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17/365 Days: Me (and Friends) Time

February 18, 2010 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

17/365 Days, Pig Out

We all have lives. We all have families, regardless of whether we simply live our lives as people who have grown around, with and because of a group of people, or whether we are taken care of our own. We all have responsibilities and that last episode of LOST to catch up on before the next episode airs. Very, very few of us take time out of our days and nights to indulge in purely recreational, self-fulfilling activities that are completely and utterly selfish and one-sided. While words such as self-fulfilling and selfish may latch onto you as very negative things to do, when it comes to relaxation, it is just about the best thing you can do.

We have all heard of the term “mental health days,” but the term is often tossed around as a joke between women as to what they wish they could do–if only they could afford the day off or were able shirk their daily duties to a fellow co-worker for the day. When it comes to women actually taking a true mental health day to do something fun and fulfilling for themselves, we may as well be living in a fantasy world because we just don’t do that and if they do, they take that dangerous day off of work to catch up on their list of errands that must be completed in order to live in a house that doesn’t smell faintly of gym socks or for functions or other obligations we really couldn’t fit into our schedule, but tried to convince ourselves we could.

I did not post on Woman Tribune yesterday. I thought about it and really sat down at the computer with the intention of writing and putting more content out there, but when it came down to it, my head and my heart wasn’t in it and the worst kind of blogging you can do is forced blogging when you’re just not feeling it. Through the years, I’ve noticed that when I forced myself to put content out there when I really just didn’t feel like it and wasn’t passionate about it, my hits would decline over time and my number of subscribers would follow suit. I was creating the same amount of content, but really, I knew it was all filler–and so did my readers. So instead of posting here yesterday, my partner and I hit up the store (in the middle of a snow storm, woops,) and filled up on the most junk food we have bought in a very long time. When we got home, we both went to our computers, but instead of working, we decided that it was time to spend some time together doing something we both love–play video games. And yes, we do consider him sitting in his office upstairs at his computer and me sitting downstairs at my computer “spending time together” if we’re both logged into the same video game and talking through Skype. We’re nerds like that.

We ended up playing Empire Builder with a friend of ours last night for over nine hours. That sounds extreme and of course I do not want to imply that everyone has nine hours to sit at the computer getting nothing but high scores on a video game accomplished, but being such a creature of the computer and such a video game nut, I needed a day of nothing but gaming to let me relax, rid my head of my absolutely insane list of things I need to accomplish, have been wanting to accomplish and have been trying to make myself accomplish. After last night and sitting here today, I don’t have to force a thing and I’m back to my normal, workaholic self.

So, in conclusion, regardless of your list of errands or the amount of minutes or hours you have to spare in a day, take some time to do something that you genuinely enjoy doing; something you may even feel guilty about because it is so self-indulgent. Do it and when you’re through and you have allowed yourself that time, you will come back to your list of errands, because they never do just disappear, regardless of how much we may want them to, an you will feel refreshed and be ready to get to work.

Urban Girl Squad FREE Event! Two-Year Anniversary Party

February 3, 2010 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

Happy Birthday, Urban Girl Squad!

Important Update: Due to the popularity of this event, the venue of their anniversary cocktail party has changed. The party, which was scheduled to be held at the Ava Lounge Rooftop Bar, will now be held at the Hudson Hotel Bar. Updated details below.

Urban Girl Squad turns two in February, and to celebrate, they are throwing an Urban Girl Squad-style bash on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:00PM.

Help us celebrate in style at a cocktail party at the Hudson Hotel Bar, where we’ll have drink specials, door prizes, gift bags, and more. Whether you’re an Urban Girl Squad regular or you are totally new to the group, come join the fun, have a few cocktails, and spend time with friends – old and new – in NYC.

Urban Girl Squad anniversary party sponsors

We’ll be featuring cupcakes and cookies from Sweet Hunnie Cakeshop and door prizes & gift bags from:

  • Bliss
  • Molton Brown
  • Pure Yoga
  • By Carolina
  • The Andean Collection jewelry
  • Swarovski crystal-studded sports bra from BodyRock Sport
  • Dowry Design silk scarves
  • Stella Dot jewelry
  • Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife
  • Fiber Hair Spa
  • Knit1 Purl2

… and much more! We’ll be adding more prizes as t hey come in, so look out for more great brands!

Bring five friends to the party and you’ll be entered in a raffle to win The Ultimate Urban Girl Squad Package: 5 free events and an Urban Girl Squad t-shirt!

