April Allman - Todays Woman

What is Your Resistance to Change Doing to You?

By Bob MuellerOver 2,500 years ago, the philosopher Heraclitus dipped his toes into a river in Greece and instantly understood that change itself is the one unchanging reality. Everything is in flux. Change is the source of life, the one thing you can trust. He realized that he could never, as hard as he might try or as much as he might like, step into the same river again. Change is here to stay. The moment when you read this word is now gone. The case for flexibility is made. If life is moving, I’d [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-23T09:30:00-05:00December 23, 2016|Mental Health|

Gift Yourself: Win $100 gift from Strandz and Threadz!

"The look . . . It can be the those you get or the those you give, but it all starts with confidence." Strandz Salon and Threadz Boutique in New Albany, Indiana, provide the opportunity to look the way you feel by finding the right style and products for you, while also offering unique gifts for you or someone special. Enter today's Gift Yourself giveaway to win a $100 gift certificate to Strandz Salon and Threadz Boutique.Strandz and Threadz has accessories galore. Shop from a variety of affordable and unique gifts, clothes, and jewelry. Bring a [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-22T09:00:00-05:00December 22, 2016|Today's Family Now|

I Was So Far From My Family — How Could I Enjoy Christmas?

By Sally EstesBorn and raised in the same town, unfamiliar just wasn’t in my blood. I grew up near grandparents and cousins and uncles, every festivity filled to the brim with people. Christmas Eve was crowded, full of 20-something voices belting out carols around a piano and more food than anyone could possibly eat, though somehow we managed. Christmas morning meant Mama’s delicious breakfast and a reading of the Christmas story. Dad played both Santa and referee as my sisters and I surveyed our spoils. It was tradition, and every year I anticipated its precious [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-21T09:30:00-05:00December 21, 2016|Christmas, Today's Family Now|

Before You Go…Put your face on

By Megan M. Seckman In a million years, Louisa Kleinert never would have guessed that her career as a classically trained oil painter would lead her down the path — over hills and valleys of loss and self-actualization — to her current destination: professional makeup and cosmetic tattoo artist. But here is where she has found her dream job.Louisa, 30, became a freelance oil painter after graduating from Centre College with a degree in fine arts, but was bitten by the academic bug and decided to attend graduate school in Philadelphia. Shortly after her theory [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-20T09:30:00-05:00December 20, 2016|Before She Goes|

Paula Blankenship’s Secrets for Creating a Business

By Marie BradbyThe walls inside of Paula's office were painted using her chalk paint. Most of us shirk away from change, but not Paula Blankenship, an entrepreneur whose paint business headquartered in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, is gathering world-wide attention after only three years in existence.For 25 years, Paula had been operating a furniture and floor covering business in her native Oneida, Tennessee. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, she closed her longstanding businesses and began commuting from Oneida to New York City as a designer for commercial projects.“The economy had died,” Paula says. “Then, one day [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-19T09:30:00-05:00December 19, 2016|Survival Skills|

How You Can Help: Single Mothers Become College Grads

By Megan S. WillmanFamily Scholar House helps single mothers find stability and teaches them life skills. Jasmine Wilkins, one of the FHS participants, is with her daughter Brooklyn. In 2011, Kate Brackett selected Family Scholar House (FSH) as part of her Master in Social Work internship from Murray State University. A Louisville native, she thought it would be fun to spend the semester close to home while she worked to complete her degree. Kate didn’t expect to fall in love with Family Scholar House, but that’s exactly what happened. Today, Kate serves as the director of [...]

By April Allman|2016-12-18T09:30:00-05:00December 18, 2016|Giving Back|

About April Allman

What is Your Resistance to Change Doing to You?

Gift Yourself: Win $100 gift from Strandz and Threadz!

I Was So Far From My Family — How Could I Enjoy Christmas?

Before You Go…Put your face on

Paula Blankenship’s Secrets for Creating a Business

How You Can Help: Single Mothers Become College Grads

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