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Episiotomy: A Cut Above?
Let me throw these two words at you: fecal incontinence.
Teresa Strasser: Now that I'm seven months pregnant, I have finally gotten around to taking a break from worrying about what kind of mother I'm going to be in order to get to the urgent business of stone-cold panicking about how this kid is getting out of me, and what damage he might do as he leaves. At my last doctor visit, we had the episiotomy talk, and now I can't stop thinking about the potential slicing of my privates, or the uncontrolled tearing, or the aforementioned fecal freaking incontinence, which happens to some women after childbirth.
According to Rod Stewart, "the first cut is the deepest," but I think it's safe to say any cut that might lead to bowel leakage is the deepest, at least emotionally and spiritually.
First and second trimester concerns seem almost quaint in their solvability. Nauseous? Enjoy some ginger chews and pop some B-12. Leg cramps? Stretch your calves before bed and eat a banana. Your baby's head is too big to exit your vagina? Slice open the area between your anus and vulva, stitch it back up, and hope you don't end up with the inability to control the seepage of gas and stools from your bowels due to a torn sphincter.
Perhaps I was intentionally fuzzy on the episiotomy thing. I wasn't ready to know about my perineum. Call it squeamishness, or emotional immaturity, or just ignorance.
That is, until last week, when my doctor told me that he was a big fan of cutting, that most women will tear, and if you do a preemptive cut, you can control the severity and direction, keeping the tear away from the bad place. Fecal incontinence and severe, lingering sexual pain averted.
Sounded reasonable to my husband and me, until we got home and consulted a few pregnancy books, most of which suggest that cutting is old-school, and that perineum massage during labor can help the vaginal opening stretch, leading to just a small tear or no tear at all. Friends who have had babies are all over the place, some insisting, like my doctor, that cutting saves you from a jagged tear, others saying a rip is more natural and heals more easily.
I'm in labial limbo -- okay, not precisely, but alliteration is so seductive.
At times, I feel guilty for making such a big deal out of this cut/tear thing when I'm bringing a person into the world. Why should I care so much about my little old vagina and anus? That's when I come to my senses. This is a big deal. Fecal incontinence hangs in the balance. I have no idea which is best, and I assume it depends on you, your baby, your labor, and I also assume that you probably want a doctor who hopes for a tear but makes a cut if need be.
I haven't figured out what to do about this yet. I comfort myself with the notion that just as boots are made for walking and kidneys are made for filtering, vaginas are made for stretching. I should be fine.
Sometimes, this is obvious, and other times, 'tain't.
|Teresa Strasser is an Emmy-winning writer and Emmy-nominated television host, who also served as co-host of "The Adam Carolla Show." As a journalist, Strasser is a contributor to the L.A. Times and a columnist for the L.A. Jewish Journal. Other TV credits include "Good Day New York," "Good Day Live" and "On Air With Ryan Seacrest." She currently co-hosts "TV Watercooler" on the TV Guide channel. For more, go to TeresaStrasser.com
If this is your first baby and you have a doctor who still believes that most women need to be cut, you WILL be cut. I'll put 100bucks on it.
The only time that it's too late to change doctors/midwives is after the baby is born. I changed and before my records werre transferred, the baby was born. Best decision I ever made.
It's not too late for you to run, not walk (ok, you can waddle!) to the nearest OB who says, "Well, I rarely cut, but if it's necessary, I can do it."
When I had my daughter in no way was I planning to have an episiotomy, but it became necessary. It wasn't that bad, the area was sore but that's to be expected. My doctor was very professional and precise in sewing the cut, my midwife later said that there was barely a scar left. I wouldn't know because I was too scared to look at the stitches in the first place. I was worried by looking it screw me up somehow lol.
My doctor didn't discuss an episiotomy with me before hand, and I ended up having one. It was probably a good thing since my little boy weighed 9lbs 9oz. I thankfully didn't have any problems and I have a very light scar, but this is definately up to you
I have 2 kids and one doctor gave me an episiotomy and the other let me tear all to hell and the episiotomy was about a million times better in the healing process. A million. And no lasting side effects. That's my 2cents
When I researched this (6 years ago), I found data that said higher order tearing (reaching or through the anus) *increased* when an episiotomy is cut. As in it makes it worse. If you think about it in a "material properties" way, if you're stretching something (imagine fabric) and then cut it, is in more or less likely to tear? You create a stress concentration point when you cut. (sorry - geek here)
To be fair to your doc, is explanation about controlling the *direction* of tearing is the *only* sensible explanation of why someone might consider cutting. I still would try to avoid it (I think it's required if they have to use forceps, for example). An episiotomy by definition is a second degree tear, (through skin and muscle) and if you don't cut you may only have a first degree tear (skin only), or none at all if you're lucky.
And if we're throwing anecdotes around, my friend found her natural tear (kid #2) much much easier to recover from than her episiotomy with #1. Anecdotes, IMO, are not useful for decisions like this.
Just FYI - I heard you on Adam's podcast so I checked out the blog and loved it. You're awesome, you're a great mom already, the baby will be great and get here somehow and you'll all be fine, however it happens. We are lucky to live in a time when childbirth is exceptionally safe for mom and baby. Hormones make it hard, but try not to get too obsessed with the minutiae. :) Good luck!
It doesn't matter what your doctor says about it, if you don't want one, make it clear (PRIOR to going into labor and then PRIOR to having the head halfway out) that you do not want one unless the tearing is going to be horrible.
