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This movie <3. This scene. Aww Brittany Murphy
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This movie <3. This scene. Aww Brittany Murphy
I was rewatching this movie for the thousandth time today and this scene is forever hilarious.
This is like exactly what happened to me, cdfu. Riding In Cars With Boys ~ Brittany Murphy.
I always forget how much I love this movie.
i have never seen this. i want to see it.
Brittany Murphy…the only person I've ever cried for…her & my ex best friend >_
Did anyone ever notice the same couple walking past them twice towards the end of this clip! lol
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CJH company and CAE project staff will be participating in the following workshops:
WAIT training (GET REAL) curriculum
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Braidenton, FL http://www.myrelationshipcenter.org/
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Sun., March 2 – 5, 2014
Tampa, FL http://www.cmhconference.com
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Dr. Wandra P. Hill (Assistant Dean Emerita, NCSU) addresses CAE teens at NCSU bell tower.
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CAE Grant Awarded: CJH is 1 of 9 recipients for the 2012-2014 Competitive Abstinence Education Grant Program (CAE) awards. At-risk teens from among ten (10) NC counties will participate in a voluntary abstinence education program. The project goal is to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies in high-risk areas. Curricula to be offered must be medically sound and age appropriate. Participants are adolescents who are most at risk for unintended pregnancies including those in Foster care, homeless, LGBTQ, reside in rural areas with high rates among peers, and minority groups. Community partners include youth-serving nonprofits, colleges, and faith-based organizations.
CJH welcomes Mrs. Harriett Pavon-Rosado as Training and Site Coordinator for the CAE program. She offers curriculum and leadership training for teens and staff.
Our offices have moved -- now located at 2016 Cameron Street, Raleigh, NC. [York Building at Cameron Village]. The mailing address remains the same at P.O. Box 14264, Raleigh, NC 27620-4264.
We are currently in our 15th anniversary year through November 30th. (2012-2013)
CJH celebrated its 14th anniversary year - Dec 1, 2011 to 2012
August 2011 - Smokey Robinson concert (Asheville); Women of Color caucus training for NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
July 2011 - Sheraton/Koury Convention Center - fireworks viewed from residence on 21st floor.
June 2011 - Ten (10) NFL tickets: ATL vs TB (friends, family, staff).
May 2011 - ACF Grantee Meeting (Baltimore) for Healthy Marriage/Fatherhood projects.
April 2011 - Arlington meeting for GU; *We Are 1 conference (Durham).
March 2011- Diana Ross concert (ten (10) staff, colleagues, friends, family.
February 2011- Staff meeting and lunch at Frankie's Amuzement Park.
January 2011! - Sixteen (16) tickets purchased for Women's Empowerment (family, friends, staff).
December 2010 - Local staff attends AENC Trade show - Halifax staff enjoys lunch and film (For Colored Girls) - dinner at ANGUS Barn courtesy of NCCAA.
CJH celebrated its 12th anniversary year:
November 2010 - Began 13th year of CJH company and services.
October 2010 - Began 5th Year of Healthy Marriage grant project.
September 2010 - Domestic Violence workshops (Virginia and Florida) - all staff.
August 2010 - Open House, Healthy Marriage MATTERS Project, 5 - 7pm.
July 2010 - CJH made $1,000 contribuiton to A Chorus in Miracles.
April 2010 . *Underwriting activities for women's social/educational group events.
March 2010 - Party in TAMPA.
February 2010 - CJH office opens in Roanoke Rapids.
January 2010 - Photos with Judge Glenda Hatchett.
- New 12th Anniversary folders and stickers with every mailing.
December 2009 - Celebratory Party Saturday, December 19, 2009.
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Last night's dinner was broccoli and mushrooms over udon noodles seasoned with garlic, sesame oil and soy sauce and garnished with sesame seeds.
Tomato season is coming to an end here in Connecticut / western Massachusetts, but I did score some real beauties this summer.
I'm not that crazy about raw vegetables (although tomatoes are technically a fruit), and I love fresh tomato pizza so I saw no reason that cherry tomatoes couldn't be used on (vegan) pizza.
Hey, they worked!
Been away from blogging for a while but now that harvest season is in full swing, I guess there's no better time for me to get back to posting - at least some food photos. Last night I came home ravenously hungry and cooked up some local summer squash with garlic and olive oil. Then I splashed in some balsamic vinegar and served the squash over angel hair pasta.
A few months ago, I joined a gym. It took a while to cobble together, but I finally designed a heavy lifting program on my own (with help from the web). The trainer at the gym gave me this machine program that I did for 6 weeks which resulted in nary a change in my body. Now I'm doing this, and I get a good soreness after it, and my arm muscles are getting a little bigger and my butt is getting a little firmer. I also get good and sweaty afterward.
It's important to get enough protein and refuel after working out so I've been making some protein heavy meals that I eat in the break room before starting my shift (I exercise before work). Yesterday it was brown rice, collard greens and pan-fried tofu. I tossed the tofu with a sauce I made of lemon juice, liquid aminos and tahini and a little Dijon mustard and roasted sesame oil. I served my portion with some sriracha drizzled on top.
On Friday I went to the West End Farmers' Market and brought home this beautiful haul: broccoli, collard greens, radishes, a tomato and two zucchini.
I put some of it to use right away and made a beautiful fresh tomato and zucchini pizza.
Although I love my winter pizzas, I think I love summer pizza best of all, and I felt so fortunate to have it again.
Blueberry pie season is here. My crusts may fall apart when I'm assembling them, the pie filling may run juice after I cut into it, but my pies taste delicious, if I do say so myself.
This is the pie I made on June 2. My mom and I made one together a couple weeks later and the crust stayed together and the filling didn't run (I added cornstarch instead of just flour), but it didn't taste as good. Thus, I'm not going to mourn the messiness of my pies because it seems a crumbly crust and runny filling taste better.
