Lately, I find myself blaming my tight schedule for just about everything. When I double book something, it’s because it’s not on my schedule. If I run late, it’s because a meeting wasn’t on my calendar long enough. Or if I miss a meeting, it’s because I didn't...
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Team Up to Handle Eroding Relationships
Over the last fourteen years as a counselor specializing in marriage therapy, I have seen many couples co-destroy a once happy relationship. Conflict is an inevitable part of any relationship if two people really reveal themselves to one another, but why do some...
Team Up to Handle Eroding Relationships
Over the last fourteen years as a counselor specializing in marriage therapy, I have seen many couples co-destroy a once happy relationship. Conflict is an inevitable part of any relationship if two people really reveal themselves to one another, but why do some...
Thank you, BEER! Hoppy Hour Tastings at GRPM
On Saturdays and Tuesdays now through December 29, learn about the history of beer, and get samples at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. According to the GRPM website, "the exhibition looks at life through beer-colored glasses...Thank you, BEER! highlights the...
Physical Therapy Assists in Postpartum Exercise
Becoming a mother is one of the most incredible experiences a woman will face throughout her life. With all the excitement that comes with being pregnant and caring for a newborn, it’s important to remember that exercise will help your body in tremendous ways. Not...
God Save My Shoes Documentary Premier
God Save My Shoes is the first documentary film to explore the intimate relationship women have with their shoes. To understand how shoes have come to hold such a pivotal place in pop culture, sexuality, and women’s lives, God Save My Shoes turned to many of...
Double Duty: Providing Aid, Strengthening a Community
There are certain necessities of life that get taken for granted. It is natural to put personal hygiene products on the shopping list when we're close to running out–most of the time. But some young families in West Michigan have financial hurdles to consider when it...
2012 Wave Awards Winner Announced
Experience Grand Rapids and the Kent County Lodging Association (KCLA) announced the 2012 winners of the Fifth Annual WAVE Awards–a program that recognizes outstanding service providers in the Grand Rapids and Kent County hospitality industry. Guests and employers...
Make Your Next Event Exciting
Keep guests from yawning at your next event. Take, for example, a wedding. The day is supposed to be all about the bride and groom, and yet, when it comes to keeping guests entertained at the reception, there are a few simple touches that will bring the wedding from...
Flexible Spending Accounts: What You Need to Know
Do you have health-care or dependent-care (daycare) costs that you pay for out of pocket? Does your employer offer a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)? If you answered YES to both of these questions then you could be saving money by utilizing your employer...