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I subscribe to a variety of uplifting blogs and newsletters. Every morning, I read through these and start my day in a good mood. This morning I read this article from Happify about women supporting women using mastermind groups. The article described the excitement Miss Nigeria had for her frien

Personally, I love them! I'm always so motivated on January first, especially to eat more healthfully. I think a big reason for that is because I take a break from healthy eating during the last couple of weeks of the year, enjoying the holiday season, but after OD'ing on fatty foods and rich treats

Hello, I just signed up on this website, it looks very interesting. I love the simple idea of this platform, to share articles and books and generally raise our intellectual levels (Love the intellectual lounge btw. That is how I found the website, I was searching for interesting lounge chairs and

In an online class, at the end, the teacher was giving tips for better understanding One of the students said “this particular concept is difficult for me to learn, I have gone through it thrice”. The teacher replied, “read it loud to yourself, you will get it”. “The read it aloud “tip intrigued me

In Season 2 of my podcast, Carpe Diem Connections, I'm going to be doing a deep dive into finding joy.  I've become enamored with Ingrid Fetell Lee and her recent Joy Makeover workshop. She offers a workbook and a very interesting set of interviews, digging deeper with topics about things such as ho

I'm just passing along something I got in my inbox today since it's pertinent to the advancement of women in the workplace. I haven't tried this service myself so can't vouch for it one way or the other, but thought I'd pass it along: The email reads: Hi Yvette, I'd like to personally invite yo

Have you ever wanted to start a Podcast? I'd thought about it for a long time, and about a month ago, I was listening to another podcast which advertised anchor.fm as the easiest way to start a podcast. I got on the site and by the end of the evening, I had my first episode! Then, I thought, wouldn

Distance lends charm is an adage we have heard keep hearing and will continue to hear. And we have read innumerable stories and novels and also seen movies where distances have bonded relationships, solved many ego envy issues and all that. So if now social distancing gives protection why Is so mu

A friend of mine passed along an article that highlighted some big ways in which medical treatments have been tested on men, with the assumption that gender wouldn't matter. In fact, it's been found, that women have responded differently. In some cases, this discrepancy has been a matter of life an

QV Woman is built for women to discuss issues, good and bad. As much as we'd all like to talk only about uplifting things and positive things, there are some not very pleasant either. And here is one. But this was something worth flagging. That women are primary caregivers for children and older peo

The post by @vibgyor71 on #readitoutloud inspired me to write this. I wanted to use the word "foreign" and wrote foriegn. Of course it gave a red squiggly below. So I recited the rhyme - "I before E except after C"... and realized the rhyme not only did not hold good here, there were plenty anomalie

Here's an interesting article I read this morning about how the Oxford dictionary is updating outdated and sexist definitions of the word, 'woman.' I'm fascinated by words and connotations and how they shape our thinking.

I've avoided posting anything about politics on social media because it can be so divisive. It's been a stressful week of waiting with so much at stake. For me, it's a time for celebration and relief, but I know for millions, it's a time of anger, fear or sadness. My family of origin are Republic

Its back to school season. The retraining for a school schedule, paying attention to the teacher, and taking notes. My favorite funny memory is from middle school, of a classmate’s mom, a very sweet lady just watching out for her son’s best interest, she thought, no doubt, who routinely trolled the

An evening I was walking down the road in my township where I grew up as a child along with my kid...where I happen to meet one of old classmate..saw him after ages ...he came in front and was happy to meet me again...we started walking together...n in our chats he told me how he used to like me alw

This forum is meant for all women and people who identify with the female gender to share thoughts that inspire them, makes them laugh and stop and ponder. The main idea behind Quiet Value Woman is to get women talking. Not just share what they find inspiring or funny or poignant, but tell us why.