October 26, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
When I was a young girl a “mixed marriage” was one between two people of different faiths, especially if it was between a Catholic and a Protestant. At that time this was one of the greatest fears of parents when…
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One great way to make an ordinary spring outfit look like it was created by a professional designer is to make jewelry yourself for each little dress, lightweight pants outfit, or coordinated shirt and pair of capris or shorts. To…
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“Attractive” is the operative word here, and in order to give our use of it validity we have to decide, attractive to whom? Neither of my grandmothers ever wore makeup, and they both looked very nice to me throughout their…
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February 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
It was around 1970, when Women’s Lib was just getting off the ground, that I noticed the strange need of some people to impose their life choices on others. Women who chose (or needed) to work away from home, began…
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Considering the things we do to our hair, it has to be some pretty amazing stuff to keep growing, and to come back after our treatment of it has caused it to break off. Even though we can take a…
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Not counting the $24 billion spent on skin care each year or the price of clothing, human beings spend about $71 billion annually to make themselves personally more attractive. Haircare takes the lion’s share of this amount, at $38 billion…
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When you think about putting on makeup, the first thing to deal with is the condition of your skin. For many young girls, this brings up the subject of acne. Although clean skin should be the starting point for all…
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