How Reducing Your Air Conditioning Can Lower Your Energy Bill
This summer may have been one of the wettest on record, but recent years have seen some extreme weather in the UK and concern about the effects of global warming have led many householders to consider installing air conditioning units. Although traditionally...
What does a yoga body look like?
How many times have you heard the phrase, “I can’t do yoga because (insert denigrating phrase about one’s body here)”? My belly is too big, my muscles are too tight, I’m not strong enough… the list goes on and on. Who ever decided you have to be strong, fit, or...
Sexual Assault: A Definition
Sexual Assault: A Definition WHAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT? Sexual assault is a legal term as well as a phrase that pertains to unwanted sexual contact. State laws vary* but the most common phrase used to define sexual assault is “an act of sexual penetration or intrusion...
The Benefits of Working Out With Your Partner
Everybody knows that exercise is good for the body, and the more exercise you undertake, the better the results. Exercise is also good for relationships, and studies have shown that working out with your partner can increase libidos and self-confidence. When we...
5 Reasons For Choosing To Cruise
If you book now, you could get fantastic cut-price deals for a cruise holiday next year; something to look forward to, now that the cold winter days are approaching. You've been to the same old campsite or holiday destination many times – now you should jazz things up...
Love What You Eat
Remember when you were little and your mom said, “Stop playing with your food.” You’d be making mashed potato mountains and the peas were tiny soldiers ready to roll down the mountain and pummel the approaching carrots. If you grew up in the 50s that was about the...
Gender-based Insurance Premiums: Are They Fair?
Following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, insurance companies will soon no longer be able to charge a different rate for car insurance based on the gender of the policy holder. The change stems from an EU directive first issued in 2004 which...
I Don’t Want to Be Your Barbie Doll, But I Don’t Want to Be Me Either
I think we women have gotten exactly what others think we deserve. And they have been so successful at it because we never fight back. Now I am not going to go into each black hole we have climbed into, every enemy we have given up our souls to, but I want to chew the...
Organize Your Life – It’s More Than Stuff
This week, I talked to a business owners who shared her story about her "crisis" situation. If I had talked to most business owners, their crisis would have actually been critical. However, the great news is that there was no crisis because this business owner was...