I served the pie a la mode with Trader Joe's vanilla Soy Creamy which is probably the best vegan ice cream I've had. And the pie slices stayed together a little better on subsequent servings.
I bought some local (from western Massachusetts - yeah!) collard greens at Whole Foods over the weekend, and I cooked them last night. No special method: just chopped with the large part of the stems removed and cooked with a diced onion in olive oil and garlic and some water. Served with pasta.
Tuesday was opening day for the West End Farmers Market in Hartford. I stopped in, and picked up some beautiful Connecticut grown vegetables: asparagus, Swiss chard and turnips.
That night I cooked the Swiss chard (along with some non-Connecticut grown mushrooms) and served it over shell pasta with steamed turnips (decorated with some parsley flakes) on the side.
Tonight I'll be cooking up the asparagus.
A few months ago I made pizza topped with caramelized onions. Since then I've made caramelized onion pizza a bunch of times because it's just so good. In addition to the usual garlic, diced tomatoes and vegan cheese, I also included mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes.
I'm looking forward to the summer when fresh, local vegetables like tomatoes and zucchini are available for pizza topping, but in the meantime, I'm enjoying caramelized onions. And don't forget that Vegan Pizza Day is June 29 this year!
Last night I made this dish: Macaroni peas, vegan-ized of course. I just left out the cheese. I got the recipe via this article in Slate: Dinner vs. Child: Peas Please! Personally, I've never had a problem eating peas, even as a child, but I was glad to find a new way to prepare them. If I make it again, and I probably will, I will add more garlic and possibly add some lemon juice. This dish is also very pretty to look at.


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Faith's Daily Find 03.12.14
Victuals Grey Bar Cabinet by Russell Pinch for Crate & Barrel
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In honor of The 9-Bottle Bar, our new budget bar column launching today, I thought I'd show you something that is not at all budget, but very much bar - gorgeously so. This delicious bar cabinet was created by British designer Russell Pinch for Crate & Barrel and I love the Shaker-inspired design, with space for everything from wine to glassware to appetizer plates.
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Dustin and I have been looking for a bar, and this one is just drop dead gorgeous. Slightly..coughalotcough..out of our budget, but definitely gorgeous!
I'm just not seeing what is worth $2500 in this piece of furniture, even if it comes with all the booze and glassware. You could buy an entertainment armoire from Craigslist, paint & outfit it like this piece, and completely stock it for SIGNIFICANTLY less than this sticker price.
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The Effect of "Twice Cycle" Practice Teaching System for Economics and Management Specialty: A Case of Sichuan Agricultural University
Economics and management specialty are characterized with a high demand for practice, thus field work is an essential part of curriculum system. This paper takes the practical teaching of College of Economics and Management of Sichuan Agricultural University for instance, exploring its practical education system, "twice cycle", originally created by its teaching staff and catering for the economics and management majors of civil universities. This paper expounds the necessity, the procedure and the effect of this practice teaching system, and finally puts forward recommendations for further improvement.
Key words: Universities; Practice teaching system; Economics and management specialty; Twice cycle; Combination of virtuality and reality
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Truth. When I am at an antique faire or an antique market and I see a pile of old books I have to force myself to put one foot in front of the other and slowly walk, not run, toward them. Even though my eyes are fixed on that stack of books like a drowning man staring at the shore, I ignore my fingers twitching at my side and approach steadily.
Once I reach the shop or stall I totally forget about trying to appear like a normal human. I take comfort in the fact that the owner won't judge me if I sink to the dusty floor and give myself over to the draw of the books. They would never judge me if there are tears in my eyes when I find an old Tennyson.
There are old friends in each pile and there are new friends whispering hello! There are ageless treasures and there are ones that have been loved until the spine is thin.
I love literature. I love that I can be anywhere in any world in a matter of seconds. That nothing is impossible. Literature is a bridge to that part of our soul that longs for creative freedom and for those few precious moments I can let myself fly.
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Locals dominate area All-District teams
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The District 3-5A champion Bowie Volunteers won the lion's share of the awards in the All-District team, which was recently released.
The Volunteers placed 14 players on the team, plus coach Kenny Perry was tabbed as Coach of the Year. Perry's sophomore quarterback, Tony James, was named as the district's Most Valuable Player, and sophomore safety Nico Small was selected as Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
Other Bowie players picked for first team honors included receivers Eric Rivers and Brican Crossley (pictured above), running back Don Jerry, offensive linemen Kris Thigpen and Stephen Young, safeties Rod Winters and Edwin Freeman, cornerback Steven Wesley, and defensive linemen Bradley Stody and Angel Tovar.
District runner-up Martin was also well-represented, placing senior tailback Kyle Hicks as Offensive Player of the Year, senior kicker Ben Grogan as Special Teams player of the Year, and senior Matt Waller as Utility Player of the Year. Grogan was also honored by being selected first team All-State and Hicks was Honorable Mention All-State.
Also honored on the first team for Martin were fullback Eric Hughes, tight end Skylar Tardy, defensive end Myles Garrett, safety Jordan Avery and cornerback Jared Phipps.
Tabbed from Arlington High were senior linebacker Sammy Douglas as Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore tailback Raymond Sheard as Offensive Newcomer of the Year, running back Brandon Washington, receiver Dontha Robinson, quarterback Connor Huffman, offensive linemen Daireck Hicks, Joseph Medina and Dylan Atkisson, defensive tackle Ke'andre Love, defensive end Darion Anderson, cornerback Cory Bernard and safety Jason Davis.
Selected from Lamar were safety Marquise McClinton, offensive tackle Erich Sullins, receiver Kavonta Mayweather, kicker Ryan Jacobs and punter Reggie Pearson. Honored from Sam Houston were tailback Andrew Alvarado, offensive tackle Myron Hicks, guard Pete Gomez, defensive tackle Byron Pruitt and cornerback Dawaune Sykes. Pruitt was also an honorable mention All-State selection.
