<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603</id><updated>2024-09-01T18:31:04.904-04:00</updated><category term="2012"/><category term="Motivation"/><title type='text'>My Daily Dilemmas</title><subtitle type='html'>This blog is intended to be an open forum, free from criticism or judgement. It does not matter who you are, where you come from or what you do, we all have opinions and I would love to hear yours!!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-2199103707805505883</id><published>2012-01-06T06:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T07:41:23.913-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2012"/><title type='text'>Make It A Happy New Year!</title><summary type="text">
Hey Guys&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Dolls,



&amp;nbsp;So I know I have been MIA for quite some time now, but its been a
insanely busy and incredibly fulfilling year for me. In my time away, I started
freelance writing for Patch.com, writing for four different cities, I started
my own column, became a talent agent, got my own web-based talk show and had a
new baby...so needless to say my hand were kinda full.



&amp;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/2199103707805505883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-you.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/2199103707805505883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/2199103707805505883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-you.html' title='Make It A Happy New Year!'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-25310954076959688</id><published>2010-11-11T00:17:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-11T00:18:52.967-05:00</updated><title type='text'>To Bare Or Not To Bare</title><summary type="text">Hi Ladies,

So here is my latest dilemma. I’ve started to notice that my skin hasn’t been looking that great lately. I always try to use the best products out there that will not break the bank and I’ve been pretty happy so far. However, over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed my skin looking a bit dull. It’s not as radiant and glowing as it once was. Now I know a lot has to do with diet and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/25310954076959688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/11/to-bare-or-not-to-bare.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/25310954076959688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/25310954076959688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/11/to-bare-or-not-to-bare.html' title='To Bare Or Not To Bare'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-4133919634733077537</id><published>2010-11-09T20:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-09T20:36:43.741-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Blog is Back!</title><summary type="text">It has been months since I sat down and wrote something for my blog which I so feverishly started as an attempt to communicate to the world my opinions on different matters with hopes the world would have communicated back to me. I can&#39;t believe it&#39;s been 6 months and I have not written a single thing. This was supposed to be my project. The thing I would do to bring different people, especially </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/4133919634733077537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-is-back.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4133919634733077537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4133919634733077537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-is-back.html' title='The Blog is Back!'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-5221585552701336152</id><published>2010-02-25T18:33:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-25T18:38:57.278-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Birth Control Disasters</title><summary type="text">A friend of mine recently had a very scary experience with birth control. She was bleeding for about two months non-stop and was suffering from chronic headaches. One day out of nowhere she blacked out and was rushed to the emergency room. They told her that she had lost a lot of blood and a blood transfusion was needed. After three days in the hospital the doctors finally discharged her and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/5221585552701336152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/birth-control-disasters.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/5221585552701336152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/5221585552701336152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/birth-control-disasters.html' title='Birth Control Disasters'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-4038116675072217496</id><published>2010-02-18T07:24:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T08:35:35.535-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How to help bring your period down?</title><summary type="text">
For all of the women out there with irregular periods (which I&#39;m sure is a decent handful) and those fortunate ones whose bodies operate like clock-work, I&#39;m sure at one point or the other you or someone you know have had this problem. Your period is late! It&#39;s nearly 8 days since your monthly visitor was expected but it&#39;s not showing up. Sometimes your body shows no signs of it while others </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/4038116675072217496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-help-bring-your-period-down.html#comment-form' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4038116675072217496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4038116675072217496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-help-bring-your-period-down.html' title='How to help bring your period down?'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-3853963628226656939</id><published>2010-02-08T12:36:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T17:52:05.030-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Breaking Up Is Hard To Do!!!!</title><summary type="text">With Valentine&#39;s Day just around the corner I&#39;m sure there are people out there who is NOT looking forward to seeing all the happy couples or watching the gushing of your co-worker as she happily accepts flowers and chocolate that was delivered from her sweetheart.&amp;nbsp;Some of us might be on the other end of the happy spectrum. I always hated the proccess of getting over someone but absoultely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/3853963628226656939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/3853963628226656939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/3853963628226656939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do.html' title='Breaking Up Is Hard To Do!!!!'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-1780815360053694309</id><published>2010-02-01T23:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T23:35:35.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I can&#39;t get my one year old to sleep through the night.</title><summary type="text">For those of you who know me personally, know that I have an amazing little baby boy who is the light of my life. He is my little buddy and in many ways my bestest friend in the whole wide world. It goes without saying that I love him very very much, however the little punk is seriously robbing me of my sleep. It’s been nearly 20 months (since I was about 5 months pregnant) that I have not had a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/1780815360053694309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-cant-get-my-one-year-old-to-sleep.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/1780815360053694309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/1780815360053694309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-cant-get-my-one-year-old-to-sleep.html' title='I can&#39;t get my one year old to sleep through the night.'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-4709220519455017727</id><published>2010-01-25T09:11:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-26T11:17:41.751-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How important is it to be physically attracted to your partner?</title><summary type="text">A friend of mine is currently in a situation that I’m sure some of us can relate to and possibly after she reads this post we might be able to shed some light on it for her. She is a strong, independent, beautiful woman who knows what she wants and for the most part refuses to settle, hence the reason she is in this jam. Like all of us out there, she isn’t getting any younger. Settling down with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/4709220519455017727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/hes-amazingbut-hes-not-cute.html#comment-form' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4709220519455017727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/4709220519455017727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/hes-amazingbut-hes-not-cute.html' title='How important is it to be physically attracted to your partner?'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-5835877329093014384</id><published>2010-01-20T13:03:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-20T13:11:01.192-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What does it mean to be a good wife or girlfriend today?</title><summary type="text">



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Okay okay, I know most of you are probably nodding your head in complete amusement and disapproval of this article. I mean seriously what woman would willingly comply with such subservience in this day and age? A lot has changed over the past 55 years, especially the role of women in society. However, although I find these </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/5835877329093014384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-does-it-mean-to-be-good-wife.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/5835877329093014384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/5835877329093014384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-does-it-mean-to-be-good-wife.html' title='What does it mean to be a good wife or girlfriend today?'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRd5auNAexb9s6FE1TfKHOMjiV1ewjSfMyMdfTXcsv3hRp8J67qlRKCJ5v3-BPNOiMp5NK71brAc5V565LTQ6ggn-BIji9w0bAbuCGQlc6TBizfJ-TgxNG8OZ2xnQwSvHe8JrTXwhi5k/s72-c/goodwifeguide.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394799007673275603.post-528053307008091902</id><published>2010-01-17T12:35:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-19T22:30:12.090-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Motivation"/><title type='text'>Staying Motivated in 2010</title><summary type="text">Every new years day millions of people around the world resolve to lose weight, be more fiscally responsible, learn a new trait, travel, or something or the other that will change their lives for the better. Regardless of what our resolutions are, more than likely by Valentine&#39;s day, if not before, half of us fall short of our promises to ourselves and our resolutions become nonexistent. Of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/feeds/528053307008091902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/staying-motivated-in-2010.html#comment-form' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/528053307008091902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5394799007673275603/posts/default/528053307008091902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://safiasblog-safia.blogspot.com/2010/01/staying-motivated-in-2010.html' title='Staying Motivated in 2010'/><author><name>Safia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15216537916165068332</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dr3LCb47fSk/S1S-2GOVb7I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ULmNB7IiDxI/S220/Copy+of+meeee+(Small).jpg'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry></feed>