Doctors are shying away from routine episiotomies for good reason now - no you don't want to "tear all to hell" (to quote the previous comment), but perineal massage DOES work. I had a very small episiotomy to limit the direction in which I tore, and was happy - but made it clear up front that was the only condition under which I wanted one.
Pregnant women sometimes forget that THEY, not the doctor, are the ones having a baby and it is not an illness - the doctor is there to guide the process, not run the show.
I had a birth plan in which I stated that I didn't want an episiotomy. My husband was gracious enough to go through that whole perineal massage thing with me in my last trimester to make me… stretchier down there. But in the end, I had a nasty tear. What made it worse was that it I healed wrong and I had to have it surgically opened back up again three months later for it to heal properly. I hurt for three months, still sitting on my little donut cushion and using my squirt bottle in the bathroom. If I could go back, I'd opt to have a clean cut made by a doctor and take the "no episiotomy" part out of my birth plan.
You are MUCH more likely to end up with a 3rd or 4th degree if you have an episiotomy. This is very clear from research. It is ridiculous to consider an episiotomy unless the baby is in distress and needs to be delivered immediately.
I was so relieved after prolonged pushing when my midwife RELUCTANTLY performed the episiotomy. I just couldn't push enough to get that noggin through. Nothing was tearing on its own, and the perineal stretching or whatever they did down there didn't get the job done. I had no problems with my episiotomy healing.
I've been having my husband give me perineum massages every day starting at 30 weeks (5 minutes per session). I am hoping that this will help strengthen and stretch my perineum. Also I've been reading that a lot of bad tearing happens if the woman is on an epidural. The reason being is that she cannot feel herself push naturally and she overcompensates, resulting in a tear.
Tearing is the best way to go. I only needed one stitch and didn't even feel the tear.
I never even thought to discuss whether or not I wanted to have an episiotomy with my docter last year before I had my son. After 18 & 1/2 hrs of labor and almost 2hrs of pushing I had an episiotomy on the bottom and top of my vagina and I STILL RIPPED! My son was in a little distress though and was coming out facing up instead of down. My docter also had to use forceps to get him out (he was 21 inches long and 7lbs 9oz). I didn't feel much though during all of that since I had the epidural (thank god). All that really matters is your baby to be and getting he or she here as safe as possible. By the way it took about 5 weeks to heal and 2 weeks before I was walking normal again. Your vagina will be HUGE after giving birth but will look normal within a few weeks. Practice your kegels regualry too and your sex life should return to normal too. It took us about 4 & 1/2 months before our sex life was back to normal and probably would have been sooner had I practiced my kegels more and also had more sleep. Good Luck!
Why do women act so surprised when they "STILL RIP" after getting an episiotomy?? Of course you do! The integrity of the skin is gone and it is a lot easier to tear. That is why extensive tears are so much more common in women who get episitomies. We know that for 30 years worth of research.
Hi Teresa, Research shows lying your back to deliver, having an epidural and episiotomy increase the risk of more severe tearing and a higher rate of post delivery pain with intercourse.The researchers who looked at at how woman are birthed stated'Routine and overuse of episiotomy for birth will cause increases in pelvic floor problems'Cutting can potentially lead to a worse tear. Perineal massage,and taking time to deliver in a position using gravity (not on your back)lessens the risk of tearing.
Mary O'Dwyer(Pelvic Floor PT)
oh boy I have wondered this my self which is better?? I have had two children… ones three and ones three months… With the first child they cut and you know it wasnt bad it didnt hurt and the baby came right on out with out too much difficulty. Afterwards it was fine the day they sent me home I was able to go shopping for all the last minute baby supplies and it healed with out a problem…. My second pregnancy was much different. I had a old school doctor who wanted to let everything happen naturally. So I tore naturally and wowzers I mean it felt like a granade went off in my underwear. I tore all the way up to my clitoris and for the next two weeks everytime I urinated it felt like fire from hell shooting out of me. It got to the point that I did not even want to pee. Then I had to go get two surgries to put my vagina back to place… So I feel cutting is the best way to go. Good luck
Wow!! I guess I was just lucky. I didn't tear or rip or have an episiotamy with my first!! I had to have a c-section with my 2nd b/c she was breach. Anyhow, my cousin just had her first last April and she tore north, south, east, and west (that's how she put it) she had to have an unbelievable amount of stitches. We don't think it would've been so bad had she had an episiotamy. Her Dr. did some things wrong, not giving her one was one thing and another was stitching her up too much and stitching her shut which she realized 5 weeks later!! It was horrible. Good luck to you!!
I think there has also been talk of using a lubricant to ease delivery and reducing tears or need of cutting, also the longer you have sex during a healthy pregnancy the easier delivery. I would change doctors or get a mid-wife and the doctor could step in if needed. One old school doctor (who has since died) would cut women and then sew them up tight for their husbands pleasure and threaten retardation if some women didn't have C-Sections, that was 30 years ago.
does it really cause pooping problems?
My son wouldn't come out. They tried the vacuum and he was still stuck. So they cut me. After that, I ended up with a third degree tear. Cutting DOES NOT necessarily save you from a worse tear - BELIEVE ME!!! It was actually so bad, and I was losing so much blood that they couldn't repair it in the delivery room. I then spent 2 1/2 hours in the OR with a specialist repairing the damage.
That being said, after months of recovery (literally, MONTHS. I couldn't have sex with my husband until my son was 4 months old without MAJOR pain!), it's all better now. I have some scar tissue, but it all looks and feels basically the same. I don't have any "fecal" issues, although passing gas is a little… um… weirder than before. I'll leave it at that.
