News & Politics

What's the Secret to Making 2013 YOUR Best Year Ever?

By KimGANEPossible
on December 31, 2012
I'd have to say that 2012 has been one of my best years, and I know without a doubt that it's due to something that changed within me. You've heard it before, and I'm going to say it again:  ATTITUDE.  Yes, it turns out, Attitude is Everything, and we ALL have the power to get there.  Now don’t stop reading because you think you’ve heard it before…give me a chance to explain:...more

2013 is Here to Stay

By artfulthinkers
on December 31, 2012
Another New Year.  We made it, despite the ominous predictions of the Mayans and challenges that seemed insurmountable. We have a whole year to put four new numbers at the end of every month and day -- 2013 is here to stay....more
Family

Backing Away From the Fiscal Cliff

By SpinninginBurbs
on December 31, 2012
Like most kids, mine are largely oblivious to what is going on in the world. As long as they have clothes on their backs, food in their stomachs, and well-charged cell phones, they’re pretty much good to go. Continue......more
Health

Steps to Setting Attainable Goals in 2013!

By PaulasHealthyLiving
on December 31, 2012
Changing your weight or body shape is the resolution made at New Years, but usually the proposed change that’s dropped is the workout. ...more

So 2013 showed up early this year...

By Cindyhuber
on December 30, 2012
Oh no, it's rounding the corner, oh wait, correction, it's standing on my doorstep, 2013, and he's ringing the doorbell...and worse, the damn New Year is holding a scale, HIDE!...Oh Shoot, there goes my husband..."don't answer it!"  Too late, he just opened the door."What's he want honey?""He wants to have a word with the idiot that's planning on jumping in Lake Michigan tomorrow...""Um, tell him I'm not home...""It's too late, he knows your home...""How?"...more
By HomeRearedChef
@Cindyhuber I wish I could sit with you, open a bottle of zinfandel or champagne, and talk and ...more
Work/Life

Looking ahead to 2013

By Laurel Regan
on December 28, 2012
A new year is almost here, stretching ahead of us and holding all sorts of possibilities - some anticipated and others as-yet unknown... some within our control and others beyond... some long-planned and others spontaneous. ...more

Thirteen for 2013 or Making My Resolutions Doable

By Blue State Cowgirl
on December 13, 2012
You'd think I'd be better at this New Year's resolutions thing. After all, I've seen enough New Years that I should be an expert. Of course, the trick with New Year's resolutions is not just making them -- hell, anyone can make huge lists of them -- which I do every year....more
Entertainment

Lincoln Tops 2013 Golden Globe Nominations

By jboursaw
on December 13, 2012
This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. As usual, they did it bright and early -- 5 a.m. on the West Coast or a more respectable 8 a.m. on the East Coast. And they didn't take all day either, like the New York Film Critics Circle. We like the speedy nominations....more