Think Pink with Beauty Purchases

Think Pink with Beauty Purchases

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It seems like lately in October we see more pink in stores than the traditional orange, black and other fall hues. The same is true for many beauty products, which, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, donate a portion of their profits to various breast cancer charities. But you don’t have…

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Dieters: Reap the Benefit of Dairy

Dieters: Reap the Benefit of Dairy

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Love milk, yogurt and other dairy products? Well, there’s a new reason to make sure you’ve got milk. Studies show that consuming three to four servings of low-fat dairy every day actually helps burn more fat. But experts stress that in order for the dairy diet factor to work it…

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10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

10 Reasons for Practicing Pilates

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

by Josie McKenlay Pilates is now the exercise of choice for many people because of its many benefits. Below are the top 10 benefits you can expect from a regular Pilates workout. Re-educating and realigning your body to prevent imbalances. This is particularly useful for sportsmen, for example. A tennis…

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8 Ways to Make Learning Fun

8 Ways to Make Learning Fun

Moms / Activities

Helping your child to learn can be a challenge. While learning requires creative thinking, much of learning consists of rote memorization. Remember going over and over those times tables? Kids get bored easily. Your challenge is to find ways to make learning fun. #1 – Make Learning Practical Fractions can…

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The Best Leafy Greens to Eat

The Best Leafy Greens to Eat

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You hear it all the time – eat your veggies. And leafy greens seem to give the best bang for your nutrition buck. But before you start scarfing up everything green, you should know the variances in nutrition from broccoli to Bibb lettuce. Unfortunately, the number-one green is dead last…

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Fabulous Fall Looks for Your Face

Fabulous Fall Looks for Your Face

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

So it’s time to put away the bronzers, sunkissed brights and other summery colors. Does that apply to your makeup, too? The short answer is yes, but fall makeup can be really beautiful if you choose the right colors. Cooler weather is a great time to try out heavier, smokier…

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Fast Fixes for Mom Mistakes

Fast Fixes for Mom Mistakes

Moms / Mom Tips

No one is perfect, and that fact becomes even more obvious when you become a parent. It’s tough not to hold yourself up to traditional mom role models, like June Cleaver, but even June Cleaver wasn’t that perfect. She just didn’t have “experts” like Dr. Phil and Oprah telling her…

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Signs He Has Stalker Tendencies

Signs He Has Stalker Tendencies

Love / Love Tips

Stalkers come in all shapes, sizes and sexes. They come from all walks of life. Unfortunately, what they don’t come with is warning labels. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, more than 1 million women and more than 370,000 men are victims of stalking every year. One…

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Perfect Your Parenting Skills

Perfect Your Parenting Skills

Moms / Mom Tips

Whoever said parenting is easy never had children. Like anything else in life, expertise comes with experience, and raising kids is no different. Proper parenting takes practice, and our skills develop with time. Of course, there are steps you can take to improve your technique. The first step is to…

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