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For Mother’s Day we asked that you send us your memories of special times with your mother or your favorite stories. Here they are and we are still looking for more. Send us your tribute to your mother at admin@allaboutwomen.org.

I grew up in the era of Father Knows Best. It was one of my favorite TV shows and my favorite character was Kathy – the youngest daughter. I saw a show where Kathy came running into the house excited that she had advanced a grade in school. When I finished first grade I came running into the kitchen yelling “I [...] Read More

By Pam Coyle

This piece on getting organized for spring cleaning was due a month ago but I was too unorganized to pull it off.
 
I wish I made that up because it sounded clever but it is painfully true.
 
Throwing more random stuff in the attic, or basement, or closet, or storage shed, would have been very, very easy with Easter, Passover and other spring holidays behind us. “Oops, too late, maybe next year.”
 
But it is never too late to work toward making our homes and ourselves healthier. So I am starting. Again. For me, cleaning is the easy part. Bringing order [...] Read More

By Ellen Margulies

The sight of a hotel bed clad only in white, far from whatever menagerie usually precludes such things at home, would strike nothing but delight in the hearts of most women. Not so for the heavy bleeders among us. [...] Read More

By Ellen Margulies
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means: Couples everywhere will be feeling extra love for each other, and they’ll demonstrate that love with the perfect gift, flowers delivered to the office, a romantic evening out at the hottest restaurant in town followed by a night of tender love-making like they’ve never experienced before. [...] Read More

By Pam Coyle
Resolved to meditate or hula hoop every day but already lapsed? Avoiding that pile of financial paperwork as tax day looms? Spare room so cluttered you jump at every doorbell – fearing friends have called the hoarder hotline?
 
Set a timer, and start small.
 
My small digital kitchen timer is never in the kitchen. It helps motivate me and break down chores or goals into specific pieces and manageable blocks of time. One example: “Tonight I’m going to do our taxes,” is a pretty general goal and, for me, simply not possible. “Tonight I am going to work on our [...] Read More

All About Women joined with KIPP Academy on Saturday, January 28 to bring fun, exercise, information, and free health screenings to women in Middle Tennessee. [...] Read More

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