August 2009 - Hemlines

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Glamour Gets it Right

I have to admit I was quite surprised to learn that the image of a "normal" looking model was the brain child of Glamour Magazine . I also confess I don't read the pub much as it didn't seem to reflect where I was in life (a 40+ mother...

Published 31 Aug 2009 9:14 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Beauty, Fashion
What Women Want

Wow, that's a loaded statement! The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) decided to try and unpack that concept, conducting the largest global study of women ever (12,000 women in 22 countries). The results: "...women are over-extended, over-worked...

Published 25 Aug 2009 11:11 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Family, Money, Home, productivity
"Do Hard Things" is call to young and old alike

I heard a radio interview with twins Alex and Brett Harris, authors of "Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations," and was blown away by their challenge to young people not to coast their way through adolescence, but to use...

Published 19 Aug 2009 3:24 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Passions
Multitasking is not something we should brag about anymore

For as long as we've been on the planet we Janes have prided ourselves on our ability to do several things at once...and all quite well, thank you very much. As if personal pride weren't enough, we also liked to poke fun at the non-multitasking...

Published 17 Aug 2009 11:03 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Mental health, productivity
Fearless faith and hard work pays off for pets & people

This past weekend my daughter and her friend held their first annual Jax Humane Society Dog Wash & Bake Sale. They planned for weeks; recruiting other girls to help, determining their budget, making a shopping list, mapping the layout of the event...

Published 14 Aug 2009 8:52 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Tweens, Pets
Eunice Kennedy Shriver legacy an inspiration to all Janes

Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. Grandmother. Great Grandmother. Aunt. Student. Advocate. Founder. Caregiver. Encourager. World Changer. Eunice Kennedy Shriver played many roles and touched many lives in her 88 years. She was the ultimate servant leader...

Published 11 Aug 2009 1:37 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Passions, Death, Politics
Clip or Click for Back-to-School?

It's back-to-school shopping season, and according to a new study conducted on behalf of the Newspaper Association of America, we will be clipping newspaper coupons more so than searching for deals on the Internet. The MORI study reported that 73...

Published 10 Aug 2009 10:33 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Shopping, Media
Burglary creates "new normal" for me and my family

In about the time it took me to decide I'd leave my purse in the car while I worked out because it was raining and I was late, thieves decided to break into my locked car and take it and my briefcase. It was daylight. The parking lot was full. It...

Published 7 Aug 2009 9:33 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Safety
Friendship celebrated in August

One of the down sides of digital calendars is the loss of all those fun little holiday reminders like National Watermelon Day (today), Wiggle Your Toes Day (August 6), National Relaxation Day (August 15), Kiss & Make Up Day (August 25) and National...

Published 3 Aug 2009 1:08 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Love, Friendship, Jane Nation

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August 2009 - Hemlines

Glamour Gets it Right

What Women Want

"Do Hard Things" is call to young and old alike

Multitasking is not something we should brag about anymore

Fearless faith and hard work pays off for pets & people

Eunice Kennedy Shriver legacy an inspiration to all Janes

Clip or Click for Back-to-School?

Burglary creates "new normal" for me and my family

Friendship celebrated in August