Beauty for Busy Moms

Beauty for Busy Moms

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Being a mom means waking up, getting the kids fed and ready for the day, perhaps helping your husband do the same, and oh yeah. Getting yourself ready, too. If looking polished and pretty is just an afterthought for you, it doesn’t have to be. You can get a glam…

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Are You Overcritical?

Are You Overcritical?

Moms / Mom Tips

“Your hair is a mess.” “Why can’t you do better in school?” “Do you ever watch where you’re going? Are you constantly criticizing your children to the point where even you’re beginning to wonder if you’re too hard on them? By now you’ve likely heard the notion of choosing your…

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Is Salad Dressing Making You Fat?

Is Salad Dressing Making You Fat?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

A salad is healthy… until you cover it in high-calorie, high-fat dressing. Most people are surprised to find out that a serving of salad dressing is a mere two tablespoons. Two tablespoons of ranch dressing cost 148 calories and 15 grams of fat, while two tablespoons of Caesar dressing add…

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What Kids Can Teach Us About Love

What Kids Can Teach Us About Love

Love / Love Tips

When you’re a parent, godparent, aunt, uncle or have a close relationship with a child, you expect to be the one dishing out life lessons and wisdom. But there are a few lessons that adults who are unlucky in love can take away from the young. That saying “it is…

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Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

For many people who suffer from celiac disease or wheat allergies, eating a sandwich or drinking a beer can be uncomfortable at best and nearly fatal at worst. Products that contain gluten, a thickening additive that is also present in wheat, barley, rye and oats, can pose problems such as…

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Are You Too Clingy?

Are You Too Clingy?

Love / Love Tips

The clingy girlfriend is a staple of romantic comedies in which guys do their best to get away from a woman who could go Fatal Attraction on him at any moment. Most women feel possessive, jealous, insecure or angry at some point in a relationship, but how do you know…

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When to Say “I Love You”

When to Say “I Love You”

Love / Love Tips

Who would’ve thought saying three little words could be so difficult or open up such a can of worms for a couple who cares about one another? Unfortunately, in the beginnings of a relationship that has the potential to be serious, that’s exactly how saying “I love you” is viewed….

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The Devastating Effects of Homophobia

The Devastating Effects of Homophobia

Love / Love Tips

Sometimes it may seem like the world is taking two steps forward and one step back when it comes to granting rights to all citizens, regardless of sexual orientation. Gay marriage is legal in the United States, but some states still attempt to enact laws that indirectly cosign homophobia and…

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Loving the In-Laws: It’s Possible!

Loving the In-Laws: It’s Possible!

Love / Love Tips

They’re comedians’ punchlines, the subject of country music songs and a giant pain in your butt – but they don’t have to be. We’re talking about your mate’s parents – the in-laws. There’s a stereotype that in-laws cannot and will not ever get along, but it’s actually possible not only…

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