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Surefire Breaking Up Tips

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I wish someone had given me breaking up tips when I needed them. To me, the most irritating and hateful expression in the break-up scene is: “It’s not you, it’s me.” But often, we should  reverse the order of the sentence and…
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Fabulous at 30: 5 Women Who Love Their Decade

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Is age just a number, a frame of mind, an attitude, or all of the above? Whatever your thoughts are, we know that every decade brings something different with it. In this post, we hear from five women who are absolutely loving their 30s! VANESSA…
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Janet Sanchez Keeps the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts Humming

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Janet G. Sanchez is a forceful, dynamic, get-it-done type of person. She has to be. Her position as operations manager at the Bronx’s Lehman Center for the Performing Arts demands it. On any performance night you will see her in action,…
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How I Make OCD Work for Me

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The National Institute of Mental Health claims that living with an obsessive compulsive mind can be debilitating in its most extreme forms. But in milder forms, you can actually make OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) work in your favor.…
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Putting Down Our Phones for National Cell Phone Courtesy Month

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As a freelance writer and work at home mami, I’ve got to have my phone handy most of the time. I have deadlines that can pop up at any second and requests for content that, should they go unanswered, could quickly pay someone else’s mortgage…
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Every Mom Has a Breaking Point

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Behind every great kid is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it up.- Anonymous We’re all going to have a bad parenting day every now and then. And I don’t mean just any old bad day, like when you let the kids get away with not…
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How to Accentuate Your Best Feature

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We women can be very hard on ourselves, and I wonder whether that doesn’t somehow result in the need to over-process our naturally beautiful features. The Dove Real Beauty Sketches campaign is a perfect visual for those of us who need to…
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Being a Role Model for your Kids

One word I would use to describe tweens is influenced. This is a sensitive age where influences from every angle of their lives actually matter and impact their behavior or thoughts in a positive or negative way. I have recently become more…

Jillian Michaels Ripped Abs Mini Workout

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Get started on your summer six pack with this quick ab workout from Jillian Michaels. For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse! Related Video: Beyoncé Butt Workout