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Speaking to an auditorium of Des Moines women, famed anthropologist Jane Goodall described what it was like to wake into – rather than from – a dream.

It happened when she was 23. After arriving in Africa under cover of darkness and sleeping in the wilds under the stars, she woke to find that everything she had imagined for herself since the age of 11 was coming true that very morning. That “everything” was indeed to live in Africa and to study the animals living there –…

I don’t have a lot of childhood memories. Well, I do, but they take some coaxing to bring to the surface. It’s a good thing I’m still close with most of my elementary school friends (and that I married my high school crush) or I wouldn’t remember anything at all.

But one memory I do have is watching “Gorillas in the Mist” in school. For whatever reason, it really stuck with me. Probably because it had a strong…

Every mom I know is in the throws of holiday shopping. And most are just guessing at which toys are really going to be a hit come unwrapping time.

If you’re among the millions of moms playing the toy guessing game, this may be an opportunity for you to get a sneak-peek into the mind of your child.

A toy study, conducted by a market research firm in Des Moines, will begin scheduling participants on Friday, January 6. Local girls, ages 4 through 8, are being asked to take part in…

They can be tough to buy for, huh? Well, I think I have just the thing...



You know I'm a fan of the SmartTalk Series, as I've blogged about it quite a bit in the past. The cruddy thing was that you could never get single tickets before. You had to shell out your hard-earned money for the whole kit and…

It's that time of year again... time to secure your booty a spot in the Civic Center Main Hall for the 2012 SmartTalk Series.

This year, Des Moines gals will be entertained and motivated through talks by five notoriously inspiring women: Dr. Jane Goodall, Arianna Huffington, Frances Mayes, Melissa Stockwell and Marie Osmond.

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