You don’t want to miss this FREE event. RSVP is required to attend. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now and invite your friends!

About Urban Girl Squad
Amanda Hofman created Urban Girl Squad, a community-based social group for women in their 20’s and 30’s in New York City, in January 2008. Urban Girl Squad creates opportunities for these women to try new things, spend time with friends, and meet new people. Our events include food and wine tastings, beauty and fashion nights, dance and fitness classes, sports, events, cocktail parties and more. We provide special, discounted access to the city — you’ll meet store owners and designers, taste gourmet food and drinks, receive personal attention from popular venues, and score some amazing gift bags. The welcoming atmosphere at our events makes it easy for members to attend on their own or with friends.

Fast Facts:
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Location: Hudson Hotel Bar
356 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019

Time: 7:00PM

RSVP: Anniversary Party

Info: Urban Girl Squad

Cost: FREE

Giveaway: GladRags Color Pad Sampler

December 31, 2009 by Holly
Filed Under Contests & Giveaways, News, Womanly Care, Your Style

This giveaway is closed.

GladRags Color Pad Sampler GladRags is a phenomenal, woman-owned company in Portland, Oregon. GladRags was started by a mother who was inspired by earth-friendliness and comfort and who expanded her business into what it is today–an awesome and respected business dedicated to giving women an alternative to disposable menstrual products.

Because disposable menstrual products are the norm, most women do not know that they contain harsh chemicals that are bad for your skin and bad for your body. Most women who hear about reusables are very skeptical when it comes to giving them a try; change is not something that is always welcome and why disrupt the way you go about dealing with your period every month? To show you just how comfortable they are and how once you try them, you’ll surely not go back to your disposables, we are giving away a Color Pad Sampler from GladRags! (a $75.99 value!)

To win the GladRags Color Pad Sampler visit GladRags.com and leave a comment telling us what product you would be most interested in trying. [REQUIRED]

For additional entries:
Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.

This contest ends Wednesday, January 6th at 11:59PM EST. This giveaway is open to all US residents over the age of 18. The winner will be contacted by email and has 48 hours to respond with their necessary information. If no action is taken, another winner will be picked.

Finally! A Quality Boutique to Compliment Your Sexiness and Confidence–Under Your Clothes

November 15, 2009 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

bras

What you wear under your clothes can completely change the way you feel about yourself when you’re strutting down the street on your way to work, running errands, or just spending the afternoon shopping with your girlfriends and stopping somewhere really fabulous for lunch. What you wear closest to your body can make you feel incredibly sexy, regardless of what you’re wearing on top of it, or it can make you feel matronly and really not the best you can feel about yourself. Even if you’re bundled up from the scarf on your neck, a snow suit, a winter coat, several pairs of socks and a pair of clunky boots, if you’re wearing a seductive bra and a sexy thong or cheeky panties underneath, no one will be able to miss the confidence you carry yourself with.

Being a full-figured woman, it is sometimes very difficult to find intimate wear that makes me feel sexy and seductive and most of all, confident. As you may know, if you walk into a lingerie specialty store (and I won’t name any names here!) it is ridiculously hard to find the bras, panties, garters and everything that goes into your under-look that makes you feel great about yourself for a size 12 figure. I have been into these stores and have actually even been treated like an outsider, as if I didn’t belong there, by the sales staff when asking for my size. I have been directed to their websites to shop instead of being able to shop in-store and still had trouble finding my size in the items that I feel would compliment me the best.

Luckily, there are some boutiques and online shops in particular that do cater to all sizes of women and not just that, but present amazing styles and sexy items that also look fabulous and make you feel great.

Bras are much, much harder to find in a style that makes you feel your best mostly because a great deal of companies that make bras to make you feel sexy and confident, they often don’t realize that women who are bigger than your average B-cup deserve to feel sexy, too! So I was pretty thrilled when I found some great companies that care about all women of all sizes and who make quality intimate apparel.

Wacoal bras are practical bras in a variety of sizes that will fit every woman’s lifestyle and fashion preferences. Chantelle bras are more on the sexier side, which I absolutely love! They have various styles, even styles you don’t see very often but love the most, which for me would most definitely be the racerback bras because they give me the most support for my cup size. I was absolutely blown away by their selection, so they are definitely an intimate apparel resource to check out!

