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  • It's Been an Amazing Year

    On Monday will be the original due date a year ago, for my baby bug. This past year is one that I am so blessed to have been able to experience. An experience that I wouldn't trade for the world, despite the moments of sleep deprivation, frustration, and anxiety. Over this past year, I have experienced a tiny human being born. She grows and learns so fast that it's almost unbelievable that she once this helpless infant. Though she is still very much 100% dependant on us, her parents, family and friends, to provide for her, comfort her and love her... she is showing her independance already. ...

  • The Journey of a First Time Mom: The beginning.

    So I am finally getting around to writing this and sharing my new journey with all my Shine friends, starting with my birth story.

  • The home stretch.

    Well my Shine friends, I know that I haven't been posting a lot through out this pregnancy. Shoot, I haven't even given you a photo to oogle over. But to be honest, this has been a pretty dull pregnancy, which surprises me to no end. I'm so serious, my doctors appointments take literally 5 minutes.

  • User post: Is this really the message for our daughters?

    Now, I don't proclaim myself to be a feminist by any means. I am just a woman. I am a woman that comes from a long line of strong women. I am the first woman in that line to have had the opportunity to go to college and get my Bachelors of Science degree. Something that my mother and my grandmother

  • User post: But, I don't feel pregnant!

    The past few weeks, I haven't really been feeling myself... I haven't wanted to eat. The thought of food just isn't all that appealing to me, even though I'm practically starving. But in all honesty, this is how I feel every other time I have sinus and allergy problems... which I have constantly. An

  • Seriously?!

    Ok, now I love Shine and the people to death... but the Customer Care... not so much.... in event of the disappearing comments all over the site, I decided to take some advice and click the help button, which lead me to here http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/shine/... Ok cool.... then I went here htt

  • User Post: Taking the work out of the workout

    Well it's been almost 3 months since I have gotten off my booty and excercised. And after trying many different things (like Step Aerobics and walking/jogging on a treadmill), I finally found the exercise I absolutely love. ZUMBA! For those that don't know what Zumba is, is a dance aerobics class th

  • User Post: A Struggle with Self-Image

    Self-Image. It's a funny thing really. It's how we preceive ourselves. It usually has nothing to do with how other people see us. You can be told your pretty or cute or beautiful, but unless you see it for yourself you will never believe it. Or you might believe it for one or two instances, but not

  • Think

    Note: I recieved this in an email and decided I wanted to share it with everyone.

  • User post: I need some ideas for comfort foods for people that are sick.

    Morning Shiners! As much as I try this season, it looks like flu is hitting my household (which thankfully is only my husband and myself). This is the first time that we have had to deal with the flu as we both normally don't get sick. The last time I had the flu of any kind was back around 2003 wit