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Got an idea? Get inspired by StartupNation

How many times have you sat around your kitchen table with friends or family and come up with a dozen or more ideas for new products or businesses? How many of you have actually done something with any of those ideas? If you are like me, they are on my...

Published 30 Jun 2009 3:46 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Passions, Creativity, entreprenuer
Inspiring change one note at a time

The other day at Jazzercise class my instructor asked us if anyone had told us we were amazing that day. Of course no one could say yes. So she challenged us to tell someone they were amazing. I took her advice and I was just was encouraged as my friend...

Published 29 Jun 2009 12:32 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Beauty, Friendship, Creativity
Sharing loss and life lessons with your tween

I sat on the couch for more than two hours last night with my tween daughter, both of us equally stunned by the magnitude of the loss and the news coverage of the death of Michael Jackson. It was a first for her... seeing someone so famous and so well...

Published 26 Jun 2009 9:26 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Death, Michael Jackson
Summer is what we make it now not what we remember it was

Growing up with a stay-at-home mom and a 9-5 working dad my summers were spent outdoors playing with friends. We took the canoe to the middle of the lake and turned it over and swam until we were water-logged. We rode our bikes until our legs were like...

Published 25 Jun 2009 10:19 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Tweens
Who is your favorite TV dad?

My favorite TV dad growing up would have to be "Pa," Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon). I loved Little House on the Prairie . I wanted to be his daughter, "half-pint." He always made time for her. More than that, he made her a part...

Published 19 Jun 2009 9:34 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Love, Dad
Treat Dad and the gang at A&W this weekend

I distinctly remember how excited I got as a kid when I would peek inside the grocery sack (they were always brown paper then) and see my mom had purchased root beer and vanilla ice cream. It was often on a Friday when we would be having friends over...

Published 18 Jun 2009 8:40 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Family, Food
Release your inner creative with Sharpies

There's a great new ad campaign out from Sharpie that encourages everyone to get creative with their pens. From decorating lunch bags to designing t-shirts to making your white Ked's one-of-a-kind--these bright, fun, dare I remind you, permanent...

Published 17 Jun 2009 11:02 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Fashion, Passions, Home, Creativity
Caught in the middle of caregiving?

What do you do when you are caught between the care of your children and the care of your aging parents and you find yourself in need of care for you? That's just the situation Kelly Corrigan describes in her debut novel, The Middle Place . The gut...

Published 16 Jun 2009 2:38 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Health
New Reclaiming Your Health Sistherhood hits home for this Jane

Jane Nation is all about the many life transitions women go through. Some we experience once in a lifetime; others we seem to experience over and over again at different points in time. That is definitely true for me when it comes to our new Sisterhood...

Published 11 Jun 2009 3:00 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Fitness, Health, Friendship
Take time to treat yourself today

Even though we are in the middle of a recession, many people are still splurging on the things they find important. Just because the economy is rough doesn't mean you have to miss out on an occasional massage or stop socializing over a meal with friends...

Published 5 Jun 2009 7:37 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Health, Food
When times are tough, the tough buy more makeup online

A new study out from the NPD Group reports that online sales of cosmetic purchases are up slightly, with the average annual amount spent at $86. The report goes on to say that women are not only buying more cosmetics but also buying more expensive brands...

Published 3 Jun 2009 11:12 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Money

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June 2009 - Hemlines

Got an idea? Get inspired by StartupNation

Inspiring change one note at a time

Sharing loss and life lessons with your tween

Summer is what we make it now not what we remember it was

Who is your favorite TV dad?

Treat Dad and the gang at A&W this weekend

Release your inner creative with Sharpies

Caught in the middle of caregiving?

New Reclaiming Your Health Sistherhood hits home for this Jane

Take time to treat yourself today

When times are tough, the tough buy more makeup online