Representing Juan Seguin on the 15-4A All-District team was wide receiver Jordan Hicks, while Summit placed receiver Patrick Tshituka and defensive end Ben Ashon.
Honoring Timberview on the 7-5A team were receiver DeAndre Fuller, running back Josh Smith, offensive tackle Armani Smith, linebackers Damian Walker and Brandon Garner, safeties Brandon Simmons and Trevor Walker, defensive tackle Alejandro Anzeldua and cornerback Edward Paris, who was also a first-team All-State selection.
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A DIY Bird Feeder: Repurpose Your Old Glass Bottles
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Just in case you needed another re-use for your old glass bottles, this simple DIY bird feeder is made using scrap wood, wire, a hook, the base of a plastic bottle, and an old glass sauce bottle.
Basically you create the wooden support, upend the closed bottle of seed and secure it to the backing, then secure the base tray. When the feeder is secure you can open the bottle and let the seed flow through. As the tray empties more seed should fill it so you don't have to refill every couple of days, just sit back and enjoy the birds.
You can check out the full how to here on esprit cabane.
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A million thanks for this idea. Not only do I feel bad filling the recycle bin with dozens of glass juice bottles, I also have a neighbor who threatened to call public health if we did not remove our bird feeder. This would be perfect for an out-of-sight display! :)
Nice idea. How easy would it be to fill it?
@Emmi I don't understand why the public health folks would care? I love birds, though.
@Ethicalcannibal they probably wouldn't care. It attracts pigeons so maybe they could make the case with that. Our neighbor hates animals, plus she had bought a brand new truck for her husband (who wakes up at 4 am to go hunting and tosses stuff in the back very loudly, waking us up on weekends) and they were worried the truck would *gasp* get bird poo on it.
So bird poo would be worse than the blood and guts of dead animals he brought home in the truck bed after hunting?
Pigeons are bad, but rats are worse -- pigeons can't gnaw into your house, poop in your walls, and die there.
Even if you think a rat can't get to the feeder, birds make a mess and scatter seed as they eat (who ever said that eating like a bird was dainty, anyway??), which would provide plenty of rat snacks.
On my third floor deck, I probably wouldn't worry about it too much, but my friend who used to live on the first floor did have a problem with rats living under her deck and getting into her walls. The crazy part is that it was because a rabbit had nested under there, and the rat probably lived off its poops. Gross!
So, sorry Emmi, but depending on your housing situation, your neighbors just may have a valid point.
@Rapunzel LOL yeah or the pesticides he sprayed on our lawn without permission. He was already fined $300 in a neighboring town for violating noise ordinances.
@Akay I understand what you're saying but it's humans who destroyed the habitat of predators and competitors of rats and pigeons, that's why they're so abundant in the first place. I've never heard of anyone getting deathly ill from pigeons but human pollution has not only made people severely ill but has also nearly destroyed the planet.
We only used our feeder in the winter anyway, which so far as I can tell only attracted a few pigeons at most. The most I ever saw was 2. Just had to take them down before the starlings showed themselves again. Anyway, back to the topic on hand: I will defineltly try this awesome feeder, and I will not take this one down no matter who she calls! :D


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Spin-offs, or parent companies which themselves spin off business units, have historically outperformed the market following the event as management is better able to focus on its core business. As a result, some hedge funds like to identify spin-off opportunities as sources of potential strong returns (learn more about investing in spinoffs) and we think that investors who have a holding period of a few months to a few years can consider spinoffs a "hunting ground" for investment opportunities, screening these picks according to a number of criteria.
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Following its spinoff of animal health company Zoetis earlier this year, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) makes our list as the large pharmaceutical company pays a 3.4% annual yield. This move came on the heels of more divestments, including Pfizer's sale of its children's nutrition products unit to Nestle last year, as part of a plan to create a leaner and more focused company.
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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a $67 billion market cap pharmaceutical company, is itself a spinoff from Abbott Laboratories from the beginning of this year. Its stock price is up 19% since it became independently traded, slightly higher than the return of the S&P 500. The company has made two quarterly dividend payments since going public, of $0.40 per share apiece; that makes for a dividend yield of 3.8%. While comparisons to a year ago aren't quite perfect, since it was a business unit of Abbott Labs at the time, AbbVie did report a 10% increase in earnings in Q1 2013 versus a year earlier.
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In May, real estate investment trust Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT), which invests in real estate related securities such as commercial and residential mortgage loans, spun out New Residential Investment. Since that time, Newcastle has increased its dividend to $0.17 per share per quarter. That is a yield of over 10%; real estate investment trusts often pay high yields, as they need to distribute a large share of taxable income to shareholders in order to maintain their favorable tax treatment. We'd note that New Residential Investment also seems to offer a yield above 3%, though of course the tie to the real estate market makes these dividends risky.
We can also look at companies planning to spin out a significant portion of their business later this year. For example, security and intelligence services company SAIC (NYSE: SAI) appears to be spinning out the portion of its business not dealing with government customers, "Leidos" -- this is actually the larger portion of its business at least by revenue.
SAIC has recently been making quarterly dividend payments of $0.12 per share, which would make for an annual yield of 3.7% at current prices. We'd note that -- possibly due to lower government spending -- revenue and earnings both declined last quarter compared to the first quarter of 2012.
Siemens (NYSE: SI) plans to spin out most of its lighting business, Osram, in July of this year. Osram will be valued at over $4 billion, compared to Siemens' current $84 billion valuation. This isn't a particularly large piece of the company, but it would still be one fewer thing for management to worry about; the company has been criticized in the past for being too bloated and diversified.
The dividend yield at Siemens is 2.9%. While perhaps a bit low for a pure income investor, analysts are optimistic about the value opportunity here and the stock's current valuation is only 10 times forward earnings estimates.
