It’s life, Jim (but not as we know it)
Late last year, my GP reluctantly agreed after a number of tests, to prescribe me some medication. He had taken my blood pressure, enquired about my finances and several other intimate areas of life,…
View ArticleMake “Good Enough” Your Goal
By Team Best Life If you decided today to join a gym and workout every day, never once missing a workout, would you give up if you couldn’t stick to it? When you try to control your food intake by sti…
View ArticleInterning with Crohn’s Disease – guest blog
Editor’s note: We got in touch with Gabi recently after she tweeted at us with her blog. We always love to hear inspiring stories, such as Gabi’s, so invited Gabi to guest blog and share her story wit…
View ArticleRocio Ortega on The OpEd Project Training for Global Girl Media Summit
A guest post by Rocio Ortega Rocio and OEP Leader Michele Weldon, left “That’s ridiculous!” Now you try saying that. When you’ve reached the point of ridiculousness in a debate, it’s refreshing to…
View ArticleRun to the Finish Follow-up!
Hello to all my friends – new and old! I hope you had such a great fourth of July, and are continuing to enjoy some time off. If you are at work right now – I hope my post on Amanda’s blog will offer …
View ArticleGuest Blog: Sit! Stay! Swoon! by Jessa Slade
Sit! Stay! Swoon! I write paranormal romance, urban fantasy romance, and science fiction romance, so I like to think I have a fairly active imagination, and sometimes even I still think, “Well, that’s…
View ArticleChoosing The Right Extra Curricular Activities For Your Children
Forget the notion that universities pick and choose students based on whether they play the penny whistle or go country dancing every week; it’s purely down to academic achievement, according to admis…
View ArticleHow Important are Business Exhibitions to Small Businesses?
Although marketing techniques have changed in recent years, there is no denying the important role that an exhibition plays. Grouping together a range of companies into a public space is perfect for b…
View ArticleGuest Blog Post–Paperbacks vs Ebooks: Is it really worth it? by Alana Terry
Our guest blog post is from Alana Terry, an indie author whose book, The Beloved Daughter was a winner in both the Women of Faith writing contest and the Book Club Network book of the month competitio…
View ArticleWhen Sovereignty met Irony
Edward Snowden (Reuters/The Guardian, 2013) A newly approved Communications Law in Ecuador is criticized for its ambiguous wording and punishing capacities. One of its controversial points would inca…
View ArticleREVIEW - ALL OUT OF LOVE + GUEST BLOG BY LORI WILDE (GIVEAWAY)
TO CUPID WITH LOVE by Lori Wilde In Cupid, Texas, the lovelorn write letters to Cupid beseeching his help in matters of the heart. But who is Cupid exactly? And how did he become the messenge…
View ArticleSocial Media in the Modern Narrative
This is a guest blog by Alex Hurst, author of The Bell Tower. Over to Alex. A strange notification on your feed. A stranger trying to add you on Facebook. Being ‘followed’ by a macabre avatar on Twit…
View ArticleBusiness/Customer Services
BUSINESS SERVICES: Fiverr I will review your book, product, or website on my blog for $5 I will read/examine your book, product or website and post a honest review of it on my food and craft blog (…
View ArticleSouth Asian Women on WBEZ
A guest post by Namratha Kandula Nammi Kandula, Niala Boodhoo, and Haleema Shah South Asian women in the house! It was a first on WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR affiliate. I had been invited to be a guest on t…
View ArticleA Book Giveaway, Riding the Weather Rollercoaster, and the Week Ahead in Reviews
So far the Washington Metro area has felt like Seattle, WA, and now we are aiming for Phoenix, AZ. We have had close to 12 inches of rain in the last month alone, and that doesn’t seem to be letting …
View ArticleWhen is a 5 – Star Rating Not High Enough?
A 5-star rating is not high enough when I am reviewing the stunning new book by Kendall McKenna, The Final Line! The 3rd book in her Recon Diaries is emotionally powerful and absolutely current in to…
View Articlehere comes the sun
I can remember listening to a TV thing some years ago on health. The interviewer was poking fun, in fact cruelly destroying the intellectual pretensions and qualifications of his protagonist that day…
View ArticleJump for Joy – a guest blog by Colline Kook-Chun
I came across this wonderful Jump for Joy post written by Colline Kook-Chun and she kindly gave me permission to share it here with you… Enjoy! Jump for Joy Posted on Colline’s Blog April 19, 2013 by …
View ArticleTrotsky and Tahrir – The History Girls
Greetings from an internet café in Durrus, West Cork. The sun is not only shining, people – it’s scorching. I’ve been out around Sheep’s Head and even there this writer and book-lover managed to pick …
View ArticleStudent Testimonial: Polished Professionalism and Job Outlook
Modern Guild has been very helpful with my internship and job search. Many of the activities gave me a chance to reflect on what I wanted in a career, what my chosen career would be like, and what I n…
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