Posted on February 6, 2009 - by Amanda
How To Eat Healthily On The Go
We had a question today from a faithful reader asking how to eat a healthy lunch when one has forgotten to brown bag it.
Posted on April 28, 2009 - by Amanda
Gardening
With the economy a bit down and people looking to pinch pennies wherever they can, vegetable gardens are enjoying a day in the sun. It seems that anyone with a bit of space is planting food to help with the grocery bills. With this in mind we offer a few tips to help you avoid [...]
Posted on February 4, 2009 - by Amanda
Developing A Low-Maintenance Routine
We want to encourage women everywhere to reduce the amount of time and money they spend on their appearance. Many women have a morning routine that takes an hour or more and requires dozens of different products. Powders and creams and foundations and liners and blushes and sprays and irons and gels and waxes and cleansers and toners. Here is the naked truth:
Posted on February 3, 2009 - by Amanda
Appropriate Behavior for Religious Services
You’ve chosen proper attire for visiting a house of worship – now to behave in such a manner that will keep you from heaping shame upon you, your family, your friends and anyone even remotely connected to you.
Proper Use of Social Media
by Amanda on February 2, 2009
Start Your Week Off Right
by Amanda on February 1, 2009
Arguing With Class
by Amanda on January 29, 2009
Gourmet Pizzas
by Amanda on January 28, 2009
Appropriate Dress for Religious Services
by Amanda on January 27, 2009
Homemade Laundry Detergent
by Amanda on January 26, 2009
Start Your Week Off Right
by Amanda on January 25, 2009
Cooking Featured
Caribbean Black Beans
This proved to be a delightful meal for a vegan friend. It also works as an inexpensive and filling meal even if you’re usually carnivorous.
Culture Featured
Be Kind Rewind
A Guest Review from Ms Amy Brueggemann Be Kind, Rewind (2008) A movie about the magic that is the movies… Rating: PG-13 Genre: Comedy/Drama The gist: Mike (Mos Def) works for Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) at the Be Kind Rewind movie rental store – where you can rent a VHS for one day, for one [...]
Culture Featured
Witty Abbreviations
Comical abbreviations were a fad that began in Boston, 1838, and moved to New York and New Orleans the following year. Some of the abbreviations were straight forward:
Fashion Featured
Amoretti Designs
One of the things we try to do here at The Complete Woman, is remind our readers that their are choices beyond those offered by TeeVee, the shopping mall, and pop culture. We extol the virtues of such out-of-the-way concepts as letting your hair go gray, reading, and being polite.
Featured Handywoman
Organizing The Home Office
Marcus Aurelius once penned, “The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious”
Featured Home & Hospitality
Hosting Overnight Guests
So, you’ve invited guests to stay overnight at your home … now what? How to make them feel comfortable and welcome? It’s really quite simple: put yourself in their shoes. Simply think of things that would put you at ease – things that would make you feel at home – and then get it done. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be the Queen Hostess in no time!
Featured Home & Hospitality
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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Featured Manners & Morals
Small Children in Public Places
Children are not particularly popular in public settings. They are noisy, demanding, selfish, messy little creatures and most people would rather not deal with them. Especially if the children aren’t related to them. While this is very normal it is also completely wrong-headed.
Featured Manners & Morals
St. Valentine is Calling
Unfortunately for the poor, beheaded Saint, Valentine’s Day comes with a lot of greedy, over-inflated expectations. Wives and girlfriends think that their men should know exactly what to do and when. They want chocolate, diamonds, and flowers and romantic and unexpected gestures.
Featured Relationships
The Diamond Engagement Ring
We are well aware of two things. One, the position we are about to take has been taken before and two, that it is still extremely unpopular. We still think that it is worth arguing again.
