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WAKE UP!
 Posted 3/10/2010 8:15:00 AM
It’s Sleep Awareness Week. If waking up is hard to do, check out these new gadgets I found out about on www.vitaljuice.com:
1. The Philips Wake-Up Light is an alarm clock that simulates sunrise with gradual light and soft nature sounds (rooster not included)! You’ll wake up gently from a light sleep and the gradual light is supposed to increase serotonin, the brain chemical that boosts. It costs about $170.
2. If you’ve got an iPhone, check out the Sleep Cycle app. It uses your iPhone’s accelerometer to keep track of your sleep patterns. The accelerometer is the thing that helps the iPhone detect and respond to motion. Just put the phone under your bottom sheet and the app is supposed to know when you’re in your lightest sleep phase within a 30-minute window of your alarm’s wake-up time. It’ll wake you up at the best time, and it only ...
LUSCIOUS LEGS!
Posted 3/9/2010 8:36:00 AM
I just painted my toenails for the first time this season. However, I’m not looking forward to showing some leg when the weather gets warmer. But, who wants to wear a muumuu to the pool? Feel the same way? Here are some tips I picked up on the women’s web site www.lifescript.com:
1. It’s time to mow the winter stubble. Before shaving, try letting the shower run on your legs for five minutes, then exfoliate. Dead, flaky skin cells gunk up the razor and keep you from getting a close shave. Here’s a new one for me: shave in the direction of hair growth. I’ve always gone against the grain! Fortunately, I don’t have to shave at all any more thanks to laser hair removal. It was painful, but soooo worth it.
2. Got road maps on your legs? The only way to get rid of ugly veins is to ...
LEMONY FRESH
Posted 3/8/2010 7:53:00 AM
Aaah, the fresh, citrusy smell of
lemons. It’s amazing just how useful
these tangy, tart balls of citric acid really are. Here are some things Woman’s Day magazine
says you use ‘em for:
- Did you know adding lemon to your green tea can make it taste
less bitter and help increase your body’s absorption of antioxidants?
- Use a cut lemon as an all-natural deodorant for your armpits and
feet! Just make sure you don’t use the
rest of the juice in your husband’s green tea afterwards (unless he doesn't wear his wedding ring in public :) ).
- Lemon juice mixed with cool water and gently applied to your
skin can help your body recover more quickly from a mild sunburn.
- Put lemon juice on an ink stain and let sit overnight. Wash as usual. Repeat if needed before drying.
- A paste of lemon juice ...
HOLY HANDBAGS!
Posted 3/4/2010 8:12:00 AM
According to a new poll, the average woman, at any one time, owns 17 handbags. What? I mean I love a cute purse, but that seems to be going overboard. Some women have a real obsession with handbags. Let’s check out some of the other poll results:
1. Over the course of her life, a woman will spend over $6,000 on handbags, and 66% said they would buy even more if they could afford them.
2. Those 17 handbags break down into five for daytime, three for evening, two for work, two for shopping, two sports bags, two travel bags and a beach bag
3. 20% of women consider handbags their most important wardrobe item ahead of shoes, skirts and blouses. Skipping a blouse for a handbag…now that could be interesting.
4. 50% of women say having a nice handbag makes them feel confident and happy, while 35% have bought ...
USED UNDERWEAR!
Posted 3/3/2010 8:53:00 AM
When you buy underwear and bathing suits, do you wash them before wearing them? The Today Show did an undercover investigation on lingerie at some popular stores. Store employees were caught selling underwear that had been returned and possibly used. Every store they tested took the underwear back. Some even retagged it and put it right back out for sale as new. Believe it or not, it’s not illegal to sell used underwear! The Today Show even stained some underwear with baby oil, and many stores put them right back out on the sales floor. The lesson? Try on underwear and bathing suits over your own underwear, and definitely wash them when you get home! Can I say “ewwwww”?
WHAT A SHOE SALESMAN WON'T TELL YOU!
