Independence: A Fine Idea At Any Age!

Sep 1, 2011 by MidChix Staff

Quote to Inspire: “Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” ~ Barbara De Angelis

How To Be An Independent Woman

Are you ready to be an independent woman? Whether or not you are single or married you can still apply this helpful advice to become your own individual.
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Article We Like: “Might I Suggest Buying Your Own Ring”

Me: “It’s over. I think he was on the verge of proposing. He was finally going to do it.” Andrea: “Well you dodged that f&*king bullet, didn’t you?” Wise, unfiltered words from a good friend of 10 years. Andrea always spoke the truth and this particular case was no different. I had just dodged a bullet. I’ll admit, I had my moments over the course of mine and John’s relationship where I wasn’t exactly hiding the fact that I wanted to get hitched. He had plenty of moments where he didn’t hide the fact that he thought the idea of marriage was a total sham. What a match made in heaven.
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Book We Like: “Three Black Skirts”

It’s the real thing. It’s about getting your life together. It’s about looking damn fine. It’s about man handling. It’s about the casa question. About solitude. About stain removal. Whether you’re a young woman just out of school and starting a career or a successful thirty-something, if you’re still wasting time looking for stockings that match or struggling to keep on top of credit card bills, you need help. And not a glossy monthly’s unattainable idea of help, but the stuff that works–the nuts and bolts.
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17 Ways to Reclaim Your Life After Divorce

Divorce is a major life change that can leave a person reeling. Suddenly being on your own to deal with issues such as money, children, career changes and downsizing the family home can seem overwhelming. Dr. Phil and Libby Gill, author of the book “Traveling Hopefully: How to Lose Your Family Baggage and Jumpstart Your Life” offer advice on how to begin to live life after divorce.
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Blog We Like: “11 On My Own”

I am a single, Catholic, homeschooling mother of 11. My goal for this blog is to document my story, humiliating as it may be, in order to somehow achieve justice and safety for my children.
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Weekly Recipes: Recipes For One

You all know her — or maybe you are her: the woman at the grocery store pushing a cart filled with Lean Cuisine meals, Pria bars, kitty litter, and a box of Tampax. She might as well be wearing a neon sign that flashes, “Alone, alone, ALONE!” Sure, cooking for one doesn’t sound like fun — have you ever tried making a single serving of coq au vin? But there’s an easier way. Stockpile these basic ingredients and you’ll have a few weeks’ worth of cool meals at the ready.
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Tips: 6 Tips to Financial Independence

We all have dreams and resolutions, earn our first million dollars, lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, etc. How about becoming debt free for a change? The average American has about $9000 of credit card debt and as a nation, consumer debt is approaching $2 trillion.
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