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Avoid Weight Gain Over the Holidays

If Nicole Kidman can have it, I can too, she thought defiantly. She peered sideways into the mirror again. There was the bulge again. The little tummy.
She’d always been prone to putting on weight. But wanting to look good had always been on the top of her list. She was always strict with her food [...]

Holidays: Stress-Busters OR Stress-Builders?

                                                           No. I am just not looking forward to them. The holidays. It may mean a lot of things to a lot of people but to me it means work and more work.
Yes, I’m not being a good sport about it but no, I don’t want to be. Weren’t holidays meant to be relaxed and [...]

Are Your Gifts Liked?

Has it ever happened to you? Have you gifted somebody something only to have it returned or exchanged or seen it being gifted to someone else or told that the gift was not to the recipient’s taste?
It sounds crass and utterly rude and absolutely flouts etiquette rules while making you feel you don’t want [...]

What is it About Women and Gifts?

What is it about women and gifts? Why do we agonize so much over giving gifts? What is the gift supposed to be? Why the gift? What is the occasion?
I attended a baby shower last week. I must admit I was stumped. I didn’t know what to give. Should I give something for the baby [...]