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There are a variety of special situations that ardent investors can take advantage of, but spin-offs and spin-outs -- when studied extensively -- can provide intriguing appreciative opportunities. In many cases, spun off entities are undervalued immediately following a split, but income investors can also take solace in the fact that many of these companies pay dividends. The aforementioned five -- Pfizer, AbbVie, Newcastle, SAIC, and Siemens -- all offer solid yields in attractive situations. We'd pay close attention to these companies moving forward.
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'When She Makes More': 10 rules for breadwinning women
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A few years ago, my little brother moved his family to Seattle. His wife had received a promotion and an opportunity to work at her company's flagship location. The offer was too good to refuse. There was just one problem: They moved before Tony could find a job.
Tony's wife enjoyed her new position and increased salary. He pounded the pavement looking for work. He had no luck. When he was in Portland a few months later, he stopped by my place for a beer.
"How are things going?" I asked.
"They're OK," he said, but he paused a moment, which told me things weren't okay.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Well, it sucks," he said. "It sucks to have your wife be making all the money in the family. I don't feel like a man. I mean, I'm proud of her and everything, but I am the one who should be providing for us, not her. Ever since we moved, I haven't felt good about myself."
Tony isn't alone. In roughly one-quarter of married U.S. couples, the wife earns more than her husband, up from just 6 percent in 1960. While this fact isn't an issue in many marriages — during the time we were together, Kris almost always made more than I did and neither of us minded — for other couples, this can be a real problem.
This dynamic is the subject of a new book from Farnoosh Torabi. In When She Makes More, Torabi explores statistics, biology, and psychology to explain why relationships often suffer when the woman makes more — and how order and harmony can be restored in this new kind of relationship.
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Torabi cites a lot of research (so much research, in fact, that at times the reading is dry) about how relationship dynamics change when the woman in a relationship makes more than the man. She also includes anecdotes to illustrate some of the pitfalls (and solutions) to common problems, such as shared housework and childcare.
Her book is structured around 10 rules for managing money in a relationship in which the woman is the primary breadwinner. Her rules are:
- Face the facts. To start, couples have to accept their situation for what it is. She makes more. And because she does, risks of burnout, infidelity, and divorce are much higher than with a traditional relationship where the man is the breadwinner. To deal with the very real psychological costs, each couple must recognize the trade-offs they're making to maintain this dynamic.
- Rewrite the fairy tale. Torabi says that it used to be that girls grew up "dreaming of marrying a Prince Charming who could provide for them and their children." To be happy in the modern world, women (and men) must dream of something different. As they date and marry, they have to change their expectations, and look for new ways to achieve an effective partnership.
- Level the financial playing field. Like me, Torabi believes money management is more an emotional issue than a logical one. It's important to establish a family financial structure that's appropriate for your situation, one that's fair and equitable to both partners. For some, that means joint finances. For others, that means separate finances. Financial chores should be divvied up based on each partner's strengths.
- Hack the hypotheticals. To make better long-term financial decisions, Torabi says women must consider a series of "what if?" questions. Plan in advance to deal with the unexpected. Consider a prenup (or postnup) agreement. Prepare for the future, including retirement and elder care for your parents.
- Cater to the male brain. Once you've leveled the financial playing field in the relationship, you need to level the emotional playing field. Don't ignore or trivialize the psychological impact that occurs when men aren't able to act as "providers." Both partners should be open and honest about their feelings so that neither becomes resentful.
- Buy yourself a wife. Like it or not, women do most of the household chores — even when they're the primary breadwinners. This can quickly lead to resentment. Torabi suggests a couple of ways of dealing with this. First, the breadwinning woman can change her expectations. If that's not enough, establish clear roles for each partner. But often the best solution is to hire a housekeeper.
- Break the glass ceiling (but carry a shield). While women balance the needs of their relationships, they mustn't neglect their careers. "If you're a woman making the majority of the family income, you need to create your own 'insurance policy'," Torabi writes. Acknowledge and embrace the double standards. Be careful to avoid burnout. Learn to compartmentalize the different aspects of your life.
- Plan parenthood. Kids change everything. Most people realize this, of course, but many people fail to plan sufficiently for the challenges of children. Again, both partners should negotiate roles appropriate to their skill sets. And both partners need to be flexible and willing to compromise as you make it all work.
- Grow a thicker skin. Everyone has an opinion — and many folks will criticize you for choosing a non-traditional role. Ignore everyone. Do what works for you and your relationship. If you need to, prepare script responses to common questions. Lend each other support during especially turbulent times (such as criticism from family members).
- Remember to breathe. Finally, remember that your ultimate goal is happiness. Do what you need to obtain it. Get help when you need help. Don't let the haters get you down. Do what's best for your relationship.
I expected When She Makes More to be aimed at helping women level the economic playing field. It's not. There are no tips here about how to negotiate your salary, communicate effectively, or cope with sexism in the workplace. Instead, this book is targeted at women who have already established successful careers.
"This book is not about feminism," Torabi writes in the introduction. And it's not. She's not trying to push an agenda. Her goal is to provide pragmatic and practical info for couples who find themselves struggling with a specific situation. I think she succeeds. This will be a valuable book for many people.
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Over and over, Torabi stresses the importance of "making it all work." Framing it like this instead of "doing it all" or "having it all" makes sense. I have some friends who exemplify this notion.
My good friend Mac (with whom I used to write Get Fit Slowly) is a stay-at-home dad. A decade ago, he was a high-school science teacher and a baseball coach. After his wife finished medical school, she took a job as a pathologist at a local lab. She earned more in one year than he did in five. When they had children, the choice was easy: He elected to become a stay-at-home dad.
Yesterday, I asked Mac how he felt about Pam being the family breadwinner. "I'm fine with it," he said. "It works for us and always has."
