By: Carrie Eckles The holidays are the time of getting together with your friends and/or loved ones, and subsequently for many people, drinking, because you got together with your loved ones. Sometimes that drinking is celebratory and other times it is “Oh dear Lord get me through this night and these insufferable people!” style drinking. […]
November 23, 2012 1 Comment
November 21, 2012 2 Comments
Make A Miracle Happen For Homeless Youth
By: Amanda Fox The homeless youth situation in America is nothing to look past. Only Romania (and arguably Africa as a whole) has a statistically bigger problem with the amount of homeless youth in their country, and if that doesn’t serve as a wake-up call we don’t know what will. This year, Spicie has partnered […]
November 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Spicie’s Guide to Happy Holiday Travel with Kids
By: Heather Jabusch It’s the most wonderful time of the year again – at least that’s what the song says. Holiday festivities come with friends, food, gifts and quite often – travel! Traveling with the kids isn’t always fun. Travel, especially extended travel, is tough on the young ones. Following the tips we provide […]
November 17, 2012 8 Comments
The Homeless Hopeful: Homeless Youth Can Overcome!
By: Tracy Madlener I lived on my own at the age of fourteen. Then again at fifteen, and one more time, this time, permanently at seventeen. I’m sure you’re wondering how that can be? Well, my mom remarried someone that I did not get along with, she had my little brother with this new man […]
November 16, 2012 1 Comment
5 Things You’ve Heard About Obamacare That Just Aren’t True
By: Amanda Fox The Health Care Reform Act, Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as “Obamacare” (Whatever name you know it by) is possibly one of the most widely misunderstood pieces of legislation that has fallen under intense public scrutiny since the early days of the Social Security Act. Hey, just look how many different […]
November 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Make A Difference During National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
By: Amanda Fox Were you aware that each year it is estimated that more than 1.6 million children in the US are homeless? Being a kid is tough enough, but homeless youth are ripped from everything they know. School, friends, routine and a sense of safety are just the tip of the iceberg. They are […]
November 12, 2012 4 Comments
There’s a Stranger in Your House…
By: Tracy Madlener There’s a Stranger in Your House… … and he’s showing your child everything and anything, age appropriate or not, with videos and pictures that can be quite graphic. There are conversations between child and stranger and enough information is provided by the child to the stranger and then given to the rest […]
November 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
Spicie’s Seven Step Guide To A Healthy Breakup
By: Carrie Eckles A breakup can wreak havoc on you body, heart, and soul. They don’t call it heartache from nothing. The trauma from the pain can cause all sorts of physical and emotional symptoms. Some women find themselves doing and saying things they never thought they would before the relationship ended. But, as the […]
November 9, 2012 Leave a Comment
You’ve Still Got A Long Way To Go Baby!
We, and we are assuming many others, noticed that when all the talking heads and analysts presented their numbers at the end of the election, it became evident that women did in fact rock the vote. It goes to show how much power can be harnessed when we act collectively. Of course, not every woman […]
November 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
It Is Time To Prosper!
The elections are over and for that we are thankful. We didn’t mind discussions, even spirited ones, nor did we tire of examining the issues that will not only shape the future of women in America, but all Americans of all shapes, sizes, colors, religious beliefs, genders and sexual orientations. The one thing we tired […]