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About Us Breast Cancer Awareness First Hand Can I Just Tell You?
Carrie's Corner GAB In The Press Happy Hour
How to Contribute to G.A.B. Impulsive Spending Maine Mommy
Misbehaving Kids New Product Highlight Nutrition Tid Bits
Raising Cain Snugglebug Photo Gallery Teen Beat
Thanksgiving Nuggits Tips Weighing In With Jackie
What's Up With That? Words of Wisdom
Archives Panel of Moms
 
 
 
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Weighing In With Jackie
Conquering Chaos in the Kitchen
 
  Jackie Conn, Weight Watchers General Manager
Clean Up to Lose Weight!
 
Jackie Conn, General Manager of Weight Watchers
  Jackie Conn, GM of Weight Watchers
How to Raise Healthy Weight Children
  Jackie Conn
Snack Attacks
  Jackie Conn, GM of Weight Watchers
Tips
Driving Tips
 
These tips will add years on the life of your car!
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Ten Great Ways to Bust Stress
 
Vacation for Less
 

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Thanksgiving Nuggits
Stress Free and Healthy Thanksgiving
Step by Step Scrumptious Recipes ...
  Robin Clavelle, RD
Nutrition Tid Bits
Back to School Nutrition
  Robin Clavelle, RD, Ian's Natural Foods
Quinoa, an Old but New Grain
  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Can Bacteria Be Good For You
 

Probiotics

  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Mushrooms, They're Good for You
 

A Barefoot Contessa Recipe and Mushroom Basics 101

  Maria McGuinness, R.D., M.Ed., Ian's Natural Foods
Fact vs. Fiction: Vegetarian Eating
 
  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Nutrition Fact or Fiction
Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated.
  Maria McGuinness, R.D,, M.Ed., Ian's Natural Foods
Eating Locally, Farm to Table
 
Try these great healthy recipes for:
 
Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks & Fresh Fruit Parfait
 

And some sound advice from Ian's Nutritionist.

  Robin Clavelle, RD, Ian's Natural Foods
Fall Harvest
 
Golden Winter Soup ~ Pumpkin Bread ~ Fresh Apple Cake and more...
  Robin Clavelle, RD, Ian's Natural Foods
Have a Healthier Halloween
 Pumpkin Muffins with Candied Ginger and more...
  Robin Clavelle, RD
Raising Cain
Girl's Night Out
 
 
Best selling children's book author, Deb Landry gabs about her girls' night out...Easy to read and entertaining, Deb provides tips and advice for taking a break with friends.
  Deb Landry
My Son the Spin Doctor
  Deb Landry
Back to School Stress
 
 
 
  Deb Landry
Talk to Me…………….
  Deb Landry
Carrie's Corner
Staycation is Okay

 

  Carrie Alan
What Goes Up
  Carrie Alan
Foxy Lady
  Carrie Alan
ZZ Top - La Garaje
 

 

  Carrie Alan
A New York Minute
 
 It amazed me how New Yorkers pulled off style and chic, bundled up as they were to their
eyeballs, while I felt (and looked) like the Michelin Tire guy.
  Carrie Alan
Second Chance
 
 
 
  Carrie Alan
Girl Talk about Forever Friends
 
 
 
... The next day, we ventured into Portland to continue in the search for something “sisterly special.”
  Carrie Alan
Never Too Old

I have come to the conclusion that what I really am is, blessed. Blessed in all the things that matter in this short lifetime…

 

  Carrie Alan
Birthday Bonus

 “What do you want to do for your birthday?” I may not have an immediate answer, but believe me, the gears are already in motion…

  Carrie Alan
A Funny Thing Happened…

 

 My whole front side was as white as snow, while my back side glowed with fire.

  Carrie Alan
Reunion
 

Can I just tell you about how much fun I just had at my 30th high school reunion?

 

  Carrie Alan
Words of Wisdom
Put Away Your Credit Card and Start Using Your Library Card
 
 
  www.mass.gov/libraries
Audiobooks: Reading’s Friend or Foe?
  Kahla Foster Jordan, Library Teacher, Sheehan Elementary School, Westwood Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Walking in Their Footsteps

Community Focus:  Cambridge Public Library

As a child, I was obsessed with Anne Shirley—I wanted to be just like her.  ...
 
