and hopes to see seven changes with [...]

Oct

20

It’s the little things

Posted by Sarah R

October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

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photo credit: SanFranAnnie
Last night a friend, we’ll call her Georgia, and I were talking about how great pen & paper journaling is for our hearts. While we have absolutely different journaling styles (she likes large, unruled, sketchbooks and I like compact college-ruled spiral-bound notebooks) we both like to use our journals to [...]

Oct

8

Overwhelmation!

Posted by Sarah R

October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

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Hi! You’ve reached Women’s Health, but currently I’m away from my desk
Right now I am:

working 40 hours a week at one job,
being trained for new duties at that job,
working 10 hours a week at another job,
handling a huge and somewhat mentally overwhelming project at that job,
trying to write enough to keep [...]

Sep

15

Women’s Health in the News IV

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September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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photo credit: Pirate Alice *
I feel like it’s been a slow news week for me, but here is what I feel compelled to share!

PMS Muffins  have “cramp busting” potassium, these sound tasty and helpful!
Finally get your husband or boyfriend to go to the doctor? Don’t be surprised if he’s not opening up to them.
The footprint of abuse is [...]

Aug

26

How I know that I know what I’m talking about, ed II

Posted by Sarah R

August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Relationship Tip: Don’t change yourself for anyone but yourself.
Slowly, over almost a decade, I changed to make someone else happy. I changed my weight, I changed my exercise habits, I changed my religion, I changed my interests, I changed my taste in music, I changed my hair color, and I even tried to [...]

Aug

22

Friday 5 - 8/22/08

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August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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So, how did last week go?
I didn’t manage to go for a walk since I was on crutches, but I did manage to get the rest of my goals taken care of. Did you join in? Did you write your hand-written note? I did, a thank you note to a friend. [...]

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