The episiotomy scar makes for a lovely, little, intimate sign or souvenir that marks you as a fertile woman. Fertility being sexy, I find that little pink line to be very appealing - it's a sexy, little, interesting and intimate detail of a woman's body that bears caressing with a fingertip, or the tip of a tongue. :)


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Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury had his most consistent season, setting a career mark for wins with 42, and thrives under the high-pressure situations of the playoffs.
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The Flyers' goaltending has been their Achilles' heel since around the time Ron Hextall exited the pipes and, last summer, Philadelphia went out and did something about it, signing Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year, $51 million deal. After a shaky start to the season, Bryzgalov finished in impressive fashion, with 10 wins and four shutouts in March, but his worst enemy can be his own self-doubt.
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"Fleury's a good goalie, we've got to be honest here, but Bryz is playing very good for us lately," said Giroux. "We know he's going to be working, he's going to be giving us a chance to win every game and, if he does do that, we've got to make sure we help him. When he does play well, he gives us the confidence to go on the offense and be able to score some goals."
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"Any team kind of wrestles with that balance," Crosby said. "You have to be intense, but you have to be focused. The good teams, the teams that are able to do that, end up winning. And I think we're going to be tested in that way; Philly's going to be tested that way. When there's so much emotion in this series, those details are important details and are going to become magnified."
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He even expects to muster up a healthy dislike for the Penguins, a team on which he still has several close friends.
"I'm sure that's going to come out of a playoff series," he said. "It's going to be a hard battle, it's going to be intense hockey, and I'm up for it."
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"It's like the first game of the season; you're going to be all revved up, especially at home," Orpik said. "It's kind of a fine line there – you want to play emotional, play with a lot of energy, but definitely control it. I think when you see a lot of younger guys, their first taste of it, they're kind of running around like chickens with their heads cut off. You think you're working hard but you're not working smart."
The Flyers, meanwhile, are very good at taking advantage of teams that fall into that trap, and feed off the hatred of opposing fans.
"We love coming into these buildings where fans despise you," Hartnell said. "You know you're going to get a tough game, and the playoffs are even better."
"It's pretty easy to wake up and play the Pittsburgh Penguins," said Giroux. "They're a rival team, we're not big fans of the players on the other side and, especially on the road, we've been pretty good this year. We go in buildings and we outwork other teams and we have fun doing it."
The Flyers took the season series convincingly, 4-2, but both teams are approaching the playoffs as a clean slate.
"We wanted to make sure we finished strong, and I think we were able to do that in the last few games," Crosby said. "The real thing starts now."
"I think it doesn't matter what happened during the season; we've got to make sure when the puck drops Wednesday that we're jumping and winning battles," Giroux said. "They've got a lot of players that can make plays and score goals, so we've got to make sure we're responsible defensively.
"At the end of the day, it's going to be who wants it more."


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Eight-year-old victim identified as Martin Richard, of Dorchester.
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The bulk of next year's graduating class will be absorbed by the IDF
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As the Knesset considers a new national service law, young Arab citizens may be required to pitch in, too
Out of Tune
When Israelis and Palestinians choose politics over music, they're guilty of the gravest offense in the Torah: acting like Amalek
Old Soldier
A Long Island-born, middle-aged Israeli soldier patrols the Egyptian border on reserve duty—and reflects on two decades of civilian and military life
Made in Heaven
Israel has enthusiastically embraced advanced reproductive technologies. Now a court is considering whether parents have the right to use their dead son's frozen sperm to create posthumous grandchildren.
War and Remembrance
The Promise, a British miniseries about Israel at its founding and today, has been criticized by some Jewish groups as biased propaganda. But it's a fair and compelling dramatization that deserves to be widely seen, not demonized.
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Meir Dagan, recently retired as chief of the Mossad, wanted to reestablish the agency as a powerful deterrent to Israel's enemies. With a string of daring operations, he succeeded.
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MICHIGAN CITY, IN (WKZO) -- A Kalamazoo County man is jailed in northern Indiana awaiting extradition on charges of assaulting his girlfriend at their apartment last month.
Arthur Payne was arrested in Michigan City late Wednesday morning. He is accused of a savage beating of 33-year-old Stephanie Janssen, who lost several teeth in the attack and was found by her nine-year-old son as she was on the floor in a pool of blood.
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YAIAA football Athlete of the Week | Week 3
Week 3 of high school football had its share of nailbiters … most notably West York's victory vs. Red Lion. Talk about a back-and-forth affair. And the best part? If you missed it, you can go rewatch the whole thing. … Continue reading
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PIAA Wrestling Pairings Set: How do YAIAA wrestlers stack up?
Curious as to who each of the 20 YAIAA wrestlers face to open PIAA tournament Thursday morning at the Giant Center and who the favorites are at each of their weight classes? Check out this post on our Varsity Beat blog.
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Wrestle Weekly: Who's Number One in Final Power Rankings
For the first time since 2002-2003 no YAIAA team will be in the PIAA team wrestling tournament and does Spring Grove, Bermudian Springs or South Western finish the season number 1 in the power rankings?
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Wrestle Weekly: New team atop power rankings, and District 3 team tournament preview
With the District 3 Team Tournament set to begin this week, the now number 1 Mustangs and four other YAIAA schools will start their journey to the PIAA team tournament Tuesday or Wednesday evening.
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Spring Grove maintains grip on the number one spot in our weekly power rankings after win over New Oxford while Bermudian Springs comes up short against District 3 Class AA rival, Boiling Springs.
