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supplementswhite liesworkyachtCommon Sense Advice for a Complicated World.http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Cameron)Blogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-7974803770809896478Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:37:00 +00002012-04-12T11:37:48.898-07:00Ashley Juddmedia and womenPositive Impact Magazinepower of womenraising daughtersself esteemWomen Vogue magazine cover, May 1917 Español: Portada de la revista Vogue correspondiente a Mayo de 1917 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) magazine vogue Español: logo de la revista Vogue (Photo credit: Wikipedia) العربية: لبوة بالقرب من نزل أوكونجيما، ناميبيا English: Lioness at Okonjima Lodge, Namibia Français : Lionne. Okonjima Lodge (Namibie). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Real Power of Women http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/04/real-power-of-women.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-4190021293365310350Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:45:00 +00002012-04-10T12:45:05.756-07:00Ashley JuddBody ImagePlastic Surgeryrole modelsWeight GainWomen's Issues Actress Ashley Judd, who has appeared in over twenty different movies, attended Sayre. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 14: Ashley Judd attends Ashley Judd in Conversation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at the United Nations on March 14, 2012 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Ashley Judd (Image via RottenTomatoes.com) Ashley http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/04/ashley-judd-fights-back-over-critique.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-1053459365125226696Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:45:00 +00002012-03-30T11:45:34.286-07:00DogFamilyHomeHumanJudgmental peopleLifestyle BlogMotherNew York CityParentPersonal lifeunsolicited advice A Mile in Her Shoes. The second I had a baby and every minute that has accumulated since that day, I have learned to be less judgmental of others.  Mistakenly, I assume the same from others.  That they would become less judgmental as they grow older, wiser and add to their lives.  Yet, the more I have going on in my life, the more I feel judged.  What is up with that? I have learned thathttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/03/mile-in-her-shoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-7610668865791838072Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:59:00 +00002012-03-19T22:00:44.183-07:00adjusting to changelife changeManhattanManhattan Beach CaliforniaNew YearNew York City Official seal of City of Manhattan Beach (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Seasons and Change. (written in early 2010, before my daughter was born and I had just moved from NYC to Manhattan Beach.  Don't worry,I have updated stuff on the way :) ) BUT this is worth reading for anyone who is going through a life change.  Change is something I have dealt with quite a bit, and if change is in your lifehttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/03/seasons-and-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-2330225748964247147Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:31:00 +00002012-03-19T12:31:59.411-07:00Emotional Health and Well beingIntegrityLifestyle Blogmentoringpositive role models Lion - Louisville Zoo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Living With Integrity.  (a formerly popular post from 2010 to start off the week!)Synopsis: Inspired by an email from a reader in Northern California a few months back wondering where role models can be found in today's media driven world. Monkey's Advice: Do not look up to people propped up in the media. Instead look for people in your life http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/03/living-with-integrity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-325478236643175087Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:25:00 +00002012-03-15T13:25:51.186-07:00bad momChildEmotional Health and Well beingFamilygood momgood parentingHomelifestyleMotherParentparentingSingle parentToddlerWorry Motherhood:  The Crying Game. Recently, a friend of mine who has two children under two told me that anytime a mom claims that "it's easy" being a mom, she automatically doesn't trust them.  I agree. Even the text book "easiest" toddler in the world isn't easy.  It isn't easy because, especially mothers, never have a single second in their life when they are not - on some level - concerned http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/03/motherhood-crying-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-2603616078368766226Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +00002012-03-02T11:54:16.751-08:00BiopsyChildrenemotional eatingEmotional Health and Well beinglymph nodeNodulesovereatingParenthoodPukeThrow UpVomit Image via Wikipedia Eternal Vomit of an Emotional Eaters Mind...or something like that. Turns out I am an emotional eater.  Yup, you read it hear on this very Monkey blog about how diets are for dum dums, it's all about lifestyle etc. I believe it, but still, I am an emotional eater.  It doesn't happen often, because it's mildly inconvenient to overeat when you have a hiatal hernia (thanks http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/03/eternal-vomit-of-emotional-eaters-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-4973249210682977068Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:09:00 +00002012-02-15T14:23:28.581-08:00AbuseBrownChris BrownDomestic ViolenceEmotional Health and WellbeingFamilyGrammyGrammy AwardGrammy AwardsHumanRihannaTwitter Chris Brown & The Domestic Violence Issue When I watched Chris Brown perform TWICE at the Grammys and receive a Grammy I was immediately turned off and disgusted.  The fact that he was given so much air time hit me hard.  