I Swear! Why Those Four-Letter Words Are Foul

I Swear! Why Those Four-Letter Words Are Foul

Moms / Mom Tips

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare — you’re at a family gathering or birthday party when your young child drops the “S” bomb, or even worse, the “F” bomb. Your face is on fire, and you’re absolutely mortified. Surely everybody knows that they heard the expletive from you, which means you’re…

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Groom Your Children to be Good Pet Owners

Groom Your Children to be Good Pet Owners

Moms / Mom Tips

February is Responsible Pet Owners’ Month, and what better way to train your kids than to put them in charge of man’s best friend? While one of the main goals of this month is to encourage pet owners to spay or neuter their pets, the general theme is to encourage…

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Change Your Position on Missionary Sex

Change Your Position on Missionary Sex

Love / Intimacy

Missionary is the go-to position for having sex, and although popular, it can get old quickly. After a couple hundred times, it’s missionary accomplished. Believe it or not, spicing up your sex life can be as simple as changing positions. Why not think outside the box? A turn here or…

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How Clean Are Your Greens?

How Clean Are Your Greens?

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Your mother always said to eat your greens, but in order to get the most health benefits you can, you need to be sure that you identify, purchase and clean the right greens. Knowing which greens to purchase depends on how you feel about foods that are sprayed with fungicides…

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How To Do a Perfect Crunch

How To Do a Perfect Crunch

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Beyond firming your belly, strength in the abdominals is essential because the abs’ central location in the torso makes them a linchpin of bodily movement. The abdominal muscles consist of four muscle groups layered at the front and sides of the torso. They are crucial for keeping your trunk firm,…

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Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

Moms / Mom Tips

Do you enjoy the silence? Well, if you’re a parent, especially of a young child, you likely don’t get much quiet until it’s lights out. However, there’s a lot to be said for teaching your kids to hush. Certain situations call for quiet time whether it’s in a library, in…

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5 Tricks for Dealing with Difficult Relatives

5 Tricks for Dealing with Difficult Relatives

Moms / Mom Tips

The halls are decked, and the holiday season is upon us. For the majority of us that means family gatherings — and plenty of them. Sadly, nothing can suck the life out of a party like contending with difficult relatives. In some instances, it can be enough to make anybody…

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Cooking Filet Mignon

Cooking Filet Mignon

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Filet mignon is French, of course, with filet meaning “thick slice” and mignon meaning “dainty.” Filet mignon comes from the small end of the tenderloin (called the short loin) which is found on the back rib cage of the animal. This area of the animal is not weight-bearing, thus the…

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Dry Winter Skin: How to Deal with it

Dry Winter Skin: How to Deal with it

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Your skin in winter can become very dry – even to the point of being painful. I myself began feeling the effects of the cooler weather in early October. It usually doesn’t hit me this hard but this year I’m having a real difficult time with it. My lips became…

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Write Your Diet Wrongs

Write Your Diet Wrongs

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Just for the record, most diet and fitness experts can’t say enough about the benefits of journaling when trying to lose weight. After all, what better way to keep track of your successes and failures than by logging it all? It’s a tool that comes in handy when you’re recording…

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