As 2010 gets under way, millions of women around the world look to start a new diet plan to help get rid of those excess pounds. But what is the best diet plan for women?

The answer is there probably isn't one. There is no single diet that works best for everyone. What works for one person, may not work so… Continue

I have finally opened up some book boxes I have been hoarding only to discover that they were 90% textbooks and notebooks from my college and university days. I immediately make 4 piles: recycle, shred, scan and reuse - recycle and shred anything that I finally realize is useless, scan the documents I would like to keep, like old essays (then shred) and reuse one-sided paper for printing. I managed to get rid of 50 pounds of paper. Wow. It really does take a load off, and I finally have m… Continue

I haven't wanted to go here. I am afraid. Yet it seems so excessive to spend over a hundred dollars to change my hair color, just because I struggle internally with two useless quirks that linger below the surface of what I hope is a confident facade. If I could find a cure for the joint curse of vanity and insecurity, I would be a wealthy woman.

I dislike my natural hair color. It doesn't go with my skin tone and if that's not a cruel twist of fate, I don't know what else to call it. Unfortuna… Continue