While it disgusted me, it also opens the door to discuss a topic that should never remain in the shadows as so many many families suffer this issue. Domestic Violence ishttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/chris-brown-domestic-violence-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-3406353412116378006Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +00002012-02-15T09:45:09.093-08:00how to treat peopleInspiration ideasInspirational Quotelifelife lessonsLifestyle BlogMaya Angeloumotivational quoteRelationships Maya Angelou (Image via RottenTomatoes.com) Quote for the day...Maya Angelou This quote rings so true. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.  - Maya Angelou Think about the people you meet on random occasion, and how there is a spark, you don't know what it is about them, but http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/quote-for-day-maya-angelou-how-you-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-918619098883488882Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:28:00 +00002012-02-14T10:28:06.434-08:00A kiss is not a contractFlight of the ConchordsHumorValentine DayValentine's Day Image via Wikipedia A Kiss is Not a Contract - Happy Valentines! Monkey Readers, in the famous (at least in this household) lyrics from "Flight of the Conchords"  "A Kiss is not a contract, but it's very nice, very very nice....."  Happy Valentine's Day to YOU ALL - and for all those Single Monkey Readers out there, I say this Valentines Day you embrace the Hallmark Holiday and go out therehttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/kiss-is-not-contract-happy-valentines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-1079086895209551231Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:34:00 +00002012-02-13T12:34:14.878-08:00Adelefemale role modelslady gagpositive role modelsTaylor Swiftthe GrammysWhitney HoustonTaylor Swift, Adele, Whitney Houston - The Grammys Happy Monday, Monkey Readers.  I hope that you enjoyed your weekends and that they were fun, health filled and drama free.... Did you watch the Grammys last night? Just wanted to say how much I personally LOVE Adele and think she deserved her many accolades.  What a truly magical and unique voice.  And same for Taylor Swift - I love her... I http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/taylor-swift-adele-tragedy-of-whitney.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-5950062827280797401Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:00 +00002012-02-10T12:06:48.892-08:00life lessonsLifestyle Blogoptimismovercoming oddspersistenceThe Haters.Turning Bad Mojo into Success (a formerly popular post for our Newest Monkey readers) Today I was talking with a friend who has recently started her own business. (You know how I love me some entrepreneur!) I asked her how biz was going, and she told me that she'd recently received some seemingly unwarranted negative feedback. She was really agonizing over it. The "haters" did not http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/haters-turning-bad-mojo-into-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-6958998554972929388Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:27:00 +00002012-02-10T12:07:56.146-08:001991cactuscollege storiesembarrassing storiesFraternities and sororitiesHumorJeansJim BeamLifestyle BlogMadonnaSkin-tight garmentUniversity of Arizona Image via Wikipedia Tight Jeans, Needles and Jim Beam. (For our Newest Monkey Subscribers, this is a formerly posted popular post, thought a good laugh could be used by all on a Friday)   It was the Fall of 1991.  Acid Wash jeans still had a place in society, Madonna was still getting her whore on, and grunge was some how considered cute. I was a Freshman and had just joined a http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/tight-jeans-needles-jim-beam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-5839120109379535919Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:00 +00002012-02-10T17:37:08.401-08:00health clubsLifestyle BlogLocker RoomLocker Room EtiquetteLocker Room Nudity Locker Room Nudity. To Nude Up or Not to Nude Up. My husband and I belong to a local tennis club that has a nice gym, locker rooms with hot tubs and saunas. Husband said he was in the hot tub one day and an elderly guy, a silver fox if you will, with a very Miami-esque tan and gold chains was walking all buck naked toward him, swaggering his way through the locker room.  In slow http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/locker-room-nudity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-7809802022302615907Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:54:00 +00002012-02-07T11:54:07.743-08:00Child BirthFathersJewelryLifestyle BlogModern TrendsMothersNewbornsPush GiftPush PresentThe Push Gift. My husband recently got me a "push gift," which in my case is more appropriately a "sliced me open C-Section" gift, but all the same. I was given this gift 20 months after our daughter was born because I fought the idea of it, felt like an idiot receiving a gift and didn't want my husband spending money on "me" for having had a baby. That said, I love it.  I felt really crazy http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/push-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-1538186359355333695Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:47:00 +00002012-02-06T12:47:40.775-08:00babiesfatherhoodLifestyle BlogMarriageMotherhoodRelationshipsscheduled sexsexSex after childrenSex After Baby For those who missed it, I wrote about the idea of Scheduled Sex, for parents of young children in order to keep romance alive.  Some people thought it was a good idea, others thought it too contrived and not romantic or spontaneous enough.  All fair points I say.  I also say, each couple needs to do what works for them. When you are busy with a pregnancy, you and your spouse arehttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/sex-after-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-7981576674084128001Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +00002012-02-06T12:48:41.742-08:00Barefoot ContessaDinner PartyEntertainingFriendshipIna GartenScalloped Tomato RecipeShallot Chicken RecipeBlessed with Food, Wine & FRIENDS (receipts below, click on the links, SO SO SO WORTH IT and I'm uber picky) Last night was our First "real" Dinner Party at the New Digs (i.e. been here ONE year - no kids allowed kinda party).  