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Setting up a Home Abroad
Leaving home can be difficult. And when you move far, far away, culture shock can aggravate your homesickness, which strikes in surprisingly subtle and complex ways.
dealing with homesickness alienation • nostalgia culture shock little things • leaving home missing family • return to home country • family blues

The Volcano at Paricutin
In 1943, scientists were stunned to be able to witness the birth of a brand new volcano in Mexico, arising out of nowhere in the middle of a field.
paricutin • newest volcano • volcanic eruption • cinder cone • monogenetic volcano

Children Have Stress?
Seeing the world from your child's perspective and being consistent in both discipline and everyday routines can help you child make sense of the world and make coping easier.
childhood stress • trauma • coping • routines • consistency

Prioritize Your Workload
Piles of paperwork, a To Do list as long as a roll of toilet paper, and an in-box that’s about to implode. Where to begin?
work priorities • prioritize • work load • too much to do • to do list

Baby Bear's Books - a review
Written by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, here's Maryan Pelland's review of a picture book about how much fun books can be.
baby bear • children's book • review • yolen • melissa sweet

Balancing your time...
A part of the journalist's duties is to meet deadlines, learn how to manage your time!
time • managing • journalism

ESL: Taking Time Out!
Last week we looked at the benefits of taking time off from teaching English as a Second Language.
tefl • teaching • english • foreign • language

Hitch Your Wagon to a Star
Take iniative to do the "little" things for your supervisor and you will find yourself moving and/or promoting through the ranks with them
promote • initiative • motivate • secretary • administrative

Interpretations and the Foolhardy Dreamer
Brief discussion of the foolhardiness of utilizing modern day dream dictionaries in the exploration of the self.
dream interpretation • lauri jean crowe • l j crowe • dreams • dream

New Year's Wishes for Summer Renovation Dreams
Sometimes when disability strikes your housing has to adjust to your new limitations. The net can provide you with resources to find the financing for such a project and the designs you need to accomodate your situation.
suite101 • suite101 disabilities • handicapped • renovations • housing needs

Single Parenting
How do you reward yourself for coping as a single parent? Do you even take time to?
single parenting • divorced parenting • single parent • single mom • single parents

Spring Into Your Home
Bringing touches of spring into your home can really brighten your mood and spice up the atmosphere.
spring • paint • decorate • warm • pillows

Taking Offense
Have we gotten too touchy to get along together?
offense • jokes • workplace • political correctness • humor

Traits Of A Successful Agent
Becoming an agent is the easy part of the equation. Find out what personality traits will translate into a successful Sales Representative.
sales representative • sales agent • real estate • real estate agent • sales rep

Why Do We Care About Rare Plants
Why should we care about the plants that aren't even horticulturally significant.

Writing an Eight Hour Day
Most writers use short blocks of time to write, but some choose six or eight hour time blocks in which to work. How can you make this long time seem less like work?
writing • writing desk • office • writing distractions • writing for long periods of time

Afford a Dream Family Vacation
Yes, you can have your dream vacation. Whatever your budget and whatever your dream, with careful planning and a few tips that dream family vacation can become a reality.
budget • dream vacation • family vacation • affordable • cheap

American Whiskey Trail Northbound
Face facts! Alcohol has always been a part of the American landscape. Through good times and bad, war and peace, Prohibition and even a Rebellion, whiskey was there!
american whiskey trail • get a good drink • history with a twist • canyons of lower manhattan • fraunces tavern

Being Thankful
Being thankful opens us up to receiving all kinds of wonderful blessings. When in a state of gratefullness, we acknowledge our true selves & radiate this energy to others
thankfulnees • manifestation • positive people • thankful • blessings

Build an Art Bag to Carry Material
Inspiration strikes when an artist least expects. So, it is important to have what is needed when it is needed. Build an art bag!
art bag • art ideas • portable art • mixed media art • art journal

Caregiver Stress Warning Signs
Signs to look for in caregiver stress and what you can do for yourself.
caregiver • caregiving • caregiver stress • signs of stress • senior care

Clothing Choices for the Holidays
Finding great style for Hannukah, Christmas, and other holiday celebrations is not hard if you know the basic elements for looking great at winter parties.
clothing for holiday parties • christmas • hannukah • new years eve party clothes • dressing for a casual affair

Comic Strip Pioneers
Comic strip and book creators do not just fade away. They move on, and often never realize just how much we appreciate their work. This is your chance.
comic • strip • books • adams • rechin

Director Matt Flynn's Hack!
Juliet Landau co-stars in this awful horror collage of slasher references--it's a badly executed homage party which may or may not be tongue in cheek. No one cares.
hack! movie • bad slasher horror • danica mckellar • matt flynn • spoof horror

Easter and Your Family
Take a break from your home based business and celebrate Easter with your family and loved ones.
easter • family • children • kids • relax

Hiking with Babies
Hiking with babies is a lot of fun for parents and babies, but there are plenty of ways to make it an unpleasant experience. Keep your hike with baby safe and fun.
hiking with babies • hiking safety • baby hiking tips • hiking trails baby • baby backpacks for hiking

Holiday Travel with Kids
Many families travel over the holidays, and that can add more stress to an already hectic time of year. Holiday travel with kids doesn't have to be stressful, though.
holiday travel • christmas travel • travel with kids • visiting family holidays • thanksgiving travel

Home Safety for Children
If you're raising your children primarily in your own home, be sure it is as safe as a state-inspected day care center.
home safety for children • safe as day care • safety equipment • heimlich maneuver • home safety council

Journalism - How to Be a Travel Writer
How to present yourself to editors,tips on how to pitch article ideas, importance of your notebook.getting a good angle, freshness of approach. Perseverance pays off.
how to be a travel writer • travel writing for beginners • how to pitch article ideas • how to write travel articles that sell • travel to exotic places

Profiles: Brooke Ellison
Brooke Ellison has overcome all the obstacles life has thrown at her and and turned a personal tragedy into a story of hope for millions.
brooke • brooke ellison • jean ellison • ventilator • quadriplegic

Sense of Betrayal
This essay compares the sense of betrayal upon realizing that Clinton like Nixon directly lied to us.
clinton resignation • bill clinton • president nixon

Sentence Parts
Learn about what makes up a snetence, the subject and predicate.
sentence structure • sentence parts • subject • predicate • predicate patterns

Simple Garden Gifts and Treasures
Featured this week: Native American Keepsakes: Toys and Figures. A series of soothing how-to projects using natural materials from the garden. Perfect for relaxing and/or gift giving.
garden crafts • gifts • native american crafts • cattail • duck catttail

Small Business Marketing Tips
For small business owners who don't have an entire marketing department, creating the marketing plan can be daunting. Here are ways to keep it simple and consise.
small business marketing • target marketing made simple • create a marketing plan • create loyal customers • make a great first impression

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