Since one of my biggest goals every day is to practice living the moment, something I’m especially focusing on this week while on vacation, I thought I’d repost a Smart Girls Know Affirmation about doing just that. I hope you’ve all had a great week,...

I’m still in Arizona at my getaway vacation, and since I’ll be tackling a desert tight-rope, challenge jump, and other (scary) adventures, today I wanted to repost an affirmation about the importance of taking (healthy) risks. Enjoy! * * * * * Smart...

Hello Smart Girls! I’m on vacation this week. As in, no computer, spa getaway with my BFF, hiking, sleeping, reading, dreaming, renewing vacation. So I thought I’d post a few of my favorite Smart Girls Know Affirmations of days past throughout the...

The New York Times ran an interesting article this week about a group of women making history in Iraq. On Monday, 50 women became the first-ever female graduates of Iraq’s police-officer training academy. In a country where women continue to face a...

A new study that came out about stress and teens shows that stress related to school and family finances affects teens more than their parents realize. According to the study, 45% of tweens and teens say their stress has increased over the past year...