But Mac says the reason it works has more to do with their personalities than anything else. "I'm laid back," he said. "I don't get jealous of other people. And especially not of my wife for making more money than me!"
Plus, he and his wife have taken turns with the role. During the years she was in medical school, Mac was the primary breadwinner. She plans to retire early, and when she does, Mac will probably resume working.
"You have to remember that we planned this," Mac said. "We knew we wanted one of us to stay at home with the kids. It would have been stupid for me to have kept working instead of Pam."
One final note: I think this book can be helpful for other couples too, not just those in which the woman earns more. For instance, after two years together Kim and I have started exploring the world of shared finances. Who pays for what? How often? Do we share any accounts? How do we budget for a shared future? Reading When She Makes More helped me recognize that some of what I'd been asking for tilted the balance of power in the relationship too far in one direction.
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My wife took a job about 3 years ago resulting in her earning about 10-15% more than I do (depending on whther she earns the quarterly bonus). She also works roughly 50% more hours. her paycheck is nice; it's the complaints when I am enjoying my weekend and she is plowing through a stack of reports and performance evaluations I could do without.
I honestly don't know what I'd do if my wife made more than me. I'd like to think I'd be OK with it, but who knows?
I think the most likely conflict would come up if either of us had a great opportunity come up that required relocation. Who would sacrifice their career in the short term? Would it go with the higher earner? If both of us were high up on our respective career ladders, how would we deal with that?
Honestly, I bet a lot of the struggles are the same if you had two career-driven people in a marriage. Money may just be a secondary thing.
Tony sounds like he needs to deal with his insecurities.
I remember an example from a class my husband took in college – I think it was from The Second Shift – that illustrated that as long as the couple was in agreement about who should be the breadwinner their marriage would be OK, even if that was not the reality. That is, a marriage will be strong if the couple shares the same values regarding career and earnings – doesn't matter if they want a male breadwinner, a female breadwinner, alternating, or irrelevant.
I haven't had to face a "she makes more" situation in my marriage yet – my husband and I have always earned approximately the same amount of money (though precisely, he earns about 3% more than I do) – but it's likely that we will next year. The biggest potential discrepancy between our near future incomes is that I could earn about 3x more than him for a year or two, and then the difference would shrink or he might earn more. Neither of us cares who earns more so I think we'll be okay no matter how it shakes out (per my comment above). My husband had the example of a breadwinning mother his entire life so I don't think he has any hang-ups there.
Even though I don't care who earns more money in my marriage, I do care about ambition and career track. I have married an 'equal,' education-wise, and I don't think that I would have married someone with considerably less education or very limited income potential. Though I haven't read When She Makes More, I would imagine that situation causes more problems than couples who have similar ambition and education and just happen to be in career trajectories that give disparate salaries.
Good grief, JD!
What advice would you give to same-sex couples? I shudder at the thought!
You're missing a pronoun there, so I don't know how to respond to this comment.
That said, you've made a great point. Often when I hear discussions about gender different, I too think, "What advice would we give a same-sex couple?" Kind of removes all the baggage and makes it easier to see what's best.
I'm not married, but my mom ALWAYS made more money than my dad. To my knowledge, this was not a big issue for either of them. I don't think my dad ever felt like less of a man, or that my mom felt like she didn't need my dad. This is not to say that they didn't fight about money; they had this idyllic suburban dream and, I now know, were seriously over-leveraged in order to achieve it. But, their roles as spouses and parents didn't really depend on who brought home the bacon.
Nice problem to have!
Yeah – while this article is great and gives great tips for a legitimate problem, in an ideal world there wouldn't be books like this because we wouldn't need them. The pressures of masculinity can be very problematic.
When I was dating, it seemed that the topic of money would come up on the first date only in two very specific contexts: 1. The guy made a LOT of money and was hoping that would impress me, or 2. The guy didn't make a very high salary and was asking how much I made, hoping that I didn't make more. Personally, I thought that discussing salary on the first or 2nd date was always a bad idea, and I was kind of weirded-out by both of these situations.
However, I did find it interesting that salary ratio was a major dating factor for at least a couple of guys – in fact, one of those guys noticeably cooled off after learning that I made more money than he did. I wasn't making very much at the time, so I can't even imagine how little he was making…I figured that eventually he was going to have to either change his dating criteria, start making more money, or just limit himself to dating interns.
I figured that eventually he was going to have to either change his dating criteria, start making more money, or just limit himself to dating interns.
Wow, I don't know what to make of that.
I've had similar reactions on dates in the past. I've never disclosed how much I make unless it was a serious relationship, but the guy has. And it's weird. They were so proud of making X thousand dollars per year and I just didn't have the heart to tell them how much I make. It definitely did not impress met at all when a guy made $100,000 less than me, but he was so, so proud of it. It just boggled my mind.
I dated someone a couple years ago who really did not like that I made more money, even though we both made well over $100,000. I thought it quite silly, but he wouldn't let me pay for a thing and that's just not okay in my books. We are a team of equals. Thankfully my current boyfriend is on the same page. We still split meals either 50/50 or by what we ordered and we've been together almost a year.
I saw that type of thing, too, when I was on the online dating site. For those commenting that income and man as the breadwinner is irrelavant in this day and age I don't see that happening. Among my close circle of friends, yes, but enough of our society is still tied into that notion that a book attempting to deliberately bust those notions is needed.
My current boyfriend also noticed that when he went on first dates it was sort of expected that he'd at least offer to pay for the entire date. He would also get the cold shoulder from women when they discovered that he still rented instead of owning a home. (And, for a place like Boston this is STUPID. We have such high housing costs and so many grad students that a thirtysomething renting isn't at all strange.)