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We have arrived at the final boys' and girls' AOW polls of the fall season, and this time we are shining the spotlight on those whose fall sports careers ended this past week in the state tourneys: The seniors. York … Continue reading
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Win or lose, making states means your team is one of the best
The PIAA tournaments opened yesterday, and while the YAIAA had six teams competing in the soccer and volleyball tourneys, only two teams — Delone Catholic girls' volleyball and Biglerville boys' soccer — won their first-round matches. But even though Dover … Continue reading
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Poll: York/Adams girls' Athlete of the Week | Oct. 28 to Nov. 2
We are creeping toward the final AOW polls for the fall season, so get your vote in while you still have time. The AOW poll is open until 5 p.m. Monday. The winner will be announced on Twitter (@GameTimePA_SC) and … Continue reading
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Poll: York/Adams boys' Athlete of the Week | Oct. 28 to Nov. 1
The District 3 competitions have wrapped up and it's on to states for several YAIAA boys' soccer teams. Before that competition starts, cast your vote for the best performance from last week. The AOW poll is open until 5 p.m. … Continue reading
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Cajun Dance Party were an indie rock band which formed in London, England in 2005. They consist of Daniel Blumberg (vocals), Robbie Stern (guitar, violin), Vicki Freund (keyboards, vocals), Max Bloom (bass, vocals), Will Vignoles (drums).
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Exciting news! Moving forward, I'll be blogging about my cancer treatment on Gawker, specifically at http://robertkessler.kinja.com/. Please follow along there!
Exciting news! Moving forward, I'll be blogging about my cancer treatment on Gawker, specifically at http://robertkessler.kinja.com/. Please follow along there!
This is the best chemo present I've gotten yet. It's from my 9-year-old cousin who clearly knows me very well.
I'm now officially checked into the hospital for what will be a 5-6 stay while I receive my first full chemotherapy treatment. This EPOCH treatment is administered in 5 bags which each take a full 24 hours to enter my body. The drug cocktail is so strong that there are some pretty serious side effects, which is why I'm doing the full treatment in the hospital, where doctors and nurses can watch me.
Fortunately Sloan-Kettering has lovely accommodations and they aren't too strict with visiting hours rules so I've had plenty of people to keep me company during my stay.
Before I was officially admitted, a PICC line was shoved into my body. It's essentially a more permanent IV, and will remain connected to me (even when I'm not receiving chemo) until I go into remission. Though I'm glad I won't be seeing as many needles in the future, it serves as just another constant reminder of my sickness, another physical marker that I am not well. It's these sorts of things — the low energy, the low appetite, literal tubes hanging out of my upper arm — that tend to get me depressed about my sickness more than anything else.
In good news, the chemo has made me feel lightyears better than I'd previously felt. The anti-nausea medication is doing wonders and I've taught countless medical professionals the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated," which feels like a good deed.
Anyway, enjoy my hospital photo album of sorts, I'll post a pic of all the One Direction posters once I've gotten them all hung on my bulletin board.
Today I went back to Sloan-Kettering for my first chemo treatment. It was, surprisingly, the most drama-free day I've had this far. In fact, I'd even go so far to say that it was lovely.
Today I was receiving a dose of rituximab, which is one of several drugs I'll be receiving as part of my chemotherapy. The others will be administered to me over a five-day period, during which I'll be an inpatient at the hospital. This is because the drugs are so powerful, they could cause kidney or liver failure.
It's actually remarkable how wonderful I feel tonight. The entire day was pretty easy, but there was one hitch about an hour into the treatment. As my nurse (an angel in a lab coat) had warned me about, I suffered a mild allergic reaction to the medication. Within seconds, I began to itch, broke out into hives and felt a debilitating pain in my stomach. My angel Vicky ran into the room and gave me a dose of hydrocortisone and a shot of morphine. Within minutes I was asleep and when I woke up, I was back on the rituximab and felt great.
The anti-nausea drugs I was given during treatment have been wonderful and I truly feel better tonight than I have in at least a month. In addition, I'm just so happy to have finally gotten to the treatment stage of cancer, where I feel like I'm being proactive about the disease in my body.
Though I hate to check into the hospital, I'm actually excited about tomorrow and getting more treatment done.
This is very comforting to hear. Thanks for sharing your story!
Thank you so much. This is an incredibly sweet compliment and I am not worthy at all. But good luck to your boyfriend. Through this process I've met some lovely doctors/nurses and some shitty ones. We need more of the former.
After nearly two months, my treatment finally starts today. It's a strange feeling, but honestly I'm quite happy. It's been a grueling process thus far and ever since I got my diagnosis all I've wanted was to start treating it.
Today I'll receive a dose of one of the medications in my chemo cocktail. The rest will be given to me tomorrow as an inpatient at Sloan-Kettering.
Let's do this!
I first want to start by saying that the response to my piece, " Dear Bill Keller: I Have Cancer. Is That OK?," has been remarkable. Thank you all so much for reading and for reaching out to me.
But today wasn't all roses unfortunately. At a scheduled appointment with my oncologist, I learned that the tumor in my intestines is growing much more quickly than initially anticipated. This presents some pretty serious health risks and I'm going to have to do a much more intense course of chemotherapy than I'd originally planned. (For those in the medical field, I'll be undergoing EPOCH chemotherapy.)
What this means is that my first session of chemo this week will no longer be outpatient. On Thursday, I'll check into the hospital for a five day stay so that the hospital can watch me (there is some fear that the chemo could wreak havoc on my kidneys and liver).
I also learned today that there is only a very small chance that I will go into remission after just one course of chemo treatments. This is due to me possessing 4 of 5 risk factors I don't completely understand. Essentially, this road is going to be a lot harder and a lot longer than I'd anticipated.
