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I thoroughly enjoy learning. That doesn't mean I like to go to school and sit behind a desk everyday. I find my knowledge everywhere. Currently I am working towards my Bachelors of Communications degree at Ashford University, through online courses. I learn

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My experience with gastric bypass surgery: 3 of 8

My Experience with Gastric Bypass Surgery I was a normal kid growing up in a normal family. All of the members have at least one common link, our struggle with our weight. Up and down the scales have gone. I always thought that this problem I have was genetic and my love of food. Ever since I turned twelve my weight has gone...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Life: 67 of 157

It is with the most ease that I write about those things (I use that term loosely) I live with daily. I am the monster, oh I mean mother, of four. Today it was revealed to me that I would not be missed if I were to, say disappear for the rest of my life. However, if daddy were to be gone it would be heart wrenching for them....
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Birth stories: 99 of 209

Four pregnancies and four deliveries all so different from each other. One common thread is that I delivered four sons. The first pregnancy was one of some surprise. We knew it could happen, but we were preventing it, and it did happen. I was thrilled, my husband, well, it grew on him. Our first pregnancy went well. I bore a...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Depression: 21 of 44

Not sure when these feelings started. I think sometime in my childhood, long ago and far away. They only worsen and mature. I grew up in a loving home. With two sisters and a brother. Yet alone. The middle child, four years younger than my closest sister and five years older than my brother. I have always felt alone. Alone a...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Dreams: 55 of 112

Dreams, our hopes for the future. As a young child I had dreams. Dreams of becoming a teacher, a wife, a mother. As a child I did not grasp the reality of what that meant, what it would take to be any of those things. My mother nurtured this part of me. Encouraging me to be the best I could be. To follow my heart. As I grew ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility & Infertility Issues Understanding your options if you're considering egg donation: 1 of 2

Egg Donation Are you considering egg donation? Let's look at your options. Technology and research has allowed for many advances. Being told you cannot conceive no longer rules you out as a parent. Some of the possibilities are surrogacy and egg donation. Here we will look at egg donation. Some things you may want to know ab...
Computers & Technology > Smartphones & PDA Phones iPhone app reviews: Skeeball: 1 of 1

SKEE BALL: The app for iPhone Do you own an iPhone? Over a million were sold in the first week they came out. That is a lot of iPhone owners. Many people are aware of the applications that can be purchased, otherwise known as apps. There are way too many to list here. But one in particular is on my li...
Business > Online Advertising & Sales Looking at Google offers of $75 free advertising: 1 of 1

Google offers of $75 free advertising Google has been offering advertising for years. You can access and set up your own account by going to http://www.google.com/adwords. It is set up so you pay per click. Any time a potential consumer clicks on your ad it is tallied with Google and you are charged for each click on your ad...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore What are MIBs?: 1 of 1

MIB, What Are They? Some of us have heard the term MIB. We know that this stands for Men In Black. There is even a movie by this name, it stars Will Smith, and Tommy Lee Jones. But that is not what we are going to talk about here. We are talking about the "myth" of these men, and sometimes woman dressed in black and showing ...
Pets & Animals > Birds Bird facts: Lotus bird: 1 of 1

The Lotus Bird The Lotus or Jacanas bird belong to a group of tropical marsh waders, and can be found worldwide in wet, tropical wetlands. They are also known as Lily Trotters, and Jesus birds. They belong to the family Jacanidae. They can be found inhabiting freshwater ponds, the margins of lakes, swamps and lagoons. There ...