I'm part of Generation X. My current boyfriend was raised in a feminist household but even HE had to struggle with the fact that he won't be a high wage earner. Similarly, I grew up watching my mom hold the family finances together but even I didn't really think I'd make more than any potential husband. Yet, for both of us, the traditional gender roles still seeped into our minds and affected our assumptions about relationships. Obviously, we've got past them, but that took some active thought.
I'm from the school of 'if he asks me out, he pays'. I also never, ever asked a guy out. If he's interested he will ask, if not, then no. I was taught that but I also learned the hard way. I'm a late GenXer but was raised to "let men be men".
Its a bit ironic given my mother was the one to carried the load at home but maybe that's why she wanted something different for me as unpopular as it may be.
I was raised the same way!! Mom told me that girls do NOT call the boys… Having these different schools of thought floating around can make things funky when dating. "If I don't offer to pay will he be miffed?" "If I offer to pay will he be insulted?"
I went with the rule the the person who asks pays. But, having those traditional dating rules in flux can lead to some awkwardness.
I think age and generation has a lot to do with it as well. My DH was raised by a Depression Era, WWII vet and he would spin in and levitate out of his grave if my DH were to ask me to "pay my share" while we were dating. 'That's not he he raised his son.'
Thank "hey Zeus!" I am single. I agree with what one commenter said about younger people not being as anxious about who make more than whom. Everyone is just trying to survive and if you are lucky enough to find someone who makes that goal easier (whether because they earn more, or bring something else to the table), then that is enough.
Personally I don't need to make more than a spouse. I just am the type of person where I feel like I need to make at least enough to support myself. I think it makes a little more sense for anxiety and questions of self-worth to creep in when one person is not making ANY money and is truly counting 100% financially on someone else…but if you are making enough that you could take care of yourself and your household, then anything else should be considered bonus (no matter who is making it).
For me it's more important that my spouse is doing a job they feel called to do and they aren't there just to be there. I don't like complacency…life is too short for that. As long as he truly enjoys and does the best at whatever he does and his earnings are not putting a strain on goals we both agree we want, or a strain on me. If I'm working 3 jobs to pay off our house like we both agreed we wanted to do, and he's selling skim boards at the beach because it's fun and he enjoys making them…we will need to have a talk at that point.
To me it's not the amount of money that would bother me…it would be the amount of effort and if we are on the same page or not. I personally love the idea of an ebb and flow type of a deal that I've seen some couples do. They switch off who works part time and full time. It puts them both in eachother's shoes.
Wow J.D.! I cant believe the s#%t storm that this thoughtful post brought up. You did right in your initial post and I don't understand the great maelstrom that it has touched off. Everyone please take a deep breath and settle down, me thinks thou doth protest too much. J.D. and I are off the first generation where women started to really work outside of the home and speaking for myself I though many of the issues that we are talking about were hashed out 20-25 yrs. ago. I guess I'm lucky I don't care if I don't make the most in our household, we have separate accounts anyway, but we all pull together for the common household good. "Many hands make light work" goes the old saying and that is what I try to practice in all aspects of my life.
On a different note I would say that there is a real burr under the saddle for a lot of you dear bloggers out there. Just sit back and reread this whole article and the responses, wow. Ok flame away, I have my Nomex Underoos on so I shant get too crispy. I'm going to work in a little bit so I wont be able to respond for a couple of days, Should be interesting reading!
Wow!! Obviously a whole lot of smart people who read this blog must live in a bubble.
These are the opinions expressed by two people, an author and a blogger.
But to weigh in. When hubby and I got hitched I was a single mother with no degree of 2 tweens. He was a professional, but junior in his field. We made about the same salary going in to our marriage. He had more debts than I, we both owned our own homes. His worth more – bigger mortgage, mine not worth as much, but lower mortgage. We sat down for a discussion with lessons learned from previous relationships. After a balance sheet analysis we realized that we were basically had the equivalent bottom lines.
Flash forward and quickly past 10+ years of adjusting to a blended family (kids & pets) and I still make more money that my husband, but I also started work in high school and have 10 yrs experience on him. However, while we had tribulations through the first years they had more to do with blending of personalities and adjusting to a partnership.
I've had health issues over the past 3 years and as an earlier poster said, the food on the table may not have been what I would have cooked, but it was there. He had a horrid job for 5 years that stretched him professionally and personally prior to that and he did not complain once about the fact that the house may not have been as tidy as he likes to keep it.
Our 2 year plan is to get ourselves to a place financially where I can take a career gap. Originally, the plan was that I would retire 5-10 years before him, but we've decided no time like the near present. We're both on the same page with that. Yahoo!! And in the interim we will continue to do what we do. I work 36 hours over 4 days a week with a 45-60 minute public transit commute each day. When I get home, the dog has been walked, there is something planned to eat that night and lunches are ready for the next day plus most of the laundry is done and he's already either worked out or on his way to working out. He works a 5 day/35 hour week with a 10-15 minute commute each way. On my day off I make sure that our social calendars are coordinated, the house is reasonably clean, the laundry that I'm picky about is done and usually I make sure that I take time for my faves: yardwork in the summer and quilting the other 3/4 of the year.
His income has reached it's maximum ramp up time….his next move/promotion will likely result in sizeable increases and mine has like reached it's height other than COLA.
Neither of us are too concerned about who makes what amount. (Note: all of our friends and family firmly believe that he's the wallet.) It just doesn't matter. Much the same way I don't think it matters much to him if I cut my hair short or leave it long. As long as you've got communication skills it works out in the end.
Sum total of this long-winded parable is that if you're not honest right with your partner and yourself from the get-go it's gonna come back to haunt you. Further to that life is everchanging, so if you're life is evolving then you and your partner had better sit down and get your thoughts and emotions to evolve to.
Good article, but I take exception to the comment that the female breadwinner needs to hire a housekeeper. If the woman was a stay-at-home mom, she would be doing the housework. Why is it STILL her responsibility when a husband is staying at home? Shouldn't he do the housework since the roles are reversed?
