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When you get out of high school, and you head to college, one of the last things that you think about is taking care of your skin. College students have so many things to think about that skin is probably the last thing on their mind. Often, taking care of your skin can be a [...]
There are so many decisions when it comes to pregnancy and giving birth. Will you use a doctor or midwife? Will you deliver at home or in a hospital? Will you try for an all natural childbirth, or are you having a scheduled cesarean section? Will you bottle or breast-feed? Will you use cloth or [...]
Have you ever wondered why we actually have a receiving line at a wedding, and who decided it was a good idea to throw rice at the couple as they leave? Most wedding traditions date back thousands of years and are steeped in superstitions that, frankly, we no longer believe. As you are planning your [...]
Whether you’re sitting at a desk all day or on your feet, we all have those times during the day where we just can’t seem to be productive or pleasant anymore. For most office workers, this probably hits in the early or mid afternoon – around 2 or 3 PM. (I’m sure you’ve all seen [...]
These days saving money is at the forefront of everybody’s minds. Penny pinching and couponing have become major trends as people compete to see who can buy the most and pay the least. Studies have shown that most people don’t realise how much money they are spending by dining out. Restaurants and take-out food may [...]
Sour milk, stale bread, hard cheese; it’s tempting just to bin them but with austerity in the air the phrase “waste not want not” is just audible at the back of our brains as we chuck out our not so long-life dairy products and other household essentials. Another phrase from my childhood “they’d be [...]
In the world of media, depictions of women have always prompted reaction from the public with World War One conscription posters and 1950s advertisements turning ordinary housewives into deified domestic goddesses. Over the years, the images of women have changed but the trend has remained unaltered and even the modern world has their own domestic [...]
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