Family Magazine

Beauty

Do You Need Help With Dry Skin?

As we get older our skin produces less of the natural oil that helps it retain its moisture. There are many contributing factors that can dry our skin. For example, excessive bathing in hot water, or very dry air can cause your skin to become dry. Dry skin can be prevented. The key is to seal moisture into the skin. For women, their skin is one of their most treasured assets. Poor skin can send a woman into a complete frenzy. Women understand that... 

Cooking Tips

Solving The 7 Most Common Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistakes

Let’s face it EVERY cook makes mistakes (yes, even us professional bakers make boo boo’s). I’m going to list here, the 7 most common whole wheat bread baking mistakes that you’re probably making, or might make if you’re not forewarned, and what you can do about them. Whole Wheat Bread Baking Mistake 1 By far the most common bread baking mistake is when the salt is forgotten to be added to the whole wheat bread dough. This... 

Crafts & Hobbies

Organizing Digital Photos for Scrapbooking

Organizing Digital Photos for Scrapbooking  by: Debbie Luker Digital cameras are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. As a scrapbooker, I find it easier to store and organize digital photos then regular photos. This is how I organize them. After loading your photos onto your computer, create folders. Copy and paste photos by date and event. I like to even take this a step further and copy and paste what photos I want per layout. So... 

Exercise & Fitness

Six Simple Strategies to Turn Your Walks into Workouts

If You are already fitness walking several times a week ? great! Now its time to step it up a bit. Here are 6 ways to turn your walks into workouts. They involve adding a little creativity but with these few simple techniques you can maximize the benefits of your walk and get more of an overall body workout. Swing it! Have you ever made fun of the walkers who swing their arms? Well they know something you don’t. This is the best way to increase... 

Fashion & Style

The History of Costume Jewelry

There is virtually no difference between costume jewelry and antique jewelry. Costume Jewelry dates back to the 1930s. By the definition of antique that would also make it antique jewelry. However, most jewelry experts have come to agree that antique jewelry predates the 1930s. Costume Jewelry came into being in the 1930s as a cheap disposable jewelry meant to be worn with a specific outfit, but not meant to be handed down through generations. It... 

Goal Setting

Goal Setting and Interviewing

Before you go on an interview process or even start your own business, you must set goals! As a corporation owner for over twenty years, this is how I went about setting goals for myself. They are as follows: GOAL SETTING’S TOP TEN: If you want to be successful, it is important to set goals for yourself-daily goals, weekly goals, monthly goals and yearly goals. Achieving a goal is not difficult, however setting a goal can be. Don’t leave... 

Holidays

Its Never Too Early To Shop For Christmas

Every year we go through the same process of making our list of people we need to buy for and agonize over those one or two people that are almost impossible to buy for. You spend all that time at the mall or online trying to find an appropriate gift that says care and attention went into this gift. Well this year you may be able to do something a little different, especially for the ones who are hard to buy for. Every home you go to you will see... 

Home Improvement

Finding The Right Window Treatment In Los Angeles And Chicago

Finding The Right Window Treatment In Los Angeles And Chicago  by: Sarah Peters Some of the most unique and individual décor consultants can be found in smaller centers, but for a truly competitive field that will supply window treatments for your home, you’re looking at the larger cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. Larger dealers have more contacts, often further afield both in distance, and in tastes, so that they can lay their hands... 

Inspirational

Brilliant Autumn: Reaping a Bounteous Harvest

“But if in your thought you must measure time into seasons, let each season encircle all the other seasons, And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing.” - Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) The low afternoon sun cast soft rays through a cool October breeze. Tall maples filled the park with fiery shades of orange and gold. These colorful trees conveyed feelings of strength and peace. Two children darted across a... 

Landscaping & Gardening

The Meanings Behind the Colors of Roses

Roses are a sign of love and friendship and by giving someone a rose you are telling them how truly special they are. There are a number of colors of roses available and each one represents a different meaning to the receiver. If you are looking to purchase roses for that special someone, but aren’t quite sure which color would best suit your relationship, keep reading to find out what each color represents. Red ? Red roses are a sign of love,... 

Nutrition

Why You Should Eat Lentil Soup at Least Once a Week

If you’re looking for a power-packed entrée or soup to spice up your life, look no further than the lowly lentil. Perhaps there was a reason why that lentil pottage was so tempting in the biblical story of Jacob and Esau. Esau knew that lentil soup would give him strength and put meat on his bones. Meet Mr. Lentil In case you are something less than a lentil aficionado, here’s the skinny on these small, disk-shaped legumes. Lentils come... 

Parenting

Vasectomy Reversal - A Personal Story

Vasectomy Reversal - A Personal Story  by: Roy Thomsitt This article is a very personal one, but one I wanted to share with you, as there are always tens of thousands of men considering whether to have a vasectomy reversal. The desire for a vasectomy reversal can come from two main causes: divorce or relationship break up, and a change in financial circumstances that makes having a baby affordable whereas before, at the time of the vasectomy,... 

Personal Finance

Personal Finance ? Why You Should Compare, not Despair

Sorting out your personal finances can be a tricky and exasperating time. Whether you are looking to obtain money through a loan, protect your finances with life insurance, medical, travel or car insurance, save some money through an individual savings account (ISA), apply for a credit card or a mortgage, change a telephone or fuel utility supplier, or simply decide what the best current account is for your needs, the choices are seemingly endless... 

Pregnancy

How Can I Make Sure Im Exercising Safely During My Pregnancy?

Unless your practitioner gives you specific restrictions or instructions, you should keep active during pregnancy. This may be as simple as walking every day to get your heart rate moving, or it may be a complete fitness program designed to be safe during pregnancy. But you also need to do so safely. Exercise and fitness are activities you can control. They are important in pregnancy, just as they are during every other time of life. We all feel better...