If the husband is staying at home, yes. But, if he works a fulltime job then expecting him to do all the housework is also unrealistic.
Ideally both should do a fair share of the housework in that situation. However, this isn't an ideal world and there are husbands who simply won't do the housework. Similarly, there are wives out there who feel that unless the housework is done to their exacting standards then it isn't really done. Either of these could lead to tension, and sometimes the easiest way to get around it is to hire a housekeeper.
I think that any situation which challenges societal norms can cause stress. Although it is becoming more normal for the woman to earn more, it is still part of the traditional fairy tale to have the man bringing home the cash. I think you are right, it may help to re-write this misleading fairy tale. Ultimately, I think the key is communication. Both parties need to be honest with each other and willing to modify things as needed to make the other person more comfortable.
I have a totally different take from this article. I'm a pathologist, wife, mother, and all that. I didn't just find a job in a local lab after medical school. I completed a 4 year residency and 2 years of fellowship and worked my butt off to find a job at all – eventually in a different state. Then reimbursements are cut by the government, and I'm laid off. 18 months later I am now making more than my husband, but I'll bet it's much lower than the pathologist mentioned in the article. The way medicine is now with huge tuition, huge opportunity cost, falling reimbursements, a person needs a benefactor to pursue this career. My husband made it possible for me to become a physician.
In my views this is Good article, but I take exception to the comment that the female breadwinner needs to hire a housekeeper. right?
I do too. Its not like cleaning up the house is a difficult thing to do. Mostly it just involves cleaning up after yourself and then some home maintenance once a week. Divide it up and you are talking 1-2 hours per person each week.
If you think you cant do that because you are working too much, then you need to either work less, or admit to yourself that you just dont want to.
Trust me, not everyone finds housecleaning an easy thing to do.
I would be delighted if my wife started earning more than I do, but since she is a public school teacher and I'm an engineer(exact scenario described in a post above), that will never happen. My wife often makes comments about how she feels she does not contribute to the family, etc, etc, etc… and I have to assure her that she does plenty. I've also had to have the "I need you to help with the household chores more" conversation with her. I'm pretty sure if my response to her in these situations was "get over it, and then go cook me dinner" like some of the feminazis suggest telling their alleged deadbeat husbands to do, I would be facing a verbal firing squad(and rightfully so) by most of the commenters of this article.
Men who aren't the primary breadwinners do face plenty of societal mocking(mostly by other men, but some women too) for their role, and unfortunately, most people don't have the internal confidence to laugh off these remarks, so they turn to their partners for reassurance that they are wanted and needed. Insensitive remarks at the wrong time could easily lead to the end of the relationship.
I don't know why many of you look at this article like I look at someone watching TMZ, but its not that outdated or offensive.
I am definitely not the target audience, and I chuckled a little at some of the advice it gives, but it was still interesting.
Interesting topic and apparently quite controversial based on the number of comments here. Thanks for the good article.
Most women I know who are in relationships earn much more and work more hours than their husbands/boyfriends and they also do the majority of the housework. Some are stressed out and some are happy with their partnership. To each their own, I guess. What must be especially difficult to adjust to is if both partners enter the relationship working and earning about the same and then the husband loses his job, quits his job, or his hours are greatly reduced and then he never gets back to the equal footing. Especially if he doesn't do any housework while he's got more time out of work. Or at least volunteer or do something useful — the thing that irks me is the sitting around doing nothing and expecting the wife to work full-time AND take care of the house while the husband is idling about.
I've found a very reliable litmus test for predicting which couples will have problems in this situation: if the woman is working and the man refers to his time alone with their children as "babysitting". Sorry, buddy, but in that situation, it's called "parenting". Guys that do this seem to be the ones to pitch a fit when the wife surpasses them in matters of career.
I'd also love to know the dynamics of this issue when dealing with a child-free couple. Without the gender-based dependencies that pregnancy and parenting cause, would it even matter?
How about when your husband was laid off several years ago and has been under employed (20-30 hours a week) ever since, making 1/4 of what the wife is. Although he's frustrated and embarrassed, he doesn't try to pick up a pt retail (or other job) to help out and sporadically applies to jobs via email only, not utilizing his network (out of shame/embarrassment). He also won't see a therapist to work thru his shame issues. Wife is tired if missing out on things because of husband not pulling his weight.
I think that everyone commenting here, needs to go watch this Portlandia episode that parodies exactly what everyone is talking about here (starts after the credits/ghost skit and continues through out the episode):
It is stupid that this is even an issue. Why would you ever date someone who takes your accomplishments as a personal slight or who fails to do their fair share of the chores? Those are basic minimum expectations for me. I have zero interest in someone who's not emotionally supportive, has hangups about my career, or is childish about housework. You're partners, you're supposed to cheer each other on and help each other out, fer chrissake!
This book isn't a helpful guide for dealing with this at all. If you have any insecurity about your relationship, be it gender role, monetary, or otherwise, one or both partners should be seeking counseling and working on communication to resolve those issues. It's certainly not an easy task and no one should give the impression it is, but it's really all that can be done to keep the relationship together and growing. The advice outlined here is advice for how a woman with an insecure partner can enable him until the whole thing implodes.
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On Feb. 27, 2014, Shannon, a Bell Tower Shops representative, announced that Bell Tower will host an art fair with mulitple artists in attendance at the outside mall located in Fort Myers, Fla.
The fair is called "Spring Art Affair," and it will be held on Sat., March 29, 2014 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Shannon suggested that in addition to meeting and supporting local artists at the event, guests can also have lunch at one, or more, of the mall's many great restuarants.
The artists will display their works in oil, acrylic, mixed media, photography, custom jewelry, furniture, hand woven baskets and more.
