Eliana Osborn
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A haircut is a whole lot cheaper than therapy or tattoos or a round-the-world plane ticket.
Read...Self-care is important. Massages are a good form of self-care. Too bad I keep thinking about what I'm going to make for dinner.
Read...I’ve got two tales of hideous male behavior — at the elementary school, somewhere typically full of good vibes and happiness and all that.
Read...A new, exciting trend is to have food pantries for college students. I talked to an AmeriCorps volunteer running one of these centers and she was matter-of-fact about the need — and how little is being done. Today’s college students may be young and single, living la vida loca. But more and more are what we call ‘nontraditional’: slightly older, employed full-time (or close to it), supporting a family, a veteran, etc.
Hunger for nontraditional students doesn’t mean surviving on ramen: It means they are not the only person in the household who's in need.
Read...If you kill a tortoise, even on accident, you probably shouldn’t have children.
Read...It is hard to find any real numbers about how many people do "direct sales" or how much money they make. The web is full of either big promises or pissed-off former sellers. What I do know, from bazillions of friends and family, is that making much more than pocket money means selling like a real job. Yes, it might be more flexible, but there’s no magic formula.
Read...84% of full professors in America are White. In case you were unsure, that does not match the overall makeup of the country or the student body.
Read...My husband is worried about stigma, about Owen feeling different, about epilepsy being part of his identity. Those are sweet concerns, really. And I get it — I love the kid too. I’d never want to make his life harder in any way.
Read...Ray Nagin. Yes, the former New Orleans mayor who now has a criminal record. Let me explain.
Read...We take weekend turns. He does vacations and summers. Literally. He takes them away. It is great.
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