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Summer Birthdays Make Happier People, Study Says


Check out this post about summer birthdays by Jennifer Barton on Lemondrop.

You’d think that people with summer birthdays would be sad and embittered from a childhood spent without being able to bring cupcakes to class. But you’d be wrong!

A study in the journal Nature Neuroscience has revealed that the season you’re born in can significantly impact the way your body clock works. … More »

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Summer Birthdays Make Happier People, Study Says

Holiday Tips for Single Women


Check out this post on being single during the holidays by Doree Lewak on Lemondrop.

There are roughly 55 million single women in the U.S. Many of them are with-it, smokin’ and smart — and many with their finger on the pulse of life. But when that certain finger is ringless, even the most self-assured single can dread the shame and rebuke of facing disappointed family during the holidays — especially when the really hostile ones who found the unlocked liquor cabinet constantly undermine you, demanding to know why you can’t scare up a date. It can be downright soul-crushing when you come home empty-handed –– literally! — no ring on that finger, watching family members’ faces crumble in disappointment that you’re back another year without any engagement bling.

Family gatherings during the holidays are always a crapshoot: They can either lift the dark cloud hanging over you because you’re sans date, or they can remind you of the reason that you come home only once a year: You don’t need your family pointing out how alone you are. … More »

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Holiday Tips for Single Women

Attention, Women: Do Not Send a Photo of Yourself With Your Resume


Check out this post about the art of sending resumes from Emily V. Gordon on Lemondrop.

Apparently, in Europe, it’s become a trend to embed a picture of yourself into your resume, you know, to give it a little extra personality. We are relieved it’s not a trend here. (We have a hard enough time picking a profile pic for Facebook.) … More »

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Attention, Women: Do Not Send a Photo of Yourself With Your Resume

Want to Know What’s In Your Makeup? Check Out This Interview with Authors of No More Dirty Looks


Check out this interview with No More Dirty Looks by Virginia Sole-Smith on Lemondrop.
A few weeks ago, we told you about the No Makeup Challenge issued by Siobhan O’Connor and Alexandra Spunt, co-authors of “No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products — And the Ultimate Guide to … More »

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Want to Know What’s In Your Makeup? Check Out This Interview with Authors of No More Dirty Looks

Are Dutch Women Happier Than You? Ja.


Check out this post on women’s quality of life in the Netherlands by Maureen Dempsey on Lemondrop.

According to a recent DoubleX article on Slate, Dutch women have cracked the work-life-balance code. They are happier, well-adjusted human beings who “work half days, meet their friends for coffee at 2 p.m., and pity their male colleagues who are stuck in the office all day.”

They would pity me, too. Two weeks ago, I started a full-time job after three years of work-from-home freelancing. (I have chronic grass-is-always-greener syndrome.) They would most certainly pity me as I worked up a sweat speed-walking home from the subway in order to capture every last remaining minute of the day with my 3-year-old and husband.

Do the Dutch possess the answer? Can women really have it all, or are we attempting the impossible, as these underemployed European women prove?

That’s the deal here in America. … More »

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Are Dutch Women Happier Than You? Ja.

5 Recurring Dreams of Women In Long-Term Relationships (And What They Mean)


Check out this post relationship dream analysis by Kelly Sullivan Walden on Lemondrop.

For most of us women, relationships take up the lion’s share of our lives, so it would stand to reason that our conscious, as well as our subconscious, minds are absorbed with relationship thoughts, strategies, tools to hook him, understand him — sometimes even make him over.

Most of our nocturnal sojourns are a constant stream of subtle (or blatant as a foghorn) clues to navigate the sea of love in the most opportune way. The following are the five most common dreams among committed women and how they might assist you in making your relationship more sea-worthy:

Driving in a Car Together

What it means: Time to make plans for the next leg of your journey … More »

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5 Recurring Dreams of Women In Long-Term Relationships (And What They Mean)

Getting Cat-Called? Use Your Phone to Fight the Pervs


Check out this post about an iPhone application that could discourage sexual harassment by Guilia Rozzi at Lemondrop.

Yesterday iHollaback announced the launch of their new smartphone apps that will track and map where and when harassment happens, in real time.

According to iHollaback: When users sign into the iPhone app, they will be given choice to Hollaback! with or without a picture, describing the type of harassment: verbal, flashing, groping, assault, or other. … More »

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Getting Cat-Called? Use Your Phone to Fight the Pervs