Archive for January, 2009
Posted on January 29, 2009 - by Amanda
Arguing With Class
Within our close relationships, we are often faced with challenges that test our patience and communication skills. The measure of a classy, mature woman however, is how she handles those challenges. It’s natural to get frustrated or angry, and most certainly there are times when you must voice your opinion strongly. But while there are many ways to get your point across, there are several things you should definitely not do in a disagreement.
Posted on January 28, 2009 - by Amanda
Gourmet Pizzas
Gourmet or pizza? Gourmet or pizza? Sometimes it’s hard to choose – and really, why should we have to? After all, Queen Maria Carolina d’Asburgo Lorena (1752-1814) of Naples, commissioned an oven in their summer palace of Capodimonte to bake pizzas for her and her guests. Might we suggest the following recipe for your next gathering?
Posted on January 27, 2009 - by Amanda
Appropriate Dress for Religious Services
By Amy Bruggeman
Nothing strikes fear to the heart quite like the thought of visiting an unfamiliar place of worship. After all, who wants to stand out as the one who doesn’t belong? The first step in avoiding such a scenario is to know how to dress. While we haven’t the space to cover all dress codes, the following guidelines should get you well on your way.
Posted on January 26, 2009 - by Amanda
Homemade Laundry Detergent
We discovered the frugal joy of homemade laundry detergent some time ago. The cost is minimal, the time investment small and the clean laundry, well, clean. We had thought to post about it before but waited until we made a new batch to reassure ourselves of the simplicity.
Posted on January 25, 2009 - by Amanda
Start Your Week Off Right
It’s getting to be tax season and this is a great time to work on getting your life and finances more organized. It is also time to expand some of your horizons. We have a few suggestions to improve your life this week.
Posted on January 23, 2009 - by Amanda
Zucchini Bread
Every fall hundreds of happy gardeners are overwhelmed by their zucchini crop. Those little vine vegetables would probably take over the world if they could get out of the garden. At every social event around harvest time unsuspecting non-gardeners are offered bags and bags of the green things.
Posted on January 22, 2009 - by Amanda
No More Princesses
This post is intended to set out some of the underlying philosophy of our website. We do not have any kind of a handle on perfection but we do think that we see pretty clearly some of the problems that plague us. Let us all work to become better, more charitable, women.
Posted on January 21, 2009 - by Amanda
Easy Breakfast Casserole
This is a great brunch recipe and also works well for brinner (breakfast-for-dinner). Since it must be prepared ahead of time it makes mealtime easy and stress-free. It is also almost infinitely variable.
Posted on January 20, 2009 - by Amanda
Simple Fitness Steps
Along with New Year’s dieting goals, many women make commitments to fitness goals too. A lot of these entail expensive gym memberships and decently large blocks of time. With a busy life, and many demands on our time it is important to remember that subtle lifestyle changes are more sustainable than grand plans and might have more impact than you think.
Posted on January 19, 2009 - by Amanda
Making Birthday Traditions
This is the first in a series of posts on establishing your own family traditions. Traditions happen whether you mean them to or not, even if your only tradition is just not doing anything. One hears about everything from elaborate parties for infants and toddlers to hastily consumed stale cake in the presence of unhappy and tense relatives. Here are a few suggestions for establishing your own family traditions.
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