http://www.love-research.com/blog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:48:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What\'s the Meaning of Love? -Fox News (Click on the link above to watch my Fox & Friends Interview) I didn’t sleep much the night before.  I tossed and turned and a litany of questions kept running through my head— everything I thought the anchor would ask.  Half-asleep I practiced what I ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2010/02/love-in-tv-land/ According to an MSNBC report, Americans spent as much as $13.7 billion on Valentine's Day in 2006, up 22 percent from just five years ago.  Valentine's week sales account for more than five percent of annual chocolate sales, totaling $345 million. According to Hallmark, half of the U.S. population celebrates ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2010/02/cant-buy-me-love-frugal-valentines-day-tips/       A long dark weekend in January.  Last Monday, I was listening to Gospel music on the radio playing in honor of Martin Luther King Day when my friend called me for a walk in the park.  I convinced her we should go to Greenwood Cemetary instead of Prospect Park.  My ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2010/01/love-and-death-a-night-in-the-cemetary/ It’s 2010, already. Unbelievable isn’t it - how quickly time passes?  I'm taking time to reflect on the previous year and thinking of resolutions for the new one.  I live in New York, one of the most hectic, fastest-moving cities in the world.   I love the city and chose to ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2010/01/for-the-love-of-all-things-slow-reflections-on-a-too-fast-world/             Last November, I was laid off.  Trying to claim state benefits from the NY Department of Labor could only be described as a Kafkaesque nightmare.  The websites and phone systems broke down regularly as the sea of jobless New Yorkers swelled.  It took me over three days on the ‘help ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/12/looking-for-work-finding-inspiration/ Yes it's that time of the year again.  You have days left to do your Christmas shopping.  The mad dash to find the perfect gift is on.  "According to the National Retail Federation, the average shopper plans on spending $507 on gifts this holiday season.  Joel Waldfogel, the author of ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/12/your-loved-ones-may-not-love-their-xmas-gifts-so-give-love-instead/               Looking for an under $10 Stocking Stuffer?  GIVE LOVE.  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/love/Karen-Porter-Sorensen/e/9781605503592/?itm=1&USRI=love+luv+n http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/12/286/ Bathe Ritually Here are some photos of inspiring outdoor bathtubs.   [gallery columns="2"] http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/11/bathe-ritually/ Turn your bed into a sacred space.   Take a look at these examples I found for inspiration.   [caption id="attachment_253" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Apple Tree Bed"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_254" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Canopy"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_255" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Temple Bed"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_256" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sky Bed in Kenya"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Romantic Bed"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_258" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cradle Bed"][/caption] http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/11/sacred-beds/   [caption id="attachment_247" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Jim Mohr, Director of new Hate Institute at Gonzaga University"][/caption] My friend sent me this article about a new institute for Hate Research.  As the Love Research lady I was particularly interested.  The Institute is located in Spokane, Washington and I have family living there so I ... http://www.love-research.com/blog/2009/11/hate-research/