Today's Woman back issues from November 2008:
Hospice Care = Hopeful Care
Nov 01, 2008; ... FIVE YEARS AGO, MY MOTHER WAS WAGING THE BATTLE OF HER life ...literally. A fiercely independent woman, she was suddenly diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, without exhibiting any symptoms. Mom was a very active 79. She worked out at Curves. She delivered Meals on Wheels. She still owned ...
I am thankful for...
Nov 01, 2008; ......the love and loyalty of you, our loyal readers. ...the talent of our writers to find women you haven't yet met. ...our photo studio space at Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center. It has been almost a year and the space and creativity is inspiring. ...electricity (a ...
HER THOUGHTS
Nov 01, 2008; ... Favorite Holiday Traditions Tami Barnett, 34 Office manager for Byers-Abston Chiropractic "My favorite thing to do is to decorate with the kids. Taylor is 11, and Jonathan is 9. Right after Thanksgiving, the tree goes up. No one person does the tree. We have to do it ...
Empowered
Nov 01, 2008; ... Brittany Schulz Age: 31 Chief Resident at University of Louisville Hospital, Radiology Brittany Schulz is still in school and serves as a chief resident in radiology at University of Louisville Hospital. She reads CAT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds, and has already ...
Personal Peek: Cathe Dykstra
Nov 01, 2008; ... 'Tis the season to be merry, and leave it to Cathe Dykstra to give us reason to smile and be grateful. Cathe has served as the executive director of Family Scholar House (formerly Project Women) since 2005. She exudes an awe-inspiring commitment to serving women struggling to achieve ...
We're Thankful For...Kimberly Black Maffet
Nov 01, 2008; ... Kimberly Black Maffet's love of caring for others led her into the nursing profession, although these days she no longer takes anyone's temperature or gives shots. Instead she's in charge of the community's employment pulse. Kim is the associate vice president of workforce development at Norton ...
All through the House
Nov 01, 2008; ... A veritable forest of holiday trees bedecks and bedazzles a Louisville home THE TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY DÉCOR OF THE EXTERIOR OF JOSETTE AND LANE GOULET'S Regency Woods home belies the magic that twinkles inside. Lights and wreaths are standard fare, gracing the front of the home. But ...
We're Thankful For...Erika Chavez-Graziano
Nov 01, 2008; ... Erika Chavez-Graziano has a knack for selling sweet treats. "I was always scheming ways to make money out of bake sales when I was younger," she says. She was that Girl Scout no one could top when it came to selling cookies. If s no wonder she turned to chocolate when she was looking to make the ...
Fitness: Liz Byron
Nov 01, 2008; ... Liz Byron Age: 20 Cashier at Ten Pin "trike and Spare Bowler WHAT SHE DOES: Liz Byron has a passion for bowling and fits it into her everyday life. She uuorks os o cashier ot Ten Pin Strike and Spore in St. Matthews ond is a student at the University of Louisville, where ...
Giving Thanks
Nov 01, 2008; ... Thanksgiving literally means the "act of giving thanks" or "a prayer expressing gratitude." As the days grow shorter, allow this season of thanksgiving to take you on an internal journey. This November, enjoy more than the sweetness of pumpkin pie and crisp autumn nights. Body: My ...
Patti Fadel
Nov 01, 2008; ... Patti cake, Patti cake, baker woman ... bake me a cake as fast as you can ... Whether she is creating the perfect pound cake or learning chainsaw art, Patti Fadel, 51, depends on inspiration and perspiration to get the job done. Patti bakes and sells flavored pound cakes In hand-painted ...
Isn't It Time You Created a Blog?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Once upon a time we all thought computers were going to be great time-savers. Now, for the women I know, computers are primarily stress inducers. Half of them are stressed because they don't have a blog and suspect they should; and the other half are stressed because they do have a blog, but ...
Get Some SLEEP!
Nov 01, 2008; ... Is sleep important? Ask that question to a sleep-deprived mother and the answer you will get is a grouchy but emphatic, "YES" ANY OF US WHO HAVE PULLED AN ALL-NIGHTER KNOWS THAT LACK OF SLEEP CAN RESULT in headaches, irritability, confusion, impatience, and slow reaction time. We may ...
The Twist of Being Human
Nov 01, 2008; ... "Love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart." - W. H. Auden OUR HEARTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY CROOKED IN THE CRIMINAL sense; but they are battered and bruised and wrenched likely to become so without much warning. They need compassion, even from themselves, for ...
If the Shoe Fits...
Nov 01, 2008; ... Women love shoes. Just watch an episode of Sex and the City, and you will soon see why women and shoes are "sole" mates. These days the higher the heel, the sexier the appeal. Beautiful shoes make us feel good about ourselves. Buying my first pair of high heels as a teen brought me one ...
We're Thankful For...Linda Miller
Nov 01, 2008; ... Linda Miller works everyday towards her goal of eliminating the need for her job. As executive director of Dare to Care food bank she gets to see first hand the need in this city. One out of every six children in the community is at risk of going to bed hungry. There's no reason there ...
Caton Bredar
Nov 01, 2008; ... Television journalist Caton Bredar has lived in Louisville for six years and in that time she's had five children. All of them were assigned to her by CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson County. "I like children," says Caton, 43. "I just never felt I was in a situation ...
We're Thankful For...Carol Besse and Michael Boggs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Carol Besse and Michael Boggs created a landmark in our literary community with Carmichaers Bookstore. The couple has a love for the literary world. Michael has a master's degree in English literature and Carol was a theater major. The idea for Carmichaers Bookstore came about while they ...
Olive Oil - Tasting the Mediterranean
Nov 01, 2008; ... THE ORIGIN OF OLIVE OIL IS ALMOST AS CURIOUS AS ITS taste. Though olives have been a staple of the Mediterranean diet for 3,000 years, their discovery remains a mystery. One must wonder how the Greeks decided that those gnarly evergreen trees stretching across the Aegean-kissed fields could ...
What Is She READING?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Who She is: Ruthe Holmberg, 49, lives in Fern Creek with her husband, Jim. She's the district executive of the Scouting Unlimited Program of the Boy Scouts of America, working with students who have physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges. She's the mother of three: Elise (23), ...
TODAY'S makeover
Nov 01, 2008; ... Jamie Borman, an ovarian cancer survivor, had been dissatisfied with the appearance of her hair, but didn't know how to improve it. "The chemo had made my hair kind of drab and blah. I had grey around my temples and face," she says. Ryan Phillips, a stylist with Raindogs Salon (950 Baxter ...