Welcome to the February 15, 2009 edition of advice for women from women.

Education

Fiona Lohrenz presents Encouraging Diversity At Day Care posted at Child Care Only.

Shen-Li Lee presents 5 Ways to Raise a Smart Kid posted at Babylicious.

Celes presents Are You Sleepwalking Your Life Away? posted at EmbraceLiving.Net, saying, “Hi there! A quick intro: I’m Celes and EmbraceLiving.Net is my personal development blog intended to help others achieve their highest potential and live their best possible lives. Thanks for holding this blog carnival ”

Families

Angie presents Kitchen Corner Sink posted at Kitchen Sinks & Kitchen Sink Accessories, saying, “The kitchen sink is one of the main focuses in the modern kitchen. The corner kitchen sink is one of the nicest new looks on the market if you have a L-shaped or U-shaped kitchen. There are a lot of different styles that you can get it all depends on your taste and style.”

Save This Memo presents The Art of the Perfect Thank You Note posted at Save This Memo.

makingthishome presents Dishwashers or Hand Washers? Our Newest Appliance posted at Making This Home.

Kristen Garcia presents Choosing a Summer Camp for Your Child posted at Life Of Kristen, saying, “Summer camp can be a memory that lasts for a lifetime, good or bad, for a child. Hopefully this article can help make it a good memory!”

Jeonard Cook presents Need Help Catching a Cheating Spouse? Use a Reverse Cellular Phone Lookup Service posted at How to Find Phone Number.

Kristen Garcia presents Divorce Mediation|How To Get A Divorce posted at Divorce Mediation, saying, “Divorce mediation is a helpful, more economical method of going about a divorce than more traditional, adversarial methods.”

Fitness

Myscha Theriault presents Frugal Fitness – Twenty-Five and a Half Ways to Make it Happen posted at Wise Bread, saying, “Thanks for hosting this carnival. This is a post on frugal fitness that applies to singles, couples and families.”

Health

Patricia Turner presents Epidural or Natural – That is the Question posted at Pharmacy Technician Certification.

Heartstrong presents Women and Heart Disease posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Becca Glouzstein presents How to lose post-pregnancy pounds easily and healthily posted at Inspiration for Mothers . Com.

Carole Fogarty presents Top 5 Self Care Priorities For The Goddess In 2009: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “Self care priorities are a bunch of mindful habits that support and grow your emotional, physical and spiritual well being. They can take as little as 30 seconds or longer. Enjoy and experience them as often as possible throughout your day.”

Ashley Cook presents De-Stress Before Prom posted at Prom Blogger, saying, “It is very normal to be nervous on the morning of the prom, as well as a week or two before the big night.”

Cary Anderson presents How Overweight Are You? posted at Simplicity for Weight Loss Success, saying, “Before you can start to lose weight, it’s a good idea to have a concept of how overweight you are.”

Emma presents How I quit smoking for my baby’s sake, part 1 posted at Baby-Log, saying, “A story about my biggest sacrifice – for the sake of my child”

Karen presents Gluten Free 365 posted at Gluten Free 365, saying, “Helping the gluten-free among us find a variety of tasty food by posting a recipe, meal idea, tip or story at least once a day.”

Brianne Smith presents Be An Egg Head (Its great for your hair!) « Brianne’s Blog posted at About Me, saying, “Im a hair stylist and i prefer this to most everything else”

Brittney Vaselli presents Bacterial Vagionsis Cures | BV Cure posted at Bacterial Vaginosis, saying, “Bacterial Vaginosis is the most common vaginal infection of women ages 18-50. This article outlines some of the possible cures for BV and how to deal with the undesirable condition.”

Money & Finances

Lauren Rose presents Never Use Copy Paste for Your Credit Card Number and Internet Explorer posted at No Debt Anymore .org, saying, “Under certain circumstances, your clipboard contents from a copy and paste command can be stolen from the Internet. And that includes your credit card number!”

Heather Levin presents Coupons For Organic Food and Eco-Friendly Products posted at The Greenest Dollar.

Kat presents Annual $$ Check-up posted at the part-time life, saying, “Do you know what your net worth is?!”

GP presents The TaxWoman Cometh posted at Manely Montana, saying, “Tax tips so you’ll feel less taxed”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Best Online Stock Brokers For Cheap Stock Trades posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “After some research, I’ve come up with a list of online brokerage sites, some of which I’m now just starting to use to house my investment funds.”

