Author Archive: Kate Johns
        
    
      
    
      
      
        Kate Johns
        October 17, 2014
        Friends and Peers      
      
Why it is important to get to know your neighbors. Society has taken on a transient form with people moving from city to city in search of better jobs. With people moving away from their relatives and families, they live…
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        Kate Johns
        October 2, 2014
        Skin and Body      
      
How to get rid of those under eye bags. Do you wish the bags under your eyes would pack up and go away? Are you tired of spending a lot of money on expensive creams? Are you considering getting plastic…
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        Kate Johns
        September 27, 2014
        Skin and Body      
      
Protecting yourself against sunburn will help keep your skin younger looking, fresher, will help prevent skin cancer, and will also prevent the pain and burning associated with obtaining sunburn. Sunburns can happen very quickly during late spring, and the summer…
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        Kate Johns
        September 27, 2014
        Skin and Body      
      
When I was ten years old my parents bought an above the ground pool for the backyard. I learned how to swim in that pool. I learned how to dive in that pool. And I learned how to get tan…
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        Kate Johns
        September 17, 2014
        Dating      
      
When you have little kids, you complain about taking care of them, and never getting any time to yourself. Before you know it, they grow up, leave home, and you are suddenly thrust into the world on your own. And…
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        Kate Johns
        September 15, 2014
        Dating      
      
Why can’t older women date younger men? Society is calling older women that date younger men cougars. Why is it when an older man dates a younger woman, there is no label on him, except other guys yelling, “way to…
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        Kate Johns
        August 18, 2014
        Skin and Body      
      
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” Don’t you wish your mirror would make you look wrinkle free and young forever? Whether you like or not, you’re going to get older, but you can do something…
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        Kate Johns
        August 11, 2014
        Marriage and Divorce      
      
How to put more fun in your marriage by going out on weekly dates Remember all those fun, thrilling dates you had when you were courting? Well going on dates with your marriage partner will make you feel like a giggly…
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        Kate Johns
        August 7, 2014
        Clothes      
      
Men don’t wear skirts because because they can’t. Okay, men have the option of wearing skirts if they want to. But, a guy has a more difficult time of wearing a skirt because he has something under that skirt that…
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        Kate Johns
        August 2, 2014
        Crisis Support      
      
I had a stroke and six weeks later my brother died. My mother wondered aloud why her son chose such a bad time to die. But of course we all know that unless you commit suicide, you don’t chose your…
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        Kate Johns
        July 29, 2014
        Dating      
      
Being alone is not a bad thing. However, society does downplay being alone. Advertisers want you to think that being in a  crowd is the best way to go. That way they can sell more alcohol, more clothing, more makeup,…
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        Kate Johns
        July 10, 2014
        Friends and Peers      
      
 When to call the police on your noisy neighbors. You sit in your apartment wondering what your neighbor is doing on the other side of that wall. You wonder how people can live with what sounds like ten kids literally…
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        Kate Johns
        June 29, 2014
        Clothes      
      
Depending on where a person works, will determine what he or she will wear to work.If a person works at a grocery store, he may have to wear a uniform, or clothing that is very casual. Grocery store workers won’t…
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        Kate Johns
        June 27, 2014
        Family      
      
Distance, difficult jobs, not putting in the effort, death, dysfunction, and fighting are some of the many reasons why families grow apart. but, usually the biggest reason why families grow apart is because family members stop trying to be a…
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        Kate Johns
        June 24, 2014
        Family      
      
I’ve always believed that honesty is the best policy. That’s why when one of my family members had a smelly body odor problem, I would yell, “Yechhh! Take a shower, you smell.” That’s why when you live with someone who…
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        Kate Johns
        June 22, 2014
        Family      
      
I was just 18 years old when I first met my future husband. We fell in love in our first year in college. It seemed that my Mother in law did not approve of me until we were married for…
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        Kate Johns
        June 19, 2014
        Hair      
      
Folliculitis is an inflammation of the hair follicles and the area of the skin near the hair follicles. Folliculitis can happen to anyone, on just about any area of the body,due to having hair on almost every area of the…
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        Kate Johns
        May 27, 2014
        Communication      
      
He’s in a bad mood, you’re tense about the bad day you’re having, and so what usually happens? You end up fighting with the one you love about something completely silly. What should you do to avoid a fight with…
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        Kate Johns
        May 5, 2014
        Family      
      
Even though you want to- you can’t do it all. When an elderly loved one becomes sick, or can’t care of herself any longer, than you need to call in the professionals. This is one of the most difficult choices…
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        Kate Johns
        April 26, 2014
        Marriage and Divorce      
      
For about 17 years my husband and I ate two meals for every major holiday. We did this all through our dating years, and then for ten years of marriage. Every Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter we had two huge meals…
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        Kate Johns
        April 23, 2014
        Dating      
      
Having a first date on a weeknight is actually a great idea. You can get to know each other better without the overwhelming sense of hurrying, being rushed or large, annoying crowds. First dates are a wonderful way to get…
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        Kate Johns
        April 22, 2014
        Dating      
      
With Facebook becoming so popular, you can make friends on Facebook, obtain romance, and get married on Facebook. You can even ask a girl to go out with you on Facebook. Here are some do’s and don’ts to asking a…
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        Kate Johns
        April 5, 2014
        Communication      
      
Choosing sides on whether communication is easier between a Mother and Father is not an easy one. Some kids find it easier to talk to their Mom rather than their Dad. While others find it easier to talk to their…
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        Kate Johns
        March 24, 2014
        Marriage and Divorce      
      
Coping with the abscence of a lover is a very difficult thing to do. You are alone again. Worse yet, you are dealing with sleeping in a big, empty, cold bed by yourself. There is noone to cuddle up to….
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        Kate Johns
        March 22, 2014
        Marriage and Divorce      
      
Five great steps to saving your marriage, thus avoiding divorce.  With millions of marriages ending in divorce, you either have to trust your feelings, and understand that marriage is a lot of hard work, and get in there and fight for…
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        Kate Johns
        March 19, 2014
        Family      
      
The age that kids are ready to move out at is when they aren’t “kids” anymore. When children move out the family home, they have to be as close to adulthood as possible.If a child is 20 years old, has…
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        Kate Johns
        March 7, 2014
        Marriage and Divorce      
      
You find out that your husband has been cheating on you, so you figure what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You are going to cheat on him to not only get back at him, but this…
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        Kate Johns
        March 4, 2014
        Dating      
      
With the beer flowing, heat swelling and with fireworks going off all around you, Independence day is a wonderful day to honor the summer by having a fun-filled day of festivities for just the two of you. Years from now…
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        Kate Johns
        February 21, 2014
        Dating      
      
Romance ends up taking a backseat when you have many obligations and responsibilities in your life. When you have young children, full time jobs, family get togethers, or family problems, many times everything else takes front and center. That’s when…
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        Kate Johns
        February 15, 2014
        Communication      
      
I’d like the title of this article to really be; “How to get rid of annoying  Thanksgiving day guests”, but hey, I have to work with what I’ve been given, so here it goes, how to deal with annoying Thanksgiving…
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