My meeting with the oncologist today was devastating. But what wonderful timing that the entire time I was feeling bad about myself, there were hundreds of people — friends and strangers alike — supporting me, comforting me, saying kind things about me. The internet can really be a wonderful place sometimes.
Here's a thing I wrote about writing about cancer.
Hospital selfie!
I'm getting ready to have a biopsy done. It should be the last step before I can begin treatment. The gown isn't my favorite thing I've ever worn…
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Summer on a Budget
How to save money but still have fun this summer.
Danielle Hoston: Memorial Day has marked the beginning of summer, and the recession (the so-called "R-word," as I like to put it) hasn't quite passed. With the end of school just around the corner, I spent some time brainstorming great ways to have fun this summer on a reduced budget. Here are my tips for cheap date nights, fun with the family, and summer vacations without spending a lot of money.
Be a Cheap Date
1. Take advantage of coupons and special promotional nights at your favorite restaurants that offer either free food or a free activity (salsa dancing, live music, etc.).
2. Plan day dates. Activities during the day are typically less expensive than nighttime activities. Besides, you can enjoy the weather and get outside! Seek out new places to hike, bike, roller skate, or just explore with your spouse.
3. Hotels need to fill rooms and have cut their prices accordingly. You can often get a romantic night away from home for less than a dinner for two.
Fun with the Family
1. Don't forget parks and beaches ... fun in the sun for free!! Pack a picnic meal and skip the cost of eating out. Think about joining a summer league. Local parks and YMCAs offer plenty of programs to get involved in.
2. Outdoor concerts and festivals are also great ways to have some family fun. Check your local listings and community colleges, etc., for activity calendars.
3. Plan a potluck barbeque. Invite friends or family members over and spread the cost of a great afternoon among everybody. Schedule them monthly and try to switch the location or add a new activity (board games, karaoke, etc.).
1. Skip the stress and cost of a typical vacation and try a "staycation." No work, no traveling, no phone, and no computer. Treat yourself to leisurely mornings, an at-home spa, and/or a marathon of your favorite movies or TV show.
2. Owning timeshares can be expensive. Try renting a local timeshare from an owner who will not be utilizing their vacation this year. They are often offered at prices well below standard rates.
3. You can significantly lower the cost of travel by keeping the distance within a few short hours of home or by taking a train instead of a plane.
Remember that everything is negotiable! Keep your eye out for deals and bargains. Amusement parks and sports stadiums are slashing prices in order to lure in visitors. Join mailing lists of your favorite fun spots and pay attention to the offers in your in-box. Whatever you do, DON'T stay home and mope about your money woes. And DON'T use the R-word as an excuse to not create terrific memories this summer with your loved ones.
Do you have a low-cost plan to have fun this summer? What are some ways you save on date night, family fun, and/or vacations?
|Danielle Hoston is a business and finance expert with Hoston and Associates. She is the mom of one and resides in Los Angeles.
They're saying that staycations don't provide the rejuvenation that a vacation does. However, as you said, traveling to someplace near and keeping your travel expenses down is good. And, also another good suggestion you gave, was to rent a timeshare from the owner.
I did it. Saved money on the rental and by only driving 4 hours to get there. My family enjoyed a week in a 2 bedroom luxury suite at the Marriott Timber Lodge in Lake Tahoe. Our rent rate was one fourth the going rate. I found the owners ad at www.TimeshareAdventures.com and they handled everything perfectly. They take care of the money exchange and have an attorney who oversees the rental agreements. I would definitely do that again, my family had the best vacation.
Summer on a budget brings up a good point. All parents want to show their kids a good time and take them on fun road trips. But not all parents can afford extensive trips, and certainly not when it comes to buying plane tickets for 2, 3, or even 4 kids! A nice solution and a cheap solution to family quality time is to head to the park and just hang on the swings. Or dig in the sand if you have a beach or sandpit around. Remember back before TV and video games? Families used to spend time together. Not only was this a more simple way, a better way, but definitely a cheaper way. If you really want to save money and do something fun for the summer, just relax, go to the pool and chill. You don't have to spend a lot to really enjoy your summer as a family.
If you live in California there are many vacation locations you can visit for reasonable prices. Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego-not only fun but family oriented as well. You can also book your flight ahead of time on Southwest Airlines to the Bay Area ($49 each way) if flying from Burbank to Oakland. Napa is just 1.5hr drive. Big Bear has cheaper prices in the summer and you can go hiking as well. Hope this helps! ;)
I save big, clients have homes away from home so they always offer them up when we are ready to vacation!!! DATE NIGHT! Good ole Bowling! Most places offer unlimited bowling after 10:00 and we are always up for that!!! Potluck bbq's with friends and family are the best!!!
This is exactly what I needed. Thanx Danisha.


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The Indiana Pacers were in Miami for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday.
The Pacers looked poised going into the locker room at halftime with a 4 point lead.
Then LeBron James went to work for Miami with a dominating third quarter. James scored 16 of his 30 points in the third adding to a 20 point turn around.
The Heat controlled the game after that and went on to beat the Pacers 90-79.
Miami leads the series 3-2. Indiana will have a chance to push a game 7 on Saturday at Bankers Life Field House.


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Hey, Macy's and Nordstrom: Costco is on your heels
When it comes to clothing, Americans want nice threads for little money. As the big-box wholesaler steps up its fashion lines, it could start outstripping the competition.
It's not that Americans don't want apparel. They just want to pay very little for it. That's one of the many things I learned from Craig Jelinek, the chief executive officer of Costco (COST), when I visited the company's Harlem store Thursday.