 
  Julie Roach, Head of Children’s Room at Cambridge Public Library
Wild Reads at Your Library
 

The library’s popular free summer reading program offers fun, prizes and helps kids of all ages improve their skills.
 
5 Reasons To Bring Your Child To Story Time
 

Your Toddler Belongs At the Library

  Margaret McGrath & Jennifer Jones, Youth Services Librarians at Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth MA
Summer Visits to the Library
 
Summer visits to the library help students and families rediscover all that the library offers - movies, music, activities, internet access, and more!
  www.ReadsinMA.org & www.mass.gov/libraries
Summer Reading Photo Gallery
 
  www.mass.gov/libraries
Celebrate Family Literacy at Your Library
  www.mass.gov/libraries
Teen Read WeekTM 2008
 
 

Celebrate Books with Bite @ your library® during Teen Read WeekTM 2008

  www.mass.gov/libraries
Can I Just Tell You?
Raw Food Diet
  Stacey Sawyer
Unwelcome Guest
 
 
  Stacey Sawyer
Weight Gain
  Stacey Sawyer
Greek Husband
 
  Stacey Sawyer
Are You Too Picky With Dating?
  
How many women think to wear flats on first date, unless potential mate is of Napoleonesque stature? We walked about 1.2 miles to the Hyatt.
  Stacey Sawyer
Pearl Jam
 
  Stacey Sawyer
I’m 36 today at 5:09 pm
  Stacey Sawyer
Blind Date
  Stacey Sawyer
New Product Highlight
RINDIN the Puffer Exclusive Animated Video and Digital Book
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Vintage-Inspired Finds from Old Vintage Cottage.co
 
You and Your Baby Can Go Ga-Ga
  www.OldVintageCottage.com
Discover Holiday 2008 Stocking Stuffers and Gifts
 
Happy Hour
Me and My Gritty’s Halloween Ale
 Must Mean Thanksgiving is Just Around the Corner
  Deb Hastings
Life Lessons from a Squatty Dog
 
  Debbie Hastings
Wine & Whine
 
Photo by Corrie Zacharias Photography (www.corriez.com)
  Debbie Hastings
Snugglebug Photo Gallery
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Maine Mommy
Teaching a Hubby New Tricks
 
Knife in the Heart
 
 
Maine Mommy dishes out Harsh Pie to her 4 dumplings under the age of 5, in the form of "No,"  "Not in this lifetime," and "Alright, go ahead, but don't tell your Daddy."
 
 
 
Mommy and Me Speech Therapy?
 
 

 
Don't Drink Poopie Coffee
 
Dinosaurs and Sound Advice

 

  

 
Do You Smile While Passing a Fellow Runner or Cyclist?
 
 
 
 
Maine Mommy is out for a morning run, passing fellow runners and cyclists...
 
Hold It: A Potty Training Debacle Turned Triumph
 
A hysterical story about potty training ... 
 
What-the-heck-am-I-gonna-buy-that-turkey-anyway
  
 
Teen Beat
Helping Teens Focus on the Positive
 

5 Tips Teens Can Use to Overcome Challenges, Focus on Strengths

 

 
Tips for Families with Teens
 What you may not know about teens...
  Wil Gower
Impulsive Spending
WHY BAD SPENDING HAPPENS TO GOOD PEOPLE
 
Misbehaving Kids
Parents: is your home causing your kids to misbehave?
  Expert explains the consequences of "free for all" parenting
 
Breast Cancer Awareness First Hand
ONE-THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED, AND FORTY FIVE
  
 
I was 38 the day I heard a doctor tell me that the lump I’d felt 6 days ago was breast cancer. 22 years and 1,144 self exams later, a thing I was sure I would never find actually showed up.
  Ann Murray Paige
What's Up With That?
Are Doctor Office Scales Right?
  Laurie Marcello
A Hug, a Handshake or Say Nothing?
  Laurie Marcello
Sisters, Sitters & Chaos
  Laurie Marcello
Do You Care About What Your Neighbors Think?
  Laurie Marcello
Decorating with a Toddler
 
When they are babies, decorating is a breeze.  When they stand and start walking, your style changes with each step, climb and crawl.
  Laurie Marcello
Do Dog Owners & Pooches Share a Resemblence?
 
  Laurie Marcello
How to Contribute to G.A.B.
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GAB In The Press
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