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How to clear your record now that marijuana is legal in Illinois

How to clear your record now that marijuana is legal in Illinois

By Julie Trevarthen-Escarcida
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Top 10 list of things to know if you’re considering divorce

Top 10 list of things to know if you’re considering divorce

by Anique Drouin, Attorney at Sullivan Taylor, Gumina & Palmer, P.C.
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Coping with grief and loss during the holidays

Coping with grief and loss during the holidays

by Amy Kennaugh
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The Long Road After Divorce

The Long Road After Divorce

Give yourself time to heal
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MommaRose
Geneva Wellness Weekend: Supporting long-term health and well-being

Geneva Wellness Weekend: Supporting long-term health and well-being

Everyone’s definition of wellness is different.
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Shining the light on women in crisis

Shining the light on women in crisis

Supporting women from all walks of life in this crazy high expectations world, Modern Domestic Woman (MDW) Cares works to provide a local…
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Becoming Your Own Model

Becoming Your Own Model

“Society makes our existence wretchedly difficult at times, hence our impotence and the imperfection of our work…. I myself am suffering…
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MommaRose
MDW in Sycamore, Illinois: Krista Svoboda of Oh Baby 3D/4D Ultrasound Boutique

MDW in Sycamore, Illinois: Krista Svoboda of Oh Baby 3D/4D Ultrasou...

Having an ultrasound when I was pregnant with my three kiddos was similar to going through the drive-through at a fast-food restaurant. It…
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Four inspiring woman-centric social feeds you should follow

Four inspiring woman-centric social feeds you should follow

It’s easy to spiral into a cluster of nonsense online, and oh my, isn’t it getting exhausting these days? At The Modern Domestic Woman…
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4 Practical Tips to Diffuse High Anxiety

4 Practical Tips to Diffuse High Anxiety

Anxiety is a silent beast that I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve been battling for 20 years. Medication has been part of my life for almost 13…
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Elizabeth Rago
Distracted Driving Awareness Hits Home

Distracted Driving Awareness Hits Home

Smack dab in the middle of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, I was hit by a distracted driver. The details are simple: me and my…
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Record-breaking rowing team pops up in Midwest womanned by tenacious duo

Record-breaking rowing team pops up in Midwest womanned by tenaciou...

The Midwest is teeming with field sports, and while many may not consider rowing a popular activity in Illinois, there’s a duo of women in…
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Finding strength in parenting kids with extra needs

Finding strength in parenting kids with extra needs

Talk of mothering doesn’t always surface in this column and there’s a reason for that exclusion. Mostly because my own children make up so…
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Making an invisible disease visible: writer Beth Prystowsky on her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis

Making an invisible disease visible: writer Beth Prystowsky on her ...

Writing for a living introduces you to a collection of interesting people all with unique stories. I met Beth Prystowsky years ago when we…
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Confidently weaving ‘flaws’ into your look

Confidently weaving ‘flaws’ into your look

In my early 20s, fresh out of college and full of an enthusiastic energy that required no coffee, I felt confident in my skin — or so I…
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Female authors provide perfect literary getaways for spring break

Female authors provide perfect literary getaways for spring break

Despite the snow, spring break is on its way no matter what the temperature [is] in the Midwest. Whether you’re basking in the sun on a…
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When Self-Help Books Don’t Help

When Self-Help Books Don’t Help

I believe in transparency, especially now with the various filters we put on our life via social feeds. And when it comes to the modern…
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“Divorce: a love story,” an interview with author, Kay Eck

“Divorce: a love story,” an interview with author, Kay Eck

Many of us have a difficult time finishing a book let alone writing a memoir, yet author Kay Eck knew she was destined to write about her…
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What it takes to be president

What it takes to be president

Like many of you who have ever been part of, say, a parent-teacher organization or any other volunteer group, I’ve been experiencing a…
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Trusting Is Believing

Trusting Is Believing

Twenty years ago, when I was in the deepest throes of depression, I was not sure I believed in God anymore. I was 18, and my cousin had…
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Tara Dix Osborne
Easy breezy cafe curtains using tea towels

Easy breezy cafe curtains using tea towels

Looking for a simple way to dress up a small window in your home? The answer is purchasing tea towels rather than traditional panels. Tea…
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Taking adaptive sports to a higher altitude: Meet Melanie Knecht

Taking adaptive sports to a higher altitude: Meet Melanie Knecht

Sharing stories of inspirational women all over the world is what we’re after here at The Modern Domestic Woman. Today I have the pleasure…
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Nibble Fiction: A womanly breakdown

Nibble Fiction: A womanly breakdown

Sink into this dark excerpt from a new story I’ve been working on for Nibble Fiction. This woman’s just turned 40 and she doesn’t have a…
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Elizabeth Rago
Meet ‘Megan Tron,’ female lead vocalist of Wedding Banned

Meet ‘Megan Tron,’ female lead vocalist of Wedding Banned

Meeting new women with a spunky style is my favorite and I’ve been swooning over a particular lead female vocalist’s hair for a while now…
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Elizabeth Rago
Five tips to make bullet journaling easier

Five tips to make bullet journaling easier

The amount of information the “Modern Domestic Woman” has stored away in her brain is of epic proportions. Social security numbers, pins…
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3 ways to cope with all this “fantastic” technology

3 ways to cope with all this “fantastic” technology

I’ve had this overwhelming urge to go “back to the basics” as of late, however I’m not referring to paring down my wardrobe with 10…
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Six Spring Hair Trends for 2019

Six Spring Hair Trends for 2019

“Go for it” is the mantra of 2019 when it comes to EVERYTHING. From career changes to wardrobe overhauls, the Modern Domestic Woman’s hair…
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The upside of theft by Megan Markovic

The upside of theft by Megan Markovic

Yesterday, after working later than usual and being more stressed than usual, I decided I would stop at this cute little yoga studio I had…
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