He said apparel has been the standout performer of late, and when you look around at his selection, you notice that Costco has taken the quality up a notch while really driving down the prices. For example, Costco is selling $1,000 Versace handbags for $500. The store just got in some killer Italian ties that look no different from the Ferragamos I wear, for 1/10 of what I pay for the name brand. The Kirkland signature dress shirts are so similar to what I buy at Saks (SKS) that you can't tell the difference, except they are 1/4 the price.
I have to believe that with 50 million members in the United States who are seeking to get their money's worth from their dues, Costco is taking a huge share from traditional retailers with these kinds of products. There's enough selection now -- much more than I have ever seen -- and enough famous brands, as well as the Kirkland private-label version, that I think Costco may actually be helping to reorder the apparel universe along with TJX (TJX) and Ross Stores (ROST).
Costco did confound me with its call that televisions are weaker. Could more people be going to Best Buy (BBY) this year now that it discounts so effectively? But Jelinek did say that tablet sales are very strong, so it isn't a revulsion to hardware.
And I don't want to draw much of a conclusion from Costco about PVH (PVH) and V.F. Corp (VFC). They've become big international companies that are more levered to overseas than to here.
But still, you can see Costco really giving Macy's (M) and Neiman's and Nordstrom (JWN), not to mention Penney's (JCP), a real run for their money.
I think it's a game changer that simply isn't getting talked about enough, considering the power and reach this membership wholesaler has in this country.
Action Alerts PLUS, which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, is long COST and TJX.
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.....but Jim, maybe your next sentence should be:
"but because they don't have much disposable income anymore, they're wearing what they already have in their closets and drawers"
When the middle class is strong again, we will replace our worn out threads. I'd much rather buy quality apparel than fashion apparel that won't last.....and make it Made in USA.
I have an old coat, insulate jacket and had a sweatshirt hoodie...Probably both bought at Penneys or Sears...They are over 35-40 years old.
They are worn, ripped up from briars and barbed wire fences..
I got a couple of new hooded sweatshirts over last Christmas or so...Miss Lilly threw my old hood away or put it in cat shed..
The new hooded one lasted about 20 pulls on the zipper before it broke, no one fixes zippers..
I keep my old coat hid and warned her of consequences if it disappears.
They don't make decent clothes anymore unless you pay a fortune for them, then they are questionable at best..
everyone knows now most products we see are made in china, or vietnam or india or some other child slave labor country.
therefore we do not expect to pay crazy money for the same articles ~ handing cash to the latest overpaid CEO.
the stores opened their floodgates to cheap labor. now we want to see cheap retail prices as well.
VERY cheap retail prices.
we need SOMEthing for our sever reduction in american jobs.
They increase profit margins for a reason buddy, they don't care if you and I have to pay a nickel or dime more....Or get big packaging with less net ounces in it...
Lumber has gotten smaller, metal has gotten thinner...Or replaced by tough plastic, until you get in a wreck...
Even Twinkie wrappers are 20% bigger then they need to be; A one pound box with 13 ozs. inside?
I have no dog in the fight pertaining to Costco...Only been in one, with friend.
Don't shop there and don't own the stock...Although it is an excellent Company in my opinion.
Yes the textile industry has died a slow death since the 70s and 80s, along with clothiers..
BUT it was not only about Unions..
A great penetration by foreign products by discount stores and others, brought most of demise on.
Unions contributed, but if you think workers should work for 1.50-2.00 bucks an hour back in the 80s then maybe you could say you were right.
Then we could have the "sweat shops " here instead of India, Pakistan. Mexico, S.America and most of Asia or Pacific Rim.
Plus the quality of cloth had to really go down, I believe cotton had a lot of subsidies back then also in the U.S.
It was an Industry that couldn't adjust, much like the auto manufacturing...
Problem with places like Costco wanting to get bigger in clothing or accessories along with driving prices down or wholesale prices...Is the Product has to "be made cheaper."
Lower thread counts in materials...
Less wool or cotton in apparel, more polyester or something similar.
Thinner leather or cheaper tanning..
Dyes that don't last or are not steadfast.
Cheaper made buttons and zippers, less thread or sewing holding them on.
When these big wholesalers got into more clothing, K-mart, WalMart, Target, etc..
The American textile industry pretty much disappeared.
And much of clothing was offshored.
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What about a cornice board, with or without fabric? It won't interfere with the operation of the blinds or add clutter, but could offer a chance to add some texture and color to the room. I do think you have room for curtains/drapes (with cornice or valence) in the bay window, if you want them. It would draw more attention to an area that seems overlooked right now.
As for furniture, I think your arrangement in the living area is nice, but I'm not a huge fan of the small-scale items by the bay window. They aren't big enough to hold their own and are clearly overwhelmed by the size of the windows. A taller console table or an upholstered bench would be a better match.
I like the clean, uncluttered look as it is. And if the curtains aren't functional, I would definitely look for other ways of injecting color and texture that don't interfere with function. For instance, layer a flokati rug over the carpet or add a woven colored pillow or two.
I had a similar look and issue in my condo (which we very recently sold, sorry no pictures). I did very fitted/tailored valances in a geometric pattern and hung them high above the window. The valances had two pinch pleats, and the tailored look kept the simplicity in check with the white shutters, while the fabric added a little warmth to the look. I think the three valances took me only 2 hours to make, with less than $30 in fabric and materials.
I like the look of curtains, even if they're never drawn closed. it's a nice way to add color and texture. Hang your curtain rod extra wide so you can gather the fabric on either side without blocking the view/light.