Urban Girl Squad Young Mom Series Launch Event: Spa Night with Champagne & Bobbi Brown Makeovers

October 16, 2009 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

Molton Brown On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Urban Girl Squad, the social group for women in their 20s and 30s in NYC, will launch its Young MomSeries with a Spa Night with Champagne and Bobbi Brown Makeovers at Molton Brown in Soho. The Young Mom Series was created for women living in NYC or the surrounding area with children aged five or younger. The new series of events will focus on pampering, food & wine tastings, and special shopping outings so that moms can maximize their relaxation and fun on their night out. Moms deserve a fun night out where they can unwind with friends and have an opportunity to meet new moms!

At the launch party, attendees will join other young mothers for an exclusive night of relaxation, makeovers, and champagne. Attendees will be pampered with luxurious hand and arm massages, temple massages, mini-facials, and makeovers while they spend time with friendly young moms in NYC.

Event attendees will receive:

  • A hand and arm massage, a temple massage, or a mini-facial by Molton Brown specialists
  • Makeup application by Bobbi Brown artists
  • Champagne and light snacks
  • $25 gift bag with Molton Brown Body Therapy products
  • Special Molton Brown promotions that night

Space is very limited and advanced payment is required ($30). Buy tickets to this event here.

Fast Facts:
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Location: Molton Brown
128 Spring Street (between Greene & Wooster)
New York, NY 10012
Time: 6:30-8:30PM
Purchase ticket: http://spanightwithmakeoversmoms.eventbrite.com
Info: Urban Girl Squad
Cost: $30 per ticket

About Urban Girl Squad

Urban Girl Squad is a social group for lively, bright, and friendly women in their 20s and 30s that provides special access to New York City. Past Urban Girl Squad events include gourmet food and drink tastings, dance classes, beauty and fashion nights, health and well-being activities, sport and fitness events, monthly cocktail parties, and more. Urban Girl Squad partners with exclusive, new, or unique locations to offer perks like meeting store owners and designers, tasting gourmet food and drinks, receiving individualized attention from popular venues, and more–often at a reduced price (and with gift bags!) The welcoming, easygoing atmosphere at events gives women an opportunity to spend time with friends and meet new people. Come on your own or with friends! Join our mailing list.

Now is the Time for that Fresh Start & Carefree Wants to Help!

July 10, 2009 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

Over the past few days I have been giving a great deal of serious thought to what I want to do with my life. As some may already know, I am pretty young; I’m in my early 20’s, although I have been entirely independent, living on my own, and fending for myself completely since I was 17 years old. I’m an old soul and always have been, so while I’m in my early 20’s, I feel like I’ve been doing this adulthood thing for decades.

While my survival skills are definitely honed when it comes to taking care of myself and making sure there’s a roof over my head and food in my belly, one skill that has not been exercised nearly enough is keeping a conventional, steady, and reliable job. I have been working from home, freelancing as a web designer and developer as well as freelancing articles on a myriad of different topics for pretty much anyone who is willing to give me money in return for my writing. I am not exactly cut out for the work force and never have been. The only three jobs outside of my home that I have kept, I have walked away from due to living with social anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; with those two disorders combined, you don’t want to take me to the grocery store because there is a chance I won’t be able to take the amount of people shopping in the store at the time, never mind actually leaving the house every day and going to a job for 8+ hours a day. So that is why I started freelancing from home. However, if any of you out there have tried the freelancing from home thing, you know how difficult it can be to come across steady work and most of the time, it’s difficult to make ends meet. Even when you think you have a steady position working from home, even if you’re with a company, you can wake up one morning and suddenly have that position pulled out from under you without warning. That’s how freelancing goes.

Because I’ve been a freelancer for basically my entire adult life, I’m always planning my next “move,” if you will. And here I am again, planning; but this time, I didn’t have a plan directly up my sleeve to whip out at a moment’s notice. For the past few days I have been feeling like I could merely continue grabbing up any work I can get as a web designer and developer, but I think I need a fresh start. Something new; something exciting that makes me eager to get out of bed and start doing it! I’m sure a lot of other people out there feel the same way, if not right now, then definitely at some point in your life you have or, I promise, you will. The feeling is fine. I feel bored with myself and with my life quite often, I’ve always been someone who wishes they could be a drifter, but instead I just squeak by doing what I have to do instead of what I am passionate about doing.

I need a fresh start and now is about time I get on with it, already!

As if Mom Central saw this turning point in my life coming, they alerted me to Carefree’s Fresh Start Fund; a fund that is giving women a chance to win $10,000, $5,000, and $3,000 to go towards their very own fresh start. The fresh start in your life can be a myriad of different things; from your personal style, health and wellness, relationships, or a career change.

