April 18th, 2008
Unless you have a super fantastic relationship with your soon-to-be husband’s ex-fiancee, the thought of having her at the wedding probably stresses you out a lot a bit.
They were together for five years. His parents adored her. They were even engaged to be married!
Yep, that kind of wedding guest could make even the most collected […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
April 17th, 2008
Hmm…some of the post titles here at Mental Health Notes almost seem as if someone else has taken over this blog, haha. This is brain-related, I promise.
Anyway, ladies: If you’ve been keeping up with the Mental Health Notes Goin’ to the Chapel series to get some help reducing stress while you plan - and carry […]
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April 17th, 2008
Thus far in the Mental Health Notes Goin’ to the Chapel series, Molly McDonald has offered tips on how to stay within a wedding budget and keep a wedding guest list practical, all while avoiding becoming overstressed.
Today, Molly takes the wedding guest list theme a bit further and addresses the issue of children as wedding […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
April 16th, 2008
Unless you’re willing to pay a $71,000-fine and spend up to three years in prison, it’s best to avoid encouraging “extreme thinness” in France.
According to two Yahoo! News articles, the lower house of the French parliament adopted a bill on Tuesday that would apply these punishments to anyone who incites extreme thinness. “Anyone,” more specifically, […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments
April 16th, 2008
During yesterday’s installment of our Goin’ to the Chapel series, freelance designer Molly McDonald shared tips on how to stay within your wedding budget in order to help you stay stress-free while planning your wedding.
Today, Molly tackles the issue of the wedding guest list.
Who do you invite? Everyone from your best friend to your old […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
April 15th, 2008
According to a recent Salon.com article, J.K. Rowling told a U.S. District Court judge that the Harry Potter books “saved [her] sanity” (Rowling: Potter Reference Book Is Theft).
From the article:
In sometimes emotional testimony, Rowling recalled starting work on the first book in 1991 when she was 25 and so destitute that she sometimes had to […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments
April 15th, 2008
Hmm…if you’re just tuning in, you’re probably a bit surprised by this post’s title. Fret not - I assure you Mental Health Notes is still a mental health blog! However, because wedding season is right around the corner, I’m currently hosting this Goin’ to the Chapel series with the fabulous Molly McDonald to help brides […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
April 14th, 2008
No, no, no. I’m not getting married. What I am doing, however, is offering up some tips for stress-free weddings for those of you who are!
June kicks off the unofficial wedding season, and I thought it’d be nice to help all the brides out there prepare for their big days in plenty of time with […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 7 comments
April 13th, 2008
Marijke Durning is currently hosting Ergonomic Week over at Help My Hurt - and holding a two-week long contest to win an ergonomic mousepad!
I’ve always wanted one of those things.
To enter, all you have to do is share a story about your experience(s) with a repetitive stress injury (or, repetitive strain injury, as I’ve also […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
April 12th, 2008
Anybody seem the psychoanalyst finger puppets from Uncommon Goods?
I’m not really sure what their purpose is, aside from mere entertainment (or sucking up to that difficult psych professor during Christmas), but one commenter points out the set “certainly adds a new terror to compulsive masturbation.”
Thanks to Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei over at Eye on DNA for […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments
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