How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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A Gals Guide to Planning a first Date
You have taken the plunge. Regardless of social norms, traditional relationships, and modern stereotypes, you, woman, have done the most courageous and nerve-wracking thing any modern-day woman can do. You have asked a man out on a date. And in…
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Oily Skin Care
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
A skincare routine for oily skin. Oily skin has and excess of oil or sebum production. Due to this the pores are often large, and easily become clogged with dead cells and oil which can lead to blemishes and breakouts….
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
“It is easy to promise, and alas! how easy to forget!” – Louis Charles Alfred de Musset Many moral and ethical issues surround a person and his word. A promise is made when two parties make an agreement, verbal, written…
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Advice on Abuse
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
I have very simple advice for abuse victims. These are words you hear all the time from any number of people, but they are the wisest words I can think of; get out. If your partner or husband hurts you,…
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Reflections Recognizing Fair Weather Friends
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Fair-weather friends Yesterday I took a call from someone I have known for a good many years. Let’s call her Jane. She called to ask if I could meet up with her during my forthcoming week off work. So far,…
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Girls Night in
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
My roommates and I had a pretty solid tradition of going out on the weekends: we were four girls sharing a one bedroom apartment in New York City for a summer, and felt the need to soak it in as…
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The Drama that Surrounds Girls
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Girls and drama? No way! Seriously how could anyone who went to high school find this shocking in the slightest way? It doesn’t just start in high school either. Girls are pretty mean from about the time they first start…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Here’s the perfect list of dos and don’t to having a perfect girl’s night out/ weekend getaway with your best friends. DO* If you’re going to make a complete fool of yourself, take photos and videos!* Vent all you want,…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
We all know what it is like to feel out of sorts, and that the world is on a different wavelength to us. At times like this, we all need a friend. Likewise, your friend needs you when he is…
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Hot Oil Manicure
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
For those of us who have particularly brittle nails or dry cuticles, a hot oil manicure can be a great way to give them relief. This type of manicure is mostly the same as a regular manicure, except that it…
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Should you Run and Hide or Face Problems with Friendships
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Running is always an option. I can’t say that it will solve things, but it might give you a small space in which to think about your next move. Also in removing yourself from a friend who is causing you…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
It all happens as part of our life with others. We cannot feel the best of life unless we experience what we call “the blues” of life. Behind the veil of blue, people usually feel alone. It is within this…
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How to Reduce the Pain Caused by Waxing
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
“No pain, no gain” and “Beauty is pain” are popular slogans describing the relationship many women have with their beauty routines and the lengths that women will go to in order to be deemed attractive by current societal standards. Whether…
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Your Silence is Fear Speak out
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
“Mama, please come and get me!” Here we go again, I think to myself as I listen to the tear-filled voice of my daughter. My daughter is twenty-two years old, a mother of two beautiful children and she lives in…
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How to Prevent and Deal with Domestic Violence
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Domestic violence not only bruises the body, but the soul. Domestic violence is violence between anyone who has ever lived together, regardless of length of time. While the legal definitions vary from state to state, the crime is still a…
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How do you Recognize which Friends are True Friends
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Definition of a friend! Over the last 2 years, I have done a lot of thinking about friends.I really did put a lot of thought into the people I considered a friend. One definition of a friend is…a person who…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
We’ve all had those days. We feel overworked and underappreciated. Our honey has left us. We have been unemployed too long and wonder if we will ever get another job. A deal we counted on has fallen through. The sun…
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Girls Night in
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
The perfect girls’ night in, now that’s a phrase that takes me back, back to the good old days of heady youth and unapologetic,selfish, hedonism. When time was your own and whims were your fancy. These days of relentless work,…
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How to Prevent and Deal with Domestic Violence
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
The old saying, “actions speak louder than words”. is a very true statement. In the beginning phases of a relationship everything is new and you may not be see what is right before your eyes, however, you should look for…
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Girls Night in
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
A “Girls Night In” is always a load of fun, whether you are gathered around watching a romantic movie and eating popcorn in your pyjamas, or planning a full night of pampering. Of all of my nights spent in fits…
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Abuse and self Esteem
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Get over it guys and gals. If you have been abused you are ‘seconds’ as far as retail is concerned. Abuse and self esteem, in the first instance, is an oxymoron. There is no hope. For all you victims out…
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Choosing when to Leave an Abusive Relationship
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
I chose to leave my abusive relationship when my now ex-husband physically abused the children. I was not strong enough to leave when he was doing bad things to me, but when he hurt the children, I knew I had…
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Ones self Image after Sexual Abuse from a Personal Perspective
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Like many other women who have unfortunately suffered from abuse, I’ve learned to suppress a lot of my memories. I don’t want to remember, I want to hide from it. When I start to feel a flashback starting, I try…
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Is it better to have a Large or Small Group of Friends – Small
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
The truth is I don’t really care for acquaintances; I don’t care to casually know someone. I prefer a small group of friends, because for me it allows things to stay more personal and sincere. I enjoy being able to…
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How to Prevent and Deal with Domestic Violence
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
What’s worse than being in an abusive relationship for more than one day? The answer is, being in one for two days! Statistics for domestic violence against women report that one in every three women you see could be the…
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What are the Lasting Effects of Domestic Violence on Adult Children
September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
When I first read this title, the first word that came to my mind is “confusion.” I have many issues from witnessing domestic violence in my mother’s home. Even as an adult, I still have flashbacks, and terrible feelings of…
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Best Deodorant
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Most everyone, before they leave the house for the day, put on some particular type of deodorant. Now there are clearly several options of anti-perspirant, or deodorant out there, but of all of them, Degree deodorant is the prime choice….
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Oatmeal Facial Mask Recipe for any Girls Night in
September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Girls’ nights in were perfected in my sorority. We were twenty girls living alone in a small city with the bars behind us and frat boys lining the streets. However, my favorite memories of that time in my life were…
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Telling a Friend they can’t Sing don’t have Talent or anything else
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
“Hello, You are speaking with an operator from 1-800-Flush-Your-Friendship-Down the Toilet. Your number was recently referred to our database, most likely from someone you think is a friend. Please stay on the line for a free consultation with a licensed…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
What are some characteristics of a good person? Just because a person practices the principal of “honesty is the best policy” does that personality trait classify a person as good?Honesty is a desirable quality, however, some people are brutally honest….
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