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Expressing myself through writing has been a lifetime dream, only recently realized. Despite my late start, I was thrilled to experience success with the sale of an article within the first month of my membership. Needless to say, I am grateful to have found

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Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Tips for selling your home in "crisis" market conditions: 1 of 14
Selling your home in normal market conditions involves decluttering, cleaning, depersonalizing, and staging. However, in crisis conditions - or in other words in a buyer's market - this is not enough. The way economics works is that with an overabundance of goods, in this case houses, only the ones that are the best value sel... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Is a house always a home?: 17 of 202
Definitely not. I am almost 40 years old and I can't say that any of the places I ever lived in felt like a true home. I keep moving and searching. Home is a feeling, a state of mind, while a house is composed of matter. The more happy the memories, the more a house becomes a home. I believe it is a gradual process, and being... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Define your version of a soul mate: 3 of 33
I used to think that there was only one soul mate out there for each one of us. This also coincided with the Christian belief instilled by my parents that once you found him that was the person you married and stayed with for the rest of your life.A lot has changed since then in my belief about soul mates, and in general. Thr... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Being true to ourselves: 1 of 11
How Modern Day Living Devours Margins When we type Word documents, we set margins so the text will fit on the paper and is well centered and easy to read. Even homeowners and property management companies design landscaping or build fences around their properties to define their boundaries - another form of a 'margin.'... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss How to get excited about weight loss: 1 of 11
Excitement about weight loss can mean three different things: How to get excited about it before you lose weight, while you lose the weight, and after. In order to maintain a successful weight loss, all three steps are important. If you have wrong reasons or motivation behind losing weight, you will end up having to do it all... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How to find your true passion: 10 of 108
Finding your true passion is, just as it implies, about you. Have you spent all your adult life living up to expectations that were created as far back as childhood? Do you feel like you strictly live to please others? What are your last thoughts when you go to bed, and what are your first thoughts when you got up? If those t... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Main course meat: 11 of 116
This recipe is a perfect alternative to meatloaf for using ground beef. What's more, it's easy to make and is a complete meal - just serve with vegetables or a salad. Nice and creamy too!HAMBURGER PIE1 pound ground beef1 egginstant potatoes (for 8 servings) divided1/4 cup ketchup1/8 teaspoon pepper1 tablespoon minced onion1 c... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why I hate reality TV shows: 4 of 42
While I try to avoid using the word "hate", reality shows are close to deserving of that verb. In a nutshell, reality TV is not real, but being marketed as real. That type of illusion is what bothers me more than drama, so-called comedy and fantasy. At least in those cases we are not trying to be fooled into thinking that tho... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Bad bosses: How to work with a time waster: 2 of 20
As employees, we are expected to be efficient and assets to our companies. However, what if we have a boss that wastes time and makes it harder to complete tasks? How do you work for someone like that without losing your sanity? You basically apply the same concepts that you would with anyone: you adjust to their personality ... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Are certain music genres scapegoats for violent behavior?: 4 of 35
Certain types of music have always been scapegoats for all kinds of things. Most recently Rap music has come under gunfire for inspiring violence. At one time it seemed that Heavy Metal had that label, although to a lesser degree. Heavy Metal stood more for the drinking and drug inspired violence, whereas Rap seems more assoc... More..