Life: The Married, Virtually Connected,and Lonely Ronda Bowen, October 15, 2012 Lately, it seems, there has been a strange trend. Rather than going to friends’ houses for dinner parties, going to the restaurant with another couple, or grabbing coffee with a good buddy, people are sitting behind their computers and socializing virtually. While social media has really opened up a lot… Continue Reading
Costume Construction and a Haunted Corn Maze Ronda Bowen, October 12, 2012 Kids are a lot of fun, especially during this time of year. In the previous post, I talked about how I have a whole collection of Halloween-inspired things I want to do this year. It turns out my son needed a costume for a presentation in his history class. Since… Continue Reading
Funny Wine Sayings Ronda Bowen, October 10, 2012 There has been an abundance of funny wine saying memes floating around Facebook and other social media. A lot of these have been posted on Someecards, where users can create their own memes. Here are a few examples: Whenever I find a fun wine saying or meme, I post… Continue Reading
Woman vs. Woman Has Got to Stop! Ronda Bowen, October 1, 2012 The Mommy Wars, competitive work environments, backstabbing friends – what do all of these things have in common? They all center around the idea that women, by nature, are quite competitive folks. Anyone can look in one of the forums on CafeMom and see a fight break out over… Continue Reading
Office Makeover Part II – Fabric and Patterns Ronda Bowen, September 23, 2012 I have a LOT of sewing patterns. I also have a LOT of fabric. I currently have almost all my fabric hanging in our office closet, and my sewing patterns in binders in the closet. Of course, the binders are overflowing. I’m trying to figure out what the best way… Continue Reading
Relaxation After a Long Week Ronda Bowen, September 22, 2012October 11, 2025 When you’ve had a long week, nothing feels better than to relax. So often, our lives are hectic and we don’t allow ourselves time to just veg out in front of the television with a baseball game (or tv show, or movie) on. Instead, we begin filling our heads… Continue Reading
Life: Staying Healthy Ronda Bowen, August 24, 2012 It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to stay healthy. When you’re in the moment, it may seem like exercise, eating right, and being generally active are things no one has time for. After all, with longer work hours, more obligations, and fewer resources, it feels like… Continue Reading
Life With Pets Ronda Bowen, August 10, 2012October 10, 2025 Pets make the world go round. It’s such a great thing to have pets. We have three cats. Lady – the kitty pictured to the right, Stripes – Lady’s brother and a total glutton, and LuLu – a tiny runt of a kitty who is also much older than she… Continue Reading
Young Girls and Too Much Sex Ronda Bowen, July 30, 2012October 10, 2025 Our culture is encouraging kids to grow up entirely too fast. We already know about the effects media has on body image. When inundated with images of emaciated women, girls often want to emulate what they see. One might expect this sort of behavior and desire from a pre-teen… Continue Reading
Achieving Balance – Can it be Done? Ronda Bowen, July 27, 2012 There are lots of people out there who are concerned with maintaining a balanced lifestyle. The question that is often asked is whether or not balance is something that individuals are able to achieve all the time. While we’re often told to have balance in our lives, there are times when… Continue Reading