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You all may remember that I have been searching for a job to supplement The Midlife Gals’ madness and-so-far-minisculey-funded creative pursuits (forgive my spelling of minisculey, but I believe I have just made a new word). Anyway, I’ve pounded the pavement and even applied at The Container Store. But, while I was waiting to hand over my ‘over-qualificated (yay...another new word) resume...

A load of snow has covered the island. Because of the blizzardlike winds, my husband had closed the gate yesterday with a bolt. To find out this morning the thing is frozen, we can’t get in our out that way, only through the front door. No waste container, no bike can leave our house now, and also the car is stuck. The...

We've all heard of Al-Qaeda in Iraq but Rubbermaid in Afghanistan? Tell me I didn't see a...

When my 2 eldest sons were children, they loved to play 'oorlogje', oorlog meaning war, the -je used to soften the meaning of the word. Of course I had to think about accepting that, but as they were not aggressive by nature, I let them have their weird sort of fun. There was no stopping them anyway, as a container full of little soldier figures washed ashore on the island one day,...

Losing weight and keeping it off require effective management of food cravings that can easily undermine plans to eat healthfully. Use these 10 tips to manage yourself through the crazy maze of cravings: Eat at regular intervals. To avoid becoming overly hungry, don’t go more than five hours without eating. Include protein in each meal to control appetite. Skinless poultry, fish, eggs and...

The on-slaught of drug commercials, media frenzies and the like, promoting the state of ill...