I think you have a great opportunity in the bay window area to add a reading nook or a second seating/conversation area. It needs larger scale furniture, maybe a low bookcase under the window and an arm chair that's more in scale with the sectional.
Absolutely YES. Make sure you contrast with a nice color. You won't regret it. It'll look great.
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For curtains, how about sheers in the bay, just to soften the corners and further delinate that area. I like the idea of a cornice or valance for the main area though. Or possibly some decorative side curtains hung "high and wide" so that they don't interfer with the operation of the shutters?
I love the shutters w/no curtains, especially the flat wall. The white woodwork contrasted with the wall color is beautiful.
I also think you could do more w/the bay window area. How about an intimate conversation area w/two comfy chairs upholstered in a color? Add a round table w/lamp and enough room for drinks and such.
I like the shutters. Brainstorm about other ways to bring the eye up in that area- perhaps display some post cards above the window? Its a very formal and tidy room, it needs a little loosening up.
I love how the room is so light and airy and bright. Curtains would change that, so I'd leave the windows as is. As for the furniture, it's hard to tell much about the room dimensions from these photos, but I'd probably flip the sectional so that one side goes against the window wall, and the other faces the green painting and the bay windows. Right now, I feel like the sectional is cutting the room in half for no good reason. And I agree, you need something cozy in the bay, like a bench or two comfy chairs.
You have a gorgeous room, and several nice pieces of art and furniture -- it'll be hard to go wrong no matter what you do.
In the bay window area, I think a lovely desk with a streamlined computer would look great. It would fit the scale of the space better, and would add a lot more functionality than a random chair outside of the actual conversation area would.
I agree with the above comments. I just wanted to say that I absolutely *adore* that green painting. It both grabs your attention and adds a calming not. Wonderful effect. (Makes me want to break out the paints...)
I'd love to know what that paint color is.
put a bench under the bay window with colorful pillows. i think the clean shutters look great on their own though.
Nice room!
The shutters in the couch area look great without covering. You could use a larger chair just under the window and perhaps upholster it with color or pattern. Then the chair you are using now could join its twin under the bay window with a small round "dining" table between for bulk--good for a writing table, bar for entertaining, etc. Some curtains there would add a little texture and color and also tone down the light a bit.
put the credenza under the window
mount the green painting
move the arm chair to the bay windowlet
hang curtain rod across the window corner to corner (you don't need to cover the window, just accent it with curtains)
move the armchairs out of the room and put a bench in the bay windowlet with a cushion the same fabric as the curtains
That is... don't hang curtains over the shutters; hang them to the side. Add them for a vertical shot of color and/or pattern that visually heightens the room and brings in softness, but don't make them functional. Hang them so that they will not interfere with the shutter operation. You can also spend a lot less by having fewer, narrower curtains. Adding curtains would make it look more finished. Be careful with valances, because they can easily look dated.
As for the room layout, I think the scale of your chairs is too small to balance well with the sectional and the size of the room. The bay window needs to become its own area: either a reading nook, conversation spot or desk area. You could put a chaise there, or a pair of chairs, or a small writing desk. I'm not sure about the overall plan of the room, but you could definitely try turning your sectional 90º to open up the room as Creative License suggests.
Also, I really love your artwork and credenza.
I wouldnt hang draperies - but I would hang the artwork.
I'd also bring your small chairs into your main seating area, and acquire a pair of larger armchairs to create a second seating area in the bay window around a round central end table.
Thanks for the input! Here's a little more information about the room, and what furniture we have coming (more can be added, so the sky's the limit as far as re-arranging the space)...
My living room dilema
I wouldn't add curtains, no: those shutters are perfect all on their own. I have white horizontal wooden blinds on my windows, and the light-and-shadow-play is enough visual interest for me. I did make my bay window into a cushioned window seat, and added a couple of big plants, so curtains would just be a distraction...
Cushions and a rug, that's the way to go!
I also like the idea of adding curtains to the sides of the windows. The bay window seems to be screaming for attention. The area looks like what used to be a formal dining room before the wall was taken down, which makes it harder to integrate into the living room. The suggestion for large upholstered chairs is a good one. I love the color of the walls, very calming.
I love the shutters without drapes.
I would use plants to add interest and color. Get a couple large plants that are compatible with your light (go to a really good plant store so you can get appropriate advice on keeping them/it alive).
We recommend curtains (as you might imagine!). Seriously, they'll add depth to your room, as well as opportunity for another splash of color.
As for the area at the bay window, it almost looks like a small dining space, doesn't it? If you don't need it for dining, perhaps it would function as a work area, with small desk and chair, and perhaps one or two corresponding slipper chairs.
No, no a thousand times NO!
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The room is coming together beautifully! I'd say try other things first before doing the curtains. The shutters look pretty and clean-lined and I think it'd be annoying to have curtains interfering w/ how they open/close. For the bay windows, I like the idea of an upholstered bench, then add some punchy throw pillows to add color and texture there. For the area opposite the sectional, try hanging your beautiful green painting up on the wall, which will lift the eye and make that area feel more filled out, I think. Also add a more colorful throw pillow to that chair by the window. You might also think about swapping out the lamp on the small side table w/ a chrome arc lamp instead, which again could help move the eye up and therefore integrate the windows in better. I love curtains and have them all over my house, but I think I'd try other things here first.
I think curtains might compete too much with the green painting, but I would add something tall and textural to the right of the window for balance. Maybe a large, arching plant.
that green painting does wonders. if you put curtains, let them compliment it in some way
OF COURSE!! yes, and from the ceiling all the way to the floor.