Posted 3/2/2010 7:50:00 AM
It seems like every profession has its downside. I would think stinky feet would be part of the bummer of being a shoe salesperson. However, as I’ve discovered, there is much more. Here are a few things a shoe salesperson is thinking but would never tell you to your face:
1. Don’t ask for a size 7 if you’re a 9. No one cares how big your feet are (though we all appreciate a little foot powder, if it’s not too much trouble)
2. Don’t try on sample shoes if they’re not your size. When you smash your feet into shoes that are 3 sizes too small, you stretch the shoes out.
3. Please, don’t keep me waiting ten minutes while you talk on your cell phone. How would you like if I did that to you?
4. Losing weight will make your knees, ankles and feet feel better. Shoes….not ...
MAKE TREADMILLING MORE INTERESTING!
Posted 3/1/2010 8:00:00 AM
Can you think of many things more boring than walking on a treadmill? Watching t.v. makes it bearable, but Seth Roberts has come up with a totally new idea. Seth is a professor, best-selling author, blogger and self-experimenter. He has discovered that when he did two boring things at the same time: study Chinese and walk on a treadmill, he actually enjoyed himself.
Roberts says he could only do either activity by itself for a few minutes without becoming bored and wanting to stop. He had a tough time making himself do either activity to begin with. However, when he combined them, he wanted to do them and was able to easily do both for an hour.
Why this is so is hard to pin down. But he thinks it might have something to do with combining motion with learning, that moving makes learning more enjoyable. Whatever the reason, I ...
YOU'LL LOVE THIS SCALE!
Posted 2/26/2010 7:54:00 AM
I don’t know about you, but I try to avoid weighing myself. If the number is more than I want it to be, it just depresses me. I go by how I feel in my clothes for the most part. But, there’s a new item out called the Yay! scale that might have me weighing again.
The Yay! scale looks like a normal bathroom scale, except it’s covered in pink fuzzy fur and there are NO numbers!! Numbers are replaced with affirmations that will make you feel good in the morning. How would you like to step on your scale and see words like ravishing, lovely, cute and hot pop up?
It’s not exactly a “smart scale” that tracks your progress, but it’s a fun gadget that’ll have you smiling in the morning. And, at least it’s better than the scale at a bus shelter in Amsterdam that displays the ...
THINGS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DO!
Posted 2/25/2010 7:50:00 AM
Self magazine has a list of things every woman should know how to do in order to be more well-rounded and have greater confidence. What do you think of these?
1. Sew on a button-I agree. It’s so easy and can come in handy in a pinch
2. Roast a chicken-disagree…that’s what those cheap rotisserie chickens at the grocery are for
3. Tie a necktie-disagree…that’s a man’s job
4. Do a basic waltz-disagree…what? Do we live in the 18th century?
5. Mix the perfect martini-disagree…only if your man is James Bond
6. Throw a yard sale…disagree…it’s so much easier and write-offable to take your stuff to Goodwill
7. Build a fire…maybe. Those fire logs you find at the store are so much easier, but if you’re out in the wilderness freezing to death, it could come in handy
Suggestions from Facebook? Andie says “check the oil in her car”, Adonya ...
PERK UP YOUR FASHION MOOD!
Posted 2/24/2010 8:47:00 AM
Spring fever is in the air, but unfortunately the air is too cold to wear new spring clothing. What to do to perk up your fashion mood in the meantime? Woman’s Day magazine has a few suggestions:
1. Get an accessory in turquoise. It’s THE color right now.
2. Try a flashy cocktail ring. They’re not just for fancy nights our anymore. I’m seeing them everywhere.
3. Add a belt over your favorite blouse or cardigan, right below your bra line. It’s supposed to do wonders for your figure
4. Grab a new pair of open-toed heels in a hot color. You can wear them with opaque tights for now, then barefoot later
5. Try a new headband for a quick change in style and to control winter flyaways
6. Chandelier earrings have been the thing for years, but they’re still hot, they’re perky, and they’ll make your face look ...
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