You may think that a career change now, in this economy, is a horrible idea. I mean, who wants to change their career or the focus of their career when money is tight as it is? And there certainly aren’t a lot of companies giving it out to just anyone, so you better hold on to that job for as long as you can, right? Well if you’re an entrepreneur, then you’d be wrong. Entrepreneurs flourish in a bad job market so now is the time to adapt to that “the sky is the limit” mentality, especially if you apply for (and win!) funding from the Carefree Fresh Start Fund.

Carefree isn’t doing this alone, though; they have partnered up with Ariane de Bonvoisin, a change expert and author to provide women with advice on how to make a change in their lives. First 30 Days, who are experts at helping people through change, are also getting in on the excitement with a new program to help women turn their common wishes into a reality.

To apply for funding, all you have to do is visit Carefree Fresh Start and share why you want a fresh start, the plans you have for reaching your goal, and how the funding would help you in your personal endeavor. The top three winners will receive $10,000, $5,000, and $3,000, as well as a personal consultation from Ariane and a three-day/two night trip to New York City to be honored at the Carefree Fresh Start celebration event in partnership with Step Up Women’s Network, the national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to strengthening community resources for women and girls. All other finalists will receive $1,000 to help begin making their fresh start. The deadline for submissions is July 10, 2009.

So what motivated Carefree to start this amazing fund? While Carefree has always aimed to give women the confidence they need to manage life’s everyday obstacles, they have gone above and beyond with this fund to run in conjunction with the unveiling of their brand new Carefree Ultra Protection pantiliners.

Carefree

Mom Central sent me a 16 pack of their new pantiliners to try out, which I was pretty excited about. Usually I hate disposable pads. If I use disposables, I opt for tampons because typically, they’re more comfortable for me. Most often, however, I stick to my reusable, cloth pads. They have a fleece overlay on them, so they are incredibly soft and I don’t feel them after a while, which I like. Only one other brand of pad (that will remain nameless) has surprised me when using it due to my apprehension of the feeling of the pad against me. These new pantiliners from Carefree were very comfortable to wear, which I chalked up to them being pantiliners, so of course they’re going to be more comfortable; they’re drastically thinner than your standard pad. Carefree’s Ultra Protection pantiliner, however, is a little thicker than a standard pantiliner because as it says in the name, they are giving you ultra protection… for a pantiliner.

Do not be fooled, these are not pads; even with the words ultra and protection on the cover. I bleed very heavily on the first two days of my period, so I did not attempt to use them during those days and instead, waited until I was bleeding moderately, or in cases of normal women without a menstrual cycle that enjoys reinacting Carrie, I waited until it was a “normal flow.” It held up quite well on my normal/moderate days and left me feeling very comfortable. This should go without saying, but you do need to change it several times throughout the day if you are using it when perhaps you should be using a pad, but if you’re using it on the last day of your period when your uterus can’t make up its mind on whether or not your period has left for the month and just to spite you starts up again as soon as you stop wearing a pad (or maybe that’s just me?) you can be a bit more relaxed with how often you change it; but not too relaxed.

Overall, Carefree’s Ultra Protection pantiliners are great for standard use when you’re nearing the end of your period, but I could not suggest it be used throughout the week. If you’re interested in trying Carefree’s Ultra Protection pantiliners but don’t know if you’re ready to commit, get a free sample here!

Ask Melissa: Your Fun, Savvy Lifestyle Resource

May 26, 2009 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

Ask Melissa When it comes to online communities for women, women are not very far from constantly updated content on pretty much anything you would ever want to know about, however, we are lucky to find communities that offer up a dose of smart, savvy, and fun content on topics that we actually care about. On that same note, we feel as if we’ve won the lottery when we find communities that keep us wanting more. Luckily, if you live in New York or around the New York area, you’re covered.

Ask Melissa is THE lifestyle resource for women interested in a myriad of different topics such as art and culture, beauty, style, health, travel, and so much more! It is really a website that should be on your radar. With summer’s official start this past weekend, you may be scouring your favorite stores (and their websites!) for the perfect summer fashion and while you’re taking tips from magazines, tabloids, and visual media, Ask Melissa alleviates your concerns about perfect summer footwear with a list of must-have summer shoes from a variety of different retailers. Because summer is also a time where we are outdoors more often and we are taking our vacations from our jobs and generally have more interest in our health and fitness (and the time to dedicate to it!), Ask Melissa has also provided their readers with the very best, tried and true workout DVDs from Tracy Anderson. But in my personal opinion, we women work hard enough throughout the rest of the year; summer should be spent relaxing and doing the things that we want to do the most; which is why I was so thrilled to see that they have featured information on the Exhale Spa. What hard working woman wouldn’t want a lovely retreat at a spa to be pampered and rid herself of the daily stresses that have been packing on since your last vacation?

