I’ll preface this story with a statement. This story isn’t about me but it could be. This story is about a close relative of mine so we do share the same blood, background, and boldness. (Details of this incident have been changed to protect the...
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Tip the Scales in Your Favor
Many women struggle to keep the scales of family and career balanced, and the weekend is hardly enough time to catch up on chores, rest, and parenting/spouse time, not to mention alone time. But it is possible to find that elusive equilibrium by deciding which tasks,...
Blast! Into Business Development
Blast! Build Your Business Conference and Competition for Women will take place March 15-16, 2012, at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids. This event is part of Blast! Grand Rapids, an exciting business growth initiative for women entrepreneurs in the Greater Grand...
Pinterest Anonymous
“Hi, my name is Courtney and I am a Pinterest-aholic.” Have you reached that stage as well? If so, Welcome! If not, don’t worry, you will! Pinterest.com. That’s where it all started. I joined Pinterest more than a year ago. At first glance I had NO idea what it was. I...
Nix Office Gossip
Office dynamics are tricky, and women have enough to balance between home life and career deadlines. But when an office gossip pokes her nose into the mix, the stress of sticking up for yourself and others can become overwhelming. Here are three ways to handle the...
Breakfast Menus for Girls on the Go
Springing forward an hour can leave you sleepy and disoriented for days, which is exactly what women don't need in the midst of trying to get ready and out the door on time every morning. Make breakfast easy using these five ideas for a meal full of healthful...
401K Basics
We lay out our clothes for business trips, we make detailed menus for the week, we schedule doctor's appointments months ahead of time, but are we doing enough to plan for our futures? A 401K plan can provide financial stability after retirement, but what does that...
Banish Angry Eyebrows
Tweezers and waxers, there is no longer a need for angry eyebrows. Take it from one bride-to-be, eyebrow threading is the easiest, most pain-free way to clean up your brows in minutes. Heather Fumo started getting her eyebrows threaded two years ago, and she says for...
Instant Mood Lifters for the Home
February may be the shortest month of the year, but for those of us in the Northern regions, it often feels like the longest. And now that it is March, the joy of the holiday season has worn off, as has the novelty of bright, white snow. What invited rest and...
Giving Back 1,000 Fold
Donna Betten was like so many chemotherapy patients making frequent trips to Saint Mary's Healthcare in Grand Rapids for her treatments. But a simple box of makeup changed her outlook on her illness and on life thanks to an organization that is providing funding and...