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Lively Women

July 7th, 2007

Essay Contest First Place: Sara Farley

by Sara Farley
When I saw the topic for this contest, it was not only website appropriate, but for me it was a no brainer.  Ask me to describe a lively woman and only one person comes to mind- my mother, Cathy Farley.  My mother is 59 years young and 12 years ago she was diagnosed […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

July 6th, 2007

Essay Contest Second Place: Tessa Garcia (aka Yvonne Contreras)

My Friend Adela
by Tessa Garcia (pen name: Yvonne Contreras)
My friend Adela always has rouge on her lips. She´s not young anymore, so the gentle wrinkles around her large mouth absorb much of the lipstick. She´s thin, tall, blonde and quite a heavy smoker. Her eyes, ¡oh god!, how could I possibly describe them? Think of […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

July 5th, 2007

Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Shanika Bell

by Shanika Bell
My favorite lively woman is my cousin Latasha Clark. She is my lively woman because she has been through so much in her life. When she was a young child she had to go through seeing her mother being abused. She grew up in a house of violence, which, I […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2007

Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Kaylee Hartman

by Kaylee Hartman
There is one particular person that brightens my day, and I feel that she should be recognized for her loving, kind nature and her will to give. My mother is high on life. She sings songs in silly voices to her babies and everyone else that walks in her path. She has […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2007

Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Ashley Barry

by Ashley Barry
The woman I feel is the person who is the greatest is my mother. I know that the world can use a lot more just like my mother. She is pretty, strong, smart, kind, caring, helpful, and a great listener. My mother is always smiling and making everyone happy. No matter what kind […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

July 2nd, 2007

Lively Women Essay Contest Results!

The winners of the First-Ever Lively Women Essay Contest have been selected and notified, and I’m pleased to announce the results.
Drumroll, please…
First Prize –Sara Farley
Second Prize – Yvonne Contreras
Honorable Mentions — Ashley Barry, Kaylee Hartman, and Shanika Bell 
The first place winner will be published here at LivelyWomen.com and receive two 8-ounce bottles of Gloves in a […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

June 21st, 2007

Lively Women Essay Contest Update (no results yet!)

Sorry all, but when I pushed back the contest deadline, I didn’t make the necessary alterations to my reading schedule. I had hoped to have the contest winners announced last week, but it looks like it will be next week. Apologies! Thanks to everyone for their patience.
Tags: Lively-Women-Essay-Contest, woman, women, Womens-HealthShare This

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

May 16th, 2007

Essay Contest Deadline Extended by Popular Demand!

There are a couple of folks out there who really wanted to submit to the Lively Women Essay Contest but couldn’t make it happen by the dealine, so even though the entries were supposed to be in by last night, let’s add on an additional week for the stragglers.
NEW CONTEST DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

April 16th, 2007

Essay Contest Reminder — Deadline May 15, 2007

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, May 22. 
Have you entered the first-ever Lively Women Essay Contest?  The deadline is less than a month away, so finish those taxes and get writing!  In case you missed the original annoucement, here are the pertinent details:

Submit your 250- to 500-word essay about a lively woman you […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

April 10th, 2007

Lively Women Essay Contest — Deadline May 15, 2007

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, May 22. 
Flex those writing muscles, ladies.  The first-ever Lively Women Essay Contest is now accepting entries.
Do you know a lively woman?  Maybe it’s your mom, your sister, your best friend, or just that cool girl at the bank drive-through who’s always so nice to you.  Whoever […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

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