So many women deny having been influenced to shave, wear makeup or wear heels, claiming they do it for themselves. But when you are receiving compliments and are being treated better when you do those things, there’s definitely influence at play.
Read MoreLip balm is my ultimate essential; entire days have been derailed because I couldn’t find a tube. I really shouldn’t need to apply it as much as I do, so where has this addiction come from?
Read MoreNo wonder women don’t feel safe anywhere! While researching for The ultimate guide to bra-fitting, I spent time on the sub-Reddit, r/abrathatfits. This should be a safe place; a portion of the internet carved out for women helping women. Turns out, it wasn’t.
Read MoreAnd I mean everything. She takes photos of anything and everything that—in her words—amuses, interests or visually pleases her. This is mindfulness.
Read MoreVandalism should have won over the wish to have a public, well-cited crowdsourced knowledge base. And yet…
Read MoreJade’s assertions in her recent article made me stop and think about my own response to book etiquette.
Read MoreI went to see The Force Awakens with my husband (then boyfriend) to humour him; I’d never seen a Star Wars, and hadn’t ever had any desire to do so. And then, after two hours, I was hooked. I loved the film, I loved the vibe, and I loved Kylo Ren.
Read MoreEvery year sees a new crop of health trends hit the headlines. You have to wonder; are these things actually good for us or just pretty pictures pretending to be healthy?
Read MoreI heard something when I was younger that stuck with me: ‘the first thing you think is what you’ve been taught to think; the second is what you actually think’.
Read MoreI have many a bad habit, but if you ask my sister, she’ll tell you my worst one is the way I treat my books.
Read MoreThose who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it—so goes the saying. In the case of the tower of Babel, would this be such a bad thing?
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