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Manhattan Distribution Hub Changeover -- Some Side Effects
A: I apologize for the lack of content lately as we are in the process of transitioning to a new development team that will facilitate the launch of our new site & ongoing improvements in the near future. Between site dev, the transition, and our buyer clients there are not enough hours in the day to write on UD. However, I think its important to quickly point out that there was a major switchover of the internal Manhattan broker sharing system from the Realplus controlled ROLEX engine to the now REBNY controlled RLS transmission engine last Wednesday. As with any major data transmission engine rollover, there are bound to be some temporary data discrepancies and we are seeing that now with UrbanDigs Active Supply trends -- to the tune of about +8% or so. I want to spend a few minutes to discuss.
For the longest time brokerage firms shared listing information and status updates via ROLEX, which stood for the Realplus Online Listing EXchange. Last Wednesday, REBNY took control of that distribution mechanism.
For a quick recap of the new REBNY RLS changeover, please see The Real Deal's "New REBNY listing system launched today" which stated:
The transition to the new RLS -- the electronic portal through which all REBNY members can view and share listings, enabling them to co-broke - has been years in the planning.Its impossible to predict exactly how 300+ brokerage firms with all their data and 9,000+ agents managing listings will perform with a major backend change like this. The transmission engine is basically a huge distribution hub that processes 1,000s of status updates a day throughout the entire brokerage industry so everyone sees the same data at the same time. Updates to this mechanism should help to improve data transmission quality, data completeness, data reliability, and data timeliness; as well as be scalable to plug in new apps/tools in the future.
The new system replaces an older transmission system maintained by RealPlus -- dubbed R.O.L.E.X. Developed by Katonah, N.Y.-based Stratus Data Systems, the new system conforms to a nationwide industry standard called the Real Estate Transaction Standard, or RETS. Brokers have awaited a RETS-compliant system for years, decrying the fact that New York City has been technologically behind every other metropolitan area in the nation.
"Having worked meticulously with each of the RLS vendors on the transition to the new engine for more than a year, participating RLS brokerage firms will now be able to take advantage of a powerful tool to improve their day-to-day business operations and help brokers better serve their clients," REBNY said in a statement to The Real Deal.
It doesnt change the fact that the data is maintained and edited by brokers ---> so in the end, its up to the brokerage community to step up to the plate and enter as much verified information they can for new listings & update the status of those listings as needed -- certainly update OLD listings that may be incorrectly set! The data will always only be as good as the broker that inputs & maintains it.
Now that this major backend change took place, we are all monitoring changes with our data sources.
On our end, on Saturday the 21st we saw about 480 new listings come in from firms that we previously didnt have a record for. As instructed we updated our vendor who is now looking into it. The simplest explanation is usually the correct one and in this case what we have are 100s of firms' databases being distributed via a new platform and we should expect the system to have a filtering & purging period, until all bits of information are fully processed. This should be a 1-time thing and it is a healthy thing; so expect the unexpected for another few weeks or so. From what I have seen most of those listings are older listings but a small % are listings that seem active but were somehow missed in the old feed. In the end, more data is a good thing.
Here is the ticker showing the jump in 7-day and 30-day ACTIVE trends:
And here is a 3 month chart showing Manhattan Supply, where the spike in supply just occurred following the changeover:
The UrbanDigs Manhattan tracking systems were engineered with a layer 1 flow algorithm, allowing the system to self correct over time. It's great to have more listing information for units that were on the market in the past for our new tools in development, but the temporary side effect is that we have to wait for those listings to filter through our system and out of current trends like Active Inventory. Right now, I would say supply is about 8% or so inflated.
Its great to see our systems so clearly show these discrepancies and such quick reaction by users of the UD tools. But in this case it is not a market phenomenon. Im even hearing brokers starting to complain that they are getting calls for listings that haven't been on the market for many months and years. So its something we should all understand and expect to continue, and adapt to in a month or so when the transition is fully stabilized. At that time we can review any and all discrepancies that occurred and remove poisonous data from our charts via a backward revision.


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St. Louis Catholics welcome sisters as they arrived at the airport for their meeting.
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Boston residents show their prayerful support of the LCWR.
With my 7 year old daughter, downtown St. Louis on Aug 9th. Supporting our Nuns - beacons of hope and light. Thank you!
Paulist Center Boston, in support of the sisters! August 7, 2012


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Golden Girls of the XIX Century (Masters of PhotoBooth for Mac)
Golden Girls of the XIX Century (Masters of PhotoBooth for Mac)
"Julian". Say Lou Lou
Aydin, the brand new single by Discodeine. Directed by Pleix.
"Pure geometry" by Alexey Romanowsky
Cute dramatical kitty
First Spring brunch: Zucchini and Ibores goat cheese quiché, iberian spiced sausage, natural turkey breast and truffled chicken. Green salad with lettuce, tomato and asparagus spears. Mango and papaya yoghurt with strawberries. Apple juice and organic white tea with elderflower. Tea spoons: milk chocolate and orange blossom, and white chocolate, rum and pippermint. Music: "I love you" Woodkid (missing my boy ;-)
Breakfast for holidays: Home made banana & cinnamon pancakes with cherry jam. Boiled organic chicken sausages and dried turkey. Sourdough bread toasts with tomato spread and extra virgin olive oil. Ambessa Choco Nut blend tea. Music: "Can be ghosts now", Hiatus feat. Shura
Mary McCartney: Devoted on @NOWNESS. She sheds light on @crayhorseparis dancers
Mediterranean breakfast in Madrid: Boiled natural chicken sausages with grilled and scrambled eggs, truffled turkey, organic bread toasts and "sobrasada" with honey. Tomato spread, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Wholemeal cereals with chocolate and skimmed milk. Apple and kiwi with fresh squeezed orange juice. Music: "Exile", Hurts
Always Hilarious confessionofapr:
When Vogue's girls arrives at a press day.