Have you ever enrolled in a gym to workout? Have you bought any exercise equipment? Whether you enroll in a gym or buy exercise pieces of equipment, working out seems to have been an expensive hobby. Going to a gym will cost you at least $30-$50 a month. That is $360-$600 a year. And, if you get into the personal training program, it will cost you approximately $400-$800 for 10 to 20 sessions at 30 minutes per session. So, if you are earning a minimum wage of $10/hour, you will be spending a fourth of your paycheck to go to the gym! That is insane! Now, if you buy pieces…
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Top 5 Unhealthy (Or even Toxic) Relationships
Relationships are tough! It is tough enough for people who have no issues. It is tougher for those who have. Entering in an unhealthy relationship is the most stressful, anxiety driven, frustrating and albeit, most confusing or even terrifying situation one could find himself or herself in. In my opinion, here are the top 5 unhealthy relationships: Relationship with an Abusive Partner. Yep, those are the husbands, wives, girlfriends, and boyfriends who physically, mentally, or psychologically hurt their partners. Why do they do that? Maybe they experienced being abused themselves. Maybe they did not experience any love while growing up. Maybe they do not know how to…
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Are You Making Money From Blogging Yet? (READ THIS!)
Are you making money from blogging yet? I haven’t. But, I am in the process of doing so! Things Beginners Should Know When Creating a Blog or Website As I have said in my article about blogging (https://myshadesofemerald.com/beginners-blog/), making money from blogging or owning a website is just like any other business. It entails a lot of hard work. There is no magic to it, and it won’t be an overnight success. My Purpose in Creating a Blog My primary purpose in creating a blog is for me to write my thoughts, feelings, and opinions about anything and everything about family, lifestyle, relationships, and more. Finding out that I can…
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My Other Career: Immigration Paralegal
The most rewarding profession or career that I have had is definitely being a mom to my children. For seven years, I was a stay-at-home mom to my daughters until I had to help my husband and my late father-in-law in their law firm due to an unforeseeable issue that arose. I had to take on a responsibility that was new to me, and I had to learn on my own, QUICKLY. The unforeseen issue that occurred had to do with the law firm’s Immigration Department. Therefore, I had to help go through the immigration cases that the firm was handling. Many cases had to be processed immediately. Some had…
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My Baby Has Gone Home
It was late Winter of 2004. I was 16 weeks pregnant with my second child. That fateful Wednesday morning, I had a procedure called cerclage (A cerclage is a stitch placed around a pregnant woman’s cervix to prevent it from opening prematurely https://www.obgynofatlanta.com/cerclage). Pain on Right Quadrant Hours later, as I was home recovering, I started feeling pain on the right side of my abdomen. At first, it didn’t bother me too much, and I thought it was just because of the cerclage. But, the pain progressed rather quickly from being benign to extreme pain. My husband came home immediately, and he rushed me to the emergency department. It…
