Flip Flops
Flip flops are basic footwear, being only a sole with a strap which goes between the big toe and the second toe. They are the simplest form of sandal. They can be as plain as plastic beach shoes or a…
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Author Archive: Rosemary Redfern
If you think of yourself as Beautiful you will appear so
February 16, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
One of the things about the passing of the years is that you have lots of experience. You’ve tried all the fads and found some work, some are a disaster. You have a much better idea of who you are…
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Beauty Inside or outside – Inside
February 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
There is an old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What one person sees as beauty another might dismiss. What ‘beauty’ the viewer is looking at will vary with the individual because we all look for…
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Accessories no Woman should be without
Accessories are a simple way to transform an outfit from ordinary to special. They can be expensive or not. They can change the emphasis of your appearance and mask the less attractive parts while highlighting the others. Scarves come in…
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Basic Accessories that can be used with any Outfit
The job of accessories is to enhance the outfit. For this reason it is worth considering having a basic color scheme for clothes. When your clothes come from the same color family, it is easier to have accessories which will…
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Stay at Home Moms Friends Moms needs
Anyone who works alone needs to have a support system. A stay at home Mom works on her own with a group of people who are demanding and messy. As the job of the stay at home Mom is to…
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Being Fashionable Staying Trendy
The secret of saying fashionable is to avoid the obvious ‘all the rage’ items. It is better to find out what shapes, fabrics, colors, and textures suit your body and stick to them. When clothes fit well and suit the…
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Basic Skin Care Tips
January 22, 2015 Skin and Body
The first important action towards good skin care is a healthy diet of fresh vegetable and fruit as well as meat and fish if you eat it. Drinking plenty of water also helps to keep the skin hydrated. Good quality…
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Tips for looking Ten Years Younger
January 21, 2015 Skin and Body
Looking ten years younger is achievable and there are some simple things you can do . If you eat sensibly, fresh fruit, vegetable, with meat or fish if you are not vegetarian, you are laying down the foundations of good…
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Dressing like a Celebrity on a Budget
Celebrity offers the impression of elegance and sophistication. While this is not always the case, any individual can look expensively dressed with a few simple ideas. Decide which celebrities are worth emulating because some wear some strange outfits and it…
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Essential Wardrobe Items for a Business Woman
Essential wardrobe items for a career woman will include some formal business wear. Depending on the preference of the woman concerned some suits and formal dresses have to be the basis. These can vary from summer to winter. Carefully chosen…
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Best Ways to be Beautiful
January 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
While beauty is given to some, others who are not conventionally beautiful have beauty. Beauty comes, in this case, from an inner source. It is not ‘put on’ nor is it acted, it happens. The best way to be…
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Listening to the Elderly the Wisdom of the Elderly
January 10, 2015 Communication
Listening to the elderly can bring surprising rewards. It is easy to dismiss the older generations as irrelevant. They are not usually into the latest fashion of any sort and their ability to mention what appears to be ancient history…
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How Beauty Affects Happiness
January 4, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Perceptions of what beauty is changes with each generation and with each culture. Beauty can be seen as a physical excellent, that judged by others or an inner glow which only emerges when others learn about that person’s character. …
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Supporting a Family Member through Counseling
Supporting a family member who is going through counseling requires tact, patience, understanding, recognition of privacy and respect for them. It takes courage to start to go to a counselor. You have to recognize that you need help and to…
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What every Working Womans Wardrobe should have
The essentials of every working woman’s wardrobe depend on two things. The type of work she does and her personal taste. The easiest way to have a good wardrobe is to have color coordinated clothes which mix and match comfortable…
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Wearing the right Clothes Work appropriate Clothes
The need for women to be more concerned about how they dress for work than men is down to two factors. Men have a basic uniform which is decided by the type of work they do. Women have much more…
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After Divorce Dealing with the Anger
August 22, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is a form of bereavement. It is the loss of love, our investment in someone we valued above others, hopes and expectations. Yet divorce is seen as something we should get over easily. From the outside it doesn’t look…
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How what we Wear for Work Influences others about us
It is said that something like seventy percent of communication is body language and, therefore, visual. While there are a few people who don’t make instant decisions about another person when they first meet them, most of humanity finds it…
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Manliness being a Man – No
Manliness is a subjective perception but it is not obsolete. Some think of it as the macho, alpha male who dominates everything and everyone with no thought about anyone else’s feelings and expectations. What he wants is the only important…
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Why are People Obsessed with their Appearance
People are obsessed with their appearance for a number of reasons. Most people want to conform, be in fashion, fit the current trend in style, yet at the same time be different enough to stand out, but not too much. …
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Thrift Stores Pros and Cons of Thrift Stores
Thrift stores are an interesting source of ideas and materials. They vary depending on the area where they are located. For instance, a more comfortably off area will often have cast off designer items, whereas other places will have run…
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Important Colors for the Wardrobe
Everyone has to attend a formal occasion at some time. For this reason some items of clothing in dark colors are needed. While black does not suit everyone, for funerals and the times when a little black dress, with brighter…
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Talking to your Spouse being Irritated with your Spouse
June 16, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Any close relationship has times when spouses irritate each other. Because you want to keep the atmosphere harmonious you try to put up with it. There comes a time, however, when exasperation wins. If you can manage to say something…
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Having a Youthful Appearance after 40
Finding simple ways to look younger when you are 40 means they are not complicated and time consuming. In their 40’s most women are extremely busy with work, family and other activities. Caring for the self can become sidelined. Apart…
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When You’ve Cut your Hair too Short
Having your hair cut short can be a shock at times, especially if you’ve always worn it long. However there are some things that can be done to minimize the distress about your appearance. From disaster can come a new…
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Children and Divorce Helping Children after Divorce
April 30, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The security of children is based on the stable world which contains their parents and the routines of daily life. This includes things such as the rhythm of the school term and seasonal celebrations, both national and familial. What disturbs…
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Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is not at first obvious, either to the recipient or others. This is especially so if the victim has low self esteem and does not expect to be respected and this usually comes from emotional abuse. It is…
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How Anger Affects Relationships
Anger affects a relationship destructively in every way you can think of. It is a powerful emotion with a lot of energy attached to it and it is not, usually, constructive energy. To a certain extent the results will depends…
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Top Reasons People Divorce
March 24, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The saying love is blind has a strong element of truth in it. When we fall in love we often ignore factors about our partner which in calmer days we would notice. At the same time when we get on…
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