Tending to your Feet
Of all the body parts the human being is blessed with, feet take the worst punishment, day in and day out, getting us where we want to be. They deserve care and attention, and caring for your feet need not…
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Author Archive: Dolores Moore
How to Stretch Leather Cowboy Boots and more
Oh no! They were such a good fit in the shop when you tried them on, so comfortable and just gorgeous that you had to have them there and then. Is it too late to say that the best plan…
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Simple Products for Cleaning White Shoes
The best cleaning products for white shoes do not have to be bought in the shoe shop – they are at your disposal in your very own house. I have a pair of white leather moccasins that I have yet…
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How to Deodorize your Shoes
Feet really take a lot of punishment. They are usually encased in some form of shoe and, because of that captivity, those poor feet will sweat. That is the first line of defense in keeping odors from shoes — clean,…
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How to Avoid Blisters from new Shoes
How many of us can say we have not been duped into a false sense of security and comfort by those gorgeous new shows, so comfortable in the shop? They call out to us from the window, “Look at us,…
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How to Care for Precious and Semi Precious Stones
I love the sparkle of diamonds, they make magic rainbows just for me. Though I only have one little set of three on my aunt’s old ring, I can lose myself in their wonderful colors and happy memories too. Amethysts…
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A few Benefits of not having Children
March 4, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Having reached the stage of grand-parenting, where much though I love and adore those children, I am on the merry-go-round of care and responsibility for the second time in my life. I would have to say that the first benefit…
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What Makes a Good Haircut Good
What determines a good haircut is a question that will produce as many answers as there are stars in the sky. A “good haircut” is all about the person who wants it. Let’s face it; when most of us go…
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Feel Good about yourself and look Great despite your Weight
February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
The issue of weight in terms of determining whether a person looks good, based on how many of their bones are sticking out, is just a pain in the butt – big or little. Let us get this straight from…
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Benefits of Assertiveness
February 24, 2015 Communication
The benefits of assertiveness are many; once being assertive becomes a part of any form of communication, life is so much easier for all concerned. Being assertive affirms self-esteem, while respecting the rights of others. At times, assertiveness is mistaken…
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How to say no Gracefully
February 12, 2015 Communication
From an early age, humans learn that to agree or comply with what others demand, will please those others and bring rewards, love and approval. The toddler who tidies away his toys, when really, he wants to stomp his feet,…
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How to Handle Arguments
February 11, 2015 Communication
Sometimes, a good argument is a wonderfully cathartic experience. It washes away great boulders of resentment, clearing the air and making everything fresh and new in its aftermath. At other times, an argument can end in deadlock, with sulks, tears…
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Why you should say i Love you
February 11, 2015 Communication
There is a wonderful song by Garth Brooks, “If Tomorrow Never Comes” that expresses one of the greatest and best reasons as to why it is important to say “I love you.” Because if you do not say it when…
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Love or Lust – No
February 8, 2015 Relationships and Family - Other
In this debate, the love under consideration appears to focus very much on romantic and sexual love. But before examining my reasons for saying “NO”, I must state that I have indeed experienced overwhelming love at first sight for a…
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How to Write a Letter
February 7, 2015 Communication
Around 50 years ago, my convent school’s curriculum included lessons in dining, dancing and writing etiquette. Yes, how to write a letter was taken as seriously as Latin and Irish History. The pen to use, a fine-nibbed fountain pen, the…
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What do you do with a Wedding Ring after Divorce
A wedding ring, by its very circular nature, symbolizes something unending, unbroken; everlasting love. In contrast, divorce means that circle has been broken, yet we are left with a symbol that appears to have lost its meaning, its true worth….
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Why you should not Date your Boss
Going to work can be a pleasure, or it can be a pain, especially if you do not really enjoy the job and you have little or no connection with your boss. In fact, you might even dislike him or…
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How to Accept your Body no Matter what
January 25, 2015 Skin and Body
Ain’t it the truth, that nobody is ever satisfied or entirely happy with the body they’ve got? My best friend was tall and willowy; she could have graced any catwalk. Clothes always looked stunning on her. But her bust was…
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Why Women try for the Unrealistic in Beauty
January 25, 2015 Skin and Body
For centuries, women have striven to achieve beauty as dictated by the norms of their societies. Take the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, famed for her beauty, whose khol-laden, elongated eye make-up might seem, in the 21st century, to lack a certain…
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Too many Shoes Women
When considering the question in this title, I have to admit “Yes” with a shame-faced expression and a bowed head. I blush when I picture my shoe cupboard, whose doors need brute force and hope to get them to close…
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How the Trauma and Transition Cycle Works
January 24, 2015 Crisis Support
Grief, or bereavement, is a traumatic event in any person’s life. There is a process defined that explains the experiences of those who suffer grief following a death, and indeed the same process can be applied to many other traumatic…
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Dealing with Rudeness from Hospital Staff
January 12, 2015 Communication
For most people, the hospital environment is not always a comfortable place to be. Whether using emergency services, attending an appointment with a specialist, or staying there as an in-patient, it can be a difficult experience. Often there is fear,…
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How to Avoid Buying Gifts for Hard to please People
January 12, 2015 Communication
There is nothing more frustrating and upsetting than having to deal with a relative who doesn’t like the gifts you buy them. You have given thought to what you believe will please them, taken the time, effort and cash to…
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How the Bad Habit of Lying Affects our Lives
January 11, 2015 Communication
There is not one person alive, who can honestly say, “hand on heart,” that a lie of some description has never passed his or her lips. Think back to that time when it was YOUR ball that broke the kitchen…
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How to be an Active Listener
December 31, 2014 Communication
There is an old saying I remember my grandma using, when I was tripping over myself as a child to tell her something exciting. “I’m all ears,” she used to say, the signal for me to spill the beans. Later,…
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What a Man should never tell a Woman
December 31, 2014 Communication
Ideally, a strong, loving relationship between a man and woman should be based on total honesty and trust. While these do matter and should always be priorities, there are things a man should never tell a woman if he wants to…
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How to help a Grieving Friend
December 17, 2014 Crisis Support
The most important form of support a friend who is grieving can have is for you to give of yourself, to simply be there for them. All grief is an intensely personal pain, and no amount of “I know how…
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The value of Instant Forgiveness
December 6, 2014 Communication
To understand the value of instant forgiveness, imagine yourself in a group of busy pre-school children, playing and interacting. Because of their innocence and exuberance, they are uninhibited in their responses to each other. Now picture a golden-haired little girl…
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How to get along with People you Dislike
November 28, 2014 Friends and Peers
As members of the human race, we are all different. Those differences are what make life so much more interesting – it would be a sad and boring existence if everybody looked the same, thought the same, behaved the same,…
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Ways to Tone up a Double Chin
November 24, 2014 Skin and Body
The double chin is the curse of many pretty and even beautiful women, many of whom are slender everywhere, but who still manage to acquire that pesky chin. You may be able to hide it to some extent by always keeping the…
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