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A Holiday Tradition is something you recreate year after year. Repetition of a similar event culminates into one big happy memory for children and adults alike. A really huge, expensive gift – say an electric Barbi car or Jeep Grand Cherokee or a $2,000 Tree House – might make one big whopper of a memory […]
I have to give my first Toastmasters Speech tomorrow and I’m scared, I announced at dinner last night. Everybody gets scared Mommy. It’s okay to be scared. But, brave is when you are scared but you do it anyway. What’s your speech about? Ainsley advised. Me, I have to introduce myself and talk about me […]
This is Ainsley’s first sewing project, a really cute hot pad. Lately, now that I have a functional kitchen I don’t loath, I’ve resurrected this foundation of knowledge about cooking. I can cook. Well. I can make, like, anything I would want to order at a restaurant. I’m not yet a master with the sewing […]
Check out All Diva Media’s list of 20 Women Bloggers to Watch in 2009. I’m on the list. How exciting. Thanks DJ!
Soccer season is over. Ainsley played on a local church league this year. No scoring, no winning, only one team to play against. I think we’ll consider putting her in a competitive league next year. I see no point in pretending not to keep score. Our team knew we lost every single game. Why do […]
(photo courtesy: Shaping Youth) The more I use my body the better I feel about it. The less active I am, the worse I feel about my body. There is a definite cause and effect relationship. My feelings follow my actions. No matter how much time I spend talking about loving my body or telling […]
The grandparents came to town and we took them to the Community Dance. Live band plays Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Bring your own drinks and snacks or buy some there. $5 adults, kids are free. So, we’re the only people there not collecting Social Security – think my kids care? No way.
Last month I had the opportunity to participate in a group podcast with several different women about the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against a Kentucky School Board for gender-segregating an algebra class in a public junior high. This is actually legal in Kentucky and quite a number of states, – as long as there […]
Amy Jussel from Shaping Youth is doing “All Things Girl Week” from Nov. 1-8 and sites/finds/media offerings that are ‘positive picks’ pertaining to empowering girls of all ages. The Girl Revolution will be included. Other worth-your-time samplings will include: The Girl Mogul interview with a tee/slogan contest to kick it off. Other content includes: Girls […]
Allow me to juxtapose two parenting positions here. There is parenting from a sense of lack. Parenting from a sense of lack would be to hang on to and maybe even hoard clothing or toys your child doesn’t use. To over-indulge children with the newest and latest “things.” Make them believe they can feed their […]
If you are a company who believes you have a product that will empower girls – or at least not hinder girls’ empowerment and you want to advertise on this site please contact me at traceesioux@yahoo.com. You can put a groovy little 125 x 125 button on the sidebar for $20 a month (like this […]
Low self-esteem among girls and young women has reached a crisis level, said Dr. Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D., a psychologist and self-esteem expert who collaborated on Real Girls, Real Pressure a report on the state of girls’ self-esteem sponsored by Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty. According to the report: * 61 percent of teen girls with […]
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