I am a foodie, and wine-o, in the best sense of the word.  I just have to say I feel SO SO SO SO blessed that a) I had the opportunity to COOK again - I LOVE to entertainhttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/blessed-with-food-wine-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-5539824519050850978Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:02:00 +00002012-02-03T14:10:38.624-08:00Birth ControlHealthPfizerPregnancyRecallWomenBaby Boom 2012 Courtesy of Pfizer's Boo Boo In case you missed it, Pfizer recalled a million of it's birth control pills due to a lil' snafu in the packaging of the pills where essentially any women taking the mis-packaged pills could have been engaging in unprotected sex - unknowingly.  Whoopsie. That said, they claim only 30 sets of these pills were impacted, yet, the million birth control http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/baby-boom-2012-courtesy-of-pfizers-boo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-4948754252164959905Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:33:00 +00002012-02-03T14:11:33.987-08:00AttireBabyBirthday PartyetiquetteMotherhoodOutfitToddlerHow To Dress For Baby or Toddler Party. My Monkey friends, let's be frank here, there are so many fashion blogs out there that can legitimately tell you how to look perfectly adorable and appropriate for a kid's party, that it would be asinine for me to heap my fashion tips onto you.  I'm barely getting out of my lulu lemon clothes to go on date night, so I'm not your fashion guru, of that I canhttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-dress-for-baby-or-toddler-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-907037240202643853Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +00002012-02-02T17:28:23.279-08:00dietdietingEating disorderexercisehealthy lifestyleLifestyle Blograising daughtersself esteemDear Diet, SUCK IT! The definition of "Diet" according the Webster's is a noun a verb and an adjective. It includes (but is not limited to): Noun: food and drink regularly provided or consumed; habitual nourishment Verb: to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules (for weight loss) Adjective:   Reduced in calories / promoting weight loss On a daily basis we are ALL http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/diets-are-for-dum-dums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-1317019861684220951Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:03:00 +00002012-02-02T15:03:38.920-08:00astrologyFamous LeosFriendshiphoroscopesLeoLifestyle Blogpersonality traitsDoes Your Astrological Sign Fit Your Real Personality? I am a Leo. Born August 15th. According to This Astrological Website (where you too can see your personality and famous folks of your birthday!) Some famous Leo traits are: * Extroverted * Creative * Ambitious * Independent * Confident * Strong Willed * Generous * Conceited * Gullible * Bossy * Arrogant Leo's "Likes" are: * Life's http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/does-your-astrological-sign-fit-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-5688161037041998478Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:49:00 +00002012-01-31T10:49:54.203-08:00carpe diemEmotional Health and Wellbeinglife lessonsLifestyle Blogliving in the moment The Best Advice Isn't Always Practical. "Living in the Moment." (a previously posted favorite I thought I'd re-share for our New Monkey Members) Throughout my life I have been advised to "smell the roses" "enjoy the moment," "live in the now," and so on.  I am certain I have paid forward the same advice.    It really is good advice.  It's optimistic advice.  It is so very zen.http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-advice-isnt-always-practical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-5961775570053250431Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:38:00 +00002012-01-30T22:38:00.741-08:00being cheapEmotional Health and Wellbeinggeneric brandsLifestyle Blogteeth whitenersvitamin supplementsWhen Being Cheap Makes You Hurl. There are times in life when buying generic is absolutely the way to go.  Save a few bucks, get pretty much as good as the brand name stuff and so on.  We all have little tricks and things we buy generic because they truly are just as good.   BUT last week when I had to kill time at Walgreens while waiting for a prescription I found myself getting a little too http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/01/when-being-cheap-makes-you-hurl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-1073587971441557716Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +00002012-01-27T14:30:30.534-08:00blessingsChildrenDeathFamilylifeLifestyle Blogliving in the momenttragedySavoring Life's Precious Moments in Times of Stress For no particular reason today I was thinking about friends of mine that died far too young.  Remembering them so vividly, like the last time I saw them.  My friend Stacy who died from brain cancer in 9th grade.  The little boy down the street that I used to teach tennis to who also died of a brain tumor. My classmate senior year who took hishttp://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/01/savoring-lifes-precious-moments-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6285927105198634769.post-7259868386501950634Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:53:00 +00002012-01-25T13:53:09.366-08:00girlfriendsLifestyle BlogMarriageRelationshipsscheduled sexsexScheduled Sex. On a warm summer night I was on a date with my husband at a sushi place near the beach.  I received the emergency "girl summit" text that read "I need to get out of here, who can meet for a cocktail." This type of text is to be expected and anticipated amongst the close knit mommy crowd. Once in awhile a sistah needs a break from her little angels and a drink. I was on date http://conquerthemonkey.blogspot.com/2012/01/scheduled-sex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cameron)8