Relationship Fears
Fear of commitment in a relationship is common but should ease when you get to know the person better. Don’t rush into anything and explain your fears to the other person. If’ they’ reasonable and are the kind of person…
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Author Archive: Effie Moore Salem
How to Age Gracefully
September 29, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
How to age gracefully Old age is not a time for looking back and regretting a lost youth, nor is it is a time to pretend age is only a number. Getting old is real and while gracefully accepting its…
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How to Wash Hands Effectively
September 26, 2015 Skin and Body
Wash those hands! Everyone knows how important hand washing is, but apparently not everyone understands the importance of it. Do they know the proper technique for successfully ridding their hands of potentially harmful germs? Yes and no. Nearly everyone knows…
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What Makes a Good Person
August 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
A good person works at bringing out the best in other people. When dealing with others they look at the entire person and is not misled by outward appearances. A good person probably does not know themnselves to be good….
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Apologizing to Friends when You’re sorry
July 24, 2015 Friends and Peers
Righting wrongs is a life chore not always easily done but the attempt is magnanimous. It says “I care for you and I wish hadn’t done that.” You realize that holding on to friends is important and you never want to hurt them. If…
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Classy Party Wear for the over 50s
When a woman is over 50 she has no need to flaunt her body as if she’s just suddenly realized it needs a little more exposure; she fully understands it needs to be covered with enticing and flattering clothing designed…
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What to Talk about on a first Date
You are finally going on that first date with that new guy that is good looking and seems sure of himself and is extremely interesting. You are to spend the next two or three hours with him and what do…
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Cross Cultural Events Call for Good Manners
Learn what is expected of you before the event and try your best to be a good hostess. Cross cultural events bring with them their own set of rules. The first one is be be yourself. There is no way…
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Treating an itchy and flaky scalp
Caring for your scalp means finding ways to keep dandruff under control. Treatment for an itchy and flaky scalp may not actually cure the underlying problem that causes the dry and flaky skin, but it will make it more manageable….
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Elderly Parents need others their Age
Nursing home care is not only expensive, it is inadequate. It may be necessary to consider having your parent live with you, but make the consider carefully: Yes or no, should you move your mother or your father in your…
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Reasons for buying thrift store clothing
Buying clothes from resale shops and thrift stores can be a clothing choice that offer various rewards beyond the money saving first choice. An important often overlooked reason is imaginative redesigning of the dress, blouse, skirt or slacks. Possibly the…
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Recycle Briefcases
This may or may not be something that most of us care to do, but know that it is fashionable not to be wasteful, and turning dad’s old briefcase into an enviable item of fashion is not an easy task,…
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Getting a Date with a Stranger
Why would anyone would want to ask a complete stranger on a date? but since the question has come up, surely there are ways to get an introduction to someone you would like to date. If you are a male…
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On a first Date what to Talk about
Knowing what to talk about on a first date depends on how the two of you met. If you have friends in common you can start out by mentioning them and how important they are in your life. Be positive,…
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How to Properly Care for your Feet
Feet need all the care they can get. They bear the weight of all the body, therefore they should be top priority where health is concerned. When they are tired, blistered, pinched from too tight shoes, stabbed or pierced with…
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Respect Makes a Spouse Happy
June 6, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
A man does not necessarily have to do anything to make his wife happy but just love her and let her know it by words, thoughts and deeds. He will, after sharing living space with her and being there for…
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Autumn Fashion Layers and Scarves
In the autumn fashion is a mishmash of summer, winter and in between’s. Mornings call for sweaters and socks, and by mid afternoon it’s bring out the summer clothes again. In one sense it;’s frustrating, in another, it’s comforting. Fall…
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Creating a new Family Tradition
Family traditions evolve rather than actually being created. They happen in several different ways and become something that is pleasant, honorable, and something good and wholesome about the family. They are seldom initiated by a family member who thinks this…
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How to care for your Feet
Feet are the weight bearers for the whole body. They should be cared for and appreciated for being the wonderful weight bearers they are. This foot care guide will suggest ways to give them the care and respect they deserve….
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The Art of Listening
Listening is far better than talking when learning is the issue at hand. How will you know what your customers need if you do not listen to them? How will you know if your new business venture will work if…
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Respect will Impress a Girl
How to impress a girl is by not trying to impress her. She will see through all your shenanigans trying to impress her and this will turn her off. Just be the best that you can be and try not…
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Environmentally Friendly Clothing
Environmentally friendly clothes are made from recycled products or from natural fibers and have used the least amount of energy in their creation. The more environmentally stressed clothes are made from animal skins or fur or are those manufactured by…
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Sharing Housework with your Spouse – No
May 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Sharing housework when both partners work is an excellent idea, but it is not necessarily the key to a successful marriage. Marriage is much more than dirty laundry, dirty dishes and a dirty carpet and trash bins full of garbage. Husbands are…
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Comfortable Underwear
The choice is Hanes for the older woman. These are comfortable, affordable, and can be purchased at WalMart, or at most department stores. If bought in white can be bleached and will never have that grungy look. As to finding…
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Clothes and the older woman
In the not too distant past, clothes choices were dictated by what some unseen fashion predictor dictated. Hemlines were exact, colors were definite and black was for mourning, white for weddings and baby christenings, red was used sparingly, shoes and…
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The Jabot
The Jabot as neckline wear waxes and wanes as fashion dictates. It’s really nothing more than frills falling from the throat line, dangling from a band or a collar that’s designed to add interest to this area of the body….
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Grandmothers and Style Today Versus a Century Ago
Today’s dress versus a century ago Women today wear pretty much what they want to wear regardless of age. A grandmother from a distance is often hard to distinguish from her granddaughter and up close may even compete with her…
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How to Manage Shyness
February 16, 2015 Communication
Shyness is painful, it tends to disappear, to a degree, as one ages, although its tendencies and aggravations linger all one’s life. In a nutshell, what it amounts to is a fear of making a fool of one’s self and…
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Grieving Friend Support
February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
You support your friend who is grieving by being there for them. You take care of them when they cannot, or will not take care of themselves. You must find ways to be helpful and to listen to whatever they…
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Being Kind to People you Dislike
January 6, 2015 Friends and Peers
Getting along with people you dislike will be easier if you get to know them. Don’t let your first impulse color your whole assessment of them; they’ve probably hidden their best qualities underneath a rough and unlikeable exterior. Getting to…
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