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I am a mom of many who runs an in-home daycare. In the sleeping moments, while my house is quiet, I let words tumble off my fingers into files on a hard drive where they sit mostly unseen.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fear: 29 of 283

There is a screaming in my inner ears. It is almost a howling such as one would imagine from an imaginary nightmare creature. It rises from the pit of my stomach and fills every sense. Every sense save one. The room I sit in is deathly silent as if there is no life left in it. The silence crushes against the unearthly wail i...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips Healthy snack ideas to boost your immune system: 3 of 23

Food is not medicine, nor is it magical. No special combination of ingredients will cure a common cold. There are things you can do to alleviate annoying cold symptoms that are natural, including different foods. However, food is not a cure-all. The wiser use of diet is as a preventative measure. The immune system is a defen...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Desire: 1 of 7

We laid in bed listening to soft music. You had looked sharply towards the CD changer when you came out of the bathroom and there was a lack of twangy ancient country folk songs. Don't think I didn't notice or appreciate your lack of comment. Harp music suited the feeling of the night. It was hot and touching was out of the ...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Who are the real victims of War?: 2 of 11

Monuments to human depravity I spent a week in Washington D.C. It was magical and life shifting. I felt humbled and inspired to be a better person, a more circumspect citizen of the planet. I was overcome with such a sense of gratitude for the history surrounding me. Seeing this grand old architecture made me mindful of the ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Fitness during pregnancy: Finding the time and doing it right: 3 of 13

Prior to pregnancy you knew exercise was beneficial. You cannot get away from the advice to engage in some sort of aerobic activity for half an hour 3-5 times a week. The most ardent couch potato knows that a walk would be a good addition to their day. Now, you carry a growing life inside you. Pregnancy creates a unique need...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood The extra challenges faced by single parents with large families: 1 of 3

The hardest part of being a single mom with six kids is constantly having to appear more capable and more independent than any other mother. The stigma of public assistance for single parents is tenfold for an individual with multiple children. The assumption is that I am somehow lazy, not a fit citizen and therefore irrespo...
Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Living with bipolar disorder: 30 of 77

If I could achieve anything with my life, it would not be greatness. I don't care for fame, fortune or prominence. I aspire for middle-of-the-road balance. I don't need dramatic romance or a fairy tale lived in. I want mundane and humdrum on a regular basis. The highs and lows I have soared through and drowned in were magnif...
Health & Fitness > Gym & Health Club Forging friendships at the gym: 6 of 12

I have a passionately rabid love/hate relationship with my gym. Dragging my overweight, self-conscious self there is no small feat of the will. The perky trainer who greets me each time I open the door is like vinegar to the teeth. Making my body push into the minutes I set as my goal to achieve is plain and simply work, eac...
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning How to make your own protein shakes: 2 of 4

Protein in the diet may be increased for many reasons. During pregnancy, the need for protein is heightened. Weight builders consume elevated amounts of protein. Some people just prefer a diet high in protein and need a rapid way to consume their daily intake goal. Protein shakes can be a boost to the diet, yet a drain on th...
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss How to fend off holiday weight gain: 8 of 15

My daughter went on a baking spree for the entire month of December. I gobbled bars of ooey gooey badness with delight. I munched drop cookies, rolled cookies and filled cookies. I sampled doughs, frostings and fillings. There were leftovers after we packaged the gifts of sweetness for close friends. I heard them tempting me...