So the day after the catcalling, and that phone call. Apparently I should be flattered? Sigh And the phone call? You want to talk to me like I'm an idiot because I'm a woman? What gives you that right? Sad dude, get a life. You had no idea who I was, but q …

Love this! A café in Cheltenham, Gloucetershire (UK) offers a break to breastfeeding mothers. A positive story offering a smile when all you seem to hear is negative reactions to breastfeeding. A reminder also that it is illegal to discriminate against bre …

Remember the laughs? The good times, the bad times Thrown together  A friend of a friend Somehow we stuck together I couldn't understand the jibes I still can't Prejudice and ignorance They made you feel ashamed You didn't want to be you It still pains m …

I see the odd look, I hear the odd whisper. What is it to you?  It's not your hair. Why do you care? Cut it to conform? Conform to what? To appease your pre-conceived ideas. I don't think so. There was a time when I would have cared. I might have had doubt …

I can't believe it! May 8th, the day we moved into the apartment, 2013 began the first year of the four year plan. So we are now into our second year and pretty much on track. Finances still need work but everything else is falling into place.  The basic o …

My kids have been in some form of counseling for the last two years. Bless their hearts, losing their dad, moving "back home" and going back to public school has been a lot. That doesn't include the fact we had little stability while my husband was alive ( …

I have a lot of work ahead of me this summer. I am going to concentrate on our garden, my job and re-branding myself. My new brand isn't much different but it does reflect me to a tee: Single Sustainable Mom. My blog tosses out recipes, tips on various thi …

It's been two years since I last posted and since my husband passed away. A lot in my life has changed since then. The first year, so far, was the hardest. We were all a mess but it seems we have pulled ourselves together and we are all going places and en …

Beauty is not in the smoothness of the skin of our youthNor the length of our hair, or a wrinkle free neckIt is not in the shape of breasts or the size of the waistIt is in the way your eyes danceYour body sways with the musicAnd the rhythms of life that y …

Heart smiles, for me, are positive moments in time that nurture the expansion of my heart in terms of spirit. These experiences have a lasting and sometimes profound influence on how I view the world. They restore my faith in humanity, nudge me to believe …

This month's topic is WOTV is Making a Heart Smile Collage, so what is this and why are we doing it?  Read the press release here for details. I have felt so many times in my life that I don't always know my purpose.  What can I do to best serve our higher …

As I prepare for the last episode of A Show To Remember, I look back at this past year. It has been a year of growth and learning for me.Today, Cyrus Webb, the host of Conversations Live, the founder of Conversations Magazine, and Conversations Book Club,  …

The Give A Book Campaign, is not about any particular author. The books that are present in the videos are a representation and the authors kindly joined the campaign. It is not about whether you are published by a traditional publishing house, a small pre …

Typically I blog on the 1st of every month, however, this month, as we are discussing Women's Health, I have been neglectful. I am a late arriver to the party. This has been a very busy month for me, as one of my sons and his fiance got married. It has t …

  It was the sort of awakening that occurs when a phone’s ring interrupts a deep sleep–the kind that if needed, propels one into motion, only there was no phone ringing, I simply felt called. Less than 20 minutes later I was checking in with the night secu …

I recently finished Adventures in Mother-Sitting, by Doreen Cox. It left me astonished by the level of its intensity and how much it helped me to see my life as a caretaker and to learn to grow past that, taking the joy and memories with me, but learning a …

I've been writing about living successfully with a chronic illness (in my case lupus) on my regular blog. But i'm not just interested in my own voice. I'd love to hear from other pain fighters and get them to share their stories, too. Click HERE to read ab …

September 16, 2013 | Author: Terry Gibson Aquabus, Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Photo credit: Curtis Cronn) How do I change when I am writing? With great difficulty. It depends on three vital points. Where am I writing? While on the Skyt …

It has been nearly three years since I rode. After conquering the worst of my vertigo and panic attacks, I became quite comfortable in the saddle. Chrome and I were doing extremely well together, learning each other’s foibles and idiosyncrasies. Then life …

Shortly after I joined Facebook and the world of social media, I joined Women On The Verge. It was August of 2010, when I became a member of WOTV. During the last three years, I have learned so much about the similarities and differences in women. I have b …

Hi, my name is Ana Lewis and I am the founder of WomenontheVerge.net (WOTV). As I say that sentence, I expect to hear you say, “Hi Ana,” in the same monotone voice of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Am I admitting my addiction to having a strong network o …