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Style & Beauty > Personal Grooming The perfect girls' night in: 2 of 39
Do you want to have a girl's night but are a little low on ideas - or cash? These ideas also work if you want to do something when the weather is not too great to go outside to do things. The preparations are minimal; this is an informal get together with the purpose to simply hang out with two of your girl friends (or more)... More..
Food & Drink > Baking Baking: Tips and advice: 1 of 18

The Secrets to Baking Perfect Cakes While anyone can follow written instructions and make a cake from scratch, there are a lot of people that like to improvise and put their own personal touches to a recipe. So, how do you personalize a cake recipe, without ruining the end product? To begin, read the recipe all the way throu... More..
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Pictures you shouldn't post on an online dating site: 2 of 35
The world of online dating has its own set of rules, and pictures are no exception. While it's not mandatory on dating sites, a picture should be included. However, before you just upload whatever is available on your hard drive, you need to carefully evaluate what types of pictures should not be used. Mainly, the photo of c... More..
Health & Fitness > Autism Autism: Epidemic?: 1 of 17
I first became aware of the term Autism in November of 2003. One of my favorite Nascar drivers, Hermie Sadler, was organizing a local charity event for this disorder. I went to this event because I wanted to support him. That is when I learned that he has a daughter with this illness. I also learned on that day that there is... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) How I relax: My favorite hobbies: 11 of 174
I guess it should come as no surprise that both of my favorite long time hobbies actually have to do with words: reading and writing. My fascination with words started at age five. It only took me a few months to learn how to read and write. Around age six, I learned that other languages existed besides the one I was born wi... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Brown-bag makeovers: 2 of 30
Bringing your own lunch to work, also called brown bagging, is not only cheaper, but also healthier. Why don't more people do it then? Perhaps they are afraid of the extra work it may take to prepare lunch, or they simply don't have any ideas what to bring besides sandwiches and chips. Only your work environment limits what ... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality What makes a man sexy?: 4 of 56
When it comes to defining what makes a man sexy, it is hard to condense the answer into one statement, as it is a question that is most likely to have a subjective answer. However, it could be narrowed down, depending from which angle you are looking at. If you follow the media, the standards for what make a man sexy change ... More..
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce After a divorce: Dating and your children: 4 of 56
The day you start having children, your life will never be the same. Until they are adults themselves, all your actions have to put their interests first. Dating after a divorce is no exception. For this reason it is imperative that certain rules should be applied when dating after a divorce. The ironic thing is, that the ol... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies The benefits of visiting a chiropractor: 1 of 14
Visiting a chiropractor can be very beneficial, not only in treating certain issues, but maintaining parts of the human body as well. While a lot of traditional health care practitioners scoff at chiropractors, they still must undergo years of professional schooling to obtain their degree. Most often a chiropractor will be b... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Tips for selling your home in "crisis" market conditions: 1 of 14
Selling your home in normal market conditions involves decluttering, cleaning, depersonalizing, and staging. However, in crisis conditions - or in other words in a buyer's market - this is not enough. The way economics works is that with an overabundance of goods, in this case houses, only the ones that are the best value se... More..