On Flexible Summer Work Schedules

Thanks to CCH Human Resource Management NetNews, a Wolters Kluwer publication, for tipping us off to a new survey from OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in the placement of administrative professionals.
Using an independent research firm, OfficeTeam polled workers employed in an office environment, asking them, “Which of the following summer benefits would you most like [...]

Celebrate Summer: Cookouts & Cocktails

This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and what better way to celebrate than with food.
Whether you’re most excited to fire up the grill this season or prefer to sip soothing cocktails with your clique all summer long, the one thing we can all agree on is that there is no livin’ like outdoor [...]

Summertime Staycations for Single Moms and Their Kids

Q&A: Summer’s Fabulous Beach Cover-ups

Q. I’ve going on vacation soon and need to find a beach cover-up that’s chic enough to wear around the resort. I want to feel comfortable, but also stylish. Is that possible?
 

A. But of course. Summer’s most stylish beach cover-ups are guaranteed to steal your swimsuit’s thunder (thank God!), and can double as a dress [...]

Your Kids, and Your Summer Budget

The end of the school year is fast approaching and I’m getting anxious! I can’t afford full time camp this summer, and although I love my kids (ages 7 and 10), being with them full time—I mean 24/7—will be stressful for me. Am I a bad mom for feeling this way? Do you have any [...]

Weekend Warriors Vol. 1: Fashion & Beauty Buys You Need Right Now

I’ve decided to give my weekly Saturday style blog a more service-oriented spin. Welcome to Weekend Warriors, my weekly picks for what’s hot in fashion and beauty right now. From brand-spankin’-new products to seasonal wardrobe essentials, consider this a style cheat sheet to help make your life just a tad more glamorous.
And with the temperatures [...]

Swimsuit Central: The Perfect Bathing Suits for All Budgets & Bodies

Forget finding the perfect man—finding the perfect bathing suit is a challenge on par with digging up the Holy Grail and Jimmy Hoffa. Or at least that’s how it feels when you’re holed up in a 3′ X 5′ cell—er, dressing room—with a pile of discarded bikinis, a horrendously unflattering fluorescent light bulb, and a [...]

Some Like it Hot: SMW’s Sizzling Guide to Summer Beauty

You may be ready for some long-awaited fun in the sun, but is your beauty regimen?
Yep, that carefree, ‘natural’ summer look takes a lot of work, preparation, and product to achieve, with some blood, sweat, and tears thrown in for good measure (Had a Brazilian wax lately? Yooooowch!).
With that in mind, Single Minded Women has [...]

Children’s Water Safety Starts with you Mom!

Single Mamas, grandmas, grandpas, and you single dads who I know read Single Minded Women (we love you by the way) – in light of all the tragic drownings that have been happening all too often this summer and being that there are still several weeks of playing in the water to be had Dr. Mary [...]

It’s Midnight: Do You Know Where Your Teen Is?

My fifteen-year old daughter wants to spend all day and night this summer hanging out with her friends. She wants little or no curfew! She says I’m unreasonable for disagreeing with this since she works hard all year and this is her vacation. And of course according to her everyone else’s parents say this is [...]

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