HeatherBarmore

Women v. Women: The Rosen & Romney Edition

April 13, 2012

Working with my mother has given me the opportunity to see what she has dealt with, not only in the work environment with deadlines and emergencies every other day, but also some understanding of the pressure she was under when my brother and I were children. My mother was a single mother with an eight [...]

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The Female Candidate Double Standard

March 27, 2012

I have a friend who happens to have seven children. Of course having given birth to seven children does not define her, but the subject comes up quite a bit. When we first met, we were both attending a conference and gathered in a small group of women – mostly other mothers. One of the [...]

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Women in Politics. Where are you!?

February 1, 2012
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It’s a question I am asked repeatedly. Recently a friend was gobsmacked upon discovering the lack of both gender and racial diversity with the United States Congress. From my kitchen, some 2,000 miles away, I offered a sympathetic pat on the back and ‘there, there’ then subsequently wanted to reach through the computer, grab her [...]

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My Love Affair with My Single Life

September 27, 2011

First it is important for you to know that I don’t date. It isn’t that I’m not dating at the present time, or that it’s against my core beliefs, or that I have some hideous growth on my face rendering me unable to find someone to date. Or that I’m utterly unattractive (or at least [...]

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Why I Don’t Own a Scale

September 14, 2011

I don’t own a scale. Before you give me virtual high fives and accolades for escaping the tyranny of the diet industry, just know that it was a complete accident. Actually it was more an act of laziness. Several years ago in a half-ass attempt to “get fit” I figured that purchasing a scale—so that [...]

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How I Work With My Mother (Without Crying, Kicking, or Quitting)

August 17, 2011

Last summer I attended a meeting wearing a dress that I found work-appropriate, but upon running into my mother in the ladies’ restroom on our floor, she gave me a look. The look of a disappointed mother. Then as she left the ladies’ room, she proceeded to yank down the hem of my dress from [...]

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Back to Running. Again.

July 25, 2011

There is something that I need to confess that has been on my chest for well over two years. Something that I am embarrassed to admit, but I will just come out and say it because it will make me feel better. Ready? In the last three years I have signed up for three half-marathons. [...]

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Summertime Makeup Essentials

July 13, 2011

Ah, summer. The time when less is more and natural is in vogue. It’s the only season of the year when we feel free to just be. We go out of our way to create beachy waves reminiscent of what salt water does to our hair. Blemishes on our face tend to blend thanks to [...]

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Let’s Talk Shopping

June 23, 2011

I cannot think of a single female friend of mine who gets pure joy out of shopping. That woman with the pearly white smile, her arms adorned with colorful bags from fancy shops down the street? I don’t think she really exists. Instead it’s the women who get sluggish after three different stores. I want [...]

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To Nude or Not to Nude? That is the Question

June 7, 2011

No matter where I am or what I’m doing, should I get a whiff of eucalyptus, my Pavlovian reaction is to fall onto my tummy and await hot stones on my back. I’m an unapologetic spa girl. I have a cuticle oil stick from Sephora that has a eucalyptus scent and I like to wave [...]

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