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    Stephanie Haddad

    Stephanie Haddad

  • Writing Lifestyle: Suffering from Brain Overload

    I'm a freelance writer. In modern day America, that looks like this: every week, I write as many blogs/articles/content pieces as possible so I get paid. I work for a handful of online sites on a rolling basis, so the more I work, the more I get paid. Pretty sweet, or at least it would be, if I had enough time to really write to my full potential.

  • Finding Mommy Zen in the Everyday

    In honor of Chinese New Year, I'm going to take a page from the book of Eastern philosophy today. Zen.

  • Do Yoga & Coffee Mix?

    The more I'm learning about this yoga thing, the more I'm really enjoying the practice. Except for one tiny detail. Yoga practitioners everywhere agree: caffeine is a no-no.

  • Going Gluten-Free: Is it for Me?

    I had this crazy idea a while ago that I might have a sensitivity to gluten. After being diagnoses with IBS-which my doctor referred to as a "catch-all stomach diagnosis when we don't know what's wrong"-I started to do my homework on food allergies, sensitivities, and triggers for IBS.

  • Things to Say with Flowers

    During Victorian times, it was customary to make a statement with flowers. Each bloom represented a different thought or feeling, and was understood as such. From that tradition we now get the red roses of Valentine's Day which stand for "passionate love." But there are many other things to say with

  • All the Flowers on My Birthday

    Last week, I had a birthday. Not a milestone one, not a particularly important one, but a birthday during which I had to work. It's hard to take time off on a Wednesday to celebrate being born, so I came in expecting nothing but a regular day.Apparently, however, several people celebrated my birth b

  • For the Love of Vision: My Glasses

    For those following the saga of my life in glasses, it's time to check in again and consider purchasing a new pair. Believe it or not, I love my glasses (and rely on them) so much that the paint's starting to wear off. Although they still get the job done, they're just not looking so hot.My birthday

  • Blind Without My Glasses

    As you already know, I'm sure, I wear glasses. All the time. Every day. And it didn't used to be like that. Once upon a time, I dreamed I had 20/20 vision, that I could sit close to the TV without risk (Mom!), or that I could drive at night without difficulty.And then one day when I was 18, my docto

  • Saying "I love you, Mom" with Flowers?

    Moms have always been a big deal. We thank them every May, on a Sunday, in the US. Moms all over the world, in nearly every country, get thanked on a special day each year, although not always in May.In modern times, most Moms expect to get a pretty Hallmark card and some Mothers Day flowers from th

  • My Glasses on Vacation

    A little while ago, I mentioned shopping for glasses online. I've got two pairs now, which I love. (One gets a lot more wear than the other, I'll admit.) And I took them on my vacation to Paris & London.

  • Shopping for My New Glasses online

    I'm a writer, so I spend a lot of time on the computer. Even more time in the last few months than normal, as I complete my first novel. I've needed glasses for a while now, but spending all this extra time reading has done a number on my vision. Last fall, I finally broke down and went to the eyedo

  • Too Close a Call

    Today, I woke up to quite a scare. The news reported an airplane that had hit Clarence, NY, my home town and the city where my entire family lives. I immediately panicked, because that's what I do.Fortunately, my mother had anticipated this panic, and had already begun an onslaught of text messages