November 19, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
How do you know if your man loves you? Well to be honest I guess no one really knows what is going on in someone else’s head, and this question could just as easily also be asked to a man…
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To tell or not to tell that is the question. You meet a guy, you fall in love, he pops the question, everything in the garden is rosy, – and yet – you have some deep, dark, secrets in the…
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OK – first I admit I probably have an unconventional view of the thorny subject of “cheating”. To most people, I assume it is pretty clear cut. If your partner has sex with another person, then he/she is “cheating” on…
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Ever since Pamela Anderson was pictured wearing Ugg boots whilst on location for “Baywatch”, the Australian sheepskin boots have been synonymous with fashion and with style. From inauspicious beginnings as an item of comfortable footwear used by workers in the…
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When it comes to buying and wearing make-up, there is only one choice for me, and that is to use organic make-up. As a committed vegetarian, and someone who loves nature and the environment, and abhors cruelty to animals of…
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The worldwide success of Ugg boots is somewhat of a phenomenon. The small, Australian Ugg company started off producing comfortable, sheepskin boots, for the Australian market alone, based on the styles used there for centuries by people working in the…
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Well I can’t deny it has been a good few years now since I went on a first date, but if I think hard enough I can still remember that mixture of excitement and nerves that comes as you prepare…
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So how long does it really take to get over someone? Well that is the 64 million dollar question, and the answer is, that there really is no definitive answer! So many factors are involved and each situation will be…
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As a committed vegetarian and supporter of a “greener” way of living, I am always looking for ways to protect the environment. One of the obvious ones is to use cosmetics, shampoos and general household products that have not been…
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April 24, 2015 Friends and Peers
Can you imagine a life without friends? Wouldn’t it be empty and lonely? In many cases, friendships last longer than a lot of marriages and live-in relationships, so looking at it that way, I think it is clear that friendships…
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When you go to a job interview, you have to be at your most comfortable and relaxed in order to do your very best and make a good impression, so for me, the worst shoes to wear for a job…
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There are many top designers and fashion houses in Europe, especially in Milan which is the heart of the Italian fashion industry, but few are so enduringly popular as Dolce & Gabbana. Mainly known as designers for top stars such…
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Trends in music and fashion are inextricably linked, and during the 1970’s, the styles of both were largely romantic and very fanciful. The progressive rock era had bands like Genesis and Pink Floyd, Camel and Caravan, creating twenty minute epics…
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When asked to describe my “style”, the adjectives most commonly used to describe me are ethnic, Bohemian, and, less kindly, “ageing hippy”. Therefore, I should be well qualified to write an article on Bohemian fashion tips. And yet in many…
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There’s an old saying that goes “If you want to get ahead, get a hat!”, and that is certainly the motto for 2008. For so many years now, hats have slipped into the fashion background, worn only at Ascot and…
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It is virtually impossible to talk about European fashion trends, as Europe is made up of so many completely different countries with their own languages, cultures, and, of course, fashion houses and styles. Whether we are talking about the chic…
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I remember it as if it was yesterday. I would leave home wearing my boring, flat, brown, school sandals and school uniform, and, once out of my Mother’s sight, would swap the sandals for a hideous pair of 5 inch…
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For me there are two phrases that epitomise the 80’s. One is Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” saying “Greed is good”, and the other is our very own Mrs. Margaret Thatcher and her classic “There is no such thing as…
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Growing up as a child in London during the “swinging sixties” was a most exciting time. As the song once famously said “England swings like a pendulum”, and it was most certainly true. Fashion together with pop music (remember the…
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Choosing the right hairstyle for me – hmmm! Well over the years I have chosen hundreds from various magazines and hairstyle books, but the sad fact is that whatever I might think – my hair thinks otherwise, and about 99%…
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January 24, 2015 Communication
How do you tell if someone is lying to you? Well that’s a difficult one as it depends a lot on how well you know the person, and also how accomplished a liar they are. Some people like me, blush…
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I was 17 years old and still at school when I found my first grey hair. I was mortified and burst into tears…… my Father was totally grey at at the age of 22 so I guess it was not…
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Whenever I read those celebrity interviews, – you know, the ones that ask what one thing you would change about your appearance, I always put myself in their shoes and instinctively know my answer. I have thin hair, really thin,…
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