I do like a vodka lemonade on a hot summers day (or any day in fact) but I’ve never wanted to smell like it. True, there have been occasions where ’spillage’ occurs, but that’s never intentional. So the fact that this fragrance is the second one on the market that purports to smell like a drink is a little baffling. It has notes of lemon, pineapple and ginger mixed with cedar, and invites you to share the world of the smiling man of the box. Wear this and you’ll get hot girls? Hmm. I’m not even sure where you can purchase it, but you can read more about it here.

In summer you tend to want to wear lighter fragrances as your usual musk feels a bit to cloying. Why not give Hed Kandi’s new body spray a twirl? It’s packed full of lovely sounding ingredients from rose, vanilla, jasmine apple and cedar wood, and will take you back to your childhood days of Impulse. It comes in a cute purple bottle, which is easy to pop into your bag, and only costs £2.49. Pass the chardonnay dah-ling.

I wrote about the new Origins products the other week, and have since been testing their new Perfect World cleanser. I have to say I’m extremely impressed. It’s a really creamy cleanser, yet feels very refreshing due to the use of palm and coconut.

It foams up really nicely, and has a lovely scent of light magnolia and orange. The use of oat amino acids help deep cleanse and detoxify the skin, and washes off all traces of makeup Read the rest of this entry »

First off, I think you’ll agree this is a terrible, terrible name. I mean surely the marketing people had to figure out that Pussy is not a good name for a scent? And this one, with notes of black locust, strawberry and musk is surely bound to appeal to the youth market? Do you want your Bratz obsessed sister wearing Pussy?

Methinks not. There’s even a night time version, called Pussy Deluxe Velvet Kitten. The packaging is quite cute, but I’m still in shock about the name. They’re from perfumers
Maurer & Wirtz.

Whether you are male or female, a mom or a dad, balancing career and family can be really difficult. When you’re a woman, though, the choices you have to make seem especially difficult and the responsibilities all the more great. For some reason, women are guilt-ridden with their career decisions and the choices they make about working while trying to raise their children, providing nutritious meals for their family, keeping a respectable house and keeping their husbands happy. Last on the list, of course, is finding some time for themselves. So how does a woman find time to actually feel happy with her daily activities while keeping up with all of the responsibility?
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As I went out to feed the birds today I sunk up to my knees in snow as I made my way to the bird feeder. And more snow is expected for the end of this week. I know this kind of weather makes some people have cabin fever. Do you get cabin fever?

I was working with a woman who said her therapist told her to get organizing. He told her even if you don’t do any more than move one can to the other side of the shelf you have done something and that is a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »

“My neighbors are harassing me. How do you deal with difficult people like these?”

I’ve been asked this question SEVERAL times now, so I thought I’d write an article on the topic.

The word “harassment” is a very broad term. For different people it can mean anything from neighbors who are verbally abusive and deflating your tires to people who are just plain nosey.

It’s a little like saying, “My dog is misbehaving”. You wouldn’t start right away by working on your dog’s “misbehavior” in general. You’d want to focus on the SPECIFIC forms of misbehavior that are causing a problem, such as jumping up on people, or barking too much, etc… Read the rest of this entry »

For children, play is naturally enjoyable. And since it is their active engagement in things that interest them, play should be child-led, or at least child-inspired, for it to remain relevant and meaningful to them. Children at play are happily lost in themselves; they are in their own realm of wonder, exploration, and adventure, pulling parents in at times with a frequent “Let’s play, mom!” as an open invitation into that world.

As early as infancy, children immerse themselves in play activities with the purpose of making sense of the world around them. Play gives children the opportunity to learn and experience things themselves, which is vital for their development. Although peek-a-boo games seem pointless to adults, tots are awed by the surprise that awaits them as they see the suddenly emerging faces of people they love. Read the rest of this entry »

Some of us singles feel like our life is incomplete without our “soul mate”. So we are on a mission to find this illusive person!

Why we can’t find our soul mate online is that we do not know what characteristics our soul mate will have. We may be ignoring our soul mate everyday!

Our “soul mate” may have a gentle nature and aren’t as persistent as the other Singles that force their way into our worlds. Read the rest of this entry »

Women always say, “I didn’t know he was like that” when their boyfriends perform acts that cause everyone around them shame. In some cases they really weren’t aware of the boyfriend’s mischievous deeds, but in other cases women knew well in advance they just hoped he would stop.

Most women are not stupid, gullible, dumb, or any other name critics choose to call them for the selections in men they make. For some, they truly had no idea their boyfriend meant bad news for them. The ever-popular question of, “Why did she get herself involved with him anyway?” continues to loom over their heads and the reasons vary depending on whom you ask. Some women may have found out about their problem boyfriend and stayed because of love, status, money and/or power. Others may have stayed because they didn’t want to carry the guilt of leaving their children’s father over issues they feel could be resolved. Still many women feel they can change him. As long as women continue to believe that the power of sex, money, counseling, personal sacrifice or a host of other strategies to change a bad man will work, they will continue to subject themselves to mental and physical abuse. These strategies simply will never work for some men. There comes a time when women will have to get off their knees whether she is praying to God or pleading to her mate to change. She will have to stand up carrying her self-respect in hand and walk right through the door of “end the relationship now.” Read the rest of this entry »