All in all, if you want a community that truly understand and speaks to women, you cannot go wrong with Ask Melissa.

Why Women Let Themselves Go

December 31, 2008 by Christine
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

butterfly Women aren’t on their own list of priorities.

“After taking care of everyone else, they are always putting themselves last on the list, and often have very little left to give. There are many women who aren’t living—they just exist. This is a form of self-abuse. Women often wear their exhaustion as a badge of honor. The more you do for your loved ones, the more acceptable it becomes to “let yourself go.” Women believe its okay to sacrifice themselves for their own families. This is a lie that we allow ourselves to buy into, but we need to wake up! The challenge for women is that they must re-language what it means to be a wife and mother. Being a good wife and mother means that if you don’t take care of yourself, in the long run you are ultimately harming all the other people you love in your life. You won’t be the only one who takes the hit.

Fear of Competition
Media and society frequently tell women we need to portray ourselves as “together” and be able to perform any task thrown our way. But when women look at the reality of how overwhelmed they feel in their own lives, they begin to feel like they are not good or worthy enough. Women often see other women who look like they are “doing it all”—and then when they compare themselves, they become overwhelmed and feel inadequate. It’s not easy to face feelings of inadequacy so women usually end up avoiding them. But women need to know you can’t show up in your own life if you are on the run. They tell themselves they are too tired and burdened to compete with others so they don’t believe they have the power to change anything. Then they “drop out” of the game—they give up and let themselves go.

Unresolved anger contributes to letting go

Sometimes women “drop out” because they don’t know how to send a verbal message that says, “Get off my back.” They have unresolved feelings of anger or rage toward someone or about something so they “let themselves go” to express that. When women give up on themselves, they are often sending messages of anger and it could be because of something traumatic that happened in the past or because of unhappiness in a current relationship…like with a parent, husband, or child.

We let fear take over.

Women become paralyzed in their lives and let themselves go because of an underlying fear. A fear of rejection, a fear to accept how they really feel about themselves, a fear of facing the idea that they aren’t enough, a fear of accepting how others may feel about them. They let the fear take over and let other people determine their own self worth. The internal barometer that gauges guides and directs your life as an empowered woman—that makes you know you are enough and okay—is broken and needs to be fixed”.

Rediscover Who You Are
The “Who Am I?” Journal
Who am I? It’s a lifelong question, and getting beyond appearances and labels is the crucial first step in launching your comeback. Be Still! Be Present! The primary thing in your life is the now…the present… there is never anything else”.

No matter who you are, where you live, how rich you are or what your age is, life happens to all of us. However, we are all different and we need to find our own way.

So, I ask you this; What does a valuable life mean to you?

Live passionately… what else have you got to do?

Coach Chris

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Christine is a certified life coach for women. She is the founder of Girltime Coaching and also writes her blog, Live Passionately.

Embracing Self Care

December 29, 2008 by Christine
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

no ordinary girl “It takes courage to demand time for yourself. At first glance, it may seem to be the ultimate in selfishness, a real slap in the face to those who love and depend on you. IT IS NOT! It means you care enough to want to see the best in yourself and give only the best to others.” ~ Shale Paul

“If you are not taking care of yourself; body, mind, and spirit, the people in your life don’t get the best of you, they get what’s left of you!” ~ Lorraine Cohen

As women, we tend not to take care of ourselves, putting everyone else’s needs before our own. We are more about “embracing extreme self-neglect.”

In effort to fully embrace who we were created to be: women of passion and purpose, though sometimes that may look a little misty. To get clear on what our intentions for self-care are, we need to begin with self-care intention guided visualization.

One of the ways to take care of ourselves is to stay in the present moment. This is difficult to do if you are prone towards worrying about the future and fretting over the past.

The past has NO power and the future has NO presence
This behavior leads to fears, stress and anxiety. When we catch ourselves in one of those mental spaces, we must remember. One of the main reasons we get out of alignment with who we really are – which includes ignoring our self-care – is that we have stopped remembering.

Remember what? Remember who we truly are. The opposite of remember is not forget – We become ‘super hero’s’- scattered here and there, masters of multi-tasking. In order to pull ourselves together again and become whole, we must remember. What we are remembering is a feeling – the feeling of being whole and present.

