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Pregnancy

All of that fluid your body needs right now to help support your growing baby is powerful. You feel it moving out to the edges, helping to stretch you from the inside out. This is a force for change...

Menorrgahia: Worst. Period. Ever.

If you are pregnant, you might think that one of the best things to being pregnant is that you are period-free for 9 months. But if you dread the idea of getting a period again because you can recall...

Labor Issues: Back to Work

Are you planning to return to work after the birth of your baby? Do you have no choice? Or, are you unsure and planning to wait and see how you feel? Regardless of your reasons for returning to...

Marriage and Divorce

What You Should Know About Surviving Grey Divorce

Grey Divorce refers to divorce after the age of 50. It is considered a distinct phenomenon because of the high number of divorces for this demographic group, which directly encompasses the baby...

The Division of Labor

Well, it's officially Spring time again. The time when you look around your house and think about cleaning, purging & organizing. The time when you look around your yard and discuss shrubbery...

Tracking My Kids

Jacob is twelve years old. Maia is ten. They split time between my house and my ex-husband's. My ex-husband is as careful as I am about protecting our children, and we both wonder how they're doing...

Health

10 Skin Glowing Superfoods: Pt. 4 Walnuts

For part 4 of the top 10 skin glowing superfoods, I'm going to get a little nutty here and talk about walnuts. Yes walnuts, those funny little guys in the big brain shaped shells that you might think...

Sleep for Your Health

In the hustle and bustle of the world today, a good night's sleep can often be a rare and treasured event. When there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day, sleep is usually the first...

4 Common Culprits Preventing You from a Good Night’s Sleep

Sleep is paramount to a number of important things such as safety, weight maintenance, memory and functioning as well as staving off a variety of diseases. Many of us realize the significance of...

Parenthood

Why Obama’s Pro-Gay Marriage Stance is Critical for Youth

Last week, President Barack Obama made history as the first U.S. president to openly endorse gay marriage, a position that aligned his personal views with his political actions, after he repealed "...

The Girlfriend: Carrier Monkeys

My boyfriend's children are adorable. Actually, they're the cutest children in the world. They're smart, funny, sweet, polite, lovable, charming, enchanting, captivating, interesting, witty, and just...

Lice

Head lice are a common childhood problem. Most kids will either have had head lice or know someone who did by the time they graduate from elementary school. Contrary to popular belief lice do not...

Travel

Journey to Denmark

Close your eyes.Imagine the lore of the Little Mermaid, this time in real life, plus Scandinavian chic and the enchantment that comes with coastal light in a land where the summer sun hardly sets at...

Best Pizza in Vegas

Recently I traveled with my kids to Las Vegas. I'm not a fan of bringing kids to Vegas. Ever. But if you have to take your kids due to flaky babysitters, lack of a Grandma, or because you'll miss...

Plane Jane: A Blanket Statement

When I was a kid, I remember all sorts of milestones that signaled the arrival of summer -- the end of the school year, long days spent playing outdoors, barbecues and beach days with friends. ...

Sports

Introduction to Dragon Boat

Dragon boat is a unique sport that combines competitiveness and a special type of compassion into an amazing experience to all who actively engage in it. Though originally a tradition performed in...

Introduction to Fencing

When someone hears the word fencing, one of the first things that might come to mind is a fencing sequence in a movie such as "Die Another Day" or "The Court Jester." However, Hollywood's portrayal...

Swimming Leagues

There are various competitive swimming leagues. Whether it's a swimming league for children up to 18 years old, high school teams, collegiate teams, or professional, there's a competitive level for...

Life After College

How To Be A Starving Artist In The 21st Century

Whenever I meet someone for the first time, I feel like there's an imaginary time bomb ticking above the conversation. No matter who I'm talking to, there's always a fatal question that will be fired...

The Debate: Gay Marriage

Welcome back to our weekly debate.Every Wednesday, the San Fernando Valley Young Democrats and the West Los Angeles Young Republicans are given a topic to discuss. They have no knowledge of...

Dave Ramsey Would be Disappointed

I love the idea of a budget; I just haven't mastered the technique yet. That's my excuse, at least.It's not that I wasn't taught what to do. I have excellent parents who showed me how to balance a...

Activities and Attractions in LA

Community Service Day

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is holding a Community Service Day on Sunday, June 3rd. Community Service Day is comprised of two separate events: Gear Up for Camp and Summer Safety...

Come on, Let's Just go to the Beach

It always sounds so good, right? Let's just go. Easy, right? Please.Eighteen different levels of sunblock, fourteen change of clothes, or God help you, the swim diaper, it's not the "grab and go...

The Magic Castle

The first time I heard about this place was when a girlfriend of mine described her Friday night outing there as "easily the best date ever." Really, at a magic show? Maybe she hadn't been on many...

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