Curtains for color? Maybe, but I think you are asking the wrong question entirely. Adding colorful curtains to a room that is all neutral or white as this one is (ceiling, wall, floor, sectional) would look off.
Here's what I'd do: start with the floor, always the floor. The carpet is boring (and white highly impractical - looks dirty already in the pictures.) You say you want to add color to the room - why not start there? I'm not suggesting colorful wall to wall - but if it is wood floorboards under that carpet, by all means liberate them and use area rugs with color. If it is concrete, so you need wall to wall, install some thick carpet with texture, in a neutral, but with varied and darker colors in it, and texture, like those rugs that look like they are knit. Or, if plywood, you could lay something else over it as a backdrop to area rugs, like cork, bamboo, etc.
Next, consider the next largest fabric item, the couch. First, ask yourself if you want a couch in there, as you could use just chairs. If you want a couch, why a white one devoid of color? People have this idea that a couch should be white or beige, with tiny bits of color only in throw pillows, and what they end up with is a white box devoid of color. And, it isn't even a white box, but a dingy, dirty box, as the white or beige couch is as impractical to keep from looking dirty as a white rug. A colorful couch, especially in a pattern involving more than one color, rather than a solid color, will not show dirt nearly as much. (The neutral couch is a hard look to pull off well, as it takes a densely layered room with lots of character to look good.)
Next, decide where to place the couch. You say you want to look out windows. Which way do you sit on the couch - or do you also lie or sit on it to read or chat? I ask because if you do, you can also see out windows from over the back or side arm of the couch when seated sideways. I tend to place my couches looking into the room, but with sight lines to windows to the back or sides.
Your sectional, besides sucking the room of color by being white, is also sucking all the life out of the room, as it sits there in the middle and impedes all flow in all directions in the room. I'd try placing it along that paneled wall, where it isn't in the center of the room. But the couch I'd place there would not be a sectional. This room is not right for a sectional. Across from the couch, put a comfortable chair, angled to face toward the bay window. Just one-you want to leave room to flow into the other part of the room. Or, if the room is wide enough, place across from the couch a daybed or chaise style piece-a sofa without the back basically, a studio sofa, as this will be accessible for sitting on from either side, and will not break up the room into two separate areas, but will join the two areas into one.
Alternately, try the couch across from the bay, with its back to the tiled hallway. If you put a sofa there, there will be room to enter the living room from the entry area in front of the credenza.
Your two big wall spaces need to be furnished. The ones where the credenza is now could use a taller bookcase, if you read, or to display photos or whatever if you have photos or whatever. A secretary-style deak also makes a nice taller piece in a living room. As does an upright piano if you play, or plan to give lessons to the little one. This area could also store children's books or toys in taller cabinets on that wall-and the area in front of the credenza would make a nice play area. Or place lower cabinets with artwork above.
If you put the couch facing the bay, put tall bookcases against the paneled wall. You could get ideas about furniture placement from looking at home magazines, or even the Ikea catalogue. But as to what the pieces are, you need to decide what functions you will want to do in this room, and no one can tell you that. A desk or narrow table would also look good along that wall. Put a chair next to the sofa, angled toward the wall and bay window. Add cabinets somewhere for music components and speakers.
Your windows seem rather high off the ground. So no chair will look good in front of them. They are calling out for case pieces or tables about the height of the windows. So yes, move the credenza in front of the rectangular window. Put a table-like piece of some sort in front of the bay - like a small round, square or rectangular table, with chairs on either side. They can be upholstered chairs or not- either way, they can be part of the seating area with the couch. Pick the table and chairs to fit what you will do there- be it play games, read, write, serve coffee, etc. Don't pick them just to look a certain way-nothing looks worse than a table and chairs that clearly are never used.
Whether I'd add curtains would depend on a number of things, including what funiture you have in front of the windows, and the style of the room. I wouldn't do it to add color -- I prefer curtains the blend in with the wall color, or neutral in color. But first decide whether you need curtains for their primary purpose, which is to block light- do you need to block more light than the shutters block? Yes, if you hang them, you hang them at the sides, (to the floor only, not shorter), and they won't block use of your shutters. You can hang decorative panels just at the sides, or if you need to block out light, ones that draw across the window (you open the curtains fully to get at the shutters). If you have furniture blocking where the curtains will hang to the floor, don't hang curtains. Skip valances and cornices in any event -your bare woodwork looks way better than they could ever look. Also, the style of your furnishings will also determine whether your room cries out for curtains- a clean, mimimalist style will not, a period style will. Your current furnishings call out for curtains. But you aren't keeping that sectional and those miniature items in there, are you?
Hope you find some ideas in there....
Thanks for the additional info Katie! I don't think you need curtains but I would hang the artwork like others suggested and add some height to the room. The corner by the credenza is begging for a tall plant.
In the other room where you're built in media console is - you should paint it to match the trim. It would look sooo much better.
I think hanging long panels (that don't need to close, therefore less fabric needed) just to the sides of the windows is very appropriate in this instance. They would add color and verticality to the space, since most of your furnishings are modern, neutral, low and horizontal. Beatiful space!
Yes, painting that media center, and taking out all but the lower cabinets on it, is on the to do list already. As is doing something about the fire place, which has a green stain on it. As for the art, I'll hang it when I finish the piece that's planned for the living room. I need to see how it turns out before I commit to what paintings go where. I've also got some pieces coming from other people, so the walls will soon be more than just storage for my own work. :)
Thanks for all the suggestions! I appreciate it.
Nope no curtains. Your room is great.
No curtains. Beautiful room.


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