Living your life for others is a very worthy sentiment. How can you care for others…when you are not taking care for yourself? Always putting others first can make you a doormat to be trodden on. Putting yourself and your need to rest, relax, have fun sometimes, and so on, will make you a better carer, provider or parent because you’ll be healthier and have more energy.

Here are some self-care practices that you can do on a daily basis in order to maintain a sense of peace and wholeness.

1. Set your self-care intention. Always begin your day intentionally. Remind yourself of your self-care feeling. The balance needed are these components:

  • Harmony
  • Balance
  • Healthy lifestyle of exercise
  • Beauty
  • Inner Strength
  • confidence
  • self esteem

2. Three things you are grateful for. Start small, start with the basics: health, home, nourishment, friends, family, work…


3. Find a nutritious support person to check in with
– this could be a good friend, an accountability partner, a life coach, a mentor – you don’t have to go through this transition alone; and creating new habits is transition. You can set up a time, preferably weekly, to get together.

KNOW YOUR OWN WORTH…KNOW YOUR OWN POWER

A few more things to remember; One of the things I have tried very hard to eliminate from my life is negativity. Negativity is nothing but toxic energy. This toxic energy can come in the form of toxic people, or energy whose only job is to suck and drain the life out of you; or toxic situations. When I find myself in one of these toxic environments, be it with people or circumstances, if I cannot turn the situation around, then I merely excuse myself and remove myself.

What you really want is to be surrounded by people you trust and treasure and people that cherish you.

congratulations “Breathing in I calm my body. Breathing out I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment!” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

When you are in doubt, when you feel frustrated, when you are angry, stop… and take a breath. Breathing is the one thing you can do anywhere at any time. It does not cost you anything, but it may gain you much. Remember that stopping is a spiritual action; and so is breathing.

Once you have made the decision to do so, these three practices will easily incorporate into your everyday life.

Set the intention to embrace extreme self-care!
Taking care of yourself is vitally important to a happy survival and by no means selfish.
Keep in mind that if you are happy, you will treat others with respect and respect is earned, not given. By not being happy, you become irritable creating a tendency to disrespect others. Disrespecting someone only creates negative consequences and so amplifies your unhappiness.

If you feel you don’t trust people, you are insecure in your own world and need to balance the three components. If you are worried about what everyone else is doing, you also need to even the scales as this shows a failure to do what you need to be doing.

If you are married, you must be able to keep your identity, do the activities you love, and take care of your needs emotionally and physically. Don’t fall into the trap of being detached from yourself by constantly focusing on fulfilling other’s needs while ignoring your own. If you have children, there is no reason why you cannot take care of yourself first. Enjoy time as a family but step out, take a walk, take a class, or have lunch with friends every week as this balances your life and creates happiness.

“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours.” ~ Swedish Prove

Be mindful on purpose.

Live passionately… what else have you got to do!

Coach Chris

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Christine is a certified life coach for women. She is the founder of Girltime Coaching and also writes her blog, Live Passionately.

Get a Free Sample of Always Infinity

October 6, 2008 by Holly
Filed Under Womanly Care, Your Style

While reading one of my favorite sites, I came across a post for a free sample of a new menstrual pad from Always. First of all, being the type of person who hates to pay for pretty much anything, whenever I see something having to do with getting something for free, they have my attention.

So Always, a brand of menstrual pads that have been on the top of the charts for as long as I can remember when it comes to feminine products and have had an extremely dedicated following for years now, has come out with a new and improved menstrual pad.

Always Infinity Yeah, I know, we’ve all heard that before; a lot of companies say that they have a new and improved product when after we try it, we realize we just paid more money for the same product and the only thing that is different is the packaging that we’re throwing away anyway. To prove to us consumers, because they know that we are getting skeptical of buying anything with the recession and financial crisis the US is currently in, Always has set up a specific site dedicated to just the Infinity pad and why it is different. In fact, they have a video that shows you how this pad is different from others from other companies and from their other products and best of all, you can request a free sample of Always Infinity before it even comes out in stores.

All you have to do is go to their website where you can watch the video on how Infinity is different and also videos of women who have already tried it and what they thought of it and also text-based testimonials of the new product. On the right hand side of the website there is a form. Fill out the form and your free sample of Always Infinity will be on its way to your house!

For those of you who have either tried Always Infinity and loved it or for those of you who have been die hard supporters of Always and their menstrual products and know that you don’t need to try this new pad because you think you’re going to like it already, hold your horses because Always Infinity doesn’t hit stores for another week!

Order your sample now!

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