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6 Ways to Keep the Kids Busy This Summer

The summer can seem very long when you have small people to wrangle and keep entertained. Fortunately, there are many ways to keep them occupied over those balmy days. Bear in mind, not all of these suggestions will be appropriate for your kids. You’ll have to choose activities based on their ages, abilities and preferences. [...]

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5 Summer Tips for Healthy &Youthful Skin

We all love the sun…well, most of us do. However, we know that it’s not good for our skin. So, in order to maintain those youthful, radiant good looks, we need to take a little extra care in the warmer months. Although the sun is a wonderful source of vitamin D, and lightly tanned skin [...]

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How to Cope With Your Husband’s Annoying Habits

Unfortunately, fairy tales and Hollywood happy endings perpetuate a myth of ‘happily ever after’ that simply cannot be replicated in reality. Deep down we know this, right? As any married woman will tell, the honeymoon period wears off, and a wife’s days are no longer filled with wine and roses. You meet the man of [...]

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4 Things You Should Never Say to Your Husband

You and your hubby have a great, solid marriage. You can talk to each other about everything, right? Wrong. There are some things that are best left unsaid, even in the strongest of relationships. I believe I’ve mentioned, once or twice, that I think honesty is fundamental in any healthy, happy relationship. While I stand [...]

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Are All Blind Dates Doomed?

Blind dates have a bad rep and with good reason. If you’ve ever been on a blind date, you’ll know they can be awkward and, at times, utterly disastrous, but does this always have to be the case? A male friend of mine once said that being set-up on a blind date was like letting [...]

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Wreathes Are Not Just for Christmas| How to Make an Easter Wreath

Wreathes are actually popular for all kinds of occasions and an Easter wreath can add a little color and springtime festivity to your front door. This one is for all you creative chicks – chicks, you see what I’ve done there? Because it’s Easter?…Okay, moving swiftly on. The following guide is for an Easter egg [...]

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Healthy & Natural Ways to Kick PMS

Affecting up to 90% of women (to some degree), PMS can be extremely debilitating for many of us. With a list of symptoms that include cramps, mood swings, bloating and nausea, it can cause havoc in a relationship and interfere with your day-to-day routine. Thankfully, though, there are natural ways to keep PMS at bay. There [...]

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Should You Play it Cool on a First Valentine’s Day?

The first Valentine’s Day in a new relationship can be a pretty nail-biting moment. What if he’s bought you something lavish and you just went with a gag gift or vice versa? Even if you’ve discussed things beforehand, you can’t be sure he’s going to stick to the agreement, so what do you do? Of [...]

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How to Survive…Valentine’s Day as a Singleton

With February almost upon us, it’s a time of year when singletons are made to feel a little bit like lepers. Yes, the next two weeks are filled with slushy, lovey-dovey, over-priced sentiment. But it is possible to make it to the latter half of February with your dignity and sanity still intact. Okay, so [...]

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How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

We’ve all been through it a dozen times before, right? You make a New Year’s resolution with the very best of intentions and a can-do attitude. “This year I’m really gonna do it…” and within two weeks, we’ve slipped back into old habits. However, there are ways to ensure that you stick to your New [...]

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