Hope for Women http://hopeforwomenmag.com Expect the Best! Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:14:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A New Recipe for Life New Year’s resolutions still echo, yet my mouth is already watering for that tiramisu. The temptation is bigger than me. I take a few bites, and before I can say “diet,” the heartburn of guilt begins.

Have you been there? The best intentions melt in that dish of our favorite dessert. Why is it so hard to stick to our… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/guest-blog/a-new-recipe-for-life Organize Your Life — Around Your Dreams! Organize your life around your dreams — and watch them come true. — Unknown

To start off my new year, I began exploring this un-attributed quote that I’d found recently — that really made me stop and think.

As an organization and planning expert, I like to think I live an organized-but-spontaneous and fun life…helping others learn the skills that… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/guest-blog/organize-your-life-around-your-dreams After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japanese Moms Create Their Own Occupy Movement Eleven months ago, Japanese mothers might never have guessed that an epic disaster would force them to stand up in protest – demanding the government do more to protect the health of their children and nursing infants.

The Tohoku earthquake that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011, created tragic results: the powerful earthquake – along with the terrifying… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/our-world/after-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-japanese-moms-create-their-own-occupy-movement Women that Inspire: Budget Chef Melissa d’Arabian Melissa d’Arabian may have one of the smallest kitchens of any celebrity chef on TV. She says it has “zero counter space,” and she often ends up hauling a cutting board to the dining room table to do prep work. “It’s my daily frustration. The kitchen is just awful. It was a huge sacrifice of purchasing this home,” she says… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/featured/women-that-inspire-budget-chef-melissa-d%e2%80%99arabian Technical Institutes and Career Academies: Educational Alternatives in a Changing World Our ever-evolving education system is constantly exploring ways to prepare students for the work of the future.  The charter school movement has introduced the term “scholar” to replace the word “student” — thus fostering a quest for some deeper stone of knowledge in the hearts and minds of its young learners.

Dr. Steve Perry, founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/career-money/education/technical-institutes-and-career-academies-educational-alternatives-in-a-changing-world Valentine’s Day: 6 Ways to Celebrate When You Don’t Have a Partner I enjoy writing about experiencing love and happiness with a partner – yet, on Valentine’s Day, I feel it’s important to acknowledge that many might be dealing with feelings of loneliness, or loss of love. We have all experienced loss in our life. Today, for those who may feel alone, I want to say, “Breathe…breathe…breathe!” Move forward — and make… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/relationships/valentine%e2%80%99s-day-6-ways-to-celebrate-when-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-a-partner A New App Improves Eyesight! Plus: Monitoring Your KidTech Oh, SnApp! Wanna get rid of your glasses? There’s an app for that – coming soon!

GlassesOff is an app for iPhone that promises to “help you achieve over 80 percent improvement in vision acuity” by training your brain to more efficiently process the blurred images that result from near-vision deterioration.  From Ucansi, the company that developed GlassesOff, via Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/featured/a-new-app-improves-eyesight-plus-monitoring-your-kidtech Sweet Treats for Your Heart: Why Valentine’s Day chocolates might be healthier than you thought Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and there’s no denying that this season has plenty of sweet treats to offer. But don’t feel like you have to avoid a pretty-in-pink box of Valentine chocolates this year! Whether you’re calling it a girls’ night with desserts and chick-flicks, or anticipating a romantic evening with your guy, here are a few… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/health-wellness/nutrition/sweet-treats-for-your-heart-why-valentine%e2%80%99s-day-chocolates-might-be-healthier-than-you-thought Homemade Facial Masks: Finding the Best Match for Your Skin Type While chemical-laden facial masks and creams tend to leave your skin sensitive and irritated, homemade preparations concocted from natural sources are chock-full of natural oils, vitamins, and minerals known to “do the body good.”

But finding the homemade mask that’s appropriate for your skin type is vital to benefiting from nature’s facial prescriptions. Determining which homemade mask is right for… Read more...

]]> http://hopeforwomenmag.com/style-beauty/beauty-skin/homemade-facial-masks-finding-the-best-match-for-your-skin-type Women Warriors: Women Who Are Changing the World – Vandana Shiva, Environmentalist Vandana Shiva is a leading figure in today’s world environmental and ecology movements. Born in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India, Shiva is the founder of Navdanya, an organization dedicated to saving native seeds, teaching native farmers how to protect and improve their crop, and empowering women to continue to feed families and communities from the earth. Among its list… Read more...

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