The Smarter Wallet presents Compare Credit Card Offers: Find The Best Credit Cards For You posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Abigail Perry presents Are you a frugal fire fighter? posted at i pick up pennies, saying, “We get so wrapped up putting out small fires, it can sometimes feel that we don’t have an overall game plan. This can lead to self-recrimination. But this uses up our limited time and energy. Sometimes it’s important to forgive ourselves for being human and move on.”

thebarefootbadger presents Wanting Less, Getting More posted at The Barefoot Badger, saying, “As a society, our consumer appetites are voracious, resulting in degraded resources and mounting debt. The easiest way to balance our consumer habits with environmental and financial responsibility is to decrease our appetite for trendy, short-lived goods. Here, I suggest ways to restructure our habits and values so we want less stuff and integrate smart consumption into our lifestyles. Try it; it’s good for the your self, the planet, and your wallet”

Parenting

Amanda CMJ presents Day by Day Pregnancy Tip #6: Trust Your Body posted at Extra (Hour)dinary Parenting, saying, “Thanks for the chance to participate. I hope this helps those women out there nearing the end of their pregnancies.”

Lisa Mitchell presents Extended Breastfeeding — Let’s Talk Babies — Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby… posted at Let’s Talk Babies.

Kakie presents Our role in teaching kids how to make new friends posted at Bur Bur & Friends: Community Park, saying, “A story about instilling confidence into the heart of a four year old and giving him the courage to venture out independently. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed living the experience and then writing about it.”

Julie presents Helping Older Siblings Adjust to the New Arrival posted at Julie Heath – More4kids Inc..

OurBlogs presents Leadership – Key Competences posted at A Guide to Raising Great Kids.

Women

Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice) presents 13 Packing Supplies You Can’t Move Without posted at Homemaker Barbi.

TherapyDoc presents Coming Home posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, “It’s more than Law and Order”

Aparna presents Managing mood swings posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, “One moment you find yourself irritable and down in the dumps for no rhyme or reason; the next moment you find yourself happy and boisterous. These emotional upheavals and mood swings which take you on a roller-coaster ride especially happen when you are dealing with change and pressure.”

Hackerette presents How I feel safe walking home at night posted at Hackerette.

VW presents Try to restrain yourselves posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland.

Josanne Anthony presents Inventory posted at Bathrobe Therapy.

Nancy McCarroll presents Integrity in the Game of Life and the Board Game Scrabble posted at Nancy’s Arts, Crafts and Favorites, saying, “This post highlights the importance of integrity in play and relationships. Desiderata’s poem is copied here.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Multi-Task Madness posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Homespunhealers presents A New Beginning – January 23, 2009 posted at HomeSpunHealers, saying, “The strength and peace that comes with living one day at a time.”

Robynn Reilly presents Toothaches and Technology posted at Robynn’s Ravings.

Josanne Anthony presents A favorite pampering of mine posted at Everyday Cupcake.

Emma presents The Vagina Monologues, Vagina Pagina, etc posted at The Life and Times of Emma.

Talk Prom Dresses presents Campaign for Prom Queen posted at Prom Dresses, saying, “Looking to become prom queen? Here are a few tips!”

Pregnancy Hut presents What You Can Do to Prevent Preeclampsia posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “Preeclampsia – also known as toxemia – is a condition that occurs when a pregnant woman’s blood pressure rises rapidly, leading to protein in the urine. Many women experience different symptoms, but the most common are weight gain, headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and rapid heartbeat.”

Vicky presents Destination Weddings: Controlling Stress posted at Affordable Wedding Planning, saying, “Some people might think that a destination wedding does not involve too much thinking and stress since the bride is usually far away in another region or country. This is not true.”

Gina presents Getting a good guy posted at Bajan Love Notes.

noemi presents “Filipinas marry foreigners for money not love” posted at The Chronicles of a Cross-cultural Marriage.

Asheesh presents Chinese Astrology Years posted at My Free Horoscopes, saying, “Chinese Astrology years are named after one of the twelve animals featured in Chinese astrology. Chinese astrology years are devoted to the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey,”

Katy presents Pregnancy and Asthma – What to Expect posted at Katy Meets World, saying, “It is possible to have a healthy pregnancy even if you have asthma; however, you must take extra precautions to keep your asthma under control during this time”

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