Style me … with feathers?
I love to look through fashions magazines. I’m a big fan of color, and right now it appears that feathers are in. They’ve been big for a long time, but this is the first I’ve noticed my friends and...
View ArticleMom, Mom, Mom …
It’s quiet around here these days. After six kids have boisterously passed through these rooms early mornings readying for school, there is only one who makes a bit of noise. But he was often the...
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Inspired by Flab to Fab
If you need a moment of inspiration, read the blogs of seven brave Erie women who have taken the challenge to lose some serious weight … with the help of Flab to Fab, a workout center in Erie. The Flab...
View ArticleParenting athletes not so easy
One of the most important things I learned as a mom was to be a mom when the kids were involved in sports. Kids have coaches — lots of them — to tell them how to improve and remind them when they make...
View ArticleI still laugh at middle school mayhem
When kids make you laugh so hard, your sides hurt, it might be the middle school years. It’s a time when kids have a somewhat grown-up appearance, but they still have that impishness that makes me grin...
View ArticleHer Time 5K: Run, ladies, run …
The Her Times race is Saturday at the Rotary Pavilion on Presque Isle, and the Her Times staff will be there to root on the more than 800 — that’s right 800 women who will be running for fun, for good...
View ArticleFearless woman Liz Allen — last day to vote
I never ask people to vote for anything or anyone. Not on Facebook or anyplace else, but I implore everyone to vote for Liz Allen in the Live Fearlessly contest. If you don’t know Liz, please read the...
View ArticleAllergy season hits hard
I dodged the bullet on allergies most of this year, but I am paying for it these past few days. Sneezing and itchy-red eyes are my enemy today. I just took a dose of Allegra, which doesn’t always work....
View Article‘Mom, can I bring a friend?’
“Well of course you can!” I say enthusiastically. We’ve all encountered the “bring a friend along,” and it’s a great idea … on paper. Three things I’ve learned: 1. When your darlings start bringing...
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Stepmother files — kids tie the knot
Weddings have arrived for our family, and being a stepfamily opens a new chapter with another wedding on the horizon. Fortunately, it’s not uncharted territory for us. My hubby’s oldest son got...
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Fashion Friday — boots that fit real women’s calves
Time to reboot? Me too! I am in search of boots, and I have spent a lifetime trying to squeeze my small feet and larger-than-average calves into designer boots. I’ve used pliers to pull those zippers...
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Poo-Pourri makes a splash
No, it’s not a joke. Poo-Pourri founder Suzy Batiz, of Dallas, set up a business in 2007 that takes the stink out of the bathroom — before it happens. Watch the funny video at left if you don’t know...
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Girls (witches) just wanna have fun
Kelli Postema and Julie Fedders were among the 60 women who dressed as witches for an annual Welcome Club Event — a Witch Party. Oct. 11 marked a wicked-good day in the Erie area when more than 60...
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Fashion Friday — Gotta clean my germy jewelry
I never thought about the gunk I get on my rings. Or bracelets. Or necklaces. Until I opened an e-mail that told me all about my jewelry germs. Ick! In a press release, David Bellman, inventor of the...
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Mommy Monday: 7 ways I changed after having a baby
One of the reporters here in the newsroom has an adorable little girl who is now 5-years-old. When I was pregnant, he told me I’d soon learn to separate my life into two time categories: “B.N.” and...
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Kate Weber: Long-distance momming
The kids ran after my car shouting, “Bye! Call us when you get there! We will miss you!” And I worked to keep the smile on my face. Two months earlier I had lost the job that brought us back to...
View ArticleMeet Erie’s Woman of the Year finalists
The Women’s Roundtable invites the community to celebrate the announcement of the five finalists for its award for Woman of the Year on April 13 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel,...
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Long-distance momming: moving in furniture
Kate Weber’s daughter sits in some of the only furniture Kate had in her apartment when she first moved to Chicago for a job. Kate worked in Chicago during the week and returned home on weekends. How...
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Girl Scout luncheon celebrates women, networking
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania held its annual Awards of Distinction luncheon with an event that celebrated women at the Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center. Colleen Stumpf, an attorney with...
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