In 2001 Lorissa Shepstone began a new personal project, a website dedicated to women and run by women called All Things Girl. Her original vision was to give woman a forum to showcase their creative talents, whether that was in photography, poetry, prose, art, even if their creative forte was writing articles about business, health […]
On August 22, 2006, a piece of the original limestone from the Pentagon that was salvaged from September 11, 2001 was transported by the Patriot Guard Riders from the Pentagon parking lot in Arlington, Virginia to Dodge City, Kansas…
Sometimes I need to slow down, take a break, and sit still.
Back in 2001 I launched the first issue of All Things Girl with 5 submissions and a very vague idea of what I was doing. I only knew for certain, why I was doing it and that was to get creative women out there - get them seen online and hope it would lead to […]
You declare you will work out every single day, building in intensity, and you will suffer severe guilt for any missed workout.
Let me start by making things clear: I do not want, nor have I ever wanted, with the exception of one week back in 1992, children.
Living near the site of the crash of American Airlines 77 into the Pentagon, she coped by digging into her art…
I’ve started and re-started my column about ten times this month. It isn’t as if I don’t have anything to say I’m having one of those rare times when I start writing and stop with an “Oh my God. Do I really admit that publicly?”
I have been fairly open book when it comes to my […]
We all have them, songs that seem to speak right to that secret place in your soul – sometimes secret even from you. They flow into you, through you, whirling, swirling around until they completely surround a tiny spot deep down inside of you. And then they never leave. They can grow […]
I’m a control freak. There, I said it.
Recently, Jane spent some time talking with All Things Girl about herself, her books, writing, and simply living life…..
So why are we so resistant to change and to the realization that how things have always been isn’t necessarily the way they should always be?
So you’ve received your invitation to the wedding and now you’re wracking your brain, trying to think of a suitable gift for the lucky couple. Well, here are a few tips to cut down on the stress of gift shopping
I was suspended somewhere at 35,000 feet, on a flight from New York to Los Angeles, when I decided that I wanted to divorce all my friends.
It should be a joyous and wonderful occasion. Don’t let Bridezilla mar your fabulous experience!
Yet, questioning the sanity of our parents, siblings, or children often leads to questions about our own.
So where does an overworked woman find a hobby? A thing that I can do that won
In the 35 years since author and poet Eve Hall has been writing, her work as been featured in many publications from poetry magazines to, more recently, mature lifestyle magazines. Eve has won numerous awards, has two traditional books of poetry published, Enter Eve’s Poetic Paradise Enter Eve’s Musing Moments, and is now focused on […]
Megan Crane, author of three books, including the recently released “Frenemies” happily spent a Friday afternoon talking with All Things Girl about herself, her books, and writing…..
It’s prudent to have your bases covered in the event that something tragic happens to you. Don’t make your loved ones go through a stressful ordeal as they grieve your passing.
What if the satisfaction you are seeking does not come from weight loss? What if you are chasing the proverbial carrot-on-a-stick?
I have been alive long enough to know many of the dangers that lurk in the hidden corners of our world
When it comes to balance, I think I
