So Not An Expert Archives
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Parents Coaching Kids from the Sidelines: Why it Sucks to be THAT Kid
Every team has one jerky parent.
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24 Interviewing Tips: Beat Out the Competition for that Job Offer
If these job hunting tips work for my husband and me, they can work for anyone.
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Rock Mom's World this Mother's Day: 30 of the Best Quotes on Motherhood
Ready to pay homage to the most important woman in your life?
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Osama bin Laden: Should we be glad he wasn't taken alive?
Is a dead bin Laden better than a captured one?
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Principals who ban lunches from home are nobody's pal
What would you do if the school told you "no more lunches packed from home"???
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Free Gift for Breast Cancer Support
It's free if you promise to keep it on until Amy is cancer free.
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Tutus to Take Over Roscoe Village: Learn French While Taking Ballet
Kids get a head start on French while taking ballet at this new studio.
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Are Locker Rooms Safe for Preteen Boys?
Boys can learn a lot inside a locker room. Some of it not always good or welcome.
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QA With Mother, Writer, Two-Time Breast Cancer Warrior: Read How You Can Help Her Help Others
If you could help someone fighting breast cancer a second time around, would you do it?
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Camp Earth: Lake Park High School Graduates Bike for Huntington's Disease
We all need friends like these former Lake Park High School students.
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8 Reasons You Should Be a Guest Blogger on ChicagoNow's 'So Not an Expert'
ChicagoNow and So Not an Expert want YOU to be a guest blogger! Here's what's in it for you....
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Easy Homemade Stock: How to Make Chicken Stock in the Slow Cooker
Homemade chicken stock so easy you make it in your sleep!
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Dibs, Sidewalk Shoveling: Why, Oh Why, Doesn't Anybody Remove Snow Anymore?
Chicagoland has lost that lovin'-shovelin' feeling. Do YOU remove your own snow?
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Vitamins Can Give Kids Scurvy
Vitamins. Do you take them? Do your kids? Do they hate them like mine do?
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From Pregnant to Menopausal in One Long Day
One more thing women must endure. Wait, it's not so bad.
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George Ryan's Sneak Visit to Ailing Wife: Should Prisoners Ever Be Allowed Furlough?
Should George Ryan or any prisoner receive time off for "humane" reasons?
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Chinese Mothers are Not Superior to American Moms: Why Yale's Amy Chua is Grossly Mistaken
Don't mess with American moms.
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Denis Leary's New Book of Tweets: Is it a Good Read/Gift for Book Haters?
A book for readers, non-readers, and techies alike.
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Black Friday: Who'll Spend More, Spendthrifts or Tightwads?
Are you a spendthrift or a tightwad, or somewhere in between?
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Funniest Family Pictures
Think you've got a bad family photo? Check out these funny ones...just in time for those holiday cards.
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No Tricks, Just Free Dinner at Chicagoland Applebee's on Halloween
A freebie for Halloween dinner....
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Yes, Your Email Account Can Get Hijacked, Too: Pictures of a Real-Life Email Hijacking
Watch how a real email hijacking goes down.
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Worst Halloween Candy: Don't Hand Out These Gross Treats this Halloween
If you want to control the foot traffic to your house on Halloween, hand out one of these questionable treats....
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Rethink How You Use the Office Furniture: Health News Says Sitting is 'the New Smoking'
To stand or sit at work, that is the question....
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Local Breast Cancer Charity Needs Your Vote: PUMA May Award Recovery on Water $25,000
Puma might pay this local charity $25,000. Cast your vote to help?
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Brett Favre's Alleged Sextee Cancels Her Chicago Party This Weekend: Why Jenn Sterger's Absence Should Make Women Rejoice
Looks like Chicago won't be seeing Jenn Sterger as planned this weekend. Are you disappointed?
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The 'I Like It On' Facebook Campaign: Are Women on Facebook Drawing Attention to Sex or Breast Cancer?
"I like it on the far left hook by the door." Huh?
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How Middle-Aged Parents See Childhood Today: Do Kids Today Have it Easy?
Do you think kids today have it easier than we had it?
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Easy Homemade Yogurt: How to Make Yogurt in Your Slow Cooker
Love yogurt, hate the price? Try this slow cooker recipe....
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A Case Against Censorship: Bring Back Those Controversial 'Arresting Tales' Posts
You wouldn't gag your mother-in-law, would you?
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25 No-No Words and Expressions: Use These Word Fails and Expect No Respect
Please, at all costs, keep these words from your loved ones....
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Susan Komen's Race for the Cure: Who Else Wants to Wipe Out Breast Cancer?
Let's kick breast cancer's butt.
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Professional Attire for Women: Is it OK for Ines Sainz and Other Women to Dress Provocatively at Work?
I'm going to take what seems an unlikely position for a female (and a feminist)...
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87 More Entertaining Spelling Mistakes: The Typos All Around Us
They're heeeeeerrrrre....again....you-won't-believe typos.
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Garden Bounty Plus Easy Recipes: Pumpkin, Chives, Strawberries
Easy fall recipes using strawberries, pumpkin, and chives....