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Labor in Your Living Room
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Many women describe their homebirths as more intimate and relaxing than the hospital experience. Sitting in a warm birthing tub can help ease labor pains and has become a staple in homebirths across the country. A lot of women who have had what they consider to be unpleasant labor experiences in hospitals turn to homebirth for their next child with open arms.
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Thanksgiving Day Feast on the Cheap
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But what if you have relatives coming from out of town or your own brood at home is big enough to send you into the red? A recent article from Epicurious.com offers some great tips on how to save on your Thanksgiving dinner this year. If you can follow these tips, you can make a meal for 8 people for under $100.
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Big Money Mistakes Not To Make
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Financial advice can sometimes be confusing since it doesn?t seem like anyone is really sure of themselves or what the economy will do in the future. But it?s important that people first think about what they should avoid doing with whatever savings they may have during a financial crisis.
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Lioness: Women At War
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The five women originally came into the war serving as mechanics, supply clerks and engineers. Soon after touching ground in Iraq, they were all surprised to be taking part in combat without any previous training for this type of fighting. The group returned to their homes in the U.S. the following year as our nation?s first generation of female combat veterans.
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SheSpeaks Study Reveals Purchase Drivers for Motivating Female Shoppers this Holiday Season
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This holiday shopping season, coupons and recommendations reign supreme in convincing women to purchase products or visit a retailer. In a survey of the SheSpeaks member community, women reveal that they will make stricter budgets but, still spend more then they expect. Online research, online and mailed coupons and recommendations from friends will drive purchase decisions.
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Women Join The Army For Breast Cancer Research
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The need for the Avon/Love Army of Women came about due to the difficulties researchers have in finding women volunteers for their breast cancer studies. The recruiting process itself can be very time consuming and prove unsuccessful in the end for scientists. The Army of Women does the recruiting for various research studies and provides a researchers a direct link to volunteers through their website.
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Time To Get Our Girls Moving
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A worrisome finding from the study however was that the number of girls (especially when they become teens) who stay physically active outside the sporting arena is declining. When measured against adolescent boys of the same age, the girls are only half as likely to be physically active.
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Women's Working Woes Blamed on a Failing Economy
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In 2000 we were seeing a strong 75 percent of women finding jobs in the workforce. Since then, we have dropped down two percentage points and now stand at 73 percent. That 2 percent represents 4 million women who are currently unemployed.
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The Future of Our Office
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The office of the future will not only be good for the environment, but will also be good for the worker's health. With obesity on the rise, designers scramble to find ways to help solve the problem in the work place. Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic came up with the idea of employees actually burning calories while working.
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Licensed To Drive Slower
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A number of the Ford 2010 models will have this standard feature called "My Key", allowing parents to set a maximum speed capacity on the car to 80 miles per hour. This will all be done through a computer chip inside the car key. The key's chip will also have a function that limits the volume on the sound system and continuously reminds the driver if he/she is not wearing their seatbelt.
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