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A Message From Down Under 25 Dec 2010 | 04:16 am
An unexpected email from a Purple Woman in Australia was the best gift I could have received this Christmas. It convinces me that just posting a new article once or twice a year is not enough effort t...
Purple Women Love Opera 18 Jun 2010 | 01:43 am
I and my Purple girlfriend shared accommodations, gas expense, and driving duty driving to L.A. to attend the Opera Conference last week. I didn't reflect upon the fact that not only were we both chi...
Purple Again 7 Jun 2010 | 02:45 am
People used to ask me why "purple" women? It's a long story. Unless you for some unknown reason hate that color, the term when used to modify the word "woman" is relatively neutral, and begs definitio...
Syndication 2 May 2010 | 02:48 am
Many moons since my last post, but since I feel strongly that this topic and the content of this blog, a two year journey taken by not just me but in concert with more than a dozen other guest contrib...
Adieu 3 Apr 2008 | 12:13 am
This journey has come to an end for me. I have to follow my heart, because life is not all about blogging. Sometimes you just have to log off and simply live it. When I started this blog, I thought I ...
PW in Costa Rica 19 Mar 2008 | 12:54 am
Purple WomenTM travel. They don't have to wait for spring break or summer vacation. They can go to Costa Rica during the peak season (now ending). If you go "high-end", you are almost assured a kid-fr...
Can We Have It All? 18 Mar 2008 | 11:48 am
This week I caught an episode of TLC’s reality show The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom. A mother of two pretends she is on a mom’s spa trip when, in fact, she is living her fantasy as a chef in one of L...
A Paternal Instinct? 8 Mar 2008 | 01:37 pm
During my research for the Childless by Choice Project, I interviewed partnered and married childless and childfree men and I asked them, "Do you think there is such a thing as a paternal instinct?" ...
Housekeeping and Guest Contributors 29 Feb 2008 | 03:33 am
Purple WomenTM, I want to remind you that this Blog Mistress is always looking for new voices. Would you like to contribute your story or opinion? If you have a story idea on our topic of discussion, ...
Motherhood Manifesto Not Just for Moms 28 Feb 2008 | 09:09 am
I recently spent part of my weekend free time reading and watching The Motherhood Manifesto, a book and DVD encouraging moms to fight for new laws and workplace policies that would benefit the lives o...