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I'm a SAHM of two wonderful preschoolers - aged 3 and 2. We have a lot of fun playing, but my secret addiction is writing (well, that, and frequent visits to BK, but we won't talk about those.)

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Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Dusting tips to make life easier: 4 of 19
Scientists estimate that 22,000 to 44,000 tons of dust accumulate per year on the earth. Now, all of that will not be in your home, but sometimes it can feel that way. However, with the right tools, the right techniques, and a few tricks, dusting can go from major chore to minor task.Dusting tools come in all shapes, sizes an... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) How to remove linoleum: 3 of 8
Removing linoleum can result in blisters, aggravation, and a raging desire to throw all your tools across the room. It is a time-consuming project, not for the faint of heart. However, if you have time and want to save money, it is one you can do yourself with a lot of effort.Your goal is to create a smooth surface to place a... More..
Sciences > Psychology How to tell if you are a verbal, physical or emotional abuser: 9 of 17
At first, the question of being an abuser seems obvious. If you are an abuser, you are going to know it, and everyone around you is going to know it. But that is not always the case. Sometimes abuse is well hidden, even from ourselves. First, know that there are several causes of abusive behavior. Abuse often boils down to a ... More..
Sciences > Psychology Exploring the relationship between borderline personality disorder and parental bonding: 4 of 7
Freudian theorized that almost any psychological illness can be traced back to the childhood. There, in the formative years of an individual's mind, something went wrong. The individual was abused, maltreated or simply misunderstood. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is no exception. Studies have shown a strong correlatio... More..
Health & Fitness > Kids Nutrition Tips for getting your child to eat healthy: 16 of 27
Almost every parent has gone through the stage where their children will only eat peanut butter and jelly. Scientists have even now theorized that this is an evolutionary function: keeping children from eating potentially dangerous or deadly items at the stage when they are likely to put things into their mouth by making them... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Common sense ways to fight fear of success and fear of failure: 8 of 13
Fear of success and fear of failure can seem very different at first. On one hand, you don't want to get started because you're sure you'll fail. On the other, you don't want to get started because you don't know what will happen if you succeed. But both fear of failure and fear of success boil down to two more basic fears: f... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Was creating mankind a wise decision on the part of God: 4 of 6
Every decision God makes is wise. In no way could He ever make a decision that was not. It would be completely against his nature.Many people see the evil in the world and blame it on God. Yet the Bible clearly explains that evil is in the world because Adam and Eve let it in. Because of their disobedience of God's clear comm... More..
Sciences > Psychology Depression: Is society taking the wrong approach?: 27 of 40
At least eight percent of adults in the United States experience some form of depression at some point in their lives. Scientists estimate that up to 17% of people have suffered from it, though most of those cases go unreported (Encarta). Therefore, it is reasonable to estimate that most of us have at least known some one who... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Overcoming adversity while writing your first novel: 16 of 22
Imagine you stand looking at three hundred pages of paper. A thick stack, one can you can just fit your hands around. Every page blank. Now imagine you're given the task of filling every single one of those pages with a coherent story. Would you panic and try to get it all done at once? Or would you try to work at it a little... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to use pop culture references in writing: 8 of 11
There are right ways and wrong ways to use pop culture references. Most of the time, they're used in the wrong way. The problem with pop culture references is that we don't know what will still make sense to readers in twenty years. Will people know who Brittney Spears and K-Fed are in twenty years, or will they have faded in... More..