What Makes a Woman Beautiful? How Your Home Helps You Boost a Glorious Smile
A glorious smile shows not only in mouth and teeth. It radiates out from your eyes, your posture, your body language, your inner light. The whole authentic you. Did you know that a true, authentic smile needs the cooperation of 43 muscles in your body?
Read More10 Techniques to Help You Prepare for Your Big High School Reunion or Family Gathering
Attending significant gatherings, whether a class reunion or a family wedding, can make us anxious even as we look forward to them. We’ll be seeing people who knew us way-back-when, at those times of life we might prefer to edit or ignore…
Read MoreCruising the Smart Way: Ship Choice, Activities, Safety and More!
Statistically, cruising has one of the highest, if not the highest, vacation satisfaction rating. And it’s easy to understand why. With the ease of unpacking only once, no meals to cook or dishes to wash, these floating resorts carry you to fascinating…
Read MoreHow Floor Sitting Can Help You Age in Place (You Can Keep Your Furniture!)
Do you have a favorite armchair or sofa? A cozy place to while away lazy Sunday afternoons with a juicy book, a cup of tea, and a pile of cookies. You’re not alone! But imagine if, instead, the floor became your new best friend – offering you not only comfort…
Read MoreHow Can You Make Long-Distance Relationships Last?
Are you scared to date someone long-distance because you believe distance is the beginning of the end of any relationship? Do you refuse to date men unless they live within a certain geographic radius from your home? To date or not-to-date…
Read MoreCan We Find Understanding with Our Ex?
For a brief moment, I heard the universe vibrate when I thought a man was a God; I had never experienced soul-moving love before. I was 33. I’m older now, and I have experienced love since, but not in a way where I felt the cosmos crack open…
Read MoreHow to Cover Dark Circles on Mature Skin (Why Makeovers Are Important)
Momma was my neighbor in Ecuador, and I never asked her first name. She was without a doubt one of the most loving and kind people I have ever met. She reminded me of an angel, and I told her so in broken Spanish, which led to us becoming close friends…
Read MoreThe Great Hospital Escape (True Story)
My husband had been in hospital for three days, having had a partial knee replacement operation on the morning of the first day. Everything had gone as planned, he was very happy with the surgery not to mention the kindliness and competence…
Read MorePlanning a Second Honeymoon after Decades of Marriage? Read These 4 Tips First
It’s a well-known fact that I’m a big proponent of “seconds.” All sorts of seconds, from second helpings (that’s where the “big” comes from) to second chances. So preparing for a second honeymoon with my second husband should have been…
Read MoreSecond Chances for Your Best First Impression at Home: 13 Ideas to Boost Your Self-Confidence
First impressions make all the difference whenever we meet new people, at a first date, a job interview etc. First impressions pave the way for what’s coming next. First impressions tend to “stick.” What is often overlooked? The “first impression” we…
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