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By Shyla Batliwalla | Divine Caroline Ever since watching Anne of Green Gables as a pre-teen, I’ve craved long, flowing red locks. Unfortunately, I was given dark brown hair that refuses to grow past my chin. In Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior – Anyplace, Anytime, author Jo-Ellan Dimitrius points out that extremes in hair length, ...

By Annie Tucker Morgan | Divine Caroline If you’ve gone shopping for a baby outfit anytime in the past sixty years, you know it’s virtually impossible to enter a children’s-clothing store without getting lost in a divided sea of pinks and blues. For girls, there are flowing pink dresses, fluffy pink sweaters, and floppy pink hats, all adorned with flowers, butterflies, ...

Someone you know just lost their job. Yikes. You want to be supportive. You want to help them see the positive side of their misfortune. You want to buy them a drink. And you should! But please, tread carefully. The time directly following a layoff is a delicate one. Your friend will want your help, but they may not be ...

At long last, it’s been scientifically, mathematically, and economically proven: Women are kinda bummed out. And not just since the unemployment rate started creeping toward 10 percent; we have been sinking into this funk for the past 35 years.

Why are you a good, empowering friend to other women? What do you bring to the table? We all have our specific qualities and in a friendship, we must to have something that benefits the other person if we are to be of value. What is it that you provide? Dependability? An ear to listen? Good advice? Positive feedback? Or do ...

I know this is a loaded statement, but here goes: I have always said that I don’t trust women who don’t have female friends. You know the type — the girl who spends her time exclusively with men. She thinks women are catty (women other than her, of course). For some inexplicable reason, other women just don’t like her. And she ...

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A father dissects the different attitudes people have towards baby girls and boys -- in his experience, people were far more excited about the latter. Why the difference in enthusiasm? Why do people get so much more excited about a baby boy?

Remember when you were a kid and thought you could do anything? You knew no boundaries, had no fears and felt you could conquer the world? Self confidence was your birthright and you knew how to use it to get what you wanted. Then you grew up and that self confidence was eroded by life experiences, perceived or real limitations, ...

This article puts an interesting spin on how to see if your marriage or relationship is on track. Using a time-tested business tactic of developing a mission statement, the author explores applying strategies for that make businesses successful to a personal relationship.

1. Cooking I can name five women off the top of my head who have told me they wished they cooked more. For health reasons and for the general fun of it. Top Excuse: "I'll never be as good as Rachel Ray" or "It's too hard." Excuse Buster: Not only are there thousands of "fail proof" recipes out there, but ...

We hate to admit it, because we personally feel that clothes shouldn't matter. In a perfect world, a person would be judged at their workplace based solely on the caliber of their work. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works. How you choose to dress each morning *reflects how you feel about your job* – that you take your position seriously, ...

i hope all of you watch this, not to help me, but to see something truly beautiful and amazing. Warning, if your like me you will cry so don't watch this at work. I'm one of those that beleive all the great faiths have two things in common, Karma and positive thinking. The videos in this article I wrote for examiner.com ...

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A "toxic friend" is defined as a friend who contaminates our social life with destructive or negative behavior. The top 8 toxic friend profiles can be found below, along with ways to handle each one. 1. The Bubble-Burster This friend is always there with bad news to counter any good news you might have. Getting married? She happens to have the ...

With reports from July showing the NJ unemployment rate at 9.6% one needs to wonder, where are all these unfortunate folks?  What are they doing, and how are they spending their time?  There are only so many hours in a day, and days in a week, that a person can spend endlessly job hunting….   As someone who has only recently ...

Working moms everywhere will hear themselves in the voices of Erin and Kristin, creators and hosts of Manic Mommies, the weekly podcast for moms trying to do it all! What started on a whim one Saturday morning has quickly become a wildly popular online destination for women balancing deadlines, diaper duty, and day care. Lighthearted and funny, Manic Mommies is a ...

Whether you’re an ad executive who's busy negotiating and closing deals all day, or a paralegal helping your firm prepare for a huge case, your professional responsibilities can be overwhelming and stressful. Learning how to manage stress and channel it through positive means is vital, not just for a successful career, but for your happiness and well-being too. If you ...

 Have you had your Flu shot yet this year? The CDC is recommending that we get them now rather than waiting till October like in years past.  Here is some information from the CDC regarding influenza.  Please read and keep yourself and your families safe.