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Be Specific To Be Successful

When you start your own business, you quickly realize that you are in charge of a lot of things. From accounting to production and everything in between, if you are going into business by yourself for yourself, it’s all you. One of the things that can be tempting for solo business owners is the urge to appeal to as many people as possible in the hopes of attracting more customers. It is only natural to want people to believe that you are the one who can provide what they need. Since you are in charge of how you market your … Continue reading →

How to Have a Successful Black Friday

Let’s face it, shopping on Black Friday is chaotic. Some people find the chaos of frantic shoppers swirling around them to be exhilarating, while others will find it to be completely overwhelming. No matter which kind of shopper you are, you can take advantage of these helpful hints, to make your Black Friday shopping experience a successful one. Do some research. It’s time to do your homework. Take the time to look over the sales that different stores near you will be having this Friday. You can do this by looking at the newspaper inserts, or by going online and … Continue reading →

Reports From a Resident Alien: The Blog of Lisa Daxer

Lisa Daxer is a 27 year old biomedical engineering major at Wright State University in Ohio. She also happens to be a person with autism. Her blog “Reports from a Resident Alien” is, like many people’s blogs, a series of stories about her day to day experiences. She also writes somewhat anthropological observations about how the people around her, who do not have autism, socially interact with each other. She was interviewed on NPR recently, on their “All Things Considered” show. They have been doing a series called “The Human Edge”, which explores how evolution has made the human species … Continue reading →

Politics Blog Week in Review June 22

The week in review is our way at Families.com of letting you know what you’ve missed this week. Of course you can also hit the ‘subscription button to the right and subscribe to this blog so you don’t miss a thing! June 16—Obama and McCain on the Economy As both political candidates begin to spar over key issues in this election, I took some time to outline their differing views on the economy and more specifically taxes. In short, McCain favors a tax break–especially on things like gas. Obama favors raising taxes for those with more money while reducing taxes … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for January 28 – February 3

Last week Lyn and I said goodbye to January and welcomed February. Here’s what we wrote on: Monday, January 28 Internet Infidelity Leads to Attempted Hit A married woman tried to use Craigslist to off her equally married lover…who she’d met online. Successful Serious Discussions with Your Mate Lyn offers suggestions for setting a positive tone for starting serious discussions. Proxy Marriages Only four states allow these types of marriages, which don’t require both parties even be in attendance to wed. Tuesday, January 29 Personalized Gifts to Delight Your Valentine Once again I was shopping the catalogs and found items … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review June 2 – June 8

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Wow, we’re wrapping up our first full week of June and has summer gotten started off with a bang? It’s the most popular month for weddings and we’ve got a lot of marriage in the news, marriage tips, and marriage advice and much more on marriage. So let’s take a look at our week in review: Saturday, June 2 My Spouse Won’t Go to the Doctor and it’s frustrating for you to cope with their illness and your own concern. So what can you do? Check out this article for some ideas and tips. Sunday, June 3 Marriage in the … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week In Review February 6-12, 2007

This week in the Insurance Blogs I have focused a bit on the Business of Insurance, including some of the Career paths insurance has to offer. Next week I will be expanding on some of interesting things a person might do with an Insurance License. I have also started a series of Blogs about shopping and quoting my own personal insurance portfolio. A project I have put off for far too long. Yesterday, we were given notice that my husbands employer is phasing out the retirement pension they offer. So, now we need to add retirement options to our personal … Continue reading →

The Let’s Talk Pregnancy Blog Top Ten: How to Induce Labor Naturally

If you’re attempting to have the most natural labor possible, you’re going to want to avoid artificial induction at all costs. Not only are artificially-induced contractions often significantly stronger and more painful, but starting labor unnaturally can likely lead to further complications. The current state of your cervix will determine how likely the onset of labor is. No amount of any of these, save number one maybe, will produce a baby if it’s not time. Sure, there are plenty of old wive’s tales for starting labor naturally, including eating spicy foods or taking a ride down a bumpy road. But … Continue reading →

Making a Support Group Successful

As I’ve been working with my co-leader Anna on building up our adoption support group, Oregon Adoptive Parents Network. To keep our group growing and thriving, here are some things we found needing attention: Advertising: How are people expected to attend a group they know nothing about? Currently with November being National Adoption Awareness Month, my co-leader Anna and I are really beginning to push advertising. We’ve made our fliers and have distributed them with local adoption agencies, and community resource places. We have also put an ad in the local paper. Most people who’ve come to our group have … Continue reading →

A Review of This Week’s Parenting Blogs

I am borrowing an idea from Heather Long and reviewing the week in Parenting. There have been some great blogs written on some important topics. But often parents only see the first few blogs and miss the rest. So here is a review of this week’s Parenting topics. Monday September 18th. “Teaching Good Judgment” is an important skill that many parents fail to teach their children. This is obvious by the many teens and young adults that are making such bad decisions. Read this blog for some ideas on how you can teach your child good judgment. “Should Partners Of … Continue reading →